Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $48.76 +0.42 (+0.87%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.75 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 04:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Bank of Nova Scotia Short Interest DataBank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has a short interest of 28.67 million shares, representing 2.31% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.72% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 18.1, indicating that it would take 18.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.62 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest28,670,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest26,370,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+8.72%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.42 billionShort Interest Ratio18.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares1,245,528,000 sharesFloat Size1,240,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.31%Today's Trading Volume1,212,539 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,620,845 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling Bank of Nova Scotia? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Bank of Nova Scotia and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBNS Short Interest Over TimeBNS Days to Cover Over TimeBNS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Bank of Nova Scotia Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/202528,670,000 shares $1.42 billion +8.7%2.3%18.1 $49.61 2/15/202526,370,000 shares $1.35 billion +10.2%2.1%17.8 $51.22 1/31/202523,940,000 shares $1.23 billion -23.3%2.0%16.2 $51.24 1/15/202531,200,000 shares $1.61 billion +3.1%2.5%21.2 $51.70 12/31/202430,260,000 shares $1.63 billion +26.8%2.5%21.6 $53.72 12/15/202423,870,000 shares $1.32 billion -15.3%1.9%16.9 $55.42 11/30/202428,170,000 shares $1.61 billion -4.0%2.3%18.5 $57.02 11/15/202429,340,000 shares $1.58 billion +9.3%2.4%18.5 $53.93 10/31/202426,850,000 shares $1.38 billion -14.8%2.2%16.6 $51.50 10/15/202431,510,000 shares $1.67 billion -10.0%2.6%19.5 $52.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BNS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bank of Nova Scotia and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202434,990,000 shares $1.91 billion +18.4%2.8%20.5 $54.49 9/15/202429,550,000 shares $1.54 billion +22.8%2.4%17.9 $52.04 8/31/202424,070,000 shares $1.20 billion -2.8%2.0%14.7 $49.88 8/15/202424,760,000 shares $1.15 billion +5.9%2.0%14.4 $46.43 7/31/202423,380,000 shares $1.09 billion -23.5%1.9%14.1 $46.67 7/15/202430,550,000 shares $1.44 billion -3.2%2.5%18.2 $47.15 6/30/202431,570,000 shares $1.44 billion +16.6%2.6%17.8 $45.72 6/15/202427,070,000 shares $1.25 billion +19.5%2.2%15.1 $46.35 5/31/202422,660,000 shares $1.07 billion -2.8%1.8%12.6 $47.35 5/15/202423,320,000 shares $1.13 billion +7.1%1.9%12.9 $48.52 4/30/202421,770,000 shares $998.81 million -10.9%1.8%10.9 $45.88 4/15/202424,440,000 shares $1.16 billion -19.1%2.0%12 $47.48 3/31/202430,220,000 shares $1.56 billion +18.3%2.5%14.6 $51.78 3/15/202425,550,000 shares $1.27 billion +27.8%2.1%12.6 $49.80 2/29/202419,990,000 shares $969.12 million -10.3%1.6%9.2 $48.48 2/15/202422,290,000 shares $1.05 billion +7.9%1.8%10.4 $47.25 1/31/202420,650,000 shares $966.01 million -25.2%1.7%10.6 $46.78 1/15/202427,620,000 shares $1.30 billion -20.1%2.3%14 $46.91 12/31/202334,560,000 shares $1.68 billion +54.2%2.9%18.9 $48.69 12/15/202322,420,000 shares $1.04 billion +13.1%1.9%12.1 $46.34 11/30/202319,820,000 shares $886.95 million -19.6%1.6%11.6 $44.75 11/15/202324,640,000 shares $1.09 billion +5.3%2.1%15.2 $44.21 10/31/202323,400,000 shares $947.00 million -18.9%2.0%14.7 $40.47 10/15/202328,860,000 shares $1.25 billion -16.3%2.4%18.5 $43.45 9/30/202334,480,000 shares $1.57 billion +50.8%2.9%23.1 $45.59 9/15/202322,860,000 shares $1.11 billion +46.3%1.9%16.8 $48.45 8/31/202315,630,000 shares $741.80 million +9.5%1.3%11.7 $47.46 8/15/202314,270,000 shares $668.26 million +15.6%1.2%11.1 $46.83 7/31/202312,340,000 shares $621.57 million -48.0%1.0%9.7 $50.37 7/15/202323,740,000 shares $1.17 billion -23.9%2.0%18.7 $49.39The Tech Industry Is ABOUT to Boom! 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The company’s client list includes big names like Cisco, New York Life, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Thinkific, Doodle and ActiveCampaign, among thousands of others!See how This NASDAQ Company is aiming to lead the AI movement while building shareholder value. 5/14/20215,950,000 shares $388.24 million +8.0%0.5%4 $65.25 4/30/20215,510,000 shares $352.42 million +21.6%0.5%3.9 $63.96 4/15/20214,530,000 shares $281.00 million +11.3%0.4%3.3 $62.03 3/31/20214,070,000 shares $256.41 million -38.5%0.3%3 $63.00 3/15/20216,620,000 shares $421.10 million -9.6%0.6%4.9 $63.61 2/26/20217,320,000 shares $438.76 million +5.8%0.6%5.8 $59.94 2/12/20216,920,000 shares $385.37 million -7.4%0.6%6 $55.69 1/29/20217,470,000 shares $403.45 million +9.5%0.6%6.2 $54.01 1/15/20216,820,000 shares $377.69 million -11.2%0.6%5.6 $55.38 12/31/20207,680,000 shares $414.03 million +6.5%0.6%6.6 $53.91 12/15/20207,210,000 shares $385.09 million -6.2%0.6%6 $53.41 11/30/20207,690,000 shares $385.35 million -2.2%0.6%6.1 $50.11 11/15/20207,860,000 shares $363.68 million -14.5%0.7%6.2 $46.27 10/30/20209,190,000 shares $381.20 million +10.7%0.8%7.4 $41.48 10/15/20208,300,000 shares $352.67 million +7.7%0.7%7.3 $42.49 9/30/20207,710,000 shares $320.04 million +5.6%0.6%6.6 $41.51 9/15/20207,300,000 shares $307.40 million +0.6%0.6%6.5 $42.11 8/31/20207,260,000 shares $313.78 million +6.6%0.6%5.9 $43.22 8/14/20206,810,000 shares $296.37 million +25.7%0.6%5.3 $43.52 7/31/20205,420,000 shares $222.87 million -4.9%0.5%3.9 $41.12 7/15/20205,700,000 shares $235.07 million -7.5%0.5%3.8 $41.24 6/30/20206,160,000 shares $250.84 million -1.6%0.5%3.8 $40.72 6/15/20206,260,000 shares $267.68 million +4.2%0.5%3.5 $42.76 5/29/20206,010,000 shares $240.52 million -12.8%0.5%3 $40.02 5/15/20206,890,000 shares $244.18 million +8.7%0.6%3.3 $35.44 4/30/20206,340,000 shares $254.49 million -38.0%0.5%3.3 $40.14 4/15/202010,230,000 shares $389.97 million +49.1%0.9%5.7 $38.12 3/31/20206,860,000 shares $259.38 million -6.8%0.6%4.2 $37.81 BNS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Bank of Nova Scotia's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Bank of Nova Scotia shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 28,670,000 shares of BNS short. 2.31% of Bank of Nova Scotia's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bank of Nova Scotia's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Bank of Nova Scotia? 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. BNS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 18.0. Learn More on Bank of Nova Scotia's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Bank of Nova Scotia? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Bank of Nova Scotia: Toronto Dominion Bank, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, SIG North Trading ULC, Royal Bank of Canada, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Montreal Can, National Bank of Canada FI, Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Genus Capital Management Inc., and Cibc World Market Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Bank of Nova Scotia? 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. 2.31% of Bank of Nova Scotia's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Bank of Nova Scotia's short interest increasing or decreasing? Bank of Nova Scotia saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 28,670,000 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the previous total of 26,370,000 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 Bank of Nova Scotia's float size? Bank of Nova Scotia currently has issued a total of 1,245,528,000 shares. Some of Bank of Nova Scotia'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 Nova Scotia currently has a public float of 1,240,000,000 shares. How does Bank of Nova Scotia's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.31% of Bank of Nova Scotia's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Bank of Nova Scotia: HSBC Holdings plc (0.27%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.09%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.46%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.77%), Citigroup Inc. (1.81%), UBS Group AG (0.42%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.70%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (0.67%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.09%), 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 Bank of Nova Scotia stock? Short selling BNS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bank of Nova Scotia as its price is falling. BNS shares are trading up $0.36 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 Bank of Nova Scotia? A short squeeze for Bank of Nova Scotia occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BNS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Bank of Nova Scotia'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 BNS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies HSBC Short Interest Data Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Short Interest Data Royal Bank of Canada Short Interest Data HDFC Bank Short Interest Data Citigroup Short Interest Data UBS Group Short Interest Data ICICI Bank Short Interest Data Toronto-Dominion Bank Short Interest Data Banco Santander Short Interest Data Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:BNS) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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