VMware (VMW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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VMware Short Interest Data

Current Short Interest: 10,220,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 4,290,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +138.23%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $1.49 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 4.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: October 31, 2023

Outstanding Shares: 431,790,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted: 2.37%
Today's Trading Volume: 200 shares
Average Trading Volume: 1,569,096 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 0%

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VMW Short Interest Over Time

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VMW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

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VMware Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
10/31/2023	10,220,000 shares	$1.49 billion	+138.2%	N/A	4.7	$145.48
10/15/2023	4,290,000 shares	$762.59 million	+13.8%	N/A	1.9	$177.76
9/30/2023	3,770,000 shares	$627.63 million	-2.8%	N/A	2.2	$166.48
9/15/2023	3,880,000 shares	$647.15 million	-17.3%	N/A	2.3	$166.79
8/31/2023	4,690,000 shares	$791.30 million	-3.3%	N/A	2.8	$168.72
8/15/2023	4,850,000 shares	$756.75 million	+16.6%	N/A	2.8	$156.03
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7/31/2023	4,160,000 shares	$655.70 million	-2.1%	N/A	2.6	$157.62
7/15/2023	4,250,000 shares	$663.98 million	-1.9%	N/A	2.6	$156.23
6/30/2023	4,330,000 shares	$622.18 million	+50.9%	N/A	2.8	$143.69
6/15/2023	2,870,000 shares	$408.80 million	+6.3%	N/A	2	$142.44
5/31/2023	2,700,000 shares	$367.98 million	+5.1%	N/A	1.9	$136.29
5/15/2023	2,570,000 shares	$319.12 million	-20.2%	N/A	2.1	$124.17
4/30/2023	3,220,000 shares	$402.60 million	-51.7%	N/A	2.6	$125.03
4/15/2023	6,660,000 shares	$838.49 million	-5.3%	N/A	5.4	$125.90
3/31/2023	7,030,000 shares	$877.70 million	-2.2%	N/A	5.9	$124.85
3/15/2023	7,190,000 shares	$858.49 million	-7.7%	N/A	6.3	$119.40
2/28/2023	7,790,000 shares	$857.91 million	+2.0%	N/A	7.1	$110.13
2/15/2023	7,640,000 shares	$900.37 million	+8.5%	N/A	7.5	$117.85
1/31/2023	7,040,000 shares	$862.19 million	-6.9%	N/A	7	$122.47
1/15/2023	7,560,000 shares	$944.47 million	-3.5%	N/A	7.6	$124.93
12/30/2022	7,830,000 shares	$961.21 million	+0.5%	N/A	7.8	$122.76
12/15/2022	7,790,000 shares	$958.09 million	+4.7%	N/A	8	$122.99
11/30/2022	7,440,000 shares	$903.89 million	+58.3%	N/A	6.8	$121.49
11/15/2022	4,700,000 shares	$546.56 million	+9.8%	N/A	4.5	$116.29
10/31/2022	4,280,000 shares	$481.63 million	+12.6%	N/A	4.2	$112.53
10/15/2022	3,800,000 shares	$403.45 million	-7.1%	N/A	3.7	$106.17
9/30/2022	4,090,000 shares	$435.42 million	+9.7%	N/A	3.7	$106.46
9/15/2022	3,730,000 shares	$423.99 million	-1.8%	N/A	3.2	$113.67
8/31/2022	3,800,000 shares	$440.91 million	+22.2%	N/A	3	$116.03
8/15/2022	3,110,000 shares	$380.73 million	-20.5%	N/A	1.5	$122.42
7/31/2022	3,910,000 shares	$454.34 million	+7.7%	N/A	1.8	$116.20
7/15/2022	3,630,000 shares	$401.55 million	-6.7%	N/A	1.7	$110.62
6/30/2022	3,890,000 shares	$443.38 million	+7.5%	N/A	1.8	$113.98
6/15/2022	3,620,000 shares	$437.55 million	+56.0%	4.7%	1.7	$120.87
5/31/2022	2,320,000 shares	$297.19 million	-10.1%	N/A	1.1	$128.10
5/15/2022	2,580,000 shares	$258.46 million	+3.6%	N/A	1.4	$100.18
4/30/2022	2,490,000 shares	$269.02 million	-5.0%	N/A	1.6	$108.04
4/15/2022	2,620,000 shares	$297.97 million	-2.6%	N/A	1.6	$113.73
3/31/2022	2,690,000 shares	$306.31 million	-3.2%	N/A	1.5	$113.87
3/15/2022	2,780,000 shares	$309.02 million	-17.0%	N/A	1.5	$111.16
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2/28/2022	3,350,000 shares	$393.02 million	-21.4%	N/A	1.6	$117.32
2/15/2022	4,260,000 shares	$540.13 million	-20.5%	N/A	1.9	$126.79
1/31/2022	5,360,000 shares	$688.65 million	-22.5%	N/A	2.2	$128.48
1/15/2022	6,920,000 shares	$866.25 million	-4.6%	N/A	2.6	$125.18
12/31/2021	7,250,000 shares	$840.13 million	-9.0%	N/A	2.8	$115.88
12/15/2021	7,970,000 shares	$902.92 million	-8.0%	N/A	3.2	$113.29
11/30/2021	8,660,000 shares	$1.01 billion	-17.0%	N/A	3.6	$116.74
11/15/2021	10,430,000 shares	$1.30 billion	-34.4%	N/A	4.8	$124.66
10/29/2021	15,900,000 shares	$2.41 billion	-1.0%	20.1%	9.2	$151.70
10/15/2021	16,060,000 shares	$2.51 billion	-0.4%	20.3%	12.7	$156.39
9/30/2021	16,130,000 shares	$2.40 billion	-0.9%	20.4%	13.7	$148.70
9/15/2021	16,270,000 shares	$2.31 billion	+12.4%	20.6%	14.1	$141.90
8/31/2021	14,470,000 shares	$2.15 billion	+5.5%	18.3%	14	$148.87
8/13/2021	13,720,000 shares	$2.16 billion	-2.6%	17.3%	15.1	$157.66
7/30/2021	14,090,000 shares	$2.17 billion	-0.4%	17.8%	14.9	$153.74
7/15/2021	14,150,000 shares	$2.14 billion	+0.1%	17.8%	14.4	$150.95
6/30/2021	14,130,000 shares	$2.26 billion	-0.1%	18.2%	12.8	$159.97
6/15/2021	14,140,000 shares	$2.25 billion	+8.2%	18.2%	12.9	$158.95
5/28/2021	13,070,000 shares	$2.06 billion	+3.8%	16.9%	12	$157.89
5/14/2021	12,590,000 shares	$2.04 billion	+0.9%	16.2%	11.2	$162.13
4/30/2021	12,480,000 shares	$2.03 billion	+9.8%	16.1%	10.8	$162.57
4/15/2021	11,370,000 shares	$1.77 billion	+2.3%	14.6%	8.9	$155.49
3/31/2021	11,110,000 shares	$1.67 billion	+1.5%	14.2%	7.8	$150.19
3/15/2021	10,950,000 shares	$1.62 billion	+6.0%	14.0%	7.4	$148.16
2/26/2021	10,330,000 shares	$1.48 billion	+5.2%	13.2%	6.8	$143.53
2/12/2021	9,820,000 shares	$1.40 billion	+5.9%	12.5%	6.3	$143.00
1/29/2021	9,270,000 shares	$1.30 billion	+0.7%	11.8%	6.1	$140.29
1/15/2021	9,210,000 shares	$1.25 billion	-0.8%	11.7%	6.1	$135.55
12/31/2020	9,280,000 shares	$1.28 billion	+6.9%	11.8%	7.8	$138.05
12/15/2020	8,680,000 shares	$1.25 billion	-6.0%	11.0%	7.3	$143.66
11/30/2020	9,230,000 shares	$1.31 billion	+5.7%	11.6%	8.1	$142.08
10/30/2020	8,810,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+22.2%	11.2%	7.6	$129.76
10/15/2020	7,210,000 shares	$108.15 million	+7.5%	9.1%	6.5	$15.00
9/30/2020	6,710,000 shares	$100.65 million	-4.4%	8.5%	5.7	$15.00
9/15/2020	7,020,000 shares	$105.30 million	+3.5%	8.9%	5.2	$15.00
8/31/2020	6,780,000 shares	$101.70 million	-8.8%	8.6%	4.7	$15.00
8/14/2020	7,430,000 shares	$111.45 million	+4.2%	9.5%	5.1	$15.00
7/31/2020	7,130,000 shares	$106.95 million	+9.2%	9.2%	5	$15.00
7/15/2020	6,530,000 shares	$97.95 million	+1.2%	8.4%	4.4	$15.00
6/30/2020	6,450,000 shares	$96.75 million	-0.8%	8.3%	4.3	$15.00
6/15/2020	6,500,000 shares	$97.50 million	-12.5%	8.4%	4.2	$15.00
5/29/2020	7,430,000 shares	$111.45 million	-8.2%	9.6%	4.7	$15.00
5/15/2020	8,090,000 shares	$121.35 million	-1.6%	10.5%	4.8	$15.00
4/30/2020	8,220,000 shares	$1.08 billion	-0.8%	10.7%	5	$131.52
4/15/2020	8,290,000 shares	$1.11 billion	+2.0%	10.8%	5	$133.54
3/31/2020	8,130,000 shares	$984.54 million	-5.6%	10.5%	5.1	$121.10
3/13/2020	8,611,400 shares	$1.13 billion	+8.2%	12.2%	6.5	$131.43
2/28/2020	7,960,000 shares	$841.69 million	+4.3%	10.3%	6	$105.74
2/14/2020	7,630,000 shares	$868.60 million	-7.4%	9.9%	6.2	$113.84
1/31/2020	8,240,000 shares	$1.19 billion	+8.0%	10.7%	7	$144.27
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1/15/2020	7,630,000 shares	$1.19 billion	+1.3%	9.9%	6.8	$156.19
12/31/2019	7,530,000 shares	$1.13 billion	-8.8%	9.8%	6.8	$150.63
12/13/2019	3,960,000 shares	$59.48 million	-3.2%	4.7%	3	$15.02
8/15/2019	7,874,000 shares	$1.05 billion	+5.1%	10.2%	6.2	$132.80

VMW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is VMware's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of VMware shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 10,220,000 shares of VMW short. Learn More on VMware's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for VMware?: 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. VMW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on VMware's short interest ratio.
Is VMware's short interest increasing or decreasing?: VMware saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,220,000 shares, an increase of 138.2% from the previous total of 4,290,000 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 VMware's short interest compare to its competitors?: Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VMware: ServiceNow, Inc. (1.60%), Fortinet, Inc. (2.23%), Axon Enterprise, Inc. (3.17%), Commvault Systems, Inc. (1.84%), Qualys, Inc. (10.38%), C3.ai, Inc. (21.75%), Progress Software Co. (10.38%), Microsoft Co. (0.85%), Oracle Co. (0.90%), Adobe Inc. (1.40%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($9.07 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.71 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.35 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.88 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.67 billion), and Newmont Co. ($1.66 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short VMware stock?: Short selling VMW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VMware as its price is falling. VMW shares are trading up $0.52 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 VMware?: A short squeeze for VMware 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 VMW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is VMware'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 VMW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2023.