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CF Industries (CF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$74.99 -1.84 (-2.39%)
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CF Industries Short Interest Data

CF Industries (CF) has a short interest of 6.69 million shares, representing 3.98% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.96% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 2.76 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,690,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,140,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.96%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$541.79 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
169,537,000 shares
Float Size
168,110,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.98%
Today's Trading Volume
2,988,463 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,755,746 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
108%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/28/20256,690,000 shares $541.79 million +9.0%4.0%2.8 $80.99
2/15/20256,140,000 shares $506.26 million +13.7%3.7%2.8 $82.45
1/31/20255,400,000 shares $498.08 million +17.1%3.1%2.7 $92.24
1/15/20254,610,000 shares $444.96 million +6.2%2.7%2.5 $96.52
12/31/20244,340,000 shares $370.29 million -14.7%2.5%2.6 $85.32
12/15/20245,090,000 shares $455.56 million +8.5%3.0%3 $89.50
11/30/20244,690,000 shares $420.51 million +2.2%2.7%2.7 $89.66
11/15/20244,590,000 shares $399.70 million +39.9%2.7%2.7 $87.08
10/31/20243,280,000 shares $269.71 million +12.0%1.9%2 $82.23
10/15/20242,930,000 shares $249.26 million -23.1%1.6%1.8 $85.07
9/30/20243,810,000 shares $326.90 million -3.5%2.1%2.3 $85.80
9/15/20243,950,000 shares $312.64 million +14.2%2.2%2.3 $79.15
8/31/20243,460,000 shares $287.49 million +4.5%1.9%1.9 $83.09
8/15/20243,310,000 shares $263.97 million -20.8%1.9%1.7 $79.75
7/31/20244,180,000 shares $319.27 million -17.4%2.3%2 $76.38
7/15/20245,060,000 shares $358.00 million +11.0%2.8%2.4 $70.75
6/30/20244,560,000 shares $337.99 million -11.5%2.5%2 $74.12
6/15/20245,150,000 shares $377.29 million -8.5%2.8%2.2 $73.26
5/31/20245,630,000 shares $448.88 million +8.5%3.1%2.2 $79.73
5/15/20245,190,000 shares $388.32 million -1.5%2.9%2 $74.82
4/30/20245,270,000 shares $416.17 million -5.4%2.9%2 $78.97
4/15/20245,570,000 shares $434.85 million +0.7%3.0%2.1 $78.07
3/31/20245,530,000 shares $460.15 million -3.8%3.0%2.2 $83.21
3/15/20245,750,000 shares $479.67 million +27.5%3.1%2.4 $83.42
2/29/20244,510,000 shares $363.82 million +15.4%2.4%2.1 $80.67
2/15/20243,910,000 shares $300.01 million +10.1%2.1%1.9 $76.73
1/31/20243,550,000 shares $267.92 million +11.3%1.9%1.7 $75.47
1/15/20243,190,000 shares $246.24 million +10.4%1.7%1.6 $77.19
12/31/20232,890,000 shares $229.76 million -5.9%1.5%1.4 $79.50
12/15/20233,070,000 shares $234.06 million -24.4%1.6%1.4 $76.24
11/30/20234,060,000 shares $305.11 million -14.4%2.1%1.8 $75.15
11/15/20234,740,000 shares $381.19 million +41.1%2.5%2.3 $80.42
10/31/20233,360,000 shares $268.06 million -15.4%1.8%1.6 $79.78
10/15/20233,970,000 shares $335.66 million +12.2%2.1%1.9 $84.55
9/30/20233,540,000 shares $303.52 million -9.2%1.8%1.6 $85.74
9/15/20233,900,000 shares $320.15 million +32.7%2.0%1.8 $82.09
8/31/20232,940,000 shares $226.59 million -22.6%1.5%1.3 $77.07
8/15/20233,800,000 shares $293.17 million -1.8%2.0%1.6 $77.15
7/31/20233,870,000 shares $317.65 million -2.5%2.0%1.5 $82.08
7/15/20233,970,000 shares $292.75 million +32.8%2.1%1.5 $73.74
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6/30/20232,990,000 shares $207.57 million -22.7%1.5%1.1 $69.42
6/15/20233,870,000 shares $271.25 million +12.5%2.0%1.4 $70.09
5/31/20233,440,000 shares $211.59 million -6.3%1.8%1.2 $61.51
5/15/20233,670,000 shares $246.95 million -11.6%1.9%1.3 $67.29
4/30/20234,150,000 shares $297.06 million -10.6%2.1%1.5 $71.58
4/15/20234,640,000 shares $357.65 million -3.9%2.4%1.7 $77.08
3/31/20234,830,000 shares $350.13 million -7.7%2.5%1.7 $72.49
3/15/20235,230,000 shares $379.07 million +0.2%2.7%1.8 $72.48
2/28/20235,220,000 shares $448.35 million +10.4%2.7%1.9 $85.89
2/15/20234,730,000 shares $402.10 million -4.3%2.4%1.7 $85.01
1/31/20234,940,000 shares $418.42 million +18.2%2.5%1.9 $84.70
1/15/20234,180,000 shares $363.28 million -1.7%2.1%1.6 $86.91
12/30/20224,250,000 shares $362.10 million -17.8%2.2%1.6 $85.20
12/15/20225,170,000 shares $488.82 million +3.6%2.7%2 $94.55
11/30/20224,990,000 shares $539.87 million -1.0%2.6%1.9 $108.19
11/15/20225,040,000 shares $538.83 million No Change2.6%1.9 $106.91
10/31/20225,040,000 shares $535.55 million -10.3%2.6%2 $106.26
10/15/20225,620,000 shares $550.98 million -2.1%2.8%2.2 $98.04
9/30/20225,740,000 shares $552.48 million -1.0%2.9%2.3 $96.25
9/15/20225,800,000 shares $586.50 million +1.1%2.9%2.2 $101.12
8/31/20225,740,000 shares $593.86 million +2.1%2.9%2 $103.46
8/15/20225,620,000 shares $576.78 million -11.1%2.8%1.9 $102.63
7/31/20226,320,000 shares $603.50 million -3.8%3.1%2 $95.49
7/15/20226,570,000 shares $555.49 million -0.3%N/A1.9 $84.55
6/30/20226,590,000 shares $564.96 million -23.4%N/A1.9 $85.73
6/15/20228,600,000 shares $791.80 million +23.9%N/A2.3 $92.07
5/31/20226,940,000 shares $685.46 million +19.0%3.4%1.8 $98.77
5/15/20225,830,000 shares $605.50 million +13.7%2.8%1.4 $103.86
4/30/20225,130,000 shares $496.74 million +0.6%2.5%1.2 $96.83
4/15/20225,100,000 shares $552.89 million +34.6%2.5%1.1 $108.41
3/31/20223,790,000 shares $390.60 million -20.6%1.8%0.8 $103.06
3/15/20224,770,000 shares $452.48 million -20.9%2.3%1.1 $94.86
2/28/20226,030,000 shares $489.58 million -16.0%2.9%1.5 $81.19
2/15/20227,180,000 shares $518.54 million +62.8%3.4%2.1 $72.22
1/31/20224,410,000 shares $303.72 million +16.4%2.1%1.4 $68.87
1/15/20223,790,000 shares $251.81 million -12.5%1.8%1.3 $66.44
12/31/20214,330,000 shares $306.48 million +28.5%2.0%1.6 $70.78
12/15/20213,370,000 shares $214.20 million +17.4%1.6%1.1 $63.56
11/30/20212,870,000 shares $173.89 million -14.3%1.4%1 $60.59
11/15/20213,350,000 shares $219.59 million -8.7%1.6%1.2 $65.55
10/29/20213,670,000 shares $208.46 million No Change1.7%1.3 $56.80
10/15/20213,670,000 shares $216.53 million -16.2%1.7%1.4 $59.00
9/30/20214,380,000 shares $244.49 million +57.0%2.1%1.7 $55.82
9/15/20212,790,000 shares $135.15 million +8.1%1.3%1.3 $48.44
8/31/20212,580,000 shares $117.18 million +10.7%1.2%1.2 $45.42
8/13/20212,330,000 shares $112.73 million -39.6%1.1%1.1 $48.38
7/30/20213,860,000 shares $182.39 million +18.8%1.8%1.8 $47.25
7/15/20213,250,000 shares $159.38 million -8.2%1.5%1.6 $49.04
6/30/20213,540,000 shares $182.13 million +1.1%1.7%1.8 $51.45
6/15/20213,500,000 shares $187.22 million +24.1%1.6%1.8 $53.49
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5/28/20212,820,000 shares $149.94 million +23.1%1.3%1.4 $53.17
5/14/20212,290,000 shares $122.68 million -21.3%1.1%1.1 $53.57
4/30/20212,910,000 shares $144.42 million -18.3%1.4%1.4 $49.63
4/15/20213,560,000 shares $168.10 million +9.2%1.7%1.7 $47.22
3/31/20213,260,000 shares $148.10 million -25.1%1.5%1.4 $45.43
3/15/20214,350,000 shares $214.28 million +29.5%2.0%1.9 $49.26
2/26/20213,360,000 shares $156.78 million +36.6%1.6%1.5 $46.66
2/12/20212,460,000 shares $106.17 million -32.8%1.2%1 $43.16
1/29/20213,660,000 shares $154.45 million -10.7%1.7%1.4 $42.20
1/15/20214,100,000 shares $185.73 million +31.0%1.9%1.6 $45.30
12/31/20203,130,000 shares $118.85 million -7.1%1.5%1.2 $37.97
12/15/20203,370,000 shares $130.82 million -18.6%1.6%1.4 $38.82
11/30/20204,140,000 shares $160.51 million -14.5%2.0%1.6 $38.77
11/15/20204,840,000 shares $149.51 million +2.5%2.3%1.9 $30.89
10/30/20204,720,000 shares $126.40 million +4.7%2.2%2.1 $26.78
10/15/20204,510,000 shares $134.44 million -7.8%2.1%1.9 $29.81
9/30/20204,890,000 shares $150.17 million -20.0%2.3%2.1 $30.71
9/15/20206,110,000 shares $201.45 million +13.4%2.9%2.5 $32.97
8/31/20205,390,000 shares $175.88 million -2.7%2.5%2.2 $32.63
8/14/20205,540,000 shares $194.45 million -8.1%2.6%2.2 $35.10
7/31/20206,030,000 shares $188.92 million +7.1%2.8%2.3 $31.33
7/15/20205,630,000 shares $166.87 million -0.4%2.7%2.3 $29.64
6/30/20205,650,000 shares $155.66 million +14.6%2.7%2.1 $27.55
6/15/20204,930,000 shares $145.09 million -3.1%2.3%1.7 $29.43
5/29/20205,090,000 shares $149.49 million +12.1%2.4%1.6 $29.37
5/15/20204,540,000 shares $112.68 million -22.7%2.1%1.3 $24.82
4/30/20205,870,000 shares $161.43 million +7.3%2.8%1.7 $27.50
4/15/20205,470,000 shares $153.82 million +1.3%2.6%1.6 $28.12
3/31/20205,400,000 shares $151.20 million -18.6%2.5%1.6 $28.00

CF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is CF Industries' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of CF Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 6,690,000 shares of CF short. 3.98% of CF Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CF Industries' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for CF Industries?

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. CF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on CF Industries's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting CF Industries?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CF Industries: Toronto Dominion Bank, GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Wells Fargo & Company MN, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Garda Capital Partners LP, IMC Chicago LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for CF Industries?

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. 3.98% of CF Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is CF Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing?

CF Industries saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 6,690,000 shares, an increase of 9.0% from the previous total of 6,140,000 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 CF Industries' float size?

CF Industries currently has issued a total of 169,537,000 shares. Some of CF Industries' 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. CF Industries currently has a public float of 168,110,000 shares.

How does CF Industries' short interest compare to its competitors?

3.98% of CF Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to CF Industries: The Mosaic Company (2.88%), The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (7.55%), Intrepid Potash, Inc. (2.65%), American Vanguard Co. (3.81%), Nutrien Ltd. (1.31%), ICL Group Ltd (0.43%), CVR Partners, LP (1.04%), Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (3.72%), Cibus, Inc. (9.86%), Evogene Ltd. (0.63%),

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 CF Industries stock?

Short selling CF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CF Industries as its price is falling. CF shares are trading down $1.84 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 CF Industries?

A short squeeze for CF Industries 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 CF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is CF Industries' 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 CF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.



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