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AT&T (T) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$29.02 -0.06 (-0.19%)
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AT&T Short Interest Data

AT&T (T) has a short interest of 86.66 million shares. This marks a -7.27% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 36.85 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
86,660,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
93,450,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.27%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.50 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
7,150,390,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.21%
Today's Trading Volume
27,234,819 shares
Average Trading Volume
36,846,438 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
74%
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AT&T Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/15/202586,660,000 shares $2.50 billion -7.3%N/A2.7 $28.89
7/31/202593,450,000 shares $2.56 billion +15.8%1.3%2.9 $27.38
7/15/202580,730,000 shares $2.18 billion -9.7%N/A2.4 $27.00
6/30/202589,350,000 shares $2.59 billion +6.6%1.2%2.6 $28.97
6/15/202583,830,000 shares $2.36 billion -2.9%1.2%2.3 $28.13
5/31/202586,320,000 shares $2.39 billion -10.6%1.2%2.2 $27.73
5/15/202596,530,000 shares $2.64 billion -0.4%1.3%2.3 $27.31
4/30/202596,940,000 shares $2.69 billion +6.6%N/A2.3 $27.71
4/15/202590,970,000 shares $2.50 billion -19.1%1.3%2 $27.49
3/31/2025112,430,000 shares $3.18 billion +12.0%1.6%2.5 $28.33
3/15/2025100,430,000 shares $2.67 billion -11.4%1.4%2.5 $26.61
2/28/2025113,400,000 shares $3.11 billion +15.6%1.6%2.9 $27.45
2/15/202598,120,000 shares $2.54 billion +12.1%1.4%2.6 $25.88
1/31/202587,540,000 shares $2.08 billion -0.8%1.2%2.4 $23.74
1/15/202588,210,000 shares $1.93 billion -16.3%N/A2.4 $21.90
12/31/2024105,350,000 shares $2.40 billion -1.2%N/A3.1 $22.77
12/15/2024106,640,000 shares $2.52 billion -13.1%N/A3.2 $23.63
11/30/2024122,670,000 shares $2.84 billion +14.2%N/A3.6 $23.16
11/15/2024107,430,000 shares $2.44 billion -8.1%N/A3.1 $22.69
10/31/2024116,870,000 shares $2.63 billion +1.8%N/A3.6 $22.53
10/15/2024114,860,000 shares $2.47 billion -11.4%N/A3.4 $21.53
9/30/2024129,610,000 shares $2.85 billion -9.6%N/A3.8 $21.99
9/15/2024143,380,000 shares $3.10 billion +17.2%N/A4 $21.64
8/31/2024122,340,000 shares $2.43 billion +19.0%N/A3.5 $19.90
8/15/2024102,830,000 shares $1.96 billion +1.8%N/A3.1 $19.09
7/31/2024101,040,000 shares $1.95 billion -0.5%N/A3 $19.25
7/15/2024101,540,000 shares $1.89 billion -9.6%N/A3 $18.60
6/30/2024112,270,000 shares $2.15 billion +15.0%N/A3.3 $19.11
6/15/202497,590,000 shares $1.72 billion +4.6%N/A2.8 $17.64
5/31/202493,270,000 shares $1.70 billion +1.9%N/A2.7 $18.24
5/15/202491,560,000 shares $1.59 billion +3.4%N/A2.6 $17.34
4/30/202488,590,000 shares $1.50 billion +7.1%N/A2.4 $16.90
4/15/202482,720,000 shares $1.34 billion -21.3%N/A2.1 $16.25
3/31/2024105,150,000 shares $1.85 billion +18.3%N/A2.7 $17.60
3/15/202488,890,000 shares $1.52 billion -7.3%N/A2.3 $17.05
2/29/202495,930,000 shares $1.62 billion +1.7%N/A2.5 $16.93
2/15/202494,290,000 shares $1.61 billion -2.6%N/A2.4 $17.09
1/31/202496,820,000 shares $1.71 billion +6.5%N/A2.5 $17.69
1/15/202490,880,000 shares $1.50 billion +0.6%N/A2.4 $16.48
12/31/202390,370,000 shares $1.52 billion -5.9%N/A2.4 $16.78
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12/15/202396,050,000 shares $1.59 billion -7.3%N/A2.6 $16.53
11/30/2023103,640,000 shares $1.72 billion -3.5%N/A2.8 $16.57
11/15/2023107,370,000 shares $1.69 billion +2.8%N/A3 $15.76
10/31/2023104,420,000 shares $1.61 billion -2.9%N/A2.8 $15.39
10/15/2023107,500,000 shares $1.54 billion -7.0%N/A2.7 $14.36
9/30/2023115,580,000 shares $1.74 billion -1.3%N/A2.6 $15.02
9/15/2023117,150,000 shares $1.78 billion +1.8%N/A2.7 $15.23
8/31/2023115,110,000 shares $1.70 billion -3.1%N/A2.6 $14.79
8/15/2023118,740,000 shares $1.68 billion +4.1%N/A2.5 $14.14
7/31/2023114,070,000 shares $1.66 billion +16.7%N/A2.4 $14.52
7/15/202397,740,000 shares $1.42 billion +9.0%N/A2 $14.50
6/30/202389,660,000 shares $1.43 billion -0.8%N/A2.3 $15.95
6/15/202390,350,000 shares $1.45 billion -4.1%N/A2.3 $16.03
5/31/202394,180,000 shares $1.48 billion +12.8%N/A2.5 $15.73
5/15/202383,530,000 shares $1.42 billion +0.7%N/A2.5 $16.95
4/30/202382,980,000 shares $1.47 billion -3.9%N/A2.6 $17.67
4/15/202386,300,000 shares $1.72 billion +4.2%1.2%2.6 $19.93
3/31/202382,850,000 shares $1.59 billion -3.0%1.2%2.6 $19.25
3/15/202385,450,000 shares $1.56 billion +1.5%1.2%2.6 $18.31
2/28/202384,220,000 shares $1.59 billion -3.7%1.2%2.4 $18.91
2/15/202387,480,000 shares $1.68 billion -0.8%1.2%2.5 $19.25
1/31/202388,220,000 shares $1.80 billion +1.3%1.2%2.3 $20.37
1/15/202387,110,000 shares $1.70 billion +7.2%1.2%2.1 $19.55
12/30/202281,260,000 shares $1.50 billion -5.6%1.1%1.9 $18.41
12/15/202286,110,000 shares $1.59 billion -1.2%1.2%1.9 $18.47
11/30/202287,170,000 shares $1.68 billion -7.5%1.2%1.9 $19.28
11/15/202294,200,000 shares $1.79 billion -0.7%1.3%2 $19.02
10/31/202294,890,000 shares $1.73 billion +4.9%1.3%2.1 $18.23
10/15/202290,440,000 shares $1.36 billion +5.5%N/A2.1 $14.99
9/30/202285,700,000 shares $1.31 billion +5.6%1.2%2.1 $15.34
9/15/202281,160,000 shares $1.36 billion +4.8%1.1%2.2 $16.76
8/31/202277,430,000 shares $1.36 billion -0.1%1.1%2 $17.54
8/15/202277,500,000 shares $1.43 billion -3.3%1.1%2.1 $18.39
7/31/202280,100,000 shares $1.50 billion +3.5%N/A2 $18.78
7/15/202277,370,000 shares $1.59 billion -6.5%N/A1.8 $20.57
6/30/202282,720,000 shares $1.73 billion +2.5%N/A1.7 $20.96
6/15/202280,710,000 shares $1.57 billion -5.8%N/A1.6 $19.44
5/31/202285,640,000 shares $1.82 billion +3.6%N/A1.8 $21.29
5/15/202282,690,000 shares $1.64 billion +10.6%N/A1.6 $19.84
4/30/202274,790,000 shares $1.41 billion -8.5%N/A1.5 $18.86
4/15/202281,700,000 shares $1.60 billion +3.8%N/A1.5 $19.54
3/31/202278,750,000 shares $1.86 billion +7.5%1.1%1.5 $23.63
3/15/202273,270,000 shares $1.69 billion -4.6%1.0%1.4 $23.09
2/28/202276,810,000 shares $1.82 billion +0.9%1.1%1.3 $23.69
2/15/202276,140,000 shares $1.85 billion -20.2%1.1%1.2 $24.34
1/31/202295,360,000 shares $2.43 billion +17.6%1.3%1.6 $25.50
1/15/202281,080,000 shares $2.20 billion -2.5%1.1%1.5 $27.18
12/31/202183,160,000 shares $2.05 billion -14.9%1.2%1.5 $24.60
12/15/202197,680,000 shares $2.17 billion +2.4%1.4%1.9 $22.17
11/30/202195,400,000 shares $2.18 billion +0.7%1.3%2.1 $22.83
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11/15/202194,700,000 shares $2.35 billion -4.1%1.3%2.3 $24.80
10/29/202198,750,000 shares $2.49 billion -10.3%1.4%2.6 $25.26
10/15/2021110,040,000 shares $2.83 billion +0.3%1.5%3.1 $25.70
9/30/2021109,750,000 shares $2.96 billion -2.8%1.5%3.3 $27.01
9/15/2021112,920,000 shares $3.11 billion +3.1%1.6%3.6 $27.57
8/31/2021109,500,000 shares $3.00 billion +1.0%1.5%3.5 $27.42
8/13/2021108,450,000 shares $3.06 billion +3.0%1.5%3.3 $28.19
7/30/2021105,280,000 shares $2.95 billion +0.7%1.5%2.5 $28.05
7/15/2021104,560,000 shares $2.97 billion +7.0%1.5%2.4 $28.43
6/30/202197,680,000 shares $2.81 billion -7.7%1.4%2.2 $28.78
6/15/2021105,850,000 shares $3.10 billion +10.4%1.5%2.3 $29.28
5/28/202195,840,000 shares $2.82 billion -21.1%1.3%2.1 $29.43
5/14/2021121,490,000 shares $3.92 billion +3.4%1.7%2.5 $32.24
4/30/2021117,490,000 shares $3.69 billion -8.3%1.7%2.9 $31.41
4/15/2021128,050,000 shares $3.81 billion +8.2%1.8%3 $29.75
3/31/2021118,320,000 shares $3.58 billion +6.5%1.7%2.7 $30.27
3/15/2021111,080,000 shares $3.32 billion -3.9%1.6%2.5 $29.93
2/26/2021115,570,000 shares $3.22 billion -6.7%1.6%2.6 $27.89
2/12/2021123,910,000 shares $3.57 billion +9.1%1.7%2.9 $28.80
1/29/2021113,560,000 shares $3.25 billion -14.7%1.6%2.7 $28.63
1/15/2021133,170,000 shares $3.88 billion +2.6%1.9%3.1 $29.17
12/31/2020129,770,000 shares $3.73 billion +0.6%1.8%3 $28.76
12/15/2020129,050,000 shares $3.95 billion -3.0%1.8%3.2 $30.58
11/30/2020133,100,000 shares $3.83 billion -6.5%1.9%3.4 $28.75
11/15/2020142,350,000 shares $4.12 billion +3.1%2.0%3.7 $28.91
10/30/2020138,010,000 shares $3.73 billion +10.4%1.9%3.7 $27.02
10/15/2020124,980,000 shares $3.43 billion +5.1%1.8%3.6 $27.45
9/30/2020118,870,000 shares $3.39 billion -1.0%1.7%3.6 $28.51
9/15/2020120,010,000 shares $3.49 billion +6.3%1.7%3.5 $29.12

T Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is AT&T's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of AT&T shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 86,660,000 shares of T short. Learn More on AT&T's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for AT&T?

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. T shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on AT&T's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting AT&T?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of AT&T: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Wolverine Trading LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Man Group plc, LMR Partners LLP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Raymond James Financial Inc., DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, Capula Management Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Capital Fund Management S.A., Hsbc Holdings PLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Citigroup Inc., Cetera Investment Advisers, Garda Capital Partners LP, Bank of Montreal Can, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc., CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Mariner Investment Group LLC, and Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is AT&T's short interest increasing or decreasing?

AT&T saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 86,660,000 shares, a drop of 7.3% from the previous total of 93,450,000 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.

How does AT&T's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to AT&T: Apple Inc. (0.86%), Amazon.com, Inc. (0.71%), Comcast Corporation (1.39%), Microsoft Corporation (0.77%), Netflix, Inc. (1.58%), T-Mobile US, Inc. (2.64%), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (4.05%), The Walt Disney Company (1.05%), TELUS Corporation (2.07%), Verizon Communications Inc. (2.04%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short AT&T stock?

Short selling T is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AT&T as its price is falling. T shares are trading down $0.46 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.

How does a short squeeze work against AT&T?

A short squeeze for AT&T 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 T, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is AT&T's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including T, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:T) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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