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Vista Energy (VIST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Vista Energy Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Vista Energy (VIST) had a short interest of 2.32 million shares sold short, representing 2.22% of the public float. This marks a -18.52% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, meaning it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.25 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,316,473 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,842,829 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-18.52%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$151.60 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
104,260,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.22%
Today's Trading Volume
290,516 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,253,514 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
23%
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Vista Energy Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20262,316,473 shares $151.60 million -18.5%2.2%2.47 $65.45
9/15/20262,842,829 shares $222.62 million +13.5%2.7%1.94 $78.31
8/31/20262,505,849 shares $179.52 million -5.4%2.4%2.11 $71.64
8/14/20262,647,410 shares $180.11 million +2.1%2.5%3.75 $68.03
7/31/20262,592,116 shares $182.36 million +13.2%2.5%2.58 $70.35
7/15/20262,289,761 shares $149.91 million +20.6%2.2%2.42 $65.47
6/30/20261,898,002 shares $121.07 million -12.6%1.8%2.37 $63.79
6/15/20262,171,200 shares $148.84 million -12.2%2.1%2.78 $68.55
5/29/20262,471,780 shares $183.49 million +0.1%2.4%2.25 $74.23
5/15/20262,469,573 shares $178.43 million -0.5%2.4%1.78 $72.25
4/30/20262,480,863 shares $184.73 million +5.4%2.4%1.92 $74.46
4/15/20262,354,096 shares $150.87 million -20.6%2.3%1.58 $64.09
3/31/20262,965,088 shares $223.52 million +21.5%2.8%1.21 $75.38
3/13/20262,440,792 shares $158.12 million +27.5%2.3%1.02 $64.78
2/27/20261,914,128 shares $110.41 million +4.5%1.8%1.82 $57.68
2/13/20261,832,548 shares $99.35 million -45.2%1.8%1.08 $54.21
1/30/20263,345,299 shares $202.56 million +20.2%3.2%2.92 $60.55
1/15/20262,783,380 shares $135.87 million +9.8%2.7%2.88 $48.82
12/31/20252,534,001 shares $123.41 million -21.5%2.4%4.58 $48.70
12/15/20253,226,741 shares $158.64 million -14.7%3.1%4.48 $49.17
11/28/20253,784,776 shares $186.02 million -18.4%3.6%4.24 $49.15
11/14/20254,638,685 shares $226.33 million +3.4%4.4%3.73 $48.79
10/31/20254,486,942 shares $217.69 million -5.8%4.3%2.14 $48.52
10/15/20254,760,000 shares $170.96 million +17.8%4.6%3.6 $35.92
9/30/20254,040,000 shares $138.69 million +8.3%N/A3.2 $34.33
9/15/20253,730,000 shares $131.93 million +48.6%N/A3.2 $35.37
8/31/20252,510,000 shares $97.80 million -19.0%2.6%2.4 $38.97
8/15/20253,100,000 shares $128.46 million +23.0%N/A3.5 $41.44
7/31/20252,520,000 shares $112.87 million -11.9%2.6%2.9 $44.79
7/15/20252,860,000 shares $129.83 million +440.3%N/A3.3 $45.40
6/30/2025529,300 shares $25.28 million -74.7%0.6%5.6 $47.76
6/15/20252,090,000 shares $110.76 million +1.0%2.2%2.1 $52.99
5/31/20252,070,000 shares $102.65 million +11.9%2.2%2 $49.59
5/15/20251,850,000 shares $93.33 million -5.1%1.9%1.7 $50.45
4/30/20251,950,000 shares $87.87 million -9.3%N/A1.8 $45.06
4/15/20252,150,000 shares $86.93 million +22.2%2.3%1.9 $40.43
3/31/20251,760,000 shares $81.99 million +2.3%1.8%1.8 $46.59
3/15/20251,720,000 shares $84.65 million +4.9%1.8%2 $49.21
2/28/20251,640,000 shares $83.26 million +12.3%1.7%1.7 $50.77
2/15/20251,460,000 shares $75.12 million -12.6%1.5%1.5 $51.45
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12/31/20241,860,000 shares $100.64 million +14.1%N/A1.9 $54.11
12/15/20241,630,000 shares $94.51 million -16.0%N/A1.6 $57.98
11/30/20241,940,000 shares $103.27 million -21.1%N/A1.9 $53.23
11/15/20242,460,000 shares $117.11 million -6.1%N/A2.6 $47.61
10/31/20242,620,000 shares $130.50 million +4.8%N/A3.1 $49.81
10/15/20242,500,000 shares $119.63 million -6.4%N/A3.5 $47.85
9/30/20242,670,000 shares $117.99 million -6.6%N/A3.8 $44.19
9/15/20242,860,000 shares $135.51 million -0.7%N/A4.6 $47.38
8/31/20242,880,000 shares $150.13 million -6.5%N/A4.6 $52.13
8/15/20243,080,000 shares $152.74 million +18.9%N/A4.9 $49.59
7/31/20242,590,000 shares $116.71 million -1.2%N/A4.2 $45.06
7/15/20242,620,000 shares $125.71 million +8.7%N/A4.3 $47.98
6/30/20242,410,000 shares $109.61 million +10.6%N/A4 $45.48
6/15/20242,180,000 shares $95.07 million +11.8%N/A3.6 $43.61
5/31/20241,950,000 shares $94.48 million +42.3%N/A3.2 $48.45
5/15/20241,370,000 shares $65.21 million No ChangeN/A2.4 $47.60
4/30/20241,370,000 shares $59.14 million +21.2%N/A2.5 $43.17
4/15/20241,130,000 shares $47.10 million -24.2%N/A2.2 $41.68
3/31/20241,490,000 shares $61.66 million +25.2%N/A2.9 $41.38
3/15/20241,190,000 shares $48.49 million +11.2%N/A2.5 $40.75
2/29/20241,070,000 shares $39.40 million No ChangeN/A2.2 $36.82
2/15/20241,070,000 shares $35.28 million -24.1%N/A2.1 $32.97
1/31/20241,410,000 shares $46.26 million +2.2%N/A2.5 $32.81
1/15/20241,380,000 shares $42.64 million -17.9%N/A2.2 $30.90
12/31/20231,680,000 shares $49.58 million -5.1%N/A2.6 $29.51
12/15/20231,770,000 shares $50.64 million +19.6%N/A2.5 $28.61
11/30/20231,480,000 shares $45.63 million +2.8%N/A2.1 $30.83
11/15/20231,440,000 shares $37.84 million -22.2%N/A2.1 $26.28
10/31/20231,850,000 shares $50.36 million -27.2%N/A2.9 $27.22
10/15/20232,540,000 shares $78.89 million -19.9%N/A4 $31.06
9/30/20233,170,000 shares $96.34 million -2.2%N/A4.5 $30.39
9/15/20233,240,000 shares $87.97 million -5.3%N/A4.8 $27.15
8/31/20233,420,000 shares $91.66 million +10.0%N/A4.8 $26.80
8/15/20233,110,000 shares $78.53 million -4.3%N/A4.4 $25.25
7/31/20233,250,000 shares $84.83 million -6.6%N/A4.6 $26.10
7/15/20233,480,000 shares $87.14 million +4.5%N/A5 $25.04
6/30/20233,330,000 shares $80.32 million -1.8%N/A5.4 $24.12
6/15/20233,390,000 shares $77.66 million +1.5%N/A5.4 $22.91
5/31/20233,340,000 shares $69.04 million +3.7%N/A5.5 $20.67
5/15/20233,220,000 shares $67.23 million -2.7%N/A5.1 $20.88
4/30/20233,310,000 shares $69.25 million -2.9%N/A5 $20.92
4/15/20233,410,000 shares $76.38 million +20.5%N/A5.1 $22.40
3/31/20232,830,000 shares $56.01 million +15.0%N/A4 $19.79
3/15/20232,460,000 shares $40.07 million +12.8%N/A3.6 $16.29
2/28/20232,180,000 shares $39.33 million +10.7%N/A3.2 $18.04
2/15/20231,970,000 shares $36.45 million -3.4%N/A2.9 $18.50
1/31/20232,040,000 shares $32.44 million -10.1%N/A3.1 $15.90
1/15/20232,270,000 shares $37.91 million -6.2%N/A3.2 $16.70
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11/30/20222,300,000 shares $33.14 million -24.6%2.7%3.4 $14.41
11/15/20223,050,000 shares $43.46 million -0.7%3.5%4.3 $14.25
10/31/20223,070,000 shares $40.62 million +1.7%3.6%4.2 $13.23
10/15/20223,020,000 shares $33.88 million +16.6%3.5%4.3 $11.22
9/30/20222,590,000 shares $24.40 million -5.1%3.0%3.8 $9.42
9/15/20222,730,000 shares $27.16 million +10.1%3.2%4.3 $9.95
8/31/20222,480,000 shares $24.45 million +18.7%2.9%3.6 $9.86
8/15/20222,090,000 shares $19.10 million +31.5%2.5%2.9 $9.14
7/31/20221,590,000 shares $13.96 million +3.9%1.9%2.3 $8.78
7/15/20221,530,000 shares $9.42 million -2.6%1.8%2.3 $6.16
6/30/20221,570,000 shares $11.60 million +19.9%1.8%2.4 $7.39
6/15/20221,310,000 shares $10.60 million -23.4%1.5%1.9 $8.09
5/31/20221,710,000 shares $15.61 million +8.9%N/A2.4 $9.13
5/15/20221,570,000 shares $13.31 million +38.9%N/A2 $8.48
4/30/20221,130,000 shares $9.56 million +25.7%N/A1.5 $8.46
4/15/2022899,300 shares $8.10 million -25.1%N/A1.2 $9.01
3/31/20221,200,000 shares $10.91 million +119.1%N/A1.7 $9.09
3/15/2022547,700 shares $4.33 million +44.3%N/A0.9 $7.90
2/28/2022379,600 shares $3.13 million +16.6%0.4%0.7 $8.25
2/15/2022325,600 shares $2.24 million +296.1%0.4%0.7 $6.89
1/31/202282,200 shares $515.39 thousand +96.2%0.1%0.2 $6.27
1/15/202241,900 shares $260.20 thousand -35.0%0.1%0.1 $6.21
12/31/202164,500 shares $343.79 thousand -35.4%0.1%0.1 $5.33
12/15/202199,800 shares $535.93 thousand -47.3%0.1%0.2 $5.37
11/30/2021189,500 shares $951.29 thousand -76.9%0.2%0.3 $5.02
11/15/2021820,100 shares $4.88 million +215.2%1.0%1.5 $5.95
10/29/2021260,200 shares $1.66 million -13.5%0.3%0.5 $6.38
10/15/2021300,900 shares $1.93 million +125.4%0.4%0.7 $6.43

VIST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Vista Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 2,316,473 shares of VIST short. 2.22% of Vista Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vista Energy'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. VIST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.5. Learn More on Vista Energy's short interest ratio.

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. 2.22% of Vista Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vista Energy saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,316,473 shares, a decline of 18.5% from the previous total of 2,842,829 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.

2.22% of Vista Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "oil & gas exploration & production" compare to Vista Energy: Texas Pacific Land Corporation (6.15%), Expand Energy Corporation (4.23%), Permian Resources Corporation (3.56%), Ovintiv Inc. (3.87%), APA Corporation (7.34%), Viper Energy Inc. (3.24%), Antero Resources Corporation (4.49%), Range Resources Corporation (11.33%), SM Energy Company (5.89%), Chord Energy Corporation (7.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VIST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vista Energy as its price is falling. VIST shares are trading down $0.38 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 Vista Energy 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 VIST, 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 VIST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like VIST:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:VIST is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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