Dollar Tree (DLTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $111.98 +0.18 (+0.16%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$111.48 -0.50 (-0.45%) As of 05:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Dollar Tree Short Interest DataDollar Tree (DLTR) has a short interest of 15.87 million shares, representing 7.62% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.77% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 4.09 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest15,870,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest14,590,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+8.77%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.80 billionShort Interest Ratio4.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares208,696,000 sharesFloat Size208,370,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.62%Today's Trading Volume3,894,087 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,088,323 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average95% Short Selling Dollar Tree? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Dollar Tree and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDLTR Short Interest Over TimeDLTR Days to Cover Over TimeDLTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Dollar Tree Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202515,870,000 shares $1.80 billion +8.8%7.6%4.3 $113.55 7/15/202514,590,000 shares $1.55 billion +1.2%7.0%3.7 $106.55 6/30/202514,420,000 shares $1.43 billion +2.0%6.9%3.2 $99.04 6/15/202514,140,000 shares $1.35 billion +4.4%6.8%2.5 $95.19 5/31/202513,550,000 shares $1.23 billion -7.9%6.5%2.4 $90.63 5/15/202514,710,000 shares $1.27 billion -4.9%7.0%2.9 $86.58 4/30/202515,470,000 shares $1.26 billion -14.6%7.4%3.1 $81.77 4/15/202518,120,000 shares $1.30 billion +18.1%8.4%3.7 $71.80 3/31/202515,340,000 shares $1.15 billion +19.5%7.2%3.4 $75.07 3/15/202512,840,000 shares $828.95 million +15.0%6.0%4.1 $64.56 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DLTR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Dollar Tree and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202511,170,000 shares $813.85 million +1.6%5.2%3.6 $72.86 2/15/202510,990,000 shares $786.44 million +2.0%5.1%3.5 $71.56 1/31/202510,770,000 shares $789.98 million -3.2%5.0%2.9 $73.35 1/15/202511,120,000 shares $782.18 million +1.2%5.2%2.8 $70.34 12/31/202410,990,000 shares $823.59 million +14.8%5.1%2.7 $74.94 12/15/20249,570,000 shares $670.76 million +0.4%4.5%2.3 $70.09 11/30/20249,530,000 shares $679.20 million -22.1%4.4%2.2 $71.27 11/15/202412,230,000 shares $785.17 million +1.5%5.7%2.4 $64.20 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 $130.81A New Way to Double Your Retirement Income? 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Short interest is the volume of Dollar Tree shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 15,870,000 shares of DLTR short. 7.62% 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 4.0. 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: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Torno Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Maven Securities LTD, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Creative Planning, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, and Quaker Wealth Management LLC. 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. 7.62% 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 July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,870,000 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the previous total of 14,590,000 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 208,696,000 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 208,370,000 shares. How does Dollar Tree's short interest compare to its competitors? 7.62% of Dollar Tree's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Dollar Tree: Costco Wholesale Corporation (1.26%), NVIDIA Corporation (0.82%), Ross Stores, Inc. (1.70%), Ulta Beauty Inc. (4.26%), Abercrombie & Fitch Company (14.53%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (3.71%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (4.74%), Dollar General Corporation (3.93%), DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (9.07%), The Kroger Co. (4.54%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 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 up $0.18 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 July, 31 2025. 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