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Rocket Companies (RKT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.82 -0.98 (-6.59%)
Closing price 05/13/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$13.94 +0.11 (+0.80%)
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Rocket Companies Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Rocket Companies (RKT) had a short interest of 79.72 million shares sold short, representing 6.68% of the public float. This marks a 21.00% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, meaning it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 24.26 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
79,723,477 shares
Previous Short Interest
65,885,251 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
21.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.17 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
2,819,810,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.68%
Today's Trading Volume
28,440,197 shares
Average Trading Volume
24,259,886 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
117%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202679,723,477 shares $1.17 billion +21.0%6.7%3.45 $14.62
4/15/202665,885,251 shares $1.02 billion +15.0%31.7%2.54 $15.49
3/31/202657,294,025 shares $816.15 million +17.1%27.6%2.38 $14.25
3/13/202648,909,434 shares $691.33 million -5.4%23.6%1.52 $14.14
2/27/202651,696,022 shares $939.16 million -5.0%33.4%2 $18.17
2/13/202654,430,073 shares $1.02 billion +49.9%35.1%1.6 $18.72
1/30/202636,323,849 shares $651.65 million -10.1%23.5%1.09 $17.94
1/15/202640,408,612 shares $947.18 million -7.0%26.1%1.12 $23.44
12/31/202543,455,224 shares $841.73 million +10.1%28.1%2.65 $19.37
12/15/202539,485,674 shares $719.23 million -8.6%25.5%1.78 $18.22
11/28/202543,205,327 shares $863.03 million +10.2%27.9%1.37 $19.98
11/14/202539,220,137 shares $669.72 million -15.2%25.3%0.94 $17.08
10/31/202546,239,840 shares $769.20 million -0.7%29.9%0.93 $16.64
10/15/202546,570,000 shares $780.42 million -64.2%30.1%1.5 $16.76
9/30/2025129,900,000 shares $2.52 billion +8.0%N/A4.4 $19.38
9/15/2025120,280,000 shares $2.54 billion +2.0%N/A5.5 $21.12
8/31/2025117,880,000 shares $2.10 billion +6.0%76.1%6 $17.79
8/15/2025111,230,000 shares $2.07 billion +17.9%N/A6.3 $18.57
7/31/202594,320,000 shares $1.39 billion +16.3%64.1%5.4 $14.73
7/15/202581,110,000 shares $1.08 billion +10.5%N/A5.3 $13.32
6/30/202573,430,000 shares $1.04 billion +12.2%49.9%5.5 $14.19
6/15/202565,470,000 shares $903.81 million +13.5%44.5%4.8 $13.81
5/31/202557,690,000 shares $735.55 million -7.0%41.7%4.3 $12.75
5/15/202562,040,000 shares $794.11 million +28.2%44.9%4.9 $12.80
4/30/202548,400,000 shares $623.39 million +10.9%N/A4.6 $12.88
4/15/202543,650,000 shares $546.28 million +69.7%31.6%4.7 $12.52
3/31/202525,720,000 shares $309.80 million -16.0%18.6%3.2 $12.05
3/15/202530,600,000 shares $454.56 million +42.8%22.8%6.2 $14.86
2/28/202521,430,000 shares $300.77 million +2.2%15.8%5.4 $14.04
2/15/202520,970,000 shares $274.18 million +7.4%15.5%6.6 $13.08
1/31/202519,530,000 shares $245.98 million +5.4%14.5%5.7 $12.60
1/15/202518,530,000 shares $214.95 million +3.9%13.7%5.5 $11.60
12/31/202417,830,000 shares $200.77 million +9.3%13.2%5.4 $11.26
12/15/202416,320,000 shares $197.64 million +6.5%12.1%4.9 $12.11
11/30/202415,320,000 shares $222.60 million -4.9%11.4%4.5 $14.53
11/15/202416,110,000 shares $219.10 million -16.1%12.0%4.6 $13.60
10/31/202419,190,000 shares $308.96 million +2.0%15.8%6 $16.10
10/15/202418,810,000 shares $347.61 million +3.4%15.5%5.4 $18.48
9/30/202418,190,000 shares $348.98 million +10.6%15.0%5.2 $19.19
9/15/202416,450,000 shares $322.75 million +4.1%13.6%4.9 $19.62
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8/31/202415,810,000 shares $310.67 million +4.5%13.1%5 $19.65
8/15/202415,130,000 shares $279.75 million -6.9%12.5%5.3 $18.49
7/31/202416,250,000 shares $263.09 million -0.9%13.5%5.6 $16.19
7/15/202416,390,000 shares $238.64 million -12.6%13.6%6.6 $14.56
6/30/202418,750,000 shares $256.88 million +9.0%15.6%7.9 $13.70
6/15/202417,210,000 shares $252.81 million -6.0%14.1%7.2 $14.69
5/31/202418,310,000 shares $254.51 million +8.5%15.0%7.5 $13.90
5/15/202416,870,000 shares $242.93 million -8.8%13.8%6.4 $14.40
4/30/202418,500,000 shares $227.00 million -1.1%15.1%7.4 $12.27
4/15/202418,700,000 shares $218.23 million -7.2%15.4%7.8 $11.67
3/31/202420,140,000 shares $293.04 million +12.3%16.8%8.3 $14.55
3/15/202417,940,000 shares $220.84 million -4.2%15.0%7.1 $12.31
2/29/202418,720,000 shares $235.12 million -9.5%15.5%6.3 $12.56
2/15/202420,680,000 shares $241.96 million -1.1%17.6%7.2 $11.70
1/31/202420,900,000 shares $257.28 million +0.5%17.8%7.6 $12.31
1/15/202420,800,000 shares $255.42 million +0.7%17.7%7.5 $12.28
12/31/202320,650,000 shares $299.01 million -16.1%17.6%7.6 $14.48
12/15/202324,600,000 shares $337.76 million -2.2%20.9%9.3 $13.73
11/30/202325,150,000 shares $234.90 million +7.0%21.5%12.4 $9.34
11/15/202323,500,000 shares $212.09 million +3.3%20.1%12.3 $9.03
10/31/202322,760,000 shares $167.97 million +6.3%20.2%12 $7.38
10/15/202321,420,000 shares $166.01 million -1.2%19.0%10.8 $7.75
9/30/202321,670,000 shares $177.26 million -1.4%19.3%10.7 $8.18
9/15/202321,970,000 shares $207.18 million +1.2%19.6%11.2 $9.43
8/31/202321,710,000 shares $232.08 million -12.0%19.4%11 $10.69
8/15/202324,670,000 shares $268.66 million +0.4%22.1%12.3 $10.89
7/31/202324,570,000 shares $268.55 million -11.5%22.2%12.1 $10.93
7/15/202327,750,000 shares $288.60 million +0.9%25.1%14.8 $10.40
6/30/202327,500,000 shares $245.99 million -6.0%24.8%14.9 $8.95
6/15/202329,260,000 shares $273.14 million -0.6%26.4%15.6 $9.34
5/31/202329,430,000 shares $235.88 million -3.3%26.6%13.7 $8.02
5/15/202330,420,000 shares $250.05 million -7.6%28.0%12.9 $8.22
4/30/202332,930,000 shares $293.41 million +1.6%30.4%12.7 $8.91
4/15/202332,420,000 shares $296.64 million -3.0%29.9%11 $9.15
3/31/202333,430,000 shares $302.88 million -10.1%30.9%10.7 $9.06
3/15/202337,190,000 shares $317.23 million -2.5%35.2%11.8 $8.53
2/28/202338,130,000 shares $299.70 million +1.1%36.2%12.3 $7.86
2/15/202337,710,000 shares $345.05 million No Change35.2%12.6 $9.15
1/31/202337,710,000 shares $354.85 million +4.9%35.2%12.1 $9.41
1/15/202335,950,000 shares $296.59 million -0.8%33.5%11.4 $8.25
12/30/202236,250,000 shares $253.75 million +0.5%33.8%11.7 $7.00
12/15/202236,060,000 shares $288.48 million +1.2%33.6%10.9 $8.00
11/30/202235,630,000 shares $295.73 million -2.3%33.4%10.6 $8.30
11/15/202236,460,000 shares $305.53 million +5.2%34.1%10.7 $8.38
10/31/202234,670,000 shares $239.22 million +3.8%34.1%10.3 $6.90
10/15/202233,400,000 shares $222.78 million +6.9%32.8%10.3 $6.67
9/30/202231,250,000 shares $197.50 million +2.0%30.5%10.1 $6.32
9/15/202230,630,000 shares $230.03 million -5.9%29.8%9.6 $7.51
8/31/202232,550,000 shares $257.15 million -1.8%31.5%9.9 $7.90
8/15/202233,130,000 shares $352.83 million No Change32.0%9.9 $10.65
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7/31/202233,130,000 shares $315.40 million -1.4%30.9%8.5 $9.52
7/15/202233,600,000 shares $302.06 million -1.1%31.4%8.2 $8.99
6/30/202233,970,000 shares $250.02 million +4.8%31.7%7.8 $7.36
6/15/202232,420,000 shares $226.29 million +5.4%30.1%7.1 $6.98
5/31/202230,770,000 shares $279.08 million +5.3%28.4%6.4 $9.07
5/15/202229,230,000 shares $237.06 million +0.8%26.9%5.3 $8.11
4/30/202228,990,000 shares $256.56 million +0.5%26.1%5.4 $8.85
4/15/202228,860,000 shares $271.00 million +8.8%26.0%5.2 $9.39
3/31/202226,530,000 shares $295.01 million +7.9%23.6%4.8 $11.12
3/15/202224,580,000 shares $251.95 million +12.6%21.9%4.4 $10.25
2/28/202221,840,000 shares $281.95 million +21.7%17.2%4.1 $12.91
2/15/202217,940,000 shares $227.30 million +15.2%14.1%3.6 $12.67
1/31/202215,580,000 shares $196.93 million +15.1%12.2%3.3 $12.64
1/15/202213,540,000 shares $181.71 million +0.2%10.6%2.8 $13.42
12/31/202113,510,000 shares $189.14 million +3.3%10.6%3 $14.00
12/15/202113,080,000 shares $204.31 million +7.1%10.3%3 $15.62
11/30/202112,210,000 shares $189.26 million -2.2%9.6%2.9 $15.50
11/15/202112,490,000 shares $205.84 million +16.3%9.8%2.9 $16.48
10/29/202110,740,000 shares $177.00 million -10.3%8.3%2.2 $16.48
10/15/202111,970,000 shares $197.27 million -2.1%9.2%2.7 $16.48
9/30/202112,230,000 shares $196.17 million -1.0%9.4%2.6 $16.04
9/15/202112,350,000 shares $206.99 million +11.2%9.5%2.4 $16.76
8/31/202111,110,000 shares $192.76 million -23.7%8.5%2 $17.35
8/13/202114,560,000 shares $280.43 million -2.6%11.1%1.9 $19.26
7/30/202114,950,000 shares $257.74 million -11.3%11.6%1.9 $17.24
7/15/202116,860,000 shares $298.08 million +22.0%13.0%1.9 $17.68
6/30/202113,820,000 shares $267.42 million +10.9%10.7%1.5 $19.35
6/15/202112,460,000 shares $252.44 million -34.1%9.6%1.2 $20.26
5/28/202118,900,000 shares $334.72 million -2.4%14.6%1.7 $17.71
5/14/202119,360,000 shares $320.99 million +98.0%15.0%0.9 $16.58

RKT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Rocket Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 79,723,477 shares of RKT short. 6.68% of Rocket Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rocket Companies' 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. RKT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.5. Learn More on Rocket Companies's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Rocket Companies: Alpine Global Management LLC, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Ursa Fund Management LLC, Toronto Dominion Bank, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Millennium Management LLC, Caption Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Boothbay Fund Management LLC, TIG Advisors LLC, Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, K2 Principal Fund L.P., Barclays PLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, and Glazer Capital 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. 6.68% of Rocket Companies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Rocket Companies saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 79,723,477 shares, an increase of 21.0% from the previous total of 65,885,251 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.

6.68% of Rocket Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Rocket Companies: Lennar Corporation (6.54%), Meritage Homes Corporation (5.59%), PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (5.52%), PulteGroup, Inc. (4.03%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (5.13%), Toll Brothers Inc. (4.00%), UWM Holdings Corporation (11.64%), UBS Group AG (0.19%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (0.10%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.23%),

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 RKT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rocket Companies as its price is falling. RKT shares are trading down $0.98 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 Rocket Companies 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 RKT, 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 RKT, 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 RKT:

  • 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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This page (NYSE:RKT) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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