GlobalFoundries (GFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of GlobalFoundries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 14,720,000 shares of GFS short. 14.00% of GlobalFoundries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on GlobalFoundries' 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. GFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on GlobalFoundries's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of GlobalFoundries: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Paloma Partners Management Co, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and PEAK6 Investments LLC. 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. 14.00% of GlobalFoundries' floating shares are currently sold short.

GlobalFoundries saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,720,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 13,250,000 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.

GlobalFoundries currently has issued a total of 551,765,000 shares. Some of GlobalFoundries' 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. GlobalFoundries currently has a public float of 105,120,000 shares.

14.00% of GlobalFoundries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to GlobalFoundries: NXP Semiconductors (3.28%), Vertiv Holdings Co (4.04%), L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (0.90%), Nokia Oyj (0.94%), Hubbell Incorporated (4.36%), STMicroelectronics (1.13%), ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (0.50%), Ubiquiti Inc. (5.63%), Astera Labs, Inc. (7.22%), United Microelectronics Co. (3.15%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from GlobalFoundries as its price is falling. GFS shares are trading up $0.42 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 GlobalFoundries 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 GFS, 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 GFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.