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Great-West Lifeco (GWLIF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$59.38 -0.21 (-0.35%)
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Great-West Lifeco Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, Great-West Lifeco (GWLIF) had a short interest of 4.29 million shares sold short. This marks a 35.00% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 205.3, meaning it would take 205.3 days of the average trading volume of 29,263 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,289,821 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,177,667 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
35.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$249.97 million
Short Interest Ratio
205.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Today's Trading Volume
903 shares
Average Trading Volume
29,263 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
3%
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Great-West Lifeco 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
5/29/20264,289,821 shares $249.97 million +35.0%N/A205.25 $58.27
5/15/20263,177,667 shares $179.63 million +19.6%N/A999.99 $56.53
4/30/20262,657,286 shares $142.06 million +30.2%N/A63.4 $53.46
11/14/20251,859,701 shares $83.00 million +33.4%N/A499.92 $44.63
10/31/20251,394,049 shares $59.12 million -8.9%N/A135.02 $42.41
10/15/20251,529,800 shares $63.21 million -46.1%N/A29.5 $41.32
9/30/20252,839,700 shares $114.67 million +41.3%N/A76.7 $40.38
9/15/20252,010,200 shares $78.86 million -35.5%N/A309.3 $39.23
8/31/20253,116,800 shares $123.52 million +140.5%N/A59.4 $39.63
8/15/20251,296,200 shares $50.99 million -3.1%N/A23.2 $39.34
7/31/20251,337,600 shares $50.32 million +2.3%N/A43.1 $37.62
7/15/20251,307,200 shares $49.40 million +3.2%N/A237.7 $37.79
6/30/20251,266,200 shares $48.06 million -29.3%N/A38.3 $37.96
6/15/20251,791,200 shares $67.38 million -85.0%N/A1053.6 $37.62
5/31/202511,906,600 shares $454.59 million +3.4%N/A515.4 $38.18
5/15/202511,516,100 shares $411.82 million +535.5%N/A1293.9 $35.76
4/30/20251,812,100 shares $70.58 million -48.9%N/A549.1 $38.95
4/15/20253,546,300 shares $132.06 million +60.6%N/A24.1 $37.24
3/31/20252,208,800 shares $86.88 million -76.7%N/A168.6 $39.33
3/15/20259,468,100 shares $337.06 million -52.4%N/A722.8 $35.60
2/28/202519,889,500 shares $738.30 million +92.7%N/A606.4 $37.12
2/15/202510,324,400 shares $373.82 million +350.5%N/A867.6 $36.21
1/31/20252,291,600 shares $74.32 million -4.8%N/A532.9 $32.43
1/15/20252,406,100 shares $77.45 million +0.0%N/A267.3 $32.19
12/31/20242,405,800 shares $80.02 million -81.9%N/A394.4 $33.26
12/15/202413,295,100 shares $436.88 million -27.3%N/A714.8 $32.86
11/30/202418,279,100 shares $658.78 million +1,033.2%N/A791.3 $36.04
11/15/20241,613,100 shares $55.47 million -25.8%N/A520.4 $34.39
10/31/20242,175,200 shares $73.26 million -10.6%N/A1359.5 $33.68
10/15/20242,433,600 shares $82.94 million +5.2%N/A901.3 $34.08
9/30/20242,312,800 shares $78.84 million -83.9%N/A444.8 $34.09
9/15/202414,387,500 shares $477.81 million -52.8%N/A6255.4 $33.21
8/31/202430,453,400 shares $1.00 billion +40.6%N/A7808.6 $32.86
8/15/202421,664,900 shares $674.64 million +136.9%N/A7470.7 $31.14
7/31/20249,144,100 shares $275.33 million +76.9%N/A2471.4 $30.11
7/15/20245,170,500 shares $151.24 million +92.9%N/A1013.8 $29.25
6/30/20242,679,800 shares $78.22 million -74.1%N/A239.3 $29.19
6/15/202410,358,500 shares $293.46 million -50.6%N/A761.7 $28.33
5/31/202420,966,000 shares $628.14 million +91.1%N/A7229.7 $29.96
5/15/202410,973,100 shares $342.03 million +62.2%N/A4770.9 $31.17
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4/30/20246,763,800 shares $199.55 million +24.7%N/A129.1 $29.50
4/15/20245,423,400 shares $159.01 million +16.5%N/A2358 $29.32
3/31/20244,656,000 shares $148.95 million -63.4%N/A79.5 $31.99
3/15/202412,710,900 shares $400.77 million -48.8%N/A143.3 $31.53
2/29/202424,835,000 shares $764.17 million +190.2%N/A1118.7 $30.77
2/15/20248,556,600 shares $263.89 million +45.1%N/A814.9 $30.84
1/15/20245,797,900 shares $186.00 million +3.8%N/A153 $32.08
12/31/20235,584,000 shares $184.94 million -44.1%N/A103.8 $33.12
12/15/20239,988,100 shares $321.52 million -68.2%N/A76.8 $32.19
11/30/202331,419,200 shares $999.44 million +198.1%N/A404.9 $31.81
11/15/202310,538,900 shares $326.07 million +57.2%N/A235.2 $30.94
10/31/20236,704,700 shares $184.65 million +12.5%N/A82.2 $27.54
10/15/20235,960,400 shares $169.40 million +14.4%N/A83.6 $28.42
9/30/20235,211,600 shares $148.68 million -57.0%N/A58.6 $28.53
9/15/202312,120,100 shares $363.48 million -60.9%N/A170.5 $29.99
8/31/202331,005,600 shares $890.17 million +225.7%N/A2336.9 $28.71
8/15/20239,520,600 shares $275.91 million +127.8%N/A5950.4 $28.98
7/31/20234,179,200 shares $126.42 million -22.0%N/A788.5 $30.25
7/15/20235,355,700 shares $158.37 million +5.6%N/A130.9 $29.57
6/30/20235,072,800 shares $147.82 million -41.5%N/A831.6 $29.14
6/15/20238,665,700 shares $253.04 million -56.8%N/A286.9 $29.20
5/31/202320,046,000 shares $572.17 million +153.7%N/A1909.1 $28.54
5/15/20237,900,600 shares $222.80 million +17.6%N/A2926.1 $28.20
4/30/20236,718,500 shares $191.61 million +8.2%N/A1976 $28.52
4/15/20236,210,000 shares $173.01 million +16.0%N/A3652.9 $27.86
3/31/20235,354,200 shares $141.89 million -36.6%N/A1049.8 $26.50
3/15/20238,443,000 shares $213.61 million -55.1%N/A4690.6 $25.30
2/28/202318,797,200 shares $513.35 million +219.7%N/A557.8 $27.31
2/15/20235,880,300 shares $157.77 million +96.3%N/A668.2 $26.83
1/31/20232,996,300 shares $77.57 million +3.3%N/A235.9 $25.89
1/15/20232,900,300 shares $73.38 million +80.5%N/A935.6 $25.30
12/30/20221,606,500 shares $37.17 million -64.2%N/A107.1 $23.14
12/15/20224,487,200 shares $98.45 million -60.0%N/A787.2 $21.94
11/30/202211,207,000 shares $266.95 million +158.2%N/A1218.2 $23.82
11/15/20224,341,100 shares $104.45 million +117.4%N/A611.4 $24.06
10/31/20221,996,900 shares $46.17 million +5.5%N/A252.8 $23.12
10/15/20221,892,200 shares $39.74 million +13.5%N/A430 $21.00
9/30/20221,667,300 shares $36.30 million -59.1%N/A340.3 $21.77
9/15/20224,076,600 shares $97.43 million -47.9%N/A1164.7 $23.90
8/31/20227,829,500 shares $184.07 million +205.6%N/A588.7 $23.51
8/15/20222,562,100 shares $64.15 million +158.8%N/A753.6 $25.04
7/31/2022989,900 shares $24.07 million -20.5%N/A97 $24.32
7/15/20221,244,600 shares $28.86 million +6.7%N/A210.9 $23.19
6/30/20221,166,300 shares $28.47 million -31.0%N/A104.1 $24.41
6/15/20221,689,200 shares $41.62 million -76.5%N/A77.8 $24.64
5/31/20227,184,700 shares $197.29 million +174.0%N/A825.8 $27.46
5/15/20222,622,600 shares $67.03 million +11.9%N/A444.5 $25.56
4/30/20222,344,100 shares $64.72 million +20.3%N/A411.2 $27.61
4/15/20221,948,400 shares $56.74 million +31.9%N/A573.1 $29.12
3/31/20221,477,700 shares $43.65 million -72.7%N/A217.3 $29.54
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3/15/20225,407,600 shares $152.28 million +32.8%N/A772.5 $28.16
2/28/20224,072,400 shares $121.72 million +234.7%N/A213.2 $29.89
2/15/20221,216,700 shares $37.86 million -9.6%N/A146.6 $31.12
1/31/20221,345,900 shares $42.02 million -0.7%N/A100.4 $31.22
1/15/20221,355,400 shares $42.13 million -11.5%N/A208.5 $31.08
12/31/20211,530,900 shares $45.96 million -34.9%N/A180.1 $30.02
12/15/20212,350,800 shares $69.21 million -10.7%N/A653 $29.44
11/30/20212,632,000 shares $76.35 million +18.3%N/A431.5 $29.01
11/15/20212,224,300 shares $69.02 million +33.6%N/A42 $31.03
10/29/20211,664,800 shares $48.96 million -18.8%N/A489.6 $29.41
10/15/20212,050,600 shares $63.34 million +0.4%N/A488.2 $30.89
9/30/20212,043,500 shares $62.25 million -10.9%N/A215.1 $30.46
9/15/20212,292,400 shares $71.50 million -44.4%N/A243.9 $31.19
8/31/20214,124,300 shares $127.56 million +147.0%N/A267.8 $30.93
8/13/20211,669,500 shares $52.76 million -40.5%N/A253 $31.60
7/30/20212,803,600 shares $84.00 million -6.2%N/A560.7 $29.96
7/15/20212,988,300 shares $87.65 million +17.7%N/A398.4 $29.33
6/30/20212,540,000 shares $75.11 million +64.1%N/A259.2 $29.57
6/15/20211,548,300 shares $46.14 million -59.9%N/A103.2 $29.80

GWLIF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Great-West Lifeco shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 29th, investors have sold 4,289,821 shares of GWLIF short. Learn More on Great-West Lifeco'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. GWLIF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 205.3. Learn More on Great-West Lifeco's short interest ratio.

Great-West Lifeco saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 4,289,821 shares, an increase of 35.0% from the previous total of 3,177,667 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Great-West Lifeco: Triad Guaranty Inc. (2.43%), Chubb Limited (0.94%), Axa Sa (0.00%), Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Manulife Financial Corp (1.49%), MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (1.02%), Sompo Holdings, Inc. Unsponsored ADR (0.01%), and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (0.64%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GWLIF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Great-West Lifeco as its price is falling. GWLIF shares are trading down $0.21 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 Great-West Lifeco 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 GWLIF, 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 GWLIF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (OTCMKTS:GWLIF) was last updated on 6/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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