MFA Financial (MFA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MFA Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 3,130,000 shares of MFA short. 3.08% of MFA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MFA Financial'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. MFA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MFA Financial's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MFA Financial: Caption Management LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 3.08% of MFA Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

MFA Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,130,000 shares, an increase of 29.9% from the previous total of 2,410,000 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.

MFA Financial currently has issued a total of 102,650,000 shares. Some of MFA Financial'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. MFA Financial currently has a public float of 101,760,000 shares.

3.08% of MFA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to MFA Financial: AGNC Investment Corp. (5.76%), New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (3.20%), Chimera Investment Corporation (1.73%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (5.29%), Ellington Financial Inc. (6.39%), Ladder Capital Corp (1.24%), Annaly Capital Management Inc (2.86%), Rithm Capital Corp. (1.18%), Redwood Trust, Inc. (3.61%), Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (4.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MFA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MFA Financial as its price is falling. MFA shares are trading down $0.09 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 MFA Financial 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 MFA, 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 MFA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.