Alcoa (AA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Alcoa Short Interest Data

Alcoa (AA) has a short interest of 11.42 million shares, representing 4.41% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.00% change in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 5.24 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 11,420,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 11,420,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: No Change
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $379.49 million
Short Interest Ratio: 2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: February 28, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 258,885,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 4.41%
Today's Trading Volume: 635,146 shares
Average Trading Volume: 5,242,301 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 12%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
2/28/2025	11,420,000 shares	$379.49 million	No Change	4.4%	2.4	$33.23
2/15/2025	11,420,000 shares	$413.80 million	+34.4%	4.4%	2.5	$36.24
1/31/2025	8,500,000 shares	$300.53 million	-6.5%	N/A	1.8	$35.36
1/15/2025	9,090,000 shares	$347.15 million	+10.3%	N/A	2	$38.19
12/31/2024	8,240,000 shares	$311.31 million	-1.1%	N/A	1.8	$37.78
12/15/2024	8,330,000 shares	$325.87 million	-1.4%	N/A	1.7	$39.12
11/30/2024	8,450,000 shares	$392.33 million	-4.0%	N/A	1.7	$46.43
11/15/2024	8,800,000 shares	$387.38 million	+0.2%	N/A	1.7	$44.02
10/31/2024	8,780,000 shares	$351.86 million	-5.7%	N/A	1.7	$40.08
10/15/2024	9,310,000 shares	$384.60 million	-6.9%	N/A	1.6	$41.31
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9/30/2024	10,000,000 shares	$385.70 million	+3.0%	N/A	1.6	$38.57
9/15/2024	9,710,000 shares	$315.77 million	-14.6%	N/A	1.6	$32.52
8/31/2024	11,370,000 shares	$364.98 million	-12.6%	N/A	2	$32.10
8/15/2024	13,010,000 shares	$417.62 million	-20.1%	N/A	2.3	$32.10
7/31/2024	16,290,000 shares	$538.06 million	+48.6%	N/A	2.8	$33.03
7/15/2024	10,960,000 shares	$430.84 million	-9.4%	6.2%	2.1	$39.31
6/30/2024	12,090,000 shares	$480.94 million	-5.3%	6.8%	2.2	$39.78
6/15/2024	12,770,000 shares	$483.98 million	+2.2%	7.2%	2.2	$37.90
5/31/2024	12,500,000 shares	$553.50 million	+0.2%	7.0%	2.1	$44.28
5/15/2024	12,480,000 shares	$499.82 million	+2.2%	7.0%	2	$40.05
4/30/2024	12,210,000 shares	$428.94 million	-20.8%	6.9%	1.9	$35.13
4/15/2024	15,410,000 shares	$563.54 million	+7.2%	8.7%	2.4	$36.57
3/31/2024	14,370,000 shares	$485.56 million	+9.0%	8.1%	2.3	$33.79
3/15/2024	13,180,000 shares	$402.06 million	+11.3%	7.4%	2.2	$30.51
2/29/2024	11,840,000 shares	$321.93 million	+5.5%	6.7%	1.8	$27.19
2/15/2024	11,220,000 shares	$307.26 million	-4.4%	6.3%	1.8	$27.39
1/31/2024	11,740,000 shares	$349.15 million	+7.5%	6.7%	2	$29.74
1/15/2024	10,920,000 shares	$327.93 million	-6.8%	6.2%	1.8	$30.03
12/31/2023	11,710,000 shares	$398.14 million	-8.4%	6.6%	2	$34.00
12/15/2023	12,790,000 shares	$397.77 million	+14.7%	7.2%	2.1	$31.10
11/30/2023	11,150,000 shares	$299.49 million	-5.7%	6.3%	2	$26.86
11/15/2023	11,820,000 shares	$318.67 million	-10.9%	6.7%	2.1	$26.96
10/31/2023	13,270,000 shares	$340.51 million	+3.8%	7.5%	2.2	$25.66
10/15/2023	12,780,000 shares	$339.69 million	+9.1%	7.2%	2.1	$26.58
9/30/2023	11,710,000 shares	$340.29 million	+11.3%	6.6%	2	$29.06
9/15/2023	10,520,000 shares	$303.50 million	-12.3%	6.0%	1.8	$28.85
8/31/2023	12,000,000 shares	$360.84 million	+24.0%	6.8%	2.1	$30.07
8/15/2023	9,680,000 shares	$293.69 million	-0.1%	5.5%	1.8	$30.34
7/31/2023	9,690,000 shares	$350.68 million	+6.1%	5.5%	2	$36.19
7/15/2023	9,130,000 shares	$315.17 million	+15.9%	5.2%	1.9	$34.52
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6/30/2023	7,880,000 shares	$267.37 million	+17.1%	4.5%	1.7	$33.93
6/15/2023	6,730,000 shares	$242.15 million	+6.8%	3.8%	1.5	$35.98
5/31/2023	6,300,000 shares	$199.84 million	-22.5%	3.6%	1.3	$31.72
5/15/2023	8,130,000 shares	$300.73 million	+39.9%	4.6%	1.7	$36.99
4/30/2023	5,810,000 shares	$215.78 million	-20.0%	3.3%	1.2	$37.14
4/15/2023	7,260,000 shares	$293.30 million	+25.4%	4.1%	1.4	$40.40
3/31/2023	5,790,000 shares	$246.42 million	-24.8%	3.3%	1.1	$42.56
3/15/2023	7,700,000 shares	$306.23 million	+1.1%	4.4%	1.5	$39.77
2/28/2023	7,620,000 shares	$372.92 million	+7.0%	4.3%	1.6	$48.94
2/15/2023	7,120,000 shares	$344.68 million	+4.4%	4.1%	1.5	$48.41
1/31/2023	6,820,000 shares	$356.28 million	-1.3%	3.9%	1.4	$52.24
1/15/2023	6,910,000 shares	$377.36 million	+13.1%	3.9%	1.2	$54.61
12/30/2022	6,110,000 shares	$277.82 million	-6.6%	3.5%	1	$45.47
12/15/2022	6,540,000 shares	$282.99 million	-0.5%	3.7%	1	$43.27
11/30/2022	6,570,000 shares	$329.35 million	-37.8%	3.8%	0.9	$50.13
11/15/2022	10,560,000 shares	$519.66 million	+22.1%	6.0%	1.4	$49.21
10/31/2022	8,650,000 shares	$337.61 million	+6.3%	4.9%	1.2	$39.03
10/15/2022	8,140,000 shares	$312.17 million	-16.5%	4.6%	1.1	$38.35
9/30/2022	9,750,000 shares	$328.19 million	+1.0%	5.5%	1.5	$33.66
9/15/2022	9,650,000 shares	$416.30 million	-11.7%	5.4%	1.6	$43.14
8/31/2022	10,930,000 shares	$540.82 million	+39.8%	6.1%	1.8	$49.48
8/15/2022	7,820,000 shares	$404.29 million	+3.4%	4.4%	1.3	$51.70
7/31/2022	7,560,000 shares	$384.73 million	-19.1%	4.2%	1.2	$50.89
7/15/2022	9,340,000 shares	$402.18 million	-17.5%	5.1%	1.3	$43.06
6/30/2022	11,320,000 shares	$515.97 million	+7.4%	6.2%	1.6	$45.58
6/15/2022	10,540,000 shares	$538.70 million	+21.6%	5.8%	1.5	$51.11
5/31/2022	8,670,000 shares	$535.11 million	+10.3%	4.7%	1.2	$61.72
5/15/2022	7,860,000 shares	$458.47 million	-4.4%	4.3%	1	$58.33
4/30/2022	8,220,000 shares	$557.32 million	+2.6%	4.5%	1	$67.80
4/15/2022	8,010,000 shares	$703.04 million	-10.3%	4.4%	1	$87.77
3/31/2022	8,930,000 shares	$803.97 million	+11.2%	4.9%	1.1	$90.03
3/15/2022	8,030,000 shares	$591.89 million	-14.0%	4.4%	1	$73.71
2/28/2022	9,340,000 shares	$703.68 million	-5.3%	5.1%	1.1	$75.34
2/15/2022	9,860,000 shares	$730.03 million	+1.8%	5.4%	1.2	$74.04
1/31/2022	9,690,000 shares	$549.52 million	-14.5%	5.3%	1.2	$56.71
1/15/2022	11,330,000 shares	$695.55 million	-23.2%	6.1%	1.4	$61.39
12/31/2021	14,750,000 shares	$878.81 million	+32.8%	8.0%	1.7	$59.58
12/15/2021	11,110,000 shares	$566.28 million	+14.2%	6.0%	1.3	$50.97
11/30/2021	9,730,000 shares	$452.74 million	-0.3%	5.2%	1.2	$46.53
11/15/2021	9,760,000 shares	$494.15 million	+17.6%	5.3%	1.2	$50.63
10/29/2021	8,300,000 shares	$381.39 million	-10.2%	4.5%	1	$45.95
10/15/2021	9,240,000 shares	$517.44 million	-1.4%	5.0%	1.2	$56.00
9/30/2021	9,370,000 shares	$458.57 million	-23.2%	5.1%	1.2	$48.94
9/15/2021	12,200,000 shares	$630.50 million	+10.1%	6.6%	1.5	$51.68
8/31/2021	11,080,000 shares	$491.62 million	-10.1%	6.0%	1.4	$44.37
8/13/2021	12,320,000 shares	$557.48 million	+2.6%	6.7%	1.6	$45.25
7/30/2021	12,010,000 shares	$482.20 million	+5.1%	6.5%	1.6	$40.15
7/15/2021	11,430,000 shares	$394.79 million	+10.1%	6.2%	1.5	$34.54
6/30/2021	10,380,000 shares	$382.40 million	+3.8%	5.6%	1.4	$36.84
6/15/2021	10,000,000 shares	$362.90 million	+5.0%	5.4%	1.5	$36.29
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5/28/2021	9,520,000 shares	$377.66 million	-6.4%	5.2%	1.5	$39.67
5/14/2021	10,170,000 shares	$397.95 million	+9.4%	5.5%	1.4	$39.13
4/30/2021	9,300,000 shares	$345.68 million	-2.2%	5.0%	1.4	$37.17
4/15/2021	9,510,000 shares	$317.54 million	-3.5%	5.2%	1.3	$33.39
3/31/2021	9,850,000 shares	$324.75 million	-10.3%	5.3%	1.5	$32.97
3/15/2021	10,980,000 shares	$345.98 million	+7.9%	5.9%	1.7	$31.51
2/26/2021	10,180,000 shares	$260.20 million	-1.2%	5.5%	1.6	$25.56
2/12/2021	10,300,000 shares	$220.32 million	-7.6%	5.6%	1.7	$21.39
1/29/2021	11,150,000 shares	$206.28 million	+27.3%	6.1%	1.9	$18.50
1/15/2021	8,760,000 shares	$219.79 million	-0.7%	4.7%	1.6	$25.09
12/31/2020	8,820,000 shares	$202.42 million	-11.2%	4.8%	1.6	$22.95
12/15/2020	9,930,000 shares	$216.08 million	+7.9%	5.4%	1.7	$21.76
11/30/2020	9,200,000 shares	$188.42 million	-5.8%	5.0%	1.6	$20.48
11/15/2020	9,770,000 shares	$161.89 million	-3.0%	5.3%	1.8	$16.57
10/30/2020	10,070,000 shares	$128.39 million	-9.5%	5.5%	2	$12.75
10/15/2020	11,130,000 shares	$144.69 million	-11.6%	6.0%	2.1	$13.00
9/30/2020	12,590,000 shares	$146.42 million	-1.5%	6.8%	2.2	$11.63
9/15/2020	12,780,000 shares	$176.11 million	-2.0%	6.9%	2	$13.78
8/31/2020	13,040,000 shares	$190.64 million	-16.4%	7.1%	1.9	$14.62
8/14/2020	15,600,000 shares	$228.38 million	+25.6%	8.5%	2	$14.64
7/31/2020	12,420,000 shares	$161.46 million	-16.0%	6.7%	1.4	$13.00
7/15/2020	14,790,000 shares	$186.50 million	-10.9%	8.0%	1.6	$12.61
6/30/2020	16,590,000 shares	$182.32 million	+44.5%	9.0%	1.8	$10.99
6/15/2020	11,480,000 shares	$130.99 million	-2.7%	6.2%	1.2	$11.41
5/29/2020	11,800,000 shares	$108.68 million	+6.8%	6.4%	1.2	$9.21
5/15/2020	11,050,000 shares	$73.59 million	-5.0%	6.0%	1.1	$6.66
4/30/2020	11,630,000 shares	$94.78 million	+9.5%	6.3%	1.3	$8.15
4/15/2020	10,620,000 shares	$77.10 million	+12.0%	5.8%	1.2	$7.26
3/31/2020	9,480,000 shares	$67.78 million	-5.0%	5.1%	1.2	$7.15

AA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alcoa's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Alcoa shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 11,420,000 shares of AA short. 4.41% of Alcoa's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alcoa's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Alcoa?: 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. AA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Alcoa's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Alcoa?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alcoa: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Capital Fund Management S.A., Polymer Capital Management US LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd, Summit Securities Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Alcoa?: 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. 4.41% of Alcoa's floating shares are currently sold short.

How does Alcoa's short interest compare to its competitors?: 4.41% of Alcoa's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Alcoa: Century Aluminum (10.06%), Kaiser Aluminum Co. (2.87%), Ingersoll Rand Inc. (2.08%), Dover Co. (1.53%), Tenaris S.A. (0.96%), Hubbell Incorporated (4.00%), Packaging Co. of America (1.31%), Trimble Inc. (1.21%), Ball Co. (2.53%), Zebra Technologies Co. (1.35%),
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 Alcoa stock?: Short selling AA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alcoa as its price is falling. AA shares are trading down $0.45 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 Alcoa?: A short squeeze for Alcoa 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 AA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Alcoa'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 AA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.

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Alcoa (AA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume