Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $121.23 +1.21 (+1.01%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.50 -1.73 (-1.43%) As of 05/2/2025 07:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Royal Bank of Canada Short Interest DataRoyal Bank of Canada (RY) has a short interest of 19.01 million shares, representing 1.35% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 129.87% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 13.8, indicating that it would take 13.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.10 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest19,010,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,270,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+129.87%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.19 billionShort Interest Ratio13.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,411,680,000 sharesFloat Size1,410,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.35%Today's Trading Volume863,929 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,098,744 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling Royal Bank of Canada? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Royal Bank of Canada and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRY Short Interest Over TimeRY Days to Cover Over TimeRY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Royal Bank of Canada Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/202519,010,000 shares $2.19 billion +129.9%1.4%13.8 $115.24 3/31/20258,270,000 shares $931.67 million +38.3%0.6%6.2 $112.66 3/15/20255,980,000 shares $666.89 million -7.4%0.4%5.1 $111.52 2/28/20256,460,000 shares $763.38 million -38.8%0.5%5.8 $118.17 2/15/202510,560,000 shares $1.26 billion -14.5%0.8%10.1 $119.04 1/31/202512,350,000 shares $1.51 billion +78.5%0.9%11.3 $122.19 1/15/20256,920,000 shares $827.91 million +19.9%0.5%5.9 $119.64 12/31/20245,770,000 shares $695.34 million -9.1%0.4%5.3 $120.51 12/15/20246,350,000 shares $790.58 million -19.7%0.5%5.8 $124.50 11/30/20247,910,000 shares $994.05 million -25.6%0.6%7.5 $125.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Royal Bank of Canada and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/202410,630,000 shares $1.29 billion -41.1%0.8%10 $121.48 10/31/202418,060,000 shares $2.18 billion +8.2%1.3%18.2 $120.91 10/15/202416,690,000 shares $2.08 billion +55.0%1.2%16.8 $124.44 9/30/202410,770,000 shares $1.34 billion -8.8%0.8%11.6 $124.72 9/15/202411,810,000 shares $1.46 billion +4.4%0.8%11.9 $123.59 8/31/202411,310,000 shares $1.37 billion -17.1%0.8%11.2 $120.78 8/15/202413,640,000 shares $1.51 billion -33.5%1.0%13.5 $110.75 7/31/202420,510,000 shares $2.29 billion +13.7%1.5%22 $111.74 7/15/202418,040,000 shares $2.00 billion +72.5%1.3%17.5 $110.82 6/30/202410,460,000 shares $1.11 billion +14.4%0.7%10.6 $106.38 6/15/20249,140,000 shares $950.01 million -11.3%0.7%8.5 $103.94 5/31/202410,300,000 shares $1.13 billion -45.5%0.7%9.8 $109.30 5/15/202418,900,000 shares $1.99 billion -37.1%1.3%17.5 $105.51 4/30/202430,040,000 shares $2.91 billion +66.9%2.1%26.1 $96.80 4/15/202418,000,000 shares $1.76 billion +51.1%1.3%14.1 $97.92 3/31/202411,910,000 shares $1.20 billion +24.7%0.8%9.7 $100.88 3/15/20249,550,000 shares $949.08 million +8.0%0.7%8.1 $99.38 2/29/20248,840,000 shares $858.19 million -6.9%0.6%7.8 $97.08 2/15/20249,490,000 shares $929.50 million -69.6%0.7%7.9 $97.95 1/31/202431,210,000 shares $3.05 billion +139.3%2.2%27.1 $97.61 1/15/202413,040,000 shares $1.29 billion +52.5%0.9%10.7 $98.56 12/31/20238,550,000 shares $864.66 million +28.0%0.6%7.3 $101.13 12/15/20236,680,000 shares $656.11 million -33.1%0.5%5.3 $98.22 11/30/20239,980,000 shares $902.19 million -7.5%0.7%8.2 $90.40 11/15/202310,790,000 shares $945.47 million -55.4%0.8%9.5 $87.63 10/31/202324,200,000 shares $1.93 billion +2.4%1.8%21.6 $79.88 10/15/202323,640,000 shares $1.98 billion +40.1%1.7%22.5 $83.86 9/30/202316,880,000 shares $1.48 billion +55.7%1.2%16.2 $87.44 9/15/202310,840,000 shares $991.97 million +22.8%0.8%12 $91.51 8/31/20238,830,000 shares $795.23 million -49.6%0.6%10.2 $90.06$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move (Ad)$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being carried out by the Fed that has nothing to do with lowering or raising interest rates... but could soon have an enormous impact on your wealth.Click here to see his new research now. 8/15/202317,530,000 shares $1.61 billion -40.5%1.3%19.7 $91.91 7/31/202329,460,000 shares $2.92 billion +90.6%2.1%34.7 $99.12 7/15/202315,460,000 shares $1.50 billion +106.7%1.1%17.1 $96.86 6/30/20237,480,000 shares $714.49 million -3.0%0.5%9.4 $95.52 6/15/20237,710,000 shares $734.38 million +4.1%0.6%10 $95.25 5/31/20237,410,000 shares $663.05 million -42.1%0.5%8.3 $89.48 5/15/202312,800,000 shares $1.24 billion -48.3%0.9%14.6 $97.22 4/30/202324,740,000 shares $2.46 billion +8.0%1.8%28.5 $99.31 4/15/202322,900,000 shares $2.28 billion +68.8%1.7%24.8 $99.37 3/31/202313,570,000 shares $1.30 billion +2.3%1.0%15.9 $95.58 3/15/202313,260,000 shares $1.26 billion +18.8%1.0%15 $94.88 2/28/202311,160,000 shares $1.13 billion -26.0%0.8%12.2 $101.48 2/15/202315,070,000 shares $1.56 billion -53.1%1.1%16.7 $103.54 1/31/202332,130,000 shares $3.29 billion +93.0%2.3%35.6 $102.36 1/15/202316,650,000 shares $1.67 billion -0.3%1.2%17.8 $100.27 12/30/202216,700,000 shares $1.57 billion -16.8%1.2%19.1 $94.02 12/15/202220,080,000 shares $1.88 billion +37.6%1.4%22.4 $93.79 11/30/202214,590,000 shares $1.46 billion -38.2%1.1%19.3 $99.78 11/15/202223,610,000 shares $2.34 billion -27.1%1.7%31.4 $99.17 10/31/202232,380,000 shares $2.99 billion +73.3%2.3%41.9 $92.47 10/15/202218,680,000 shares $1.64 billion +21.9%1.3%24 $87.81 9/30/202215,330,000 shares $1.38 billion +17.7%1.1%18.7 $90.04 9/15/202213,030,000 shares $1.26 billion +3.3%0.9%16.2 $96.67 8/31/202212,610,000 shares $1.17 billion -10.0%0.9%14.6 $93.04 8/15/202214,010,000 shares $1.39 billion -45.6%1.0%15.6 $99.54 7/31/202225,750,000 shares $2.51 billion +89.5%1.8%26.4 $97.51 7/15/202213,590,000 shares $1.24 billion +10.4%1.0%13.1 $91.12 6/30/202212,310,000 shares $1.19 billion +82.9%0.9%12.6 $96.82 6/15/20226,730,000 shares $660.89 million +4.8%N/A7 $98.20 5/31/20226,420,000 shares $670.76 million -49.1%N/A6.8 $104.48 5/15/202212,620,000 shares $1.24 billion -15.0%N/A11.3 $98.05 4/30/202214,850,000 shares $1.50 billion +105.4%N/A13 $101.03 4/15/20227,230,000 shares $784.53 million -2.2%N/A5.4 $108.51 3/31/20227,390,000 shares $814.90 million -6.1%N/A5.2 $110.27 3/15/20227,870,000 shares $863.50 million +8.3%N/A5.3 $109.72 2/28/20227,270,000 shares $802.75 million -4.3%N/A4.5 $110.42 2/15/20227,600,000 shares $865.72 million -37.2%N/A4.6 $113.91 1/31/202212,100,000 shares $1.38 billion +88.2%N/A7.8 $114.04 1/15/20226,430,000 shares $754.43 million +4.4%N/A4.4 $117.33 12/31/20216,160,000 shares $653.82 million +6.8%N/A4.9 $106.14 12/15/20215,770,000 shares $585.48 million +2.9%N/A4.5 $101.47 11/30/20215,610,000 shares $555.56 million +22.5%N/A5 $99.03 11/15/20214,580,000 shares $484.61 million +7.3%N/A4.3 $105.81 10/29/20214,270,000 shares $444.12 million -18.4%N/A4.3 $104.01 10/15/20215,230,000 shares $551.71 million +36.2%N/A5.5 $105.49 9/30/20213,840,000 shares $382.00 million -13.5%N/A3.8 $99.48 9/15/20214,440,000 shares $455.54 million +2.5%N/A4.6 $102.60 8/31/20214,330,000 shares $444.95 million +17.7%N/A4.5 $102.76 8/13/20213,680,000 shares $385.41 million -20.7%N/A3.8 $104.73 7/30/20214,640,000 shares $469.29 million -2.5%N/A4.4 $101.14$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move (Ad)$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being carried out by the Fed that has nothing to do with lowering or raising interest rates... but could soon have an enormous impact on your wealth.Click here to see his new research now. 7/15/20214,760,000 shares $488.00 million +21.1%N/A4.4 $102.52 6/30/20213,930,000 shares $398.15 million -21.4%N/A3.6 $101.31 6/15/20215,000,000 shares $522.45 million -16.9%N/A4.5 $104.49 5/28/20216,020,000 shares $626.02 million +16.0%N/A5.4 $103.99 5/14/20215,190,000 shares $517.18 million -22.1%0.4%4.2 $99.65 4/30/20216,660,000 shares $640.76 million +32.1%0.5%5.1 $96.21 4/15/20215,040,000 shares $472.60 million +5.4%0.4%3.7 $93.77 3/31/20214,780,000 shares $443.15 million -14.5%0.3%3.7 $92.71 3/15/20215,590,000 shares $521.94 million +3.0%0.4%4.5 $93.37 2/26/20215,430,000 shares $475.23 million +2.7%0.4%4.8 $87.52 2/12/20215,290,000 shares $440.60 million -10.9%0.4%5.6 $83.29 1/29/20215,940,000 shares $487.85 million +35.0%0.4%7.3 $82.13 1/15/20214,400,000 shares $376.55 million -7.2%0.3%5.7 $85.58 12/31/20204,740,000 shares $389.25 million +10.0%0.3%6.6 $82.12 12/15/20204,310,000 shares $354.15 million -11.5%0.3%5.8 $82.17 11/30/20204,870,000 shares $405.23 million -1.8%0.3%6.5 $83.21 11/15/20204,960,000 shares $379.14 million -14.2%0.4%6.4 $76.44 10/30/20205,780,000 shares $403.16 million +14.2%0.4%7.7 $69.75 10/15/20205,060,000 shares $373.53 million +2.2%0.4%7 $73.82 9/30/20204,950,000 shares $347.19 million -2.2%0.4%6.5 $70.14 9/15/20205,060,000 shares $376.51 million -3.8%N/A6.5 $74.41 8/31/20205,260,000 shares $400.39 million -34.1%0.4%6.1 $76.12 8/14/20207,980,000 shares $586.85 million -33.9%0.6%8 $73.54 7/31/202012,070,000 shares $833.92 million +88.9%0.9%10.7 $69.09 7/15/20206,390,000 shares $444.87 million +6.7%0.5%5.2 $69.62 6/30/20205,990,000 shares $406.12 million -12.6%0.4%4.8 $67.80 6/15/20206,850,000 shares $461.48 million -9.6%0.5%4.7 $67.37 5/29/20207,580,000 shares $491.56 million -9.2%0.5%4.5 $64.85 5/15/20208,350,000 shares $490.48 million +6.4%0.6%4.4 $58.74 RY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Royal Bank of Canada's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Royal Bank of Canada shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 19,010,000 shares of RY short. 1.35% of Royal Bank of Canada's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Royal Bank of Canada's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Royal Bank of Canada? 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. RY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Royal Bank of Canada's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Royal Bank of Canada? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Royal Bank of Canada: Toronto Dominion Bank, GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, SIG North Trading ULC, Royal Bank of Canada, Millennium Management LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Montreal Can, National Bank of Canada FI, and Monaco Asset Management SAM. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Royal Bank of Canada? 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. 1.35% of Royal Bank of Canada's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Royal Bank of Canada's short interest increasing or decreasing? Royal Bank of Canada saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,010,000 shares, an increase of 129.9% from the previous total of 8,270,000 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 Royal Bank of Canada's float size? Royal Bank of Canada currently has issued a total of 1,411,680,000 shares. Some of Royal Bank of Canada'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. Royal Bank of Canada currently has a public float of 1,410,000,000 shares. How does Royal Bank of Canada's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.35% of Royal Bank of Canada's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Royal Bank of Canada: Bank of America Co. (1.25%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.20%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.68%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.15%), Citigroup Inc. (1.86%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.71%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (3.12%), UBS Group AG (0.36%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.05%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Royal Bank of Canada stock? Short selling RY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Royal Bank of Canada as its price is falling. RY shares are trading up $1.21 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 Royal Bank of Canada? A short squeeze for Royal Bank of Canada 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 RY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Royal Bank of Canada'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 RY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Bank of America Short Squeeze HSBC Short Squeeze HDFC Bank Short Squeeze Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Short Squeeze Citigroup Short Squeeze ICICI Bank Short Squeeze Banco Santander Short Squeeze Toronto-Dominion Bank Short Squeeze UBS Group Short Squeeze Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:RY) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? You ain’t seen nothin’ yetAsk most investors and they’ll probably tell you Nvidia is the undisputed AI stock of the decade. 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