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HCI Group (HCI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$182.65 -1.70 (-0.92%)
Closing price 08/17/2026 03:57 PM Eastern
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$182.60 -0.05 (-0.02%)
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HCI Group Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, HCI Group (HCI) had a short interest of 457,784 shares sold short, representing 4.40% of the public float. This marks a -8.17% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, meaning it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 166,307 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
457,784 shares
Previous Short Interest
498,506 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.17%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$80.18 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
12,440,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.40%
Today's Trading Volume
85,874 shares
Average Trading Volume
166,307 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
52%
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HCI Group Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/2026457,784 shares $80.18 million -8.2%4.4%2.98 $175.15
7/15/2026498,506 shares $86.61 million +16.0%4.8%2.92 $173.74
6/30/2026429,948 shares $75.42 million +9.3%4.1%1.87 $175.43
6/15/2026393,267 shares $64.20 million +29.5%3.8%2.38 $163.24
5/29/2026303,742 shares $46.77 million -8.2%2.9%1.95 $153.99
5/15/2026330,835 shares $51.61 million +5.5%3.2%1.63 $156.00
4/30/2026313,539 shares $48.16 million +10.3%3.0%1.44 $153.60
4/15/2026284,222 shares $44.11 million -8.2%2.7%1.28 $155.20
3/31/2026309,562 shares $47.95 million -4.5%3.0%2.12 $154.90
3/13/2026324,015 shares $54.17 million -8.7%3.2%2.77 $167.18
2/27/2026354,961 shares $62.69 million +8.1%3.5%2.83 $176.60
2/13/2026328,488 shares $52.00 million +0.1%3.2%2.98 $158.31
1/30/2026328,021 shares $52.07 million -28.9%3.2%1.61 $158.76
1/15/2026461,030 shares $80.78 million -6.4%4.6%2.78 $175.22
12/31/2025492,709 shares $94.43 million +2.4%4.9%4.66 $191.66
12/15/2025481,164 shares $90.26 million +2.6%4.8%2.92 $187.60
11/28/2025469,023 shares $83.37 million -28.9%4.6%2.68 $177.75
11/14/2025659,237 shares $118.44 million -1.6%6.5%2.96 $179.66
10/31/2025670,154 shares $136.97 million +33.7%6.6%4.21 $204.38
10/15/2025501,300 shares $100.90 million -12.2%4.9%3.1 $201.27
9/30/2025570,700 shares $109.67 million +14.6%N/A3.8 $192.17
9/15/2025497,900 shares $88.80 million +4.5%N/A3.3 $178.35
8/31/2025476,500 shares $79.18 million +7.2%4.7%3.2 $166.16
8/15/2025444,700 shares $69.25 million +17.6%N/A3 $155.73
7/31/2025378,200 shares $52.97 million -0.8%3.7%2.6 $140.07
7/15/2025381,300 shares $53.83 million -5.8%N/A2.8 $141.18
6/30/2025404,800 shares $61.60 million +7.4%4.5%2.6 $152.18
6/15/2025376,900 shares $58.69 million -65.4%4.2%2.5 $155.72
5/31/20251,090,000 shares $183.90 million -12.1%13.1%7.7 $168.72
5/15/20251,240,000 shares $203.20 million +4.2%14.9%8.8 $163.87
4/30/20251,190,000 shares $174.20 million +0.9%14.1%9 $146.39
4/15/20251,180,000 shares $174.89 million -17.5%14.0%9.2 $148.22
3/31/20251,430,000 shares $213.00 million +2.9%17.0%12.6 $148.95
3/15/20251,390,000 shares $192.45 million +3.7%16.5%12.8 $138.46
2/28/20251,340,000 shares $176.42 million No Change15.9%12.3 $131.66
2/15/20251,340,000 shares $158.90 million No Change16.2%11.9 $118.59
1/31/20251,340,000 shares $163.33 million -2.9%16.3%10.4 $121.89
1/15/20251,380,000 shares $166.39 million +27.8%16.7%10.2 $120.57
12/31/20241,080,000 shares $125.85 million No Change13.1%6.7 $116.53
12/15/20241,080,000 shares $123.38 million +8.0%13.1%6.6 $114.24
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11/30/20241,000,000 shares $121.87 million -20.6%12.1%6 $121.87
11/15/20241,260,000 shares $141.08 million +10.5%15.3%7.7 $111.97
10/31/20241,140,000 shares $129.17 million -5.8%13.9%7.2 $113.31
10/15/20241,210,000 shares $140.71 million +7.1%14.8%7.6 $116.29
9/30/20241,130,000 shares $120.98 million -0.9%13.8%7.9 $107.06
9/15/20241,140,000 shares $114.33 million +2.7%13.9%8.7 $100.29
8/31/20241,110,000 shares $106.37 million -16.5%13.6%8.6 $95.83
8/15/20241,330,000 shares $126.16 million +10.8%16.3%10 $94.86
7/31/20241,200,000 shares $113.11 million +0.8%14.7%7.7 $94.26
7/15/20241,190,000 shares $107.29 million +11.2%14.5%7.9 $90.16
6/30/20241,070,000 shares $98.62 million -1.8%13.0%7.1 $92.17
6/15/20241,090,000 shares $102.56 million +10.2%13.3%7.3 $94.09
5/31/2024988,900 shares $94.65 million +9.9%12.2%6 $95.71
5/15/2024899,700 shares $91.88 million -8.0%11.9%5.4 $102.12
4/30/2024978,100 shares $111.71 million -4.1%12.9%6.3 $114.21
4/15/20241,020,000 shares $112.42 million +5.7%13.5%7.4 $110.22
3/31/2024964,700 shares $111.98 million -6.3%13.0%7.2 $116.08
3/15/20241,030,000 shares $114.70 million +7.1%14.2%7.9 $111.36
2/29/2024962,100 shares $94.00 million -5.7%13.7%7.4 $97.70
2/15/20241,020,000 shares $99.47 million +1.0%14.6%8.4 $97.52
1/31/20241,010,000 shares $90.53 million -24.6%14.4%7.5 $89.63
1/15/20241,340,000 shares $115.08 million +2.3%19.1%10.1 $85.88
12/31/20231,310,000 shares $114.49 million -3.0%18.7%10.4 $87.40
12/15/20231,350,000 shares $115.49 million -8.8%20.2%11.6 $85.55
11/30/20231,480,000 shares $125.46 million +4.2%24.7%13.5 $84.77
11/15/20231,420,000 shares $112.88 million +18.3%23.7%15.4 $79.49
10/31/20231,200,000 shares $70.60 million +3.5%20.0%14.4 $58.83
10/15/20231,160,000 shares $68.44 million +3.6%19.3%15.7 $59.00
9/30/20231,120,000 shares $60.80 million -7.4%18.7%15.7 $54.29
9/15/20231,210,000 shares $63.42 million No Change20.2%16.6 $52.41
8/31/20231,210,000 shares $64.47 million -9.0%20.2%16.3 $53.28
8/15/20231,330,000 shares $78.56 million No Change22.2%18.8 $59.07
7/31/20231,330,000 shares $83.54 million +3.1%22.2%18.7 $62.81
7/15/20231,290,000 shares $75.96 million -0.8%21.5%19.6 $58.88
6/30/20231,300,000 shares $80.31 million +5.7%21.7%19.7 $61.78
6/15/20231,230,000 shares $72.30 million -0.8%20.5%19.1 $58.78
5/31/20231,240,000 shares $65.58 million -3.9%20.7%16.2 $52.89
5/15/20231,290,000 shares $73.12 million -3.0%21.6%15.2 $56.68
4/30/20231,330,000 shares $67.38 million -4.3%22.3%15.7 $50.66
4/15/20231,390,000 shares $68.93 million -0.7%23.3%15.5 $49.59
3/31/20231,400,000 shares $75.04 million -2.8%23.3%12.6 $53.60
3/15/20231,440,000 shares $78.96 million +5.9%23.9%12 $54.83
2/28/20231,360,000 shares $71.40 million No Change22.2%10.5 $52.50
2/15/20231,360,000 shares $69.82 million +2.3%22.2%10.3 $51.34
1/31/20231,330,000 shares $66.78 million -7.6%21.7%9.1 $50.21
1/15/20231,440,000 shares $62.19 million -4.6%23.5%8.8 $43.19
12/30/20221,510,000 shares $59.78 million +13.5%21.8%9.5 $39.59
12/15/20221,330,000 shares $45.25 million +3.1%19.2%8.3 $34.02
11/30/20221,290,000 shares $48.27 million -7.2%18.4%9.1 $37.42
11/15/20221,390,000 shares $58.55 million +0.7%19.9%10.1 $42.12
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10/31/20221,380,000 shares $50.56 million +7.0%19.1%10.1 $36.64
10/15/20221,290,000 shares $47.73 million +0.8%17.8%10.6 $37.00
9/30/20221,280,000 shares $50.18 million -3.0%17.7%11.9 $39.20
9/15/20221,320,000 shares $66.91 million +9.1%18.2%13.9 $50.69
8/31/20221,210,000 shares $57.83 million +2.5%16.3%13.5 $47.79
8/15/20221,180,000 shares $69.33 million -7.1%15.9%13.9 $58.75
7/31/20221,270,000 shares $86.96 million +4.1%15.3%12.2 $68.47
7/15/20221,220,000 shares $81.26 million +3.4%14.7%12.5 $66.61
6/30/20221,180,000 shares $79.96 million -7.8%14.2%11.9 $67.76
6/15/20221,280,000 shares $78.89 million +2.4%15.4%12.7 $61.63
5/31/20221,250,000 shares $84.96 million +118.5%15.0%11.9 $67.97
5/15/2022572,100 shares $37.19 million +1.3%6.8%5.2 $65.00
4/30/2022564,700 shares $36.19 million -6.0%6.8%6.1 $64.09
4/15/2022600,500 shares $40.54 million -9.3%N/A6.2 $67.51
3/31/2022661,700 shares $45.11 million +11.6%N/A5.6 $68.18
3/15/2022593,000 shares $41.40 million +22.4%N/A4.8 $69.81
2/28/2022484,300 shares $30.15 million -23.3%5.7%3.6 $62.26
2/15/2022631,000 shares $42.16 million +27.5%7.5%5 $66.81
1/31/2022494,800 shares $33.58 million +2.8%5.9%3.9 $67.87
1/15/2022481,300 shares $33.97 million +0.2%5.7%4.1 $70.58
12/31/2021480,200 shares $40.12 million +8.6%5.7%4.8 $83.54
12/15/2021442,200 shares $41.43 million -2.5%5.4%4.9 $93.68
11/30/2021453,400 shares $50.06 million -4.6%5.8%6.4 $110.40
11/15/2021475,400 shares $62.91 million +7.1%6.1%7 $132.34
10/29/2021443,800 shares $59.47 million -50.8%6.9%6.7 $134.01
10/15/2021901,800 shares $111.32 million +2.6%14.0%12.3 $123.44
9/30/2021878,600 shares $97.32 million -2.3%13.6%10.8 $110.77
9/15/2021899,400 shares $95.36 million -15.9%14.0%10.1 $106.03
8/31/20211,070,000 shares $119.48 million -11.6%16.6%10.8 $111.66

HCI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of HCI Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 457,784 shares of HCI short. 4.40% of HCI Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HCI Group'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. HCI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on HCI Group'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. 4.40% of HCI Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

HCI Group saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 457,784 shares, a drop of 8.2% from the previous total of 498,506 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.

4.40% of HCI Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "property & casualty insurance" compare to HCI Group: Palomar Holdings, Inc. (3.41%), Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (11.66%), The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (2.26%), First American Financial Corporation (6.05%), Axis Capital Holdings Limited (2.74%), Mercury General Corporation (4.09%), RLI Corp. (8.87%), Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (2.52%), White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (5.92%), Lemonade, Inc. (15.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HCI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HCI Group as its price is falling. HCI shares are trading down $1.70 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 HCI Group 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 HCI, 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 HCI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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:HCI is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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