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NuScale Power (SMR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$12.19 +0.79 (+6.93%)
As of 05/26/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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NuScale Power Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, NuScale Power (SMR) had a short interest of 65.45 million shares sold short, representing 19.61% of the public float. This marks a -1.32% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, meaning it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 28.91 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
65,447,828 shares
Previous Short Interest
66,321,822 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.32%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$819.01 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
365,480,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
19.61%
Today's Trading Volume
44,683,854 shares
Average Trading Volume
28,912,364 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
155%
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NuScale Power Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202665,447,828 shares $819.01 million -1.3%19.6%1.47 $12.51
4/15/202666,321,822 shares $779.88 million +23.9%19.9%2.22 $11.76
3/31/202653,538,902 shares $579.72 million -0.4%16.0%2.73 $10.83
3/13/202653,775,910 shares $634.82 million +7.9%16.1%2.7 $11.81
2/27/202649,849,572 shares $639.17 million +13.8%16.9%2.03 $12.82
2/13/202643,793,316 shares $626.68 million +18.8%14.9%1.72 $14.31
1/30/202636,849,869 shares $644.14 million +13.1%12.5%1.21 $17.48
1/15/202632,587,015 shares $617.52 million -12.6%11.1%0.93 $18.95
12/31/202537,289,418 shares $529.14 million -9.1%12.6%1.78 $14.19
12/15/202540,999,142 shares $713.59 million -2.4%13.9%1.67 $17.41
11/28/202542,014,827 shares $843.24 million -8.7%14.2%1.8 $20.07
11/14/202546,000,332 shares $1.03 billion +41.5%15.6%1.92 $22.41
10/31/202532,512,988 shares $1.45 billion +10.3%11.6%1.29 $44.70
10/15/202529,480,000 shares $1.57 billion -8.9%24.2%1.6 $53.28
9/30/202532,360,000 shares $1.17 billion -8.9%26.7%2.1 $36.02
9/15/202535,520,000 shares $1.39 billion -1.1%32.5%2.4 $39.06
8/31/202535,920,000 shares $1.24 billion +5.3%33.6%2.6 $34.62
8/15/202534,120,000 shares $1.21 billion +27.3%31.9%2.3 $35.44
7/31/202526,800,000 shares $1.35 billion -6.4%22.1%1.8 $50.20
7/15/202528,640,000 shares $1.23 billion -1.1%24.0%2.2 $42.90
6/30/202528,970,000 shares $1.15 billion +15.7%24.3%2.4 $39.71
6/15/202525,030,000 shares $970.91 million +1.2%21.0%2.2 $38.79
5/31/202524,740,000 shares $795.64 million +2.0%20.9%2.5 $32.16
5/15/202524,260,000 shares $583.21 million -3.5%20.5%2.7 $24.04
4/30/202525,130,000 shares $416.15 million +0.6%21.2%3.1 $16.56
4/15/202524,990,000 shares $384.50 million +1.6%21.1%2.6 $15.39
3/31/202524,590,000 shares $348.56 million +10.0%21.0%2.4 $14.18
3/15/202522,360,000 shares $392.06 million -0.3%20.1%2.1 $17.53
2/28/202522,420,000 shares $386.27 million +13.4%20.2%2 $17.23
2/15/202519,780,000 shares $456.25 million -8.5%19.1%1.8 $23.07
1/31/202521,610,000 shares $515.18 million +17.4%21.4%1.9 $23.84
1/15/202518,410,000 shares $382.19 million +15.8%18.2%1.7 $20.76
12/31/202415,900,000 shares $285.09 million -11.2%16.3%1.4 $17.93
12/15/202417,900,000 shares $378.23 million -4.0%20.8%1.6 $21.13
11/30/202418,640,000 shares $552.68 million -16.2%21.9%1.7 $29.65
11/15/202422,250,000 shares $512.64 million -5.2%26.1%2.3 $23.04
10/31/202423,480,000 shares $449.41 million +18.1%29.4%2.8 $19.14
10/15/202419,890,000 shares $270.70 million -7.5%24.9%2.8 $13.61
9/30/202421,500,000 shares $249.62 million +7.5%26.9%3.8 $11.61
9/15/202420,000,000 shares $193.60 million +1.3%25.1%3.6 $9.68
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8/31/202419,740,000 shares $162.46 million +10.7%24.7%3.7 $8.23
8/15/202417,840,000 shares $167.34 million +0.9%22.6%3 $9.38
7/31/202417,690,000 shares $180.79 million +1.9%22.7%2.8 $10.22
7/15/202417,360,000 shares $274.46 million +16.3%22.3%3 $15.81
6/30/202414,930,000 shares $174.53 million +4.0%19.2%3 $11.69
6/15/202414,360,000 shares $117.61 million +5.4%19.8%2.7 $8.19
5/31/202413,620,000 shares $118.97 million +8.5%19.3%2.2 $8.74
5/15/202412,550,000 shares $87.98 million +1.9%17.7%2.3 $7.01
4/30/202412,320,000 shares $71.46 million +1.7%18.2%2.6 $5.80
4/15/202412,120,000 shares $58.78 million +3.7%21.2%2.5 $4.85
3/31/202411,690,000 shares $62.07 million -22.6%20.8%2.5 $5.31
3/15/202415,100,000 shares $118.61 million -2.1%26.9%4.1 $7.86
2/29/202415,430,000 shares $47.83 million -2.0%28.5%7 $3.10
2/15/202415,740,000 shares $44.86 million -3.3%29.1%8.9 $2.85
1/31/202416,270,000 shares $47.10 million +12.0%31.1%7.8 $2.90
1/15/202414,530,000 shares $34.15 million +11.4%27.8%6.6 $2.35
12/31/202313,040,000 shares $42.90 million +4.4%24.9%5.5 $3.29
12/15/202312,490,000 shares $44.28 million -2.0%23.9%5.6 $3.55
11/30/202312,740,000 shares $35.29 million +12.5%24.7%5.8 $2.77
11/15/202311,320,000 shares $30.17 million +12.6%21.9%5.4 $2.67
10/31/202310,050,000 shares $33.97 million -3.8%20.1%5.7 $3.38
10/15/202310,450,000 shares $60.40 million -6.8%23.3%6.4 $5.78
9/30/202311,210,000 shares $54.93 million +17.8%25.1%8 $4.90
9/15/20239,520,000 shares $57.12 million -3.5%21.3%8.3 $6.00
8/31/20239,860,000 shares $58.91 million +2.3%22.3%8 $5.98
8/15/20239,640,000 shares $67.38 million +24.2%21.7%7.4 $6.99
7/31/20237,760,000 shares $58.74 million -8.8%19.9%6.2 $7.57
7/15/20238,510,000 shares $65.10 million +0.8%21.8%7.5 $7.65
6/30/20238,440,000 shares $57.35 million +12.1%21.6%7.8 $6.80
6/15/20237,530,000 shares $61.07 million +7.7%20.2%7.8 $8.11
5/31/20236,990,000 shares $52.43 million +7.2%19.8%9.1 $7.50
5/15/20236,520,000 shares $54.12 million +0.6%18.5%10.3 $8.30
4/30/20236,480,000 shares $57.48 million +5.5%19.3%12 $8.87
4/15/20236,140,000 shares $55.08 million +5.7%18.2%9.3 $8.97
3/31/20235,810,000 shares $52.81 million -2.8%15.3%8.3 $9.09
3/15/20235,980,000 shares $53.82 million +1.4%22.3%8.6 $9.00
2/28/20235,900,000 shares $61.07 million +0.7%29.7%8.4 $10.35
2/15/20235,860,000 shares $61.82 million +4.1%29.3%8.3 $10.55
1/31/20235,630,000 shares $60.02 million +28.5%19.5%7.9 $10.66
1/15/20234,380,000 shares $47.70 million +0.2%20.6%6.9 $10.89
12/30/20224,370,000 shares $44.84 million +15.0%20.5%7.4 $10.26
12/15/20223,800,000 shares $39.06 million -5.7%17.8%6 $10.28
11/30/20224,030,000 shares $43.93 million -10.2%18.9%6.1 $10.90
11/15/20224,490,000 shares $51.77 million +4.4%21.1%5.7 $11.53
10/31/20224,300,000 shares $48.50 million -0.5%31.3%4.8 $11.28
10/15/20224,320,000 shares $47.69 million -7.3%20.4%4.6 $11.04
9/30/20224,660,000 shares $54.43 million +13.7%22.0%4.9 $11.68
9/15/20224,100,000 shares $56.17 million -1.4%19.8%4.3 $13.70
8/31/20224,160,000 shares $57.08 million +1.0%19.5%4.5 $13.72
8/15/20224,120,000 shares $61.80 million +8.7%19.3%5.4 $15.00
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7/31/20223,790,000 shares $54.35 million +31.1%15.2%5.7 $14.34
7/15/20222,890,000 shares $29.71 million No Change11.6%4.3 $10.28

SMR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of NuScale Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 65,447,828 shares of SMR short. 19.61% 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 1.5. 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: PEAK6 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. 19.61% of NuScale Power's floating shares are currently sold short.

NuScale Power saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 65,447,828 shares, a drop of 1.3% from the previous total of 66,321,822 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.

19.61% of NuScale Power's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to NuScale Power: Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. (27.47%), Fluor Corporation (5.61%), Oklo Inc. (20.38%), XPEL, Inc. (8.67%), Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. (4.77%), Northern Technologies International Corporation (0.35%), Babcock (7.33%), China BAK Battery, Inc. (0.14%), NaaS Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR (0.51%), Grab Holdings Limited (5.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 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 up $0.79 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 increases 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 April, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like SMR:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:SMR) was last updated on 5/27/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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