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RenaissanceRe (RNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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RenaissanceRe Short Interest Overview

As of October 30, 2026, RenaissanceRe (RNR) had a short interest of 1.17 million shares sold short, representing 2.96% of the public float. This marks a 14.90% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, meaning it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 363,891 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,169,876 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,374,627 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
-14.90%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$396.76 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
40,410,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.96%
Today's Trading Volume
115,507 shares
Average Trading Volume
363,891 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
32%
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RenaissanceRe Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/30/20261,169,876 shares $396.76 million -14.9%3.0%2.37 $339.15
10/15/20261,374,627 shares $472.31 million +8.4%3.4%3.02 $343.59
9/30/20261,268,144 shares $404.26 million -15.4%3.1%3.84 $318.78
9/15/20261,498,435 shares $491.78 million +7.8%3.7%5.55 $328.20
8/31/20261,389,726 shares $455.30 million +10.9%3.4%5.62 $327.62
8/14/20261,253,246 shares $405.46 million +1.1%3.1%5.35 $323.53
7/31/20261,240,115 shares $397.45 million -20.1%3.1%3.25 $320.50
7/15/20261,552,442 shares $477.87 million -1.9%3.7%4.2 $307.82
6/30/20261,581,638 shares $500.45 million -4.1%3.8%4.29 $316.41
6/15/20261,649,123 shares $490.67 million +12.9%4.0%4.67 $297.53
5/29/20261,461,027 shares $409.76 million +18.6%3.5%3.58 $280.46
5/15/20261,232,048 shares $362.29 million +13.5%3.0%3.16 $294.05
4/30/20261,085,292 shares $332.95 million +2.3%2.6%3.25 $306.79
4/15/20261,061,246 shares $330.11 million +7.7%2.5%4.08 $311.06
3/31/2026985,137 shares $292.47 million -1.9%2.4%2.86 $296.89
3/13/20261,004,194 shares $295.33 million +8.0%2.4%2.94 $294.10
2/27/2026929,686 shares $280.98 million -10.1%2.2%2.38 $302.24
2/13/20261,034,325 shares $311.55 million -9.3%2.5%1.91 $301.21
1/30/20261,140,590 shares $320.72 million +6.3%2.5%3.78 $281.19
1/15/20261,073,320 shares $291.67 million -12.9%2.4%2.6 $271.75
12/31/20251,231,742 shares $346.29 million -14.2%2.7%3.27 $281.14
12/15/20251,434,887 shares $389.22 million +30.5%3.2%4.03 $271.26
11/28/20251,099,875 shares $287.25 million +15.6%2.4%2.83 $261.17
11/14/2025951,687 shares $250.58 million +22.4%2.0%2.13 $263.30
10/31/2025777,413 shares $197.62 million +1.3%1.7%1.42 $254.21
10/15/2025767,300 shares $199.57 million -27.6%1.7%1.8 $260.10
9/30/20251,060,000 shares $269.32 million -35.8%2.4%2.4 $254.08
9/15/20251,650,000 shares $402.06 million +9.3%3.7%3.7 $243.67
8/31/20251,510,000 shares $366.49 million -4.4%3.4%3.5 $242.71
8/15/20251,580,000 shares $377.76 million +8.2%3.5%3.7 $239.09
7/31/20251,460,000 shares $356.02 million -12.6%3.3%3.3 $243.85
7/15/20251,670,000 shares $394.30 million -1.2%3.6%3.7 $236.11
6/30/20251,690,000 shares $410.84 million -6.1%3.7%3.9 $243.10
6/15/20251,800,000 shares $439.25 million +1.1%3.9%4 $244.03
5/31/20251,780,000 shares $444.34 million +7.2%3.9%3.8 $249.63
5/15/20251,660,000 shares $403.18 million +3.8%3.6%3.4 $242.88
4/30/20251,600,000 shares $386.86 million +5.3%3.5%3.2 $241.79
4/15/20251,520,000 shares $361.98 million +17.8%3.3%2.8 $238.15
3/31/20251,290,000 shares $309.53 million -10.4%2.8%2.3 $239.94
3/15/20251,440,000 shares $345.07 million +3.6%3.1%2.6 $239.63
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2/28/20251,390,000 shares $330.31 million -20.1%3.0%2.7 $237.63
2/15/20251,740,000 shares $401.63 million +8.8%3.7%3.5 $230.82
1/31/20251,600,000 shares $372.03 million -5.9%N/A3 $232.52
1/15/20251,700,000 shares $435.03 million +0.6%N/A3.6 $255.90
12/31/20241,690,000 shares $420.49 million -14.7%N/A3.5 $248.81
12/15/20241,980,000 shares $530.16 million +44.5%N/A4.2 $267.76
11/30/20241,370,000 shares $392.03 million +1.5%N/A3.1 $286.15
11/15/20241,350,000 shares $351.31 million -18.7%N/A3.2 $260.23
10/31/20241,660,000 shares $435.58 million -4.6%3.5%4.5 $262.40
10/15/20241,740,000 shares $477.63 million +29.9%N/A4.8 $274.50
9/30/20241,340,000 shares $365.02 million -13.0%N/A4 $272.40
9/15/20241,540,000 shares $398.11 million +10.0%N/A4.8 $258.51
8/31/20241,400,000 shares $356.71 million +8.5%N/A4.5 $254.79
8/15/20241,290,000 shares $308.44 million +29.0%N/A4.2 $239.10
7/31/20241,000,000 shares $231.92 million +22.2%N/A3.2 $231.92
7/15/2024818,100 shares $184.11 million -3.6%N/A2.7 $225.04
6/30/2024848,300 shares $189.60 million -11.7%N/A2.7 $223.51
6/15/2024960,400 shares $209.40 million +1.7%N/A3.2 $218.03
5/31/2024944,600 shares $215.21 million -14.1%N/A3.1 $227.84
5/15/20241,100,000 shares $245.27 million +17.2%N/A3.6 $222.97
4/30/2024938,600 shares $205.84 million -1.8%N/A2.8 $219.31
4/15/2024956,000 shares $204.13 million +5.2%N/A2.6 $213.52
3/31/2024908,700 shares $213.57 million -3.8%N/A2.5 $235.03
3/15/2024944,300 shares $224.18 million +17.7%N/A2.5 $237.40
2/29/2024802,200 shares $180.45 million -9.3%N/A1.8 $224.95
2/15/2024884,200 shares $202.23 million -15.0%N/A2 $228.71
1/31/20241,040,000 shares $238.01 million +20.6%N/A2.3 $228.86
1/15/2024862,500 shares $176.80 million -1.3%N/A1.8 $204.98
12/31/2023873,700 shares $171.25 million +11.0%N/A1.8 $196.00
12/15/2023787,100 shares $154.36 million +33.5%N/A1.6 $196.11
11/30/2023589,600 shares $126.29 million +10.1%N/A1.4 $214.19
11/15/2023535,400 shares $108.22 million -19.8%N/A1.3 $202.12
10/31/2023667,200 shares $146.50 million -6.0%N/A1.6 $219.57
10/15/2023709,500 shares $152.51 million -0.7%N/A1.8 $214.96
9/30/2023714,200 shares $141.35 million -10.1%N/A1.8 $197.92
9/15/2023794,300 shares $159.11 million +14.9%N/A2 $200.31
8/31/2023691,400 shares $129.94 million +5.6%N/A1.6 $187.94
8/15/2023654,800 shares $119.36 million +44.2%N/A1.2 $182.29
7/31/2023454,000 shares $84.85 million -13.4%N/A0.8 $186.89
7/15/2023524,300 shares $100.74 million -11.1%1.1%1 $192.15
6/30/2023589,400 shares $109.93 million +31.8%1.2%1.2 $186.52
6/15/2023447,300 shares $84.43 million -0.2%0.9%1 $188.75
5/31/2023448,200 shares $84.43 million -7.7%0.9%1 $188.37
5/15/2023485,700 shares $98.97 million -12.1%1.1%1.4 $203.76
4/30/2023552,300 shares $118.97 million +7.2%1.3%1.7 $215.41
4/15/2023515,300 shares $103.74 million +1.3%1.2%1.6 $201.32
3/31/2023508,800 shares $101.93 million +8.7%1.2%1.5 $200.34
3/15/2023468,200 shares $87.40 million +5.6%1.1%1.4 $186.67
2/28/2023443,200 shares $95.24 million -24.3%1.0%1.4 $214.90
2/15/2023585,500 shares $125.91 million +0.7%1.4%1.8 $215.04
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1/31/2023581,600 shares $113.81 million +7.5%1.4%1.7 $195.69
1/15/2023541,300 shares $107.31 million -5.3%1.3%1.5 $198.25
12/30/2022571,700 shares $105.32 million -16.6%1.3%1.4 $184.23
12/15/2022685,300 shares $123.21 million -6.9%1.6%1.5 $179.79
11/30/2022736,200 shares $139.08 million -26.4%1.7%1.5 $188.91
11/15/20221,000,000 shares $181.35 million +40.9%2.3%2 $181.35
10/31/2022709,600 shares $109.76 million -28.7%1.7%1.5 $154.68
10/15/2022994,800 shares $137.89 million -9.6%2.3%2.1 $138.61
9/30/20221,100,000 shares $154.43 million +43.3%2.6%2.4 $140.39
9/15/2022767,600 shares $116.60 million +28.9%1.8%1.9 $151.90
8/31/2022595,500 shares $80.55 million -10.2%1.4%1.6 $135.26
8/15/2022663,000 shares $90.38 million -13.7%1.6%1.9 $136.32
7/31/2022768,300 shares $99.35 million -15.0%1.8%2.2 $129.31
7/15/2022904,200 shares $124.10 million +2.5%2.2%2.8 $137.25
6/30/2022882,500 shares $138.00 million -4.2%2.1%3 $156.37
6/15/2022921,400 shares $138.15 million +0.1%2.2%3 $149.93
5/31/2022920,600 shares $141.33 million -4.5%2.1%2.8 $153.52
5/15/2022964,000 shares $142.33 million +4.8%2.2%2.7 $147.65
4/30/2022919,600 shares $131.98 million +12.9%2.1%2.4 $143.52
4/15/2022814,700 shares $125.59 million +58.0%1.9%1.9 $154.16
3/31/2022515,500 shares $81.71 million -45.6%1.2%1.2 $158.51
3/15/2022947,100 shares $137.88 million -10.7%2.2%2.2 $145.58
2/28/20221,060,000 shares $159.83 million +9.4%2.5%2.5 $150.78
2/15/2022969,000 shares $151.48 million +19.7%2.2%2 $156.33
1/31/2022809,700 shares $127.26 million +0.3%1.9%1.6 $157.17
1/15/2022807,700 shares $138.38 million -9.9%1.7%1.7 $171.32
12/31/2021896,100 shares $151.74 million -27.7%1.9%1.9 $169.33
12/15/20211,240,000 shares $207.68 million -10.8%2.7%2.4 $167.48
11/30/20211,390,000 shares $214.21 million +20.9%3.0%2.7 $154.11
11/15/20211,150,000 shares $179.02 million +32.6%2.5%2.6 $155.67

RNR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of RenaissanceRe shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, traders have sold 1,169,876 shares of RNR short. 2.96% of RenaissanceRe's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RenaissanceRe'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. RNR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.4. Learn More on RenaissanceRe'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. 2.96% of RenaissanceRe's floating shares are currently sold short.

RenaissanceRe saw a decrease in short interest since the prior report. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,169,876 shares, a decrease of 14.9% from the previous total of 1,374,627 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.

2.96% of RenaissanceRe's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to RenaissanceRe: Arch Capital Group Ltd. (2.64%), Axis Capital Holdings Limited (3.06%), Everest Group, Ltd. (4.15%), The Progressive Corporation (1.28%), Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (1.51%), Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. (1.49%), SiriusPoint Ltd. (5.22%), Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (2.85%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.75%), American International Group, Inc. (2.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.66 billion), Invesco QQQ ($57.17 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.91 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.53 billion), Union Pacific Corporation ($9.26 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.05 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($7.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($7.36 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.20 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RenaissanceRe as its price is falling. RNR shares are trading up $0.62 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 RenaissanceRe 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 RNR, 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 RNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:RNR is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 11/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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