Mastercard (MA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$493.41 +3.47 (+0.71%)

Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$492.72 -0.69 (-0.14%)

As of 05/15/2026 07:58 PM Eastern

Mastercard Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Mastercard (MA) had a short interest of 6.77 million shares sold short, representing 0.77% of the public float. This marks a 4.31% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, meaning it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 3.75 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 6,767,387 shares
Previous Short Interest: 6,487,956 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: 4.31%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $3.41 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: April 30, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 883,580,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 0.77%
Today's Trading Volume: 3,415,975 shares
Average Trading Volume: 3,753,299 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 91%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
4/30/2026	6,767,387 shares	$3.41 billion	+4.3%	0.8%	1.95	$504.06
4/15/2026	6,487,956 shares	$3.38 billion	+4.0%	0.7%	1.99	$520.32
3/31/2026	6,235,735 shares	$3.12 billion	-1.1%	0.7%	1.76	$500.21
3/13/2026	6,304,204 shares	$3.14 billion	-6.2%	0.7%	1.93	$497.98
2/27/2026	6,718,459 shares	$3.47 billion	-6.6%	0.8%	1.58	$515.92
2/13/2026	7,194,771 shares	$3.73 billion	+6.5%	0.8%	1.77	$518.43
1/30/2026	6,755,048 shares	$3.64 billion	-5.6%	0.8%	1.45	$538.62
1/15/2026	7,154,622 shares	$3.88 billion	+8.9%	0.8%	1.78	$542.23
12/31/2025	6,569,687 shares	$3.75 billion	-3.6%	0.7%	2.74	$570.96
12/15/2025	6,817,593 shares	$3.88 billion	+5.9%	0.8%	2.47	$569.03
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11/28/2025	6,437,747 shares	$3.66 billion	+0.9%	0.7%	2.04	$569.03
11/14/2025	6,383,599 shares	$3.48 billion	+2.5%	0.7%	2.74	$545.31
10/31/2025	6,227,798 shares	$3.44 billion	+7.2%	0.7%	2.19	$552.59
10/15/2025	5,810,000 shares	$3.27 billion	+4.5%	0.7%	2.2	$563.30
9/30/2025	5,560,000 shares	$3.17 billion	-5.4%	0.7%	2.1	$569.29
9/15/2025	5,880,000 shares	$3.43 billion	-1.0%	0.7%	2.2	$583.30
8/31/2025	5,940,000 shares	$3.54 billion	+2.1%	0.7%	2.1	$595.92
8/15/2025	5,820,000 shares	$3.39 billion	+12.8%	0.7%	2.1	$582.06
7/31/2025	5,160,000 shares	$2.92 billion	+0.2%	0.6%	1.9	$566.16
7/15/2025	5,150,000 shares	$2.83 billion	+3.2%	0.6%	1.9	$550.33
6/30/2025	4,990,000 shares	$2.80 billion	No Change	0.6%	1.7	$561.96
6/15/2025	4,990,000 shares	$2.80 billion	-18.5%	0.6%	1.7	$561.50
5/31/2025	6,120,000 shares	$3.57 billion	+1.7%	0.8%	2.2	$583.27
5/15/2025	6,020,000 shares	$3.50 billion	+6.6%	0.7%	2.1	$581.71
4/30/2025	5,650,000 shares	$3.09 billion	+3.9%	0.7%	2	$547.58
4/15/2025	5,440,000 shares	$2.82 billion	+2.6%	0.7%	1.8	$517.69
3/31/2025	5,300,000 shares	$2.91 billion	-1.1%	0.7%	1.8	$548.66
3/15/2025	5,360,000 shares	$2.83 billion	+4.5%	0.7%	2	$527.87
2/28/2025	5,130,000 shares	$2.96 billion	-1.5%	0.6%	1.9	$576.08
2/15/2025	5,210,000 shares	$2.94 billion	+4.6%	0.6%	2	$564.77
1/31/2025	4,980,000 shares	$2.77 billion	-10.8%	0.6%	1.9	$555.63
1/15/2025	5,580,000 shares	$2.92 billion	+0.4%	0.7%	2.2	$522.41
12/31/2024	5,560,000 shares	$2.93 billion	+0.4%	0.7%	2.2	$526.57
12/15/2024	5,540,000 shares	$2.93 billion	-11.9%	0.7%	2.1	$529.00
11/30/2024	6,290,000 shares	$3.35 billion	+5.7%	0.8%	2.5	$532.94
11/15/2024	5,950,000 shares	$3.11 billion	-6.9%	0.7%	2.4	$521.89
10/31/2024	6,390,000 shares	$3.19 billion	+2.1%	0.8%	2.8	$499.08
10/15/2024	6,260,000 shares	$3.18 billion	+13.2%	0.8%	2.7	$507.23
9/30/2024	5,530,000 shares	$2.73 billion	+3.2%	0.7%	2.3	$493.80
9/15/2024	5,360,000 shares	$2.64 billion	-9.3%	0.7%	2.2	$493.36
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8/31/2024	5,910,000 shares	$2.86 billion	+10.5%	0.7%	2.4	$483.34
8/15/2024	5,350,000 shares	$2.51 billion	+3.3%	0.7%	2.1	$468.71
7/31/2024	5,180,000 shares	$2.40 billion	+17.5%	0.6%	2	$463.41
7/15/2024	4,410,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+0.2%	0.5%	1.7	$444.00
6/30/2024	4,400,000 shares	$1.94 billion	+8.6%	0.5%	1.8	$441.16
6/15/2024	4,050,000 shares	$1.80 billion	+1.5%	0.5%	1.7	$444.63
5/31/2024	3,990,000 shares	$1.78 billion	-9.1%	0.5%	1.7	$446.87
5/15/2024	4,390,000 shares	$2.01 billion	+1.9%	0.5%	1.9	$458.00
4/30/2024	4,310,000 shares	$1.94 billion	-15.8%	0.5%	1.8	$451.19
4/15/2024	5,120,000 shares	$2.35 billion	+15.1%	0.6%	2.1	$459.79
3/31/2024	4,450,000 shares	$2.14 billion	-5.5%	0.5%	1.8	$481.57
3/15/2024	4,710,000 shares	$2.24 billion	+4.7%	0.6%	2	$475.83
2/29/2024	4,500,000 shares	$2.13 billion	-0.4%	0.5%	1.8	$474.00
2/15/2024	4,520,000 shares	$2.13 billion	-7.9%	0.6%	1.8	$471.42
1/31/2024	4,910,000 shares	$2.21 billion	+0.4%	0.6%	2	$449.23
1/15/2024	4,890,000 shares	$2.10 billion	+2.7%	0.6%	1.9	$429.10
12/31/2023	4,760,000 shares	$2.03 billion	-2.7%	0.6%	1.9	$426.51
12/15/2023	4,890,000 shares	$2.04 billion	+12.7%	0.6%	1.9	$418.16
11/30/2023	4,340,000 shares	$1.80 billion	-7.9%	0.5%	1.7	$413.83
11/15/2023	4,710,000 shares	$1.87 billion	+0.4%	0.6%	1.9	$396.83
10/31/2023	4,690,000 shares	$1.77 billion	+3.1%	0.6%	2	$376.35
10/15/2023	4,550,000 shares	$1.81 billion	-3.8%	0.5%	2	$398.03
9/30/2023	4,730,000 shares	$1.87 billion	No Change	0.6%	2.1	$395.91
9/15/2023	4,730,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+9.0%	0.6%	2	$414.31
8/31/2023	4,340,000 shares	$1.79 billion	+5.6%	0.5%	1.8	$412.64
8/15/2023	4,110,000 shares	$1.62 billion	-11.2%	0.5%	1.5	$394.36
7/31/2023	4,630,000 shares	$1.83 billion	-4.5%	0.6%	1.7	$394.28
7/15/2023	4,850,000 shares	$1.95 billion	+27.6%	0.6%	1.7	$402.51
6/30/2023	3,800,000 shares	$1.49 billion	-19.7%	0.5%	1.4	$393.02
6/15/2023	4,730,000 shares	$1.79 billion	-14.6%	0.6%	1.7	$379.15
5/31/2023	5,540,000 shares	$2.02 billion	+3.6%	0.7%	1.9	$365.02
5/15/2023	5,350,000 shares	$2.05 billion	+8.5%	0.6%	2	$383.41
4/30/2023	4,930,000 shares	$1.87 billion	-0.4%	0.6%	1.9	$380.03
4/15/2023	4,950,000 shares	$1.84 billion	No Change	0.6%	1.9	$372.43
3/31/2023	4,950,000 shares	$1.80 billion	+1.9%	0.6%	1.8	$363.41
3/15/2023	4,860,000 shares	$1.69 billion	-6.4%	0.6%	1.7	$348.08
2/28/2023	5,190,000 shares	$1.84 billion	-13.2%	0.6%	2	$355.29
2/15/2023	5,980,000 shares	$2.21 billion	-4.5%	0.7%	2.3	$369.64
1/31/2023	6,260,000 shares	$2.32 billion	-4.1%	0.7%	2.3	$370.60
1/15/2023	6,530,000 shares	$2.45 billion	+39.8%	0.8%	2.3	$375.52
12/30/2022	4,670,000 shares	$1.62 billion	-1.3%	0.6%	1.7	$347.73
12/15/2022	4,730,000 shares	$1.64 billion	+0.9%	0.6%	1.6	$346.25
11/30/2022	4,690,000 shares	$1.67 billion	+0.4%	0.6%	1.6	$356.40
11/15/2022	4,670,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-1.5%	N/A	1.6	$343.51
10/31/2022	4,740,000 shares	$1.56 billion	-0.8%	0.6%	1.6	$328.18
10/15/2022	4,780,000 shares	$1.38 billion	-12.9%	0.6%	1.7	$288.69
9/30/2022	5,490,000 shares	$1.56 billion	+29.5%	0.6%	2	$284.34
9/15/2022	4,240,000 shares	$1.34 billion	+5.7%	0.5%	1.6	$316.96
8/31/2022	4,010,000 shares	$1.30 billion	-7.0%	0.5%	1.5	$324.37
8/15/2022	4,310,000 shares	$1.55 billion	-9.5%	0.5%	1.6	$359.95
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7/31/2022	4,760,000 shares	$1.68 billion	-11.4%	0.6%	1.6	$353.79
7/15/2022	5,370,000 shares	$1.79 billion	+5.9%	0.6%	1.7	$332.57
6/30/2022	5,070,000 shares	$1.60 billion	+2.6%	0.6%	1.6	$315.48
6/15/2022	4,940,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-5.2%	0.6%	1.5	$325.39
5/31/2022	5,210,000 shares	$1.86 billion	-1.0%	0.6%	1.5	$357.87
5/15/2022	5,260,000 shares	$1.75 billion	-7.9%	0.6%	1.4	$332.80
4/30/2022	5,710,000 shares	$2.07 billion	+11.3%	0.7%	1.4	$363.38
4/15/2022	5,130,000 shares	$1.84 billion	-7.1%	0.6%	1.2	$357.82
3/31/2022	5,520,000 shares	$1.97 billion	+4.0%	0.6%	1.2	$357.38
3/15/2022	5,310,000 shares	$1.78 billion	-5.9%	0.6%	1.1	$335.00
2/28/2022	5,640,000 shares	$2.04 billion	-5.2%	0.7%	1.2	$360.82
2/15/2022	5,950,000 shares	$2.27 billion	-6.2%	0.7%	1.2	$381.54
1/31/2022	6,340,000 shares	$2.45 billion	No Change	0.7%	1.2	$386.38
1/15/2022	6,340,000 shares	$2.36 billion	+17.4%	0.7%	1.2	$372.14
12/31/2021	5,400,000 shares	$1.94 billion	+10.7%	0.6%	1.1	$359.32
12/15/2021	4,880,000 shares	$1.69 billion	+13.2%	0.6%	1	$346.35
11/30/2021	4,310,000 shares	$1.36 billion	+14.6%	0.5%	0.9	$314.92
11/15/2021	3,760,000 shares	$1.36 billion	-37.0%	0.4%	0.8	$361.36
10/29/2021	5,970,000 shares	$2.00 billion	+20.9%	0.7%	1.5	$335.52
10/15/2021	4,940,000 shares	$1.76 billion	-9.7%	0.6%	1.3	$356.00
9/30/2021	5,470,000 shares	$1.90 billion	-2.7%	0.6%	1.4	$347.68
9/15/2021	5,620,000 shares	$1.94 billion	-0.5%	0.7%	1.5	$344.75
8/31/2021	5,650,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+7.6%	0.7%	1.6	$346.23
8/13/2021	5,250,000 shares	$1.90 billion	-0.4%	0.6%	1.6	$362.75
7/30/2021	5,270,000 shares	$2.03 billion	+24.9%	0.6%	1.6	$385.94
7/15/2021	4,220,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-3.4%	0.5%	1.3	$390.23
6/30/2021	4,370,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-34.7%	0.5%	1.4	$365.09
6/15/2021	6,690,000 shares	$2.46 billion	+8.1%	0.8%	2.1	$368.12
5/28/2021	6,190,000 shares	$2.23 billion	+6.0%	0.7%	1.9	$360.58

MA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Mastercard shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 6,767,387 shares of MA short. 0.77% 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: Galaxy Digital Capital Management GP LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Galaxy Group Investments LLC, Guardian Capital LP, Wellington Management Group LLP, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Laurion Capital Management LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Barclays PLC, Bayview Asset Management LLC, and Aptus Capital Advisors LLC. 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. 0.77% of Mastercard's floating shares are currently sold short.

Mastercard saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,767,387 shares, an increase of 4.3% from the previous total of 6,487,956 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.

0.77% of Mastercard's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Mastercard: Affirm Holdings, Inc. (6.44%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (4.88%), American Express Company (2.16%), Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (3.32%), Global Payments Inc. (4.63%), Visa Inc. (1.29%), The Western Union Company (16.49%), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (3.44%), Paychex, Inc. (5.38%), Fiserv, Inc. (2.67%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 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 $3.47 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 increases 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 April, 30 2026.

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

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 companyâ€™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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This page (NYSE:MA) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Mastercard (MA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume