Morgan Stanley (MS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$131.60 -2.74 (-2.04%)

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$131.82 +0.22 (+0.17%)

As of 02/21/2025 07:59 PM Eastern

Morgan Stanley Short Interest Data

Morgan Stanley (MS) has a short interest of 13.75 million shares, representing 1.12% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 9.13% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 6.57 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 13,750,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 12,600,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +9.13%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $1.90 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: January 31, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 1,611,036,000 shares
Float Size: 1,230,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 1.12%
Today's Trading Volume: 6,701,387 shares
Average Trading Volume: 6,566,525 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 102%

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Morgan Stanley Short Interest History

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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
1/31/2025	13,750,000 shares	$1.90 billion	+9.1%	1.1%	2	$138.35
1/15/2025	12,600,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-8.5%	1.0%	1.9	$131.08
12/31/2024	13,770,000 shares	$1.73 billion	-1.9%	1.1%	2.1	$125.72
12/15/2024	14,040,000 shares	$1.79 billion	-8.4%	1.1%	2.2	$127.40
11/30/2024	15,330,000 shares	$2.02 billion	-8.0%	1.3%	2.4	$131.61
11/15/2024	16,670,000 shares	$2.23 billion	+12.9%	1.4%	2.6	$134.06
10/31/2024	14,760,000 shares	$1.72 billion	-12.4%	1.2%	2.5	$116.23
10/15/2024	16,840,000 shares	$1.89 billion	+2.9%	1.4%	2.9	$112.22
9/30/2024	16,370,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+7.5%	1.3%	2.7	$104.24
9/15/2024	15,230,000 shares	$1.50 billion	+2.5%	1.2%	2.4	$98.25
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8/31/2024	14,860,000 shares	$1.54 billion	+2.9%	1.2%	2.4	$103.61
8/15/2024	14,440,000 shares	$1.45 billion	-11.9%	1.2%	2.3	$100.64
7/31/2024	16,390,000 shares	$1.69 billion	+26.2%	1.3%	2.5	$103.21
7/15/2024	12,990,000 shares	$1.37 billion	+29.0%	1.1%	2.1	$105.36
6/30/2024	10,070,000 shares	$978.70 million	-17.8%	0.8%	1.6	$97.19
6/15/2024	12,250,000 shares	$1.17 billion	-7.5%	1.0%	2	$95.50
5/31/2024	13,240,000 shares	$1.30 billion	-15.1%	1.1%	1.9	$97.84
5/15/2024	15,600,000 shares	$1.57 billion	+26.3%	1.3%	2	$100.53
4/30/2024	12,350,000 shares	$1.12 billion	-22.5%	1.0%	1.5	$90.83
4/15/2024	15,930,000 shares	$1.38 billion	+5.3%	1.3%	1.9	$86.94
3/31/2024	15,130,000 shares	$1.42 billion	-7.7%	1.2%	1.8	$94.16
3/15/2024	16,390,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+15.1%	1.3%	1.9	$88.38
2/29/2024	14,240,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-2.4%	1.1%	1.6	$86.04
2/15/2024	14,590,000 shares	$1.25 billion	-13.6%	1.2%	1.8	$85.67
1/31/2024	16,890,000 shares	$1.47 billion	-19.3%	1.3%	2	$87.25
1/15/2024	20,940,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-9.8%	1.7%	2.3	$89.70
12/31/2023	23,210,000 shares	$2.16 billion	+21.1%	1.8%	2.6	$93.25
12/15/2023	19,160,000 shares	$1.75 billion	+7.5%	1.5%	2.2	$91.37
11/30/2023	17,830,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-15.6%	1.4%	2.1	$79.34
11/15/2023	21,130,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+4.8%	1.7%	2.5	$79.68
10/31/2023	20,160,000 shares	$1.43 billion	+0.2%	1.6%	2.5	$70.82
10/15/2023	20,130,000 shares	$1.57 billion	-4.0%	1.6%	2.7	$77.79
9/30/2023	20,970,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+2.1%	1.6%	3	$81.67
9/15/2023	20,530,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+6.5%	1.6%	2.9	$88.41
8/31/2023	19,280,000 shares	$1.64 billion	+3.5%	1.5%	2.8	$85.15
8/15/2023	18,620,000 shares	$1.60 billion	+1.5%	1.5%	2.6	$86.15
7/31/2023	18,340,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+11.9%	1.4%	2.5	$91.56
7/15/2023	16,390,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-18.6%	1.3%	2.2	$85.78
6/30/2023	20,140,000 shares	$1.72 billion	-7.3%	1.6%	2.8	$85.40
6/15/2023	21,720,000 shares	$1.93 billion	-2.4%	1.7%	3.1	$89.05
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5/31/2023	22,260,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+8.9%	1.7%	2.9	$81.76
5/15/2023	20,450,000 shares	$1.70 billion	-6.4%	1.6%	2.7	$82.95
4/30/2023	21,840,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+17.8%	1.7%	3	$89.97
4/15/2023	18,540,000 shares	$1.61 billion	+1.6%	1.4%	2.5	$86.71
3/31/2023	18,240,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-5.6%	1.4%	2.3	$87.80
3/15/2023	19,320,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+0.9%	1.5%	2.5	$85.39
2/28/2023	19,150,000 shares	$1.85 billion	+6.7%	1.5%	2.7	$96.50
2/15/2023	17,940,000 shares	$1.81 billion	-3.7%	1.4%	2.5	$100.83
1/31/2023	18,620,000 shares	$1.81 billion	+11.8%	1.4%	2.6	$97.33
1/15/2023	16,660,000 shares	$1.53 billion	-6.4%	1.3%	2.3	$91.66
12/30/2022	17,800,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-3.3%	1.4%	2.6	$85.02
12/15/2022	18,400,000 shares	$1.62 billion	+20.0%	1.4%	2.5	$87.79
11/30/2022	15,340,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-13.3%	1.2%	2	$93.07
11/15/2022	17,700,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-10.2%	1.4%	2.3	$90.50
10/31/2022	19,710,000 shares	$1.62 billion	+9.7%	1.5%	2.5	$82.17
10/15/2022	17,970,000 shares	$1.35 billion	-5.5%	1.4%	2.3	$75.30
9/30/2022	19,010,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-17.6%	1.4%	2.5	$79.01
9/15/2022	23,060,000 shares	$2.04 billion	-14.6%	1.7%	2.9	$88.26
8/31/2022	27,000,000 shares	$2.30 billion	+22.9%	2.0%	3.4	$85.22
8/15/2022	21,970,000 shares	$2.02 billion	+12.0%	1.6%	2.9	$92.02
7/31/2022	19,610,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+24.0%	1.4%	2.5	$84.30
7/15/2022	15,810,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-4.6%	1.2%	1.9	$78.05
6/30/2022	16,580,000 shares	$1.26 billion	-7.8%	1.2%	2	$76.06
6/15/2022	17,980,000 shares	$1.37 billion	-16.3%	1.3%	2.1	$76.02
5/31/2022	21,490,000 shares	$1.85 billion	-0.5%	1.6%	2.4	$86.14
5/15/2022	21,600,000 shares	$1.74 billion	+7.3%	1.6%	2.1	$80.54
4/30/2022	20,140,000 shares	$1.62 billion	+27.6%	1.5%	1.9	$80.59
4/15/2022	15,790,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-5.3%	1.1%	1.4	$84.76
3/31/2022	16,680,000 shares	$1.46 billion	+8.4%	1.2%	1.4	$87.40
3/15/2022	15,390,000 shares	$1.33 billion	-22.4%	1.1%	1.4	$86.33
2/28/2022	19,830,000 shares	$1.80 billion	+4.9%	1.4%	1.8	$90.74
2/15/2022	18,900,000 shares	$1.95 billion	-0.9%	1.3%	1.7	$103.43
1/31/2022	19,080,000 shares	$1.96 billion	+46.4%	1.4%	1.9	$102.54
1/15/2022	13,030,000 shares	$1.29 billion	-5.3%	0.9%	1.3	$98.88
12/31/2021	13,760,000 shares	$1.35 billion	+4.2%	1.0%	1.6	$98.16
12/15/2021	13,200,000 shares	$1.31 billion	-4.1%	0.9%	1.5	$99.43
11/30/2021	13,760,000 shares	$1.30 billion	+6.0%	1.0%	1.5	$94.82
11/15/2021	12,980,000 shares	$1.30 billion	-5.5%	0.9%	1.6	$100.21
10/29/2021	13,740,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-0.8%	1.0%	1.7	$102.78
10/15/2021	13,850,000 shares	$1.41 billion	-10.9%	1.0%	1.7	$102.14
9/30/2021	15,540,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-18.3%	1.1%	1.8	$97.31
9/15/2021	19,020,000 shares	$1.96 billion	-8.2%	1.3%	2.2	$103.04
8/31/2021	20,720,000 shares	$2.16 billion	-6.8%	1.4%	2.4	$104.43
8/13/2021	22,230,000 shares	$2.31 billion	-12.6%	1.5%	2.4	$103.94
7/30/2021	25,430,000 shares	$2.44 billion	+56.4%	1.8%	2.7	$95.98
7/15/2021	16,260,000 shares	$1.51 billion	+33.4%	1.3%	1.7	$92.63
6/30/2021	12,190,000 shares	$1.12 billion	-30.6%	1.0%	1.2	$91.69
6/15/2021	17,560,000 shares	$1.59 billion	-7.2%	1.4%	1.7	$90.70
5/28/2021	18,930,000 shares	$1.72 billion	+34.8%	1.5%	1.9	$90.95
5/14/2021	14,040,000 shares	$1.19 billion	+6.4%	1.1%	1.3	$84.86
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4/30/2021	13,190,000 shares	$1.10 billion	+32.8%	1.1%	1.2	$83.64
4/15/2021	9,930,000 shares	$802.24 million	-19.1%	0.8%	0.9	$80.79
3/31/2021	12,270,000 shares	$970.43 million	-22.3%	1.0%	1.1	$79.09
3/15/2021	15,800,000 shares	$1.33 billion	-37.9%	1.3%	1.4	$84.34
2/26/2021	25,450,000 shares	$2.00 billion	+6.0%	2.1%	2.3	$78.43
2/12/2021	24,000,000 shares	$1.77 billion	-15.0%	1.9%	2.2	$73.72
1/29/2021	28,230,000 shares	$1.96 billion	-5.3%	2.3%	2.5	$69.32
1/15/2021	29,810,000 shares	$2.28 billion	+7.6%	2.4%	2.6	$76.47
12/31/2020	27,700,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-0.2%	2.2%	2.3	$67.84
12/15/2020	27,760,000 shares	$1.72 billion	-2.4%	2.2%	2.1	$61.88
11/30/2020	28,440,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+23.1%	N/A	2.2	$63.84
11/15/2020	23,110,000 shares	$1.31 billion	+17.2%	1.9%	1.9	$56.61
10/30/2020	19,720,000 shares	$948.93 million	+31.7%	1.7%	1.7	$48.12
10/15/2020	14,970,000 shares	$758.23 million	-64.9%	1.3%	1.4	$50.65
9/30/2020	42,590,000 shares	$2.06 billion	+2.0%	3.6%	4	$48.35
9/15/2020	41,740,000 shares	$2.10 billion	-8.6%	3.5%	4.2	$50.39
8/31/2020	45,660,000 shares	$2.39 billion	+4.2%	3.8%	4.3	$52.26
8/14/2020	43,840,000 shares	$2.29 billion	-25.9%	3.7%	3.8	$52.30
7/31/2020	59,130,000 shares	$2.89 billion	+2.2%	5.0%	4.8	$48.88
7/15/2020	57,870,000 shares	$2.97 billion	-4.7%	4.9%	4.5	$51.35
6/30/2020	60,740,000 shares	$2.93 billion	-1.6%	5.1%	4.5	$48.30
6/15/2020	61,730,000 shares	$2.93 billion	-5.1%	5.2%	4.1	$47.40
5/29/2020	65,040,000 shares	$2.87 billion	+10.2%	5.5%	3.7	$44.20
5/15/2020	59,010,000 shares	$2.20 billion	+6.5%	5.0%	3	$37.29
4/30/2020	55,410,000 shares	$2.18 billion	+1.5%	4.7%	2.8	$39.43
4/15/2020	54,610,000 shares	$2.10 billion	+10.4%	4.7%	2.8	$38.40
3/31/2020	49,490,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-2.8%	4.3%	2.6	$37.97
3/13/2020	50,936,500 shares	$2.09 billion	+33.3%	4.2%	3.8	$41.08
2/28/2020	38,220,000 shares	$1.06 billion	+125.9%	3.3%	2.9	$27.81

MS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Morgan Stanley's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Morgan Stanley shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 13,750,000 shares of MS short. 1.12% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Morgan Stanley?: 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. MS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Morgan Stanley?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Morgan Stanley: CTC LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Man Group plc, Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Laurion Capital Management LP, Interval Partners LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Jane Street Group LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Cigogne Management SA, 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, BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Capula Management Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal Can, Wells Fargo & Company MN, RPO LLC, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, One River Asset Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Mizuho Markets Cayman LP, Twin Tree Management LP, Delta Accumulation LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, XY Capital Ltd, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, XR Securities LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Cypress Financial Planning LLC, 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 Morgan Stanley?: 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. 1.12% of Morgan Stanley's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Morgan Stanley's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Morgan Stanley saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 13,750,000 shares, an increase of 9.1% from the previous total of 12,600,000 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 Morgan Stanley's float size?: Morgan Stanley currently has issued a total of 1,611,040,000 shares. Some of Morgan Stanley'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. Morgan Stanley currently has a public float of 1,230,000,000 shares.

How does Morgan Stanley's short interest compare to its competitors?: 1.12% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Morgan Stanley: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1.39%), The Charles Schwab Co. (0.80%), Raymond James (2.44%), LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (0.89%), Stifel Financial Corp. (1.22%), Evercore Inc. (2.68%), Lazard, Inc. (7.71%), Piper Sandler Companies (1.74%), BGC Group, Inc. (3.95%), Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (0.70%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Morgan Stanley stock?: Short selling MS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Morgan Stanley as its price is falling. MS shares are trading down $2.74 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 Morgan Stanley?: A short squeeze for Morgan Stanley 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 MS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Morgan Stanley'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 MS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.

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Morgan Stanley (MS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume