Citigroup (C) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$64.26

+1.61 (+2.57%)

(As of 10/16/2024 ET)

Citigroup Short Interest Data

Citigroup (C) has a short interest of 35.74 million shares, representing 1.88% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.73% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 14.46 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 35,740,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 39,160,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -8.73%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $2.24 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: September 30, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 1,907,440,000 shares
Float Size: 1,900,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 1.88%
Today's Trading Volume: 20,202,126 shares
Average Trading Volume: 14,459,478 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 140%

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C Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

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Citigroup Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
9/30/2024	35,740,000 shares	$2.24 billion	-8.7%	1.9%	2.7	$62.61
9/15/2024	39,160,000 shares	$2.26 billion	+3.5%	2.1%	2.9	$57.67
8/31/2024	37,850,000 shares	$2.37 billion	+0.3%	2.0%	2.8	$62.64
8/15/2024	37,750,000 shares	$2.28 billion	+29.6%	2.0%	2.9	$60.53
7/31/2024	29,130,000 shares	$1.89 billion	+1.1%	1.5%	2.2	$64.89
7/15/2024	28,820,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-0.8%	1.5%	2.3	$65.17
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6/30/2024	29,050,000 shares	$1.84 billion	-7.1%	1.5%	2.3	$63.46
6/15/2024	31,280,000 shares	$1.86 billion	+7.5%	1.7%	2.4	$59.33
5/31/2024	29,090,000 shares	$1.81 billion	+2.4%	1.5%	2.2	$62.33
5/15/2024	28,420,000 shares	$1.83 billion	+5.2%	1.5%	2	$64.24
4/30/2024	27,010,000 shares	$1.66 billion	+4.0%	1.4%	1.8	$61.33
4/15/2024	25,960,000 shares	$1.52 billion	-12.9%	1.4%	1.6	$58.56
3/31/2024	29,790,000 shares	$1.88 billion	+5.0%	1.6%	1.8	$63.24
3/15/2024	28,360,000 shares	$1.63 billion	+15.6%	1.5%	1.7	$57.62
2/29/2024	24,540,000 shares	$1.36 billion	-7.2%	1.3%	1.3	$55.47
2/15/2024	26,440,000 shares	$1.46 billion	+8.4%	1.4%	1.5	$55.20
1/31/2024	24,390,000 shares	$1.37 billion	-22.6%	1.3%	1.3	$56.17
1/15/2024	31,520,000 shares	$1.66 billion	+27.1%	1.7%	1.7	$52.62
12/31/2023	24,810,000 shares	$1.28 billion	-13.5%	1.3%	1.3	$51.44
12/15/2023	28,680,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-8.1%	1.5%	1.5	$49.79
11/30/2023	31,190,000 shares	$1.44 billion	-5.7%	1.6%	1.7	$46.08
11/15/2023	33,070,000 shares	$1.48 billion	+32.1%	1.7%	1.9	$44.88
10/31/2023	25,040,000 shares	$988.58 million	-7.3%	1.3%	1.5	$39.48
10/15/2023	27,010,000 shares	$1.12 billion	+8.0%	1.4%	1.6	$41.43
9/30/2023	25,010,000 shares	$1.03 billion	-6.3%	1.3%	1.5	$41.13
9/15/2023	26,700,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+12.0%	1.4%	1.6	$42.71
8/31/2023	23,850,000 shares	$984.77 million	-1.7%	1.2%	1.5	$41.29
8/15/2023	24,260,000 shares	$1.05 billion	+8.8%	1.3%	1.5	$43.21
7/31/2023	22,290,000 shares	$1.06 billion	-33.7%	1.2%	1.4	$47.67
7/15/2023	33,630,000 shares	$1.54 billion	+23.1%	1.7%	2.2	$45.75
6/30/2023	27,320,000 shares	$1.26 billion	-0.5%	1.4%	1.8	$46.04
6/15/2023	27,450,000 shares	$1.33 billion	+4.4%	1.4%	1.8	$48.56
5/31/2023	26,300,000 shares	$1.17 billion	-12.8%	1.4%	1.4	$44.32
5/15/2023	30,170,000 shares	$1.39 billion	-1.1%	1.6%	1.6	$46.05
4/30/2023	30,510,000 shares	$1.44 billion	+0.9%	1.6%	1.6	$47.07
4/15/2023	30,230,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-19.8%	1.6%	1.5	$49.56
3/31/2023	37,700,000 shares	$1.77 billion	-16.8%	1.9%	1.9	$46.89
3/15/2023	45,290,000 shares	$2.03 billion	+48.6%	2.3%	2.3	$44.82
2/28/2023	30,480,000 shares	$1.55 billion	+4.5%	1.6%	1.7	$50.69
2/15/2023	29,160,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-6.9%	1.5%	1.7	$51.82
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1/31/2023	31,320,000 shares	$1.64 billion	+20.6%	1.6%	1.7	$52.22
1/15/2023	25,970,000 shares	$1.30 billion	-9.3%	1.4%	1.5	$49.92
12/30/2022	28,620,000 shares	$1.29 billion	-4.8%	1.5%	1.6	$45.23
12/15/2022	30,070,000 shares	$1.34 billion	+9.8%	1.6%	1.6	$44.62
11/30/2022	27,390,000 shares	$1.33 billion	-6.2%	1.4%	1.5	$48.41
11/15/2022	29,200,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-2.6%	1.5%	1.6	$49.03
10/31/2022	29,980,000 shares	$1.37 billion	-13.4%	1.6%	1.7	$45.86
10/15/2022	34,630,000 shares	$1.50 billion	+2.6%	1.8%	2	$43.23
9/30/2022	33,740,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-2.5%	1.7%	1.8	$41.67
9/15/2022	34,610,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+2.9%	1.8%	1.9	$48.44
8/31/2022	33,650,000 shares	$1.64 billion	-3.0%	1.7%	1.7	$48.81
8/15/2022	34,690,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-10.9%	1.8%	1.7	$54.07
7/31/2022	38,930,000 shares	$2.02 billion	-16.6%	2.0%	1.7	$51.90
7/15/2022	46,660,000 shares	$2.33 billion	-4.6%	N/A	1.9	$49.98
6/30/2022	48,900,000 shares	$2.25 billion	+3.0%	2.5%	2.1	$45.99
6/15/2022	47,480,000 shares	$2.26 billion	+3.8%	2.5%	1.9	$47.58
5/31/2022	45,760,000 shares	$2.44 billion	+8.6%	2.4%	1.8	$53.41
5/15/2022	42,150,000 shares	$2.01 billion	-11.9%	2.2%	1.5	$47.64
4/30/2022	47,850,000 shares	$2.31 billion	+0.7%	2.4%	1.7	$48.21
4/15/2022	47,520,000 shares	$2.42 billion	+4.9%	2.4%	1.7	$50.93
3/31/2022	45,290,000 shares	$2.42 billion	+0.8%	2.3%	1.6	$53.40
3/15/2022	44,950,000 shares	$2.48 billion	+2.4%	2.3%	1.7	$55.11
2/28/2022	43,910,000 shares	$2.60 billion	+2.2%	2.2%	1.6	$59.23
2/15/2022	42,980,000 shares	$2.88 billion	+18.3%	2.2%	1.7	$67.00
1/31/2022	36,320,000 shares	$2.37 billion	-6.3%	1.8%	1.5	$65.12
1/15/2022	38,770,000 shares	$2.59 billion	+2.5%	2.0%	1.7	$66.93
12/31/2021	37,820,000 shares	$2.28 billion	-8.3%	1.9%	1.7	$60.39
12/15/2021	41,250,000 shares	$2.48 billion	+8.8%	2.1%	1.9	$60.24
11/30/2021	37,920,000 shares	$2.42 billion	+2.3%	1.9%	1.9	$63.70
11/15/2021	37,060,000 shares	$2.55 billion	-1.1%	1.9%	2	$68.74
10/29/2021	37,460,000 shares	$2.59 billion	+1.0%	1.9%	2	$69.16
10/15/2021	37,100,000 shares	$2.68 billion	+4.1%	1.8%	2.1	$72.29
9/30/2021	35,650,000 shares	$2.50 billion	+3.7%	1.8%	1.9	$70.18
9/15/2021	34,380,000 shares	$2.42 billion	-8.2%	1.7%	1.8	$70.45
8/31/2021	37,440,000 shares	$2.69 billion	+1.7%	1.9%	1.9	$71.91
8/13/2021	36,810,000 shares	$2.69 billion	+14.6%	1.8%	1.9	$73.11
7/30/2021	32,130,000 shares	$2.17 billion	-2.7%	1.6%	1.6	$67.62
7/15/2021	33,020,000 shares	$2.26 billion	+11.0%	1.6%	1.6	$68.45
6/30/2021	29,760,000 shares	$2.11 billion	-2.8%	1.4%	1.5	$70.75
6/15/2021	30,620,000 shares	$2.26 billion	+8.1%	1.5%	1.6	$73.82
5/28/2021	28,320,000 shares	$2.23 billion	+7.3%	1.4%	1.6	$78.71
5/14/2021	26,400,000 shares	$1.99 billion	+7.3%	N/A	1.4	$75.29
4/30/2021	24,600,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+15.5%	1.2%	1.3	$73.84
4/15/2021	21,300,000 shares	$1.55 billion	-14.2%	1.0%	1.1	$72.91
3/31/2021	24,830,000 shares	$1.81 billion	-23.0%	1.2%	1.3	$72.96
3/15/2021	32,240,000 shares	$2.42 billion	+22.3%	1.6%	1.6	$75.18
2/26/2021	26,360,000 shares	$1.78 billion	+15.9%	1.3%	1.3	$67.41
2/12/2021	22,740,000 shares	$1.44 billion	+2.3%	1.1%	1.1	$63.20
1/29/2021	22,220,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-16.7%	1.1%	1	$60.34
1/15/2021	26,660,000 shares	$1.84 billion	+10.6%	1.3%	1.2	$69.01
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12/31/2020	24,100,000 shares	$1.47 billion	-4.7%	1.2%	1	$60.86
12/15/2020	25,300,000 shares	$1.49 billion	-3.3%	1.2%	1	$58.74
11/30/2020	26,170,000 shares	$1.48 billion	+7.4%	1.3%	1	$56.67
11/15/2020	24,370,000 shares	$1.19 billion	+8.3%	1.2%	0.9	$48.66
10/30/2020	22,510,000 shares	$937.77 million	+2.7%	1.1%	0.9	$41.66
10/15/2020	21,920,000 shares	$943.22 million	+32.2%	1.1%	0.9	$43.03
9/30/2020	16,580,000 shares	$714.76 million	-1.4%	0.8%	0.7	$43.11
9/15/2020	16,810,000 shares	$753.26 million	+3.3%	0.8%	0.7	$44.81
8/31/2020	16,270,000 shares	$831.72 million	-4.1%	0.8%	0.7	$51.12
8/14/2020	16,960,000 shares	$897.69 million	-3.2%	0.8%	0.7	$52.93
7/31/2020	17,520,000 shares	$876.18 million	-14.1%	0.9%	0.6	$50.01
7/15/2020	20,400,000 shares	$1.02 billion	-7.3%	1.0%	0.7	$50.15
6/30/2020	22,000,000 shares	$1.12 billion	-25.0%	1.1%	0.7	$51.10
6/15/2020	29,350,000 shares	$1.55 billion	-1.7%	1.4%	0.9	$52.98
5/29/2020	29,870,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-4.9%	1.5%	0.9	$47.91
5/15/2020	31,420,000 shares	$1.32 billion	+8.8%	1.5%	1	$41.92
4/30/2020	28,870,000 shares	$1.40 billion	+13.8%	1.4%	1	$48.56
4/15/2020	25,380,000 shares	$1.09 billion	+5.7%	1.2%	1	$42.86
3/31/2020	24,020,000 shares	$1.04 billion	+3.9%	1.2%	1.1	$43.10
3/13/2020	23,117,200 shares	$1.10 billion	+22.3%	1.1%	1.5	$47.41
2/28/2020	18,910,000 shares	$669.22 million	+1.7%	0.9%	1.2	$35.39
2/14/2020	18,590,000 shares	$1.03 billion	+0.1%	0.9%	1.5	$55.58
1/31/2020	18,570,000 shares	$1.27 billion	-7.0%	0.9%	1.6	$68.18
1/15/2020	19,970,000 shares	$1.58 billion	+4.7%	0.9%	1.7	$79.09
12/31/2019	19,070,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-2.4%	0.9%	1.6	$78.42

C Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Citigroup's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Citigroup shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 35,740,000 shares of C short. 1.88% of Citigroup's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Citigroup's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Citigroup?: 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. C shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Citigroup's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Citigroup?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Citigroup: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Millennium Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Marshall Wace LLP, Interval Partners LP, Bank of Montreal Can, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., CTC LLC, LPL Financial LLC, XR Securities LLC, VELA Investment Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Citigroup?: 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. 1.88% of Citigroup's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Citigroup's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Citigroup saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 35,740,000 shares, a decline of 8.7% from the previous total of 39,160,000 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 Citigroup's float size?: Citigroup currently has issued a total of 1,907,440,000 shares. Some of Citigroup'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. Citigroup currently has a public float of 1,900,000,000 shares.

How does Citigroup's short interest compare to its competitors?: 1.88% of Citigroup's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Citigroup: Bank of America Co. (0.87%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.76%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.22%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.89%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.07%), UBS Group AG (0.36%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.77%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (1.85%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.04%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.05%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Citigroup stock?: Short selling C is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Citigroup as its price is falling. C shares are trading up $1.61 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 Citigroup?: A short squeeze for Citigroup 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 C, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Citigroup'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 C, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.