Mastercard (MA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Mastercard shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 6,020,000 shares of MA short. 0.73% of Mastercard's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Mastercard'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. MA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Mastercard's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Mastercard: Jane Street Group LLC, CTC LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Bayview Asset Management LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Nishkama Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Maven Securities LTD, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, XY Capital Ltd, Delta Accumulation LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft, LPL Financial LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hollencrest Capital Management, Portman Square Capital LLP, Caas Capital Management LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, and Mission Wealth Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.73% of Mastercard's floating shares are currently sold short.

Mastercard saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,020,000 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the previous total of 5,650,000 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.

Mastercard currently has issued a total of 911,708,000 shares. Some of Mastercard'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. Mastercard currently has a public float of 820,290,000 shares.

0.73% of Mastercard's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Mastercard: Visa Inc. (1.53%), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (1.52%), Fiserv, Inc. (1.33%), Paychex, Inc. (4.29%), Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (2.61%), Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (1.16%), Global Payments Inc. (3.04%), Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (2.86%), Genpact Limited (3.42%), ExlService Holdings, Inc. (5.36%),

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.

Short selling MA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mastercard as its price is falling. MA shares are trading up $1.05 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 Mastercard 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 MA, 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 MA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.