Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $132.18 +1.01 (+0.77%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$132.32 +0.14 (+0.10%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 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 8.47 million shares, representing 0.60% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 9.43% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.6, indicating that it would take 6.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.15 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,470,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,740,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+9.43%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.08 billionShort Interest Ratio6.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,410,580,000 sharesFloat Size1,410,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.60%Today's Trading Volume455,532 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,149,895 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average40% 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 6/15/20258,470,000 shares $1.08 billion +9.4%0.6%6.6 $127.80 5/31/20257,740,000 shares $980.35 million +80.4%0.6%5.9 $126.66 5/15/20254,290,000 shares $535.01 million -77.9%0.3%3.2 $124.71 4/30/202519,410,000 shares $2.33 billion +2.1%1.4%14.7 $119.81 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 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. 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 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 $79.88Top Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto America (Ad)Mark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Claim your pass to the Crypto Community Summit here (free for a limited time) 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 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 $99.48Top Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto America (Ad)Mark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Claim your pass to the Crypto Community Summit here (free for a limited time) 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 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 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 covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 8,470,000 shares of RY short. 0.60% 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 7.0. 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: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., and National Bank of Canada FI. 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. 0.60% 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 in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,470,000 shares, an increase of 9.4% from the previous total of 7,740,000 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 1,410,580,000 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? 0.60% of Royal Bank Of Canada's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Royal Bank Of Canada: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (1.46%), Bank Of Montreal (0.77%), Brookfield Corporation (1.17%), Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (1.76%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (2.15%), Manulife Financial Corp (0.36%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.81%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.22%), Toronto Dominion Bank (The) (0.76%), Bank of America Corporation (1.14%), 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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 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 $1.01 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 increases 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 June, 15 2025. 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