Heritage Financial (HFWA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.63 +0.42 (+1.98%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.64 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 06:29 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Heritage Financial Short Interest DataHeritage Financial (HFWA) has a short interest of 740,400 shares, representing 2.21% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -13.82% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 207,059 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest740,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest859,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.82%Dollar Volume Sold Short$18.01 millionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares33,991,000 sharesFloat Size33,450,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.21%Today's Trading Volume170,886 sharesAverage Trading Volume207,059 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average83% Short Selling Heritage Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHFWA Short Interest Over TimeHFWA Days to Cover Over TimeHFWA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Heritage Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/2025740,400 shares $18.01 million -13.8%2.2%2.7 $24.33 3/15/2025859,100 shares $20.42 million +11.3%2.6%3.2 $23.77 2/28/2025771,700 shares $19.50 million +11.0%2.3%3.6 $25.27 2/15/2025695,200 shares $16.86 million +20.6%2.1%3.6 $24.25 1/31/2025576,400 shares $14.81 million -11.2%1.7%2.9 $25.70 1/15/2025649,000 shares $15.97 million +38.7%1.9%3.4 $24.61 12/31/2024467,800 shares $11.46 million +12.8%1.4%2.6 $24.50 12/15/2024414,900 shares $10.86 million +7.2%1.2%2.4 $26.17 11/30/2024386,900 shares $10.23 million -3.4%1.2%2.3 $26.45 11/15/2024400,600 shares $10.48 million +9.0%1.2%2.3 $26.16 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HFWA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/2024367,700 shares $8.45 million -13.3%1.1%2.1 $22.99 10/15/2024424,300 shares $9.50 million +1.2%1.3%2.4 $22.40 9/30/2024419,200 shares $9.13 million -17.7%1.2%2.2 $21.77 9/15/2024509,600 shares $11.07 million -1.4%1.5%2.4 $21.72 8/31/2024517,000 shares $11.81 million -9.3%1.5%2.5 $22.84 8/15/2024569,900 shares $12.24 million +7.8%1.7%2.8 $21.48 7/31/2024528,800 shares $12.25 million -5.6%1.6%2.7 $23.17 7/15/2024559,900 shares $11.13 million +0.6%1.7%3 $19.88 6/30/2024556,400 shares $10.03 million +6.8%1.6%3.2 $18.03 6/15/2024520,800 shares $8.69 million -13.6%1.5%3.3 $16.68 5/31/2024602,800 shares $10.93 million +9.9%1.8%3.8 $18.13 5/15/2024548,400 shares $10.29 million +1.2%1.6%3.2 $18.76 4/30/2024541,700 shares $9.61 million +7.6%1.6%3 $17.74 4/15/2024503,600 shares $8.70 million -2.8%1.5%2.7 $17.27 3/31/2024517,900 shares $10.04 million -17.2%1.5%2.7 $19.39 3/15/2024625,100 shares $11.49 million +9.2%1.8%3.3 $18.38 2/29/2024572,400 shares $10.50 million -6.7%1.7%2.7 $18.35 2/15/2024613,300 shares $11.65 million -5.3%1.8%3 $19.00 1/31/2024647,600 shares $13.05 million +38.2%1.9%3.4 $20.15 1/15/2024468,700 shares $9.51 million +9.9%1.4%2.6 $20.30 12/31/2023426,600 shares $9.12 million -26.7%1.2%2.4 $21.39 12/15/2023581,700 shares $12.54 million -4.9%1.7%3.1 $21.56 11/30/2023611,500 shares $10.90 million -1.2%1.8%3.4 $17.82 11/15/2023618,600 shares $11.20 million -9.3%1.8%3.5 $18.10 10/31/2023682,100 shares $11.10 million -13.3%2.0%3.7 $16.27 10/15/2023786,600 shares $12.64 million +9.8%2.3%4.1 $16.07 9/30/2023716,300 shares $11.68 million -18.8%2.1%3.6 $16.31 9/15/2023882,400 shares $15.24 million +3.8%2.6%4.4 $17.28 8/31/2023849,800 shares $14.63 million -5.0%2.5%4.2 $17.22 8/15/2023894,700 shares $15.80 million +16.0%2.6%4 $17.66Why "Made in America" could cost millions their job (Ad)President Trump promised tariffs will bring jobs home... that factories will soon be full again... and that American workers will thrive. 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Those factories are filled with a much different kind of worker.I recently flew a camera crew halfway across the country to meet me in Fort Worth, Texas so I could 7/31/2023771,600 shares $14.48 million -6.0%2.2%3.1 $18.76 7/15/2023820,900 shares $14.09 million -3.2%2.4%3 $17.17 6/30/2023848,000 shares $13.71 million +15.9%2.5%3.1 $16.17 6/15/2023731,500 shares $12.87 million -1.0%2.1%2.7 $17.60 5/31/2023738,800 shares $12.08 million -22.9%2.2%2.5 $16.35 5/15/2023957,700 shares $14.76 million +1.5%2.8%3.3 $15.41 4/30/2023943,600 shares $16.62 million -7.5%2.7%3.6 $17.61 4/15/20231,020,000 shares $19.53 million +2.8%3.0%4.3 $19.15 3/31/2023992,300 shares $21.24 million -8.1%2.9%4.3 $21.40 3/15/20231,080,000 shares $24.66 million +34.6%3.1%4.9 $22.83 2/28/2023802,700 shares $22.37 million +16.8%2.3%3.9 $27.87 2/15/2023687,500 shares $19.83 million -0.1%2.0%3.6 $28.85 1/31/2023687,900 shares $19.63 million -20.9%2.0%3.4 $28.53 1/15/2023870,100 shares $26.14 million -17.9%2.5%3.9 $30.04 12/30/20221,060,000 shares $32.48 million +7.1%3.1%4.9 $30.64 12/15/2022989,500 shares $29.74 million +14.6%2.9%4.5 $30.06 11/30/2022863,500 shares $28.41 million -8.1%2.5%4.1 $32.90 11/15/2022939,700 shares $30.93 million 0.0%2.7%4.4 $32.92 10/31/2022939,800 shares $31.66 million -19.0%2.7%4.4 $33.69 10/15/20221,160,000 shares $34.95 million +12.6%3.4%5.7 $30.13 9/30/20221,030,000 shares $27.26 million -8.0%3.0%5.5 $26.47 9/15/20221,120,000 shares $30.17 million +14.5%3.3%6 $26.94 8/31/2022978,500 shares $25.43 million +10.0%2.8%5.3 $25.99 8/15/2022889,600 shares $24.40 million -2.1%2.6%5 $27.43 7/31/2022909,100 shares $23.65 million -5.9%2.6%5.5 $26.02 7/15/2022965,900 shares $24.73 million +3.9%2.8%5.9 $25.60 6/30/2022929,600 shares $23.39 million -11.5%2.7%5.9 $25.16 6/15/20221,050,000 shares $25.50 million +5.4%3.0%6.4 $24.29 5/31/2022996,600 shares $26.01 million +5.4%2.9%6.5 $26.10 5/15/2022946,000 shares $23.15 million -0.2%2.7%5.8 $24.47 4/30/2022947,600 shares $22.95 million -5.2%2.8%5.6 $24.22 4/15/20221,000,000 shares $24.23 million -7.4%2.9%5.3 $24.23 3/31/20221,080,000 shares $27.06 million +4.9%3.1%5.3 $25.06 3/15/20221,030,000 shares $26.22 million +6.6%3.0%5.3 $25.46 2/28/2022966,000 shares $25.33 million +4.3%2.8%4.6 $26.22 2/15/2022926,500 shares $23.79 million +15.7%2.7%4.5 $25.68 1/31/2022800,700 shares $19.42 million -5.0%2.3%4 $24.26 1/15/2022842,800 shares $22.91 million -9.5%2.4%4.4 $27.18 12/31/2021931,400 shares $22.76 million -5.1%2.7%5.3 $24.44 12/15/2021981,300 shares $22.98 million -5.6%2.8%5.7 $23.42 11/30/20211,040,000 shares $24.37 million +4.2%3.0%6.5 $23.43 11/15/2021998,600 shares $25.90 million -10.8%2.9%6.5 $25.94 10/29/20211,120,000 shares $27.82 million -8.9%3.2%7.5 $24.84 10/15/20211,230,000 shares $30.50 million +0.8%3.5%9 $24.80 9/30/20211,220,000 shares $31.11 million +7.0%3.5%9.1 $25.50 9/15/20211,140,000 shares $27.26 million -0.9%3.2%7.5 $23.91 8/31/20211,150,000 shares $29.27 million +10.6%3.3%7.5 $25.45 8/13/20211,040,000 shares $26.25 million +4.8%2.9%7 $25.24 7/30/2021992,600 shares $24.01 million -2.7%2.8%6.8 $24.19 7/15/20211,020,000 shares $23.91 million -17.7%2.9%7.3 $23.44Why "Made in America" could cost millions their job (Ad)President Trump promised tariffs will bring jobs home... that factories will soon be full again... and that American workers will thrive. But buried in the fine print is a dark truth... Those factories are filled with a much different kind of worker.I recently flew a camera crew halfway across the country to meet me in Fort Worth, Texas so I could 6/30/20211,240,000 shares $31.02 million -20.0%3.5%9.5 $25.02 6/15/20211,550,000 shares $42.27 million +6.2%4.4%14.4 $27.27 5/28/20211,460,000 shares $42.35 million +2.1%4.1%14.7 $29.01 5/14/20211,430,000 shares $41.61 million +0.7%4.0%12 $29.10 4/30/20211,420,000 shares $40.65 million -4.7%4.0%10.9 $28.63 4/15/20211,490,000 shares $42.03 million +2.1%4.2%10.6 $28.21 3/31/20211,460,000 shares $41.76 million +2.1%4.1%9.8 $28.60 3/15/20211,430,000 shares $43.82 million -7.7%4.1%8.6 $30.64 2/26/20211,550,000 shares $40.30 million +5.4%4.4%10.1 $26.00 2/12/20211,470,000 shares $35.09 million +0.7%4.2%10.1 $23.87 1/29/20211,460,000 shares $35.67 million +0.7%4.1%10.3 $24.43 1/15/20211,450,000 shares $37.51 million -7.6%4.1%10.6 $25.87 12/31/20201,570,000 shares $36.39 million -6.0%4.4%12.2 $23.18 12/15/20201,670,000 shares $39.31 million -2.9%4.7%13.3 $23.54 11/30/20201,720,000 shares $41.85 million -5.0%4.9%13 $24.33 11/15/20201,810,000 shares $43.68 million -4.2%5.1%12.9 $24.13 10/30/20201,890,000 shares $39.56 million -2.6%5.4%12.7 $20.93 10/15/20201,940,000 shares $38.59 million +1.0%5.5%12 $19.89 9/30/20201,920,000 shares $35.31 million -1.5%5.4%10.9 $18.39 9/15/20201,950,000 shares $38.73 million +8.9%5.5%9.9 $19.86 8/31/20201,790,000 shares $35.69 million -13.9%5.1%8.5 $19.94 8/14/20202,080,000 shares $42.47 million -2.4%5.9%9.6 $20.42 7/31/20202,130,000 shares $40.30 million +5.5%6.0%9.7 $18.92 7/15/20202,020,000 shares $38.72 million -6.1%5.7%9.4 $19.17 6/30/20202,150,000 shares $42.63 million +13.2%6.1%10.5 $19.83 6/15/20201,900,000 shares $34.77 million -5.9%5.4%9.5 $18.30 5/29/20202,020,000 shares $38.38 million No Change5.7%9.8 $19.00 5/15/20202,020,000 shares $31.86 million -3.8%5.7%9.6 $15.77 4/30/20202,100,000 shares $45.72 million -0.5%5.9%11 $21.77 HFWA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Heritage Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Heritage Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 740,400 shares of HFWA short. 2.21% of Heritage Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Heritage Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Heritage Financial? 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. HFWA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Heritage Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Heritage Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Heritage Financial: Citadel Advisors LLC, 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 Heritage Financial? 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. 2.21% of Heritage Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Heritage Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Heritage Financial saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 740,400 shares, a drop of 13.8% from the previous total of 859,100 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 Heritage Financial's float size? Heritage Financial currently has issued a total of 33,991,000 shares. Some of Heritage Financial'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. Heritage Financial currently has a public float of 33,450,000 shares. How does Heritage Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.21% of Heritage Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Heritage Financial: Fulton Financial Co. (2.72%), Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (1.26%), Community Bank System, Inc. (2.88%), Cathay General Bancorp (3.61%), First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (3.25%), Bank of Hawaii Co. (10.60%), CVB Financial Corp. (2.57%), TowneBank (1.35%), Independent Bank Corp. (3.47%), Simmons First National Co. (2.03%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Heritage Financial stock? Short selling HFWA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heritage Financial as its price is falling. HFWA 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. How does a short squeeze work against Heritage Financial? A short squeeze for Heritage Financial 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 HFWA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Heritage Financial'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 HFWA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Fulton Financial Short Squeeze Heartland Financial USA Short Squeeze Community Bank System Short Squeeze Cathay General Bancorp Short Squeeze First Interstate BancSystem Short Squeeze Bank of Hawaii Short Squeeze CVB Financial Short Squeeze TowneBank Short Squeeze Independent Bank Short Squeeze Simmons First National Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:HFWA) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. Bitcoin’s dropping. Altcoins are bleeding. 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