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Ford Motor (F) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.89 -0.06 (-0.43%)
As of 08/28/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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Ford Motor Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Ford Motor (F) had a short interest of 102.48 million shares sold short, representing 2.59% of the public float. This marks a 19.31% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, meaning it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 41.38 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
102,480,327 shares
Previous Short Interest
85,896,044 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
19.31%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.47 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
3,987,600,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.59%
Today's Trading Volume
40,208,018 shares
Average Trading Volume
41,377,932 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
97%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/2026102,480,327 shares $1.47 billion +19.3%2.6%2.43 $14.36
7/31/202685,896,044 shares $1.26 billion -11.0%2.2%1.43 $14.70
7/15/202696,466,645 shares $1.37 billion -7.1%2.4%2.03 $14.20
6/30/2026103,870,610 shares $1.44 billion -8.9%2.6%1.76 $13.91
6/15/2026114,071,903 shares $1.69 billion -11.8%2.9%2.03 $14.78
5/29/2026129,318,608 shares $2.26 billion +5.7%3.3%1.52 $17.49
5/15/2026122,338,407 shares $1.64 billion -14.4%3.1%1.53 $13.39
4/30/2026142,838,161 shares $1.73 billion +6.8%3.6%3.57 $12.09
4/15/2026133,780,682 shares $1.70 billion -8.4%3.4%3.58 $12.70
3/31/2026146,075,016 shares $1.68 billion +2.3%3.7%2.85 $11.52
3/13/2026142,744,809 shares $1.67 billion -10.5%3.6%2.05 $11.67
2/27/2026159,524,483 shares $2.24 billion -6.1%4.0%2.5 $14.07
2/13/2026169,897,666 shares $2.39 billion -1.4%4.3%2.05 $14.10
1/30/2026172,361,492 shares $2.39 billion -12.9%4.3%2.76 $13.87
1/15/2026197,954,310 shares $2.73 billion +6.1%5.0%2.93 $13.81
12/31/2025186,512,026 shares $2.45 billion +1.1%4.7%5.02 $13.14
12/15/2025184,496,516 shares $2.52 billion +1.0%4.7%3.57 $13.66
11/28/2025182,691,640 shares $2.42 billion +2.0%4.6%3.03 $13.27
11/14/2025179,178,846 shares $2.36 billion +1.2%4.5%2.44 $13.20
10/31/2025176,996,615 shares $2.32 billion +2.3%4.5%0.92 $13.13
10/15/2025173,040,000 shares $2.03 billion -0.3%4.4%2 $11.75
9/30/2025173,540,000 shares $2.08 billion -1.5%4.5%2.7 $11.96
9/15/2025176,110,000 shares $2.06 billion +7.1%4.5%2.7 $11.68
8/31/2025164,370,000 shares $1.94 billion -4.2%4.2%2.4 $11.80
8/15/2025171,570,000 shares $1.96 billion +1.3%4.4%2.1 $11.44
7/31/2025169,310,000 shares $1.87 billion -6.3%4.3%2 $11.07
7/15/2025180,650,000 shares $2.09 billion +4.5%4.6%1.9 $11.58
6/30/2025172,850,000 shares $1.87 billion +14.7%4.4%1.6 $10.84
6/15/2025150,650,000 shares $1.57 billion +2.4%3.9%1.3 $10.44
5/31/2025147,190,000 shares $1.53 billion -4.6%3.8%1.2 $10.37
5/15/2025154,210,000 shares $1.66 billion +1.5%4.0%1.2 $10.74
4/30/2025151,910,000 shares $1.52 billion -5.4%3.9%1.2 $10.00
4/15/2025160,500,000 shares $1.52 billion -15.6%4.1%1.3 $9.46
3/31/2025190,090,000 shares $1.91 billion +36.3%4.9%1.7 $10.05
3/15/2025139,450,000 shares $1.36 billion -3.7%3.6%1.5 $9.73
2/28/2025144,770,000 shares $1.38 billion -10.2%3.7%1.8 $9.54
2/15/2025161,210,000 shares $1.53 billion +37.1%4.2%2.4 $9.48
1/31/2025117,580,000 shares $1.18 billion +2.3%3.0%1.8 $10.07
1/15/2025114,990,000 shares $1.15 billion +0.3%3.0%1.9 $9.96
12/31/2024114,680,000 shares $1.14 billion +3.5%3.0%2 $9.90
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12/15/2024110,820,000 shares $1.15 billion +17.8%2.9%2 $10.39
11/30/202494,090,000 shares $1.05 billion -6.4%2.4%1.8 $11.13
11/15/2024100,500,000 shares $1.11 billion -5.3%2.6%1.9 $11.01
10/31/2024106,070,000 shares $1.09 billion +6.4%2.7%2.1 $10.29
10/15/202499,650,000 shares $1.08 billion +7.3%2.6%1.8 $10.84
9/30/202492,910,000 shares $981.13 million -2.2%2.4%1.6 $10.56
9/15/202494,960,000 shares $1.02 billion +9.0%2.4%1.6 $10.69
8/31/202487,160,000 shares $975.32 million -15.8%2.2%1.5 $11.19
8/15/2024103,470,000 shares $1.08 billion -2.2%2.7%1.8 $10.46
7/31/2024105,750,000 shares $1.14 billion -6.5%2.7%1.8 $10.82
7/15/2024113,100,000 shares $1.61 billion -0.5%2.9%2.3 $14.23
6/30/2024113,700,000 shares $1.43 billion -6.9%2.9%2.4 $12.54
6/15/2024122,150,000 shares $1.43 billion -5.6%3.1%2.6 $11.71
5/31/2024129,450,000 shares $1.57 billion +8.9%3.3%2.7 $12.15
5/15/2024118,840,000 shares $1.46 billion +3.4%3.0%2.4 $12.31
4/30/2024114,970,000 shares $1.40 billion -17.3%2.9%2.2 $12.15
4/15/2024139,020,000 shares $1.70 billion -0.9%3.6%2.6 $12.23
3/31/2024140,320,000 shares $1.86 billion -3.1%3.6%2.6 $13.28
3/15/2024144,760,000 shares $1.75 billion -5.1%3.7%2.7 $12.06
2/29/2024152,590,000 shares $1.90 billion -2.6%3.9%2.8 $12.43
2/15/2024156,580,000 shares $1.96 billion +2.5%4.0%2.9 $12.52
1/31/2024152,820,000 shares $1.79 billion +7.4%N/A2.8 $11.72
1/15/2024142,240,000 shares $1.63 billion +3.0%N/A2.6 $11.46
12/31/2023138,160,000 shares $1.68 billion -8.2%N/A2.6 $12.19
12/15/2023150,500,000 shares $1.81 billion +1.7%N/A2.8 $12.01
11/30/2023148,040,000 shares $1.52 billion +6.7%N/A2.8 $10.28
11/15/2023138,810,000 shares $1.45 billion +0.6%N/A2.8 $10.47
10/31/2023138,010,000 shares $1.35 billion +1.7%N/A2.7 $9.75
10/15/2023135,670,000 shares $1.60 billion -3.5%N/A2.9 $11.81
9/30/2023140,520,000 shares $1.75 billion -2.4%N/A2.8 $12.42
9/15/2023144,010,000 shares $1.82 billion -4.5%N/A2.9 $12.62
8/31/2023150,780,000 shares $1.83 billion -3.7%N/A2.9 $12.13
8/15/2023156,580,000 shares $1.88 billion +5.4%N/A2.7 $11.98
7/31/2023148,520,000 shares $1.96 billion +3.1%N/A2.6 $13.21
7/15/2023144,040,000 shares $2.16 billion -11.1%N/A2.4 $14.98
6/30/2023162,080,000 shares $2.45 billion -1.9%N/A2.7 $15.13
6/15/2023165,240,000 shares $2.39 billion -10.4%N/A2.7 $14.46
5/31/2023184,410,000 shares $2.21 billion -3.0%N/A2.8 $12.00
5/15/2023190,020,000 shares $2.21 billion -5.0%N/A2.9 $11.64
4/30/2023199,940,000 shares $2.38 billion +3.7%N/A3 $11.88
4/15/2023192,870,000 shares $2.41 billion +1.6%4.9%2.8 $12.52
3/31/2023189,910,000 shares $2.39 billion +40.5%4.9%2.8 $12.60
3/15/2023135,180,000 shares $1.58 billion +4.6%3.5%2 $11.71
2/28/2023129,190,000 shares $1.56 billion +1.3%3.3%2.1 $12.07
2/15/2023127,500,000 shares $1.65 billion +4.4%3.3%2.2 $12.93
1/31/2023122,150,000 shares $1.65 billion +12.6%3.1%2.2 $13.51
1/15/2023108,480,000 shares $1.38 billion -5.6%N/A2 $12.72
12/30/2022114,890,000 shares $1.34 billion -4.7%N/A2.1 $11.63
12/15/2022120,520,000 shares $1.57 billion +0.8%N/A2 $13.03
11/30/2022119,590,000 shares $1.66 billion -11.8%N/A1.9 $13.90
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11/15/2022135,580,000 shares $1.94 billion +5.6%N/A2.1 $14.30
10/31/2022128,400,000 shares $1.72 billion +0.4%N/A1.9 $13.37
10/15/2022127,880,000 shares $1.49 billion -4.7%N/A1.8 $11.67
9/30/2022134,180,000 shares $1.50 billion -2.6%N/A2 $11.20
9/15/2022137,740,000 shares $2.05 billion +27.1%N/A2.1 $14.89
8/31/2022108,400,000 shares $1.65 billion -4.5%N/A1.8 $15.24
8/15/2022113,450,000 shares $1.85 billion +9.3%N/A1.9 $16.32
7/31/2022103,810,000 shares $1.52 billion -9.3%N/A1.7 $14.69
7/15/2022114,390,000 shares $1.36 billion -3.6%N/A1.9 $11.88
6/30/2022118,670,000 shares $1.32 billion +2.5%3.0%1.9 $11.13
6/15/2022115,790,000 shares $1.42 billion -1.7%3.0%1.8 $12.27
5/31/2022117,770,000 shares $1.61 billion -6.8%N/A1.8 $13.68
5/15/2022126,350,000 shares $1.71 billion +9.8%N/A1.7 $13.50
4/30/2022115,040,000 shares $1.63 billion +23.5%N/A1.5 $14.16
4/15/202293,180,000 shares $1.44 billion +4.9%N/A1.1 $15.48
3/31/202288,830,000 shares $1.50 billion -9.5%N/A0.9 $16.91
3/15/202298,190,000 shares $1.58 billion +25.3%N/A1 $16.06
2/28/202278,360,000 shares $1.38 billion -16.2%N/A0.7 $17.56
2/15/202293,550,000 shares $1.69 billion +28.0%N/A0.9 $18.08
1/31/202273,100,000 shares $1.48 billion -13.1%N/A0.7 $20.30
1/15/202284,080,000 shares $2.12 billion +16.9%2.2%0.8 $25.19
12/31/202171,950,000 shares $1.49 billion +8.1%N/A0.7 $20.77
12/15/202166,580,000 shares $1.34 billion -3.2%N/A0.7 $20.19
11/30/202168,810,000 shares $1.32 billion -18.0%N/A0.8 $19.19
11/15/202183,940,000 shares $1.67 billion -2.4%N/A1 $19.86
10/29/202186,030,000 shares $1.47 billion -2.0%N/A1.2 $17.08
10/15/202187,780,000 shares $1.38 billion -4.8%N/A1.4 $15.70
9/30/202192,210,000 shares $1.31 billion -1.2%N/A1.5 $14.16
9/15/202193,310,000 shares $1.23 billion +11.4%N/A1.6 $13.22
8/31/202183,750,000 shares $1.09 billion +13.0%N/A1.4 $13.03

F Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 August 14th, traders have sold 102,480,327 shares of F short. 2.59% of Ford Motor's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ford Motor's current short interest.

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 2.4. Learn More on Ford Motor's short interest ratio.

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. 2.59% of Ford Motor's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ford Motor saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 102,480,327 shares, an increase of 19.3% from the previous total of 85,896,044 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.

2.59% of Ford Motor's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Ford Motor: Apple Inc. (0.80%), Amazon.com, Inc. (0.97%), Alphabet Inc. (0.67%), Lucid Group, Inc. (35.71%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.23%), PACCAR Inc. (2.01%), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (10.83%), Tesla, Inc. (2.19%), General Motors Company (2.51%), Stellantis N.V. (3.47%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 down $0.06 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.

A short squeeze for Ford Motor 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 F, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

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 August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like F:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:F is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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