SES AI (SES) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SES AI shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 4,670,000 shares of SES short. 2.16% of SES AI's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SES AI's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SES AI: Belvedere Trading 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. 2.16% of SES AI's floating shares are currently sold short.

SES AI saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,670,000 shares, a drop of 55.7% from the previous total of 10,540,000 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.

SES AI currently has issued a total of 366,850,000 shares. Some of SES AI'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. SES AI currently has a public float of 216,670,000 shares.

2.16% of SES AI's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical equipment" compare to SES AI: Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (38.70%), Microvast Holdings, Inc. (15.31%), Byrna Technologies Inc. (20.24%), NET Power Inc. (19.51%), Amprius Technologies, Inc. (5.51%), Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (5.75%), Solid Power, Inc. (10.71%), GrafTech International Ltd. (5.41%), FREYR Battery, Inc. (12.16%), NOVONIX Limited Sponsored ADR (0.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SES is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SES AI as its price is falling. SES shares are trading down $0.01 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.

A short squeeze for SES AI 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 SES, 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 SES, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.