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Diageo (DEO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Diageo Short Interest Data

Diageo (DEO) has a short interest of 759,300 shares, representing 0.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.76% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 857,600 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
759,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
832,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.76%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$82.64 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
556,297,000 shares
Float Size
555,520,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.14%
Today's Trading Volume
191,072 shares
Average Trading Volume
857,600 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
22%
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Diageo Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/28/2025759,300 shares $82.64 million -8.8%0.1%0.6 $108.83
2/15/2025832,200 shares $89.42 million -28.3%0.2%0.7 $107.45
1/31/20251,160,000 shares $139.12 million +19.0%0.2%1 $119.93
1/15/2025974,900 shares $113.22 million -8.9%0.2%0.9 $116.13
12/31/20241,070,000 shares $136.03 million +56.7%0.2%1.1 $127.13
12/15/2024682,700 shares $89.74 million +16.8%0.1%0.8 $131.45
11/30/2024584,700 shares $69.79 million +4.9%0.1%0.7 $119.36
11/15/2024557,200 shares $65.83 million -13.4%0.1%0.7 $118.15
10/31/2024643,600 shares $79.95 million -17.1%0.1%0.9 $124.22
10/15/2024776,200 shares $104.48 million -16.5%0.1%0.9 $134.60
9/30/2024930,000 shares $130.53 million +16.4%0.2%1.1 $140.36
9/15/2024799,100 shares $105.57 million -37.1%0.1%0.9 $132.11
8/31/20241,270,000 shares $166.07 million +38.4%0.2%1.5 $130.76
8/15/2024917,500 shares $119.60 million +25.7%0.2%1.2 $130.35
7/31/2024730,000 shares $91.05 million +31.0%0.1%1 $124.73
7/15/2024557,300 shares $72.02 million -15.1%0.1%0.9 $129.23
6/30/2024656,600 shares $82.78 million +14.1%0.1%1 $126.08
6/15/2024575,600 shares $75.73 million -12.6%0.1%0.9 $131.57
5/31/2024658,900 shares $88.98 million +5.1%0.1%1 $135.04
5/15/2024626,800 shares $88.92 million +24.5%0.1%0.9 $141.87
4/30/2024503,400 shares $69.56 million +1.8%0.1%0.7 $138.18
4/15/2024494,600 shares $67.96 million -11.8%0.1%0.6 $137.40
3/31/2024561,000 shares $83.44 million -40.3%0.1%0.7 $148.74
3/15/2024939,800 shares $139.76 million -26.0%0.2%1.2 $148.71
2/29/20241,270,000 shares $191.55 million +214.4%0.2%1.5 $150.83
2/15/2024403,900 shares $59.70 million +3.5%0.1%0.5 $147.82
1/31/2024390,400 shares $56.36 million +92.4%0.1%0.5 $144.36
1/15/2024202,900 shares $29.04 million -15.6%0.0%0.3 $143.13
12/31/2023240,300 shares $35.00 million -61.2%0.0%0.3 $145.66
12/15/2023618,600 shares $88.39 million -30.4%0.1%0.8 $142.89
11/30/2023888,100 shares $124.82 million -41.6%0.2%1.3 $140.55
11/15/20231,520,000 shares $217.60 million -7.9%0.3%2.4 $143.16
10/31/20231,650,000 shares $253.18 million +41.0%0.3%3.4 $153.44
10/15/20231,170,000 shares $175.50 million -1.7%0.2%2.6 $150.00
9/30/20231,190,000 shares $177.52 million -9.9%0.2%2.9 $149.18
9/15/20231,320,000 shares $209.88 million -10.2%0.2%3.6 $159.00
8/31/20231,470,000 shares $243.46 million +29.0%0.3%3.9 $165.62
8/15/20231,140,000 shares $194.79 million -6.6%0.2%3.1 $170.87
7/31/20231,220,000 shares $214.66 million -17.6%0.2%3.3 $175.95
7/15/20231,480,000 shares $262.74 million -8.6%0.3%4 $177.53
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6/30/20231,620,000 shares $281.04 million -14.3%0.3%4.5 $173.48
6/15/20231,890,000 shares $328.67 million +13.2%0.3%5.3 $173.90
5/31/20231,670,000 shares $280.61 million -1.2%0.3%4.8 $168.03
5/15/20231,690,000 shares $302.73 million -5.1%0.3%4.5 $179.13
4/30/20231,780,000 shares $330.19 million +6.0%0.3%4.5 $185.50
4/15/20231,680,000 shares $311.93 million No Change0.3%4 $185.67
3/31/20231,680,000 shares $304.38 million +1.2%0.3%3.9 $181.18
3/15/20231,660,000 shares $282.03 million +32.8%0.3%3.9 $169.90
2/28/20231,250,000 shares $216.30 million +23.8%0.2%3 $173.04
2/15/20231,010,000 shares $176.39 million +1.0%0.2%2.5 $174.64
1/31/20231,000,000 shares $176.85 million -4.8%0.2%2.7 $176.85
1/15/20231,050,000 shares $192.37 million +30.9%0.2%3 $183.21
12/30/2022802,400 shares $142.98 million -12.3%0.1%2.3 $178.19
12/15/2022914,800 shares $166.98 million +6.8%0.2%2.5 $182.53
11/30/2022856,400 shares $159.76 million -4.1%0.2%2.4 $186.55
11/15/2022892,900 shares $155.06 million -5.8%0.2%2.6 $173.66
10/31/2022947,900 shares $158.27 million -7.1%0.2%2.8 $166.97
10/15/20221,020,000 shares $168.76 million +25.8%0.2%3.1 $165.45
9/30/2022810,900 shares $137.70 million +33.5%0.1%2.3 $169.81
9/15/2022607,300 shares $105.80 million -3.0%0.1%1.6 $174.22
8/31/2022626,200 shares $110.46 million +29.3%0.1%1.6 $176.39
8/15/2022484,200 shares $91.58 million -14.0%0.1%1.2 $189.13
7/31/2022562,800 shares $107.72 million -39.3%0.1%1.3 $191.40
7/15/2022927,500 shares $162.06 million -2.0%0.2%2 $174.73
6/30/2022946,600 shares $164.82 million +19.9%0.2%2.2 $174.12
6/15/2022789,600 shares $135.54 million +61.8%0.1%2 $171.66
5/31/2022487,900 shares $91.22 million +11.6%0.1%1.2 $186.97
5/15/2022437,300 shares $83.00 million +15.9%0.1%1.1 $189.81
4/30/2022377,300 shares $74.96 million -11.8%0.1%0.9 $198.68
4/15/2022427,700 shares $89.48 million +10.7%0.1%1.1 $209.22
3/31/2022386,500 shares $78.51 million -18.8%0.1%1 $203.14
3/15/2022475,900 shares $87.05 million +11.5%0.1%1.3 $182.92
2/28/2022427,000 shares $85.27 million -11.1%0.1%1.2 $199.69
2/15/2022480,400 shares $96.08 million -8.7%0.1%1.5 $200.00
1/31/2022525,900 shares $107.26 million +20.0%0.1%1.9 $203.95
1/15/2022438,300 shares $90.41 million +2.8%0.1%1.8 $206.28
12/31/2021426,400 shares $93.87 million +5.5%0.1%1.8 $220.14
12/15/2021404,100 shares $84.86 million +14.9%0.1%1.6 $209.99
11/30/2021351,600 shares $71.43 million -0.5%0.1%1.4 $203.17
11/15/2021353,400 shares $72.46 million +26.2%0.1%1.4 $205.05
10/29/2021280,100 shares $55.93 million -27.3%0.1%0.9 $199.67
10/15/2021385,000 shares $76.72 million +37.4%0.1%1.2 $199.27
9/30/2021280,300 shares $54.10 million -15.8%0.1%0.8 $193.00
9/15/2021332,800 shares $63.92 million -20.7%0.1%1 $192.07
8/31/2021419,400 shares $80.57 million -34.2%0.1%1.2 $192.11
8/13/2021637,300 shares $128.43 million +56.0%0.1%1.7 $201.52
7/30/2021408,500 shares $80.97 million +8.3%0.1%1.2 $198.21
7/15/2021377,100 shares $72.66 million -40.4%0.1%1 $192.68
6/30/2021632,500 shares $121.24 million +23.9%0.1%1.7 $191.69
6/15/2021510,600 shares $99.96 million -8.6%0.1%1.3 $195.76
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5/28/2021558,800 shares $107.99 million -6.1%0.1%1.5 $193.25
5/14/2021594,800 shares $110.84 million -4.5%0.1%1.5 $186.34
4/30/2021622,600 shares $114.16 million -2.4%0.1%1.5 $183.36
4/15/2021638,100 shares $111.07 million +15.3%0.1%1.4 $174.07
3/31/2021553,300 shares $91.88 million -0.3%0.1%1.2 $166.05
3/15/2021555,200 shares $93.12 million -25.3%0.1%1.3 $167.73
2/26/2021743,100 shares $120.03 million +50.6%0.1%1.7 $161.53
2/12/2021493,600 shares $82.49 million +4.9%0.1%1.2 $167.12
1/29/2021470,500 shares $75.99 million -14.2%0.1%1 $161.50
1/15/2021548,300 shares $87.85 million +8.0%0.1%1.2 $160.22
12/31/2020507,600 shares $82.14 million -4.3%0.1%1.1 $161.82
12/15/2020530,400 shares $84.55 million +4.8%0.1%1.1 $159.41
11/30/2020506,100 shares $79.30 million -13.3%0.1%1 $156.68
11/15/2020583,900 shares $90.56 million -3.7%0.1%1.1 $155.09
10/30/2020606,200 shares $79.10 million +60.5%0.1%1.1 $130.49
10/15/2020377,600 shares $52.76 million +5.6%0.1%0.8 $139.72
9/30/2020357,500 shares $49.21 million +122.6%0.1%0.8 $137.66
9/15/2020160,600 shares $21.94 million -30.1%0.0%0.4 $136.59
8/31/2020229,600 shares $30.86 million -26.5%0.0%0.5 $134.40
8/14/2020312,500 shares $42.59 million -27.1%0.1%0.7 $136.29
7/31/2020428,600 shares $63.11 million -18.2%0.1%1 $147.24
7/15/2020524,000 shares $73.71 million -25.7%0.1%1.2 $140.66
6/30/2020705,300 shares $94.55 million +1.7%0.1%1.4 $134.05
6/15/2020693,400 shares $97.17 million -6.1%0.1%1.2 $140.13
5/29/2020738,400 shares $103.83 million +1.0%0.1%1 $140.61
5/15/2020731,100 shares $98.42 million +11.5%0.1%1 $134.62
4/30/2020655,900 shares $90.94 million +27.0%0.1%0.9 $138.65
4/15/2020516,500 shares $68.53 million +88.8%0.1%0.7 $132.69
3/31/2020273,600 shares $36.41 million +14.9%0.1%0.4 $133.06

DEO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Diageo's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Diageo shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 759,300 shares of DEO short. 0.14% of Diageo's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Diageo's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Diageo?

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. DEO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Diageo's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Diageo?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Diageo: GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Diageo?

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. 0.14% of Diageo's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Diageo's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Diageo saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 759,300 shares, a decrease of 8.8% from the previous total of 832,200 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 Diageo's float size?

Diageo currently has issued a total of 556,297,000 shares. Some of Diageo'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. Diageo currently has a public float of 555,520,000 shares.

How does Diageo's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.14% of Diageo's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Diageo: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.28%), Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (2.04%), Ambev S.A. (0.25%), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (0.96%), The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (9.38%), Westrock Coffee (10.29%), BRC Inc. (12.48%), Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (0.45%), LQR House Inc. (0.60%), Eastside Distilling, Inc. (5.11%),

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 Diageo stock?

Short selling DEO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Diageo as its price is falling. DEO shares are trading down $0.22 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 Diageo?

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

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




This page (NYSE:DEO) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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