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Meta Platforms (META) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Meta Platforms Short Interest Data

Meta Platforms (META) has a short interest of 26.72 million shares, representing 1.23% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.77% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 16.89 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
26,720,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
25,750,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.77%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$18.41 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,533,660,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.23%
Today's Trading Volume
12,558,801 shares
Average Trading Volume
16,888,202 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
74%
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Meta Platforms 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
1/31/202526,720,000 shares $18.41 billion +3.8%1.2%2 $689.18
1/15/202525,750,000 shares $15.89 billion +2.2%1.2%2 $617.12
12/31/202425,190,000 shares $14.75 billion -14.1%1.2%2.1 $585.51
12/15/202429,330,000 shares $18.19 billion -3.7%1.4%2.4 $620.35
11/30/202430,450,000 shares $17.49 billion +2.1%1.4%2.5 $574.32
11/15/202429,820,000 shares $16.52 billion -2.2%1.4%2.5 $554.08
10/31/202430,500,000 shares $17.31 billion -2.4%1.4%2.6 $567.58
10/15/202431,260,000 shares $18.33 billion -3.7%1.4%2.5 $586.27
9/30/202432,460,000 shares $18.58 billion +0.7%1.5%2.3 $572.44
9/15/202432,250,000 shares $16.92 billion -3.0%1.5%2.3 $524.62
8/31/202433,250,000 shares $17.33 billion +5.2%1.5%2.4 $521.31
8/15/202431,600,000 shares $16.98 billion +13.4%1.5%2.3 $537.33
7/31/202427,860,000 shares $13.23 billion -6.7%1.3%2 $474.83
7/15/202429,860,000 shares $14.82 billion -1.9%1.4%2 $496.16
6/30/202430,430,000 shares $15.34 billion +4.3%1.4%2.1 $504.22
6/15/202429,170,000 shares $14.71 billion +4.6%1.3%2 $504.16
5/31/202427,900,000 shares $13.02 billion -6.1%1.3%1.9 $466.83
5/15/202429,720,000 shares $14.31 billion +5.1%1.4%1.9 $481.54
4/30/202428,270,000 shares $12.16 billion +4.6%1.3%1.6 $430.17
4/15/202427,030,000 shares $13.52 billion +0.7%1.2%1.5 $500.23
3/31/202426,850,000 shares $13.04 billion -10.3%1.2%1.5 $485.58
3/15/202429,920,000 shares $14.48 billion +7.9%1.4%1.7 $484.10
2/29/202427,730,000 shares $13.59 billion -7.2%1.3%1.5 $490.13
2/15/202429,870,000 shares $14.46 billion +7.1%1.4%1.6 $484.03
1/31/202427,890,000 shares $10.88 billion +3.6%1.3%1.5 $390.14
1/15/202426,920,000 shares $10.08 billion -1.9%1.2%1.5 $374.49
12/31/202327,450,000 shares $9.72 billion -3.4%1.2%1.5 $353.96
12/15/202328,410,000 shares $9.52 billion -0.2%1.3%1.5 $334.92
11/30/202328,460,000 shares $9.31 billion -9.9%1.3%1.5 $327.15
11/15/202331,600,000 shares $10.51 billion -0.5%1.4%1.6 $332.71
10/31/202331,770,000 shares $9.57 billion -1.7%1.4%1.5 $301.27
10/15/202332,310,000 shares $10.17 billion +5.4%1.5%1.6 $314.69
9/30/202330,650,000 shares $9.20 billion -2.6%1.4%1.4 $300.21
9/15/202331,460,000 shares $9.45 billion +3.8%1.4%1.4 $300.31
8/31/202330,310,000 shares $8.97 billion +16.2%1.4%1.3 $295.89
8/15/202326,080,000 shares $7.87 billion +2.4%1.2%1.1 $301.95
7/31/202325,480,000 shares $8.12 billion -12.1%1.2%1 $318.60
7/15/202328,990,000 shares $8.95 billion +10.4%1.3%1.2 $308.87
6/30/202326,270,000 shares $7.54 billion -5.8%1.2%1.1 $286.98
6/15/202327,890,000 shares $7.86 billion +0.4%1.3%1.2 $281.83
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5/31/202327,790,000 shares $7.36 billion +1.1%1.3%1.1 $264.72
5/15/202327,500,000 shares $6.57 billion +1.3%1.3%1.1 $238.86
4/30/202327,160,000 shares $6.53 billion -3.5%1.2%1 $240.32
4/15/202328,150,000 shares $6.23 billion -2.4%1.3%0.9 $221.49
3/31/202328,850,000 shares $6.11 billion +0.6%1.3%0.9 $211.94
3/15/202328,680,000 shares $5.67 billion +4.5%1.3%0.9 $197.75
2/28/202327,450,000 shares $4.80 billion -10.3%1.2%0.8 $174.94
2/15/202330,590,000 shares $5.42 billion +14.1%1.4%1 $177.16
1/31/202326,810,000 shares $3.99 billion -7.3%1.2%0.7 $148.97
1/15/202328,910,000 shares $3.96 billion -1.3%1.3%0.7 $136.98
12/30/202229,290,000 shares $3.52 billion -13.2%1.3%0.7 $120.34
12/15/202233,750,000 shares $3.92 billion -2.5%1.5%0.7 $116.15
11/30/202234,600,000 shares $4.09 billion -16.7%1.6%0.8 $118.10
11/15/202241,520,000 shares $4.86 billion +17.5%1.9%0.9 $117.08
10/31/202235,330,000 shares $3.29 billion +36.6%1.6%0.9 $93.16
10/15/202225,870,000 shares $3.28 billion +0.9%1.1%0.9 $126.76
9/30/202225,640,000 shares $3.48 billion -13.8%1.1%0.9 $135.68
9/15/202229,750,000 shares $4.45 billion +14.4%1.3%1.1 $149.55
8/31/202226,000,000 shares $4.24 billion -9.6%1.2%0.9 $162.93
8/15/202228,760,000 shares $5.20 billion +17.8%1.3%1 $180.89
7/31/202224,420,000 shares $3.89 billion -8.9%1.1%0.8 $159.10
7/15/202226,810,000 shares $4.42 billion No Change1.2%0.8 $164.70
5/15/202229,280,000 shares $5.82 billion -2.8%1.3%0.9 $198.62
4/30/202230,110,000 shares $6.04 billion +9.1%1.3%0.8 $200.47
4/15/202227,610,000 shares $5.80 billion -8.5%1.2%0.7 $210.18
3/31/202230,170,000 shares $6.71 billion -9.2%N/A0.8 $222.36
3/15/202233,220,000 shares $6.38 billion +6.4%1.4%1 $192.03
2/28/202231,210,000 shares $6.59 billion -1.9%1.4%1 $211.03
2/15/202231,820,000 shares $7.03 billion +29.7%1.4%1 $221.00
1/31/202224,540,000 shares $7.69 billion +1.8%1.1%0.9 $313.26
1/15/202224,110,000 shares $8.00 billion -8.8%N/A1.1 $331.90
12/31/202126,430,000 shares $8.89 billion -5.4%1.1%1.2 $336.35
12/15/202127,950,000 shares $9.55 billion +10.7%1.2%1.2 $341.66
11/30/202125,260,000 shares $8.20 billion +7.1%1.1%1.1 $324.46
11/15/202123,590,000 shares $8.20 billion -8.9%1.0%1.1 $347.56
10/29/202125,900,000 shares $8.38 billion +8.3%1.1%1.3 $323.57
10/15/202123,910,000 shares $7.77 billion -7.5%N/A1.4 $324.76
9/30/202125,840,000 shares $8.77 billion -5.3%1.1%1.7 $339.39
9/15/202127,290,000 shares $10.20 billion -0.9%1.2%2 $373.92
8/31/202127,550,000 shares $10.45 billion -5.5%1.2%2 $379.38
8/13/202129,160,000 shares $10.59 billion +2.7%N/A2.1 $363.18
7/30/202128,390,000 shares $10.12 billion -0.6%1.2%1.8 $356.30
7/15/202128,560,000 shares $9.84 billion +3.4%1.2%1.7 $344.46
6/30/202127,610,000 shares $9.60 billion +4.4%1.2%1.6 $347.71
6/15/202126,450,000 shares $8.91 billion -2.7%1.1%1.5 $336.75
5/28/202127,170,000 shares $8.93 billion -6.8%1.1%1.5 $328.73
5/14/202129,150,000 shares $8.90 billion +9.0%1.2%1.4 $305.26
4/30/202126,740,000 shares $8.81 billion -12.6%1.1%1.3 $329.51
4/15/202130,600,000 shares $9.27 billion +4.3%1.3%1.6 $302.82
3/31/202129,350,000 shares $8.45 billion +5.1%1.2%1.4 $288.00
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3/15/202127,930,000 shares $7.50 billion +11.6%1.2%1.4 $268.40
2/26/202125,020,000 shares $6.37 billion +9.4%1.1%1.3 $254.69
2/12/202122,870,000 shares $6.18 billion -1.8%1.0%1.2 $270.39
1/29/202123,280,000 shares $6.17 billion +16.2%1.0%1.3 $265.00
1/15/202120,030,000 shares $4.92 billion -14.5%0.8%1 $245.64
12/31/202023,420,000 shares $6.37 billion +0.8%1.0%1.3 $271.87
12/15/202023,230,000 shares $6.37 billion -1.2%1.0%1.2 $274.19
11/30/202023,510,000 shares $6.53 billion -9.4%1.0%1.2 $277.81
11/15/202025,940,000 shares $7.18 billion +19.5%1.1%1.2 $276.95
10/30/202021,710,000 shares $6.10 billion +2.5%0.9%1 $280.83
10/15/202021,190,000 shares $5.76 billion -4.5%0.9%0.9 $271.82
9/30/202022,190,000 shares $5.81 billion -0.9%0.9%0.9 $261.90
9/15/202022,390,000 shares $6.10 billion -11.3%0.9%0.8 $272.42
8/31/202025,240,000 shares $7.40 billion +8.1%1.1%1 $293.20
8/14/202023,340,000 shares $6.10 billion -10.3%1.0%0.9 $261.24
7/31/202026,010,000 shares $6.60 billion -2.5%1.1%1 $253.67
7/15/202026,670,000 shares $6.41 billion -11.5%1.1%1.1 $240.28
6/30/202030,150,000 shares $6.85 billion +8.8%1.3%1.2 $227.07
6/15/202027,700,000 shares $6.44 billion -7.9%1.2%1.1 $232.50
5/29/202030,060,000 shares $6.77 billion +0.3%1.3%1.1 $225.09
5/15/202029,980,000 shares $6.32 billion +13.1%1.3%1.1 $210.88
4/30/202026,520,000 shares $5.42 billion -12.9%1.1%1.1 $204.35
4/15/202030,460,000 shares $5.39 billion -2.3%1.3%1.3 $176.97
3/31/202031,160,000 shares $5.92 billion +3.3%1.3%1.4 $190.07
3/13/202030,175,000 shares $5.29 billion +14.8%1.3%1.3 $175.19
2/28/202026,290,000 shares $3.89 billion -2.6%1.1%1.6 $148.10

META Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Meta Platforms' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Meta Platforms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 26,720,000 shares of META short. 1.23% of Meta Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Meta Platforms' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Meta Platforms?

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. META shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Meta Platforms's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Meta Platforms?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Meta Platforms: Toronto Dominion Bank, CTC LLC, Elequin Capital LP, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Symmetry Peak Management LLC, Shay Capital LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Man Group plc, Nomura Holdings Inc., Marathon Partners Equity Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, Laurion Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Francis Financial Inc., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cresset Asset Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Cardiff Park Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Alkeon Capital Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Berkley W R Corp, Lido Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, XTX Topco Ltd, Barclays PLC, Harbert Fund Advisors Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., DRW Securities LLC, Greenland Capital Management LP, Capula Management Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal Can, Annandale Capital LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, One River Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., LPL Financial LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Periscope Capital Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HighTower Advisors LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, AMG National Trust Bank, Mission Wealth Management LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, VELA Investment Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Belvedere Trading LLC, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd, Banque Pictet & Cie SA, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Genus Capital Management Inc., Avestar Capital LLC, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, XY Capital Ltd, IMC Chicago LLC, Ping Capital Management Inc., CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Cibc World Market Inc., Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft, SteelPeak Wealth LLC, Carr Financial Group Corp, Fiduciary Family Office LLC, XR Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Royal Fund Management LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Meta Platforms?

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. 1.23% of Meta Platforms' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Meta Platforms' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Meta Platforms saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 26,720,000 shares, an increase of 3.8% from the previous total of 25,750,000 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.

How does Meta Platforms' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.23% of Meta Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Meta Platforms: Equinix, Inc. (1.94%), Sea Limited (3.03%), eBay Inc. (3.65%), CoStar Group, Inc. (3.17%), VeriSign, Inc. (1.68%), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (6.85%), SPS Commerce, Inc. (3.14%), Yelp Inc. (6.91%), Ziff Davis, Inc. (5.81%), Cimpress plc (7.70%),

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 Meta Platforms stock?

Short selling META is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Meta Platforms as its price is falling. META shares are trading down $8.93 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 Meta Platforms?

A short squeeze for Meta Platforms 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 META, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Meta Platforms' 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 META, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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