Truist Financial (TFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Truist Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 29,430,000 shares of TFC short. 2.25% of Truist Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Truist Financial'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. TFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Truist Financial's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Truist Financial: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Bayview Asset Management LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Delta Accumulation LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., LPL Financial LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Caas Capital Management LP, Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management 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. 2.25% of Truist Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Truist Financial saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,430,000 shares, a decrease of 11.4% from the previous total of 33,220,000 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.

Truist Financial currently has issued a total of 1,309,539,000 shares. Some of Truist Financial'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. Truist Financial currently has a public float of 1,310,000,000 shares.

2.25% of Truist Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Truist Financial: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1.33%), M&T Bank Co. (2.19%), Fifth Third Bancorp (2.84%), First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (3.30%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (3.43%), Regions Financial Co. (5.78%), KeyCorp (2.17%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (3.66%), First Horizon Co. (2.80%), SouthState Co. (4.94%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Truist Financial as its price is falling. TFC shares are trading up $0.30 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 Truist Financial 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 TFC, 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 TFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.