Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Toronto-Dominion Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 18,160,000 shares of TD short. 1.03% of Toronto-Dominion Bank's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Toronto-Dominion Bank'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. TD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Toronto-Dominion Bank's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Toronto-Dominion Bank: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, UBS Group AG, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Genus Capital Management Inc.. 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. 1.03% of Toronto-Dominion Bank's floating shares are currently sold short.

Toronto-Dominion Bank saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,160,000 shares, a decrease of 30.1% from the previous total of 25,970,000 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.

Toronto-Dominion Bank currently has issued a total of 1,763,190,000 shares. Some of Toronto-Dominion Bank'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. Toronto-Dominion Bank currently has a public float of 1,770,000,000 shares.

1.03% of Toronto-Dominion Bank's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Toronto-Dominion Bank: HDFC Bank Limited (0.75%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.78%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.08%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.04%), Royal Bank of Canada (1.28%), Bank of Montreal (1.59%), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (0.04%), ING Groep (0.16%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1.36%),

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 TD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Toronto-Dominion Bank as its price is falling. TD shares are trading up $0.03 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 Toronto-Dominion Bank 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 TD, 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 TD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.