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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$209.28 +1.13 (+0.54%)
Closing price 01/31/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Short Interest Data

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has a short interest of 31.65 million shares, representing 0.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 18.82 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
31,650,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
32,970,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$6.55 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
5,186,410,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.61%
Today's Trading Volume
15,742,879 shares
Average Trading Volume
18,822,546 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
84%
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/15/202531,650,000 shares $6.55 billion -4.0%0.6%2.2 $206.93
12/31/202432,970,000 shares $6.51 billion +29.6%0.6%2.4 $197.49
12/15/202425,450,000 shares $5.12 billion -15.5%0.5%1.9 $200.99
11/30/202430,130,000 shares $5.56 billion -2.3%0.6%2.2 $184.66
11/15/202430,840,000 shares $5.74 billion +9.3%0.6%2.3 $186.03
10/31/202428,230,000 shares $5.38 billion +11.1%0.5%2.1 $190.56
10/15/202425,400,000 shares $4.75 billion -2.0%0.5%1.7 $187.12
9/30/202425,930,000 shares $4.50 billion -0.3%0.5%1.6 $173.67
9/15/202426,000,000 shares $4.49 billion -15.6%0.5%1.6 $172.50
8/31/202430,820,000 shares $5.29 billion -2.3%0.6%1.8 $171.70
8/15/202431,550,000 shares $5.49 billion -6.7%0.6%1.8 $173.97
7/31/202433,820,000 shares $5.61 billion +15.4%0.7%1.9 $165.79
7/15/202429,320,000 shares $5.43 billion +5.2%0.6%1.9 $185.29
6/30/202427,860,000 shares $4.84 billion -10.5%0.5%1.9 $173.81
6/15/202431,120,000 shares $5.37 billion +26.2%0.6%2.2 $172.51
5/31/202424,670,000 shares $3.73 billion +15.1%0.5%1.7 $151.09
5/15/202421,440,000 shares $3.33 billion -12.1%0.4%1.4 $155.55
4/30/202424,400,000 shares $3.35 billion +8.3%0.5%1.6 $137.44
4/15/202422,540,000 shares $3.16 billion -9.2%0.4%1.4 $140.17
3/31/202424,820,000 shares $3.38 billion +3.4%0.5%1.6 $136.05
3/15/202424,010,000 shares $3.29 billion +8.4%0.5%1.6 $137.04
2/29/202422,160,000 shares $2.85 billion +1.6%0.4%1.6 $128.62
2/15/202421,820,000 shares $2.82 billion +6.3%0.4%1.8 $129.03
1/31/202420,520,000 shares $2.32 billion +26.8%0.4%1.8 $112.89
1/15/202416,180,000 shares $1.64 billion -0.9%0.3%1.5 $101.24
12/31/202316,320,000 shares $1.70 billion -13.6%0.3%1.8 $104.00
12/15/202318,880,000 shares $1.94 billion +53.4%0.4%2.1 $102.53
11/30/202312,310,000 shares $1.20 billion -9.0%0.2%1.4 $97.28
11/15/202313,520,000 shares $1.34 billion +6.9%0.3%1.5 $98.77
10/31/202312,650,000 shares $1.09 billion -6.3%0.2%1.4 $86.37
10/15/202313,500,000 shares $1.22 billion +9.2%0.3%1.6 $90.46
9/30/202312,360,000 shares $1.07 billion +1.1%0.2%1.4 $86.90
9/15/202312,230,000 shares $1.09 billion -8.9%0.2%1.4 $89.29
8/31/202313,430,000 shares $1.26 billion +9.1%0.3%1.4 $93.54
8/15/202312,310,000 shares $1.13 billion -16.4%0.2%1.1 $91.75
7/31/202314,730,000 shares $1.46 billion +5.4%0.3%1.3 $99.14
7/15/202313,970,000 shares $1.47 billion +3.0%0.3%1.2 $105.14
6/30/202313,560,000 shares $1.37 billion -18.7%0.3%1.1 $100.93
6/15/202316,680,000 shares $1.75 billion -33.5%0.3%1.4 $105.21
5/31/202325,080,000 shares $2.47 billion +31.1%0.5%2.1 $98.67
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5/15/202319,130,000 shares $1.64 billion +8.1%0.4%1.9 $85.66
4/30/202317,700,000 shares $1.49 billion -3.1%0.3%1.7 $84.30
4/15/202318,260,000 shares $1.59 billion +5.4%0.4%1.6 $87.20
3/31/202317,330,000 shares $1.61 billion +5.9%0.3%1.4 $93.02
3/15/202316,360,000 shares $1.42 billion -28.2%0.3%1.2 $86.70
2/28/202322,780,000 shares $1.98 billion -28.9%0.4%1.7 $87.07
2/15/202332,030,000 shares $2.97 billion +10.4%0.6%2.3 $92.76
1/31/202329,010,000 shares $2.69 billion -7.3%0.6%1.9 $92.73
1/15/202331,290,000 shares $2.72 billion -0.4%0.6%2.1 $86.80
12/30/202231,400,000 shares $2.34 billion +45.6%0.6%2.1 $74.49
12/15/202221,560,000 shares $1.67 billion -7.0%0.4%1.4 $77.61
11/30/202223,170,000 shares $1.92 billion +9.3%0.5%1.6 $82.98
11/15/202221,190,000 shares $1.70 billion -6.6%0.4%1.5 $80.46
10/31/202222,690,000 shares $1.40 billion +18.2%0.4%1.8 $61.55
10/15/202219,200,000 shares $1.23 billion +4.4%0.4%1.5 $63.92
9/30/202218,390,000 shares $1.26 billion -12.9%0.4%1.6 $68.56
9/15/202221,120,000 shares $1.65 billion +21.2%0.4%1.9 $77.98
8/31/202217,430,000 shares $1.45 billion -25.9%0.3%1.6 $83.35
8/15/202223,530,000 shares $2.15 billion -8.8%0.5%2.1 $91.57
7/31/202225,790,000 shares $2.28 billion +20.5%0.5%2.4 $88.48
7/15/202221,400,000 shares $1.83 billion +44.9%0.4%2 $85.63
6/30/202214,770,000 shares $1.21 billion +29.7%0.3%1.4 $81.75
6/15/202211,390,000 shares $1.02 billion -47.6%0.2%1.1 $89.13
5/31/202221,740,000 shares $2.07 billion +1.1%0.4%2 $95.30
5/15/202221,500,000 shares $1.96 billion -0.9%0.4%1.7 $90.96
4/30/202221,690,000 shares $2.02 billion +16.8%0.4%1.7 $92.93
4/15/202218,570,000 shares $1.83 billion +48.7%0.4%1.4 $98.36
3/31/202212,490,000 shares $1.30 billion +2.6%0.2%0.9 $104.26
3/15/202212,170,000 shares $1.24 billion +5.5%0.2%0.9 $102.09
2/28/202211,540,000 shares $1.23 billion -12.6%0.2%0.9 $107.01
2/15/202213,210,000 shares $1.64 billion -1.1%0.3%1.2 $124.52
1/31/202213,350,000 shares $1.64 billion -5.9%0.3%1.2 $122.63
1/15/202214,190,000 shares $2.00 billion +67.9%0.3%1.4 $140.66
12/31/20218,450,000 shares $1.02 billion -15.2%0.2%1 $120.31
12/15/20219,960,000 shares $1.20 billion -23.7%0.2%1.3 $120.40
11/30/202113,060,000 shares $1.53 billion +11.5%0.3%1.7 $117.15
11/15/202111,710,000 shares $1.38 billion -5.1%0.2%1.5 $118.12
10/29/202112,340,000 shares $1.40 billion -9.6%0.2%1.6 $113.70
10/15/202113,650,000 shares $1.57 billion +8.1%0.3%1.8 $114.86
9/30/202112,630,000 shares $1.41 billion +2.8%0.2%1.6 $111.65
9/15/202112,290,000 shares $1.49 billion -7.7%0.2%1.5 $121.50
8/31/202113,310,000 shares $1.58 billion -22.4%0.3%1.6 $119.01
8/13/202117,150,000 shares $1.98 billion -4.4%0.3%2.2 $115.50
7/30/202117,930,000 shares $2.09 billion +8.1%0.4%2.2 $116.64
7/15/202116,590,000 shares $1.95 billion +10.9%0.3%2 $117.53
6/30/202114,960,000 shares $1.80 billion +20.7%0.3%1.7 $120.16
6/15/202112,390,000 shares $1.48 billion -7.1%0.2%1.3 $119.45
5/28/202113,340,000 shares $1.57 billion -13.0%N/A1.4 $117.36
5/14/202115,340,000 shares $1.67 billion -0.5%N/A1.4 $108.75
4/30/202115,420,000 shares $1.84 billion +4.6%N/A1.3 $119.10
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4/15/202114,740,000 shares $1.78 billion +24.0%N/A1.2 $120.84
3/31/202111,890,000 shares $1.37 billion +9.1%N/A0.9 $115.07
3/15/202110,900,000 shares $1.29 billion -23.7%N/A0.9 $118.30
2/26/202114,290,000 shares $1.80 billion -5.7%N/A1.2 $126.00
2/12/202115,150,000 shares $2.11 billion +7.4%N/A1.4 $139.16
1/29/202114,110,000 shares $1.78 billion -14.1%N/A1.3 $125.83
1/15/202116,420,000 shares $2.08 billion +19.5%N/A1.6 $126.45
12/31/202013,740,000 shares $1.50 billion -30.3%N/A1.7 $108.90
12/15/202019,710,000 shares $2.04 billion +13.3%N/A2.5 $103.56
11/30/202017,400,000 shares $1.72 billion -2.3%N/A2 $98.74
11/15/202017,810,000 shares $1.66 billion +7.7%N/A2.1 $93.22
10/30/202016,540,000 shares $1.40 billion -8.1%N/A2 $84.89
10/15/202018,000,000 shares $1.59 billion +19.6%N/A1.8 $88.60
9/30/202015,050,000 shares $1.22 billion -11.3%N/A1.3 $81.07
9/15/202016,960,000 shares $1.46 billion -8.8%N/A1.5 $85.85
8/31/202018,590,000 shares $1.47 billion -7.4%N/A1.7 $79.25
8/14/202020,070,000 shares $1.57 billion -12.6%N/A1.9 $78.41
7/31/202022,950,000 shares $1.81 billion +14.6%N/A2 $78.89
7/15/202020,030,000 shares $1.32 billion +51.2%N/A2.1 $66.06
6/30/202013,250,000 shares $747.17 million +7.3%N/A1.5 $56.39
6/15/202012,350,000 shares $691.60 million -16.7%N/A1.4 $56.00
5/29/202014,820,000 shares $745.89 million -14.8%N/A1.5 $50.33
5/15/202017,400,000 shares $866.52 million +30.5%N/A1.6 $49.80
4/30/202013,330,000 shares $708.22 million +33.2%N/A1.3 $53.13
4/15/202010,010,000 shares $497.10 million -4.7%N/A1 $49.66
3/31/202010,500,000 shares $553.67 million -30.4%N/A1.1 $52.73
3/13/202015,075,100 shares $728.58 million +8.1%0.3%1.8 $48.33
2/28/202013,940,000 shares $630.92 million +7.2%N/A1.7 $45.26
2/14/202013,010,000 shares $709.18 million -11.3%N/A1.8 $54.51

TSM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 31,650,000 shares of TSM short. 0.61% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing?

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. TSM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: Pinnbrook Capital Management LP, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Genus Capital Management Inc., Pelham Capital Ltd., IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, XR Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., CTC LLC, Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, HighTower Advisors LLC, Centiva Capital LP, TOMS Capital Investment Management LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, HBK Investments L P, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Alkeon Capital Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, DRW Securities LLC, Citigroup Inc., LMR Partners LLP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., and Baker Avenue Asset Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing?

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. 0.61% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,650,000 shares, a drop of 4.0% from the previous total of 32,970,000 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 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.61% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (3.63%), Arm Holdings plc (1.18%), NXP Semiconductors (3.86%), L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (1.02%), Vertiv Holdings Co (3.63%), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (1.17%), Nokia Oyj (1.03%), Ubiquiti Inc. (6.24%), STMicroelectronics (1.47%), GlobalFoundries Inc. (12.62%),

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. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock?

Short selling TSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing as its price is falling. TSM shares are trading up $1.13 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 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing?

A short squeeze for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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 TSM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing'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 TSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.



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