First Quantum Minerals (FQVLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.22 +0.10 (+0.56%) As of 12:34 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartDividendEarningsHeadlinesShort InterestSustainabilityBuy This Stock First Quantum Minerals Short Interest DataFirst Quantum Minerals (FQVLF) has a short interest of 7.64 million shares, representing 0.92% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.29% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 35.8, indicating that it would take 35.8 days of the average trading volume of 194,350 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,637,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,327,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.29%Dollar Volume Sold Short$128.31 millionShort Interest Ratio35.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares834,210,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.92%Today's Trading Volume6,279 sharesAverage Trading Volume194,350 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average3% Short Selling First Quantum Minerals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Quantum Minerals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFQVLF Short Interest Over TimeFQVLF Days to Cover Over TimeFQVLF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Quantum Minerals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20257,637,500 shares $128.31 million -8.3%0.9%35.8 $16.80 7/15/20258,327,800 shares $141.16 million +1.3%N/A34 $16.95 6/30/20258,219,900 shares $145.82 million +12.8%1.0%29.1 $17.74 6/15/20257,290,700 shares $112.20 million -2.6%0.9%34.7 $15.39 5/31/20257,484,600 shares $111.07 million -1.4%0.9%61.1 $14.84 5/15/20257,591,000 shares $108.93 million -13.8%0.9%36.4 $14.35 4/30/20258,802,300 shares $118.21 million -2.1%N/A28.6 $13.43 4/15/20258,992,600 shares $107.25 million +21.4%1.1%22.3 $11.93 3/31/20257,405,900 shares $99.02 million +2.3%0.9%24 $13.37 3/15/20257,242,000 shares $106.17 million +4.1%0.9%29.7 $14.66 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FQVLF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Quantum Minerals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20256,958,200 shares $86.07 million +4.4%0.8%34.6 $12.37 2/15/20256,662,800 shares $92.41 million -6.1%0.8%27.3 $13.87 1/31/20257,093,800 shares $89.88 million +6.8%N/A38.6 $12.67 1/15/20256,639,400 shares $90.32 million -9.5%N/A22.7 $13.60 12/31/20247,333,700 shares $94.75 million +17.3%N/A27.8 $12.92 12/15/20246,252,200 shares $85.09 million -6.8%N/A20.9 $13.61 11/30/20246,707,300 shares $91.02 million -6.4%N/A18.1 $13.57 11/15/20247,168,100 shares $89.60 million -4.5%N/A21 $12.50 10/31/20247,502,000 shares $95.50 million +32.4%N/A31.1 $12.73 10/15/20245,667,700 shares $71.98 million +1.4%N/A19 $12.70 9/30/20245,589,600 shares $76.30 million -20.8%N/A21.8 $13.65 9/15/20247,057,600 shares $87.66 million +32.4%N/A17.3 $12.42 8/31/20245,330,500 shares $67.16 million -3.8%N/A32.8 $12.60 8/15/20245,543,600 shares $67.41 million -1.2%N/A20.8 $12.16 7/31/20245,610,600 shares $67.72 million +9.6%N/A12.6 $12.07 7/15/20245,121,300 shares $68.60 million +14.5%N/A28.2 $13.40 6/30/20244,473,800 shares $59.05 million -8.5%N/A10.6 $13.20 6/15/20244,888,800 shares $58.63 million +4.4%N/A11 $11.99 5/31/20244,681,100 shares $60.11 million +5.3%N/A12.5 $12.84 5/15/20244,443,900 shares $60.61 million +42.4%N/A8 $13.64 4/30/20243,121,200 shares $40.51 million +1.8%N/A8.1 $12.98 4/15/20243,066,800 shares $33.00 million +12.7%N/A14.8 $10.76 3/31/20242,722,400 shares $29.35 million +0.6%N/A10.1 $10.78 3/15/20242,706,500 shares $28.09 million -52.7%N/A7.9 $10.38 2/29/20245,717,600 shares $54.30 million +102.2%N/A16.7 $9.50 2/15/20242,828,200 shares $24.99 million -13.1%N/A5.5 $8.84 1/15/20242,976,900 shares $29.26 million +39.1%N/A4.1 $9.83 12/31/20232,140,100 shares $17.70 million -20.9%N/A10.1 $8.27 12/15/20232,705,100 shares $21.18 million -22.2%N/A7.8 $7.83 11/30/20233,475,200 shares $28.41 million -6.4%N/A12.4 $8.17Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the September 1st funding windo 11/15/20233,712,500 shares $43.10 million -46.4%N/A7.7 $11.61 10/31/20236,927,900 shares $80.16 million +9.8%N/A16.1 $11.57 10/15/20236,309,500 shares $143.04 million +21.3%N/A39.8 $22.67 9/30/20235,201,200 shares $122.96 million +10.3%N/A21.6 $23.64 9/15/20234,714,800 shares $124.75 million -9.3%N/A32.7 $26.46 8/31/20235,199,400 shares $139.18 million +26.6%N/A64 $26.77 8/15/20234,108,700 shares $101.14 million +23.0%N/A83.7 $24.62 7/31/20233,339,600 shares $98.75 million +28.7%N/A42.7 $29.57 7/15/20232,595,200 shares $67.81 million -5.7%N/A34.8 $26.13 6/30/20232,751,900 shares $65.08 million -10.8%N/A10 $23.65 6/15/20233,084,000 shares $77.56 million -35.0%N/A39.3 $25.15 5/31/20234,741,800 shares $99.10 million -40.3%N/A31.7 $20.90 5/15/20237,936,800 shares $194.37 million +20.3%N/A70.2 $24.49 4/30/20236,599,300 shares $160.30 million +1.5%N/A326.7 $24.29 4/15/20236,499,300 shares $167.62 million +17.5%N/A278.9 $25.79 3/31/20235,529,900 shares $127.13 million +42.0%N/A189.4 $22.99 3/15/20233,893,100 shares $70.04 million +51.8%N/A51.9 $17.99 2/28/20232,564,900 shares $56.09 million +26.9%N/A48.9 $21.87 2/15/20232,021,500 shares $41.16 million -23.8%N/A37.3 $20.36 1/31/20232,653,000 shares $61.45 million -46.4%N/A62.3 $23.16 1/15/20234,951,800 shares $115.57 million -12.5%N/A62.7 $23.34 12/30/20225,657,600 shares $118.02 million -41.8%N/A49.2 $20.86 12/15/20229,727,500 shares $196.01 million -4.8%N/A111.2 $20.15 11/30/202210,222,500 shares $242.78 million +13.1%N/A110.2 $23.75 11/15/20229,037,300 shares $223.49 million -6.0%N/A47.9 $24.73 10/31/20229,610,800 shares $169.53 million +15.3%N/A38.4 $17.64 10/15/20228,338,700 shares $146.18 million +72.5%N/A138.5 $17.53 9/30/20224,834,500 shares $81.90 million +33.0%N/A59.6 $16.94 9/15/20223,635,700 shares $64.91 million -37.7%N/A55.8 $17.85 8/31/20225,830,900 shares $103.46 million +25.1%N/A118.8 $17.74 8/15/20224,661,400 shares $86.28 million +5.4%N/A108.4 $18.51 7/31/20224,422,900 shares $80.71 million -29.4%N/A39 $18.25 7/15/20226,266,100 shares $98.50 million +2.9%N/A40.4 $15.72 6/30/20226,087,600 shares $115.57 million +6.3%N/A58.8 $18.98 6/15/20225,729,400 shares $141.97 million -27.0%N/A213.8 $24.78 5/31/20227,845,800 shares $227.26 million -2.0%N/A363.2 $28.97 5/15/20228,007,500 shares $200.91 million +12.9%N/A177.9 $25.09 4/30/20227,094,500 shares $202.62 million +4.6%N/A113.3 $28.56 4/15/20226,781,100 shares $219.20 million -3.7%N/A105.1 $32.32 3/31/20227,043,300 shares $245.04 million +27.8%N/A251.5 $34.79 3/15/20225,510,900 shares $159.71 million -9.6%N/A88.6 $28.98 2/28/20226,098,800 shares $178.51 million +5.6%N/A178.9 $29.27 2/15/20225,773,000 shares $158.82 million -4.9%N/A160.8 $27.51 1/31/20226,070,000 shares $149.56 million +33.9%N/A83.4 $24.64 1/15/20224,532,600 shares $126.05 million +14.9%N/A63 $27.81 12/31/20213,944,200 shares $94.66 million -7.5%N/A191.5 $24.00 12/15/20214,266,000 shares $91.31 million +24.3%N/A85 $21.40 11/30/20213,432,200 shares $73.21 million -9.2%N/A112.2 $21.33 11/15/20213,778,000 shares $83.64 million -19.2%N/A98.6 $22.14 10/29/20214,677,200 shares $110.85 million +0.8%N/A111.1 $23.70Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the September 1st funding windo 10/15/20214,641,500 shares $112.00 million +57.9%N/A81.9 $24.13 9/30/20212,939,100 shares $54.49 million -14.2%N/A35.8 $18.54 9/15/20213,427,000 shares $66.38 million +2.2%N/A54.1 $19.37 8/31/20213,352,700 shares $69.94 million +17.1%N/A33.3 $20.86 8/13/20212,863,800 shares $60.83 million +54.0%N/A101.6 $21.24 7/30/20211,859,400 shares $39.68 million -41.4%N/A26.3 $21.34 7/15/20213,170,100 shares $68.51 million +10.9%N/A30 $21.61 6/30/20212,858,600 shares $65.83 million +74.1%N/A26.9 $23.03 6/15/20211,642,300 shares $35.57 million +15.7%N/A21.3 $21.66 5/28/20211,420,900 shares $35.42 million -30.6%N/A17.2 $24.93 5/14/20212,046,700 shares $50.49 million -26.2%N/A7.9 $24.67 4/30/20212,774,500 shares $66.39 million +8.8%N/A33.3 $23.93 4/15/20212,549,500 shares $55.22 million -19.2%N/A48.8 $21.66 3/31/20213,153,400 shares $60.11 million -17.8%N/A17.7 $19.06 3/15/20213,836,400 shares $85.78 million -31.1%N/A59.9 $22.36 2/26/20215,564,900 shares $138.17 million +7.5%N/A40.5 $24.83 2/12/20215,176,600 shares $99.18 million +59.7%N/A90 $19.16 1/29/20213,241,500 shares $55.51 million -38.0%N/A35.9 $17.13 1/15/20215,517,200 shares $107.66 million +14.9%N/A61.7 $19.51 12/31/20206,385,700 shares $118.81 million +15.7%N/A154.2 $18.61 12/15/20205,517,200 shares $88.55 million +14.9%N/A61.7 $16.05 11/30/20204,800,400 shares $66.66 million -7.4%N/A108.9 $13.89 11/15/20205,186,400 shares $63.91 million -22.9%N/A185.2 $12.32 10/30/20206,730,700 shares $74.24 million +9.8%N/A177.1 $11.03 10/15/20206,128,100 shares $57.76 million -4.9%N/A115.4 $9.43 9/30/20206,442,700 shares $56.59 million +15.2%N/A158.3 $8.78 9/15/20205,595,100 shares $55.59 million -13.5%N/A260.2 $9.94 8/31/20206,470,300 shares $64.06 million -16.8%N/A247.9 $9.90 FQVLF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Quantum Minerals' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Quantum Minerals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 7,637,500 shares of FQVLF short. 0.92% of First Quantum Minerals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Quantum Minerals' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Quantum Minerals? 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. FQVLF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 36.0. Learn More on First Quantum Minerals's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for First Quantum Minerals? 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. 0.92% of First Quantum Minerals' floating shares are currently sold short. Is First Quantum Minerals' short interest increasing or decreasing? First Quantum Minerals saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,637,500 shares, a decrease of 8.3% from the previous total of 8,327,800 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 First Quantum Minerals' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.92% of First Quantum Minerals' 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 First Quantum Minerals: VALE S.A. (1.55%), Cameco Corporation (4.07%), Teck Resources Ltd (2.92%), Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (2.69%), MP Materials Corp. (17.12%), Lundin Mining Corp. (1.36%), Knife River Corporation (6.23%), New Gold Inc. (2.05%), NexGen Energy (18.86%), HudBay Minerals Inc (4.07%), 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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Quantum Minerals stock? Short selling FQVLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Quantum Minerals as its price is falling. FQVLF shares are trading down $0.19 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 First Quantum Minerals? A short squeeze for First Quantum Minerals 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 FQVLF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Quantum Minerals' 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 FQVLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies VALE Short Squeeze Cameco Short Squeeze Teck Resources Short Squeeze Sociedad Quimica y Minera Short Squeeze MP Materials Short Squeeze Lundin Mining Short Squeeze Knife River Short Squeeze New Gold Short Squeeze NexGen Energy Short Squeeze HudBay Minerals Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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