Kohl's (KSS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.46 +0.46 (+5.05%) As of 02:40 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Kohl's Short Interest DataKohl's (KSS) has a short interest of 57.50 million shares, representing 53.83% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 4.37% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.7, indicating that it would take 4.7 days of the average trading volume of 8.85 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest57,500,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest55,090,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4.37%Dollar Volume Sold Short$483 millionShort Interest Ratio4.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares111,324,000 sharesFloat Size106,820,000 sharesShort Percent of Float53.83%Today's Trading Volume6,023,058 sharesAverage Trading Volume8,854,148 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average68% Short Selling Kohl's? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Kohl's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKSS Short Interest Over TimeKSS Days to Cover Over TimeKSS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Kohl's Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202557,500,000 shares $483 million +4.4%53.8%4.7 $8.40 4/30/202555,090,000 shares $369.65 million +5.8%51.3%4.6 $6.71 4/15/202552,070,000 shares $326.17 million +11.7%48.5%4.5 $6.26 3/31/202546,610,000 shares $382.06 million -4.9%43.4%4.2 $8.20 3/15/202549,000,000 shares $392.78 million -10.0%45.3%5 $8.02 2/28/202554,430,000 shares $620.77 million +15.9%50.3%6 $11.41 2/15/202546,960,000 shares $550.61 million +8.4%43.4%5 $11.73 1/31/202543,340,000 shares $570.14 million -3.7%40.1%4.6 $13.16 1/15/202545,010,000 shares $576.58 million +1.6%41.6%4.9 $12.81 12/31/202444,300,000 shares $621.97 million -12.7%40.4%5 $14.04 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KSS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kohl's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/202450,740,000 shares $728.12 million +22.1%46.3%5.8 $14.35 11/30/202441,550,000 shares $622.00 million +9.2%37.9%4.9 $14.97 11/15/202438,050,000 shares $685.66 million +7.2%34.8%4.7 $18.02 10/31/202435,500,000 shares $656.04 million +1.6%32.4%5.1 $18.48 10/15/202434,940,000 shares $697.05 million -6.9%32.0%5.2 $19.95 9/30/202437,540,000 shares $792.09 million -4.2%34.4%5.6 $21.10 9/15/202439,170,000 shares $772.43 million -3.2%35.8%6 $19.72 8/31/202440,450,000 shares $784.33 million +2.4%37.0%6.5 $19.39 8/15/202439,490,000 shares $785.85 million -2.9%36.2%6.4 $19.90 7/31/202440,650,000 shares $880.48 million -0.2%37.2%6.7 $21.66 7/15/202440,730,000 shares $889.95 million +4.8%37.3%6.9 $21.85 6/30/202438,860,000 shares $893.39 million +8.3%35.6%6.5 $22.99 6/15/202435,890,000 shares $774.51 million +5.3%32.9%5.9 $21.58 5/31/202434,090,000 shares $763.28 million -7.0%31.2%5.4 $22.39 5/15/202436,670,000 shares $940.95 million +0.9%33.7%6.8 $25.66 4/30/202436,360,000 shares $870.46 million +2.7%33.4%6.9 $23.94 4/15/202435,400,000 shares $786.94 million +18.4%32.7%6.4 $22.23 3/31/202429,910,000 shares $871.88 million -14.0%27.6%5.6 $29.15 3/15/202434,760,000 shares $862.22 million +25.4%32.0%6.7 $24.81 2/29/202427,710,000 shares $771.72 million -6.4%25.5%5.3 $27.85 2/15/202429,590,000 shares $836.21 million +1.5%27.2%5.5 $28.26 1/31/202429,160,000 shares $751.16 million -5.8%26.8%4.9 $25.76 1/15/202430,940,000 shares $808.15 million +8.4%28.5%5.4 $26.12 12/31/202328,550,000 shares $818.81 million +6.1%27.1%5 $28.68 12/15/202326,900,000 shares $759.93 million +0.3%25.5%4.4 $28.25 11/30/202326,810,000 shares $628.69 million -1.8%25.5%4.6 $23.45 11/15/202327,310,000 shares $674.83 million +6.1%25.9%5 $24.71 10/31/202325,730,000 shares $579.44 million +0.3%24.4%5.2 $22.52 10/15/202325,650,000 shares $456.57 million +7.6%24.4%5.3 $17.80 9/30/202323,830,000 shares $499.48 million +4.5%22.6%5.3 $20.96Is Elon's empire crumbling? 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Short interest is the volume of Kohl's shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 57,500,000 shares of KSS short. 53.83% of Kohl's' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kohl's' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Kohl's? 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. KSS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Kohl's's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Kohl's? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kohl's: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Carronade Capital Management LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., Sculptor Capital LP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Summit Securities Group LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Kohl's? 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. 53.83% of Kohl's' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Kohl's' short interest increasing or decreasing? Kohl's saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 57,500,000 shares, an increase of 4.4% from the previous total of 55,090,000 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 Kohl's' float size? Kohl's currently has issued a total of 111,324,000 shares. Some of Kohl'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. Kohl's currently has a public float of 106,820,000 shares. How does Kohl's' short interest compare to its competitors? 53.83% of Kohl's' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Kohl's: Macy's, Inc. (8.44%), Dillard's, Inc. (11.02%), Nordstrom, Inc. (14.80%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (5.16%), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (13.78%), Ermenegildo Zegna (7.50%), Signet Jewelers Limited (14.53%), Hagerty, Inc. (0.39%), PriceSmart, Inc. (5.36%), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (18.36%), 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 ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Kohl's stock? Short selling KSS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kohl's as its price is falling. KSS shares are trading up $0.24 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 Kohl's? A short squeeze for Kohl's 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 KSS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Kohl'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 KSS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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