International Paper (IP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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International Paper Short Interest Data

International Paper (IP) has a short interest of 41.20 million shares, representing 11.92% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.65% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 9.87 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 41,200,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 38,630,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +6.65%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $2.12 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 4.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: March 15, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 526,126,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 11.92%
Today's Trading Volume: 4,788,781 shares
Average Trading Volume: 9,868,715 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 49%

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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
3/15/2025	41,200,000 shares	$2.12 billion	+6.7%	11.9%	4.6	$51.44
2/28/2025	38,630,000 shares	$2.18 billion	+2.6%	11.2%	4.6	$56.34
2/15/2025	37,640,000 shares	$2.12 billion	-21.0%	10.9%	4.8	$56.25
1/31/2025	47,670,000 shares	$2.65 billion	+3.1%	N/A	6.4	$55.65
1/15/2025	46,230,000 shares	$2.57 billion	-5.6%	13.5%	10.3	$55.64
12/31/2024	48,990,000 shares	$2.64 billion	+0.8%	14.3%	11.3	$53.82
12/15/2024	48,610,000 shares	$2.70 billion	-4.8%	14.2%	11.1	$55.54
11/30/2024	51,040,000 shares	$3.00 billion	-0.9%	14.9%	11.3	$58.83
11/15/2024	51,490,000 shares	$2.96 billion	+16.3%	15.0%	11.3	$57.58
10/31/2024	44,260,000 shares	$2.46 billion	+3.3%	12.9%	10.1	$55.54
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10/15/2024	42,830,000 shares	$2.04 billion	+7.2%	12.5%	10.4	$47.73
9/30/2024	39,950,000 shares	$1.95 billion	-3.3%	11.7%	9.2	$48.85
9/15/2024	41,310,000 shares	$2.01 billion	+3.8%	12.1%	7.9	$48.70
8/31/2024	39,800,000 shares	$1.93 billion	+2.8%	11.6%	7.5	$48.42
8/15/2024	38,710,000 shares	$1.81 billion	+16.4%	11.4%	6.6	$46.88
7/31/2024	33,250,000 shares	$1.54 billion	+15.9%	9.8%	5.3	$46.46
7/15/2024	28,690,000 shares	$1.27 billion	+26.7%	8.5%	4.1	$44.14
6/30/2024	22,650,000 shares	$977.35 million	+25.4%	6.7%	3.2	$43.15
6/15/2024	18,060,000 shares	$810.71 million	-4.0%	5.3%	2.7	$44.89
5/31/2024	18,810,000 shares	$848.14 million	-5.0%	5.5%	2.7	$45.09
5/15/2024	19,790,000 shares	$786.26 million	+19.9%	5.8%	3	$39.73
4/30/2024	16,500,000 shares	$576.51 million	+55.7%	4.9%	2.6	$34.94
4/15/2024	10,600,000 shares	$389.76 million	+66.1%	3.1%	2	$36.77
3/31/2024	6,380,000 shares	$248.95 million	-29.0%	1.9%	1.4	$39.02
3/15/2024	8,980,000 shares	$326.42 million	+24.2%	2.6%	2.2	$36.35
2/29/2024	7,230,000 shares	$255.65 million	-0.7%	2.1%	2.2	$35.36
2/15/2024	7,280,000 shares	$255.35 million	+11.8%	2.1%	2.1	$35.08
1/31/2024	6,510,000 shares	$233.25 million	-24.1%	1.9%	1.9	$35.83
1/15/2024	8,580,000 shares	$323.21 million	+16.1%	2.5%	2.8	$37.67
12/31/2023	7,390,000 shares	$267.15 million	-13.7%	2.2%	2.4	$36.15
12/15/2023	8,560,000 shares	$320.40 million	+11.0%	2.5%	2.8	$37.43
11/30/2023	7,710,000 shares	$284.81 million	-7.9%	2.3%	2.5	$36.94
11/15/2023	8,370,000 shares	$285.17 million	+3.5%	2.5%	2.8	$34.07
10/31/2023	8,090,000 shares	$272.88 million	-8.1%	2.4%	2.9	$33.73
10/15/2023	8,800,000 shares	$309.32 million	+22.6%	2.6%	3	$35.15
9/30/2023	7,180,000 shares	$254.67 million	-5.3%	2.1%	2.5	$35.47
9/15/2023	7,580,000 shares	$259.54 million	-3.3%	2.2%	2.6	$34.24
8/31/2023	7,840,000 shares	$273.77 million	-6.1%	2.3%	2.6	$34.92
8/15/2023	8,350,000 shares	$286.36 million	-11.8%	2.4%	2.5	$34.30
7/31/2023	9,470,000 shares	$341.49 million	+1.7%	2.8%	2.8	$36.06
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7/15/2023	9,310,000 shares	$292.33 million	-0.6%	2.7%	2.7	$31.40
6/30/2023	9,370,000 shares	$297.97 million	-12.4%	2.7%	2.9	$31.80
6/15/2023	10,690,000 shares	$339.94 million	+8.8%	3.1%	3.4	$31.80
5/31/2023	9,830,000 shares	$289.30 million	-21.7%	2.9%	3.1	$29.43
5/15/2023	12,550,000 shares	$399.34 million	+20.7%	3.7%	4.3	$31.82
4/30/2023	10,400,000 shares	$344.34 million	+9.0%	3.0%	3.6	$33.11
4/15/2023	9,540,000 shares	$342.58 million	-1.2%	2.8%	3.2	$35.91
3/31/2023	9,660,000 shares	$348.34 million	-11.3%	2.8%	3.1	$36.06
3/15/2023	10,890,000 shares	$375.49 million	+0.5%	3.2%	3.4	$34.48
2/28/2023	10,840,000 shares	$394.47 million	-10.5%	3.1%	3.5	$36.39
2/15/2023	12,110,000 shares	$475.68 million	+6.1%	3.5%	3.9	$39.28
1/31/2023	11,410,000 shares	$477.17 million	-9.7%	3.2%	3.5	$41.82
1/15/2023	12,640,000 shares	$483.48 million	+23.3%	3.6%	4	$38.25
12/30/2022	10,250,000 shares	$354.96 million	-4.8%	2.9%	3.1	$34.63
12/15/2022	10,770,000 shares	$393.54 million	-0.5%	3.1%	3	$36.54
11/30/2022	10,820,000 shares	$401.64 million	-24.3%	3.1%	2.9	$37.12
11/15/2022	14,300,000 shares	$522.09 million	+1.7%	4.1%	4	$36.51
10/31/2022	14,060,000 shares	$472.56 million	-4.1%	4.0%	4.1	$33.61
10/15/2022	14,660,000 shares	$478.21 million	-3.5%	4.1%	4.3	$32.62
9/30/2022	15,190,000 shares	$481.52 million	-0.4%	4.2%	4.8	$31.70
9/15/2022	15,250,000 shares	$605.12 million	-2.7%	4.2%	5.4	$39.68
8/31/2022	15,680,000 shares	$652.60 million	+2.1%	4.4%	5.7	$41.62
8/15/2022	15,360,000 shares	$683.37 million	-2.5%	4.3%	5.3	$44.49
7/31/2022	15,750,000 shares	$673.63 million	+3.4%	4.4%	5.2	$42.77
7/15/2022	15,230,000 shares	$638.44 million	+16.3%	4.1%	5	$41.92
6/30/2022	13,100,000 shares	$547.97 million	+12.0%	N/A	4.3	$41.83
6/15/2022	11,700,000 shares	$515.39 million	+6.2%	N/A	4	$44.05
5/31/2022	11,020,000 shares	$533.92 million	+5.6%	3.0%	3.7	$48.45
5/15/2022	10,440,000 shares	$498.93 million	+2.7%	2.8%	3.1	$47.79
4/30/2022	10,170,000 shares	$470.67 million	+6.1%	2.7%	3.1	$46.28
4/15/2022	9,590,000 shares	$454.85 million	-2.6%	2.6%	2.8	$47.43
3/31/2022	9,850,000 shares	$454.58 million	+5.1%	2.7%	2.8	$46.15
3/15/2022	9,370,000 shares	$404.69 million	+0.6%	2.5%	2.6	$43.19
2/28/2022	9,310,000 shares	$405.26 million	+0.5%	2.5%	2.4	$43.53
2/15/2022	9,260,000 shares	$432.72 million	-2.5%	2.5%	2.5	$46.73
1/31/2022	9,500,000 shares	$458.38 million	+8.9%	2.5%	2.7	$48.25
1/15/2022	8,720,000 shares	$431.64 million	+4.9%	2.3%	2.5	$49.50
12/31/2021	8,310,000 shares	$390.40 million	-19.4%	2.2%	2.4	$46.98
12/15/2021	10,310,000 shares	$476.32 million	+42.2%	2.7%	3.1	$46.20
11/30/2021	7,250,000 shares	$330.02 million	+6.0%	1.9%	2.5	$45.52
11/15/2021	6,840,000 shares	$338.24 million	-3.9%	1.8%	2.7	$49.45
10/29/2021	7,120,000 shares	$353.65 million	-9.0%	1.9%	2.9	$49.67
10/15/2021	7,820,000 shares	$416.65 million	-29.2%	2.0%	3.4	$53.28
9/30/2021	11,050,000 shares	$617.92 million	+29.5%	2.8%	5.1	$55.92
9/15/2021	8,530,000 shares	$494.23 million	-10.6%	2.2%	4.1	$57.94
8/31/2021	9,540,000 shares	$573.26 million	+4.3%	2.5%	4.5	$60.09
8/13/2021	9,150,000 shares	$541.86 million	+17.0%	2.4%	3.9	$59.22
7/30/2021	7,820,000 shares	$451.68 million	-3.8%	2.0%	3.1	$57.76
7/15/2021	8,130,000 shares	$486.91 million	+3.4%	2.1%	3.2	$59.89
6/30/2021	7,860,000 shares	$481.90 million	-14.4%	2.0%	3.1	$61.31
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6/15/2021	9,180,000 shares	$580.08 million	-0.1%	2.4%	3.6	$63.19
5/28/2021	9,190,000 shares	$579.89 million	+24.5%	2.4%	3.3	$63.10
5/14/2021	7,380,000 shares	$461.40 million	+6.8%	1.9%	2.5	$62.52
4/30/2021	6,910,000 shares	$401.47 million	+0.6%	1.8%	2.4	$58.10
4/15/2021	6,870,000 shares	$382.32 million	+2.8%	1.8%	2.2	$55.65
3/31/2021	6,680,000 shares	$367.40 million	-24.8%	1.7%	2.1	$55.00
3/15/2021	8,880,000 shares	$479.70 million	-21.9%	2.3%	2.8	$54.02
2/26/2021	11,370,000 shares	$573.16 million	+32.7%	2.9%	3.8	$50.41
2/12/2021	8,570,000 shares	$412.82 million	+29.5%	2.2%	3	$48.17
1/29/2021	6,620,000 shares	$331.99 million	-6.6%	1.7%	2.3	$50.15
1/15/2021	7,090,000 shares	$354.36 million	+5.0%	1.8%	2.6	$49.98
12/31/2020	6,750,000 shares	$335.07 million	-19.8%	1.7%	2.4	$49.64
12/15/2020	8,420,000 shares	$404.24 million	-0.5%	2.2%	2.9	$48.01
11/30/2020	8,460,000 shares	$428.84 million	-17.3%	2.2%	2.7	$50.69
11/15/2020	10,230,000 shares	$489.91 million	-0.2%	2.6%	3.3	$47.89
10/30/2020	10,250,000 shares	$449.36 million	-13.4%	2.6%	3.4	$43.84
10/15/2020	11,830,000 shares	$528.33 million	-4.3%	3.0%	3.9	$44.66
9/30/2020	12,360,000 shares	$501.07 million	-14.0%	3.2%	4.2	$40.54
9/15/2020	14,370,000 shares	$598.65 million	+2.9%	3.7%	5	$41.66
8/31/2020	13,970,000 shares	$506.69 million	-1.9%	3.6%	4.9	$36.27
8/14/2020	14,240,000 shares	$530.72 million	+12.7%	3.6%	5.1	$37.27
7/31/2020	12,640,000 shares	$439.75 million	+7.6%	3.2%	4.4	$34.79
7/15/2020	11,750,000 shares	$416.66 million	-6.6%	3.0%	4	$35.46
6/30/2020	12,580,000 shares	$442.94 million	+29.6%	3.2%	3.9	$35.21
6/15/2020	9,710,000 shares	$339.07 million	-0.8%	2.5%	2.8	$34.92
5/29/2020	9,790,000 shares	$343.53 million	-7.3%	2.5%	2.5	$35.09
5/15/2020	10,560,000 shares	$327.89 million	+12.7%	2.7%	2.7	$31.05
4/30/2020	9,370,000 shares	$320.92 million	-8.4%	2.4%	2.4	$34.25
4/15/2020	10,230,000 shares	$325.31 million	+8.3%	2.6%	2.7	$31.80
3/31/2020	9,450,000 shares	$294.18 million	-18.5%	2.4%	2.7	$31.13

IP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is International Paper's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of International Paper shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 41,200,000 shares of IP short. 11.92% of International Paper's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on International Paper's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for International Paper?: 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. IP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on International Paper's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting International Paper?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of International Paper: Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Troluce Capital Advisors LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Summit Securities Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., 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 International Paper?: 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. 11.92% of International Paper's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is International Paper's short interest increasing or decreasing?: International Paper saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 41,200,000 shares, an increase of 6.7% from the previous total of 38,630,000 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.

How does International Paper's short interest compare to its competitors?: 11.92% of International Paper's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to International Paper: Clearwater Paper Co. (3.50%), Suzano S.A. (0.45%), Sylvamo Co. (3.03%), Mativ Holdings, Inc. (5.61%), The Sherwin-Williams Company (2.47%), Southern Copper Co. (7.91%), Rio Tinto Group (0.68%), Ecolab Inc. (0.77%), Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (1.92%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (1.74%),
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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short International Paper stock?: Short selling IP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from International Paper as its price is falling. IP shares are trading down $0.59 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 International Paper?: A short squeeze for International Paper 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 IP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is International Paper'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 IP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.

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International Paper (IP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume