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Banc of California (BANC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.03 +0.97 (+8.04%)
Closing price 04/9/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$13.02 -0.01 (-0.07%)
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Banc of California Short Interest Data

Banc of California (BANC) has a short interest of 13.91 million shares, representing 9.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 15.63% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.5, indicating that it would take 6.5 days of the average trading volume of 2.29 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
13,910,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,030,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+15.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$194.14 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
158,832,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
9.01%
Today's Trading Volume
6,855,389 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,285,515 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
300%
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Banc of California Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/202513,910,000 shares $194.14 million +15.6%9.0%6.5 $13.96
2/28/202512,030,000 shares $178.78 million +1.9%7.8%6.2 $14.86
2/15/202511,810,000 shares $184.11 million +7.5%7.7%6.3 $15.59
1/31/202510,990,000 shares $175.84 million +7.9%N/A5.4 $16.00
1/15/202510,190,000 shares $163.55 million +3.5%N/A4.7 $16.05
12/31/20249,850,000 shares $152.28 million +4.2%N/A4.6 $15.46
12/15/20249,450,000 shares $158.00 million +18.3%N/A4.3 $16.72
11/30/20247,990,000 shares $137.67 million -1.8%N/A3.4 $17.23
11/15/20248,140,000 shares $131.99 million -8.2%N/A3.4 $16.22
10/31/20248,870,000 shares $136.29 million -1.4%N/A4 $15.37
10/15/20249,000,000 shares $134.87 million -0.8%N/A4.2 $14.99
9/30/20249,070,000 shares $133.60 million -28.8%N/A4.1 $14.73
9/15/202412,740,000 shares $182.31 million +6.7%N/A5.4 $14.31
8/31/202411,940,000 shares $169.79 million -10.6%N/A5.6 $14.22
8/15/202413,350,000 shares $179.56 million +9.2%N/A6.2 $13.45
7/31/202412,230,000 shares $171.22 million -7.1%N/A5.1 $14.00
7/15/202413,160,000 shares $183.71 million +1.1%N/A5.4 $13.96
6/30/202413,020,000 shares $166.40 million -16.2%N/A5.8 $12.78
6/15/202415,540,000 shares $199.53 million +47.2%N/A7.1 $12.84
5/31/202410,560,000 shares $146.41 million +3.7%N/A4.6 $13.87
5/15/202410,180,000 shares $144.66 million -8.8%N/A4.3 $14.21
4/30/202411,160,000 shares $152.78 million +6.2%N/A4.9 $13.69
4/15/202410,510,000 shares $146.40 million +14.0%N/A4.1 $13.93
3/31/20249,220,000 shares $140.24 million -18.4%N/A3.7 $15.21
3/15/202411,300,000 shares $157.52 million +7.3%N/A4.6 $13.94
2/29/202410,530,000 shares $154.16 million +5.4%N/A4 $14.64
2/15/20249,990,000 shares $145.45 million +11.5%N/A3.4 $14.56
1/31/20248,960,000 shares $123.24 million +7.7%N/A3.2 $13.76
1/15/20248,320,000 shares $106.00 million +11.4%N/A3 $12.74
12/31/20237,470,000 shares $100.32 million -37.8%N/A2.8 $13.43
12/15/202312,010,000 shares $167.90 million +7.5%N/A4.7 $13.98
11/30/202311,170,000 shares $127.34 million +9.8%N/A4.9 $11.40
11/15/202310,170,000 shares $128.50 million -2.5%N/A6 $12.64
10/31/202310,430,000 shares $116.82 million +48.8%N/A6.2 $11.20
10/15/20237,010,000 shares $87.13 million +35.9%N/A3.9 $12.43
9/30/20235,160,000 shares $63.88 million -5.2%N/A3.6 $12.38
9/15/20235,440,000 shares $69.36 million +34.0%N/A4.4 $12.75
8/31/20234,060,000 shares $50.89 million +38.6%N/A3.5 $12.54
8/15/20232,930,000 shares $37.24 million +19.1%N/A2.7 $12.71
7/31/20232,460,000 shares $34.98 million +173.7%N/A2.5 $14.22
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7/15/2023898,700 shares $10.92 million +0.8%N/A1.4 $12.15
6/30/2023891,600 shares $10.32 million -0.5%N/A1.6 $11.58
6/15/2023895,900 shares $11.25 million -14.7%N/A1.5 $12.56
5/31/20231,050,000 shares $11.22 million -27.1%N/A1.5 $10.69
5/15/20231,440,000 shares $14.98 million -5.9%N/A2.2 $10.40
4/30/20231,530,000 shares $17.37 million +15.9%N/A2.5 $11.35
4/15/20231,320,000 shares $15.63 million +24.5%N/A2.4 $11.84
3/31/20231,060,000 shares $13.28 million -30.3%N/A2 $12.53
3/15/20231,520,000 shares $20.40 million +33.3%N/A3.1 $13.42
2/28/20231,140,000 shares $20.01 million -0.9%N/A3.1 $17.55
2/15/20231,150,000 shares $20.88 million +5.5%N/A3.2 $18.16
1/31/20231,090,000 shares $18.99 million +0.9%N/A3.3 $17.42
1/15/20231,080,000 shares $18.72 million +15.0%N/A3.2 $17.33
12/30/2022939,200 shares $14.96 million +16.7%N/A2.7 $15.93
12/15/2022805,100 shares $12.27 million +14.5%N/A2.3 $15.24
11/30/2022702,900 shares $11.93 million -27.4%N/A2.1 $16.97
11/15/2022968,500 shares $16.45 million -20.6%N/A3 $16.99
10/31/20221,220,000 shares $20.35 million +2.5%N/A3.7 $16.68
10/15/20221,190,000 shares $20.37 million +4.4%N/A3.8 $17.12
9/30/20221,140,000 shares $18.21 million -9.5%N/A3.9 $15.97
9/15/20221,260,000 shares $21.77 million -3.1%N/A4.4 $17.28
8/31/20221,300,000 shares $21.94 million -7.8%N/A4.4 $16.88
8/15/20221,410,000 shares $25.73 million -0.7%N/A4.7 $18.25
7/31/20221,420,000 shares $24.86 million -2.7%N/A4.7 $17.51
7/15/20221,460,000 shares $25.56 million +17.7%N/A4.5 $17.51
6/30/20221,240,000 shares $21.85 million +12.7%N/A3.7 $17.62
6/15/20221,100,000 shares $19.11 million -6.8%N/A3.3 $17.37
5/31/20221,180,000 shares $22.70 million -18.6%N/A3.8 $19.24
5/15/20221,450,000 shares $26.29 million -5.2%N/A4.6 $18.13
4/30/20221,530,000 shares $27.60 million +9.3%N/A5 $18.04
4/15/20221,400,000 shares $25.33 million +7.7%N/A4.5 $18.09
3/31/20221,300,000 shares $25.17 million +9.2%N/A4.7 $19.36
3/15/20221,190,000 shares $22.78 million +5.3%N/A5 $19.14
2/28/20221,130,000 shares $22.20 million -6.6%N/A4.3 $19.65
2/15/20221,210,000 shares $24.14 million -1.6%N/A4.8 $19.95
1/31/20221,230,000 shares $23.76 million +7.0%N/A5 $19.32
1/15/20221,150,000 shares $25.14 million +11.7%N/A4.8 $21.86
12/31/20211,030,000 shares $20.21 million -11.2%N/A3 $19.62
12/15/20211,160,000 shares $22.98 million +31.9%N/A3.3 $19.81
11/30/2021879,200 shares $17.22 million -14.6%N/A2.6 $19.59
11/15/20211,030,000 shares $22.30 million -11.2%N/A3.1 $21.65
10/29/20211,160,000 shares $23.58 million -55.0%N/A3.6 $20.33
10/15/20212,580,000 shares $49.15 million +16.7%N/A8.1 $19.05
9/30/20212,210,000 shares $40.86 million -5.2%4.6%9.8 $18.49
9/15/20212,330,000 shares $39.77 million -1.3%4.9%9.8 $17.07
8/31/20212,360,000 shares $42.41 million -9.6%4.9%9.7 $17.97
8/13/20212,610,000 shares $47.11 million +2.0%5.4%9.8 $18.05
7/30/20212,560,000 shares $43.83 million +3.2%5.3%9.3 $17.12
7/15/20212,480,000 shares $41.09 million +2.1%5.2%8.6 $16.57
6/30/20212,430,000 shares $42.62 million +8.5%5.1%8.5 $17.54
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6/15/20212,240,000 shares $40.45 million +15.5%4.7%7.6 $18.06
5/28/20211,940,000 shares $33.97 million +4.3%4.0%6.7 $17.51
5/14/20211,860,000 shares $32.83 million +22.4%3.9%6.5 $17.65
4/30/20211,520,000 shares $27.82 million +2.0%3.2%5.4 $18.30
4/15/20211,490,000 shares $27.70 million +9.6%3.1%5.6 $18.59
3/31/20211,360,000 shares $24.87 million +43.9%2.9%5.3 $18.29
3/15/2021945,100 shares $20.15 million -3.9%2.0%3.8 $21.32
2/26/2021983,700 shares $18.61 million -13.7%2.1%4.8 $18.92
2/12/20211,140,000 shares $21.84 million +12.9%2.4%6 $19.16
1/29/20211,010,000 shares $17.74 million +1.3%2.1%5 $17.56
1/15/2021997,200 shares $17.70 million -1.3%2.1%4.6 $17.75
12/31/20201,010,000 shares $14.82 million +28.6%2.1%5.1 $14.67
12/15/2020785,700 shares $11.35 million -2.0%1.7%4 $14.45
11/30/2020801,700 shares $11.25 million -6.8%1.7%3.9 $14.03
11/15/2020859,900 shares $11.23 million -7.8%1.8%4 $13.06
10/30/2020932,200 shares $11.07 million -6.8%2.0%4.6 $11.87
10/15/20201,000,000 shares $10.66 million -6.5%2.1%5.1 $10.66
9/30/20201,070,000 shares $10.83 million -18.3%2.3%4.8 $10.12
9/15/20201,310,000 shares $14.34 million -8.4%2.8%5.5 $10.95
8/31/20201,430,000 shares $15.72 million -5.3%3.0%5.6 $10.99
8/14/20201,510,000 shares $18.06 million -3.8%3.2%5.4 $11.96
7/31/20201,570,000 shares $16.83 million -8.2%3.3%5.1 $10.72
7/15/20201,710,000 shares $16.62 million -2.3%3.6%5.3 $9.72
6/30/20201,750,000 shares $18.27 million -10.3%3.7%5.3 $10.44
6/15/20201,950,000 shares $20.92 million No Change4.1%5.3 $10.73
5/29/20201,950,000 shares $22.23 million -1.5%4.1%4.7 $11.40
5/15/20201,980,000 shares $16.63 million -2.0%4.2%4.4 $8.40
4/30/20202,020,000 shares $21.05 million -2.4%4.2%4.7 $10.42
4/15/20202,070,000 shares $17.68 million -9.6%4.3%4.7 $8.54

BANC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Banc of California's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Banc of California shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 13,910,000 shares of BANC short. 9.01% of Banc of California's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Banc of California's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Banc of California?

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. BANC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Banc of California's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Banc of California?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Banc of California: Wolverine Trading LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Banc of California?

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. 9.01% of Banc of California's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Banc of California's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Banc of California saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,910,000 shares, an increase of 15.6% from the previous total of 12,030,000 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.

How does Banc of California's short interest compare to its competitors?

9.01% of Banc of California's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Banc of California: MGIC Investment Co. (4.82%), Radian Group Inc. (8.75%), The Simply Good Foods Company (3.78%), TFS Financial Co. (5.44%), WSFS Financial Co. (3.16%), Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (2.61%), WaFd, Inc (2.44%), Provident Financial Services, Inc. (2.50%), Federal Agricultural Mortgage Co. (1.85%), Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (2.55%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Banc of California stock?

Short selling BANC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Banc of California as its price is falling. BANC shares are trading up $0.97 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 Banc of California?

A short squeeze for Banc of California 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 BANC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Banc of California'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 BANC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:BANC) was last updated on 4/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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