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Tri-Continental (TY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$31.28 -0.12 (-0.38%)
As of 05/20/2025 03:55 PM Eastern

Tri-Continental Short Interest Data

Tri-Continental (TY) has a short interest of 798,900 shares. This marks a -0.34% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 14.8, indicating that it would take 14.8 days of the average trading volume of 44,356 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
798,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
801,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-0.34%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$23.74 million
Short Interest Ratio
14.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
51,961,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.54%
Today's Trading Volume
41,909 shares
Average Trading Volume
44,356 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
94%
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TY Short Interest Over Time

TY Days to Cover Over Time

TY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Tri-Continental Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/2025798,900 shares $23.74 million -0.3%N/A14.8 $29.71
4/15/2025801,600 shares $23.13 million -1.0%1.6%14.8 $28.86
3/31/2025809,900 shares $24.86 million +0.3%1.6%15.8 $30.70
3/15/2025807,300 shares $24.89 million +0.2%1.6%15.6 $30.83
2/28/2025805,600 shares $25.88 million +0.9%1.6%15.1 $32.13
2/15/2025798,300 shares $26.07 million -2.6%1.6%15.7 $32.66
1/31/2025819,900 shares $26.86 million +1.6%N/A16.3 $32.76
1/15/2025806,800 shares $25.74 million -1.3%N/A17.3 $31.90
12/31/2024817,000 shares $25.89 million +2.1%N/A18.7 $31.69
12/15/2024800,100 shares $25.63 million 0.0%N/A20.1 $32.03
11/30/2024800,400 shares $27.60 million +0.6%N/A22.4 $34.48
11/15/2024796,000 shares $26.50 million -0.6%N/A23.1 $33.29
10/31/2024800,500 shares $26.21 million -0.8%N/A24.3 $32.74
10/15/2024807,200 shares $26.93 million +0.6%N/A21 $33.36
9/30/2024802,400 shares $26.51 million +0.7%N/A19.4 $33.04
9/15/2024797,100 shares $25.63 million +0.3%N/A18.6 $32.16
8/31/2024795,100 shares $25.63 million +0.0%N/A18.5 $32.24
8/15/2024794,900 shares $25.03 million -0.6%N/A19.3 $31.49
7/31/2024799,300 shares $25.53 million -0.3%N/A20 $31.94
7/15/2024801,400 shares $25.44 million +0.0%N/A23.4 $31.75
6/30/2024801,100 shares $24.81 million +0.5%N/A24.1 $30.97
6/15/2024797,200 shares $24.30 million -0.4%N/A24.4 $30.48
5/31/2024800,400 shares $24.64 million +0.1%N/A24.3 $30.79
5/15/2024799,700 shares $24.58 million -0.6%N/A22.4 $30.74
4/30/2024804,200 shares $23.80 million -0.1%N/A22 $29.59
4/15/2024804,700 shares $23.74 million -1.3%N/A20.5 $29.50
3/31/2024100 shares $3,080.00 -100.0%N/A0.1 $30.80
3/15/2024795,500 shares $23.64 million -0.3%N/A18.2 $29.72
2/29/2024798,200 shares $23.67 million -0.5%N/A17 $29.65
2/15/2024802,100 shares $23.69 million -0.7%N/A17.1 $29.54
1/31/2024807,700 shares $23.38 million +0.2%N/A16.7 $28.95
1/15/2024805,800 shares $23.24 million -5.5%N/A17.1 $28.84
12/31/2023852,300 shares $24.57 million +5.3%N/A18.7 $28.83
12/15/2023809,700 shares $23.04 million -4.3%N/A18 $28.45
11/30/2023845,800 shares $23.54 million +1.2%N/A19.8 $27.83
11/15/2023835,900 shares $22.76 million -2.4%N/A20.1 $27.23
10/31/2023856,700 shares $21.97 million +3.6%N/A20.3 $25.65
10/15/2023826,700 shares $21.99 million +1.6%N/A19.5 $26.60
9/30/2023813,500 shares $21.63 million +1.2%N/A18.7 $26.59
9/15/2023803,900 shares $21.87 million +0.7%N/A19 $27.20
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8/31/2023798,200 shares $22.10 million -1.1%N/A18.2 $27.69
8/15/2023806,800 shares $22.40 million +0.6%N/A17.2 $27.77
7/31/2023802,100 shares $22.73 million -0.8%N/A16.2 $28.34
7/15/2023808,500 shares $22.58 million +0.8%N/A15.9 $27.93
6/30/2023802,100 shares $21.99 million +0.4%N/A15.8 $27.42
6/15/2023799,200 shares $21.55 million -0.2%N/A14.7 $26.96
5/31/2023800,400 shares $20.81 million +0.4%N/A14.6 $26.00
5/15/2023796,900 shares $20.85 million -3.0%N/A14.9 $26.17
4/30/2023821,200 shares $22.05 million +2.3%N/A15.3 $26.85
4/15/2023802,900 shares $21.47 million -0.6%N/A14.3 $26.74
3/31/2023807,700 shares $21.44 million -0.4%N/A13.8 $26.55
3/15/2023811,200 shares $20.80 million +1.7%N/A13 $25.64
2/28/2023797,400 shares $21.48 million +0.1%N/A12.9 $26.94
2/15/2023796,500 shares $22.16 million -0.3%N/A13.1 $27.82
1/31/2023798,700 shares $21.91 million +0.3%N/A13.9 $27.43
1/15/2023796,000 shares $21.43 million -2.1%N/A15.1 $26.92
12/30/2022813,400 shares $20.85 million +1.2%N/A15.6 $25.63
12/15/2022804,000 shares $21.19 million +1.0%N/A15.5 $26.35
11/30/2022796,000 shares $22.34 million +0.0%N/A15.6 $28.07
11/15/2022795,800 shares $21.87 million -1.8%N/A15.8 $27.48
10/31/2022810,700 shares $22.15 million -3.0%N/A15.2 $27.32
10/15/2022835,300 shares $21.46 million No ChangeN/A14.7 $25.69
9/30/2022860,400 shares $21.99 million +7.0%N/A15.4 $25.56
9/15/2022804,000 shares $21.74 million +0.1%N/A14.4 $27.04
8/31/2022802,900 shares $22.20 million -3.1%N/A14.3 $27.65
8/15/2022828,500 shares $24.63 million +0.9%N/A14.5 $29.73
7/31/2022820,800 shares $23.29 million +0.1%N/A14.4 $28.38
7/15/2022820,000 shares $21.98 million +2.3%N/A14.4 $26.80
6/30/2022801,700 shares $20.98 million -0.4%N/A14.2 $26.17
6/15/2022805,000 shares $21.21 million +0.4%N/A14.5 $26.35
5/31/2022801,800 shares $23.45 million -2.1%N/A16.1 $29.25
5/15/2022819,000 shares $23.15 million +1.0%N/A16.1 $28.27
4/30/2022810,900 shares $23.60 million +0.6%N/A15.7 $29.10
4/15/2022806,400 shares $24.43 million +1.0%N/A14.7 $30.29
3/31/2022798,600 shares $24.63 million +0.1%N/A12.2 $30.84
3/15/2022797,500 shares $23.41 million -1.4%N/A11.4 $29.35
2/28/2022809,100 shares $24.81 million +0.2%N/A11.5 $30.66
2/15/2022807,400 shares $25.00 million +1.5%N/A11.5 $30.96
1/31/2022795,700 shares $24.84 million -0.1%N/A11.6 $31.22
1/15/2022796,600 shares $25.83 million +0.1%N/A12 $32.43
12/31/2021795,700 shares $26.41 million -1.3%N/A14.5 $33.19
12/15/2021806,200 shares $26.12 million -1.2%N/A16.2 $32.40
11/30/2021816,200 shares $28.39 million +2.3%N/A19 $34.78
11/15/2021797,500 shares $28.44 million +0.5%N/A19.2 $35.66
10/29/2021793,400 shares $27.53 million -0.8%N/A19.3 $34.70
10/15/2021799,400 shares $27.59 million -0.9%N/A20.8 $34.51
9/30/2021806,600 shares $26.92 million +1.1%N/A23.2 $33.38
9/15/2021797,800 shares $27.42 million +0.7%N/A23.9 $34.37
8/31/2021792,500 shares $27.68 million -0.4%N/A24.6 $34.93
8/13/2021796,000 shares $27.40 million +0.4%N/A27.4 $34.42
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7/30/2021792,900 shares $27.04 million -0.1%N/A28.5 $34.10
7/15/2021793,600 shares $27.14 million -0.5%N/A27.8 $34.20
6/30/2021797,500 shares $27.19 million +0.7%N/A27.1 $34.09
6/15/2021791,800 shares $27.06 million +0.4%N/A25.4 $34.18
5/28/2021788,600 shares $26.99 million -0.8%N/A25.9 $34.22
5/14/2021795,100 shares $26.48 million +0.6%N/A21.1 $33.30
4/30/2021790,600 shares $26.78 million -2.7%N/A17.8 $33.87
4/15/2021812,800 shares $27.19 million -3.0%N/A17.4 $33.45
3/31/2021837,700 shares $27.04 million +3.5%N/A16.4 $32.28
3/15/2021809,800 shares $25.93 million +1.2%N/A15.6 $32.02
2/26/2021800,600 shares $24.72 million +0.5%N/A15.2 $30.88
2/12/2021796,300 shares $24.63 million +0.0%N/A16.1 $30.93
1/29/2021796,200 shares $23.85 million -0.7%N/A15.3 $29.96
1/15/2021801,900 shares $24.11 million -1.7%N/A15.2 $30.07
12/31/2020816,100 shares $24.01 million -1.5%N/A14.9 $29.42
12/15/2020828,600 shares $24.55 million -0.4%N/A14 $29.63
11/30/2020832,000 shares $24.26 million +1.0%N/A13.3 $29.16
11/15/2020823,400 shares $22.82 million -0.1%N/A13 $27.71
10/30/2020824,100 shares $21.09 million -5.0%N/A13.1 $25.59
10/15/2020867,000 shares $23.54 million +4.8%N/A0 $27.15
9/30/2020827,700 shares $21.46 million +4.4%N/A14.8 $25.93
9/15/2020790,300 shares $20.60 million -0.4%N/A15 $26.06
8/31/2020793,100 shares $21.50 million 0.0%N/A15 $27.11
8/14/2020793,400 shares $21.29 million -0.5%N/A14.3 $26.83
7/31/2020797,600 shares $20.68 million -3.2%N/A12.8 $25.93
7/15/2020823,700 shares $20.83 million +0.8%N/A12.6 $25.29
6/30/2020817,300 shares $19.97 million +2.5%N/A11.5 $24.44
6/15/2020797,400 shares $19.88 million +0.1%N/A9.2 $24.93
5/29/2020796,400 shares $19.66 million +0.3%N/A6.7 $24.68

TY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tri-Continental's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Tri-Continental shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 798,900 shares of TY short. Learn More on Tri-Continental's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Tri-Continental?

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. TY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 15.0. Learn More on Tri-Continental's short interest ratio.

Is Tri-Continental's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Tri-Continental saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 798,900 shares, a decrease of 0.3% from the previous total of 801,600 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 Tri-Continental's short interest compare to its competitors?
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Tri-Continental stock?

Short selling TY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tri-Continental as its price is falling. TY shares are trading down $0.12 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 Tri-Continental?

A short squeeze for Tri-Continental 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 TY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Tri-Continental'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 TY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:TY) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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