QuantumScape (QS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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QuantumScape Short Interest Data

QuantumScape (QS) has a short interest of 70.46 million shares, representing 14.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.13% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 15.94 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 70,460,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 68,320,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +3.13%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $475.61 million
Short Interest Ratio: 3.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: June 30, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 558,930,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 14.33%
Today's Trading Volume: 148,128,926 shares
Average Trading Volume: 15,940,209 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 929%

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QS Short Interest Over Time

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QS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

QuantumScape 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
6/30/2025	70,460,000 shares	$475.61 million	+3.1%	14.3%	3.2	$6.75
6/15/2025	68,320,000 shares	$295.83 million	+3.3%	13.9%	5	$4.33
5/31/2025	66,120,000 shares	$264.48 million	+7.7%	14.7%	6.2	$4.00
5/15/2025	61,380,000 shares	$262.09 million	-3.6%	13.6%	5.6	$4.27
4/30/2025	63,690,000 shares	$249.03 million	-1.8%	N/A	5.8	$3.91
4/15/2025	64,850,000 shares	$245.46 million	+5.3%	14.4%	5.7	$3.79
3/31/2025	61,610,000 shares	$257.22 million	-2.3%	13.7%	4.7	$4.18
3/15/2025	63,060,000 shares	$274.63 million	-0.5%	14.0%	4.2	$4.36
2/28/2025	63,380,000 shares	$296.94 million	-2.5%	14.1%	3.9	$4.69
2/15/2025	64,990,000 shares	$341.52 million	-1.1%	14.4%	4.1	$5.26
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1/31/2025	65,680,000 shares	$339.89 million	+1.8%	N/A	4.3	$5.18
1/15/2025	64,530,000 shares	$341.36 million	-5.9%	N/A	4	$5.29
12/31/2024	68,570,000 shares	$355.88 million	+3.9%	N/A	4.7	$5.19
12/15/2024	65,970,000 shares	$322.59 million	-0.2%	N/A	5.7	$4.89
11/30/2024	66,130,000 shares	$345.86 million	-0.7%	N/A	6.8	$5.23
11/15/2024	66,600,000 shares	$315.68 million	+7.4%	N/A	8	$4.74
10/31/2024	62,030,000 shares	$319.45 million	+10.3%	N/A	8.5	$5.15
10/15/2024	56,220,000 shares	$308.65 million	+0.8%	N/A	9.6	$5.49
9/30/2024	55,780,000 shares	$321.01 million	-3.3%	N/A	5.8	$5.76
9/15/2024	57,680,000 shares	$343.20 million	-0.5%	N/A	6	$5.95
8/31/2024	57,990,000 shares	$336.92 million	+2.3%	N/A	6	$5.81
8/15/2024	56,700,000 shares	$330.84 million	-1.3%	N/A	5.9	$5.84
7/31/2024	57,460,000 shares	$371.48 million	+0.6%	N/A	5.8	$6.47
7/15/2024	57,100,000 shares	$492.20 million	+3.4%	N/A	6.2	$8.62
6/30/2024	55,250,000 shares	$271.83 million	-1.1%	N/A	9.6	$4.92
6/15/2024	55,850,000 shares	$284.28 million	+3.5%	N/A	9.5	$5.09
5/31/2024	53,980,000 shares	$319.56 million	-4.0%	N/A	9.4	$5.92
5/15/2024	56,210,000 shares	$338.10 million	-1.2%	N/A	9.2	$6.02
4/30/2024	56,880,000 shares	$308.29 million	+0.8%	N/A	8.9	$5.42
4/15/2024	56,410,000 shares	$305.46 million	+0.4%	N/A	8.7	$5.42
3/31/2024	56,190,000 shares	$353.44 million	+2.7%	N/A	6.8	$6.29
3/15/2024	54,690,000 shares	$311.19 million	-0.4%	N/A	5.6	$5.69
2/29/2024	54,910,000 shares	$344.29 million	-4.6%	N/A	5.5	$6.27
2/15/2024	57,540,000 shares	$415.15 million	+3.3%	N/A	5.5	$7.22
1/31/2024	55,720,000 shares	$379.45 million	-4.1%	N/A	5.7	$6.81
1/15/2024	58,090,000 shares	$428.12 million	+3.7%	N/A	6	$7.37
12/31/2023	56,030,000 shares	$389.41 million	+3.0%	N/A	6.4	$6.95
12/15/2023	54,400,000 shares	$412.35 million	-1.0%	N/A	9.7	$7.58
11/30/2023	54,950,000 shares	$348.93 million	+2.1%	N/A	10.2	$6.35
11/15/2023	53,820,000 shares	$336.38 million	-0.4%	N/A	11.1	$6.25
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10/31/2023	54,040,000 shares	$282.63 million	+4.7%	N/A	10.4	$5.23
10/15/2023	51,630,000 shares	$313.39 million	-1.4%	N/A	6.3	$6.07
9/30/2023	52,350,000 shares	$350.22 million	-2.1%	N/A	6.1	$6.69
9/15/2023	53,450,000 shares	$370.41 million	-1.9%	N/A	6.1	$6.93
8/31/2023	54,460,000 shares	$389.66 million	-3.3%	N/A	6	$7.16
8/15/2023	56,300,000 shares	$396.07 million	-2.9%	N/A	6.2	$7.04
7/31/2023	57,970,000 shares	$771.58 million	-3.4%	N/A	6.6	$13.31
7/15/2023	60,000,000 shares	$591.60 million	-2.6%	N/A	10.5	$9.86
6/30/2023	61,580,000 shares	$492.64 million	+6.2%	N/A	11.7	$8.00
6/15/2023	57,990,000 shares	$457.25 million	+3.0%	N/A	12	$7.89
5/31/2023	56,320,000 shares	$366.08 million	-6.5%	N/A	12.4	$6.50
5/15/2023	60,260,000 shares	$357.94 million	+3.6%	N/A	13	$5.94
4/30/2023	58,160,000 shares	$407.12 million	+6.0%	N/A	11.2	$7.00
4/15/2023	54,860,000 shares	$430.65 million	+0.9%	21.4%	9.7	$7.85
3/31/2023	54,360,000 shares	$444.66 million	+3.9%	21.2%	8.8	$8.18
3/15/2023	52,320,000 shares	$369.90 million	-2.1%	20.7%	7.8	$7.07
2/28/2023	53,460,000 shares	$511.61 million	-11.6%	20.8%	7.5	$9.57
2/15/2023	60,470,000 shares	$715.96 million	+3.0%	24.9%	8.2	$11.84
1/31/2023	58,730,000 shares	$499.79 million	-6.6%	24.0%	7.8	$8.51
1/15/2023	62,850,000 shares	$521.66 million	-3.2%	25.5%	8.4	$8.30
12/30/2022	64,920,000 shares	$368.10 million	+8.3%	26.6%	9	$5.67
12/15/2022	59,970,000 shares	$386.21 million	+1.2%	24.6%	8.5	$6.44
11/30/2022	59,270,000 shares	$443.93 million	+8.6%	24.3%	8.6	$7.49
11/15/2022	54,580,000 shares	$442.64 million	+4.0%	22.4%	8.3	$8.11
10/31/2022	52,490,000 shares	$437.24 million	+2.1%	21.6%	8.4	$8.33
10/15/2022	51,410,000 shares	$396.89 million	-1.1%	21.6%	8.7	$7.72
9/30/2022	51,970,000 shares	$437.07 million	+5.9%	21.8%	8.9	$8.41
9/15/2022	49,090,000 shares	$583.68 million	+2.3%	20.7%	8.3	$11.89
8/31/2022	48,010,000 shares	$529.55 million	-0.3%	20.3%	7.7	$11.03
8/15/2022	48,130,000 shares	$634.35 million	-3.4%	20.4%	7.1	$13.18
7/31/2022	49,820,000 shares	$539.05 million	-3.4%	21.4%	6.7	$10.82
7/15/2022	51,560,000 shares	$517.15 million	-2.0%	22.9%	6.9	$10.03
6/30/2022	52,620,000 shares	$452.01 million	-2.3%	23.6%	7.1	$8.59
6/15/2022	53,870,000 shares	$496.14 million	+13.1%	24.2%	6.7	$9.21
5/31/2022	47,620,000 shares	$609.06 million	-8.5%	21.5%	6.2	$12.79
5/15/2022	52,060,000 shares	$643.46 million	+9.8%	23.6%	6.7	$12.36
4/30/2022	47,430,000 shares	$708.60 million	+4.9%	22.1%	6.5	$14.94
4/15/2022	45,230,000 shares	$823.64 million	+1.0%	21.0%	5.8	$18.21
3/31/2022	44,800,000 shares	$895.55 million	+3.0%	20.9%	5.3	$19.99
3/15/2022	43,500,000 shares	$624.23 million	+4.6%	20.3%	5.3	$14.35
2/28/2022	41,570,000 shares	$670.94 million	+1.1%	19.3%	4.9	$16.14
2/15/2022	41,120,000 shares	$720.01 million	-2.4%	19.2%	4.7	$17.51
1/31/2022	42,110,000 shares	$702.82 million	+22.6%	19.7%	4	$16.69
1/15/2022	34,340,000 shares	$710.15 million	-1.1%	16.1%	2.9	$20.68
12/31/2021	34,710,000 shares	$770.21 million	+11.1%	16.3%	3.2	$22.19
12/15/2021	31,240,000 shares	$749.14 million	+14.9%	14.7%	2.7	$23.98
11/30/2021	27,180,000 shares	$783.87 million	-14.7%	13.0%	2.2	$28.84
11/15/2021	31,880,000 shares	$1.29 billion	-11.3%	15.2%	2.7	$40.58
10/29/2021	35,950,000 shares	$1.04 billion	-0.4%	17.5%	3.4	$28.94
10/15/2021	36,110,000 shares	$870.61 million	+0.3%	18.7%	3.9	$24.11
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9/30/2021	36,020,000 shares	$883.93 million	+0.6%	18.7%	3.9	$24.54
9/15/2021	35,800,000 shares	$737.84 million	-3.0%	18.6%	3.7	$20.61
8/31/2021	36,920,000 shares	$812.24 million	+3.6%	19.1%	4.1	$22.00
8/13/2021	35,640,000 shares	$774.81 million	+8.1%	18.5%	3.3	$21.74
7/30/2021	32,970,000 shares	$755.34 million	+4.5%	18.8%	2.9	$22.91
7/15/2021	31,560,000 shares	$747.34 million	+7.3%	21.1%	3	$23.68
6/30/2021	29,420,000 shares	$860.83 million	+11.5%	19.7%	2.4	$29.26
6/15/2021	26,380,000 shares	$715.16 million	-18.2%	17.7%	2	$27.11
5/28/2021	32,250,000 shares	$834.95 million	-3.0%	21.6%	2.5	$25.89
5/14/2021	33,250,000 shares	$882.79 million	+7.9%	23.8%	2.7	$26.55
4/30/2021	30,820,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+53.9%	23.9%	2.1	$36.89
4/15/2021	20,030,000 shares	$818.23 million	+24.3%	16.8%	1.3	$40.85
3/31/2021	16,120,000 shares	$710.41 million	+37.3%	13.8%	1	$44.07
3/15/2021	11,740,000 shares	$684.56 million	-1.3%	9.3%	0.6	$58.31
2/26/2021	11,890,000 shares	$684.63 million	+20.7%	9.4%	0.6	$57.58
2/12/2021	9,850,000 shares	$442.95 million	+16.0%	7.9%	0.5	$44.97
1/29/2021	8,490,000 shares	$386.80 million	+34.6%	6.8%	0.5	$45.56
1/15/2021	6,310,000 shares	$353.04 million	No Change	5.1%	0.4	$55.95

QS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is QuantumScape's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of QuantumScape shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 70,460,000 shares of QS short. 14.33% of QuantumScape's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on QuantumScape's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for QuantumScape?: 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. QS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on QuantumScape's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting QuantumScape?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of QuantumScape: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Caption Management LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for QuantumScape?: 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. 14.33% of QuantumScape's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is QuantumScape's short interest increasing or decreasing?: QuantumScape saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 70,460,000 shares, an increase of 3.1% from the previous total of 68,320,000 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.

How does QuantumScape's short interest compare to its competitors?: 14.33% of QuantumScape's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to QuantumScape: Lucid Group, Inc. (32.87%), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (21.34%), ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (19.98%), Regal Rexnord Corporation (3.81%), CAE Inc (0.62%), Bloom Energy Corporation (21.41%), Novanta Inc. (4.50%), Enovix Corporation (27.53%), Atkore Inc. (4.18%), Sunrun Inc. (26.94%),
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 ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short QuantumScape stock?: Short selling QS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from QuantumScape as its price is falling. QS shares are trading up $1.03 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 QuantumScape?: A short squeeze for QuantumScape 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 QS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is QuantumScape'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 QS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.

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QuantumScape (QS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume