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Frontline (FRO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Frontline Short Interest Data

Frontline (FRO) has a short interest of 6.65 million shares, representing 4.65% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -16.46% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 2.98 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,650,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,960,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-16.46%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$122.52 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
222,623,000 shares
Float Size
143,150,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.65%
Today's Trading Volume
337,542 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,976,208 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
11%
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FRO Short Interest Over Time

FRO Days to Cover Over Time

FRO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Frontline Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/20256,650,000 shares $122.52 million -16.5%4.7%2.5 $18.42
7/15/20257,960,000 shares $145.47 million -4.8%5.6%2.9 $18.28
6/30/20258,360,000 shares $137.19 million +8.4%5.8%2.8 $16.41
6/15/20257,710,000 shares $152.39 million +3.2%5.4%2.5 $19.77
5/31/20257,470,000 shares $136.63 million -10.9%5.2%2.6 $18.29
5/15/20258,380,000 shares $151.43 million +10.9%5.9%2.7 $18.07
4/30/20257,560,000 shares $127.23 million +13.7%5.3%2.5 $16.83
4/15/20256,650,000 shares $96.59 million -20.5%4.7%2.2 $14.53
3/31/20258,360,000 shares $124.27 million -3.4%5.8%2.3 $14.87
3/15/20258,650,000 shares $133.25 million -3.0%6.0%2.6 $15.41
2/28/20258,920,000 shares $143.30 million -5.5%6.2%2.5 $16.07
2/15/20259,440,000 shares $166.97 million +23.6%6.6%2.8 $17.69
1/31/20257,640,000 shares $132.13 million -15.0%5.3%2.3 $17.30
1/15/20258,990,000 shares $168.11 million +47.9%6.3%2.8 $18.70
12/31/20246,080,000 shares $86.28 million +10.3%4.3%2.2 $14.19
12/15/20245,510,000 shares $78.30 million -28.5%3.9%2.1 $14.21
11/30/20247,710,000 shares $124.75 million +8.0%5.4%3.2 $16.18
11/15/20247,140,000 shares $137.30 million -7.3%5.0%3.4 $19.23
10/31/20247,700,000 shares $150.00 million +7.4%5.4%4 $19.48
10/15/20247,170,000 shares $157.17 million -17.7%5.0%4 $21.92
9/30/20248,710,000 shares $199.02 million +0.6%6.1%5.3 $22.85
9/15/20248,660,000 shares $193.72 million +20.1%6.1%5.9 $22.37
8/31/20247,210,000 shares $174.05 million -6.0%5.0%5.1 $24.14
8/15/20247,670,000 shares $190.33 million -9.0%5.4%5.7 $24.82
7/31/20248,430,000 shares $207.63 million +21.0%5.9%6 $24.63
7/15/20246,970,000 shares $164.39 million +5.5%4.9%4.9 $23.59
6/30/20246,610,000 shares $170.27 million -17.1%4.6%4.5 $25.76
6/15/20247,970,000 shares $191.60 million +21.5%5.6%5.3 $24.04
5/31/20246,560,000 shares $185.81 million -11.4%4.6%4.1 $28.33
5/15/20247,400,000 shares $200.76 million +7.6%5.2%4.4 $27.13
4/30/20246,880,000 shares $161.58 million -0.9%4.8%3.7 $23.49
4/15/20246,940,000 shares $167.74 million -1.6%4.9%3.4 $24.17
3/31/20247,050,000 shares $164.83 million +1.4%4.9%3.2 $23.38
3/15/20246,950,000 shares $164.40 million +13.9%4.9%3 $23.66
2/29/20246,100,000 shares $137.46 million -3.6%4.3%2.4 $22.54
2/15/20246,330,000 shares $151.41 million +3.1%4.4%2.3 $23.92
1/31/20246,140,000 shares $139.32 million +22.8%4.3%2.2 $22.69
1/15/20245,000,000 shares $110.70 million +26.3%3.5%1.8 $22.14
12/31/20233,960,000 shares $79.40 million -4.1%2.8%1.3 $20.05
12/15/20234,130,000 shares $83.01 million -30.1%2.9%1.3 $20.10
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11/30/20235,910,000 shares $117.49 million -10.2%4.1%2 $19.88
11/15/20236,580,000 shares $143.28 million +33.5%4.6%2.3 $21.78
10/31/20234,930,000 shares $109.67 million +10.0%3.4%1.7 $22.25
10/15/20234,480,000 shares $92.33 million -19.9%3.1%1.7 $20.61
9/30/20235,590,000 shares $104.98 million -22.5%3.9%2.2 $18.78
9/15/20237,210,000 shares $117.78 million +81.2%5.0%3.1 $16.34
8/31/20233,980,000 shares $70.09 million -13.1%2.8%1.5 $17.61
8/15/20234,580,000 shares $81.09 million -13.3%3.2%1.5 $17.71
7/31/20235,280,000 shares $89.36 million -5.7%3.7%1.7 $16.93
7/15/20235,600,000 shares $85.46 million +12.0%3.9%1.8 $15.26
6/30/20235,000,000 shares $72.63 million -50.2%3.5%1.5 $14.53
6/15/202310,030,000 shares $154.21 million +7.6%7.0%3.1 $15.38
5/31/20239,320,000 shares $131.60 million -5.7%6.5%3.1 $14.12
5/15/20239,880,000 shares $146.52 million +18.6%6.9%3.5 $14.83
4/30/20238,330,000 shares $128.87 million +1.1%5.8%2.8 $15.47
4/15/20238,240,000 shares $132.00 million -11.2%5.8%2.7 $16.02
3/31/20239,280,000 shares $153.68 million +5.2%6.5%2.4 $16.56
3/15/20238,820,000 shares $142.44 million -6.2%6.2%2.1 $16.15
2/28/20239,400,000 shares $177.47 million -19.5%6.6%2 $18.88
2/15/202311,680,000 shares $204.28 million -23.2%8.2%2.4 $17.49
1/31/202315,200,000 shares $210.22 million -12.1%10.6%3.1 $13.83
1/15/202317,300,000 shares $244.28 million -35.0%12.1%3.5 $14.12
12/30/202226,620,000 shares $323.17 million +6.4%18.6%5.6 $12.14
12/15/202225,030,000 shares $346.16 million +39.3%18.5%6 $13.83
11/30/202217,970,000 shares $248.53 million +11.8%13.3%4.6 $13.83
11/15/202216,070,000 shares $227.71 million +27.1%13.0%4.4 $14.17
10/31/202212,640,000 shares $158.76 million +5.4%10.2%3.6 $12.56
10/15/202211,990,000 shares $142.92 million -6.9%9.7%3.5 $11.92
9/30/202212,880,000 shares $140.78 million +5.9%10.4%3.9 $10.93
9/15/202212,160,000 shares $156.86 million +4.4%9.8%3.8 $12.90
8/31/202211,650,000 shares $138.17 million +27.3%9.4%3.8 $11.86
8/15/20229,150,000 shares $102.94 million +4.8%7.4%3.1 $11.25
7/31/20228,730,000 shares $83.72 million +6.0%7.0%3 $9.59
7/15/20228,240,000 shares $73.25 million +5.9%6.6%2.9 $8.89
6/30/20227,780,000 shares $68.93 million -6.9%6.3%2.7 $8.86
6/15/20228,360,000 shares $73.99 million +18.3%6.7%3 $8.85
5/31/20227,070,000 shares $68.44 million +15.2%5.7%2.6 $9.68
5/15/20226,140,000 shares $49.06 million +6.0%5.0%2.2 $7.99
4/30/20225,790,000 shares $48.23 million +0.7%4.7%2.1 $8.33
4/15/20225,750,000 shares $54.40 million +6.3%4.6%2.1 $9.46
3/31/20225,410,000 shares $47.61 million -19.4%4.4%2 $8.80
3/15/20226,710,000 shares $55.09 million -9.1%5.4%2.9 $8.21
2/28/20227,380,000 shares $69.45 million -4.0%5.9%3.3 $9.41
2/15/20227,690,000 shares $58.37 million +11.5%6.3%4 $7.59
1/31/20226,900,000 shares $45.33 million -21.6%5.8%4.2 $6.57
1/15/20228,800,000 shares $66.44 million +24.1%7.4%5.6 $7.55
12/31/20217,090,000 shares $50.13 million +27.1%6.0%4.3 $7.07
12/15/20215,580,000 shares $36.94 million +7.1%4.8%3.2 $6.62
11/30/20215,210,000 shares $35.69 million +1.2%4.4%2.8 $6.85
11/15/20215,150,000 shares $41.15 million +1.8%4.4%2.9 $7.99
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10/29/20215,060,000 shares $44.58 million -34.7%4.7%2.9 $8.81
10/15/20217,750,000 shares $69.91 million +6.8%7.2%4.7 $9.02
9/30/20217,260,000 shares $68.03 million +65.4%6.7%4.7 $9.37
9/15/20214,390,000 shares $34.72 million +24.4%4.1%3.3 $7.91
8/31/20213,530,000 shares $25.49 million -12.6%3.3%2.9 $7.22
8/13/20214,040,000 shares $29.90 million -10.4%3.8%3.3 $7.40
7/30/20214,510,000 shares $35.90 million +4.2%4.2%3.3 $7.96
7/15/20214,330,000 shares $35.29 million +8.0%4.0%2.9 $8.15
6/30/20214,010,000 shares $36.09 million -14.5%3.7%2.6 $9.00
6/15/20214,690,000 shares $40.71 million -6.6%4.4%2.8 $8.68
5/28/20215,020,000 shares $42.77 million -13.3%4.7%2.7 $8.52
5/14/20215,790,000 shares $45.63 million +5.5%5.4%3 $7.88
4/30/20215,490,000 shares $42.27 million -18.4%5.6%2.6 $7.70
4/15/20216,730,000 shares $46.64 million +20.6%6.9%3.1 $6.93
3/31/20215,580,000 shares $39.73 million -5.7%5.7%2.5 $7.12
3/15/20215,920,000 shares $45.52 million -17.6%6.0%2.8 $7.69
2/26/20217,180,000 shares $50.91 million +0.1%7.3%3.4 $7.09
2/12/20217,170,000 shares $48.47 million -6.6%7.3%3.2 $6.76
1/29/20217,680,000 shares $44.62 million -0.4%7.8%3.6 $5.81
1/15/20217,710,000 shares $50.81 million -8.0%7.9%3.7 $6.59
12/31/20208,380,000 shares $51.79 million +3.6%8.5%4.2 $6.18
12/15/20208,090,000 shares $54.04 million -19.7%8.2%4 $6.68
11/30/202010,080,000 shares $66.63 million -6.8%10.3%4.7 $6.61
11/15/202010,810,000 shares $68.10 million -10.1%11.0%5 $6.30
10/30/202012,020,000 shares $68.87 million +9.1%12.2%5.7 $5.73
10/15/202011,020,000 shares $74.72 million +1.9%11.2%5.4 $6.78
9/30/202010,820,000 shares $70.33 million -0.6%11.0%5.2 $6.50
9/15/202010,890,000 shares $80.69 million -0.1%11.1%4.3 $7.41
8/31/202010,900,000 shares $86.76 million -3.2%11.1%4.1 $7.96

FRO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Frontline's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Frontline shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 6,650,000 shares of FRO short. 4.65% of Frontline's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Frontline's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Frontline?

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. FRO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Frontline's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Frontline?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Frontline: Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Frontline?

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. 4.65% of Frontline's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Frontline's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Frontline saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,650,000 shares, a decline of 16.5% from the previous total of 7,960,000 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 Frontline's float size?

Frontline currently has issued a total of 222,620,000 shares. Some of Frontline'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. Frontline currently has a public float of 143,150,000 shares.

How does Frontline's short interest compare to its competitors?

4.65% of Frontline's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Frontline: Torm Plc (3.68%), Ardmore Shipping Corporation (5.05%), DHT Holdings, Inc. (1.97%), International Seaways Inc. (5.54%), Nordic American Tankers Limited (6.63%), Scorpio Tankers Inc. (5.65%), Teekay Corporation Ltd. (4.05%), Teekay Tankers Ltd. (2.56%), Golar LNG Limited (8.73%), Golden Ocean Group Limited (13.07%),

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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Frontline stock?

Short selling FRO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Frontline as its price is falling. FRO shares are trading up $0.45 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 Frontline?

A short squeeze for Frontline 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 FRO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Frontline'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 FRO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.




This page (NYSE:FRO) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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