Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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 April 15th, investors have sold 18,000,000 shares of RY short. 1.28% of Royal Bank of Canada's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Royal Bank of Canada'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. RY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Royal Bank of Canada's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Royal Bank of Canada: Nomura Holdings Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, D.A. Davidson & CO., and Genus Capital Management Inc.. 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. 1.28% of Royal Bank of Canada's floating shares are currently sold short.

Royal Bank of Canada saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,000,000 shares, an increase of 51.1% from the previous total of 11,910,000 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.

Royal Bank of Canada currently has issued a total of 1,414,690,000 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.

1.28% 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: Markel Group Inc. (1.32%), AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (0.88%), TFS Financial Co. (5.62%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (2.09%), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (0.03%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (5.15%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.73%), FS Credit Opportunities Corp. (0.01%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.02%), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (0.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.48 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 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.

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 2024.