Autodesk (ADSK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Autodesk shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 3,210,000 shares of ADSK short. 1.51% of Autodesk's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Autodesk'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. ADSK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Autodesk's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Autodesk: Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Jane Street Group LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Oribel Capital Management LP, Twin Tree Management LP, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, VELA Investment Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Genus Capital Management Inc., XY Capital Ltd, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, and Portman Square Capital LLP. 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. 1.51% of Autodesk's floating shares are currently sold short.

Autodesk saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,210,000 shares, an increase of 19.3% from the previous total of 2,690,000 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.

Autodesk currently has issued a total of 213,000,000 shares. Some of Autodesk'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. Autodesk currently has a public float of 212,480,000 shares.

1.51% of Autodesk's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Autodesk: Intuit Inc. (1.71%), Adobe Inc. (1.89%), MicroStrategy Incorporated (13.12%), Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1.85%), Synopsys, Inc. (2.58%), Workday, Inc. (3.83%), Fair Isaac Co. (3.04%), ANSYS, Inc. (1.96%), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (2.48%), SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (1.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ADSK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Autodesk as its price is falling. ADSK shares are trading down $10.78 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 Autodesk 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 ADSK, 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 ADSK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.