DOW (DOW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $29.80 -0.31 (-1.03%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DOW Short Interest DataDOW (DOW) has a short interest of 28.53 million shares, representing 4.05% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.89% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 6.52 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest28,530,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest29,380,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.89%Dollar Volume Sold Short$873.30 millionShort Interest Ratio3.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares706,862,000 sharesFloat Size703,830,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.05%Today's Trading Volume5,572,151 sharesAverage Trading Volume6,516,358 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average86% Short Selling DOW? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for DOW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDOW Short Interest Over TimeDOW Days to Cover Over TimeDOW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time DOW Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202528,530,000 shares $873.30 million -2.9%4.1%3.2 $30.61 4/15/202529,380,000 shares $814.21 million +13.7%4.2%3.3 $27.71 3/31/202525,840,000 shares $903.37 million +12.7%3.7%3.2 $34.96 3/15/202522,930,000 shares $847.70 million +14.3%3.3%3.1 $36.97 2/28/202520,060,000 shares $763.86 million +19.3%2.9%2.6 $38.08 2/15/202516,810,000 shares $650.35 million +14.2%2.4%2.2 $38.69 1/31/202514,720,000 shares $574.60 million +0.9%2.1%1.9 $39.04 1/15/202514,590,000 shares $589.87 million -3.4%2.1%2 $40.43 12/31/202415,100,000 shares $605.96 million -6.1%2.2%2.1 $40.13 12/15/202416,080,000 shares $657.03 million +4.4%2.3%2.4 $40.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DOW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for DOW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202415,400,000 shares $680.83 million +3.2%2.2%2.5 $44.21 11/15/202414,930,000 shares $657.52 million -7.4%2.1%2.7 $44.04 10/31/202416,120,000 shares $796.01 million -3.5%2.3%3.3 $49.38 10/15/202416,710,000 shares $878.44 million +12.8%2.4%4 $52.57 9/30/202414,820,000 shares $809.62 million +16.1%2.1%3.6 $54.63 9/15/202412,760,000 shares $639.91 million -0.4%1.8%3 $50.15 8/31/202412,810,000 shares $686.36 million -7.1%1.8%3 $53.58 8/15/202413,790,000 shares $742.87 million -1.0%2.0%3.3 $53.87 7/31/202413,930,000 shares $758.77 million -9.7%2.0%3.3 $54.47 7/15/202415,430,000 shares $821.96 million +4.1%2.2%3.6 $53.27 6/30/202414,830,000 shares $786.73 million +24.5%2.1%3.4 $53.05 6/15/202411,910,000 shares $655.29 million -15.0%1.7%2.8 $55.02 5/31/202414,010,000 shares $807.40 million +1.3%2.0%3.1 $57.63 5/15/202413,830,000 shares $816.80 million +3.8%2.0%2.9 $59.06 4/30/202413,330,000 shares $758.48 million -5.1%1.9%2.7 $56.90 4/15/202414,040,000 shares $804.77 million +0.8%2.0%2.8 $57.32 3/31/202413,930,000 shares $806.96 million -2.2%2.0%2.7 $57.93 3/15/202414,240,000 shares $812.39 million +12.8%2.0%2.9 $57.05 2/29/202412,620,000 shares $705.21 million -0.6%1.8%2.8 $55.88 2/15/202412,700,000 shares $700.60 million +6.2%1.8%2.9 $55.17 1/31/202411,960,000 shares $641.06 million +9.3%1.7%2.8 $53.60 1/15/202410,940,000 shares $583.87 million +4.5%1.6%2.6 $53.37 12/31/202310,470,000 shares $574.17 million -5.9%1.5%2.6 $54.84 12/15/202311,120,000 shares $603.15 million -8.0%1.6%2.7 $54.24 11/30/202312,080,000 shares $625.14 million +15.8%1.7%3 $51.75 11/15/202310,430,000 shares $537.51 million -7.4%1.5%2.6 $51.54 10/31/202311,260,000 shares $544.31 million +1.4%1.6%2.8 $48.34 10/15/202311,110,000 shares $552.50 million -6.0%1.6%2.6 $49.73 9/30/202311,820,000 shares $609.44 million -0.4%1.7%2.7 $51.56 9/15/202311,870,000 shares $639.08 million +5.6%1.7%2.8 $53.84Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 8/31/202311,240,000 shares $613.25 million -12.7%1.6%2.6 $54.56 8/15/202312,880,000 shares $689.34 million -1.8%1.8%2.8 $53.52 7/31/202313,120,000 shares $740.89 million -4.2%1.9%2.8 $56.47 7/15/202313,690,000 shares $724.47 million +3.8%1.9%3 $52.92 6/30/202313,190,000 shares $702.50 million -8.4%1.9%2.9 $53.26 6/15/202314,400,000 shares $770.11 million +8.8%2.0%3.2 $53.48 5/31/202313,240,000 shares $645.85 million +16.3%1.9%2.7 $48.78 5/15/202311,380,000 shares $594.72 million +23.0%1.6%2.4 $52.26 4/30/20239,250,000 shares $503.20 million -10.3%1.3%2 $54.40 4/15/202310,310,000 shares $582.52 million +3.2%1.5%2.1 $56.50 3/31/20239,990,000 shares $547.65 million +8.1%1.4%1.9 $54.82 3/15/20239,240,000 shares $466.44 million -17.1%1.3%1.8 $50.48 2/28/202311,150,000 shares $637.78 million +9.5%1.6%2.3 $57.20 2/15/202310,180,000 shares $608.36 million -2.0%1.5%2.1 $59.76 1/31/202310,390,000 shares $616.65 million +12.6%1.5%2.1 $59.35 1/15/20239,230,000 shares $541.62 million -0.4%1.3%1.8 $58.68 12/30/20229,270,000 shares $467.12 million -7.3%1.3%1.7 $50.39 12/15/202210,000,000 shares $495.30 million -1.2%1.4%1.8 $49.53 11/30/202210,120,000 shares $515.82 million +3.0%1.4%1.7 $50.97 11/15/20229,830,000 shares $507.23 million -2.5%1.4%1.6 $51.60 10/31/202210,080,000 shares $471.14 million -22.9%1.4%1.6 $46.74 10/15/202213,080,000 shares $590.17 million -9.7%1.9%2.1 $45.12 9/30/202214,480,000 shares $636.11 million -10.2%2.0%2.4 $43.93 9/15/202216,120,000 shares $756.19 million +3.8%2.3%2.7 $46.91 8/31/202215,530,000 shares $792.03 million +23.2%2.2%2.5 $51.00 8/15/202212,610,000 shares $697.84 million -5.0%1.8%2.2 $55.34 7/31/202213,270,000 shares $706.10 million -11.1%1.9%2.2 $53.21 7/15/202214,920,000 shares $739.29 million +15.0%2.1%2.4 $49.55 6/30/202212,970,000 shares $669.38 million -13.9%1.8%2.2 $51.61 6/15/202215,060,000 shares $864.59 million -3.3%2.1%2.6 $57.41 5/31/202215,580,000 shares $1.06 billion +12.7%2.1%2.9 $67.98 5/15/202213,820,000 shares $933.68 million +17.3%1.9%2.5 $67.56 4/30/202211,780,000 shares $783.37 million +8.6%1.6%2.1 $66.50 4/15/202210,850,000 shares $710.57 million -8.4%1.5%1.9 $65.49 3/31/202211,850,000 shares $755.08 million -8.7%1.6%2.1 $63.72 3/15/202212,980,000 shares $764.13 million +1.5%1.8%2.2 $58.87 2/28/202212,790,000 shares $754.10 million +0.1%1.7%2.2 $58.96 2/15/202212,780,000 shares $790.57 million -6.5%1.7%2.2 $61.86 1/31/202213,670,000 shares $816.51 million -3.1%1.9%2.5 $59.73 1/15/202214,110,000 shares $857.04 million +0.6%1.9%2.5 $60.74 12/31/202114,020,000 shares $795.21 million -6.8%1.9%2.5 $56.72 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Short interest is the volume of DOW shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 28,530,000 shares of DOW short. 4.05% of DOW's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on DOW's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for DOW? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DOW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on DOW's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting DOW? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of DOW: Jane Street Group LLC, Yaupon Capital Management LP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Credit Agricole S A, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Raymond James Financial Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, VELA Investment Management LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for DOW? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.05% of DOW's floating shares are currently sold short. Is DOW's short interest increasing or decreasing? DOW saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 28,530,000 shares, a decline of 2.9% from the previous total of 29,380,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is DOW's float size? DOW currently has issued a total of 706,862,000 shares. Some of DOW's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. DOW currently has a public float of 703,830,000 shares. How does DOW's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.05% of DOW's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to DOW: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (1.00%), PPG Industries, Inc. (1.53%), Eastman Chemical (2.79%), FMC Co. (4.75%), Olin Co. (3.98%), Huntsman Co. (4.64%), LSB Industries, Inc. (2.77%), Albemarle Co. (14.50%), Hexcel Co. (3.17%), Avient Co. (1.97%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short DOW stock? Short selling DOW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DOW as its price is falling. DOW shares are trading down $0.31 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against DOW? A short squeeze for DOW occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DOW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is DOW's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DOW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies DuPont de Nemours Short Interest Data PPG Industries Short Interest Data Eastman Chemical Short Interest Data FMC Short Interest Data Olin Short Interest Data Huntsman Short Interest Data LSB Industries Short Interest Data Albemarle Short Interest Data Hexcel Short Interest Data Avient Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:DOW) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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