Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Rivian Automotive shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 139,810,000 shares of RIVN short. 18.84% of Rivian Automotive's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rivian Automotive's 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. RIVN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Rivian Automotive's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Rivian Automotive: CTC LLC, GTS Securities LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, WS Management Lllp, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Sculptor Capital LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, J. Goldman & Co LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Graham Capital Management L.P., Deutsche Bank AG, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, HBK Investments L P, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc., HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Advent Capital Management DE, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Warberg Asset Management LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., DRW Securities LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Wells Fargo & Company MN, DLD Asset Management LP, National Bank of Canada FI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. 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. 18.84% of Rivian Automotive's floating shares are currently sold short.

Rivian Automotive saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 139,810,000 shares, a drop of 2.7% from the previous total of 143,660,000 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.

Rivian Automotive currently has issued a total of 1,020,670,000 shares. Some of Rivian Automotive'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. Rivian Automotive currently has a public float of 742,190,000 shares.

18.84% of Rivian Automotive's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "automobiles and trucks" compare to Rivian Automotive: Stellantis (1.61%), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (0.29%), Li Auto Inc. (2.81%), XPeng Inc. (3.75%), Magna International Inc. (2.24%), VinFast Auto Ltd. (3.92%), Lucid Group, Inc. (21.38%), Autoliv, Inc. (2.62%), ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited (0.71%), Icahn Enterprises L.P. (22.37%),

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.

Short selling RIVN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rivian Automotive as its price is falling. RIVN shares are trading down $1.01 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 Rivian Automotive 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 RIVN, 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 RIVN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.