Figma (FIG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Figma shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 6,400,000 shares of FIG short. 3.35% of Figma's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Figma's current short interest.

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. 3.35% of Figma's floating shares are currently sold short.

Figma saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,400,000 shares, an increase of 33.6% from the previous total of 4,790,000 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.

Figma currently has issued a total of 410,090,000 shares. Some of Figma'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. Figma currently has a public float of 191,020,000 shares.

3.35% of Figma's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Figma: CrowdStrike (2.88%), NetEase, Inc. (0.34%), Roblox Corporation (2.99%), Snowflake Inc. (4.15%), Cloudflare, Inc. (3.06%), American Noble Gas Inc. (4.53%), Datadog, Inc. (4.15%), Atlassian Corporation PLC (3.54%), Veeva Systems Inc. (3.43%), CoreWeave Inc. (10.53%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FIG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Figma as its price is falling. FIG shares are trading down $2.09 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 Figma 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 FIG, 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 FIG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.