Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $447.26 +20.80 (+4.88%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$439.74 -7.52 (-1.68%) As of 05:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Kinsale Capital Group Short Interest DataKinsale Capital Group (KNSL) has a short interest of 1.39 million shares, representing 6.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.08% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.9, indicating that it would take 6.9 days of the average trading volume of 172,018 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,390,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,480,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.08%Dollar Volume Sold Short$671.24 millionShort Interest Ratio6.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares23,277,000 sharesFloat Size21,940,000 sharesShort Percent of Float6.34%Today's Trading Volume191,900 sharesAverage Trading Volume172,018 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average112% Short Selling Kinsale Capital Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Kinsale Capital Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKNSL Short Interest Over TimeKNSL Days to Cover Over TimeKNSL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Kinsale Capital Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20251,390,000 shares $671.24 million -6.1%6.3%6.9 $482.91 3/31/20251,480,000 shares $720.34 million No Change6.7%7.3 $486.72 3/15/20251,480,000 shares $673.87 million -3.9%6.7%7.7 $455.32 2/28/20251,540,000 shares $665.59 million +12.4%7.0%7.8 $432.20 2/15/20251,370,000 shares $616.18 million +0.7%6.2%7.3 $449.77 1/31/20251,360,000 shares $601.87 million +1.5%6.2%8.1 $442.55 1/15/20251,340,000 shares $582.34 million +4.7%6.1%7.8 $434.58 12/31/20241,280,000 shares $595.37 million +1.6%5.8%7.9 $465.13 12/15/20241,260,000 shares $638.48 million +3.3%5.7%8.1 $506.73 11/30/20241,220,000 shares $620.30 million +0.8%5.5%7.8 $508.44 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KNSL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kinsale Capital Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20241,210,000 shares $562.86 million +0.8%5.5%8.3 $465.17 10/31/20241,200,000 shares $514.54 million No Change5.4%8.4 $428.78 10/15/20241,200,000 shares $558.92 million +2.6%5.4%7.8 $465.77 9/30/20241,170,000 shares $544.72 million -7.1%5.3%7.3 $465.57 9/15/20241,260,000 shares $585.31 million -3.1%5.7%8 $464.53 8/31/20241,300,000 shares $638.42 million -6.5%5.9%8.6 $491.09 8/15/20241,390,000 shares $670.72 million +4.5%6.3%8.8 $482.53 7/31/20241,330,000 shares $607.46 million -2.9%6.0%8 $456.74 7/15/20241,370,000 shares $545.18 million No Change6.2%7.3 $397.94 6/30/20241,370,000 shares $527.83 million +3.0%6.2%7.5 $385.28 6/15/20241,330,000 shares $507.67 million -2.2%6.0%6.9 $381.71 5/31/20241,360,000 shares $521.49 million +5.4%6.2%6.9 $383.45 5/15/20241,290,000 shares $494.15 million +15.2%5.9%6.5 $383.06 4/30/20241,120,000 shares $406.84 million No Change5.1%5.3 $363.25 4/15/20241,120,000 shares $500.94 million +18.3%5.1%6.4 $447.27 3/31/2024947,000 shares $496.93 million -2.7%4.3%5.2 $524.74 3/15/2024973,700 shares $502.48 million -11.5%4.4%5.4 $516.05 2/29/20241,100,000 shares $567.69 million -6.8%5.0%5.6 $516.09 2/15/20241,180,000 shares $516.98 million +9.3%5.4%6 $438.12 1/31/20241,080,000 shares $429.38 million +12.1%4.9%5.7 $397.57 1/15/2024963,400 shares $368.75 million +1.5%4.4%4.6 $382.76 12/31/2023949,300 shares $317.93 million +11.2%4.3%4.7 $334.91 12/15/2023853,900 shares $287.79 million +4.3%3.9%4.6 $337.03 11/30/2023819,000 shares $286.76 million +14.2%3.7%4.7 $350.13 11/15/2023717,100 shares $250.01 million +22.6%3.3%4.6 $348.64 10/31/2023584,900 shares $195.22 million +4.2%2.7%4 $333.77 10/15/2023561,200 shares $246.43 million -2.5%2.6%4.8 $439.11 9/30/2023575,800 shares $238.46 million -9.8%2.6%5 $414.13 9/15/2023638,600 shares $261.72 million -1.0%2.9%5.2 $409.83 8/31/2023645,000 shares $257.12 million +13.9%2.9%3.9 $398.63Gold Alert: The Truth About Fort Knox Is Coming (Ad)Owning physical gold isn’t the best way to profit. 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Short interest is the volume of Kinsale Capital Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 1,390,000 shares of KNSL short. 6.34% of Kinsale Capital Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kinsale Capital Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Kinsale Capital Group? 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. KNSL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Kinsale Capital Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Kinsale Capital Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kinsale Capital Group: Wolverine Trading LLC, Governors Lane LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Prospector Partners LLC, and Twin Tree Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Kinsale Capital Group? 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. 6.34% of Kinsale Capital Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Kinsale Capital Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Kinsale Capital Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,390,000 shares, a decrease of 6.1% from the previous total of 1,480,000 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 Kinsale Capital Group's float size? Kinsale Capital Group currently has issued a total of 23,277,000 shares. Some of Kinsale Capital Group'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. Kinsale Capital Group currently has a public float of 21,940,000 shares. How does Kinsale Capital Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 6.34% of Kinsale Capital Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Kinsale Capital Group: Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.41%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (1.21%), Prudential plc (0.08%), Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (5.16%), Everest Group, Ltd. (2.38%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (2.40%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.76%), Aegon Ltd. (0.57%), Globe Life Inc. (1.53%), Essent Group Ltd. (0.87%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Kinsale Capital Group stock? Short selling KNSL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kinsale Capital Group as its price is falling. KNSL shares are trading up $20.80 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 Kinsale Capital Group? A short squeeze for Kinsale Capital Group 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 KNSL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Kinsale Capital Group'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 KNSL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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