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Sirius XM (SIRI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$23.47 +0.43 (+1.87%)
Closing price 03/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Sirius XM Short Interest Data

Sirius XM (SIRI) has a short interest of 25.19 million shares, representing 8.13% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.87% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 4.62 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
25,190,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
22,720,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+10.87%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$609.35 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
338,769,000 shares
Float Size
310,030,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.13%
Today's Trading Volume
8,208,324 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,618,259 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
178%
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Sirius XM 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
2/28/202525,190,000 shares $609.35 million +10.9%8.1%4.3 $24.19
2/15/202522,720,000 shares $615.94 million +17.7%7.3%4 $27.11
1/31/202519,300,000 shares $463.39 million -0.1%6.2%3.4 $24.01
1/15/202519,320,000 shares $416.54 million +2.9%6.2%3.5 $21.56
12/31/202418,780,000 shares $428.18 million -2.8%5.6%3 $22.80
12/15/202419,320,000 shares $465.81 million -7.0%5.8%3.1 $24.11
11/30/202420,770,000 shares $559.75 million +5.8%6.2%3.1 $26.95
11/15/202419,630,000 shares $506.45 million -12.9%5.9%3.2 $25.80
10/31/202422,540,000 shares $600.92 million +38.4%6.7%3.9 $26.66
10/15/202416,290,000 shares $441.13 million -2.0%4.9%3.3 $27.08
9/30/202416,620,000 shares $393.06 million +7.3%5.0%3.9 $23.65
9/15/202415,490,000 shares $379.66 million +14.8%4.6%3.5 $24.51
8/31/202413,490,000 shares $44.38 million -89.6%N/A3.2 $3.29
8/15/2024129,520,000 shares $391.15 million -7.5%20.6%3.3 $3.02
7/31/2024139,960,000 shares $482.86 million -15.9%22.3%3.5 $3.45
7/15/2024166,360,000 shares $647.14 million +6.3%26.5%4.2 $3.89
6/30/2024156,540,000 shares $443.01 million +2.1%24.9%4.2 $2.83
6/15/2024153,390,000 shares $400.35 million -1.3%24.4%5.1 $2.61
5/31/2024155,420,000 shares $438.28 million +7.9%24.8%7.5 $2.82
5/15/2024144,110,000 shares $438.09 million +10.5%22.9%7.9 $3.04
4/30/2024130,380,000 shares $383.32 million +2.5%20.9%7.7 $2.94
4/15/2024127,170,000 shares $404.40 million -8.3%20.4%8.2 $3.18
3/31/2024138,680,000 shares $538.08 million +5.3%22.2%9.5 $3.88
3/15/2024131,730,000 shares $533.51 million -13.2%21.1%9.8 $4.05
2/29/2024151,700,000 shares $670.51 million -4.5%24.4%11.1 $4.42
2/15/2024158,820,000 shares $762.34 million -4.5%25.6%12.3 $4.80
1/31/2024166,280,000 shares $846.37 million -4.2%26.8%13.1 $5.09
1/15/2024173,600,000 shares $904.46 million -0.6%27.9%13.7 $5.21
12/31/2023174,610,000 shares $955.12 million -1.3%28.1%13.9 $5.47
12/15/2023176,900,000 shares $955.26 million +0.3%28.5%12.2 $5.40
11/30/2023176,300,000 shares $825.08 million -0.2%28.3%11.9 $4.68
11/15/2023176,730,000 shares $917.23 million +3.3%28.4%12.2 $5.19
10/31/2023171,090,000 shares $732.27 million -5.2%27.5%11.5 $4.28
10/15/2023180,490,000 shares $875.38 million +6.4%28.9%11 $4.85
9/30/2023169,610,000 shares $766.64 million +0.7%27.2%7.9 $4.52
9/15/2023168,370,000 shares $671.80 million +1.3%27.0%7.9 $3.99
8/31/2023166,190,000 shares $731.24 million +1.3%25.8%8.1 $4.40
8/15/2023164,050,000 shares $772.68 million +2.3%25.4%7.6 $4.71
7/31/2023160,360,000 shares $817.84 million -19.8%24.8%7.2 $5.10
7/15/2023200,030,000 shares $950.14 million -8.9%30.8%9.3 $4.75
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6/30/2023219,450,000 shares $994.11 million +13.0%33.8%13.3 $4.53
6/15/2023194,280,000 shares $744.09 million -5.9%29.9%11.9 $3.83
5/31/2023206,500,000 shares $735.14 million +6.7%30.9%12.7 $3.56
5/15/2023193,540,000 shares $694.81 million -3.6%28.9%11.9 $3.59
4/30/2023200,700,000 shares $762.66 million +7.7%30.0%11.8 $3.80
4/15/2023186,440,000 shares $738.30 million +3.7%27.7%10.8 $3.96
3/31/2023179,750,000 shares $713.61 million +9.7%26.7%10.5 $3.97
3/15/2023163,910,000 shares $596.63 million -7.4%24.4%9.9 $3.64
2/28/2023177,080,000 shares $777.38 million -0.7%26.3%11.3 $4.39
2/15/2023178,390,000 shares $836.65 million +5.5%26.5%12 $4.69
1/31/2023169,040,000 shares $978.74 million -0.7%25.2%11.3 $5.79
1/15/2023170,200,000 shares $1.01 billion +0.3%25.3%12.1 $5.96
12/30/2022169,650,000 shares $990.76 million -10.2%25.2%11.8 $5.84
12/15/2022188,980,000 shares $1.13 billion +1.4%28.1%12.8 $5.97
11/30/2022186,430,000 shares $1.21 billion +2.8%27.6%12.3 $6.49
11/15/2022181,290,000 shares $1.17 billion -5.0%26.8%11.8 $6.47
10/31/2022190,760,000 shares $1.15 billion +1.3%28.2%12.6 $6.04
10/15/2022188,320,000 shares $1.14 billion -4.6%27.8%12.6 $6.05
9/30/2022197,290,000 shares $1.13 billion -10.9%29.2%13.1 $5.71
9/15/2022221,350,000 shares $1.31 billion +6.6%32.7%14.7 $5.94
8/31/2022207,660,000 shares $1.26 billion +5.7%29.2%13.2 $6.09
8/15/2022196,560,000 shares $1.33 billion -4.8%27.7%12.3 $6.77
7/31/2022206,530,000 shares $1.38 billion +6.3%29.1%11.8 $6.68
7/15/2022194,230,000 shares $1.23 billion +5.0%27.1%10.4 $6.35
6/30/2022184,990,000 shares $1.13 billion -6.3%25.8%10.1 $6.13
6/15/2022197,390,000 shares $1.19 billion +3.0%27.5%10.4 $6.01
5/31/2022191,560,000 shares $1.23 billion -1.1%26.3%10.2 $6.40
5/15/2022193,760,000 shares $1.19 billion -2.4%26.6%9.5 $6.14
4/30/2022198,600,000 shares $1.19 billion +0.2%27.3%9.7 $6.00
4/15/2022198,260,000 shares $1.28 billion -1.0%27.2%9.4 $6.46
3/31/2022200,300,000 shares $1.33 billion -4.5%27.5%9.4 $6.62
3/15/2022209,650,000 shares $1.31 billion +0.9%28.8%9.8 $6.24
2/28/2022207,710,000 shares $1.28 billion +3.3%27.0%10 $6.16
2/15/2022201,000,000 shares $1.25 billion +1.6%26.1%10.1 $6.20
1/31/2022197,830,000 shares $1.26 billion +4.8%25.7%10.6 $6.36
1/15/2022188,750,000 shares $1.17 billion +5.5%24.2%10.9 $6.18
12/31/2021178,900,000 shares $1.14 billion +4.8%22.9%10.7 $6.35
12/15/2021170,780,000 shares $1.09 billion -3.3%21.9%10.3 $6.38
11/30/2021176,650,000 shares $1.08 billion +2.6%21.5%10.5 $6.10
11/15/2021172,250,000 shares $1.14 billion -4.9%21.0%10.9 $6.63
10/29/2021181,130,000 shares $1.10 billion +7.1%21.0%11.4 $6.09
10/15/2021169,140,000 shares $1.02 billion +4.5%19.3%10.4 $6.02
9/30/2021161,930,000 shares $987.77 million -1.3%18.5%9.9 $6.10
9/15/2021163,990,000 shares $990.50 million +4.6%18.8%10.2 $6.04
8/31/2021156,770,000 shares $982.95 million -0.8%17.9%9.6 $6.27
8/13/2021158,050,000 shares $953.04 million +4.5%18.1%8.1 $6.03
7/30/2021151,180,000 shares $978.13 million +3.7%17.2%7.6 $6.47
7/15/2021145,730,000 shares $938.50 million -1.6%15.9%7.3 $6.44
6/30/2021148,160,000 shares $968.97 million -4.1%16.2%7.4 $6.54
6/15/2021154,460,000 shares $1.02 billion -14.0%16.9%7.4 $6.63
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5/28/2021179,510,000 shares $1.12 billion +0.6%19.6%8.2 $6.25
5/14/2021178,390,000 shares $1.04 billion +5.2%19.5%8.4 $5.84
4/30/2021169,510,000 shares $1.04 billion +1.5%17.8%7.6 $6.13
4/15/2021166,950,000 shares $1.05 billion +4.1%17.5%6.3 $6.28
3/31/2021160,320,000 shares $981.16 million -8.3%16.6%5.6 $6.12
3/15/2021174,800,000 shares $1.08 billion +5.8%18.1%5.9 $6.16
2/26/2021165,230,000 shares $968.25 million -4.8%15.7%5.7 $5.86
2/12/2021173,620,000 shares $1.06 billion -3.7%16.5%6.2 $6.11
1/29/2021180,260,000 shares $1.15 billion -9.3%17.2%6.4 $6.40
1/15/2021198,670,000 shares $1.16 billion +4.0%18.4%7.6 $5.83
12/31/2020191,080,000 shares $1.22 billion +8.0%17.7%8 $6.41
12/15/2020176,910,000 shares $1.12 billion -1.3%16.4%7.5 $6.33
11/30/2020179,310,000 shares $1.17 billion +3.3%16.6%6.8 $6.55
11/15/2020173,530,000 shares $1.09 billion +1.7%16.1%6.6 $6.27
10/30/2020170,700,000 shares $995.18 million +3.0%15.0%6.6 $5.83
10/15/2020165,670,000 shares $967.51 million +3.2%14.5%6.4 $5.84
9/30/2020160,530,000 shares $860.44 million +2.8%13.7%6.3 $5.36
9/15/2020156,130,000 shares $836.86 million -6.9%13.3%6.1 $5.36
8/31/2020167,650,000 shares $984.11 million +4.9%14.3%6.8 $5.87
8/14/2020159,830,000 shares $955.78 million -7.8%13.4%5.9 $5.98
7/31/2020173,360,000 shares $1.02 billion +1.0%14.6%5.7 $5.88
7/15/2020171,660,000 shares $1.03 billion +1.1%14.3%5.4 $6.01
6/30/2020169,730,000 shares $967.46 million -4.5%14.1%5.5 $5.70
6/15/2020177,720,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.6%14.8%5.6 $5.99
5/29/2020186,340,000 shares $1.08 billion -0.3%15.5%5.4 $5.82
5/15/2020186,810,000 shares $997.57 million +22.6%15.6%5.4 $5.34
4/30/2020152,380,000 shares $900.57 million -4.2%12.4%5.1 $5.91
4/15/2020159,060,000 shares $843.02 million -2.5%12.9%5.6 $5.30
3/31/2020163,100,000 shares $898.68 million -2.6%13.2%5.9 $5.51

SIRI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sirius XM's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Sirius XM shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 25,190,000 shares of SIRI short. 8.13% of Sirius XM's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sirius XM's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Sirius XM?

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. SIRI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Sirius XM's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Sirius XM?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sirius XM: GTS Securities LLC, BCK Capital Management LP, CSS LLC IL, Ursa Fund Management LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, HBK Investments L P, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Twin Tree Management LP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, and Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Sirius XM?

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. 8.13% of Sirius XM's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Sirius XM's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Sirius XM saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 25,190,000 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the previous total of 22,720,000 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.

What is Sirius XM's float size?

Sirius XM currently has issued a total of 338,769,000 shares. Some of Sirius XM'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. Sirius XM currently has a public float of 310,030,000 shares.

How does Sirius XM's short interest compare to its competitors?

8.13% of Sirius XM's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sirius XM: Liberty Global Ltd. (3.07%), AMC Networks Inc. (15.18%), Comcast Co. (1.39%), Charter Communications, Inc. (13.04%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (3.32%), iHeartMedia, Inc. (5.80%), Townsquare Media, Inc. (2.05%), Saga Communications, Inc. (0.13%), Urban One, Inc. (0.14%), Urban One, Inc. (0.12%),

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 ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Sirius XM stock?

Short selling SIRI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sirius XM as its price is falling. SIRI shares are trading up $0.43 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 Sirius XM?

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

How often is Sirius XM'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 SIRI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.



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