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TJX Companies (TJX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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TJX Companies Short Interest Data

TJX Companies (TJX) has a short interest of 14.68 million shares, representing 1.32% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 15.68% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, indicating that it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 5.34 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
14,680,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,690,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+15.68%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.01 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,112,940,000 shares
Float Size
1,110,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.32%
Today's Trading Volume
5,173,162 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,343,300 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
97%
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TJX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

TJX Companies Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/202514,680,000 shares $2.01 billion +15.7%1.3%2.9 $136.63
8/15/202512,690,000 shares $1.68 billion +10.8%1.1%2.4 $132.58
7/31/202511,450,000 shares $1.43 billion -7.4%1.0%2.2 $124.48
7/15/202512,370,000 shares $1.51 billion -3.3%1.1%2.4 $121.75
6/30/202512,790,000 shares $1.58 billion -7.5%1.2%2.2 $123.44
6/15/202513,830,000 shares $1.71 billion +6.6%1.3%2.4 $123.75
5/31/202512,970,000 shares $1.64 billion -9.4%1.2%2.2 $126.79
5/15/202514,320,000 shares $1.90 billion -3.1%1.3%2.4 $132.93
4/30/202514,780,000 shares $1.90 billion +2.3%1.3%2.6 $128.65
4/15/202514,450,000 shares $1.85 billion +19.5%1.3%2.6 $128.35
3/31/202512,090,000 shares $1.47 billion -10.4%1.1%2.2 $121.90
3/15/202513,490,000 shares $1.53 billion +3.9%1.2%2.7 $113.27
2/28/202512,990,000 shares $1.62 billion -4.6%1.2%2.6 $124.79
2/15/202513,620,000 shares $1.69 billion +8.4%1.2%2.8 $124.33
1/31/202512,570,000 shares $1.57 billion -13.9%1.1%2.5 $124.83
1/15/202514,590,000 shares $1.74 billion +25.0%1.3%3 $119.10
12/31/202411,670,000 shares $1.41 billion -11.7%1.0%2.4 $120.81
12/15/202413,220,000 shares $1.65 billion -9.1%1.2%2.6 $124.85
11/30/202414,550,000 shares $1.83 billion +22.0%1.3%3.1 $125.69
11/15/202411,930,000 shares $1.43 billion -7.5%1.1%2.5 $119.98
10/31/202412,900,000 shares $1.46 billion -5.6%1.1%2.6 $113.06
10/15/202413,660,000 shares $1.59 billion +23.5%1.2%2.8 $116.76
9/30/202411,060,000 shares $1.30 billion +2.6%1.0%2.2 $117.54
9/15/202410,780,000 shares $1.29 billion -11.6%1.0%2.2 $119.81
8/31/202412,190,000 shares $1.43 billion -0.6%1.1%2.3 $117.27
8/15/202412,260,000 shares $1.37 billion +8.3%1.1%2.1 $111.48
7/31/202411,320,000 shares $1.28 billion -9.9%1.0%2 $113.03
7/15/202412,560,000 shares $1.43 billion -10.6%1.1%2.1 $113.81
6/30/202414,050,000 shares $1.55 billion -6.6%1.2%2.4 $110.10
6/15/202415,050,000 shares $1.63 billion -3.0%1.3%2.5 $108.50
5/31/202415,520,000 shares $1.60 billion +23.4%1.4%2.6 $103.23
5/15/202412,580,000 shares $1.24 billion +34.7%1.1%2.2 $98.48
4/30/20249,340,000 shares $878.80 million -0.6%0.8%1.7 $94.09
4/15/20249,400,000 shares $874.01 million -24.0%0.8%1.8 $92.98
3/31/202412,370,000 shares $1.25 billion -6.6%1.1%2.4 $101.42
3/15/202413,240,000 shares $1.29 billion -2.3%1.2%2.7 $97.55
2/29/202413,550,000 shares $1.34 billion +8.8%1.2%2.7 $99.08
2/15/202412,460,000 shares $1.22 billion +14.8%1.1%2.6 $97.93
1/31/202410,850,000 shares $1.03 billion -0.7%1.0%2.1 $94.91
1/15/202410,930,000 shares $1.04 billion +1.7%1.0%2.1 $95.03
12/31/202310,750,000 shares $1.01 billion +4.0%0.9%2.1 $93.81
12/15/202310,340,000 shares $923.26 million -4.2%0.9%2 $89.29
11/30/202310,790,000 shares $950.71 million -8.6%1.0%2.1 $88.11
11/15/202311,810,000 shares $1.06 billion +36.7%1.0%2.3 $89.44
10/31/20238,640,000 shares $760.92 million -8.4%0.8%1.7 $88.07
10/15/20239,430,000 shares $835.50 million +4.2%0.8%1.9 $88.60
9/30/20239,050,000 shares $804.36 million -3.1%0.8%1.9 $88.88
9/15/20239,340,000 shares $862.74 million +6.9%0.8%2 $92.37
8/31/20238,740,000 shares $808.28 million -4.1%0.8%1.8 $92.48
8/15/20239,110,000 shares $781.18 million +30.7%0.8%1.9 $85.75
7/31/20236,970,000 shares $603.11 million +0.7%0.6%1.5 $86.53
7/15/20236,920,000 shares $587.65 million -9.1%0.6%1.4 $84.92
6/30/20237,610,000 shares $645.33 million +5.3%0.7%1.6 $84.80
6/15/20237,230,000 shares $589.25 million -8.4%0.6%1.5 $81.50
5/31/20237,890,000 shares $605.87 million +18.7%0.7%1.6 $76.79
5/15/20236,650,000 shares $527.01 million +1.4%0.6%1.4 $79.25
4/30/20236,560,000 shares $517.06 million -1.2%0.6%1.4 $78.82
4/15/20236,640,000 shares $512.54 million -1.2%0.6%1.3 $77.19
3/31/20236,720,000 shares $526.58 million +13.7%0.6%1.3 $78.36
3/15/20235,910,000 shares $438.29 million -10.2%0.5%1.1 $74.16
2/28/20236,580,000 shares $504.03 million +10.6%0.6%1.2 $76.60
2/15/20235,950,000 shares $479.87 million -2.6%0.5%1.1 $80.65
1/31/20236,110,000 shares $500.16 million -25.4%0.5%1.1 $81.86
1/15/20238,190,000 shares $667.73 million +11.6%0.7%1.5 $81.53
12/30/20227,340,000 shares $584.26 million -22.3%0.6%1.4 $79.60
12/15/20229,440,000 shares $742.55 million -21.2%0.8%1.7 $78.66
11/30/202211,980,000 shares $959.00 million +9.3%1.0%2.2 $80.05
11/15/202210,960,000 shares $823.32 million -2.7%0.9%2.1 $75.12
10/31/202211,260,000 shares $811.85 million +17.5%1.0%2.2 $72.10
10/15/20229,580,000 shares $608.81 million -15.7%0.8%1.8 $63.55
9/30/202211,360,000 shares $705.68 million -5.7%1.0%2.2 $62.12
9/15/202212,040,000 shares $781.16 million -3.0%1.0%2.3 $64.88
8/31/202212,410,000 shares $773.76 million +15.0%1.1%2.2 $62.35
8/15/202210,790,000 shares $705.34 million -25.0%0.9%1.8 $65.37
7/31/202214,390,000 shares $880.09 million +12.3%1.2%2.1 $61.16
7/15/202212,820,000 shares $776.38 million +15.1%1.1%1.8 $60.56
6/30/202211,140,000 shares $622.17 million -11.1%N/A1.5 $55.85
6/15/202212,530,000 shares $722.10 million -2.9%N/A1.6 $57.63
5/31/202212,900,000 shares $820.05 million +25.1%1.1%1.7 $63.57
5/15/202210,310,000 shares $589.63 million +30.8%0.9%1.2 $57.19
4/30/20227,880,000 shares $482.89 million -1.0%0.7%1.1 $61.28
4/15/20227,960,000 shares $499.17 million -17.6%0.7%1.1 $62.71
3/31/20229,660,000 shares $585.20 million +13.7%0.8%1.3 $60.58
3/15/20228,500,000 shares $524.62 million +2.2%0.7%1.3 $61.72
2/28/20228,320,000 shares $549.95 million +6.7%0.7%1.2 $66.10
2/15/20227,800,000 shares $537.34 million +11.1%0.7%1.2 $68.89
1/31/20227,020,000 shares $505.23 million -21.6%0.6%1.1 $71.97
1/15/20228,950,000 shares $637.06 million -8.6%0.8%1.3 $71.18
12/31/20219,790,000 shares $743.26 million -11.2%0.8%1.5 $75.92
12/15/202111,020,000 shares $805.12 million +32.6%0.9%1.6 $73.06
11/30/20218,310,000 shares $576.71 million +15.4%0.7%1.2 $69.40
11/15/20217,200,000 shares $499.10 million -20.6%0.6%1.1 $69.32
10/29/20219,070,000 shares $593.99 million -11.6%0.8%1.4 $65.49
10/15/202110,260,000 shares $660.23 million +9.4%0.9%1.7 $64.35
9/30/20219,380,000 shares $618.89 million -2.7%0.8%1.5 $65.98
9/15/20219,640,000 shares $669.79 million -2.6%0.8%1.6 $69.48
8/31/20219,900,000 shares $719.93 million -0.5%0.8%1.6 $72.72
8/13/20219,950,000 shares $701.38 million -15.7%0.8%1.6 $70.49
7/30/202111,800,000 shares $811.96 million -11.3%1.0%1.9 $68.81
7/15/202113,310,000 shares $906.01 million -1.3%1.1%2.1 $68.07
6/30/202113,490,000 shares $909.50 million +24.5%1.1%2.2 $67.42
6/15/202110,840,000 shares $708.94 million +4.2%0.9%1.7 $65.40
5/28/202110,400,000 shares $702.42 million +31.8%0.9%1.7 $67.54
5/14/20217,890,000 shares $559.40 million -12.2%0.7%1.2 $70.90
4/30/20218,990,000 shares $642.07 million -12.1%0.8%1.4 $71.42
4/15/202110,230,000 shares $701.88 million -11.1%0.9%1.5 $68.61
3/31/202111,510,000 shares $765.65 million -24.1%1.0%1.7 $66.52
3/15/202115,160,000 shares $1.01 billion +6.8%1.3%2.2 $66.84
2/26/202114,190,000 shares $960.38 million +29.0%1.2%2.1 $67.68
2/12/202111,000,000 shares $759.22 million +11.9%0.9%1.6 $69.02
1/29/20219,830,000 shares $643.77 million -14.1%0.8%1.3 $65.49
1/15/202111,440,000 shares $778.15 million -16.7%1.0%1.6 $68.02
12/31/202013,740,000 shares $938.44 million +15.2%1.2%1.9 $68.30
12/15/202011,930,000 shares $779.51 million -13.1%1.0%1.7 $65.34
11/30/202013,720,000 shares $867.38 million +63.7%1.1%2 $63.22
11/15/20208,380,000 shares $499.70 million No Change0.7%1.2 $59.63
10/30/20208,380,000 shares $433.50 million -12.6%0.7%1.2 $51.73
10/15/20209,590,000 shares $550.56 million -11.0%0.8%1.4 $57.41
9/30/202010,770,000 shares $599.35 million -8.1%0.9%1.6 $55.65
9/15/202011,720,000 shares $666.40 million -7.4%1.0%1.7 $56.86

TJX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is TJX Companies' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of TJX Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 14,680,000 shares of TJX short. 1.32% of TJX Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on TJX Companies' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for TJX Companies?

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. TJX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on TJX Companies's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting TJX Companies?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of TJX Companies: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Capula Management Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, General American Investors Co. Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, and Credit Industriel ET Commercial. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for TJX Companies?

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. 1.32% of TJX Companies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is TJX Companies' short interest increasing or decreasing?

TJX Companies saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,680,000 shares, an increase of 15.7% from the previous total of 12,690,000 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.

What is TJX Companies' float size?

TJX Companies currently has issued a total of 1,112,940,000 shares. Some of TJX Companies' 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. TJX Companies currently has a public float of 1,110,000,000 shares.

How does TJX Companies' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.32% of TJX Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to TJX Companies: Costco Wholesale Corporation (1.55%), Ross Stores, Inc. (1.56%), Urban Outfitters, Inc. (16.59%), Abercrombie & Fitch Company (10.27%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (3.37%), Dollar General Corporation (3.78%), The Home Depot, Inc. (1.05%), The Kroger Co. (5.79%), Lowe's Companies, Inc. (1.41%), Walmart Inc. (0.49%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short TJX Companies stock?

Short selling TJX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from TJX Companies as its price is falling. TJX shares are trading down $1.28 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 TJX Companies?

A short squeeze for TJX Companies 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 TJX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is TJX Companies' 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 TJX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.




This page (NYSE:TJX) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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