Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bank of New York Mellon shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 9,130,000 shares of BK short. 1.28% of Bank of New York Mellon's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bank of New York Mellon's current short interest.

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. BK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Bank of New York Mellon's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Bank of New York Mellon: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bayview Asset Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Delta Accumulation LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, IMC Chicago LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.28% of Bank of New York Mellon's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bank of New York Mellon saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,130,000 shares, an increase of 20.6% from the previous total of 7,570,000 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.

Bank of New York Mellon currently has issued a total of 727,080,000 shares. Some of Bank of New York Mellon'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. Bank of New York Mellon currently has a public float of 714,210,000 shares.

1.28% of Bank of New York Mellon's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Bank of New York Mellon: BlackRock, Inc. (1.09%), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (1.10%), State Street Co. (1.19%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (4.66%), Northern Trust Co. (1.17%), Ares Capital Co. (2.58%), Franklin Resources, Inc. (10.83%), SEI Investments (1.67%), Invesco Ltd. (2.70%), Main Street Capital Co. (4.22%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bank of New York Mellon as its price is falling. BK shares are trading up $0.13 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.

A short squeeze for Bank of New York Mellon 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 BK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.