Ford Motor (F) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$11.17 +0.02 (+0.18%)

Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$11.16 -0.02 (-0.13%)

As of 07/18/2025 08:00 PM Eastern

Ford Motor Short Interest Data

Ford Motor (F) has a short interest of 172.85 million shares, representing 4.44% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 14.74% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, indicating that it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 83.55 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 172,850,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 150,650,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +14.74%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $1.87 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 1.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: June 30, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 3,976,550,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 4.44%
Today's Trading Volume: 68,710,977 shares
Average Trading Volume: 83,550,604 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 82%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
6/30/2025	172,850,000 shares	$1.87 billion	+14.7%	4.4%	1.6	$10.84
6/15/2025	150,650,000 shares	$1.57 billion	+2.4%	3.9%	1.3	$10.44
5/31/2025	147,190,000 shares	$1.53 billion	-4.6%	3.8%	1.2	$10.37
5/15/2025	154,210,000 shares	$1.66 billion	+1.5%	4.0%	1.2	$10.74
4/30/2025	151,910,000 shares	$1.52 billion	-5.4%	3.9%	1.2	$10.00
4/15/2025	160,500,000 shares	$1.52 billion	-15.6%	4.1%	1.3	$9.46
3/31/2025	190,090,000 shares	$1.91 billion	+36.3%	4.9%	1.7	$10.05
3/15/2025	139,450,000 shares	$1.36 billion	-3.7%	3.6%	1.5	$9.73
2/28/2025	144,770,000 shares	$1.38 billion	-10.2%	3.7%	1.8	$9.54
2/15/2025	161,210,000 shares	$1.53 billion	+37.1%	4.2%	2.4	$9.48
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1/31/2025	117,580,000 shares	$1.18 billion	+2.3%	3.0%	1.8	$10.07
1/15/2025	114,990,000 shares	$1.15 billion	+0.3%	3.0%	1.9	$9.96
12/31/2024	114,680,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+3.5%	3.0%	2	$9.90
12/15/2024	110,820,000 shares	$1.15 billion	+17.8%	2.9%	2	$10.39
11/30/2024	94,090,000 shares	$1.05 billion	-6.4%	2.4%	1.8	$11.13
11/15/2024	100,500,000 shares	$1.11 billion	-5.3%	2.6%	1.9	$11.01
10/31/2024	106,070,000 shares	$1.09 billion	+6.4%	2.7%	2.1	$10.29
10/15/2024	99,650,000 shares	$1.08 billion	+7.3%	2.6%	1.8	$10.84
9/30/2024	92,910,000 shares	$981.13 million	-2.2%	2.4%	1.6	$10.56
9/15/2024	94,960,000 shares	$1.02 billion	+9.0%	2.4%	1.6	$10.69
8/31/2024	87,160,000 shares	$975.32 million	-15.8%	2.2%	1.5	$11.19
8/15/2024	103,470,000 shares	$1.08 billion	-2.2%	2.7%	1.8	$10.46
7/31/2024	105,750,000 shares	$1.14 billion	-6.5%	2.7%	1.8	$10.82
7/15/2024	113,100,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-0.5%	2.9%	2.3	$14.23
6/30/2024	113,700,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-6.9%	2.9%	2.4	$12.54
6/15/2024	122,150,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-5.6%	3.1%	2.6	$11.71
5/31/2024	129,450,000 shares	$1.57 billion	+8.9%	3.3%	2.7	$12.15
5/15/2024	118,840,000 shares	$1.46 billion	+3.4%	3.0%	2.4	$12.31
4/30/2024	114,970,000 shares	$1.40 billion	-17.3%	2.9%	2.2	$12.15
4/15/2024	139,020,000 shares	$1.70 billion	-0.9%	3.6%	2.6	$12.23
3/31/2024	140,320,000 shares	$1.86 billion	-3.1%	3.6%	2.6	$13.28
3/15/2024	144,760,000 shares	$1.75 billion	-5.1%	3.7%	2.7	$12.06
2/29/2024	152,590,000 shares	$1.90 billion	-2.6%	3.9%	2.8	$12.43
2/15/2024	156,580,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+2.5%	4.0%	2.9	$12.52
1/31/2024	152,820,000 shares	$1.79 billion	+7.4%	N/A	2.8	$11.72
1/15/2024	142,240,000 shares	$1.63 billion	+3.0%	N/A	2.6	$11.46
12/31/2023	138,160,000 shares	$1.68 billion	-8.2%	N/A	2.6	$12.19
12/15/2023	150,500,000 shares	$1.81 billion	+1.7%	N/A	2.8	$12.01
11/30/2023	148,040,000 shares	$1.52 billion	+6.7%	N/A	2.8	$10.28
11/15/2023	138,810,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+0.6%	N/A	2.8	$10.47
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10/31/2023	138,010,000 shares	$1.35 billion	+1.7%	N/A	2.7	$9.75
10/15/2023	135,670,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-3.5%	N/A	2.9	$11.81
9/30/2023	140,520,000 shares	$1.75 billion	-2.4%	N/A	2.8	$12.42
9/15/2023	144,010,000 shares	$1.82 billion	-4.5%	N/A	2.9	$12.62
8/31/2023	150,780,000 shares	$1.83 billion	-3.7%	N/A	2.9	$12.13
8/15/2023	156,580,000 shares	$1.88 billion	+5.4%	N/A	2.7	$11.98
7/31/2023	148,520,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+3.1%	N/A	2.6	$13.21
7/15/2023	144,040,000 shares	$2.16 billion	-11.1%	N/A	2.4	$14.98
6/30/2023	162,080,000 shares	$2.45 billion	-1.9%	N/A	2.7	$15.13
6/15/2023	165,240,000 shares	$2.39 billion	-10.4%	N/A	2.7	$14.46
5/31/2023	184,410,000 shares	$2.21 billion	-3.0%	N/A	2.8	$12.00
5/15/2023	190,020,000 shares	$2.21 billion	-5.0%	N/A	2.9	$11.64
4/30/2023	199,940,000 shares	$2.38 billion	+3.7%	N/A	3	$11.88
4/15/2023	192,870,000 shares	$2.41 billion	+1.6%	4.9%	2.8	$12.52
3/31/2023	189,910,000 shares	$2.39 billion	+40.5%	4.9%	2.8	$12.60
3/15/2023	135,180,000 shares	$1.58 billion	+4.6%	3.5%	2	$11.71
2/28/2023	129,190,000 shares	$1.56 billion	+1.3%	3.3%	2.1	$12.07
2/15/2023	127,500,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+4.4%	3.3%	2.2	$12.93
1/31/2023	122,150,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+12.6%	3.1%	2.2	$13.51
1/15/2023	108,480,000 shares	$1.38 billion	-5.6%	N/A	2	$12.72
12/30/2022	114,890,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-4.7%	N/A	2.1	$11.63
12/15/2022	120,520,000 shares	$1.57 billion	+0.8%	N/A	2	$13.03
11/30/2022	119,590,000 shares	$1.66 billion	-11.8%	N/A	1.9	$13.90
11/15/2022	135,580,000 shares	$1.94 billion	+5.6%	N/A	2.1	$14.30
10/31/2022	128,400,000 shares	$1.72 billion	+0.4%	N/A	1.9	$13.37
10/15/2022	127,880,000 shares	$1.49 billion	-4.7%	N/A	1.8	$11.67
9/30/2022	134,180,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-2.6%	N/A	2	$11.20
9/15/2022	137,740,000 shares	$2.05 billion	+27.1%	N/A	2.1	$14.89
8/31/2022	108,400,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-4.5%	N/A	1.8	$15.24
8/15/2022	113,450,000 shares	$1.85 billion	+9.3%	N/A	1.9	$16.32
7/31/2022	103,810,000 shares	$1.52 billion	-9.3%	N/A	1.7	$14.69
7/15/2022	114,390,000 shares	$1.36 billion	-3.6%	N/A	1.9	$11.88
6/30/2022	118,670,000 shares	$1.32 billion	+2.5%	3.0%	1.9	$11.13
6/15/2022	115,790,000 shares	$1.42 billion	-1.7%	3.0%	1.8	$12.27
5/31/2022	117,770,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-6.8%	N/A	1.8	$13.68
5/15/2022	126,350,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+9.8%	N/A	1.7	$13.50
4/30/2022	115,040,000 shares	$1.63 billion	+23.5%	N/A	1.5	$14.16
4/15/2022	93,180,000 shares	$1.44 billion	+4.9%	N/A	1.1	$15.48
3/31/2022	88,830,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-9.5%	N/A	0.9	$16.91
3/15/2022	98,190,000 shares	$1.58 billion	+25.3%	N/A	1	$16.06
2/28/2022	78,360,000 shares	$1.38 billion	-16.2%	N/A	0.7	$17.56
2/15/2022	93,550,000 shares	$1.69 billion	+28.0%	N/A	0.9	$18.08
1/31/2022	73,100,000 shares	$1.48 billion	-13.1%	N/A	0.7	$20.30
1/15/2022	84,080,000 shares	$2.12 billion	+16.9%	2.2%	0.8	$25.19
12/31/2021	71,950,000 shares	$1.49 billion	+8.1%	N/A	0.7	$20.77
12/15/2021	66,580,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-3.2%	N/A	0.7	$20.19
11/30/2021	68,810,000 shares	$1.32 billion	-18.0%	N/A	0.8	$19.19
11/15/2021	83,940,000 shares	$1.67 billion	-2.4%	N/A	1	$19.86
10/29/2021	86,030,000 shares	$1.47 billion	-2.0%	N/A	1.2	$17.08
10/15/2021	87,780,000 shares	$1.38 billion	-4.8%	N/A	1.4	$15.70
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9/30/2021	92,210,000 shares	$1.31 billion	-1.2%	N/A	1.5	$14.16
9/15/2021	93,310,000 shares	$1.23 billion	+11.4%	N/A	1.6	$13.22
8/31/2021	83,750,000 shares	$1.09 billion	+13.0%	N/A	1.4	$13.03
8/13/2021	74,140,000 shares	$1.01 billion	-1.3%	N/A	1	$13.59
7/30/2021	75,130,000 shares	$1.05 billion	+21.3%	1.9%	0.9	$13.95
7/15/2021	61,920,000 shares	$867.50 million	-2.8%	1.6%	0.8	$14.01
6/30/2021	63,690,000 shares	$946.43 million	-9.7%	1.6%	0.8	$14.86
6/15/2021	70,560,000 shares	$1.06 billion	-1.5%	1.8%	0.9	$15.00
5/28/2021	71,610,000 shares	$1.04 billion	+8.8%	1.8%	0.9	$14.53
5/14/2021	65,840,000 shares	$760.45 million	+0.1%	1.7%	0.9	$11.55
4/30/2021	65,790,000 shares	$740.80 million	-26.4%	1.7%	1	$11.26
4/15/2021	89,350,000 shares	$1.09 billion	+8.4%	2.3%	1.3	$12.24
3/31/2021	82,450,000 shares	$1.03 billion	-0.6%	2.1%	1	$12.46
3/15/2021	82,960,000 shares	$1.11 billion	+12.2%	2.1%	1	$13.37
2/26/2021	73,940,000 shares	$869.53 million	-2.4%	1.9%	1	$11.76
2/12/2021	75,760,000 shares	$867.45 million	-0.4%	1.9%	1	$11.45
1/29/2021	76,070,000 shares	$815.47 million	-18.6%	2.0%	1	$10.72
1/15/2021	93,410,000 shares	$949.98 million	-4.0%	2.4%	1.2	$10.17
12/31/2020	97,290,000 shares	$861.99 million	-2.2%	2.5%	1.5	$8.86
12/15/2020	99,440,000 shares	$886.01 million	+1.2%	2.6%	1.5	$8.91
11/30/2020	98,290,000 shares	$893.46 million	+8.0%	2.5%	1.5	$9.09
11/15/2020	91,050,000 shares	$777.57 million	+2.1%	2.3%	1.4	$8.54
10/30/2020	89,220,000 shares	$704.84 million	-5.1%	2.3%	1.5	$7.90
10/15/2020	94,050,000 shares	$711.96 million	-2.2%	2.4%	1.6	$7.57
9/30/2020	96,140,000 shares	$640.29 million	+8.6%	2.5%	1.5	$6.66
9/15/2020	88,500,000 shares	$623.04 million	-10.0%	2.3%	1.4	$7.04
8/31/2020	98,360,000 shares	$670.82 million	-10.4%	2.5%	1.4	$6.82
8/14/2020	109,800,000 shares	$772.99 million	-5.3%	2.8%	1.4	$7.04
7/31/2020	115,900,000 shares	$766.10 million	-12.2%	3.0%	1.4	$6.61

F Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ford Motor's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Ford Motor shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 172,850,000 shares of F short. 4.44% of Ford Motor's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ford Motor's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Ford Motor?: 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. F shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Ford Motor's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Ford Motor?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ford Motor: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, AQR Arbitrage LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Summit Securities Group LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., National Bank of Canada FI, Citigroup Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia, Cetera Investment Advisers, and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Ford Motor?: 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. 4.44% of Ford Motor's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Ford Motor's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Ford Motor saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 172,850,000 shares, an increase of 14.7% from the previous total of 150,650,000 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.

How does Ford Motor's short interest compare to its competitors?: 4.44% of Ford Motor's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Ford Motor: Apple Inc. (0.74%), Amazon.com, Inc. (0.74%), Alphabet Inc. (0.71%), Lucid Group, Inc. (32.87%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.04%), PACCAR Inc. (2.48%), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (21.34%), Tesla, Inc. (0.00%), General Motors Company (2.21%), Stellantis N.V. (3.14%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Ford Motor stock?: Short selling F is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ford Motor as its price is falling. F shares are trading up $0.02 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 Ford Motor?: A short squeeze for Ford Motor occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of F, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Ford Motor'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 F, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.

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Ford Motor (F) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume