NU (NU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of NU shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 123,330,000 shares of NU short. 3.92% of NU's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NU'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. NU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on NU's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of NU: IMC Chicago LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Squadra Investments Gestao DE Recursos LTDA., Royal Bank of Canada, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Truxt Investmentos Ltda., IMC Chicago LLC, and Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos LTDA.. 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. 3.92% of NU's floating shares are currently sold short.

NU saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 123,330,000 shares, a drop of 27.1% from the previous total of 169,240,000 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.

3.92% of NU's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to NU: HSBC Holdings plc (0.21%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.77%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.59%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.16%), Citigroup Inc. (2.08%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.61%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (2.17%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.03%), UBS Group AG (0.37%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NU as its price is falling. NU shares are trading up $0.10 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 NU 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 NU, 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 NU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.