Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. American Equity Investment Life (AEL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock Analysis American Equity Investment Life Short Interest DataAmerican Equity Investment Life (AEL) has a short interest of 1.65 million shares, representing 2.12% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -24.31% 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 887,211 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,650,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,180,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-24.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$90.95 millionShort Interest Ratio3.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2024Outstanding Shares79,570,000 sharesFloat Size77,860,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.12%Today's Trading Volume25,373,600 sharesAverage Trading Volume887,211 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average2,860% Short Selling American Equity Investment Life? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for American Equity Investment Life and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAEL Short Interest Over TimeAEL Days to Cover Over TimeAEL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the Markets📉 Warning: Market Crash Predicted - Secure Your SavingsThe last time the "Buffett Indicator" flashed this red was in 2000 - right before the market crashed 50%.Take these 4 steps to protect your retirement here >>> American Equity Investment Life Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20241,650,000 shares $90.95 million -24.3%2.1%3 $55.12 3/31/20242,180,000 shares $122.56 million +0.5%2.8%4.7 $56.22 3/15/20242,170,000 shares $121.41 million +5.9%2.8%4.4 $55.95 2/29/20242,050,000 shares $113.86 million +0.5%2.6%4.1 $55.54 2/15/20242,040,000 shares $112.95 million +10.9%2.6%4 $55.37 1/31/20241,840,000 shares $101.59 million -7.1%2.4%3.4 $55.21 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AEL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for American Equity Investment Life and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20241,980,000 shares $109.67 million +48.9%2.6%3.5 $55.39 12/31/20231,330,000 shares $74.21 million -23.1%1.7%2.3 $55.80 12/15/20231,730,000 shares $95.98 million +1.2%2.2%3 $55.48 11/30/20231,710,000 shares $94.32 million -5.0%2.2%3 $55.16 11/15/20231,800,000 shares $97.79 million +4.7%2.3%3.2 $54.33 10/31/20231,720,000 shares $91.13 million +33.3%2.2%3.2 $52.98 10/15/20231,290,000 shares $68.77 million -0.8%1.7%2.5 $53.31 9/30/20231,300,000 shares $69.73 million -6.5%1.7%2.3 $53.64 9/15/20231,390,000 shares $75.03 million -10.9%1.8%1.8 $53.98 8/31/20231,560,000 shares $83.76 million +5.4%2.0%2 $53.69 8/15/20231,480,000 shares $79.08 million No Change1.9%1.8 $53.43 7/31/20231,480,000 shares $79.42 million -10.8%2.0%1.8 $53.66 7/15/20231,660,000 shares $88.61 million -17.0%2.2%2 $53.38 6/30/20232,000,000 shares $104.24 million -41.9%2.7%2.6 $52.12 6/15/20233,440,000 shares $145.72 million -7.5%4.2%5.8 $42.36 5/31/20233,720,000 shares $146.75 million -3.6%4.6%6.1 $39.45 5/15/20233,860,000 shares $149.11 million -8.1%4.7%5.8 $38.63 4/30/20234,200,000 shares $161.87 million -12.1%5.1%6.4 $38.54 4/15/20234,780,000 shares $176.76 million -12.8%5.8%7.2 $36.98 3/31/20235,480,000 shares $199.97 million +242.5%6.6%8 $36.49 3/15/20231,600,000 shares $52.94 million +5.3%1.9%2.2 $33.09 2/28/20231,520,000 shares $63.31 million +11.0%1.8%2.2 $41.65 2/15/20231,370,000 shares $65.17 million +28.0%1.6%2.1 $47.57 1/31/20231,070,000 shares $50.99 million +3.9%1.3%1.5 $47.65 1/15/20231,030,000 shares $48.07 million -5.5%1.2%1.5 $46.67 12/30/20221,090,000 shares $49.73 million -13.5%1.3%1.6 $45.62 12/15/20221,260,000 shares $49.66 million -2.3%1.5%1.9 $39.41 11/30/20221,290,000 shares $52.26 million +4.0%1.6%2.1 $40.51 11/15/20221,240,000 shares $45.74 million -2.4%1.5%2.1 $36.89 10/31/20221,270,000 shares $54.71 million -45.7%1.5%2.2 $43.08 10/15/20222,340,000 shares $91.61 million +3.5%2.7%4.8 $39.15 9/30/20222,260,000 shares $84.28 million -7.8%2.6%4.4 $37.29 9/15/20222,450,000 shares $91.34 million +7.0%2.9%4.5 $37.28 8/31/20222,290,000 shares $87.02 million -8.4%2.7%4.2 $38.00📉 Warning: Market Crash Predicted - Secure Your Savings (Ad)The last time the "Buffett Indicator" flashed this red was in 2000 - right before the market crashed 50%.Take these 4 steps to protect your retirement here >>> 8/15/20222,500,000 shares $103.85 million +7.3%2.9%4.5 $41.54 7/31/20222,330,000 shares $87.51 million +13.1%2.6%4.2 $37.56 7/15/20222,060,000 shares $70.86 million +23.4%2.3%3.5 $34.40 6/30/20221,670,000 shares $61.07 million -5.7%1.9%2.9 $36.57 6/15/20221,770,000 shares $67.26 million +10.6%2.0%3 $38.00 5/31/20221,600,000 shares $64.42 million +23.1%1.8%2.9 $40.26 5/15/20221,300,000 shares $44.23 million +40.6%1.4%2.2 $34.02 4/30/2022924,800 shares $34.88 million -13.6%1.0%1.7 $37.72 4/15/20221,070,000 shares $41.88 million -13.0%1.1%1.9 $39.14 3/31/20221,230,000 shares $49.09 million -7.5%N/A2.1 $39.91 3/15/20221,330,000 shares $50.81 million +30.4%1.4%2.5 $38.20 2/28/20221,020,000 shares $38.44 million -1.0%1.1%2 $37.69 2/15/20221,030,000 shares $44.29 million +15.1%1.1%2.2 $43.00 1/31/2022894,800 shares $36.81 million +57.4%1.0%2 $41.14 1/15/2022568,500 shares $24.85 million +0.9%0.6%1.5 $43.72 12/31/2021563,300 shares $21.92 million -28.5%0.6%1.6 $38.92 12/15/2021787,500 shares $29.27 million -16.9%0.9%2.4 $37.17 11/30/2021947,300 shares $31.86 million +8.1%1.0%2.7 $33.63 11/15/2021876,100 shares $32.69 million -42.4%1.0%2.5 $37.31 10/29/20211,520,000 shares $48.44 million -7.3%1.7%4.8 $31.87 10/15/20211,640,000 shares $52.45 million +12.3%1.8%5.1 $31.98 9/30/20211,460,000 shares $43.17 million -14.6%1.6%4.1 $29.57 9/15/20211,710,000 shares $49.85 million -3.9%1.9%4.2 $29.15 8/31/20211,780,000 shares $56.41 million +10.6%2.0%4.1 $31.69 8/13/20211,610,000 shares $53.44 million -17.0%1.8%3.3 $33.19 7/30/20211,940,000 shares $62.25 million -7.2%2.1%3.8 $32.09 7/15/20212,090,000 shares $65.12 million -11.4%2.2%4 $31.16 6/30/20212,360,000 shares $76.28 million -9.6%2.5%4.5 $32.32 6/15/20212,610,000 shares $85.03 million +1.6%2.8%5.1 $32.58 5/28/20212,570,000 shares $78.39 million +20.1%2.7%4.7 $30.50 5/14/20212,140,000 shares $66.02 million +0.9%N/A3.4 $30.85 4/30/20212,120,000 shares $66.86 million -6.6%N/A3.3 $31.54 4/15/20212,270,000 shares $71.26 million -3.8%N/A3.3 $31.39 3/31/20212,360,000 shares $73.09 million -10.9%N/A3.1 $30.97 3/15/20212,650,000 shares $86.02 million -20.9%N/A3.2 $32.46 2/26/20213,350,000 shares $91.79 million +4.7%N/A3.4 $27.40 2/12/20213,200,000 shares $95.78 million -11.6%N/A3.3 $29.93 1/29/20213,620,000 shares $107.19 million +5.9%4.5%3.5 $29.61 1/15/20213,420,000 shares $104.45 million +20.9%4.2%3.1 $30.54 12/31/20202,830,000 shares $77.77 million -16.3%3.5%2.2 $27.48 12/15/20203,380,000 shares $90.42 million +64.1%4.2%2.4 $26.75 11/30/20202,060,000 shares $56.16 million -8.4%2.5%1.6 $27.26 11/15/20202,250,000 shares $60.03 million -14.1%2.5%2 $26.68 10/30/20202,620,000 shares $63.93 million +6.5%2.9%2.5 $24.40 10/15/20202,460,000 shares $78.42 million -29.5%2.7%2.6 $31.88 9/30/20203,490,000 shares $76.75 million +11.2%3.9%4.6 $21.99 9/15/20203,140,000 shares $68.14 million -6.0%3.5%5.2 $21.70 8/31/20203,340,000 shares $79.86 million -2.6%3.7%5.4 $23.91 8/14/20203,430,000 shares $87.02 million +9.2%3.8%5.1 $25.37 7/31/20203,140,000 shares $79.91 million -13.3%3.5%4.2 $25.45📉 Warning: Market Crash Predicted - Secure Your Savings (Ad)The last time the "Buffett Indicator" flashed this red was in 2000 - right before the market crashed 50%.Take these 4 steps to protect your retirement here >>> 7/15/20203,620,000 shares $88.11 million +16.0%4.0%4.6 $24.34 6/30/20203,120,000 shares $77.10 million +12.6%3.5%4 $24.71 6/15/20202,770,000 shares $63.54 million -16.1%3.1%3.5 $22.94 5/29/20203,300,000 shares $71.58 million +6.5%3.7%3.8 $21.69 5/15/20203,100,000 shares $55.89 million +10.3%3.5%3.6 $18.03 4/30/20202,810,000 shares $59.07 million +1.8%3.1%3.5 $21.02 4/15/20202,760,000 shares $53.27 million +21.1%3.1%3.8 $19.30 3/31/20202,280,000 shares $41.97 million +22.9%2.5%3.3 $18.41 3/13/20201,855,900 shares $41.61 million +4.3%2.1%3.5 $22.42 2/28/20201,780,000 shares $22.62 million +2.3%2.0%3.4 $12.71 2/14/20201,740,000 shares $37.27 million -7.5%1.9%3.5 $21.42 1/31/20201,880,000 shares $52.49 million -3.6%2.1%3.7 $27.92 1/15/20201,950,000 shares $57.54 million -2.0%2.2%3.9 $29.51 12/31/20191,990,000 shares $55.16 million +8.7%2.2%4.1 $27.72 AEL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is American Equity Investment Life's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of American Equity Investment Life shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 1,650,000 shares of AEL short. 2.12% of American Equity Investment Life's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Equity Investment Life's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for American Equity Investment Life? 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. AEL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on American Equity Investment Life's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for American Equity Investment Life? 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. 2.12% of American Equity Investment Life's floating shares are currently sold short. Is American Equity Investment Life's short interest increasing or decreasing? American Equity Investment Life saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,650,000 shares, a decline of 24.3% from the previous total of 2,180,000 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 American Equity Investment Life's float size? American Equity Investment Life currently has issued a total of 79,570,000 shares. Some of American Equity Investment Life'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. American Equity Investment Life currently has a public float of 77,860,000 shares. How does American Equity Investment Life's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.12% of American Equity Investment Life's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to American Equity Investment Life: National Western Life Group, Inc. (2.96%), Unum Group (1.07%), Primerica, Inc. (0.53%), Lincoln National Co. (2.15%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (1.93%), Citizens, Inc. (9.31%), Aflac Incorporated (1.82%), MetLife, Inc. (1.00%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.59%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (3.55%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short American Equity Investment Life stock? Short selling AEL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Equity Investment Life as its price is falling. AEL shares are trading up $0.31 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 American Equity Investment Life? A short squeeze for American Equity Investment Life 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 AEL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is American Equity Investment Life'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 AEL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024. 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