Telefónica (TEF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.69 +0.03 (+0.64%) As of 01:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Telefónica Short Interest DataTelefónica (TEF) has a short interest of 7.04 million shares, representing 0.12% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.57% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.3, indicating that it would take 9.3 days of the average trading volume of 684,551 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,040,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,700,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.57%Dollar Volume Sold Short$32.77 millionShort Interest Ratio9.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares5,670,162,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.12%Today's Trading Volume371,277 sharesAverage Trading Volume684,551 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average54% Short Selling Telefónica? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Telefónica and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartTEF Short Interest Over TimeTEF Days to Cover Over TimeTEF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Telefónica Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/20257,040,000 shares $32.77 million -8.6%0.1%9.3 $4.66 3/15/20257,700,000 shares $36.15 million -4.4%0.1%10.3 $4.70 2/28/20258,050,000 shares $35.38 million +4.3%0.1%11.1 $4.40 2/15/20257,720,000 shares $33.08 million -2.5%0.1%10.7 $4.29 1/31/20257,920,000 shares $31.96 million +2.1%N/A10.5 $4.04 1/15/20257,760,000 shares $31.27 million +17.0%N/A10.3 $4.03 12/31/20246,630,000 shares $26.65 million +4.1%N/A9.9 $4.02 12/15/20246,370,000 shares $28.16 million +4.9%N/A9.9 $4.42 11/30/20246,070,000 shares $27.25 million -5.3%N/A10 $4.49 11/15/20246,410,000 shares $28.24 million +37.6%N/A11.5 $4.41 Get the Latest News and Ratings for TEF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Telefónica and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/20244,660,000 shares $21.58 million +2.0%N/A9.4 $4.63 10/15/20244,570,000 shares $21.75 million -5.2%N/A9.2 $4.76 9/30/20244,820,000 shares $23.43 million -16.5%N/A8.1 $4.86 9/15/20245,770,000 shares $27.23 million -2.2%N/A8.4 $4.72 8/31/20245,900,000 shares $26.67 million -3.8%N/A8.8 $4.52 8/15/20246,130,000 shares $27.28 million +21.2%N/A8.3 $4.45 7/31/20245,060,000 shares $22.95 million -6.3%N/A6.7 $4.54 7/15/20245,400,000 shares $23.49 million -2.2%N/A7.2 $4.35 6/30/20245,520,000 shares $23.24 million +30.2%N/A7.2 $4.21 6/15/20244,240,000 shares $18.44 million +14.0%N/A6.2 $4.35 5/31/20243,720,000 shares $17.17 million -3.4%N/A5.6 $4.62 5/15/20243,850,000 shares $17.27 million +4.1%N/A6.1 $4.49 4/30/20243,700,000 shares $16.43 million +11.5%N/A5 $4.44 4/15/20243,320,000 shares $13.81 million +5.1%N/A4.2 $4.16 3/31/20243,160,000 shares $13.94 million -4.8%N/A4.1 $4.41 3/15/20243,320,000 shares $14.08 million +41.3%N/A4.2 $4.24 2/29/20242,350,000 shares $9.62 million -30.1%N/A2.4 $4.10 2/15/20243,360,000 shares $13.20 million -4.3%N/A3.6 $3.93 1/31/20243,510,000 shares $14.32 million +1.2%N/A3.8 $4.08 1/15/20243,470,000 shares $14.12 million +19.2%N/A3.7 $4.07 12/31/20232,910,000 shares $11.35 million +5.1%N/A3.1 $3.90 12/15/20232,770,000 shares $10.76 million -12.3%N/A2.9 $3.89 11/30/20233,160,000 shares $13.46 million +4.6%N/A3.6 $4.26 11/15/20233,020,000 shares $12.00 million -9.9%N/A3.1 $3.98 10/31/20233,350,000 shares $12.80 million +1.5%N/A3.4 $3.82 10/15/20233,300,000 shares $13.30 million -0.6%N/A3.4 $4.03 9/30/20233,320,000 shares $13.51 million -9.5%N/A3.4 $4.07 9/15/20233,670,000 shares $15.34 million +16.1%N/A3.8 $4.18 8/31/20233,160,000 shares $12.94 million +4.3%N/A3 $4.10 8/15/20233,030,000 shares $11.74 million -9.0%N/A3 $3.88Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 7/31/20233,330,000 shares $14.04 million +9.2%N/A3.4 $4.22 7/15/20233,050,000 shares $12.29 million +18.7%N/A2.9 $4.03 6/30/20232,570,000 shares $10.36 million -9.5%N/A2.5 $4.03 6/15/20232,840,000 shares $11.36 million +1.8%N/A2.7 $4.00 5/31/20232,790,000 shares $11.66 million -7.9%N/A3.1 $4.18 5/15/20233,030,000 shares $12.82 million +11.4%N/A3.4 $4.23 4/30/20232,720,000 shares $12.27 million -16.1%N/A2.9 $4.51 4/15/20233,240,000 shares $14.42 million -1.2%N/A3.2 $4.45 3/31/20233,280,000 shares $14.04 million +32.8%N/A3.3 $4.28 3/15/20232,470,000 shares $9.76 million -4.3%N/A2.3 $3.95 2/28/20232,580,000 shares $10.55 million -5.8%N/A2.2 $4.09 2/15/20232,740,000 shares $10.91 million -23.0%N/A2.2 $3.98 1/31/20233,560,000 shares $13.67 million +32.8%N/A2.8 $3.84 1/15/20232,680,000 shares $10.64 million +5.5%N/A2 $3.97 12/30/20222,540,000 shares $9.07 million +13.9%N/A1.7 $3.57 12/15/20222,230,000 shares $7.67 million -8.6%N/A1.4 $3.44 11/30/20222,440,000 shares $9.08 million -33.2%N/A1.6 $3.72 11/15/20223,650,000 shares $13.40 million +15.9%N/A2.2 $3.67 10/31/20223,150,000 shares $10.87 million +16.7%N/A1.9 $3.45 10/15/20222,700,000 shares $8.59 million +28.0%N/A1.6 $3.18 9/30/20222,110,000 shares $6.84 million +22.7%N/A1.4 $3.24 9/15/20221,720,000 shares $6.55 million +9.6%N/A1.2 $3.81 8/31/20221,570,000 shares $6.41 million -29.3%N/A1.1 $4.08 8/15/20222,220,000 shares $9.63 million -15.3%N/A1.4 $4.34 7/31/20222,620,000 shares $11.79 million +2.3%N/A1.6 $4.50 7/15/20222,560,000 shares $12.16 million -6.2%N/A1.5 $4.75 6/30/20222,730,000 shares $14.00 million -7.8%N/A1.5 $5.13 6/15/20222,960,000 shares $13.91 million +39.0%N/A1.6 $4.70 5/31/20222,130,000 shares $11.33 million -54.9%N/A1.2 $5.32 5/15/20224,720,000 shares $23.22 million +18.6%N/A2.5 $4.92 4/30/20223,980,000 shares $19.02 million +12.8%N/A2 $4.78 4/15/20223,530,000 shares $18.92 million +81.0%N/A1.6 $5.36 3/31/20221,950,000 shares $9.36 million -8.5%N/A0.9 $4.80 3/15/20222,130,000 shares $9.35 million -3.6%N/A1 $4.39 2/28/20222,210,000 shares $10.39 million +29.2%N/A1 $4.70 2/15/20221,710,000 shares $8.50 million +31.5%N/A0.8 $4.97 1/31/20221,300,000 shares $6.01 million -81.2%N/A0.6 $4.62 1/15/20226,900,000 shares $31.60 million +3.1%N/A3.2 $4.58 12/31/20216,690,000 shares $28.37 million +14.4%N/A3 $4.24 12/15/20215,850,000 shares $25.33 million -36.4%N/A2.6 $4.33 11/30/20219,200,000 shares $41.49 million -46.3%N/A4.4 $4.51 11/15/202117,120,000 shares $76.53 million -0.5%N/A9.2 $4.47 10/29/202117,210,000 shares $74.86 million +53.0%N/A10.6 $4.35 10/15/202111,250,000 shares $50.06 million +244.0%N/A7.6 $4.45 9/30/20213,270,000 shares $15.40 million +23.9%N/A2.4 $4.71 9/15/20212,640,000 shares $12.96 million +10.9%N/A2 $4.91 8/31/20212,380,000 shares $11.78 million +87.4%N/A1.6 $4.95 8/13/20211,270,000 shares $6.43 million -0.8%N/A0.8 $5.06 7/30/20211,280,000 shares $5.88 million +9.4%N/A0.7 $4.59 7/15/20211,170,000 shares $5.14 million 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+3.1%N/A2.5 $4.03 12/15/20205,840,000 shares $25.00 million -5.4%N/A2.4 $4.28 11/30/20206,170,000 shares $27.77 million +3.0%N/A2.5 $4.50 11/15/20205,990,000 shares $24.20 million -12.6%N/A2.6 $4.04 10/30/20206,850,000 shares $23.02 million +23.0%N/A3.6 $3.36 10/15/20205,570,000 shares $20.33 million +77.4%N/A3 $3.65 9/30/20203,140,000 shares $10.80 million +45.4%N/A1.8 $3.44 9/15/20202,160,000 shares $8.29 million +9.6%N/A1.5 $3.84 8/31/20201,970,000 shares $7.78 million -27.0%N/A1.4 $3.95 8/14/20202,700,000 shares $11.61 million -0.7%N/A2 $4.30 7/31/20202,720,000 shares $11.45 million +16.2%N/A2 $4.21 7/15/20202,340,000 shares $11.21 million -2.1%N/A1.9 $4.79 6/30/20202,390,000 shares $11.66 million -5.2%0.1%1.9 $4.88 6/15/20202,520,000 shares $12.90 million -48.2%0.1%1.8 $5.12 5/29/20204,860,000 shares $23.13 million -23.1%0.1%2.9 $4.76 5/15/20206,320,000 shares $29.01 million -0.6%0.1%3.1 $4.59 4/30/20206,360,000 shares $29.00 million +40.7%0.1%3 $4.56 4/15/20204,520,000 shares $20.66 million +41.7%0.1%2.1 $4.57 TEF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Telefónica's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Telefónica shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 7,040,000 shares of TEF short. 0.12% of Telefónica's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Telefónica's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Telefónica? 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. TEF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Telefónica's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Telefónica? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Telefónica: 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 Telefónica? 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. 0.12% of Telefónica's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Telefónica's short interest increasing or decreasing? Telefónica saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,040,000 shares, a drop of 8.6% from the previous total of 7,700,000 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 Telefónica's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.12% of Telefónica's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Telefónica: América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.21%), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (0.11%), Fox Co. (7.26%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (4.25%), TELUS Co. (2.34%), BCE Inc. (5.39%), Fox Co. (2.36%), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (3.88%), Vodafone Group Public Limited (0.65%), Formula One Group (2.80%), 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 ($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. What does it mean to sell short Telefónica stock? Short selling TEF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Telefónica as its price is falling. TEF shares are trading up $0.02 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 Telefónica? A short squeeze for Telefónica 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 TEF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Telefónica'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 TEF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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