State Street (STT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of State Street shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 5,170,000 shares of STT short. 1.83% of State Street's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on State Street'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. STT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on State Street's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of State Street: Squarepoint Ops LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Berkley W R Corp, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Bayview Asset Management LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Portman Square Capital LLP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, and SteelPeak Wealth 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. 1.83% of State Street's floating shares are currently sold short.

State Street saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,170,000 shares, an increase of 48.1% from the previous total of 3,490,000 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.

State Street currently has issued a total of 283,700,000 shares. Some of State Street'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. State Street currently has a public float of 282,080,000 shares.

1.83% of State Street's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to State Street: Fifth Third Bancorp (3.91%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (6.06%), Northern Trust Corporation (1.61%), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (2.03%), Bank of America Corporation (1.25%), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (1.37%), The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc (1.59%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.61%), Stifel Financial Corporation (1.89%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (4.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from State Street as its price is falling. STT shares are trading up $0.36 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 State Street 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 STT, 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 STT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.