Morgan Stanley (MS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Morgan Stanley Short Interest Data

Morgan Stanley (MS) has a short interest of 14.60 million shares, representing 1.20% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.28% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 6.57 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 14,600,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 14,940,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -2.28%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $2.08 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: July 31, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 1,596,340,000 shares
Float Size: 1,220,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 1.20%
Today's Trading Volume: 3,898,102 shares
Average Trading Volume: 6,572,776 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 59%

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MS Short Interest Over Time

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MS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Morgan Stanley Short Interest History

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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
7/31/2025	14,600,000 shares	$2.08 billion	-2.3%	1.2%	2.6	$142.46
7/15/2025	14,940,000 shares	$2.12 billion	+1.2%	1.2%	2.6	$141.66
6/30/2025	14,770,000 shares	$2.08 billion	-1.1%	1.2%	2.3	$141.08
6/15/2025	14,930,000 shares	$1.93 billion	+4.4%	1.2%	2.2	$129.44
5/31/2025	14,300,000 shares	$1.83 billion	-16.2%	1.2%	1.9	$127.87
5/15/2025	17,060,000 shares	$2.26 billion	+15.2%	1.4%	2.1	$132.43
4/30/2025	14,810,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+1.2%	1.2%	1.9	$115.50
4/15/2025	14,640,000 shares	$1.62 billion	-1.6%	1.2%	1.9	$110.43
3/31/2025	14,870,000 shares	$1.74 billion	+3.0%	1.2%	1.9	$116.85
3/15/2025	14,440,000 shares	$1.67 billion	+1.1%	1.2%	2.1	$115.41
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2/28/2025	14,290,000 shares	$1.90 billion	+8.8%	1.2%	2.1	$133.11
2/15/2025	13,130,000 shares	$1.83 billion	-4.5%	1.1%	2.1	$139.19
1/31/2025	13,750,000 shares	$1.90 billion	+9.1%	1.1%	2	$138.35
1/15/2025	12,600,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-8.5%	1.0%	1.9	$131.08
12/31/2024	13,770,000 shares	$1.73 billion	-1.9%	1.1%	2.1	$125.72
12/15/2024	14,040,000 shares	$1.79 billion	-8.4%	1.1%	2.2	$127.40
11/30/2024	15,330,000 shares	$2.02 billion	-8.0%	1.3%	2.4	$131.61
11/15/2024	16,670,000 shares	$2.23 billion	+12.9%	1.4%	2.6	$134.06
10/31/2024	14,760,000 shares	$1.72 billion	-12.4%	1.2%	2.5	$116.23
10/15/2024	16,840,000 shares	$1.89 billion	+2.9%	1.4%	2.9	$112.22
9/30/2024	16,370,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+7.5%	1.3%	2.7	$104.24
9/15/2024	15,230,000 shares	$1.50 billion	+2.5%	1.2%	2.4	$98.25
8/31/2024	14,860,000 shares	$1.54 billion	+2.9%	1.2%	2.4	$103.61
8/15/2024	14,440,000 shares	$1.45 billion	-11.9%	1.2%	2.3	$100.64
7/31/2024	16,390,000 shares	$1.69 billion	+26.2%	1.3%	2.5	$103.21
7/15/2024	12,990,000 shares	$1.37 billion	+29.0%	1.1%	2.1	$105.36
6/30/2024	10,070,000 shares	$978.70 million	-17.8%	0.8%	1.6	$97.19
6/15/2024	12,250,000 shares	$1.17 billion	-7.5%	1.0%	2	$95.50
5/31/2024	13,240,000 shares	$1.30 billion	-15.1%	1.1%	1.9	$97.84
5/15/2024	15,600,000 shares	$1.57 billion	+26.3%	1.3%	2	$100.53
4/30/2024	12,350,000 shares	$1.12 billion	-22.5%	1.0%	1.5	$90.83
4/15/2024	15,930,000 shares	$1.38 billion	+5.3%	1.3%	1.9	$86.94
3/31/2024	15,130,000 shares	$1.42 billion	-7.7%	1.2%	1.8	$94.16
3/15/2024	16,390,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+15.1%	1.3%	1.9	$88.38
2/29/2024	14,240,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-2.4%	1.1%	1.6	$86.04
2/15/2024	14,590,000 shares	$1.25 billion	-13.6%	1.2%	1.8	$85.67
1/31/2024	16,890,000 shares	$1.47 billion	-19.3%	1.3%	2	$87.25
1/15/2024	20,940,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-9.8%	1.7%	2.3	$89.70
12/31/2023	23,210,000 shares	$2.16 billion	+21.1%	1.8%	2.6	$93.25
12/15/2023	19,160,000 shares	$1.75 billion	+7.5%	1.5%	2.2	$91.37
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11/30/2023	17,830,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-15.6%	1.4%	2.1	$79.34
11/15/2023	21,130,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+4.8%	1.7%	2.5	$79.68
10/31/2023	20,160,000 shares	$1.43 billion	+0.2%	1.6%	2.5	$70.82
10/15/2023	20,130,000 shares	$1.57 billion	-4.0%	1.6%	2.7	$77.79
9/30/2023	20,970,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+2.1%	1.6%	3	$81.67
9/15/2023	20,530,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+6.5%	1.6%	2.9	$88.41
8/31/2023	19,280,000 shares	$1.64 billion	+3.5%	1.5%	2.8	$85.15
8/15/2023	18,620,000 shares	$1.60 billion	+1.5%	1.5%	2.6	$86.15
7/31/2023	18,340,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+11.9%	1.4%	2.5	$91.56
7/15/2023	16,390,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-18.6%	1.3%	2.2	$85.78
6/30/2023	20,140,000 shares	$1.72 billion	-7.3%	1.6%	2.8	$85.40
6/15/2023	21,720,000 shares	$1.93 billion	-2.4%	1.7%	3.1	$89.05
5/31/2023	22,260,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+8.9%	1.7%	2.9	$81.76
5/15/2023	20,450,000 shares	$1.70 billion	-6.4%	1.6%	2.7	$82.95
4/30/2023	21,840,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+17.8%	1.7%	3	$89.97
4/15/2023	18,540,000 shares	$1.61 billion	+1.6%	1.4%	2.5	$86.71
3/31/2023	18,240,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-5.6%	1.4%	2.3	$87.80
3/15/2023	19,320,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+0.9%	1.5%	2.5	$85.39
2/28/2023	19,150,000 shares	$1.85 billion	+6.7%	1.5%	2.7	$96.50
2/15/2023	17,940,000 shares	$1.81 billion	-3.7%	1.4%	2.5	$100.83
1/31/2023	18,620,000 shares	$1.81 billion	+11.8%	1.4%	2.6	$97.33
1/15/2023	16,660,000 shares	$1.53 billion	-6.4%	1.3%	2.3	$91.66
12/30/2022	17,800,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-3.3%	1.4%	2.6	$85.02
12/15/2022	18,400,000 shares	$1.62 billion	+20.0%	1.4%	2.5	$87.79
11/30/2022	15,340,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-13.3%	1.2%	2	$93.07
11/15/2022	17,700,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-10.2%	1.4%	2.3	$90.50
10/31/2022	19,710,000 shares	$1.62 billion	+9.7%	1.5%	2.5	$82.17
10/15/2022	17,970,000 shares	$1.35 billion	-5.5%	1.4%	2.3	$75.30
9/30/2022	19,010,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-17.6%	1.4%	2.5	$79.01
9/15/2022	23,060,000 shares	$2.04 billion	-14.6%	1.7%	2.9	$88.26
8/31/2022	27,000,000 shares	$2.30 billion	+22.9%	2.0%	3.4	$85.22
8/15/2022	21,970,000 shares	$2.02 billion	+12.0%	1.6%	2.9	$92.02
7/31/2022	19,610,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+24.0%	1.4%	2.5	$84.30
7/15/2022	15,810,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-4.6%	1.2%	1.9	$78.05
6/30/2022	16,580,000 shares	$1.26 billion	-7.8%	1.2%	2	$76.06
6/15/2022	17,980,000 shares	$1.37 billion	-16.3%	1.3%	2.1	$76.02
5/31/2022	21,490,000 shares	$1.85 billion	-0.5%	1.6%	2.4	$86.14
5/15/2022	21,600,000 shares	$1.74 billion	+7.3%	1.6%	2.1	$80.54
4/30/2022	20,140,000 shares	$1.62 billion	+27.6%	1.5%	1.9	$80.59
4/15/2022	15,790,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-5.3%	1.1%	1.4	$84.76
3/31/2022	16,680,000 shares	$1.46 billion	+8.4%	1.2%	1.4	$87.40
3/15/2022	15,390,000 shares	$1.33 billion	-22.4%	1.1%	1.4	$86.33
2/28/2022	19,830,000 shares	$1.80 billion	+4.9%	1.4%	1.8	$90.74
2/15/2022	18,900,000 shares	$1.95 billion	-0.9%	1.3%	1.7	$103.43
1/31/2022	19,080,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+46.4%	1.4%	1.9	$102.54
1/15/2022	13,030,000 shares	$1.29 billion	-5.3%	0.9%	1.3	$98.88
12/31/2021	13,760,000 shares	$1.35 billion	+4.2%	1.0%	1.6	$98.16
12/15/2021	13,200,000 shares	$1.31 billion	-4.1%	0.9%	1.5	$99.43
11/30/2021	13,760,000 shares	$1.30 billion	+6.0%	1.0%	1.5	$94.82
11/15/2021	12,980,000 shares	$1.30 billion	-5.5%	0.9%	1.6	$100.21
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10/29/2021	13,740,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-0.8%	1.0%	1.7	$102.78
10/15/2021	13,850,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-10.9%	1.0%	1.7	$102.14
9/30/2021	15,540,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-18.3%	1.1%	1.8	$97.31
9/15/2021	19,020,000 shares	$1.96 billion	-8.2%	1.3%	2.2	$103.04
8/31/2021	20,720,000 shares	$2.16 billion	-6.8%	1.4%	2.4	$104.43
8/13/2021	22,230,000 shares	$2.31 billion	-12.6%	1.5%	2.4	$103.94
7/30/2021	25,430,000 shares	$2.44 billion	+56.4%	1.8%	2.7	$95.98
7/15/2021	16,260,000 shares	$1.51 billion	+33.4%	1.3%	1.7	$92.63
6/30/2021	12,190,000 shares	$1.12 billion	-30.6%	1.0%	1.2	$91.69
6/15/2021	17,560,000 shares	$1.59 billion	-7.2%	1.4%	1.7	$90.70
5/28/2021	18,930,000 shares	$1.72 billion	+34.8%	1.5%	1.9	$90.95
5/14/2021	14,040,000 shares	$1.19 billion	+6.4%	1.1%	1.3	$84.86
4/30/2021	13,190,000 shares	$1.10 billion	+32.8%	1.1%	1.2	$83.64
4/15/2021	9,930,000 shares	$802.24 million	-19.1%	0.8%	0.9	$80.79
3/31/2021	12,270,000 shares	$970.43 million	-22.3%	1.0%	1.1	$79.09
3/15/2021	15,800,000 shares	$1.33 billion	-37.9%	1.3%	1.4	$84.34
2/26/2021	25,450,000 shares	$2.00 billion	+6.0%	2.1%	2.3	$78.43
2/12/2021	24,000,000 shares	$1.77 billion	-15.0%	1.9%	2.2	$73.72
1/29/2021	28,230,000 shares	$1.96 billion	-5.3%	2.3%	2.5	$69.32
1/15/2021	29,810,000 shares	$2.28 billion	+7.6%	2.4%	2.6	$76.47
12/31/2020	27,700,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-0.2%	2.2%	2.3	$67.84
12/15/2020	27,760,000 shares	$1.72 billion	-2.4%	2.2%	2.1	$61.88
11/30/2020	28,440,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+23.1%	N/A	2.2	$63.84
11/15/2020	23,110,000 shares	$1.31 billion	+17.2%	1.9%	1.9	$56.61
10/30/2020	19,720,000 shares	$948.93 million	+31.7%	1.7%	1.7	$48.12
10/15/2020	14,970,000 shares	$758.23 million	-64.9%	1.3%	1.4	$50.65
9/30/2020	42,590,000 shares	$2.06 billion	+2.0%	3.6%	4	$48.35
9/15/2020	41,740,000 shares	$2.10 billion	-8.6%	3.5%	4.2	$50.39
8/31/2020	45,660,000 shares	$2.39 billion	+4.2%	3.8%	4.3	$52.26

MS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Morgan Stanley's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Morgan Stanley shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 14,600,000 shares of MS short. 1.20% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Morgan Stanley?: 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. MS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Morgan Stanley?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Morgan Stanley: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Wolverine Trading LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., CTC LLC, Man Group plc, LMR Partners LLP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, RBF Capital LLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Maven Securities LTD, Bank of Nova Scotia, Baker Avenue Asset Management LP, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capula Management Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Groupe la Francaise, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Bank of Montreal Can, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, 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 Morgan Stanley?: 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. 1.20% of Morgan Stanley's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Morgan Stanley's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Morgan Stanley saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,600,000 shares, a decline of 2.3% from the previous total of 14,940,000 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 Morgan Stanley's float size?: Morgan Stanley currently has issued a total of 1,596,340,000 shares. Some of Morgan Stanley'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. Morgan Stanley currently has a public float of 1,220,000,000 shares.

How does Morgan Stanley's short interest compare to its competitors?: 1.20% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Morgan Stanley: Tesla, Inc. (2.81%), Bank of America Corporation (1.25%), Citigroup Inc. (1.99%), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1.99%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.83%), The Charles Schwab Corporation (1.17%), UBS Group AG (0.29%), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (1.68%), U.S. Bancorp (1.37%), Wells Fargo & Company (1.24%),
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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Morgan Stanley stock?: Short selling MS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Morgan Stanley as its price is falling. MS shares are trading up $0.88 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 Morgan Stanley?: A short squeeze for Morgan Stanley 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 MS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Morgan Stanley'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 MS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.

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This page (NYSE:MS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Morgan Stanley (MS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume