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PDD (PDD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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PDD Short Interest Data

PDD (PDD) has a short interest of 22.86 million shares, representing 1.71% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.63% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 8.86 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
22,860,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
23,720,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.59 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,392,150,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.71%
Today's Trading Volume
5,335,723 shares
Average Trading Volume
8,859,564 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
60%
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PDD 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
7/31/202522,860,000 shares $2.59 billion -3.6%1.7%3 $113.45
7/15/202523,720,000 shares $2.49 billion -6.3%N/A3 $105.06
6/30/202525,310,000 shares $2.65 billion -21.3%1.9%2.7 $104.66
6/15/202532,150,000 shares $3.23 billion +7.2%2.4%3.1 $100.58
5/31/202529,980,000 shares $2.90 billion +3.4%2.3%2.8 $96.73
5/15/202528,990,000 shares $3.42 billion +8.2%2.2%2.7 $117.84
4/30/202526,790,000 shares $2.83 billion +10.1%N/A2.6 $105.57
4/15/202524,340,000 shares $2.29 billion -5.5%1.8%2.2 $94.07
3/31/202525,760,000 shares $3.05 billion +7.8%1.9%2.5 $118.35
3/15/202523,900,000 shares $2.93 billion +4.7%1.8%2.7 $122.54
2/28/202522,820,000 shares $2.59 billion -4.4%1.7%2.5 $113.69
2/15/202523,860,000 shares $2.96 billion -16.6%1.8%2.4 $124.16
1/31/202528,600,000 shares $3.20 billion +11.7%N/A3 $111.91
1/15/202525,600,000 shares $2.58 billion +7.3%N/A2.7 $100.70
12/31/202423,850,000 shares $2.31 billion -16.6%N/A2.3 $96.99
12/15/202428,600,000 shares $2.92 billion +4.0%N/A2.1 $102.27
11/30/202427,510,000 shares $2.66 billion +5.8%N/A2 $96.56
11/15/202426,000,000 shares $2.96 billion -1.5%N/A1.7 $114.00
10/31/202426,390,000 shares $3.18 billion -20.0%N/A1.6 $120.59
10/15/202432,980,000 shares $4.23 billion -7.8%N/A2.1 $128.21
9/30/202435,780,000 shares $4.82 billion +8.0%N/A2.4 $134.81
9/15/202433,140,000 shares $3.15 billion -1.9%N/A2.9 $94.99
8/31/202433,780,000 shares $3.25 billion +8.7%N/A3.1 $96.11
8/15/202431,090,000 shares $4.51 billion +1.4%N/A3.4 $145.08
7/31/202430,650,000 shares $3.95 billion +1.8%N/A3.8 $128.89
7/15/202430,120,000 shares $4.16 billion -11.2%N/A3.4 $137.99
6/30/202433,910,000 shares $4.51 billion +0.5%N/A3.8 $132.95
6/15/202433,740,000 shares $5.03 billion +1.7%N/A3.8 $148.98
5/31/202433,190,000 shares $4.97 billion +6.0%N/A3.3 $149.78
5/15/202431,300,000 shares $4.42 billion +8.7%N/A3.2 $141.30
4/30/202428,790,000 shares $3.60 billion +0.8%N/A3.4 $125.18
4/15/202428,550,000 shares $3.26 billion +16.7%N/A3.2 $114.29
3/31/202424,460,000 shares $2.84 billion +2.9%N/A2.9 $116.25
3/15/202423,770,000 shares $2.94 billion +2.0%N/A2.8 $123.74
2/29/202423,300,000 shares $2.90 billion -1.5%N/A3.2 $124.54
2/15/202423,650,000 shares $3.20 billion -11.8%N/A3 $135.32
1/31/202426,820,000 shares $3.40 billion -23.8%N/A3.4 $126.87
1/15/202435,180,000 shares $5.23 billion +16.4%N/A4.6 $148.63
12/31/202330,230,000 shares $4.42 billion -10.8%N/A4 $146.31
12/15/202333,880,000 shares $5.03 billion +6.8%N/A4.3 $148.35
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11/30/202331,710,000 shares $4.68 billion +12.3%N/A3.9 $147.44
11/15/202328,250,000 shares $3.23 billion -5.4%N/A3.2 $114.42
10/31/202329,850,000 shares $3.03 billion -0.9%N/A3.4 $101.42
10/15/202330,130,000 shares $3.20 billion +11.1%N/A3.2 $106.10
9/30/202327,130,000 shares $2.66 billion -12.0%N/A2.7 $98.07
9/15/202330,820,000 shares $3.07 billion +3.8%N/A3.2 $99.46
8/31/202329,700,000 shares $2.94 billion +7.5%N/A3 $98.97
8/15/202327,630,000 shares $2.18 billion -5.2%N/A2.9 $78.84
7/31/202329,150,000 shares $2.62 billion +2.8%N/A3 $89.82
7/15/202328,370,000 shares $2.26 billion +3.9%N/A3 $79.49
6/30/202327,310,000 shares $1.89 billion -8.0%N/A3.1 $69.14
6/15/202329,690,000 shares $2.40 billion +2.6%N/A3.2 $80.82
5/31/202328,930,000 shares $1.89 billion +1.8%N/A2.8 $65.32
5/15/202328,430,000 shares $1.88 billion -2.2%N/A3 $66.07
4/30/202329,080,000 shares $1.98 billion +4.8%N/A3.2 $68.15
4/15/202327,750,000 shares $1.88 billion -7.4%N/A3 $67.68
3/31/202329,960,000 shares $2.27 billion +3.2%N/A3.2 $75.90
3/15/202329,030,000 shares $2.65 billion +12.7%N/A3.2 $91.21
2/28/202325,760,000 shares $2.26 billion -12.7%N/A3 $87.73
2/15/202329,510,000 shares $2.79 billion +1.3%N/A3.1 $94.46
1/31/202329,120,000 shares $2.85 billion -3.6%N/A2.9 $97.98
1/15/202330,210,000 shares $2.93 billion +27.3%N/A2.4 $97.00
12/30/202223,730,000 shares $1.94 billion -13.1%N/A1.8 $81.55
12/15/202227,300,000 shares $2.38 billion +5.5%N/A2.2 $87.15
11/30/202225,870,000 shares $2.12 billion +0.8%N/A2 $82.04
11/15/202225,660,000 shares $1.82 billion +7.0%2.1%1.8 $70.97
10/31/202223,990,000 shares $1.32 billion +30.2%1.9%1.8 $54.83
10/15/202218,420,000 shares $974.79 million +6.9%1.5%1.5 $52.92
9/30/202217,230,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.1%1.4%1.6 $62.58
9/15/202218,340,000 shares $1.26 billion +11.0%1.5%1.6 $68.44
8/31/202216,520,000 shares $1.18 billion +2.6%1.3%1.3 $71.30
8/15/202216,100,000 shares $823.19 million +1.2%1.3%1.4 $51.13
7/31/202215,910,000 shares $779.75 million -13.3%1.3%1.3 $49.01
7/15/202218,350,000 shares $1.00 billion +2.2%1.5%1.4 $54.71
6/30/202217,960,000 shares $1.11 billion -11.3%1.5%1.3 $61.80
6/15/202220,250,000 shares $1.22 billion +13.7%1.6%1.3 $60.19
5/31/202217,810,000 shares $896.73 million -7.4%1.4%0.9 $50.35
5/15/202219,240,000 shares $725.73 million -18.4%N/A1 $37.72
4/30/202223,590,000 shares $1.02 billion +19.6%N/A1.3 $43.09
4/15/202219,730,000 shares $789.79 million +6.2%1.6%1.2 $40.03
3/31/202218,580,000 shares $745.24 million -25.3%1.5%1.1 $40.11
3/15/202224,870,000 shares $679.20 million +2.7%2.0%1.8 $27.31
2/28/202224,220,000 shares $1.26 billion +2.6%2.0%3 $51.86
2/15/202223,600,000 shares $1.45 billion -2.1%1.9%2.7 $61.23
1/31/202224,100,000 shares $1.44 billion -6.2%1.9%2.8 $59.84
1/15/202225,680,000 shares $1.55 billion +16.9%2.1%3.2 $60.41
12/31/202121,970,000 shares $1.28 billion -14.4%1.8%2.8 $58.30
12/15/202125,660,000 shares $1.52 billion +0.6%2.1%3.4 $59.13
11/30/202125,510,000 shares $1.70 billion +12.3%2.1%3.5 $66.50
11/15/202122,720,000 shares $2.08 billion -4.2%1.8%3.4 $91.37
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10/29/202123,710,000 shares $2.11 billion -2.7%1.9%3.2 $88.92
10/15/202124,370,000 shares $2.29 billion -5.7%2.0%3 $94.01
9/30/202125,830,000 shares $2.34 billion -3.7%2.1%3.1 $90.67
9/15/202126,810,000 shares $2.66 billion -3.4%2.2%3.1 $99.30
8/31/202127,740,000 shares $2.77 billion +18.0%2.2%3.2 $100.02
8/13/202123,500,000 shares $1.98 billion -6.2%1.9%2.8 $84.38
7/30/202125,040,000 shares $2.29 billion -2.1%2.0%3.2 $91.61
7/15/202125,580,000 shares $2.83 billion -4.6%2.1%3.7 $110.74
6/30/202126,800,000 shares $3.40 billion +9.6%2.2%4.1 $127.02
6/15/202124,450,000 shares $2.98 billion +2.0%2.0%3.6 $121.91
5/28/202123,970,000 shares $2.99 billion 0.0%N/A3.2 $124.88
5/14/202123,980,000 shares $2.76 billion -3.1%N/A3.3 $115.23
4/30/202124,740,000 shares $3.40 billion +1.2%N/A3.4 $137.49
4/15/202124,440,000 shares $3.24 billion +11.4%N/A3.2 $132.61
3/31/202121,940,000 shares $2.97 billion +33.3%N/A2.8 $135.44
3/15/202116,460,000 shares $2.65 billion +4.5%N/A1.9 $161.06
2/26/202115,750,000 shares $2.69 billion -0.8%N/A2 $171.06
2/12/202115,870,000 shares $3.17 billion -45.5%N/A2 $199.80
1/29/202129,090,000 shares $4.93 billion +3.3%N/A3 $169.36
1/15/202128,160,000 shares $4.71 billion -5.4%N/A2.9 $167.26
12/31/202029,770,000 shares $5.33 billion -7.6%N/A3.1 $179.11
12/15/202032,210,000 shares $4.58 billion -1.0%N/A3.8 $142.12
11/30/202032,540,000 shares $4.69 billion -2.1%N/A3.8 $144.05
11/15/202033,220,000 shares $5.03 billion +6.1%N/A3.9 $151.29
10/30/202031,320,000 shares $2.95 billion -1.9%N/A4.1 $94.12
10/15/202031,930,000 shares $2.64 billion -5.2%N/A4.2 $82.66
9/30/202033,690,000 shares $2.50 billion -1.2%N/A0 $74.15
9/15/202034,110,000 shares $2.82 billion -5.3%N/A3.9 $82.65
8/31/202036,000,000 shares $3.20 billion -0.3%N/A3.8 $88.94

PDD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is PDD's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of PDD shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 22,860,000 shares of PDD short. 1.71% of PDD's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PDD's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for PDD?

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. PDD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on PDD's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting PDD?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PDD: Sculptor Capital LP, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Caption Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Maven Securities LTD, Bank of Nova Scotia, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capula Management Ltd, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Arvin Capital Management LP, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, IMC Chicago LLC, and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for PDD?

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. 1.71% of PDD's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is PDD's short interest increasing or decreasing?

PDD saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 22,860,000 shares, a decrease of 3.6% from the previous total of 23,720,000 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 PDD's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.71% of PDD's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to PDD: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.53%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.14%), S&P Global Inc. (0.97%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.46%), DoorDash, Inc. (2.87%), Relx Plc (0.05%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (3.16%), Waste Connections, Inc. (1.02%), Reddit Inc. (15.33%), Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR (2.29%),

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), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($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 PDD stock?

Short selling PDD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PDD as its price is falling. PDD shares are trading up $4.21 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 PDD?

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

How often is PDD'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 PDD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.



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This page (NASDAQ:PDD) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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