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MetLife (MET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$85.60 -0.58 (-0.67%)
Closing price 03/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$85.42 -0.18 (-0.21%)
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MetLife Short Interest Data

MetLife (MET) has a short interest of 7.61 million shares, representing 1.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 11.91% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 3.57 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,610,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,800,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+11.91%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$622.38 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
681,228,000 shares
Float Size
570,610,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.33%
Today's Trading Volume
3,114,917 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,567,300 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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MetLife Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/15/20257,610,000 shares $622.38 million +11.9%1.3%2.2 $81.78
1/31/20256,800,000 shares $588.58 million -8.1%1.2%1.9 $86.56
1/15/20257,400,000 shares $628.93 million +17.8%1.3%2.2 $84.99
12/31/20246,280,000 shares $514.21 million -3.4%1.1%2 $81.88
12/15/20246,500,000 shares $539.44 million +4.8%1.1%2 $82.99
11/30/20246,200,000 shares $547.03 million +24.0%1.1%1.9 $88.23
11/15/20245,000,000 shares $416.65 million -13.9%0.9%1.5 $83.33
10/31/20245,810,000 shares $455.74 million -31.1%1.0%1.8 $78.44
10/15/20248,430,000 shares $722.54 million +13.0%1.4%2.6 $85.71
9/30/20247,460,000 shares $615.30 million -1.2%1.3%2.2 $82.48
9/15/20247,550,000 shares $575.23 million +3.0%1.3%2.2 $76.19
8/31/20247,330,000 shares $567.93 million +5.3%1.3%2.2 $77.48
8/15/20246,960,000 shares $499.24 million -12.3%1.2%2.2 $71.73
7/31/20247,940,000 shares $610.19 million +2.6%1.4%2.6 $76.85
7/15/20247,740,000 shares $576.09 million -9.8%1.3%2.5 $74.43
6/30/20248,580,000 shares $602.23 million -6.3%1.4%2.8 $70.19
6/15/20249,160,000 shares $627.92 million +4.7%1.5%3.1 $68.55
5/31/20248,750,000 shares $633.24 million +13.5%1.5%3 $72.37
5/15/20247,710,000 shares $563.95 million +10.1%1.3%2.5 $73.15
4/30/20247,000,000 shares $497.56 million -5.9%1.2%2.1 $71.08
4/15/20247,440,000 shares $516.63 million +1.1%1.2%2.2 $69.44
3/31/20247,360,000 shares $545.45 million +2.9%1.2%2 $74.11
3/15/20247,150,000 shares $517.59 million +34.2%1.2%2 $72.39
2/29/20245,330,000 shares $371.71 million -24.0%0.9%1.4 $69.74
2/15/20247,010,000 shares $487.48 million -12.6%1.2%1.8 $69.54
1/31/20248,020,000 shares $555.63 million +2.0%1.3%2.1 $69.28
1/15/20247,860,000 shares $541.00 million +3.6%1.3%2.1 $68.83
12/31/20237,590,000 shares $501.93 million -12.2%1.2%2 $66.13
12/15/20238,640,000 shares $573.35 million +7.2%1.4%2.3 $66.36
11/30/20238,060,000 shares $512.94 million +0.1%1.3%2.1 $63.64
11/15/20238,050,000 shares $497.65 million -0.5%1.3%2.2 $61.82
10/31/20238,090,000 shares $485.48 million -11.3%1.3%2.2 $60.01
10/15/20239,120,000 shares $565.99 million -6.2%1.5%2.5 $62.06
9/30/20239,720,000 shares $611.49 million +0.5%1.5%2.7 $62.91
9/15/20239,670,000 shares $635.03 million +4.4%1.5%2.6 $65.67
8/31/20239,260,000 shares $586.53 million +18.6%1.5%2.3 $63.34
8/15/20237,810,000 shares $483.13 million -16.1%1.2%1.7 $61.86
7/31/20239,310,000 shares $586.25 million -8.9%1.5%1.8 $62.97
7/15/202310,220,000 shares $594.40 million -12.4%1.6%1.8 $58.16
6/30/202311,670,000 shares $659.71 million +6.8%1.8%2.1 $56.53
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6/15/202310,930,000 shares $602.90 million +3.6%1.7%1.9 $55.16
5/31/202310,550,000 shares $522.75 million -2.1%1.6%1.7 $49.55
5/15/202310,780,000 shares $544.17 million +63.6%1.7%1.8 $50.48
4/30/20236,590,000 shares $404.16 million -32.1%1.0%1.2 $61.33
4/15/20239,700,000 shares $588.01 million -14.3%1.5%1.9 $60.62
3/31/202311,320,000 shares $655.88 million +15.3%1.7%2.2 $57.94
3/15/20239,820,000 shares $552.87 million +23.1%1.5%2.1 $56.30
2/28/20237,980,000 shares $572.41 million +17.2%1.2%2 $71.73
2/15/20236,810,000 shares $493.32 million -8.8%1.1%1.8 $72.44
1/31/20237,470,000 shares $545.46 million -17.3%1.1%1.9 $73.02
1/15/20239,030,000 shares $649.44 million +1.5%1.4%2.3 $71.92
12/30/20228,900,000 shares $644.09 million -7.6%1.4%2.3 $72.37
12/15/20229,630,000 shares $690.47 million +2.5%1.5%2.3 $71.70
11/30/20229,400,000 shares $720.98 million -17.3%1.4%2.2 $76.70
11/15/202211,360,000 shares $843.82 million +2.3%1.7%2.6 $74.28
10/31/202211,100,000 shares $812.63 million +24.4%1.7%2.6 $73.21
10/15/20228,920,000 shares $580.87 million -14.2%1.3%2.1 $65.12
9/30/202210,390,000 shares $631.50 million +1.7%1.6%2.4 $60.78
9/15/202210,220,000 shares $671.35 million +14.3%1.5%2.4 $65.69
8/31/20228,940,000 shares $575.11 million +6.9%1.3%2.1 $64.33
8/15/20228,360,000 shares $562.96 million +0.6%1.2%1.9 $67.34
7/31/20228,310,000 shares $525.61 million -26.3%1.2%1.8 $63.25
7/15/202211,270,000 shares $665.27 million +27.9%1.7%2.5 $59.03
6/30/20228,810,000 shares $553.18 million -23.1%1.3%2 $62.79
6/15/202211,460,000 shares $714.07 million +9.9%1.7%2.6 $62.31
5/31/202210,430,000 shares $702.88 million +2.1%1.5%2.4 $67.39
5/15/202210,220,000 shares $648.15 million +27.4%1.5%2.3 $63.42
4/30/20228,020,000 shares $526.75 million -6.0%1.2%1.8 $65.68
4/15/20228,530,000 shares $602.56 million +0.4%1.2%1.8 $70.64
3/31/20228,500,000 shares $597.38 million -22.7%1.2%1.8 $70.28
3/15/202211,000,000 shares $718.52 million +2.5%1.6%2.3 $65.32
2/28/202210,730,000 shares $724.81 million -0.2%1.5%2.3 $67.55
2/15/202210,750,000 shares $769.38 million +21.1%1.5%2.3 $71.57
1/31/20228,880,000 shares $595.49 million -4.3%1.3%1.9 $67.06
1/15/20229,280,000 shares $634.47 million +20.4%1.3%2 $68.37
12/31/20217,710,000 shares $481.80 million -8.3%1.1%1.7 $62.49
12/15/20218,410,000 shares $511.50 million -13.7%1.2%1.8 $60.82
11/30/20219,740,000 shares $571.35 million +25.8%1.4%2 $58.66
11/15/20217,740,000 shares $496.52 million -10.0%1.1%1.7 $64.15
10/29/20218,600,000 shares $540.08 million -12.0%1.2%2 $62.80
10/15/20219,770,000 shares $640.62 million +8.0%1.4%2.3 $65.57
9/30/20219,050,000 shares $558.66 million -8.4%1.3%2 $61.73
9/15/20219,880,000 shares $613.25 million -22.1%1.4%2.1 $62.07
8/31/202112,680,000 shares $786.16 million -1.6%1.8%2.6 $62.00
8/13/202112,880,000 shares $804.87 million +3.1%1.8%2.7 $62.49
7/30/202112,490,000 shares $720.67 million -2.8%1.7%2.5 $57.70
7/15/202112,850,000 shares $753.52 million -12.1%1.7%2.7 $58.64
6/30/202114,610,000 shares $874.41 million -15.6%2.0%3 $59.85
6/15/202117,310,000 shares $1.10 billion +14.0%2.3%3.9 $63.77
5/28/202115,180,000 shares $992.16 million +0.1%2.1%3.4 $65.36
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5/14/202115,170,000 shares $979.22 million -12.4%2.0%3.1 $64.55
4/30/202117,310,000 shares $1.12 billion -7.3%2.3%3.3 $64.43
4/15/202118,680,000 shares $1.17 billion +14.5%2.5%3.4 $62.73
3/31/202116,310,000 shares $1.00 billion -16.5%2.2%2.9 $61.44
3/15/202119,530,000 shares $1.19 billion +3.0%2.6%3.3 $61.09
2/26/202118,970,000 shares $1.11 billion +4.4%2.5%3.2 $58.26
2/12/202118,180,000 shares $1.01 billion +23.7%2.4%3.2 $55.31
1/29/202114,700,000 shares $728.68 million +10.4%1.9%2.5 $49.57
1/15/202113,320,000 shares $686.91 million +13.1%1.8%2.3 $51.57
12/31/202011,780,000 shares $546.59 million -20.1%1.6%2.1 $46.40
12/15/202014,740,000 shares $675.68 million +18.0%1.9%2.6 $45.84
11/30/202012,490,000 shares $592.65 million -0.9%1.6%2.2 $47.45
11/15/202012,600,000 shares $563.72 million +4.3%1.7%2.2 $44.74
10/30/202012,080,000 shares $450.70 million +9.7%1.6%2.1 $37.31
10/15/202011,010,000 shares $429.06 million +4.5%1.4%2 $38.97
9/30/202010,540,000 shares $391.77 million +8.0%1.4%2 $37.17
9/15/20209,760,000 shares $366.10 million -16.9%1.3%1.8 $37.51
8/31/202011,740,000 shares $451.52 million +4.5%1.5%2.1 $38.46
8/14/202011,240,000 shares $445.22 million -19.1%1.5%1.8 $39.61
7/31/202013,890,000 shares $525.74 million -13.0%1.8%2.2 $37.85
7/15/202015,970,000 shares $605.10 million -4.8%2.1%2.5 $37.89
6/30/202016,770,000 shares $596.51 million +0.1%2.2%2.5 $35.57
6/15/202016,760,000 shares $638.05 million -0.7%2.2%2.3 $38.07
5/29/202016,880,000 shares $607.85 million -7.0%2.2%2.1 $36.01
5/15/202018,140,000 shares $575.40 million +2.4%2.4%2.1 $31.72
4/30/202017,720,000 shares $639.34 million -2.6%2.3%2.1 $36.08
4/15/202018,200,000 shares $590.95 million +13.5%2.4%2.2 $32.47
3/31/202016,030,000 shares $533.80 million -10.1%2.1%2 $33.30
3/13/202017,836,800 shares $632.49 million +23.2%2.3%2.8 $35.46

MET Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is MetLife's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of MetLife shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 7,610,000 shares of MET short. 1.33% of MetLife's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MetLife's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for MetLife?

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. MET shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MetLife's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting MetLife?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MetLife: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Interval Partners LP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Centiva Capital LP, 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, Lido Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, DRH Investments Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., One River Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Delta Accumulation LLC, Raymond James Financial Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, Genus Capital Management Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Portman Square Capital LLP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., 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 MetLife?

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. 1.33% of MetLife's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is MetLife's short interest increasing or decreasing?

MetLife saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,610,000 shares, an increase of 11.9% from the previous total of 6,800,000 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 MetLife's float size?

MetLife currently has issued a total of 681,228,000 shares. Some of MetLife'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. MetLife currently has a public float of 570,610,000 shares.

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

1.33% of MetLife's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to MetLife: Aflac Incorporated (1.76%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.84%), Unum Group (1.40%), Primerica, Inc. (1.42%), Lincoln National Co. (2.32%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (2.30%), Citizens, Inc. (9.61%), Manulife Financial Co. (2.33%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (2.11%), Prudential plc (0.11%),

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 ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short MetLife stock?

Short selling MET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MetLife as its price is falling. MET shares are trading down $0.58 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 MetLife?

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

How often is MetLife'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 MET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.



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