NuScale Power (SMR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of NuScale Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 35,920,000 shares of SMR short. 33.60% of NuScale Power's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NuScale Power'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. SMR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on NuScale Power's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of NuScale Power: Sculptor Capital LP, Tidal Investments LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Warberg Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Bank of Montreal Can. 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. 33.60% of NuScale Power's floating shares are currently sold short.

NuScale Power saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,920,000 shares, an increase of 5.3% from the previous total of 34,120,000 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.

NuScale Power currently has issued a total of 284,880,000 shares. Some of NuScale Power'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. NuScale Power currently has a public float of 106,910,000 shares.

33.60% of NuScale Power's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to NuScale Power: XPEL, Inc. (8.59%), Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. (3.10%), Northern Technologies International Corporation (0.40%), Babcock (2.17%), China BAK Battery, Inc. (1.39%), NaaS Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR (29.83%), Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (4.15%), Astera Labs, Inc. (7.24%), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (1.98%), CoStar Group, Inc. (3.98%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SMR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NuScale Power as its price is falling. SMR shares are trading down $1.81 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 NuScale Power 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 SMR, 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 SMR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.