Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.42 +0.14 (+3.15%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.29 -0.13 (-2.92%) As of 05/23/2025 07:00 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Short Interest DataControladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS) has a short interest of 3.45 million shares, representing 3.67% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 38.55% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 864,495 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,450,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,490,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+38.55%Dollar Volume Sold Short$12.70 millionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares116,598,000 sharesFloat Size94,040,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.67%Today's Trading Volume1,018,507 sharesAverage Trading Volume864,495 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average118% Short Selling Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVLRS Short Interest Over TimeVLRS Days to Cover Over TimeVLRS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20253,450,000 shares $12.70 million +38.6%3.7%2.7 $3.68 4/15/20252,490,000 shares $11.17 million +20.9%2.7%2.7 $4.49 3/31/20252,060,000 shares $10.78 million +28.0%2.2%2.5 $5.24 3/15/20251,610,000 shares $8.93 million +75.9%1.7%2.5 $5.55 2/28/2025915,300 shares $5.94 million +99.2%1.0%1.5 $6.49 2/15/2025459,600 shares $3.73 million +100.4%0.5%0.8 $8.11 1/31/2025229,300 shares $1.93 million -38.6%0.2%0.4 $8.44 1/15/2025373,500 shares $3.17 million +6.0%0.4%0.5 $8.48 12/31/2024352,500 shares $2.62 million -28.3%0.4%0.5 $7.44 12/15/2024491,500 shares $4.12 million -49.4%0.5%0.7 $8.39 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VLRS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024971,000 shares $7.48 million -49.2%1.0%1.2 $7.70 11/15/20241,910,000 shares $15.39 million +26.5%2.0%2.3 $8.06 10/31/20241,510,000 shares $11.11 million -5.0%1.6%2 $7.36 10/15/20241,590,000 shares $10.59 million -1.9%1.7%2 $6.66 9/30/20241,620,000 shares $10.25 million -4.1%1.7%2.1 $6.33 9/15/20241,690,000 shares $10.99 million +1.8%1.8%2.2 $6.50 8/31/20241,660,000 shares $9.48 million +12.2%1.8%2.3 $5.71 8/15/20241,480,000 shares $8.47 million -0.7%1.6%2.2 $5.72 7/31/20241,490,000 shares $9.12 million +62.4%1.6%2.4 $6.12 7/15/2024917,600 shares $6.11 million -1.1%1.0%1.7 $6.66 6/30/2024927,700 shares $5.90 million -0.5%1.0%1.8 $6.36 6/15/2024932,100 shares $6.25 million +7.9%1.0%1.9 $6.71 5/31/2024864,200 shares $6.89 million +31.8%0.9%1.8 $7.97 5/15/2024655,500 shares $5.73 million +0.5%0.7%1.3 $8.74 4/30/2024652,200 shares $5.34 million -7.9%0.7%1.3 $8.19 4/15/2024707,900 shares $5.11 million -7.2%0.8%1.4 $7.22 3/31/2024762,500 shares $5.66 million -41.4%0.8%1.7 $7.42 3/15/20241,300,000 shares $9.19 million -36.0%1.4%2.8 $7.07 2/29/20242,030,000 shares $14.67 million +16.0%2.2%4 $7.23 2/15/20241,750,000 shares $12.90 million -4.9%2.0%3.2 $7.37 1/31/20241,840,000 shares $14.57 million +15.7%2.0%3.3 $7.92 1/15/20241,590,000 shares $13.45 million +3.9%1.7%2.8 $8.46 12/31/20231,530,000 shares $14.35 million -11.1%1.7%2.5 $9.38 12/15/20231,720,000 shares $15.79 million -5.0%1.9%2.3 $9.18 11/30/20231,810,000 shares $14.60 million +2.8%2.0%2.3 $8.07 11/15/20231,760,000 shares $11.68 million -1.1%1.9%2.2 $6.64 10/31/20231,780,000 shares $10.16 million +28.1%1.9%2.4 $5.71 10/15/20231,390,000 shares $9.30 million +76.4%1.5%1.9 $6.69 9/30/2023788,100 shares $5.35 million +35.7%0.9%1.2 $6.79 9/15/2023581,000 shares $5.22 million +7.0%0.6%1.2 $8.99Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 8/31/2023543,200 shares $5.43 million -1.6%0.6%1.4 $10.00 8/15/2023551,800 shares $5.68 million -11.0%0.6%1.6 $10.30 7/31/2023619,900 shares $7.43 million -16.3%0.7%1.9 $11.98 7/15/2023740,300 shares $9.99 million -13.5%0.8%2.3 $13.49 6/30/2023855,700 shares $11.95 million +4.6%0.9%2.9 $13.96 6/15/2023817,900 shares $12.05 million +42.8%0.9%2.7 $14.73 5/31/2023572,900 shares $7.91 million -15.6%0.6%1.7 $13.80 5/15/2023678,600 shares $8.62 million -4.5%0.7%2 $12.70 4/30/2023710,500 shares $8.36 million +12.8%0.8%2.1 $11.76 4/15/2023630,000 shares $7.55 million +8.2%0.7%1.7 $11.99 3/31/2023582,500 shares $7.25 million +3.8%0.6%1.5 $12.44 3/15/2023561,000 shares $5.82 million +18.6%0.6%1.4 $10.37 2/28/2023473,100 shares $5.54 million -2.8%0.5%1.1 $11.72 2/15/2023486,500 shares $5.54 million -52.8%0.5%1.1 $11.38 1/31/20231,030,000 shares $11.41 million -9.7%1.1%2.2 $11.08 1/15/20231,140,000 shares $12.08 million -13.6%1.2%2.3 $10.60 12/30/20221,320,000 shares $11.04 million -0.8%1.4%2.7 $8.36 12/15/20221,330,000 shares $12.53 million +10.8%1.4%2.7 $9.42 11/30/20221,200,000 shares $11.98 million +7.1%1.3%2.2 $9.98 11/15/20221,120,000 shares $11.82 million -4.3%1.2%2.1 $10.55 10/31/20221,170,000 shares $9.80 million -10.0%1.3%2 $8.38 10/15/20221,300,000 shares $9.31 million -3.7%1.4%2.2 $7.16 9/30/20221,350,000 shares $9.44 million -17.7%1.5%2.3 $6.99 9/15/20221,640,000 shares $14.74 million -15.0%1.8%2.5 $8.99 8/31/20221,930,000 shares $17.14 million -10.2%2.1%2.8 $8.88 8/15/20222,150,000 shares $24.42 million +35.2%2.3%3.4 $11.36 7/31/20221,590,000 shares $15.42 million +48.6%1.7%2.7 $9.70 7/15/20221,070,000 shares $9.85 million -61.7%1.2%1.8 $9.21 6/30/20222,790,000 shares $28.65 million +1.8%3.8%4.8 $10.27 6/15/20222,740,000 shares $30.91 million +3.0%3.7%4.8 $11.28 5/31/20222,660,000 shares $41.44 million +0.4%2.9%4.8 $15.58 5/15/20222,650,000 shares $35.75 million +5.6%2.9%4 $13.49 4/30/20222,510,000 shares $39.96 million +4.6%2.7%3.6 $15.92 4/15/20222,400,000 shares $43.56 million +30.4%2.6%3.4 $18.15 3/31/20221,840,000 shares $33.47 million +156.4%2.0%2.5 $18.19 3/15/2022717,600 shares $11.52 million -27.0%0.8%1.1 $16.05 2/28/2022983,000 shares $18.77 million +37.2%1.1%1.6 $19.09 2/15/2022716,700 shares $14.05 million -5.6%0.8%1.2 $19.61 1/31/2022759,400 shares $13.54 million +38.4%0.8%1.4 $17.83 1/15/2022548,900 shares $10.70 million -35.5%0.6%0.9 $19.50 12/31/2021851,300 shares $15.30 million -11.5%1.0%1.4 $17.97 12/15/2021961,900 shares $15.75 million +8.8%1.1%1.5 $16.37 11/30/2021883,900 shares $13.10 million -8.6%1.0%1.3 $14.82 11/15/2021967,300 shares $16.73 million -18.7%1.1%1.5 $17.30 10/29/20211,190,000 shares $21.54 million -7.0%1.3%1.8 $18.10 10/15/20211,280,000 shares $25.51 million -4.5%1.4%2 $19.93 9/30/20211,340,000 shares $29.23 million -3.6%1.5%1.9 $21.81 9/15/20211,390,000 shares $29.86 million +18.8%1.6%1.9 $21.48 8/31/20211,170,000 shares $23.25 million +7.3%1.3%1.4 $19.87 8/13/20211,090,000 shares $21.58 million -15.5%1.2%1.3 $19.80Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 7/30/20211,290,000 shares $28.48 million +9.3%1.5%1.6 $22.08 7/15/20211,180,000 shares $25.90 million +26.8%1.3%1.6 $21.95 6/30/2021931,000 shares $17.88 million -16.9%1.0%1.4 $19.21 6/15/20211,120,000 shares $20.63 million +23.1%1.3%1.9 $18.42 5/28/2021910,100 shares $15.70 million -14.9%1.0%1.7 $17.25 5/14/20211,070,000 shares $18.50 million +7.0%N/A2.1 $17.29 4/30/20211,000,000 shares $16.59 million No ChangeN/A1.9 $16.59 4/15/20211,000,000 shares $15.38 million +23.9%N/A1.8 $15.38 3/31/2021806,900 shares $11.43 million -2.8%N/A1.6 $14.17 3/15/2021830,500 shares $12.97 million +32.0%N/A1.6 $15.62 2/26/2021629,200 shares $9.30 million +54.6%N/A1.1 $14.78 2/12/2021407,100 shares $5.38 million +1.2%N/A0.8 $13.22 1/29/2021402,400 shares $4.73 million +2.9%N/A0.8 $11.75 1/15/2021391,000 shares $4.62 million +32.8%N/A0.8 $11.82 12/31/2020294,400 shares $3.54 million -5.9%N/A0.6 $12.03 12/15/2020312,800 shares $3.52 million +7.6%N/A0.6 $11.26 11/30/2020290,700 shares $3.15 million -45.4%0.4%0.6 $10.82 10/30/2020633,200 shares $4.82 million -16.8%0.8%1.8 $7.62 10/15/2020760,700 shares $6.29 million +5.2%1.0%2.1 $8.27 9/30/2020723,400 shares $5.22 million -10.1%1.0%2.2 $7.21 9/15/2020804,800 shares $6.42 million +18.3%1.1%2.5 $7.98 8/31/2020680,400 shares $5.50 million +39.9%0.9%1.8 $8.08 8/14/2020486,300 shares $3.40 million +35.1%0.6%1.1 $6.99 7/31/2020359,900 shares $1.99 million +27.2%0.5%0.8 $5.53 7/15/2020283,000 shares $1.40 million +55.0%0.4%0.6 $4.95 6/30/2020182,600 shares $993,344.00 -23.3%0.2%0.3 $5.44 6/15/2020237,900 shares $1.26 million -44.1%0.3%0.4 $5.31 5/29/2020425,900 shares $2.13 million -20.7%0.6%0.7 $4.99 VLRS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,450,000 shares of VLRS short. 3.67% of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación? 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. VLRS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación: 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 Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación? 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. 3.67% of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's short interest increasing or decreasing? Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,450,000 shares, an increase of 38.6% from the previous total of 2,490,000 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 Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's float size? Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación currently has issued a total of 116,598,000 shares. Some of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's 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. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación currently has a public float of 94,040,000 shares. How does Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.67% of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transportation" compare to Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación: Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (4.41%), International Seaways, Inc. (5.09%), Genesis Energy, L.P. (4.02%), DHT Holdings, Inc. (4.96%), Euronav NV (5.38%), Danaos Co. (5.02%), Despegar.com, Corp. (10.26%), ArcBest Co. (6.45%), TORM plc (7.83%), BW LPG Limited (1.84%), 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 Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación stock? Short selling VLRS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación as its price is falling. VLRS shares are trading up $0.14 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 Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación? A short squeeze for Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación 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 VLRS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación'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 VLRS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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