Ellington Financial (EFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Trump’s Gift Could Unleash $51 Billion in New Wealth (From Wealthpin Pro) (Ad) Free EFC Stock Alerts $12.12 +0.09 (+0.75%) (As of 05/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Ellington Financial Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest4,000,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,930,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-18.86%Dollar Volume Sold Short$48.26 millionShort Interest Ratio4.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares85,040,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted4.70%Today's Trading Volume903,656 sharesAverage Trading Volume767,994 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average118% Short Selling Ellington Financial ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Ellington Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEFC Short Interest Over TimeEFC Days to Cover Over TimeEFC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Wealthpin ProTrump’s Gift Could Unleash $51 Billion in New WealthIn January 2021, Donald Trump silently rolled out a special gift to the American public… One that top house republicans called “The Key To America’s Economic Future”.You just have to make this simple move before July 30, 2024. Ellington Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20244,000,000 shares $48.26 million -18.9%N/A4.2 $12.07 4/30/20244,930,000 shares $56.37 million +29.4%N/A4.8 $11.44 4/15/20243,810,000 shares $42.01 million -17.4%N/A3.4 $11.03 3/31/20244,610,000 shares $54.44 million +54.7%N/A4 $11.81 3/15/20242,980,000 shares $33.96 million -37.7%N/A2.5 $11.40 2/29/20244,780,000 shares $54.16 million +35.0%N/A3.4 $11.33 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EFC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ellington Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20243,540,000 shares $43.13 million +17.2%N/A2.6 $12.19 1/31/20243,020,000 shares $36.86 million -0.3%N/A2.4 $12.21 1/15/20243,030,000 shares $38.91 million +9.4%N/A2.5 $12.84 12/31/20232,770,000 shares $35.21 million -42.3%N/A2.4 $12.71 12/15/20234,800,000 shares $62.18 million -17.5%N/A4.3 $12.96 11/30/20235,820,000 shares $75.69 million +7.2%N/A6.7 $13.01 11/15/20235,430,000 shares $71.40 million -10.8%N/A7.1 $13.15 10/31/20236,090,000 shares $73.38 million -5.6%N/A8.1 $12.05 10/15/20236,450,000 shares $81.08 million +3.4%N/A8.7 $12.57 9/30/20236,240,000 shares $77.81 million +10.1%N/A8.8 $12.47 9/15/20235,670,000 shares $76.09 million +5.0%N/A7.9 $13.42 8/31/20235,400,000 shares $72.23 million +2.3%N/A7.5 $13.38 8/15/20235,280,000 shares $69.17 million +8.6%N/A6.5 $13.10 7/31/20234,860,000 shares $65.73 million -1.4%N/A6 $13.53 7/15/20234,930,000 shares $68.28 million +4.0%N/A6.3 $13.85 6/30/20234,740,000 shares $65.41 million -0.4%N/A6.1 $13.80 6/15/20234,760,000 shares $65.26 million +12.3%N/A6.2 $13.71 5/31/20234,240,000 shares $53.17 million +29.3%N/A4.8 $12.54 5/15/20233,280,000 shares $40.87 million -14.4%N/A4.1 $12.46 4/30/20233,830,000 shares $48.91 million +3.5%N/A4.5 $12.77 4/15/20233,700,000 shares $44.92 million -0.5%N/A4.2 $12.14 3/31/20233,720,000 shares $45.42 million +68.3%N/A4.2 $12.21 3/15/20232,210,000 shares $25.06 million +10.5%N/A2.5 $11.34 2/28/20232,000,000 shares $25.74 million -1.0%N/A2.6 $12.87 2/15/20232,020,000 shares $27.67 million +8.0%N/A2.6 $13.70 1/31/20231,870,000 shares $25.68 million -22.4%N/A2.4 $13.73 1/15/20232,410,000 shares $32.87 million -8.7%N/A3.4 $13.64 12/30/20222,640,000 shares $32.66 million +43.5%N/A3.6 $12.37 12/15/20221,840,000 shares $24.66 million -8.0%N/A2.3 $13.40 11/30/20222,000,000 shares $27.28 million +4.7%N/A2.9 $13.64 11/15/20221,910,000 shares $27.39 million -28.2%N/A2.9 $14.34 10/31/20222,660,000 shares $35.59 million +7.3%N/A4.3 $13.38 10/15/20222,480,000 shares $29.12 million -6.1%N/A4.2 $11.74 9/30/20222,640,000 shares $30.02 million +43.5%N/A4.6 $11.37This military-backed stock “owns” AI market (Ad)The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 9/15/20221,840,000 shares $26.18 million -20.4%N/A3.5 $14.23 8/31/20222,310,000 shares $33.91 million -2.5%N/A3.8 $14.68 8/15/20222,370,000 shares $37.11 million -14.1%N/A3.8 $15.66 7/31/20222,760,000 shares $44.30 million +24.3%N/A4 $16.05 7/15/20222,220,000 shares $34.10 million -11.6%N/A3 $15.36 6/30/20222,510,000 shares $36.82 million +16.7%N/A3.3 $14.67 6/15/20222,150,000 shares $29.82 million +9.1%N/A2.7 $13.87 5/31/20221,970,000 shares $30.52 million -1.5%N/A2.6 $15.49 5/15/20222,000,000 shares $30.14 million -6.5%N/A2.5 $15.07 4/30/20222,140,000 shares $34.65 million +28.1%N/A2.6 $16.19 4/15/20221,670,000 shares $28.57 million +12.8%N/A2.1 $17.11 3/31/20221,480,000 shares $26.27 million -30.8%N/A1.9 $17.75 3/15/20222,140,000 shares $37.81 million -12.7%N/A2.8 $17.67 2/28/20222,450,000 shares $43.29 million +15.6%N/A3 $17.67 2/15/20222,120,000 shares $37.42 million +23.3%N/A2.5 $17.65 1/31/20221,720,000 shares $30.56 million +24.6%N/A2.1 $17.77 1/15/20221,380,000 shares $24.43 million -14.8%N/A1.7 $17.70 12/31/20211,620,000 shares $27.69 million +55.8%N/A1.9 $17.09 12/15/20211,040,000 shares $17.45 million +4.9%N/A1.3 $16.78 11/30/2021991,000 shares $16.42 million +10.0%N/A1.5 $16.57 11/15/2021901,200 shares $16.21 million +10.1%N/A1.4 $17.99 10/29/2021818,200 shares $14.87 million +0.9%N/A1.4 $18.18 10/15/2021810,700 shares $14.78 million -14.2%N/A1.4 $18.23 9/30/2021944,500 shares $17.27 million +41.5%N/A1.7 $18.29 9/15/2021667,400 shares $12.41 million -8.5%N/A1 $18.60 8/31/2021729,700 shares $13.51 million -7.8%N/A1.1 $18.52 8/13/2021791,300 shares $14.64 million +27.9%N/A1.2 $18.50 7/30/2021618,600 shares $11.25 million -22.8%N/A0.7 $18.18 7/15/2021800,900 shares $14.28 million -17.7%N/A0.9 $17.83 6/30/2021972,700 shares $18.63 million +21.4%N/A1.1 $19.15 6/15/2021801,000 shares $15.32 million -33.8%1.9%1.1 $19.12 5/28/20211,210,000 shares $22.84 million +51.7%2.9%1.7 $18.88 5/14/2021797,800 shares $15.00 million +47.6%N/A1.2 $18.80 4/30/2021540,600 shares $9.73 million -45.9%N/A1.3 $18.00 4/15/20211,000,000 shares $17.65 million +5.3%N/A3.2 $17.65 3/31/2021949,700 shares $15.37 million -0.1%N/A3.4 $16.18 3/15/2021950,400 shares $15.81 million +4.4%N/A3.6 $16.64 2/26/2021910,300 shares $14.22 million +4.6%N/A3.8 $15.62 2/12/2021870,200 shares $13.64 million -4.4%N/A3.6 $15.68 1/29/2021909,900 shares $13.84 million +15.2%N/A3.7 $15.21 1/15/2021789,600 shares $12.07 million +12.2%N/A3.1 $15.29 12/31/2020704,000 shares $10.44 million +15.4%N/A3 $14.83 12/15/2020610,000 shares $9.17 million -11.9%N/A2.8 $15.04 11/30/2020692,300 shares $10.30 million -4.8%N/A3 $14.88 11/15/2020727,300 shares $10.08 million +0.6%N/A3.2 $13.86 10/30/2020723,100 shares $8.97 million -5.1%N/A3.2 $12.40 10/15/2020761,800 shares $9.80 million -13.9%N/A3.4 $12.87 9/30/2020884,400 shares $10.84 million -15.0%N/A3.7 $12.26 9/15/20201,040,000 shares $13.06 million -6.3%N/A4 $12.56 8/31/20201,110,000 shares $13.83 million -2.6%N/A4 $12.46Are You Positioned For The New Energy Goldrush? (Ad)Open AI’s Sam Altman recently helped this company raise $577 million in funding… What’s more is, It has already inked deals with the Department of Energy.Click here to get all the information about it. 8/14/20201,140,000 shares $14.30 million -10.9%N/A3.3 $12.54 7/31/20201,280,000 shares $15.05 million +7.6%N/A3.2 $11.76 7/15/20201,190,000 shares $13.52 million +12.3%N/A2.6 $11.36 6/30/20201,060,000 shares $12.49 million +10.3%N/A1.3 $11.78 6/15/2020960,900 shares $11.46 million +6.1%N/A0.9 $11.93 5/29/2020906,100 shares $9.41 million -21.2%N/A0.7 $10.39 5/15/20201,150,000 shares $11.02 million -10.2%N/A0.9 $9.58 4/30/20201,280,000 shares $13.30 million -2.3%N/A1 $10.39 4/15/20201,310,000 shares $12.38 million +66.5%N/A1 $9.45 3/31/2020786,800 shares $7.77 million +10.9%N/A0.6 $9.87 3/13/2020709,800 shares $7.84 million -12.6%N/A1.1 $11.04 2/28/2020812,300 shares $4.36 million -6.7%N/A1.3 $5.37 2/14/2020870,600 shares $13.62 million +83.3%N/A1.6 $15.65 1/31/2020474,900 shares $8.42 million -17.0%N/A0.8 $17.73 1/15/2020571,800 shares $10.66 million -15.0%N/A1.1 $18.64 12/31/2019672,800 shares $12.33 million +9.2%N/A1.8 $18.32 11/15/2019658,100 shares $11.95 million -10.8%2.1%3.1 $18.16 8/15/2019504,500 shares $8.92 million -20.0%1.8%1.4 $17.68 EFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Ellington Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Ellington Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 4,000,000 shares of EFC short. Learn More on Ellington Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Ellington Financial? 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. EFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Ellington Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Ellington Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ellington Financial: PEAK6 Investments LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, and HBK Investments L P. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Ellington Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Ellington Financial saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,000,000 shares, a decline of 18.9% from the previous total of 4,930,000 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. How does Ellington Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Ellington Financial: Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (8.05%), Cushman & Wakefield plc (7.25%), Urban Edge Properties (2.57%), Forestar Group Inc. (2.84%), Getty Realty Corp. (3.52%), Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (6.27%), Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (3.47%), Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (1.34%), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (16.85%), FRP Holdings, Inc. (0.38%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Ellington Financial stock? Short selling EFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ellington Financial as its price is falling. EFC shares are trading up $0.09 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 Ellington Financial? A short squeeze for Ellington Financial 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 EFC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Ellington Financial's 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 EFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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