First Quantum Minerals (FQVLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $22.64 -0.51 (-2.19%) As of 02:06 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 6.30 million shares. This marks a 14.16% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 38.5, indicating that it would take 38.5 days of the average trading volume of 209,605 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,297,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,516,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+14.16%Dollar Volume Sold Short$122.23 millionShort Interest Ratio38.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares834,206,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.75%Today's Trading Volume160,146 sharesAverage Trading Volume209,605 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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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 9/15/20256,297,400 shares $122.23 million +14.2%N/A38.5 $19.41 8/31/20255,516,500 shares $96.79 million -15.3%0.7%42.7 $17.55 8/15/20256,513,800 shares $111.45 million -14.7%N/A41.3 $17.11 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 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. 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 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 $8.17 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 $23.70 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 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 covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 6,297,400 shares of FQVLF 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 38.0. Learn More on First Quantum Minerals's short interest ratio. Is First Quantum Minerals' short interest increasing or decreasing? First Quantum Minerals saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,297,400 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the previous total of 5,516,500 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? 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. (1.53%), Cameco Corporation (3.33%), Teck Resources Ltd (2.69%), Lundin Mining Corp. (1.50%), Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (1.99%), MP Materials Corp. (18.16%), HudBay Minerals Inc (2.33%), New Gold Inc. (2.22%), Centrus Energy Corp. (19.66%), NexGen Energy (17.15%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 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 $0.51 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 September, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Vale Short Squeeze Cameco Short Squeeze Teck Resources Short Squeeze Lundin Mining Short Squeeze Sociedad Quimica y Minera Short Squeeze MP Materials Short Squeeze HudBay Minerals Short Squeeze New Gold Short Squeeze Centrus Energy Short Squeeze NexGen Energy 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 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe $20 stock that could make silicon chips obsoleteWhen a new chip can run at the speed of light, the game changes. 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