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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$63.18 -1.69 (-2.61%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Dollar Tree Short Interest Data

Dollar Tree (DLTR) has a short interest of 12.05 million shares, representing 5.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.42% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 3.41 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
12,050,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
11,430,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+5.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$778.91 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
214,990,000 shares
Float Size
214,790,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.61%
Today's Trading Volume
6,029,053 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,412,272 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
177%
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DLTR Short Interest Over Time

DLTR Days to Cover Over Time

DLTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Dollar Tree Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/202412,050,000 shares $778.91 million +5.4%5.6%2.6 $64.64
10/15/202411,430,000 shares $774.15 million -2.9%5.3%2.8 $67.73
9/30/202411,770,000 shares $827.67 million -11.4%5.5%2.9 $70.32
9/15/202413,290,000 shares $926.31 million +49.7%6.2%3.3 $69.70
8/31/20248,880,000 shares $750.27 million -4.5%4.1%2.4 $84.49
8/15/20249,300,000 shares $903.87 million +5.3%4.3%3.3 $97.19
7/31/20248,830,000 shares $921.32 million +4.7%4.1%3.2 $104.34
7/15/20248,430,000 shares $875.29 million -0.1%3.9%3.1 $103.83
6/30/20248,440,000 shares $901.14 million +37.0%3.9%3.1 $106.77
6/15/20246,160,000 shares $653.14 million -5.1%2.9%2.2 $106.03
5/31/20246,490,000 shares $765.50 million +16.9%3.0%2.1 $117.95
5/15/20245,550,000 shares $659.34 million -0.5%2.6%1.9 $118.80
4/30/20245,580,000 shares $659.84 million +12.3%2.6%1.9 $118.25
4/15/20244,970,000 shares $623.04 million +3.8%2.3%1.7 $125.36
3/31/20244,790,000 shares $637.79 million -16.3%2.2%1.6 $133.15
3/15/20245,720,000 shares $728.84 million -14.5%2.6%2.1 $127.42
2/29/20246,690,000 shares $981.29 million -14.6%3.1%3 $146.68
2/15/20247,830,000 shares $1.11 billion +6.5%3.6%3.4 $142.15
1/31/20247,350,000 shares $960.06 million -2.1%3.4%3.2 $130.62
1/15/20247,510,000 shares $1.02 billion -11.0%3.5%3.3 $135.76
12/31/20238,440,000 shares $1.20 billion -5.6%3.9%3.7 $142.05
12/15/20238,940,000 shares $1.17 billion +12.9%4.1%3.8 $130.81
11/30/20237,920,000 shares $978.83 million +0.1%3.6%3.4 $123.59
11/15/20237,910,000 shares $939.08 million +22.3%3.6%3.3 $118.72
10/31/20236,470,000 shares $718.75 million -7.2%3.0%2.7 $111.09
10/15/20236,970,000 shares $752.34 million +4.3%3.2%3 $107.94
9/30/20236,680,000 shares $711.09 million +8.8%3.1%3 $106.45
9/15/20236,140,000 shares $689.83 million -4.7%2.8%2.8 $112.35
8/31/20236,440,000 shares $788.00 million +1.1%2.9%2.9 $122.36
8/15/20236,370,000 shares $920.47 million -3.3%2.9%2.7 $144.50
7/31/20236,590,000 shares $1.02 billion -7.8%3.0%3 $154.33
7/15/20237,150,000 shares $1.06 billion -0.4%3.3%3.2 $147.91
6/30/20237,180,000 shares $1.03 billion -6.6%3.3%3.2 $143.50
6/15/20237,690,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.7%3.5%3.4 $138.44
5/31/20237,560,000 shares $1.02 billion +13.7%3.5%3.3 $134.88
5/15/20236,650,000 shares $1.06 billion +3.9%3.0%3.2 $159.15
4/30/20236,400,000 shares $983.74 million +1.1%2.9%3.1 $153.71
4/15/20236,330,000 shares $936.21 million +2.1%2.9%2.8 $147.90
3/31/20236,200,000 shares $890.01 million -2.8%2.8%2.7 $143.55
3/15/20236,380,000 shares $895.18 million -19.0%2.9%2.9 $140.31
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2/28/20237,880,000 shares $1.14 billion -23.0%3.6%3.7 $145.28
2/15/202310,230,000 shares $1.53 billion +24.8%4.6%4.7 $149.14
1/31/20238,200,000 shares $1.23 billion +28.5%3.7%3.7 $150.18
1/15/20236,380,000 shares $939.52 million +2.1%2.9%2.8 $147.26
12/30/20226,250,000 shares $884 million -8.2%2.8%2.8 $141.44
12/15/20226,810,000 shares $988.20 million +0.6%3.1%2.9 $145.11
11/30/20226,770,000 shares $1.02 billion +6.0%3.1%2.8 $150.29
11/15/20226,390,000 shares $1.08 billion -7.5%2.9%2.3 $168.84
10/31/20226,910,000 shares $1.10 billion +32.6%3.1%2.8 $158.50
10/15/20225,210,000 shares $708.98 million -15.7%2.4%2.1 $136.08
9/30/20226,180,000 shares $841.10 million -9.9%2.8%2.5 $136.10
9/15/20226,860,000 shares $946.27 million +1.0%3.1%2.8 $137.94
8/31/20226,790,000 shares $921.27 million +16.9%3.1%2.9 $135.68
8/15/20225,810,000 shares $964.05 million +9.4%2.6%2.7 $165.93
7/31/20225,310,000 shares $878.06 million +2.1%2.4%2.2 $165.36
7/15/20225,200,000 shares $873.39 million +30.7%2.4%2.1 $167.96
6/30/20223,980,000 shares $620.28 million -13.3%1.8%1.6 $155.85
6/15/20224,590,000 shares $709.34 million +1.1%2.1%1.8 $154.54
5/31/20224,540,000 shares $727.90 million +30.5%2.1%1.8 $160.33
5/15/20223,480,000 shares $554.71 million -9.6%1.6%1.3 $159.40
4/30/20223,850,000 shares $625.43 million -20.1%1.7%1.7 $162.45
4/15/20224,820,000 shares $834.10 million -0.2%2.2%2 $173.05
3/31/20224,830,000 shares $773.52 million -17.3%2.2%1.9 $160.15
3/15/20225,840,000 shares $882.19 million +21.4%2.6%2.3 $151.06
2/28/20224,810,000 shares $683.40 million +3.7%2.2%1.8 $142.08
2/15/20224,640,000 shares $639.35 million +10.5%2.1%1.7 $137.79
1/31/20224,200,000 shares $551.12 million -6.0%1.9%1.3 $131.22
1/15/20224,470,000 shares $584.72 million -10.1%2.0%1.2 $130.81
12/31/20214,970,000 shares $698.38 million -15.3%2.2%1.4 $140.52
12/15/20215,870,000 shares $822.09 million -22.8%2.6%1.3 $140.05
11/30/20217,600,000 shares $1.02 billion -10.4%3.4%1.7 $133.83
11/15/20218,480,000 shares $1.10 billion +5.0%3.8%1.8 $129.23
10/29/20218,080,000 shares $870.70 million -1.0%3.6%1.9 $107.76
10/15/20218,160,000 shares $810.04 million +88.5%3.7%2.2 $99.27
9/30/20214,330,000 shares $414.47 million -16.9%2.0%1.2 $95.72
9/15/20215,210,000 shares $460.77 million -2.1%2.4%1.8 $88.44
8/31/20215,320,000 shares $481.67 million -2.9%2.4%1.9 $90.54
8/13/20215,480,000 shares $557.70 million +11.8%2.4%2.2 $101.77
7/30/20214,900,000 shares $488.97 million +10.1%2.1%2.1 $99.79
7/15/20214,450,000 shares $439.13 million -21.0%1.9%2 $98.68
6/30/20215,630,000 shares $560.19 million -9.8%2.5%2.5 $99.50
6/15/20216,240,000 shares $628.24 million +31.1%2.7%3.1 $100.68
5/28/20214,760,000 shares $464.10 million +3.9%2.1%2.5 $97.50
5/14/20214,580,000 shares $501.88 million -6.5%2.0%2.6 $109.58
4/30/20214,900,000 shares $565.61 million +1.9%2.1%2.8 $115.43
4/15/20214,810,000 shares $552.67 million -1.8%2.1%2.6 $114.90
3/31/20214,900,000 shares $569.53 million +9.9%2.1%2.6 $116.23
3/15/20214,460,000 shares $484.40 million +13.5%1.9%2.3 $108.61
2/26/20213,930,000 shares $388.60 million -2.2%1.7%1.9 $98.88
2/12/20214,020,000 shares $438.54 million +30.9%1.7%2 $109.09
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1/29/20213,070,000 shares $315.81 million -6.7%1.3%1.5 $102.87
1/15/20213,290,000 shares $361.80 million +6.8%1.4%1.6 $109.97
12/31/20203,080,000 shares $332.02 million +17.6%1.3%1.5 $107.80
12/15/20202,620,000 shares $282.12 million -2.2%1.1%1.3 $107.68
11/30/20202,680,000 shares $294.53 million +18.6%1.2%1.4 $109.90
11/15/20202,260,000 shares $214.59 million -23.4%1.0%1.1 $94.95
10/30/20202,950,000 shares $271.13 million -16.4%1.3%1.5 $91.91
10/15/20203,530,000 shares $335.91 million -0.8%1.5%1.8 $95.16
9/30/20203,560,000 shares $325.17 million -5.3%1.5%1.8 $91.34
9/15/20203,760,000 shares $333.32 million -18.1%1.6%1.7 $88.65
8/31/20204,590,000 shares $441.88 million +10.9%2.0%2 $96.27
8/14/20204,140,000 shares $409.20 million +15.3%1.8%1.7 $98.84
7/31/20203,590,000 shares $335.13 million -5.8%1.5%1.5 $93.35
7/15/20203,810,000 shares $364.66 million -9.9%1.6%1.5 $95.71
6/30/20204,230,000 shares $392.04 million -14.9%1.8%1.6 $92.68
6/15/20204,970,000 shares $442.88 million +26.5%2.1%1.8 $89.11
5/29/20203,930,000 shares $384.63 million -11.1%1.7%1.2 $97.87
5/15/20204,420,000 shares $331.81 million +16.0%1.9%1.4 $75.07
4/30/20203,810,000 shares $303.54 million -12.4%1.6%1.2 $79.67
4/15/20204,350,000 shares $339.69 million -2.3%1.9%1.4 $78.09
3/31/20204,450,000 shares $331.70 million -14.1%1.9%1.3 $74.54
3/13/20205,179,500 shares $401.72 million +25.1%2.2%1.2 $77.56
2/28/20204,140,000 shares $316.17 million -6.6%1.8%1.4 $76.37
2/14/20204,430,000 shares $390.11 million -15.6%1.9%1.4 $88.06
1/31/20205,250,000 shares $460.69 million -23.7%2.3%1.7 $87.75
1/15/20206,880,000 shares $606.75 million +0.4%3.0%2.3 $88.19
12/31/20196,850,000 shares $600.81 million +3.5%2.9%2.5 $87.71

DLTR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dollar Tree's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Dollar Tree shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 12,050,000 shares of DLTR short. 5.61% of Dollar Tree's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Dollar Tree's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Dollar Tree?

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. DLTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Dollar Tree's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Dollar Tree?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Dollar Tree: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Paloma Partners Management Co, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Dollar Tree?

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. 5.61% of Dollar Tree's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Dollar Tree's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Dollar Tree saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,050,000 shares, an increase of 5.4% from the previous total of 11,430,000 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.

What is Dollar Tree's float size?

Dollar Tree currently has issued a total of 214,990,000 shares. Some of Dollar Tree'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. Dollar Tree currently has a public float of 214,790,000 shares.

How does Dollar Tree's short interest compare to its competitors?

5.61% of Dollar Tree's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Dollar Tree: Dollar General Co. (2.99%), Target Co. (3.04%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (5.39%), MINISO Group Holding Limited (2.17%), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (6.73%), Five Below, Inc. (8.95%), PriceSmart, Inc. (3.39%), Almacenes Éxito S.A. (0.02%), Walmart Inc. (0.39%), Costco Wholesale Co. (1.36%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Dollar Tree stock?

Short selling DLTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dollar Tree as its price is falling. DLTR shares are trading down $1.69 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 Dollar Tree?

A short squeeze for Dollar Tree 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 DLTR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Dollar Tree'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 DLTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:DLTR) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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