Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $5.86 -0.05 (-0.85%) Closing price 03/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.81 -0.05 (-0.87%) As of 07:44 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Mizuho Financial Group Short Interest DataMizuho Financial Group (MFG) has a short interest of 1.27 million shares, representing 0.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.79% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, indicating that it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.33 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,270,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,260,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.79%Dollar Volume Sold Short$7.14 millionShort Interest Ratio1.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares12,672,551,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.01%Today's Trading Volume1,365,324 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,330,362 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average103% Short Selling Mizuho Financial Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Mizuho Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMFG Short Interest Over TimeMFG Days to Cover Over TimeMFG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Mizuho Financial Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20251,270,000 shares $7.14 million +0.8%0.0%1 $5.63 2/15/20251,260,000 shares $7.23 million No Change0.0%1.1 $5.74 1/31/20251,260,000 shares $6.91 million -14.9%0.0%1.1 $5.48 1/15/20251,480,000 shares $7.67 million -9.8%0.0%1.3 $5.18 12/31/20241,640,000 shares $8.02 million +1.2%0.0%1.3 $4.89 12/15/20241,620,000 shares $8.13 million -16.5%0.0%0.8 $5.02 11/30/20241,940,000 shares $9.86 million -17.8%0.0%0.9 $5.08 11/15/20242,360,000 shares $11.52 million +22.3%0.0%1.1 $4.88 10/31/20241,930,000 shares $8.17 million -21.2%0.0%0.9 $4.24 10/15/20242,450,000 shares $10.11 million -72.6%0.0%1.2 $4.13 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MFG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Mizuho Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20248,930,000 shares $37.33 million +86.8%0.1%4.6 $4.18 9/15/20244,780,000 shares $19.36 million +0.4%0.0%3.9 $4.05 8/31/20244,760,000 shares $19.80 million +3.0%0.0%5.6 $4.16 8/15/20244,620,000 shares $19.75 million +43.5%0.0%5.6 $4.28 7/31/20243,220,000 shares $14.91 million -26.5%0.0%3.9 $4.63 7/15/20244,380,000 shares $18.97 million +23.4%0.0%6.3 $4.33 6/30/20243,550,000 shares $15.02 million -30.1%0.0%4.1 $4.23 6/15/20245,080,000 shares $19.76 million +15.5%0.0%5.7 $3.89 5/31/20244,400,000 shares $18.04 million +21.9%0.0%4.6 $4.10 5/15/20243,610,000 shares $14.98 million +51.7%0.0%3.3 $4.15 4/30/20242,380,000 shares $9.21 million +41.7%0.0%2.1 $3.87 4/15/20241,680,000 shares $6.70 million +1.2%0.0%1.4 $3.99 3/31/20241,660,000 shares $6.61 million -53.5%0.0%1.6 $3.98 3/15/20243,570,000 shares $14.12 million +24.0%0.0%3.3 $3.96 2/29/20242,880,000 shares $10.80 million +3.2%0.0%2.6 $3.75 2/15/20242,790,000 shares $10.07 million +5.3%0.0%3 $3.61 1/31/20242,650,000 shares $9.69 million +22.7%0.0%3.1 $3.66 1/15/20242,160,000 shares $7.58 million -31.0%0.0%2.6 $3.51 12/31/20233,130,000 shares $10.77 million +42.9%0.0%4 $3.44 12/15/20232,190,000 shares $7.39 million +72.4%0.0%3 $3.38 11/30/20231,270,000 shares $4.34 million +1.6%0.0%2.1 $3.42 11/15/20231,250,000 shares $4.20 million +15.7%0.0%2.1 $3.36 10/31/20231,080,000 shares $3.71 million +33.2%0.0%1.9 $3.44 10/15/2023810,900 shares $2.73 million +13.2%0.0%1.5 $3.37 9/30/2023716,300 shares $2.46 million +45.8%0.0%1.3 $3.43 9/15/2023491,200 shares $1.76 million -27.7%N/A0.9 $3.58 8/31/2023678,900 shares $2.23 million +55.2%0.0%1.1 $3.28 8/15/2023437,400 shares $1.39 million +92.9%N/A0.6 $3.18 7/31/2023226,800 shares $779,058.00 +4.7%N/A0.3 $3.44 7/15/2023216,600 shares $693,120.00 -5.9%N/A0.3 $3.20Trump’s betrayal exposed (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 6/30/2023230,200 shares $703,261.00 +5.0%N/A0.3 $3.06 6/15/2023219,300 shares $660,093.00 -31.3%N/A0.3 $3.01 5/31/2023319,400 shares $932,648.00 -24.4%N/A0.3 $2.92 5/15/2023422,300 shares $1.25 million +6.7%N/A0.4 $2.96 4/30/2023395,900 shares $1.15 million +36.0%N/A0.4 $2.91 4/15/2023291,100 shares $861,656.00 -13.4%N/A0.3 $2.96 3/31/2023336,100 shares $947,802.00 -18.0%N/A0.3 $2.82 3/15/2023409,700 shares $1.12 million -64.1%N/A0.3 $2.73 2/28/20231,140,000 shares $3.59 million -13.0%0.0%1 $3.15 2/15/20231,310,000 shares $4.24 million -23.8%0.0%1.2 $3.24 1/31/20231,720,000 shares $5.44 million +176.7%0.0%1.4 $3.16 1/15/2023621,700 shares $2.05 million +0.7%N/A0.4 $3.29 12/30/2022617,300 shares $1.75 million +7.1%N/A0.5 $2.84 12/15/2022576,400 shares $1.41 million +6.6%N/A0.4 $2.44 11/30/2022540,700 shares $1.34 million -23.5%N/A0.4 $2.47 11/15/2022707,100 shares $1.60 million -55.5%0.0%0.4 $2.26 10/31/20221,590,000 shares $3.43 million -37.4%0.0%1 $2.16 10/15/20222,540,000 shares $5.69 million +27.0%0.0%1.7 $2.24 9/30/20222,000,000 shares $4.42 million +36.1%0.0%1.2 $2.21 9/15/20221,470,000 shares $3.37 million +82.4%0.0%0.9 $2.29 8/31/2022806,100 shares $1.85 million -71.2%0.0%0.4 $2.29 8/15/20222,800,000 shares $6.78 million -30.7%0.0%1.6 $2.42 7/31/20224,040,000 shares $9.86 million +103.0%0.0%2.2 $2.44 7/15/20221,990,000 shares $4.50 million +112.7%N/A1.1 $2.26 6/30/2022935,500 shares $2.10 million +194.1%N/A0.6 $2.24 6/15/2022318,100 shares $703,001.00 -11.1%N/A0.2 $2.21 5/31/2022357,700 shares $833,441.00 -33.3%N/A0.3 $2.33 5/15/2022536,000 shares $1.26 million -56.1%N/A0.4 $2.36 4/30/20221,220,000 shares $2.92 million -27.8%0.0%1.1 $2.39 4/15/20221,690,000 shares $4.16 million -18.0%0.0%1.9 $2.46 3/31/20222,060,000 shares $5.29 million +45.1%0.0%2.6 $2.57 3/15/20221,420,000 shares $3.86 million -19.8%0.0%1.8 $2.72 2/28/20221,770,000 shares $4.69 million -3.8%0.0%2.2 $2.65 2/15/20221,840,000 shares $5.30 million +102.7%0.0%2.3 $2.88 1/31/2022907,900 shares $2.47 million +2.8%0.0%1.2 $2.72 1/15/2022883,600 shares $2.51 million +12.5%0.0%1.2 $2.84 12/31/2021785,200 shares $2.00 million +32.8%0.0%1.1 $2.55 12/15/2021591,100 shares $1.54 million +18.2%N/A0.9 $2.60 11/30/2021500,100 shares $1.23 million -20.6%N/A0.9 $2.45 11/15/2021629,500 shares $1.70 million +40.9%N/A1.5 $2.70 10/29/2021446,900 shares $1.17 million -15.9%N/A1.2 $2.61 10/15/2021531,200 shares $1.46 million -7.2%N/A1.5 $2.74 9/30/2021572,100 shares $1.62 million +9.9%N/A1.6 $2.84 9/15/2021520,600 shares $1.55 million -0.6%N/A1.3 $2.98 8/31/2021523,700 shares $1.46 million +15.0%N/A1.2 $2.78 8/13/2021455,500 shares $1.35 million +1.5%N/A1.1 $2.96 7/30/2021449,000 shares $1.29 million -28.5%N/A1 $2.87 7/15/2021628,200 shares $1.78 million -6.2%N/A1.4 $2.84 6/30/2021669,500 shares $1.91 million -54.5%0.0%1.6 $2.85 6/15/20211,470,000 shares $4.41 million -0.7%0.0%3.9 $3.00Trump’s betrayal exposed (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 5/28/20211,480,000 shares $4.63 million +14.7%0.0%4.3 $3.13 5/14/20211,290,000 shares $3.87 million +100.4%0.0%3.6 $3.00 4/30/2021643,700 shares $1.86 million -9.0%0.0%1.7 $2.89 4/15/2021707,000 shares $2.02 million +44.7%0.0%1.9 $2.86 3/31/2021488,500 shares $1.49 million -58.3%N/A1.3 $3.05 3/15/20211,170,000 shares $3.51 million +4.5%0.0%2.9 $3.00 2/26/20211,120,000 shares $3.42 million +12.0%0.0%2.6 $3.05 2/12/20211,000,000 shares $2.92 million +45.7%0.0%2.5 $2.92 1/29/2021686,600 shares $1.87 million -13.3%0.0%1.7 $2.73 1/15/2021791,800 shares $2.24 million -2.9%0.0%1.9 $2.83 12/31/2020815,400 shares $2.06 million -30.3%0.0%2 $2.53 12/15/20201,170,000 shares $3.02 million +6.4%0.0%2.9 $2.58 11/30/20201,100,000 shares $2.94 million +26.0%0.0%3.1 $2.67 11/15/2020873,300 shares $2.36 million +23.2%0.0%2.8 $2.70 10/30/2020709,000 shares $1.73 million +3.6%0.1%2.2 $2.44 10/15/2020684,200 shares $1.68 million -27.3%0.1%2.1 $2.45 9/30/2020940,500 shares $2.40 million -38.5%0.1%2.8 $2.55 9/15/20201,530,000 shares $4.15 million +7.0%0.0%4.3 $2.71 8/31/20201,430,000 shares $3.92 million +1.4%0.0%3.3 $2.74 8/14/20201,410,000 shares $3.82 million +17.5%0.0%2.6 $2.71 7/31/20201,200,000 shares $3 million +25.5%0.0%1.9 $2.50 7/15/2020955,900 shares $2.41 million +20.5%0.0%1.3 $2.52 6/30/2020793,400 shares $1.94 million +37.7%0.0%0.9 $2.45 6/15/2020576,300 shares $1.45 million -2.6%N/A0.5 $2.52 5/29/2020591,500 shares $1.47 million -49.4%N/A0.5 $2.49 5/15/20201,170,000 shares $2.62 million -44.6%N/A0.8 $2.24 4/30/20202,110,000 shares $4.94 million +42.6%N/A1.6 $2.34 4/15/20201,480,000 shares $3.39 million +336.8%N/A1.2 $2.29 3/31/2020338,800 shares $775,852.00 +1.3%N/A0.4 $2.29 MFG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Mizuho Financial Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Mizuho Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 1,270,000 shares of MFG short. 0.01% of Mizuho Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Mizuho Financial Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Mizuho Financial Group? 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. MFG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Mizuho Financial Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Mizuho Financial Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Mizuho Financial Group: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Mizuho Financial Group? 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. 0.01% of Mizuho Financial Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Mizuho Financial Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Mizuho Financial Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,270,000 shares, an increase of 0.8% from the previous total of 1,260,000 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 Mizuho Financial Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.01% of Mizuho Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Mizuho Financial Group: HSBC Holdings plc (0.27%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.09%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.46%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.77%), Citigroup Inc. (1.81%), UBS Group AG (0.42%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.70%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (0.67%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.09%), 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 ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Mizuho Financial Group stock? Short selling MFG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mizuho Financial Group as its price is falling. MFG shares are trading down $0.05 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 Mizuho Financial Group? A short squeeze for Mizuho Financial Group 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 MFG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Mizuho Financial Group'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 MFG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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