Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $45.93 +0.20 (+0.43%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Advance Auto Parts Short Interest DataAdvance Auto Parts (AAP) has a short interest of 9.87 million shares, representing 16.71% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.60% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, indicating that it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.54 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,870,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest9,930,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.60%Dollar Volume Sold Short$466.75 millionShort Interest Ratio4.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares59,740,000 sharesFloat Size59,070,000 sharesShort Percent of Float16.71%Today's Trading Volume1,319,543 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,544,174 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling Advance Auto Parts? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Advance Auto Parts and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAAP Short Interest Over TimeAAP Days to Cover Over TimeAAP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Advance Auto Parts Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20249,870,000 shares $466.75 million -0.6%16.7%4 $47.29 12/15/20249,930,000 shares $435.53 million +15.6%16.8%3.8 $43.86 11/30/20248,590,000 shares $355.20 million -19.7%14.5%3 $41.35 11/15/202410,700,000 shares $403.18 million +1.1%18.1%3.7 $37.68 10/31/202410,580,000 shares $377.60 million +0.1%17.9%3.7 $35.69 10/15/202410,570,000 shares $417.30 million +4.9%17.9%4 $39.48 9/30/202410,080,000 shares $392.92 million +5.4%17.1%4.2 $38.98 9/15/20249,560,000 shares $396.07 million +1.4%16.2%4.6 $41.43 8/31/20249,430,000 shares $427.27 million +27.1%16.0%4.9 $45.31 8/15/20247,420,000 shares $462.93 million +2.6%12.6%4.1 $62.39 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AAP and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Advance Auto Parts and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20247,230,000 shares $457.73 million -10.6%12.3%4.9 $63.31 7/15/20248,090,000 shares $504.90 million +8.7%13.7%5.5 $62.41 6/30/20247,440,000 shares $471.18 million +13.4%12.6%4.9 $63.33 6/15/20246,560,000 shares $416.04 million +12.0%11.1%4.2 $63.42 5/31/20245,860,000 shares $413.83 million +26.6%9.9%3.2 $70.62 5/15/20244,630,000 shares $351.05 million -2.5%7.9%2.5 $75.82 4/30/20244,750,000 shares $346.61 million -0.6%8.1%2.5 $72.97 4/15/20244,780,000 shares $334.98 million +9.6%8.1%2.5 $70.08 3/31/20244,360,000 shares $370.99 million -16.0%7.4%2.3 $85.09 3/15/20245,190,000 shares $424.39 million -10.7%8.8%2.8 $81.77 2/29/20245,810,000 shares $392.52 million +19.8%9.9%3.2 $67.56 2/15/20244,850,000 shares $313.70 million +4.1%8.2%3 $64.68 1/31/20244,660,000 shares $311.52 million -19.7%7.9%2.5 $66.85 1/15/20245,800,000 shares $355.54 million +13.7%9.9%3 $61.30 12/31/20235,100,000 shares $311.25 million -20.8%8.7%2.6 $61.03 12/15/20236,440,000 shares $403.92 million +5.8%10.9%3.2 $62.72 11/30/20236,090,000 shares $309.19 million +14.0%10.3%2.8 $50.77 11/15/20235,340,000 shares $297.28 million -11.9%9.1%2.1 $55.67 10/31/20236,060,000 shares $315.30 million +8.2%10.3%2.5 $52.03 10/15/20235,600,000 shares $284.20 million -6.8%9.5%2.3 $50.75 9/30/20236,010,000 shares $336.14 million +22.2%10.2%2.4 $55.93 9/15/20234,920,000 shares $294.31 million +17.7%8.4%1.9 $59.82 8/31/20234,180,000 shares $287.67 million -16.9%7.1%1.5 $68.82 8/15/20235,030,000 shares $350.72 million +12.3%8.5%1.7 $69.73 7/31/20234,480,000 shares $333.27 million +4.2%7.6%1.7 $74.39 7/15/20234,300,000 shares $303.75 million +15.3%7.3%1.7 $70.64 6/30/20233,730,000 shares $262.22 million +2.8%6.3%1.6 $70.30 6/15/20233,630,000 shares $253.77 million +23.5%6.2%1.6 $69.91 5/31/20232,940,000 shares $214.41 million +38.0%5.0%1.5 $72.93 5/15/20232,130,000 shares $259.75 million -1.4%3.6%1.5 $121.95Last time you’ll see this priced at $1.00 (Ad)When was the last time you bought something for a buck? I don’t even think you can buy anything at McDonalds for a dollar anymore!Click here to review Tim’s special offer before it’s too late. 4/30/20232,160,000 shares $271.14 million -2.3%3.7%1.6 $125.53 4/15/20232,210,000 shares $273.16 million +1.4%3.8%1.6 $123.60 3/31/20232,180,000 shares $265.11 million -37.2%3.7%1.6 $121.61 3/15/20233,470,000 shares $422.54 million -0.9%5.9%2.7 $121.77 2/28/20233,500,000 shares $507.36 million +2.6%5.9%3.1 $144.96 2/15/20233,410,000 shares $515.90 million +0.3%5.8%3.3 $151.29 1/31/20233,400,000 shares $517.75 million +5.9%5.8%3.1 $152.28 1/15/20233,210,000 shares $484.81 million +6.3%5.5%3.1 $151.03 12/30/20223,020,000 shares $444.03 million -10.7%5.1%3 $147.03 12/15/20223,380,000 shares $484.12 million +21.2%5.7%3.3 $143.23 11/30/20222,790,000 shares $421.26 million -9.4%4.7%2.8 $150.99 11/15/20223,080,000 shares $566.54 million -0.7%5.2%3.1 $183.94 10/31/20223,100,000 shares $588.75 million +5.8%5.2%3.9 $189.92 10/15/20222,930,000 shares $493.91 million -4.6%4.9%3.8 $168.57 9/30/20223,070,000 shares $479.96 million -5.8%5.1%4.1 $156.34 9/15/20223,260,000 shares $546.44 million +8.0%5.5%4.2 $167.62 8/31/20223,020,000 shares $509.29 million -25.4%5.1%4 $168.64 8/15/20224,050,000 shares $831.59 million -2.6%6.7%5.1 $205.33 7/31/20224,160,000 shares $805.46 million -1.4%6.9%5.3 $193.62 7/15/20224,220,000 shares $796.36 million +21.3%7.0%5 $188.71 6/30/20223,480,000 shares $602.35 million -10.3%5.8%4.1 $173.09 6/15/20223,880,000 shares $668.49 million +4.6%N/A4.6 $172.29 5/31/20223,710,000 shares $704.38 million +4.8%6.2%4.3 $189.86 5/15/20223,540,000 shares $747.68 million -4.6%5.8%4 $211.21 4/30/20223,710,000 shares $740.63 million +10.4%6.1%4.1 $199.63 4/15/20223,360,000 shares $734.76 million -1.8%5.5%3.9 $218.68 3/31/20223,420,000 shares $707.80 million -0.9%5.6%4 $206.96 3/15/20223,450,000 shares $704.73 million +11.3%5.7%4.1 $204.27 2/28/20223,100,000 shares $633.89 million +3.3%5.1%3.9 $204.48 2/15/20223,000,000 shares $667.80 million +13.2%4.9%4 $222.60 1/31/20222,650,000 shares $613.50 million +1.9%4.3%4.1 $231.51 1/15/20222,600,000 shares $622.96 million -6.8%4.2%4.1 $239.60 12/31/20212,790,000 shares $669.27 million -17.2%4.5%4.3 $239.88 12/15/20213,370,000 shares $805.90 million +10.9%5.4%5.3 $239.14 11/30/20213,040,000 shares $670.99 million -12.6%4.9%5.1 $220.72 11/15/20213,480,000 shares $841.85 million -0.6%5.6%5.7 $241.91 10/29/20213,500,000 shares $789.32 million -9.8%5.6%5.9 $225.52 10/15/20213,880,000 shares $835.87 million -8.9%6.2%6.7 $215.43 9/30/20214,260,000 shares $889.87 million +7.9%6.8%7.5 $208.89 9/15/20213,950,000 shares $814.53 million +13.2%6.3%6.9 $206.21 8/31/20213,490,000 shares $707.95 million -7.2%5.6%5.7 $202.85 8/13/20213,760,000 shares $776.18 million +9.6%5.8%5.5 $206.43 7/30/20213,430,000 shares $727.37 million -0.3%5.3%4.6 $212.06 7/15/20213,440,000 shares $719.82 million +3.0%5.3%4.6 $209.25 6/30/20213,340,000 shares $685.17 million +4.7%5.1%4.1 $205.14 6/15/20213,190,000 shares $640.11 million -6.2%4.9%3.8 $200.66 5/28/20213,400,000 shares $645.08 million +3.7%5.2%4 $189.73 5/14/20213,280,000 shares $670.76 million -11.6%5.0%3.8 $204.50 4/30/20213,710,000 shares $744.52 million +13.1%5.7%4.1 $200.68 4/15/20213,280,000 shares $615.89 million +9.3%5.0%3.2 $187.77Last time you’ll see this priced at $1.00 (Ad)When was the last time you bought something for a buck? I don’t even think you can buy anything at McDonalds for a dollar anymore!Click here to review Tim’s special offer before it’s too late. 3/31/20213,000,000 shares $558.21 million -5.4%4.6%2.9 $186.07 3/15/20213,170,000 shares $569.27 million -15.5%4.9%3 $179.58 2/26/20213,750,000 shares $602.51 million +8.7%5.8%3.6 $160.67 2/12/20213,450,000 shares $532.89 million -11.8%5.3%3.2 $154.46 1/29/20213,910,000 shares $599.56 million +30.3%5.8%3.7 $153.34 1/15/20213,000,000 shares $506.49 million +6.8%4.4%3 $168.83 12/31/20202,810,000 shares $443.02 million -5.1%4.2%3 $157.66 12/15/20202,960,000 shares $466.38 million -10.6%4.4%3.3 $157.56 11/30/20203,310,000 shares $496.27 million +14.5%4.9%3.9 $149.93 11/15/20202,890,000 shares $445.06 million +39.6%4.3%3.6 $154.00 10/30/20202,070,000 shares $302.22 million -13.0%3.0%2.6 $146.00 10/15/20202,380,000 shares $372.66 million +3.9%3.5%3 $156.58 9/30/20202,290,000 shares $351.52 million +21.8%3.3%2.9 $153.50 9/15/20201,880,000 shares $294.93 million -3.1%2.7%2.3 $156.88 8/31/20201,940,000 shares $303.24 million -1.0%2.8%2.2 $156.31 8/14/20201,960,000 shares $310.97 million +1.6%2.9%2.2 $158.66 7/31/20201,930,000 shares $289.77 million -24.9%2.8%2 $150.14 7/15/20202,570,000 shares $356.15 million +5.8%3.7%2.8 $138.58 6/30/20202,430,000 shares $346.15 million +25.3%3.5%2.5 $142.45 6/15/20201,940,000 shares $267.43 million -1.0%2.8%1.8 $137.85 5/29/20201,960,000 shares $273.07 million -7.1%2.9%1.7 $139.32 5/15/20202,110,000 shares $265.99 million +24.9%3.1%1.7 $126.06 4/30/20201,690,000 shares $204.34 million No Change2.5%1.5 $120.91 4/15/20201,690,000 shares $189.26 million +10.5%2.5%1.4 $111.99 3/31/20201,530,000 shares $179.91 million -31.0%2.2%1.2 $117.59 3/13/20202,216,300 shares $236.83 million -2.4%3.2%2.1 $106.86 2/28/20202,270,000 shares $178.20 million +19.5%3.3%2.2 $78.50 2/14/20201,900,000 shares $256.88 million -15.2%2.8%1.8 $135.20 1/31/20202,240,000 shares $301.37 million +1.4%3.3%2.1 $134.54 AAP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Advance Auto Parts' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Advance Auto Parts shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 9,870,000 shares of AAP short. 16.71% of Advance Auto Parts' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Advance Auto Parts' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Advance Auto Parts? 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. AAP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Advance Auto Parts's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Advance Auto Parts? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Advance Auto Parts: Barclays PLC, Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Crawford Fund Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and LMR Partners LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Advance Auto Parts? 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. 16.71% of Advance Auto Parts' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Advance Auto Parts' short interest increasing or decreasing? Advance Auto Parts saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,870,000 shares, a decline of 0.6% from the previous total of 9,930,000 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 Advance Auto Parts' float size? Advance Auto Parts currently has issued a total of 59,740,000 shares. Some of Advance Auto Parts' 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. Advance Auto Parts currently has a public float of 59,070,000 shares. How does Advance Auto Parts' short interest compare to its competitors? 16.71% of Advance Auto Parts' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Advance Auto Parts: Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (5.58%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (7.60%), AutoNation, Inc. (7.42%), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (12.79%), Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (11.23%), Sonic Automotive, Inc. (9.03%), Monro, Inc. (10.72%), America's Car-Mart, Inc. (11.32%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.80%), AutoZone, Inc. (2.17%), 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Advance Auto Parts stock? Short selling AAP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Advance Auto Parts as its price is falling. AAP shares are trading up $0.20 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 Advance Auto Parts? A short squeeze for Advance Auto Parts 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 AAP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Advance Auto Parts' 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 AAP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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