FedEx (FDX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FedEx shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 3,290,000 shares of FDX short. 1.50% of FedEx's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on FedEx'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. FDX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on FedEx's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of FedEx: CTC LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Cresset Asset Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Nexpoint Asset Management L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Montreal Can, National Bank of Canada FI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, VELA Investment Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, XY Capital Ltd, IMC Chicago LLC, Cibc World Market Inc., XR Securities LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, 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. 1.50% of FedEx's floating shares are currently sold short.

FedEx saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,290,000 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the previous total of 3,570,000 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.

FedEx currently has issued a total of 240,850,000 shares. Some of FedEx'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. FedEx currently has a public float of 219,480,000 shares.

1.50% of FedEx's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to FedEx: United Parcel Service, Inc. (1.96%), XPO, Inc. (5.30%), Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (13.69%), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (4.57%), Hub Group, Inc. (0.75%), Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (4.32%), Forward Air Co. (17.21%), Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (1.81%), Air T, Inc. (2.32%), General Electric (1.07%),

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 FDX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FedEx as its price is falling. FDX shares are trading up $1.62 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 FedEx 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 FDX, 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 FDX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.