MetLife (MET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $78.84 +0.99 (+1.28%) As of 11:47 AM 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 MetLife Short Interest DataMetLife (MET) has a short interest of 7.42 million shares, representing 1.32% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.46% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 3.38 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,420,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,970,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.46%Dollar Volume Sold Short$582.62 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares671,300,000 sharesFloat Size561,530,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.32%Today's Trading Volume445,665 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,377,499 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average13% Short Selling MetLife? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MetLife and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMET Short Interest Over TimeMET Days to Cover Over TimeMET Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time MetLife Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/20257,420,000 shares $582.62 million +6.5%1.3%2.1 $78.52 5/15/20256,970,000 shares $560.53 million +2.1%1.2%1.9 $80.42 4/30/20256,830,000 shares $514.09 million +5.9%1.2%1.8 $75.27 4/15/20256,450,000 shares $468.61 million -9.7%1.1%1.7 $72.65 3/31/20257,140,000 shares $573.48 million +11.2%1.3%1.8 $80.32 3/15/20256,420,000 shares $517.55 million -12.8%1.1%1.9 $80.62 2/28/20257,360,000 shares $634.14 million -3.3%1.3%2.1 $86.16 2/15/20257,610,000 shares $622.38 million +11.9%1.3%2.2 $81.78 1/31/20256,800,000 shares $588.58 million -8.1%1.2%1.9 $86.56 1/15/20257,400,000 shares $628.93 million +17.8%1.3%2.2 $84.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MET and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MetLife and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/20246,280,000 shares $514.21 million -3.4%1.1%2 $81.88 12/15/20246,500,000 shares $539.44 million +4.8%1.1%2 $82.99 11/30/20246,200,000 shares $547.03 million +24.0%1.1%1.9 $88.23 11/15/20245,000,000 shares $416.65 million -13.9%0.9%1.5 $83.33 10/31/20245,810,000 shares $455.74 million -31.1%1.0%1.8 $78.44 10/15/20248,430,000 shares $722.54 million +13.0%1.4%2.6 $85.71 9/30/20247,460,000 shares $615.30 million -1.2%1.3%2.2 $82.48 9/15/20247,550,000 shares $575.23 million +3.0%1.3%2.2 $76.19 8/31/20247,330,000 shares $567.93 million +5.3%1.3%2.2 $77.48 8/15/20246,960,000 shares $499.24 million -12.3%1.2%2.2 $71.73 7/31/20247,940,000 shares $610.19 million +2.6%1.4%2.6 $76.85 7/15/20247,740,000 shares $576.09 million -9.8%1.3%2.5 $74.43 6/30/20248,580,000 shares $602.23 million -6.3%1.4%2.8 $70.19 6/15/20249,160,000 shares $627.92 million +4.7%1.5%3.1 $68.55 5/31/20248,750,000 shares $633.24 million +13.5%1.5%3 $72.37 5/15/20247,710,000 shares $563.95 million +10.1%1.3%2.5 $73.15 4/30/20247,000,000 shares $497.56 million -5.9%1.2%2.1 $71.08 4/15/20247,440,000 shares $516.63 million +1.1%1.2%2.2 $69.44 3/31/20247,360,000 shares $545.45 million +2.9%1.2%2 $74.11 3/15/20247,150,000 shares $517.59 million +34.2%1.2%2 $72.39 2/29/20245,330,000 shares $371.71 million -24.0%0.9%1.4 $69.74 2/15/20247,010,000 shares $487.48 million -12.6%1.2%1.8 $69.54 1/31/20248,020,000 shares $555.63 million +2.0%1.3%2.1 $69.28 1/15/20247,860,000 shares $541.00 million +3.6%1.3%2.1 $68.83 12/31/20237,590,000 shares $501.93 million -12.2%1.2%2 $66.13 12/15/20238,640,000 shares $573.35 million +7.2%1.4%2.3 $66.36 11/30/20238,060,000 shares $512.94 million +0.1%1.3%2.1 $63.64 11/15/20238,050,000 shares $497.65 million -0.5%1.3%2.2 $61.82 10/31/20238,090,000 shares $485.48 million -11.3%1.3%2.2 $60.01 10/15/20239,120,000 shares $565.99 million -6.2%1.5%2.5 $62.06The $15 Gold Fund That Pays Up to $1,152/Month (Ad)Gold prices are breaking records. 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But while everyone else is fixated on headlines… They're missing something much bigger: There's a new way to collect income from gold.Click here to discover the gold income breakthrough most investors are missing. 8/31/202112,680,000 shares $786.16 million -1.6%1.8%2.6 $62.00 8/13/202112,880,000 shares $804.87 million +3.1%1.8%2.7 $62.49 7/30/202112,490,000 shares $720.67 million -2.8%1.7%2.5 $57.70 7/15/202112,850,000 shares $753.52 million -12.1%1.7%2.7 $58.64 6/30/202114,610,000 shares $874.41 million -15.6%2.0%3 $59.85 6/15/202117,310,000 shares $1.10 billion +14.0%2.3%3.9 $63.77 5/28/202115,180,000 shares $992.16 million +0.1%2.1%3.4 $65.36 5/14/202115,170,000 shares $979.22 million -12.4%2.0%3.1 $64.55 4/30/202117,310,000 shares $1.12 billion -7.3%2.3%3.3 $64.43 4/15/202118,680,000 shares $1.17 billion +14.5%2.5%3.4 $62.73 3/31/202116,310,000 shares $1.00 billion -16.5%2.2%2.9 $61.44 3/15/202119,530,000 shares $1.19 billion +3.0%2.6%3.3 $61.09 2/26/202118,970,000 shares $1.11 billion +4.4%2.5%3.2 $58.26 2/12/202118,180,000 shares $1.01 billion +23.7%2.4%3.2 $55.31 1/29/202114,700,000 shares $728.68 million +10.4%1.9%2.5 $49.57 1/15/202113,320,000 shares $686.91 million +13.1%1.8%2.3 $51.57 12/31/202011,780,000 shares $546.59 million -20.1%1.6%2.1 $46.40 12/15/202014,740,000 shares $675.68 million +18.0%1.9%2.6 $45.84 11/30/202012,490,000 shares $592.65 million -0.9%1.6%2.2 $47.45 11/15/202012,600,000 shares $563.72 million +4.3%1.7%2.2 $44.74 10/30/202012,080,000 shares $450.70 million +9.7%1.6%2.1 $37.31 10/15/202011,010,000 shares $429.06 million +4.5%1.4%2 $38.97 9/30/202010,540,000 shares $391.77 million +8.0%1.4%2 $37.17 9/15/20209,760,000 shares $366.10 million -16.9%1.3%1.8 $37.51 8/31/202011,740,000 shares $451.52 million +4.5%1.5%2.1 $38.46 8/14/202011,240,000 shares $445.22 million -19.1%1.5%1.8 $39.61 7/31/202013,890,000 shares $525.74 million -13.0%1.8%2.2 $37.85 7/15/202015,970,000 shares $605.10 million -4.8%2.1%2.5 $37.89 6/30/202016,770,000 shares $596.51 million +0.1%2.2%2.5 $35.57 MET Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MetLife's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MetLife shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 7,420,000 shares of MET short. 1.32% of MetLife's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MetLife's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for MetLife? 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. MET shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MetLife's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting MetLife? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MetLife: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, HAP Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Delta Accumulation LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, SteelPeak Wealth LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., SG Americas Securities LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for MetLife? 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. 1.32% of MetLife's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MetLife's short interest increasing or decreasing? MetLife saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,420,000 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the previous total of 6,970,000 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 MetLife's float size? MetLife currently has issued a total of 671,300,000 shares. Some of MetLife'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. MetLife currently has a public float of 561,530,000 shares. How does MetLife's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.32% of MetLife's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to MetLife: Aflac Incorporated (1.98%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.95%), Unum Group (1.95%), Primerica, Inc. (3.61%), Lincoln National Co. (3.16%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (2.34%), Citizens, Inc. (11.64%), Manulife Financial Co. (2.02%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (1.55%), Prudential plc (0.13%), 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 ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MetLife stock? Short selling MET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MetLife as its price is falling. MET shares are trading up $1.23 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 MetLife? A short squeeze for MetLife 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 MET, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MetLife'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 MET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. 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