International Paper (IP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $46.01 -0.52 (-1.12%) As of 09/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock International Paper Short Interest DataInternational Paper (IP) has a short interest of 49.57 million shares, representing 9.42% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.97% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.9, indicating that it would take 11.9 days of the average trading volume of 3.47 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest49,570,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest48,610,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.97%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.46 billionShort Interest Ratio11.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares527,982,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.42%Today's Trading Volume2,883,451 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,470,695 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average83% Short Selling International Paper? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for International Paper and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartIP Short Interest Over TimeIP Days to Cover Over TimeIP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time International Paper Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/202549,570,000 shares $2.46 billion +2.0%9.4%11.9 $49.72 8/15/202548,610,000 shares $2.27 billion +7.7%N/A11.5 $46.64 7/31/202545,120,000 shares $2.11 billion -0.9%8.6%10.2 $46.74 7/15/202545,550,000 shares $2.32 billion +1.9%N/A10.9 $51.00 6/30/202544,690,000 shares $2.09 billion +5.9%8.5%10.4 $46.87 6/15/202542,200,000 shares $1.93 billion +3.3%8.0%8.8 $45.83 5/31/202540,870,000 shares $1.95 billion +1.2%11.8%7.7 $47.74 5/15/202540,390,000 shares $2.00 billion +7.2%11.7%7 $49.55 4/30/202537,690,000 shares $1.72 billion -2.2%N/A5.1 $45.53 4/15/202538,540,000 shares $1.81 billion -7.8%11.2%4.1 $46.87 Get the Latest News and Ratings for IP and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for International Paper and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/202541,810,000 shares $2.23 billion +1.5%12.1%4.4 $53.40 3/15/202541,200,000 shares $2.12 billion +6.7%11.9%4.6 $51.44 2/28/202538,630,000 shares $2.18 billion +2.6%11.2%4.6 $56.34 2/15/202537,640,000 shares $2.12 billion -21.0%10.9%4.8 $56.25 1/31/202547,670,000 shares $2.65 billion +3.1%N/A6.4 $55.65 1/15/202546,230,000 shares $2.57 billion -5.6%13.5%10.3 $55.64 12/31/202448,990,000 shares $2.64 billion +0.8%14.3%11.3 $53.82 12/15/202448,610,000 shares $2.70 billion -4.8%14.2%11.1 $55.54 11/30/202451,040,000 shares $3.00 billion -0.9%14.9%11.3 $58.83 11/15/202451,490,000 shares $2.96 billion +16.3%15.0%11.3 $57.58 10/31/202444,260,000 shares $2.46 billion +3.3%12.9%10.1 $55.54 10/15/202442,830,000 shares $2.04 billion +7.2%12.5%10.4 $47.73 9/30/202439,950,000 shares $1.95 billion -3.3%11.7%9.2 $48.85 9/15/202441,310,000 shares $2.01 billion +3.8%12.1%7.9 $48.70 8/31/202439,800,000 shares $1.93 billion +2.8%11.6%7.5 $48.42 8/15/202438,710,000 shares $1.81 billion +16.4%11.4%6.6 $46.88 7/31/202433,250,000 shares $1.54 billion +15.9%9.8%5.3 $46.46 7/15/202428,690,000 shares $1.27 billion +26.7%8.5%4.1 $44.14 6/30/202422,650,000 shares $977.35 million +25.4%6.7%3.2 $43.15 6/15/202418,060,000 shares $810.71 million -4.0%5.3%2.7 $44.89 5/31/202418,810,000 shares $848.14 million -5.0%5.5%2.7 $45.09 5/15/202419,790,000 shares $786.26 million +19.9%5.8%3 $39.73 4/30/202416,500,000 shares $576.51 million +55.7%4.9%2.6 $34.94 4/15/202410,600,000 shares $389.76 million +66.1%3.1%2 $36.77 3/31/20246,380,000 shares $248.95 million -29.0%1.9%1.4 $39.02 3/15/20248,980,000 shares $326.42 million +24.2%2.6%2.2 $36.35 2/29/20247,230,000 shares $255.65 million -0.7%2.1%2.2 $35.36 2/15/20247,280,000 shares $255.35 million +11.8%2.1%2.1 $35.08 1/31/20246,510,000 shares $233.25 million -24.1%1.9%1.9 $35.83 1/15/20248,580,000 shares $323.21 million +16.1%2.5%2.8 $37.67 12/31/20237,390,000 shares $267.15 million -13.7%2.2%2.4 $36.15 12/15/20238,560,000 shares $320.40 million +11.0%2.5%2.8 $37.43 11/30/20237,710,000 shares $284.81 million -7.9%2.3%2.5 $36.94 11/15/20238,370,000 shares $285.17 million +3.5%2.5%2.8 $34.07 10/31/20238,090,000 shares $272.88 million -8.1%2.4%2.9 $33.73 10/15/20238,800,000 shares $309.32 million +22.6%2.6%3 $35.15 9/30/20237,180,000 shares $254.67 million -5.3%2.1%2.5 $35.47 9/15/20237,580,000 shares $259.54 million -3.3%2.2%2.6 $34.24 8/31/20237,840,000 shares $273.77 million -6.1%2.3%2.6 $34.92 8/15/20238,350,000 shares $286.36 million -11.8%2.4%2.5 $34.30 7/31/20239,470,000 shares $341.49 million +1.7%2.8%2.8 $36.06 7/15/20239,310,000 shares $292.33 million -0.6%2.7%2.7 $31.40 6/30/20239,370,000 shares $297.97 million -12.4%2.7%2.9 $31.80 6/15/202310,690,000 shares $339.94 million +8.8%3.1%3.4 $31.80 5/31/20239,830,000 shares $289.30 million -21.7%2.9%3.1 $29.43 5/15/202312,550,000 shares $399.34 million +20.7%3.7%4.3 $31.82 4/30/202310,400,000 shares $344.34 million +9.0%3.0%3.6 $33.11 4/15/20239,540,000 shares $342.58 million -1.2%2.8%3.2 $35.91 3/31/20239,660,000 shares $348.34 million -11.3%2.8%3.1 $36.06 3/15/202310,890,000 shares $375.49 million +0.5%3.2%3.4 $34.48 2/28/202310,840,000 shares $394.47 million -10.5%3.1%3.5 $36.39 2/15/202312,110,000 shares $475.68 million +6.1%3.5%3.9 $39.28 1/31/202311,410,000 shares $477.17 million -9.7%3.2%3.5 $41.82 1/15/202312,640,000 shares $483.48 million +23.3%3.6%4 $38.25 12/30/202210,250,000 shares $354.96 million -4.8%2.9%3.1 $34.63 12/15/202210,770,000 shares $393.54 million -0.5%3.1%3 $36.54 11/30/202210,820,000 shares $401.64 million -24.3%3.1%2.9 $37.12 11/15/202214,300,000 shares $522.09 million +1.7%4.1%4 $36.51 10/31/202214,060,000 shares $472.56 million -4.1%4.0%4.1 $33.61 10/15/202214,660,000 shares $478.21 million -3.5%4.1%4.3 $32.62 9/30/202215,190,000 shares $481.52 million -0.4%4.2%4.8 $31.70 9/15/202215,250,000 shares $605.12 million -2.7%4.2%5.4 $39.68 8/31/202215,680,000 shares $652.60 million +2.1%4.4%5.7 $41.62 8/15/202215,360,000 shares $683.37 million -2.5%4.3%5.3 $44.49 7/31/202215,750,000 shares $673.63 million +3.4%4.4%5.2 $42.77 7/15/202215,230,000 shares $638.44 million +16.3%4.1%5 $41.92 6/30/202213,100,000 shares $547.97 million +12.0%N/A4.3 $41.83 6/15/202211,700,000 shares $515.39 million +6.2%N/A4 $44.05 5/31/202211,020,000 shares $533.92 million +5.6%3.0%3.7 $48.45 5/15/202210,440,000 shares $498.93 million +2.7%2.8%3.1 $47.79 4/30/202210,170,000 shares $470.67 million +6.1%2.7%3.1 $46.28 4/15/20229,590,000 shares $454.85 million -2.6%2.6%2.8 $47.43 3/31/20229,850,000 shares $454.58 million +5.1%2.7%2.8 $46.15 3/15/20229,370,000 shares $404.69 million +0.6%2.5%2.6 $43.19 2/28/20229,310,000 shares $405.26 million +0.5%2.5%2.4 $43.53 2/15/20229,260,000 shares $432.72 million -2.5%2.5%2.5 $46.73 1/31/20229,500,000 shares $458.38 million +8.9%2.5%2.7 $48.25 1/15/20228,720,000 shares $431.64 million +4.9%2.3%2.5 $49.50 12/31/20218,310,000 shares $390.40 million -19.4%2.2%2.4 $46.98 12/15/202110,310,000 shares $476.32 million +42.2%2.7%3.1 $46.20 11/30/20217,250,000 shares $330.02 million +6.0%1.9%2.5 $45.52 11/15/20216,840,000 shares $338.24 million -3.9%1.8%2.7 $49.45 10/29/20217,120,000 shares $353.65 million -9.0%1.9%2.9 $49.67 10/15/20217,820,000 shares $416.65 million -29.2%2.0%3.4 $53.28 9/30/202111,050,000 shares $617.92 million +29.5%2.8%5.1 $55.92 9/15/20218,530,000 shares $494.23 million -10.6%2.2%4.1 $57.94 8/31/20219,540,000 shares $573.26 million +4.3%2.5%4.5 $60.09 8/13/20219,150,000 shares $541.86 million +17.0%2.4%3.9 $59.22 7/30/20217,820,000 shares $451.68 million -3.8%2.0%3.1 $57.76 7/15/20218,130,000 shares $486.91 million +3.4%2.1%3.2 $59.89 6/30/20217,860,000 shares $481.90 million -14.4%2.0%3.1 $61.31 6/15/20219,180,000 shares $580.08 million -0.1%2.4%3.6 $63.19 5/28/20219,190,000 shares $579.89 million +24.5%2.4%3.3 $63.10 5/14/20217,380,000 shares $461.40 million +6.8%1.9%2.5 $62.52 4/30/20216,910,000 shares $401.47 million +0.6%1.8%2.4 $58.10 4/15/20216,870,000 shares $382.32 million +2.8%1.8%2.2 $55.65 3/31/20216,680,000 shares $367.40 million -24.8%1.7%2.1 $55.00 3/15/20218,880,000 shares $479.70 million -21.9%2.3%2.8 $54.02 2/26/202111,370,000 shares $573.16 million +32.7%2.9%3.8 $50.41 2/12/20218,570,000 shares $412.82 million +29.5%2.2%3 $48.17 1/29/20216,620,000 shares $331.99 million -6.6%1.7%2.3 $50.15 1/15/20217,090,000 shares $354.36 million +5.0%1.8%2.6 $49.98 12/31/20206,750,000 shares $335.07 million -19.8%1.7%2.4 $49.64 12/15/20208,420,000 shares $404.24 million -0.5%2.2%2.9 $48.01 11/30/20208,460,000 shares $428.84 million -17.3%2.2%2.7 $50.69 11/15/202010,230,000 shares $489.91 million -0.2%2.6%3.3 $47.89 10/30/202010,250,000 shares $449.36 million -13.4%2.6%3.4 $43.84 10/15/202011,830,000 shares $528.33 million -4.3%3.0%3.9 $44.66 9/30/202012,360,000 shares $501.07 million -14.0%3.2%4.2 $40.54 9/15/202014,370,000 shares $598.65 million +2.9%3.7%5 $41.66 IP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is International Paper's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of International Paper shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 49,570,000 shares of IP short. 9.42% of International Paper's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on International Paper's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for International Paper? 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. IP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on International Paper's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting International Paper? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of International Paper: Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Simplex Trading LLC, Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC, and Credit Industriel ET Commercial. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for International Paper? 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. 9.42% of International Paper's floating shares are currently sold short. Is International Paper's short interest increasing or decreasing? International Paper saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 49,570,000 shares, an increase of 2.0% from the previous total of 48,610,000 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. How does International Paper's short interest compare to its competitors? 9.42% of International Paper's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to International Paper: Clearwater Paper Corporation (2.91%), Suzano S.A. Sponsored ADR (0.26%), Sylvamo Corporation (3.17%), Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (1.90%), Mercer International Inc. (4.57%), Millennium Group International Holdings Limited (0.71%), The Sherwin-Williams Company (2.01%), Newmont Corporation (1.91%), Rio Tinto PLC (0.66%), Ecolab Inc. (0.93%), 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 ($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. What does it mean to sell short International Paper stock? Short selling IP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from International Paper as its price is falling. IP shares are trading down $0.52 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 International Paper? A short squeeze for International Paper 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 IP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is International Paper'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 IP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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