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MFA Financial (MFA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.92 -0.02 (-0.22%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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MFA Financial Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, MFA Financial (MFA) had a short interest of 3.72 million shares sold short, representing 3.72% of the public float. This marks a 7.91% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, meaning it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.45 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,722,584 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,449,704 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
7.91%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$33.97 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
101,090,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.72%
Today's Trading Volume
1,505,972 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,453,257 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
104%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/20263,722,584 shares $33.97 million +7.9%3.7%2.63 $9.13
7/15/20263,449,704 shares $32.58 million -15.0%3.4%2.17 $9.45
6/30/20264,058,285 shares $39.36 million +17.4%4.0%1.82 $9.70
6/15/20263,455,620 shares $32.29 million -1.2%3.4%2.49 $9.35
5/29/20263,497,637 shares $33.58 million +5.9%3.5%3.09 $9.60
5/15/20263,303,385 shares $30.77 million +30.1%3.3%2 $9.32
4/30/20262,539,046 shares $26.06 million -5.1%2.5%1.89 $10.27
4/15/20262,675,062 shares $27.11 million -20.1%2.7%2.21 $10.14
3/31/20263,348,824 shares $32.10 million +30.5%3.3%2 $9.58
3/13/20262,565,417 shares $25.22 million +17.0%2.5%1.97 $9.83
2/27/20262,191,825 shares $22.18 million -17.5%2.2%1.59 $10.12
2/13/20262,656,748 shares $26.29 million -0.7%2.6%1.97 $9.90
1/30/20262,675,061 shares $25.81 million +2.4%2.6%1.63 $9.65
1/15/20262,612,242 shares $25.91 million -8.9%2.6%1.74 $9.92
12/31/20252,868,547 shares $26.71 million +14.0%2.8%2.23 $9.31
12/15/20252,517,092 shares $24.18 million +3.1%2.5%2.58 $9.61
11/28/20252,441,330 shares $23.45 million -6.1%2.4%2.05 $9.61
11/14/20252,600,175 shares $24.14 million -9.4%2.6%1.97 $9.29
10/31/20252,868,560 shares $25.83 million +24.0%2.8%2.64 $9.01
10/15/20252,310,000 shares $21.15 million -19.2%2.3%1.6 $9.15
9/30/20252,860,000 shares $26.28 million +33.0%2.8%2 $9.19
9/15/20252,150,000 shares $21.75 million -10.0%2.1%1.6 $10.12
8/31/20252,390,000 shares $24.39 million -10.8%2.4%1.9 $10.21
8/15/20252,680,000 shares $26.02 million +1.5%2.6%2.1 $9.71
7/31/20252,640,000 shares $24.00 million -9.9%2.6%2 $9.09
7/15/20252,930,000 shares $27.00 million -6.4%2.9%2.3 $9.22
6/30/20253,130,000 shares $29.64 million +29.9%3.1%2 $9.47
6/15/20252,410,000 shares $23.20 million +6.6%2.4%1.6 $9.63
5/31/20252,260,000 shares $21.04 million +2.7%2.2%1.5 $9.31
5/15/20252,200,000 shares $21.63 million -1.4%2.2%1.5 $9.83
4/30/20252,230,000 shares $21.92 million +1.8%2.2%1.5 $9.83
4/15/20252,190,000 shares $18.98 million -14.5%2.2%1.5 $8.67
3/31/20252,560,000 shares $26.33 million +13.8%2.5%2 $10.29
3/15/20252,250,000 shares $24.46 million +2.3%2.2%2 $10.87
2/28/20252,200,000 shares $23.42 million -2.7%2.2%2 $10.65
2/15/20252,260,000 shares $24.09 million +3.7%2.2%2.2 $10.66
1/31/20252,180,000 shares $22.86 million -6.4%2.2%2.1 $10.49
1/15/20252,330,000 shares $23.49 million -34.0%2.3%2.3 $10.08
12/31/20243,530,000 shares $35.97 million +12.1%3.5%3.7 $10.19
12/15/20243,150,000 shares $34.08 million +30.7%3.1%3.6 $10.82
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11/30/20242,410,000 shares $26.78 million No Change2.4%2.8 $11.11
11/15/20242,410,000 shares $26.57 million +16.4%2.4%2.8 $11.03
10/31/20242,070,000 shares $25.44 million +17.0%2.0%2.6 $12.29
10/15/20241,770,000 shares $22.23 million -14.5%1.8%2.3 $12.56
9/30/20242,070,000 shares $26.33 million -3.7%2.0%2.5 $12.72
9/15/20242,150,000 shares $27.99 million +20.8%2.1%2.7 $13.02
8/31/20241,780,000 shares $22.29 million -3.3%1.8%2.3 $12.52
8/15/20241,840,000 shares $21.73 million +26.0%1.8%2.5 $11.81
7/31/20241,460,000 shares $16.34 million -41.4%1.4%2.1 $11.19
7/15/20242,490,000 shares $28.52 million -4.2%2.5%4 $11.46
6/30/20242,600,000 shares $27.66 million +23.8%2.6%4.5 $10.64
6/15/20242,100,000 shares $22.81 million -1.9%2.1%3.8 $10.86
5/31/20242,140,000 shares $22.90 million +14.4%2.1%3.8 $10.70
5/15/20241,870,000 shares $20.52 million -1.6%1.9%3 $10.98
4/30/20241,900,000 shares $20.13 million -6.9%1.9%2.7 $10.60
4/15/20242,040,000 shares $21.42 million -2.9%2.0%2.7 $10.50
3/31/20242,100,000 shares $23.96 million +2.9%2.1%2.7 $11.41
3/15/20242,040,000 shares $23.17 million -14.3%2.0%2.5 $11.36
2/29/20242,380,000 shares $26.70 million +6.3%2.4%2.6 $11.22
2/15/20242,240,000 shares $24.55 million +7.2%2.2%2.4 $10.96
1/31/20242,090,000 shares $23.14 million +16.8%2.1%2.2 $11.07
1/15/20241,790,000 shares $20.69 million +7.2%1.8%1.8 $11.56
12/31/20231,670,000 shares $18.82 million -13.5%1.7%1.6 $11.27
12/15/20231,930,000 shares $22.48 million -18.6%1.9%1.7 $11.65
11/30/20232,370,000 shares $25.60 million +0.4%2.3%2.3 $10.80
11/15/20232,360,000 shares $24.52 million +29.7%2.3%2.4 $10.39
10/31/20231,820,000 shares $16.21 million +2.3%1.8%1.9 $8.91
10/15/20231,780,000 shares $16.32 million +0.6%1.8%2 $9.17
9/30/20231,770,000 shares $17.01 million +15.7%1.8%2.1 $9.61
9/15/20231,530,000 shares $16.68 million -5.0%1.5%1.8 $10.90
8/31/20231,610,000 shares $17.66 million No Change1.6%1.9 $10.97
8/15/20231,610,000 shares $16.85 million +9.5%1.6%1.7 $10.47
7/31/20231,470,000 shares $16.56 million +16.7%1.5%1.5 $11.27
7/15/20231,260,000 shares $14.35 million -13.7%1.3%1.2 $11.39
6/30/20231,460,000 shares $16.40 million -15.6%1.4%1.4 $11.24
6/15/20231,730,000 shares $20.12 million -16.0%1.7%1.4 $11.63
5/31/20232,060,000 shares $21.81 million -0.5%2.0%1.6 $10.59
5/15/20232,070,000 shares $20.95 million -11.9%2.1%1.6 $10.12
4/30/20232,350,000 shares $25.12 million -3.3%2.3%1.7 $10.69
4/15/20232,430,000 shares $24.13 million -11.3%2.4%1.8 $9.93
3/31/20232,740,000 shares $27.18 million +7.9%2.7%1.8 $9.92
3/15/20232,540,000 shares $23.83 million +8.6%2.5%1.8 $9.38
2/28/20232,340,000 shares $25.06 million +21.2%2.3%1.7 $10.71
2/15/20231,930,000 shares $21.52 million -14.6%1.9%1.5 $11.15
1/31/20232,260,000 shares $26.87 million -17.5%2.2%1.8 $11.89
1/15/20232,740,000 shares $30.61 million -22.2%2.7%2.1 $11.17
12/30/20223,520,000 shares $34.67 million +2.6%3.9%2.3 $9.85
12/15/20223,430,000 shares $37.87 million -16.6%3.8%2.1 $11.04
11/30/20224,110,000 shares $45.95 million +16.1%4.5%2.4 $11.18
11/15/20223,540,000 shares $39.75 million -15.9%3.9%2.1 $11.23
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10/31/20224,210,000 shares $41.93 million -16.5%4.7%2.5 $9.96
10/15/20225,040,000 shares $42.29 million +15.1%5.6%2.8 $8.39
9/30/20224,380,000 shares $34.08 million +25.5%4.8%2.6 $7.78
9/15/20223,490,000 shares $37.10 million +6.7%3.9%2.5 $10.63
8/31/20223,270,000 shares $35.74 million +4.5%3.6%2.2 $10.93
8/15/20223,130,000 shares $37.59 million -1.6%3.5%2.1 $12.01
7/31/20223,180,000 shares $41.21 million -14.3%3.5%1.9 $12.96
7/15/20223,710,000 shares $41.59 million -10.2%4.1%2.1 $11.21
6/30/20224,130,000 shares $44.40 million +13.8%4.5%2.2 $10.75
6/15/20223,630,000 shares $39.68 million +3.7%4.0%2 $10.93
5/31/20223,500,000 shares $47.32 million +10.8%3.8%2.3 $13.52
5/15/20223,160,000 shares $42.41 million -8.9%3.5%2 $13.42
4/30/20223,470,000 shares $49.45 million +21.3%3.7%2.4 $14.25
4/15/20222,860,000 shares $42.87 million +29.4%3.1%2.2 $14.99
3/31/20222,210,000 shares $35.63 million -77.3%2.4%2.1 $16.12
3/15/20229,740,000 shares $41.10 million +9.6%2.6%2.5 $4.22
2/28/20228,890,000 shares $36.09 million +7.2%2.3%2.3 $4.06
2/15/20228,290,000 shares $36.56 million -9.7%2.1%2.1 $4.41
1/31/20229,180,000 shares $42.50 million +3.7%2.3%2.6 $4.63
1/15/20228,850,000 shares $40.89 million +56.9%2.2%2.7 $4.62
12/31/20215,640,000 shares $25.72 million -27.3%1.4%1.8 $4.56
12/15/20217,760,000 shares $35.54 million +25.8%2.0%2.6 $4.58
11/30/20216,170,000 shares $26.47 million +3.0%1.6%2.1 $4.29
11/15/20215,990,000 shares $26.84 million -8.6%1.5%2.2 $4.48
10/29/20216,550,000 shares $29.54 million -4.7%1.7%2.4 $4.51
10/15/20216,870,000 shares $31.95 million -25.4%1.7%2.5 $4.65
9/30/20219,210,000 shares $42.09 million -0.4%2.3%3.2 $4.57
9/15/20219,250,000 shares $42.37 million -1.4%2.3%2.9 $4.58
8/31/20219,380,000 shares $45.02 million +4.8%2.4%2.8 $4.80

MFA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of MFA Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 3,722,584 shares of MFA short. 3.72% of MFA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MFA Financial'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. MFA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.6. Learn More on MFA Financial's short interest ratio.

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. 3.72% of MFA Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

MFA Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,722,584 shares, an increase of 7.9% from the previous total of 3,449,704 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.

3.72% of MFA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to MFA Financial: AGNC Investment Corp. (8.48%), Chimera Investment Corporation (2.07%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (4.25%), Ellington Financial Inc. (5.62%), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (9.25%), Ladder Capital Corp (4.65%), Annaly Capital Management Inc (2.78%), Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (8.49%), Rithm Capital Corp. (7.01%), Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (5.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MFA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MFA Financial as its price is falling. MFA shares are trading down $0.02 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 MFA Financial 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 MFA, 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 MFA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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 company’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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Short interest data for NYSE:MFA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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