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First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2,049.25 -67.86 (-3.21%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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First Citizens BancShares Short Interest Data

First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) has a short interest of 326,000 shares. This marks a -6.24% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, indicating that it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 67,621 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
326,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
347,700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.24%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$718.73 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
13,990,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.33%
Today's Trading Volume
72,498 shares
Average Trading Volume
67,621 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
107%
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FCNCA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Citizens BancShares Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/2025326,000 shares $718.73 million -6.2%N/A4 $2,204.69
1/15/2025347,700 shares $748.43 million -18.3%N/A3.8 $2,152.52
12/31/2024425,500 shares $899.09 million +13.1%N/A4.9 $2,113.02
12/15/2024376,100 shares $784.89 million -10.4%N/A4.1 $2,086.91
11/30/2024419,800 shares $963.44 million +11.1%N/A4.5 $2,295.00
11/15/2024377,900 shares $831.55 million +4.1%N/A4.1 $2,200.46
10/31/2024363,100 shares $703.45 million +18.5%N/A3.9 $1,937.35
10/15/2024306,300 shares $620.74 million +23.0%N/A3.2 $2,026.58
9/30/2024249,100 shares $458.58 million +12.1%N/A2.6 $1,840.95
9/15/2024222,300 shares $407.40 million -3.6%N/A2.4 $1,832.68
8/31/2024230,500 shares $468.08 million +6.6%N/A2.6 $2,030.70
8/15/2024216,200 shares $442.87 million -5.3%N/A2.3 $2,048.43
7/31/2024228,200 shares $476.41 million -7.7%N/A2.5 $2,087.69
7/15/2024247,300 shares $439.12 million +5.3%N/A3 $1,775.67
6/30/2024234,900 shares $395.48 million -11.8%N/A2.9 $1,683.61
6/15/2024266,400 shares $434.72 million +14.8%N/A3.3 $1,631.83
5/31/2024232,000 shares $394.04 million -6.6%N/A2.7 $1,698.43
5/15/2024248,300 shares $427.53 million -11.8%N/A3.1 $1,721.84
4/30/2024281,500 shares $474.82 million -1.2%N/A3.6 $1,686.76
4/15/2024285,000 shares $438.22 million No ChangeN/A3.4 $1,537.60
3/31/2024285,000 shares $465.98 million +9.7%N/A3.4 $1,635.00
3/15/2024259,700 shares $400.69 million +30.4%N/A3.2 $1,542.90
2/29/2024199,100 shares $313.35 million +3.2%N/A2.4 $1,573.81
2/15/2024193,000 shares $296.04 million -14.7%N/A2.4 $1,533.91
1/31/2024226,200 shares $341.56 million +1.5%N/A2.9 $1,510.00
1/15/2024222,800 shares $310.45 million -2.3%N/A3.1 $1,393.38
12/31/2023228,000 shares $323.53 million -12.9%N/A3.3 $1,418.97
12/15/2023261,800 shares $374.57 million -13.2%N/A3.9 $1,430.73
11/30/2023301,600 shares $442.72 million -3.5%N/A4.8 $1,467.89
11/15/2023312,400 shares $461.83 million -4.3%N/A5 $1,478.33
10/31/2023326,400 shares $450.67 million +6.6%N/A5.3 $1,380.74
10/15/2023306,200 shares $413.76 million -6.4%N/A4.7 $1,351.28
9/30/2023327,100 shares $451.43 million -11.7%N/A4.7 $1,380.10
9/15/2023370,400 shares $488.14 million -3.2%N/A5.1 $1,317.86
8/31/2023382,600 shares $520.49 million -13.2%N/A4.8 $1,360.40
8/15/2023440,700 shares $629.87 million -0.9%N/A4.8 $1,429.24
7/31/2023444,900 shares $636.79 million -8.0%N/A3.7 $1,431.30
7/15/2023483,300 shares $636.88 million +5.9%N/A3.6 $1,317.77
6/30/2023456,300 shares $585.64 million -8.3%N/A3.1 $1,283.45
6/15/2023497,500 shares $646.07 million -1.2%N/A2.4 $1,298.64
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5/31/2023503,700 shares $628.21 million -17.7%N/A2.1 $1,247.20
5/15/2023612,200 shares $775.02 million -1.9%N/A2.6 $1,265.96
4/30/2023624,100 shares $628.58 million -1.7%N/A2.9 $1,007.18
4/15/2023635,100 shares $620.48 million +27.1%N/A3.2 $976.98
3/31/2023499,600 shares $486.16 million +164.3%N/A2.7 $973.10
3/15/2023189,000 shares $102.05 million -35.4%N/A1.5 $539.94
2/28/2023292,600 shares $214.70 million +23.7%N/A3.4 $733.76
2/15/2023236,500 shares $183.08 million -28.9%N/A2.9 $774.12
1/31/2023332,500 shares $258.58 million +8.1%N/A4.1 $777.68
1/15/2023307,700 shares $255.39 million +3.9%N/A3.2 $830.00
12/30/2022296,300 shares $224.70 million -26.0%N/A2.9 $758.36
12/15/2022400,600 shares $294.29 million -2.9%N/A3.4 $734.62
11/30/2022412,500 shares $336.79 million +45.0%N/A3.4 $816.46
11/15/2022284,500 shares $233.42 million -23.8%N/A2.3 $820.45
10/31/2022373,200 shares $306.82 million +4.5%N/A2.8 $822.12
10/15/2022357,100 shares $303.58 million +9.8%N/A2.7 $850.12
9/30/2022325,100 shares $259.24 million -11.6%N/A2.7 $797.43
9/15/2022367,800 shares $312.68 million -18.1%N/A3.5 $850.13
8/31/2022449,000 shares $364.57 million +32.2%N/A4.8 $811.96
8/15/2022339,700 shares $289.17 million +28.9%N/A3.9 $851.26
7/31/2022263,600 shares $199.46 million -11.8%N/A3.1 $756.68
7/15/2022299,000 shares $203.91 million +7.0%N/A3.5 $681.98
6/30/2022279,500 shares $182.73 million +8.2%N/A3.1 $653.78
6/15/2022258,400 shares $162.84 million -34.0%N/A2.4 $630.17
5/31/2022391,400 shares $274.14 million +41.6%N/A3.4 $700.40
5/15/2022276,400 shares $178.55 million +5.3%N/A2.2 $646.00
4/30/2022262,600 shares $167.90 million +1.2%N/A2.1 $639.38
4/15/2022259,500 shares $165.52 million +5.6%N/A1.9 $637.86
3/31/2022245,800 shares $163.60 million -2.6%N/A1.6 $665.60
3/15/2022252,300 shares $183.35 million -13.3%N/A1.5 $726.71
2/28/2022291,000 shares $229.44 million +6.0%N/A1.9 $788.45
2/15/2022274,500 shares $217.50 million -14.6%N/A1.9 $792.36
1/31/2022321,400 shares $250.40 million -9.2%N/A2.3 $779.08
1/15/2022354,000 shares $320.73 million -46.1%6.6%3 $906.02
12/31/2021657,100 shares $545.29 million +15.9%12.3%6.3 $829.84
12/15/2021567,200 shares $446.38 million +3.4%10.5%9.3 $786.98
11/30/2021548,600 shares $441.06 million -5.7%10.1%10 $803.98
11/15/2021581,800 shares $491.92 million -4.5%10.7%10.2 $845.52
10/29/2021609,100 shares $495.75 million +5.6%11.1%11.6 $813.90
10/15/2021576,800 shares $492.74 million -2.4%10.5%11 $854.27
9/30/2021591,000 shares $498.31 million -4.1%10.8%11.2 $843.17
9/15/2021616,400 shares $510.71 million +6.1%11.3%11.4 $828.54
8/31/2021581,000 shares $521.56 million -4.9%10.6%10.5 $897.70
8/13/2021610,700 shares $523.16 million +1.9%11.2%11.6 $856.65
7/30/2021599,600 shares $469.24 million +4.8%11.0%10.7 $782.59
7/15/2021572,200 shares $455.46 million -3.0%10.5%10.2 $795.98
6/30/2021589,800 shares $491.15 million +8.1%10.8%10.5 $832.74
6/15/2021545,800 shares $470.05 million +2.5%10.0%9.9 $861.21
5/28/2021532,300 shares $458.10 million +7.9%9.7%9.4 $860.60
5/14/2021493,200 shares $416.49 million +15.5%9.0%8 $844.46
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4/30/2021427,100 shares $366.90 million +2.3%7.8%7.1 $859.04
4/15/2021417,700 shares $349.80 million +10.4%7.6%7.2 $837.44
3/31/2021378,400 shares $322.73 million +27.3%6.9%6.8 $852.88
3/15/2021297,300 shares $255.96 million +27.2%5.4%5.4 $860.94
2/26/2021233,800 shares $176.97 million +9.3%4.1%4.5 $756.94
2/12/2021214,000 shares $154.74 million +2.9%3.4%4.4 $723.09
1/29/2021208,000 shares $126.50 million -2.3%3.8%4.2 $608.17
1/15/2021212,900 shares $134.74 million -13.7%4.0%3.8 $632.90
12/31/2020246,800 shares $140.49 million +3.3%4.6%3.6 $569.26
12/15/2020238,900 shares $142.04 million +8.6%4.5%3.6 $594.55
11/30/2020219,900 shares $119.68 million -11.4%4.1%3.6 $544.26
11/15/2020248,300 shares $134.72 million No Change4.5%4.3 $542.57
10/30/2020248,300 shares $114.96 million +172.9%4.5%4 $462.97
10/15/202091,000 shares $31.39 million +35.2%1.7%1.5 $344.97
9/30/202067,300 shares $21.45 million -30.2%1.2%1.5 $318.78
9/15/202096,400 shares $33.95 million +6.5%1.7%2.1 $352.21
8/31/202090,500 shares $35.58 million +5.1%1.6%1.8 $393.15
8/14/202086,100 shares $35.77 million -10.7%1.8%1.6 $415.40
7/31/202096,400 shares $41.05 million -12.4%2.0%2 $425.87
7/15/2020110,100 shares $42.37 million -0.2%2.2%2.5 $384.80
6/30/2020110,300 shares $43.61 million -18.2%2.2%2.5 $395.41
6/15/2020134,900 shares $53.50 million +18.3%2.7%2.9 $396.60
5/29/2020114,000 shares $43.89 million -2.7%2.3%2.4 $385.00
5/15/2020117,100 shares $38.74 million +10.1%2.3%2.4 $330.87
4/30/2020106,400 shares $40.64 million +17.4%2.1%2.2 $382.00
4/15/202090,600 shares $28.81 million -1.5%1.7%1.9 $317.94
3/31/202092,000 shares $30.77 million -28.1%1.7%1.8 $334.47
3/13/2020128,000 shares $45.24 million +6.5%2.4%2.6 $353.47
2/28/2020120,200 shares $35.94 million -4.3%2.2%2.7 $299.00

FCNCA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Citizens BancShares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Citizens BancShares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 326,000 shares of FCNCA short. Learn More on First Citizens BancShares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for First Citizens BancShares?

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. FCNCA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on First Citizens BancShares's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting First Citizens BancShares?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of First Citizens BancShares: Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, HighTower Advisors LLC, and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is First Citizens BancShares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Citizens BancShares saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 326,000 shares, a decrease of 6.2% from the previous total of 347,700 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 First Citizens BancShares' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to First Citizens BancShares: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1.19%), Truist Financial Co. (1.41%), M&T Bank Co. (2.07%), Fifth Third Bancorp (3.75%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (3.23%), Regions Financial Co. (3.88%), KeyCorp (2.18%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (2.89%), First Horizon Co. (1.99%), Webster Financial Co. (1.80%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short First Citizens BancShares stock?

Short selling FCNCA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Citizens BancShares as its price is falling. FCNCA shares are trading down $53.09 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 First Citizens BancShares?

A short squeeze for First Citizens BancShares 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 FCNCA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Citizens BancShares' 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 FCNCA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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