Vale (VALE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.52 +0.25 (+2.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.50 -0.02 (-0.15%) As of 07:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Vale Short Interest DataVale (VALE) has a short interest of 56.20 million shares, representing 1.32% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -13.95% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, indicating that it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 35.84 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest56,200,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest65,310,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.95%Dollar Volume Sold Short$610.89 millionShort Interest Ratio1.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2025Outstanding Shares4,539,007,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.32%Today's Trading Volume49,740,352 sharesAverage Trading Volume35,840,363 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average139% Short Selling Vale? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vale and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVALE Short Interest Over TimeVALE Days to Cover Over TimeVALE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Vale Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/30/202556,200,000 shares $610.89 million -14.0%1.3%1.6 $10.87 9/15/202565,310,000 shares $706.98 million +12.2%1.5%1.7 $10.83 8/31/202558,230,000 shares $597.73 million -16.3%1.4%1.4 $10.27 8/15/202569,530,000 shares $689.04 million +5.4%1.6%1.7 $9.91 7/31/202565,990,000 shares $628.55 million -28.6%1.6%1.6 $9.53 7/15/202592,470,000 shares $895.57 million +476,549.5%2.2%2.4 $9.69 6/30/202519,400 shares $188.18 thousand -100.0%0.0%1.6 $9.70 6/15/202567,430,000 shares $636.20 million -4.6%1.6%2 $9.44 5/31/202570,710,000 shares $646.29 million -15.4%1.7%2.2 $9.14 5/15/202583,610,000 shares $820.21 million -12.2%2.0%2.6 $9.81 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VALE and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vale and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/202595,200,000 shares $885.36 million +1.4%2.2%2.9 $9.30 4/15/202593,860,000 shares $856.47 million -8.8%2.2%2.6 $9.13 3/31/2025102,960,000 shares $1.03 billion -4.6%2.4%2.8 $9.98 3/15/2025107,910,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.7%2.5%3.2 $9.83 2/28/2025113,190,000 shares $1.07 billion -15.0%2.7%3.3 $9.43 2/15/2025133,120,000 shares $1.30 billion -10.5%3.1%4 $9.78 1/31/2025148,660,000 shares $1.38 billion +62.5%3.5%4.5 $9.31 1/15/202591,490,000 shares $802.37 million +22.1%2.1%2.9 $8.77 12/31/202474,910,000 shares $664.45 million +24.0%1.8%2.6 $8.87 12/15/202460,390,000 shares $559.21 million -10.4%1.4%1.9 $9.26 11/30/202467,430,000 shares $664.86 million -6.3%1.6%2.2 $9.86 11/15/202471,940,000 shares $705.37 million -6.1%1.7%2.4 $9.81 10/31/202476,580,000 shares $819.02 million +5.0%1.8%2.5 $10.70 10/15/202472,920,000 shares $787.17 million -19.4%1.7%2.4 $10.80 9/30/202490,410,000 shares $1.06 billion +43.4%2.1%3.1 $11.69 9/15/202463,060,000 shares $662.76 million -3.7%1.5%2.3 $10.51 8/31/202465,500,000 shares $689.06 million -3.4%1.5%2.4 $10.52 8/15/202467,770,000 shares $691.59 million +18.1%1.6%2.5 $10.21 7/31/202457,380,000 shares $622.57 million +4.3%1.3%2.2 $10.85 7/15/202455,010,000 shares $633.44 million -20.2%1.3%2.2 $11.52 6/30/202468,890,000 shares $769.50 million +5.5%1.6%2.6 $11.17 6/15/202465,290,000 shares $735.17 million +11.6%1.5%2.5 $11.26 5/31/202458,530,000 shares $705.58 million +24.8%1.4%2.1 $12.06 5/15/202446,900,000 shares $589.06 million -5.3%1.1%1.7 $12.56 4/30/202449,530,000 shares $602.53 million -1.4%1.2%1.8 $12.17 4/15/202450,230,000 shares $602.76 million +32.1%1.2%1.8 $12.00 3/31/202438,020,000 shares $463.46 million +2.9%0.9%1.4 $12.19 3/15/202436,940,000 shares $441.80 million +9.1%0.9%1.5 $11.96 2/29/202433,870,000 shares $453.52 million -19.0%0.8%1.5 $13.39 2/15/202441,810,000 shares $552.94 million -1.7%1.0%1.9 $13.23 1/31/202442,520,000 shares $581.89 million -11.6%1.0%2 $13.69 1/15/202448,120,000 shares $710.73 million +4.7%1.1%2.2 $14.77 12/31/202345,960,000 shares $728.93 million -6.2%1.1%2.3 $15.86 12/15/202348,990,000 shares $732.89 million +6.7%1.1%2.4 $14.96 11/30/202345,920,000 shares $688.80 million -27.1%1.1%2.1 $15.00 11/15/202362,990,000 shares $949.57 million -5.8%1.5%2.9 $15.08 10/31/202366,880,000 shares $917.26 million +18.5%1.6%3.1 $13.72 10/15/202356,460,000 shares $739.06 million +1.8%1.3%2.7 $13.09 9/30/202355,440,000 shares $742.90 million +9.4%1.3%2.7 $13.40 9/15/202350,680,000 shares $725.74 million -2.8%1.2%2.4 $14.32 8/31/202352,150,000 shares $686.29 million +2.5%1.2%2.6 $13.16 8/15/202350,900,000 shares $624.54 million +9.9%1.2%2.3 $12.27 7/31/202346,310,000 shares $677.52 million +21.8%1.1%2.1 $14.63 7/15/202338,010,000 shares $543.16 million -6.2%0.9%1.7 $14.29 6/30/202340,510,000 shares $543.64 million -2.2%0.9%1.8 $13.42 6/15/202341,440,000 shares $599.64 million -10.1%0.9%1.8 $14.47 5/31/202346,090,000 shares $584.42 million -7.1%1.0%2 $12.68 5/15/202349,590,000 shares $698.23 million +6.1%1.1%2.1 $14.08 4/30/202346,760,000 shares $673.81 million +13.4%1.1%2 $14.41 4/15/202341,240,000 shares $658.19 million +20.4%1.0%1.8 $15.96 3/31/202334,240,000 shares $540.31 million -39.3%0.8%1.5 $15.78 3/15/202356,440,000 shares $870.30 million +15.4%1.3%2.5 $15.42 2/28/202348,920,000 shares $799.35 million -10.5%1.2%2.1 $16.34 2/15/202354,670,000 shares $932.12 million -0.9%1.2%2.3 $17.05 1/31/202355,150,000 shares $1.03 billion +4.7%1.2%2.1 $18.68 1/15/202352,680,000 shares $970.89 million +0.0%1.2%1.6 $18.43 12/30/202252,670,000 shares $893.81 million -19.4%1.2%1.4 $16.97 12/15/202265,380,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.2%1.4%1.6 $16.40 11/30/202260,970,000 shares $1.01 billion -7.9%1.3%1.4 $16.50 11/15/202266,220,000 shares $1.05 billion +6.2%1.5%1.5 $15.81 10/31/202262,340,000 shares $806.68 million +14.3%1.4%1.5 $12.94 10/15/202254,560,000 shares $713.10 million +67.2%1.3%1.4 $13.07 9/30/202232,640,000 shares $434.76 million +21.8%0.8%0.9 $13.32 9/15/202226,790,000 shares $349.61 million +10.6%0.6%0.8 $13.05 8/31/202224,230,000 shares $300.94 million -20.1%0.6%0.7 $12.42 8/15/202230,340,000 shares $406.86 million +18.1%0.7%0.9 $13.41 7/31/202225,690,000 shares $345.79 million -31.6%0.6%0.8 $13.46 7/15/202237,560,000 shares $475.13 million +18.9%0.8%1.1 $12.65 6/30/202231,600,000 shares $462.31 million -0.7%0.6%0.9 $14.63 6/15/202231,820,000 shares $517.39 million -1.4%0.6%0.9 $16.26 5/31/202232,280,000 shares $582.65 million +10.2%0.7%0.9 $18.05 5/15/202229,290,000 shares $451.65 million +6.3%0.6%0.8 $15.42 4/30/202227,560,000 shares $465.49 million -21.2%0.6%0.7 $16.89 4/15/202234,960,000 shares $681.02 million +3.3%0.7%0.9 $19.48 3/31/202233,850,000 shares $676.66 million -33.0%0.7%0.9 $19.99 3/15/202250,490,000 shares $870.45 million -3.5%1.0%1.4 $17.24 2/28/202252,340,000 shares $967.77 million -2.6%1.1%1.6 $18.49 2/15/202253,750,000 shares $921.28 million +13.3%1.1%1.7 $17.14 1/31/202247,430,000 shares $719.99 million -24.3%1.0%1.4 $15.18 1/15/202262,640,000 shares $963.40 million +12.9%1.3%1.9 $15.38 12/31/202155,480,000 shares $777.83 million -21.6%1.1%1.7 $14.02 12/15/202170,720,000 shares $963.91 million -10.9%1.5%2 $13.63 11/30/202179,400,000 shares $982.18 million +19.5%1.6%2.1 $12.37 11/15/202166,450,000 shares $819.33 million +11.5%1.4%1.8 $12.33 10/29/202159,620,000 shares $758.96 million +70.3%1.2%1.7 $12.73 10/15/202135,000,000 shares $517.30 million +17.0%0.7%1.1 $14.78 9/30/202129,920,000 shares $417.38 million +31.2%0.6%1 $13.95 9/15/202122,800,000 shares $401.74 million -5.7%0.5%0.8 $17.62 8/31/202124,170,000 shares $460.92 million -45.1%0.5%1 $19.07 8/13/202143,990,000 shares $907.95 million -0.1%0.9%1.7 $20.64 7/30/202144,020,000 shares $925.30 million -18.3%0.9%1.6 $21.02 7/15/202153,860,000 shares $1.21 billion +7.0%1.1%1.9 $22.54 6/30/202150,350,000 shares $1.15 billion -12.3%1.0%1.7 $22.81 6/15/202157,430,000 shares $1.27 billion -5.6%1.1%1.9 $22.14 5/28/202160,850,000 shares $1.31 billion -4.8%1.2%2.1 $21.52 5/14/202163,890,000 shares $1.36 billion +6.6%1.3%2.1 $21.27 4/30/202159,910,000 shares $1.26 billion -9.7%1.2%2.1 $21.06 4/15/202166,370,000 shares $1.26 billion +10.4%1.3%2.4 $18.91 3/31/202160,120,000 shares $1.02 billion -6.0%1.2%2.1 $17.02 3/15/202163,970,000 shares $1.13 billion -23.2%1.3%2.2 $17.62 2/26/202183,300,000 shares $1.45 billion +6.0%1.6%2.8 $17.40 2/12/202178,590,000 shares $1.37 billion -6.2%1.5%2.6 $17.37 1/29/202183,750,000 shares $1.40 billion -10.8%1.6%2.6 $16.75 1/15/202193,870,000 shares $1.78 billion +1.1%1.8%3 $18.94 12/31/202092,870,000 shares $1.57 billion +5.9%1.8%3 $16.95 12/15/202087,730,000 shares $1.44 billion -22.9%1.7%2.9 $16.46 11/30/2020113,750,000 shares $1.68 billion +34.5%2.2%3.4 $14.73 10/30/202072,790,000 shares $783.95 million +5.2%1.4%2.6 $10.77 VALE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Vale's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Vale shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 56,200,000 shares of VALE short. 1.32% of Vale's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vale's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Vale? 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. VALE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Vale's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Vale? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vale: Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Walleye Trading LLC, HBK Investments L P, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, Capital Fund Management S.A., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Vale? 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 Vale's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Vale's short interest increasing or decreasing? Vale saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 56,200,000 shares, a decrease of 13.9% from the previous total of 65,310,000 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 Vale's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.32% of Vale's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Vale: BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR (0.59%), Cameco Corporation (3.03%), Teck Resources Ltd (1.89%), MP Materials Corp. (19.22%), Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (1.99%), Centrus Energy Corp. (22.19%), HudBay Minerals Inc (0.93%), New Gold Inc. (2.95%), NexGen Energy (16.00%), TMC the metals company Inc. (17.96%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vale stock? Short selling VALE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vale as its price is falling. VALE shares are trading up $0.21 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 Vale? A short squeeze for Vale 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 VALE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vale'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 VALE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies BHP Group Short Interest Cameco Short Interest Teck Resources Short Interest MP Materials Short Interest Sociedad Quimica y Minera Short Interest Centrus Energy Short Interest HudBay Minerals Short Interest New Gold Short Interest NexGen Energy Short Interest TMC the metals Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:VALE) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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