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Finance of America Companies (FOA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Finance of America Companies Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Finance of America Companies (FOA) had a short interest of 590,280 shares sold short, representing 10.32% of the public float. This marks a -2.89% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.1, meaning it would take 9.1 days of the average trading volume of 83,723 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
590,280 shares
Previous Short Interest
607,858 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.89%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$11.74 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
8,890,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.32%
Today's Trading Volume
6,649 shares
Average Trading Volume
83,723 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
8%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/2026590,280 shares $11.74 million -2.9%10.3%9.1 $19.89
4/30/2026607,858 shares $12.02 million -5.0%10.6%10.91 $19.77
4/15/2026639,865 shares $14.04 million -3.1%11.2%8.51 $21.94
3/31/2026660,523 shares $10.97 million +8.6%10.3%4.86 $16.61
3/13/2026608,404 shares $9.92 million +8.2%9.5%5.64 $16.31
2/27/2026562,324 shares $10.88 million +2.9%9.5%7.83 $19.35
2/13/2026546,383 shares $11.89 million -9.2%9.2%6.26 $21.76
1/30/2026601,740 shares $14.00 million +0.6%10.2%9.33 $23.27
1/15/2026598,117 shares $14.73 million -15.8%10.1%4.85 $24.62
12/31/2025709,922 shares $17.14 million -19.7%12.0%4.16 $24.15
12/15/2025884,019 shares $20.73 million -1.0%14.9%8.8 $23.45
11/28/2025892,782 shares $21.39 million +4.4%15.1%10.19 $23.96
11/14/2025854,886 shares $19.66 million +2.8%14.4%7.84 $23.00
10/31/2025831,986 shares $18.32 million -0.3%10.0%10.38 $22.01
10/15/2025834,500 shares $17.86 million +29.6%16.6%6.4 $21.40
9/30/2025644,100 shares $14.47 million +19.0%13.2%5.3 $22.47
9/15/2025541,200 shares $13.96 million -5.7%11.1%4.6 $25.80
8/31/2025573,600 shares $15.28 million -1.1%12.1%5.4 $26.64
8/15/2025579,800 shares $16.00 million -5.5%12.2%6 $27.59
7/31/2025613,200 shares $13.20 million -15.4%13.3%6.8 $21.53
7/15/2025724,800 shares $16.77 million -9.7%15.7%8.5 $23.14
6/30/2025802,400 shares $18.59 million +22.5%17.4%8.8 $23.17
6/15/2025655,000 shares $14.15 million -2.2%14.2%8.1 $21.61
5/31/2025669,900 shares $14.72 million +0.8%17.3%6.6 $21.98
5/15/2025664,700 shares $14.77 million -2.5%17.6%6 $22.22
4/30/2025681,700 shares $14.19 million +3.9%17.9%5.9 $20.81
4/15/2025656,100 shares $13.08 million -10.0%17.2%5.4 $19.94
3/31/2025729,100 shares $15.42 million +6.0%19.7%5.3 $21.16
3/15/2025687,900 shares $14.29 million +5.2%17.5%4.1 $20.77
2/28/2025654,100 shares $14.69 million -9.0%14.8%4.1 $22.46
2/15/2025718,900 shares $17.68 million -2.6%16.8%4.4 $24.59
1/31/2025737,800 shares $18.34 million -11.1%17.2%4.5 $24.86
1/15/2025829,500 shares $22.87 million +31.8%19.9%5.6 $27.57
12/31/2024629,200 shares $17.69 million +63.9%15.1%4.9 $28.12
12/15/2024383,800 shares $9.31 million +159.7%9.6%4.2 $24.26
11/30/2024147,800 shares $2.87 million +102.5%3.9%2.2 $19.44
11/15/202473,000 shares $1.57 million +8.5%1.9%1.3 $21.46
10/31/202467,300 shares $824.43 thousand +5.8%1.9%2 $12.25
10/15/202463,600 shares $716.77 thousand +32.2%1.8%2.1 $11.27
9/30/202448,100 shares $556.52 thousand +16.8%1.3%1.6 $11.57
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9/15/202441,200 shares $464.74 thousand -29.2%1.2%1 $11.28
8/31/202458,200 shares $423.70 thousand +45.9%1.6%1.5 $7.28
8/15/202439,900 shares $294.66 thousand -9.9%1.1%1.2 $7.39
7/31/202444,300 shares $325.61 thousand -87.0%1.2%1.5 $7.35
7/15/2024341,000 shares $225.98 thousand -76.3%1.0%1.2 $0.66
6/30/20241,440,000 shares $709.78 thousand -0.7%4.0%5.6 $0.49
6/15/20241,450,000 shares $772.85 thousand +2.8%4.6%10.2 $0.53
5/31/20241,410,000 shares $816.81 thousand +9.3%4.5%11 $0.58
5/15/20241,290,000 shares $821.34 thousand +2.4%4.3%11.6 $0.64
4/30/20241,260,000 shares $628.61 thousand +15.6%4.3%12.4 $0.50
4/15/20241,090,000 shares $701.85 thousand +9.0%3.7%12.5 $0.64
3/31/20241,000,000 shares $735.10 thousand +3.3%4.4%11.3 $0.74
3/15/2024968,200 shares $803.51 thousand +9.2%4.0%10.9 $0.83
2/29/2024886,600 shares $789.96 thousand -16.4%4.0%10 $0.89
2/15/20241,060,000 shares $1.08 million +11.9%4.8%12.2 $1.02
1/31/2024947,200 shares $817.15 thousand -13.1%4.3%10.5 $0.86
1/15/20241,090,000 shares $1.11 million +9.0%4.9%11 $1.02
12/31/20231,000,000 shares $1.10 million -2.9%4.5%10.1 $1.10
12/15/20231,030,000 shares $1.02 million +3.0%3.4%11.1 $0.99
11/30/20231,000,000 shares $917.30 thousand -3.9%3.3%11 $0.92
11/15/20231,040,000 shares $946.40 thousand -2.8%3.5%10.9 $0.91
10/31/20231,070,000 shares $1.11 million +1.9%3.6%11.4 $1.04
10/15/20231,050,000 shares $1.11 million -9.5%3.5%12.2 $1.06
9/30/20231,160,000 shares $1.48 million -10.8%3.9%14 $1.28
9/15/20231,300,000 shares $1.91 million No Change4.4%14.4 $1.47
8/31/20231,300,000 shares $1.85 million -5.8%4.4%10.5 $1.42
8/15/20231,380,000 shares $2.26 million -4.2%4.7%10.3 $1.64
7/31/20231,440,000 shares $2.87 million -7.7%4.9%10.2 $1.99
7/15/20231,560,000 shares $3.00 million -0.6%5.3%10.9 $1.92
6/30/20231,570,000 shares $3.00 million +36.5%5.3%8.3 $1.91
6/15/20231,150,000 shares $2.07 million +9.5%3.9%1.9 $1.80
5/31/20231,050,000 shares $1.49 million -4.6%7.6%1.8 $1.42
5/15/20231,100,000 shares $1.56 million -12.7%7.9%2 $1.42
4/30/20231,260,000 shares $2.05 million -11.9%12.5%2.3 $1.63
4/15/20231,430,000 shares $2.62 million +31.2%8.0%2.6 $1.83
3/31/20231,090,000 shares $1.35 million No Change1.7%2 $1.24
3/15/20231,090,000 shares $1.48 million No Change3.4%14.1 $1.36
2/28/20231,090,000 shares $1.59 million -4.4%3.4%10.4 $1.46
2/15/20231,140,000 shares $1.85 million No Change3.6%9.3 $1.62
1/31/20231,140,000 shares $2.01 million No Change3.6%8.2 $1.76
1/15/20231,140,000 shares $1.79 million -18.0%3.6%8 $1.57
12/30/20221,390,000 shares $1.77 million +3.0%3.6%9.4 $1.27
12/15/20221,350,000 shares $1.81 million -6.9%3.5%8.6 $1.34
11/30/20221,450,000 shares $1.99 million -4.6%3.7%8.8 $1.37
11/15/20221,520,000 shares $2.19 million +2.7%3.9%9.7 $1.44
10/31/20221,480,000 shares $2.38 million -9.8%3.8%9.3 $1.61
10/15/20221,640,000 shares $2.61 million -5.2%6.0%7.7 $1.59
9/30/20221,730,000 shares $2.56 million +6.1%6.4%8.1 $1.48
9/15/20221,630,000 shares $2.53 million +27.3%6.0%6.1 $1.55
8/31/20221,280,000 shares $1.56 million -5.2%4.7%4.2 $1.22
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8/15/20221,350,000 shares $2.24 million -19.2%4.9%4 $1.66
7/31/20221,670,000 shares $2.96 million -0.6%9.7%4.8 $1.77
7/15/20221,680,000 shares $2.87 million +3.1%9.8%5.4 $1.71
6/30/20221,630,000 shares $2.56 million +10.1%9.5%5 $1.57
6/15/20221,480,000 shares $2.74 million +31.0%8.6%4.7 $1.85
5/31/20221,130,000 shares $2.73 million +7.6%6.6%4 $2.42
5/15/20221,050,000 shares $2.49 million -12.5%6.1%3.8 $2.37
4/30/20221,200,000 shares $2.71 million No Change7.5%4.2 $2.26
4/15/20221,200,000 shares $3.16 million +17.7%7.6%3.9 $2.63
3/31/20221,020,000 shares $3.10 million +19.6%7.0%3 $3.04
3/15/2022853,100 shares $2.62 million +22.8%3.8%2 $3.07
2/28/2022694,600 shares $2.25 million -7.0%3.3%1.3 $3.24
2/15/2022746,600 shares $2.57 million -5.4%3.5%1.3 $3.44
1/31/2022789,000 shares $2.94 million +19.8%3.7%1.4 $3.73
1/15/2022658,500 shares $2.75 million -88.5%3.1%1.3 $4.18
12/31/20215,710,000 shares $22.67 million +433.6%26.8%11.1 $3.97
12/15/20211,070,000 shares $4.76 million +15.7%5.0%2.3 $4.45
11/30/2021925,000 shares $3.79 million +35.8%4.2%3.2 $4.10
11/15/2021681,400 shares $3.84 million -33.2%3.1%2.4 $5.64
10/29/20211,020,000 shares $4.89 million +3.2%4.5%3.1 $4.79
10/15/2021988,300 shares $4.70 million +47.2%N/A3 $4.76
9/30/2021671,500 shares $3.32 million -40.6%N/A1.8 $4.95
9/15/20211,130,000 shares $5.84 million -19.3%5.7%2.3 $5.17
8/31/20211,400,000 shares $7.70 million +4.5%7.1%2 $5.50
8/13/20211,340,000 shares $7.14 million No Change5.6%1.9 $5.33

FOA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Finance of America Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 590,280 shares of FOA short. 10.32% of Finance of America Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Finance of America Companies' 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. FOA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.1. Learn More on Finance of America Companies'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. 10.32% of Finance of America Companies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Finance of America Companies saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 590,280 shares, a drop of 2.9% from the previous total of 607,858 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.

10.32% of Finance of America Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Finance of America Companies: Shore Bancshares Inc (2.19%), Velocity Financial, Inc. (2.93%), Community West Bancshares (3.04%), California BanCorp (2.59%), Carter Bankshares, Inc. (5.05%), Northpointe Bancshares, Inc. (0.94%), Red River Bancshares, Inc. (2.06%), Peoples Financial Services Corp. (1.37%), Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (3.34%), VersaBank (1.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FOA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Finance of America Companies as its price is falling. FOA shares are trading down $0.25 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 Finance of America Companies 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 FOA, 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 FOA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NYSE:FOA) was last updated on 6/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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