Charles Schwab (SCHW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Charles Schwab shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 14,610,000 shares of SCHW short. 0.87% of Charles Schwab's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Charles Schwab'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. SCHW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Charles Schwab's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Charles Schwab: Portman Square Capital LLP, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, III Capital Management, MGO One Seven LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Eisler Capital US LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Corient Private Wealth LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC, Prosperity Wealth Management Inc., and VELA Investment Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.87% of Charles Schwab's floating shares are currently sold short.

Charles Schwab saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,610,000 shares, a drop of 2.7% from the previous total of 15,010,000 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.

Charles Schwab currently has issued a total of 1,776,060,000 shares. Some of Charles Schwab'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. Charles Schwab currently has a public float of 1,670,000,000 shares.

0.87% of Charles Schwab's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Charles Schwab: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1.56%), Morgan Stanley (1.27%), BlackRock, Inc. (1.15%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.65%), The Progressive Co. (0.73%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.08%), Citigroup Inc. (1.36%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.22%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.75%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (1.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SCHW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Charles Schwab as its price is falling. SCHW shares are trading up $0.10 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 Charles Schwab 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 SCHW, 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 SCHW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.