VALE (VALE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.70 -0.04 (-0.41%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VALE Short Interest DataVALE (VALE) has a short interest of 67.43 million shares, representing 1.58% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.64% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 32.16 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest67,430,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest70,710,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.64%Dollar Volume Sold Short$636.20 millionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares4,539,010,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.58%Today's Trading Volume45,312,611 sharesAverage Trading Volume32,164,937 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average141% Short Selling VALE? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for VALE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address 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 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 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 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. 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 $13.72When This Happens, You Don’t Wait. 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Don’t Miss This One - PLUS Claim your $10 in Bitcoin 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 10/15/202069,210,000 shares $784.84 million +0.4%1.4%2.4 $11.34 9/30/202068,940,000 shares $729.39 million +5.8%1.3%2.3 $10.58 9/15/202065,170,000 shares $771.61 million +6.3%1.3%2.3 $11.84 8/31/202061,300,000 shares $674.30 million +44.8%1.2%2.3 $11.00 8/14/202042,340,000 shares $479.71 million +24.0%0.8%1.5 $11.33 7/31/202034,160,000 shares $397.62 million -20.3%0.7%1.2 $11.64 7/15/202042,880,000 shares $497.41 million +40.5%0.8%1.5 $11.60 6/30/202030,530,000 shares $311.71 million +10.8%0.6%1.1 $10.21 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 June 15th, investors have sold 67,430,000 shares of VALE short. 1.58% 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: Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, HBK Investments L P, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Summit Securities Group LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Citigroup Inc., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, and IMC Chicago 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. 1.58% 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 June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 67,430,000 shares, a decrease of 4.6% from the previous total of 70,710,000 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? 1.58% of Vale's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vale: BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR (0.60%), Cameco Corporation (4.22%), Teck Resources Ltd (2.74%), Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (3.15%), Summit Materials, Inc. (3.99%), MP Materials Corp. (25.84%), Knife River Corporation (4.90%), New Gold Inc. (2.01%), HudBay Minerals Inc (1.33%), NexGen Energy (15.21%), 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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 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 down $0.04 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 June, 15 2025. 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