Manulife Financial (MFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $30.61 -0.55 (-1.77%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.62 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 04:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Manulife Financial Short Interest DataManulife Financial (MFC) has a short interest of 40.09 million shares, representing 2.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 258.59% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 19.2, indicating that it would take 19.2 days of the average trading volume of 2.26 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest40,090,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,180,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+258.59%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.19 billionShort Interest Ratio19.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,723,281,000 sharesFloat Size1,720,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.33%Today's Trading Volume6,414,565 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,263,260 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average283% Short Selling Manulife Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Manulife Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMFC Short Interest Over TimeMFC Days to Cover Over TimeMFC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Manulife Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/15/202540,090,000 shares $1.19 billion +258.6%2.3%19.2 $29.67 1/31/202511,180,000 shares $334.28 million +42.1%0.6%5.5 $29.90 1/15/20257,870,000 shares $241.45 million -16.8%0.5%4.1 $30.68 12/31/20249,460,000 shares $290.52 million -43.4%0.5%5.2 $30.71 12/15/202416,720,000 shares $517.15 million -33.2%1.0%8.4 $30.93 11/30/202425,020,000 shares $803.89 million -8.7%1.4%13.5 $32.13 11/15/202427,400,000 shares $895.16 million +70.0%1.6%15.2 $32.67 10/31/202416,120,000 shares $470.87 million +74.1%0.9%8.7 $29.21 10/15/20249,260,000 shares $280.76 million +18.9%0.5%4.7 $30.32 9/30/20247,790,000 shares $230.19 million -45.2%0.4%3.8 $29.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MFC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Manulife Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/202414,210,000 shares $399.02 million -60.8%0.8%7.1 $28.08 8/31/202436,220,000 shares $1.00 billion -1.6%2.0%18.1 $27.61 8/15/202436,790,000 shares $956.91 million +210.2%2.1%17.1 $26.01 7/31/202411,860,000 shares $315.83 million +1.5%0.7%5.2 $26.63 7/15/202411,690,000 shares $316.62 million +79.3%0.7%4.9 $27.09 6/30/20246,520,000 shares $173.56 million -38.6%0.4%2.5 $26.62 6/15/202410,620,000 shares $266.56 million -66.2%0.6%3.8 $25.10 5/31/202431,390,000 shares $815.51 million -14.7%1.8%10.9 $25.98 5/15/202436,790,000 shares $961.87 million +225.0%2.0%11 $26.15 4/30/202411,320,000 shares $263.98 million +9.5%0.6%3.5 $23.32 4/15/202410,340,000 shares $237.66 million +37.5%0.6%3.1 $22.99 3/31/20247,520,000 shares $187.92 million -33.5%0.4%2.3 $24.99 3/15/202411,310,000 shares $273.02 million -74.3%0.6%3.4 $24.14 2/29/202443,920,000 shares $1.04 billion +16.3%2.4%12.8 $23.73 2/15/202437,750,000 shares $935.82 million +255.5%2.1%11 $24.79 1/31/202410,620,000 shares $234.81 million +14.4%0.6%3.2 $22.11 1/15/20249,280,000 shares $197.94 million +8.4%0.5%2.9 $21.33 12/31/20238,560,000 shares $189.18 million +7.5%0.5%2.7 $22.10 12/15/20237,960,000 shares $168.12 million -72.6%0.4%2.5 $21.12 11/30/202329,080,000 shares $569.39 million -21.7%1.6%9.4 $19.58 11/15/202337,160,000 shares $705.48 million +42.5%2.0%11.6 $18.99 10/31/202326,070,000 shares $453.88 million +58.1%1.4%8.4 $17.41 10/15/202316,490,000 shares $302.43 million +26.8%0.9%5.2 $18.34 9/30/202313,010,000 shares $237.82 million -34.5%0.7%4 $18.28 9/15/202319,850,000 shares $384.69 million -31.6%1.1%5.8 $19.38 8/31/202329,030,000 shares $536.76 million -17.8%1.6%8.6 $18.49 8/15/202335,300,000 shares $663.11 million +27.3%1.9%10.8 $18.79 7/31/202327,720,000 shares $554.40 million +155.0%1.5%8.5 $20.00 7/15/202310,870,000 shares $205.01 million +1.4%0.6%3.5 $18.86 6/30/202310,720,000 shares $202.61 million -51.2%0.6%3.5 $18.90Trump’s Victory Could Spark Major Gains for Gold – Don’t Miss Out (Ad) This "Patriot's Tax Shield" lets you defend your wealth with real, solid gold. 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Grab your FREE GUIDE NOW 6/15/202321,960,000 shares $423.83 million -39.5%1.2%7.3 $19.30 5/31/202336,300,000 shares $672.28 million +28.9%2.0%11 $18.52 5/15/202328,170,000 shares $544.24 million +67.7%1.5%8.1 $19.32 4/30/202316,800,000 shares $331.80 million +21.7%0.9%5.1 $19.75 4/15/202313,800,000 shares $264.55 million -14.7%0.7%4.1 $19.17 3/31/202316,170,000 shares $296.88 million +20.2%0.9%4.7 $18.36 3/15/202313,450,000 shares $243.18 million -79.9%0.7%3.8 $18.08 2/28/202367,010,000 shares $1.32 billion +32.1%3.6%21 $19.76 2/15/202350,720,000 shares $989.04 million +76.7%2.7%16.7 $19.50 1/31/202328,700,000 shares $568.26 million +133.1%1.5%9 $19.80 1/15/202312,310,000 shares $233.27 million +16.0%0.7%3.9 $18.95 12/30/202210,610,000 shares $189.28 million -58.3%0.6%3 $17.84 12/15/202225,450,000 shares $445.63 million -21.3%1.4%6.8 $17.51 11/30/202232,320,000 shares $582.73 million +22.0%1.7%9 $18.03 11/15/202226,500,000 shares $467.99 million +14.2%1.4%7.4 $17.66 10/31/202223,210,000 shares $384.13 million +11.9%1.2%6.7 $16.55 10/15/202220,740,000 shares $324.37 million -0.9%1.1%6.5 $15.64 9/30/202220,920,000 shares $327.82 million -41.1%1.1%6.8 $15.67 9/15/202235,540,000 shares $614.13 million -11.9%N/A11.3 $17.28 8/31/202240,360,000 shares $697.82 million -26.7%2.1%11.5 $17.29 8/15/202255,080,000 shares $1.04 billion +25.2%2.9%14.4 $18.90 7/31/202243,990,000 shares $805.90 million +108.4%2.3%9.8 $18.32 7/15/202221,110,000 shares $357.39 million +13.9%1.1%4.3 $16.93 6/30/202218,540,000 shares $321.30 million +54.0%1.0%3.8 $17.33 6/15/202212,040,000 shares $208.17 million -27.9%0.6%2.6 $17.29 5/31/202216,700,000 shares $309.45 million -3.9%0.9%3.6 $18.53 5/15/202217,370,000 shares $302.93 million +39.7%0.9%3.6 $17.44 4/30/202212,430,000 shares $243.13 million +130.6%0.6%2.9 $19.56 4/15/20225,390,000 shares $115.13 million -13.5%0.3%1.2 $21.36 3/31/20226,230,000 shares $133.01 million -49.1%0.3%1.4 $21.35 3/15/202212,230,000 shares $234.82 million -31.3%N/A2.9 $19.20 2/28/202217,790,000 shares $360.43 million -18.5%0.9%4.7 $20.26 2/15/202221,830,000 shares $474.58 million +258.5%1.1%5.6 $21.74 1/31/20226,090,000 shares $126.79 million -15.5%0.3%1.7 $20.82 1/15/20227,210,000 shares $149.25 million +16.1%0.4%2.1 $20.70 12/31/20216,210,000 shares $118.42 million -1.1%0.3%1.8 $19.07 12/15/20216,280,000 shares $116.75 million -83.5%0.3%1.8 $18.59 11/30/202138,160,000 shares $684.97 million +380.0%2.0%10.6 $17.95 11/15/20217,950,000 shares $158.13 million -21.1%0.4%2.3 $19.89 10/29/202110,080,000 shares $196.46 million -1.7%0.5%2.9 $19.49 10/15/202110,250,000 shares $206.85 million +0.9%0.5%3 $20.18 9/30/202110,160,000 shares $195.48 million -20.3%0.5%3 $19.24 9/15/202112,740,000 shares $250.85 million +2.2%0.7%3.8 $19.69 8/31/202112,470,000 shares $242.92 million +52.4%0.6%3.7 $19.48 8/13/20218,180,000 shares $166.46 million No Change0.4%2.5 $20.35 7/15/20218,410,000 shares $161.14 million -0.2%N/A2.4 $19.16 6/30/20218,430,000 shares $166.07 million +13.8%N/A2.4 $19.70 6/15/20217,410,000 shares $150.35 million -22.3%N/A2.2 $20.29 5/28/20219,540,000 shares $199.39 million -17.3%N/A3 $20.90 5/14/202111,530,000 shares $245.24 million +62.9%0.6%3.1 $21.27Trump’s Victory Could Spark Major Gains for Gold – Don’t Miss Out (Ad) This "Patriot's Tax Shield" lets you defend your wealth with real, solid gold. 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Grab your FREE GUIDE NOW 4/30/20217,080,000 shares $155.69 million +20.2%0.4%1.9 $21.99 4/15/20215,890,000 shares $127.17 million -3.0%0.3%1.7 $21.59 3/31/20216,070,000 shares $130.99 million -20.9%0.3%1.8 $21.58 3/15/20217,670,000 shares $167.13 million -33.4%0.4%2.4 $21.79 2/26/202111,510,000 shares $235.15 million +109.3%0.6%3.7 $20.43 2/12/20215,500,000 shares $107.80 million -26.7%0.3%1.9 $19.60 1/29/20217,500,000 shares $138.08 million -5.3%0.4%2.8 $18.41 1/15/20217,920,000 shares $153.96 million +24.1%0.4%2.9 $19.44 12/31/20206,380,000 shares $112.54 million -15.7%0.3%2.4 $17.64 12/15/20207,570,000 shares $132.93 million -26.2%0.4%3 $17.56 11/30/202010,260,000 shares $177.50 million +46.0%0.5%3.9 $17.30 11/15/20207,030,000 shares $111.14 million -5.6%0.4%2.8 $15.81 10/30/20207,450,000 shares $101.62 million +17.9%0.4%3.6 $13.64 10/15/20206,320,000 shares $89.68 million -14.4%0.3%3.1 $14.19 9/30/20207,380,000 shares $102.66 million +14.4%0.4%3.7 $13.91 9/15/20206,450,000 shares $94.17 million -3.7%0.3%3 $14.60 8/31/20206,700,000 shares $98.83 million -12.3%0.4%2.8 $14.75 8/14/20207,640,000 shares $115.06 million +9.0%0.4%2.8 $15.06 7/31/20207,010,000 shares $94.07 million -14.0%0.4%2.2 $13.42 7/15/20208,150,000 shares $112.31 million -10.8%0.4%2.4 $13.78 6/30/20209,140,000 shares $121.56 million -15.2%0.5%2.5 $13.30 6/15/202010,780,000 shares $148.98 million +38.6%0.6%2.7 $13.82 5/29/20207,780,000 shares $97.79 million -19.7%0.4%1.9 $12.57 5/15/20209,690,000 shares $110.18 million +33.8%0.5%2.3 $11.37 4/30/20207,240,000 shares $91.22 million -5.4%0.4%1.8 $12.60 4/15/20207,650,000 shares $90.58 million -4.5%0.4%2.2 $11.84 3/31/20208,010,000 shares $90.99 million +12.1%0.4%2.5 $11.36 3/13/20207,145,500 shares $91.46 million -29.5%0.4%3.1 $12.80 MFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Manulife Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Manulife Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 40,090,000 shares of MFC short. 2.33% of Manulife Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Manulife Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Manulife Financial? 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. MFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 19.0. Learn More on Manulife Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Manulife Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Manulife Financial: Toronto Dominion Bank, Wolverine Trading LLC, SIG North Trading ULC, Royal Bank of Canada, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Montreal Can, National Bank of Canada FI, LPL Financial LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., and Cibc World Market Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Manulife Financial? 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. 2.33% of Manulife Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Manulife Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Manulife Financial saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,090,000 shares, an increase of 258.6% from the previous total of 11,180,000 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 Manulife Financial's float size? Manulife Financial currently has issued a total of 1,723,281,000 shares. Some of Manulife 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. Manulife Financial currently has a public float of 1,720,000,000 shares. How does Manulife Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.33% of Manulife Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Manulife Financial: Chubb Limited (0.64%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (1.14%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (2.11%), Prudential plc (0.11%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (2.21%), Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (4.37%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (2.06%), Everest Group, Ltd. (2.80%), Aegon Ltd. (0.41%), Globe Life Inc. (2.02%), 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 Manulife Financial stock? Short selling MFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Manulife Financial as its price is falling. MFC shares are trading down $0.55 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 Manulife Financial? A short squeeze for Manulife 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 MFC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Manulife Financial'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 MFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025. 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