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Vale (VALE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$9.51 -0.24 (-2.46%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Vale Short Interest Data

Vale (VALE) has a short interest of 93.86 million shares, representing 2.20% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.84% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 30.61 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
93,860,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
102,960,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.84%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$856.47 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
4,539,007,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.20%
Today's Trading Volume
33,332,493 shares
Average Trading Volume
30,614,344 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
109%
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Vale 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
4/15/202593,860,000 shares $856.47 million -8.8%2.2%2.6 $9.13
3/31/2025102,960,000 shares $1.03 billion -4.6%2.4%2.8 $9.98
3/15/2025107,910,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.7%2.5%3.2 $9.83
2/28/2025113,190,000 shares $1.07 billion -15.0%2.7%3.3 $9.43
2/15/2025133,120,000 shares $1.30 billion -10.5%3.1%4 $9.78
1/31/2025148,660,000 shares $1.38 billion +62.5%3.5%4.5 $9.31
1/15/202591,490,000 shares $802.37 million +22.1%2.1%2.9 $8.77
12/31/202474,910,000 shares $664.45 million +24.0%1.8%2.6 $8.87
12/15/202460,390,000 shares $559.21 million -10.4%1.4%1.9 $9.26
11/30/202467,430,000 shares $664.86 million -6.3%1.6%2.2 $9.86
11/15/202471,940,000 shares $705.37 million -6.1%1.7%2.4 $9.81
10/31/202476,580,000 shares $819.02 million +5.0%1.8%2.5 $10.70
10/15/202472,920,000 shares $787.17 million -19.4%1.7%2.4 $10.80
9/30/202490,410,000 shares $1.06 billion +43.4%2.1%3.1 $11.69
9/15/202463,060,000 shares $662.76 million -3.7%1.5%2.3 $10.51
8/31/202465,500,000 shares $689.06 million -3.4%1.5%2.4 $10.52
8/15/202467,770,000 shares $691.59 million +18.1%1.6%2.5 $10.21
7/31/202457,380,000 shares $622.57 million +4.3%1.3%2.2 $10.85
7/15/202455,010,000 shares $633.44 million -20.2%1.3%2.2 $11.52
6/30/202468,890,000 shares $769.50 million +5.5%1.6%2.6 $11.17
6/15/202465,290,000 shares $735.17 million +11.6%1.5%2.5 $11.26
5/31/202458,530,000 shares $705.58 million +24.8%1.4%2.1 $12.06
5/15/202446,900,000 shares $589.06 million -5.3%1.1%1.7 $12.56
4/30/202449,530,000 shares $602.53 million -1.4%1.2%1.8 $12.17
4/15/202450,230,000 shares $602.76 million +32.1%1.2%1.8 $12.00
3/31/202438,020,000 shares $463.46 million +2.9%0.9%1.4 $12.19
3/15/202436,940,000 shares $441.80 million +9.1%0.9%1.5 $11.96
2/29/202433,870,000 shares $453.52 million -19.0%0.8%1.5 $13.39
2/15/202441,810,000 shares $552.94 million -1.7%1.0%1.9 $13.23
1/31/202442,520,000 shares $581.89 million -11.6%1.0%2 $13.69
1/15/202448,120,000 shares $710.73 million +4.7%1.1%2.2 $14.77
12/31/202345,960,000 shares $728.93 million -6.2%1.1%2.3 $15.86
12/15/202348,990,000 shares $732.89 million +6.7%1.1%2.4 $14.96
11/30/202345,920,000 shares $688.80 million -27.1%1.1%2.1 $15.00
11/15/202362,990,000 shares $949.57 million -5.8%1.5%2.9 $15.08
10/31/202366,880,000 shares $917.26 million +18.5%1.6%3.1 $13.72
10/15/202356,460,000 shares $739.06 million +1.8%1.3%2.7 $13.09
9/30/202355,440,000 shares $742.90 million +9.4%1.3%2.7 $13.40
9/15/202350,680,000 shares $725.74 million -2.8%1.2%2.4 $14.32
8/31/202352,150,000 shares $686.29 million +2.5%1.2%2.6 $13.16
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8/15/202350,900,000 shares $624.54 million +9.9%1.2%2.3 $12.27
7/31/202346,310,000 shares $677.52 million +21.8%1.1%2.1 $14.63
7/15/202338,010,000 shares $543.16 million -6.2%0.9%1.7 $14.29
6/30/202340,510,000 shares $543.64 million -2.2%0.9%1.8 $13.42
6/15/202341,440,000 shares $599.64 million -10.1%0.9%1.8 $14.47
5/31/202346,090,000 shares $584.42 million -7.1%1.0%2 $12.68
5/15/202349,590,000 shares $698.23 million +6.1%1.1%2.1 $14.08
4/30/202346,760,000 shares $673.81 million +13.4%1.1%2 $14.41
4/15/202341,240,000 shares $658.19 million +20.4%1.0%1.8 $15.96
3/31/202334,240,000 shares $540.31 million -39.3%0.8%1.5 $15.78
3/15/202356,440,000 shares $870.30 million +15.4%1.3%2.5 $15.42
2/28/202348,920,000 shares $799.35 million -10.5%1.2%2.1 $16.34
2/15/202354,670,000 shares $932.12 million -0.9%1.2%2.3 $17.05
1/31/202355,150,000 shares $1.03 billion +4.7%1.2%2.1 $18.68
1/15/202352,680,000 shares $970.89 million +0.0%1.2%1.6 $18.43
12/30/202252,670,000 shares $893.81 million -19.4%1.2%1.4 $16.97
12/15/202265,380,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.2%1.4%1.6 $16.40
11/30/202260,970,000 shares $1.01 billion -7.9%1.3%1.4 $16.50
11/15/202266,220,000 shares $1.05 billion +6.2%1.5%1.5 $15.81
10/31/202262,340,000 shares $806.68 million +14.3%1.4%1.5 $12.94
10/15/202254,560,000 shares $713.10 million +67.2%1.3%1.4 $13.07
9/30/202232,640,000 shares $434.76 million +21.8%0.8%0.9 $13.32
9/15/202226,790,000 shares $349.61 million +10.6%0.6%0.8 $13.05
8/31/202224,230,000 shares $300.94 million -20.1%0.6%0.7 $12.42
8/15/202230,340,000 shares $406.86 million +18.1%0.7%0.9 $13.41
7/31/202225,690,000 shares $345.79 million -31.6%0.6%0.8 $13.46
7/15/202237,560,000 shares $475.13 million +18.9%0.8%1.1 $12.65
6/30/202231,600,000 shares $462.31 million -0.7%0.6%0.9 $14.63
6/15/202231,820,000 shares $517.39 million -1.4%0.6%0.9 $16.26
5/31/202232,280,000 shares $582.65 million +10.2%0.7%0.9 $18.05
5/15/202229,290,000 shares $451.65 million +6.3%0.6%0.8 $15.42
4/30/202227,560,000 shares $465.49 million -21.2%0.6%0.7 $16.89
4/15/202234,960,000 shares $681.02 million +3.3%0.7%0.9 $19.48
3/31/202233,850,000 shares $676.66 million -33.0%0.7%0.9 $19.99
3/15/202250,490,000 shares $870.45 million -3.5%1.0%1.4 $17.24
2/28/202252,340,000 shares $967.77 million -2.6%1.1%1.6 $18.49
2/15/202253,750,000 shares $921.28 million +13.3%1.1%1.7 $17.14
1/31/202247,430,000 shares $719.99 million -24.3%1.0%1.4 $15.18
1/15/202262,640,000 shares $963.40 million +12.9%1.3%1.9 $15.38
12/31/202155,480,000 shares $777.83 million -21.6%1.1%1.7 $14.02
12/15/202170,720,000 shares $963.91 million -10.9%1.5%2 $13.63
11/30/202179,400,000 shares $982.18 million +19.5%1.6%2.1 $12.37
11/15/202166,450,000 shares $819.33 million +11.5%1.4%1.8 $12.33
10/29/202159,620,000 shares $758.96 million +70.3%1.2%1.7 $12.73
10/15/202135,000,000 shares $517.30 million +17.0%0.7%1.1 $14.78
9/30/202129,920,000 shares $417.38 million +31.2%0.6%1 $13.95
9/15/202122,800,000 shares $401.74 million -5.7%0.5%0.8 $17.62
8/31/202124,170,000 shares $460.92 million -45.1%0.5%1 $19.07
8/13/202143,990,000 shares $907.95 million -0.1%0.9%1.7 $20.64
7/30/202144,020,000 shares $925.30 million -18.3%0.9%1.6 $21.02
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7/15/202153,860,000 shares $1.21 billion +7.0%1.1%1.9 $22.54
6/30/202150,350,000 shares $1.15 billion -12.3%1.0%1.7 $22.81
6/15/202157,430,000 shares $1.27 billion -5.6%1.1%1.9 $22.14
5/28/202160,850,000 shares $1.31 billion -4.8%1.2%2.1 $21.52
5/14/202163,890,000 shares $1.36 billion +6.6%1.3%2.1 $21.27
4/30/202159,910,000 shares $1.26 billion -9.7%1.2%2.1 $21.06
4/15/202166,370,000 shares $1.26 billion +10.4%1.3%2.4 $18.91
3/31/202160,120,000 shares $1.02 billion -6.0%1.2%2.1 $17.02
3/15/202163,970,000 shares $1.13 billion -23.2%1.3%2.2 $17.62
2/26/202183,300,000 shares $1.45 billion +6.0%1.6%2.8 $17.40
2/12/202178,590,000 shares $1.37 billion -6.2%1.5%2.6 $17.37
1/29/202183,750,000 shares $1.40 billion -10.8%1.6%2.6 $16.75
1/15/202193,870,000 shares $1.78 billion +1.1%1.8%3 $18.94
12/31/202092,870,000 shares $1.57 billion +5.9%1.8%3 $16.95
12/15/202087,730,000 shares $1.44 billion -22.9%1.7%2.9 $16.46
11/30/2020113,750,000 shares $1.68 billion +34.5%2.2%3.4 $14.73
10/30/202072,790,000 shares $783.95 million +5.2%1.4%2.6 $10.77
10/15/202069,210,000 shares $784.84 million +0.4%1.4%2.4 $11.34
9/30/202068,940,000 shares $729.39 million +5.8%1.3%2.3 $10.58
9/15/202065,170,000 shares $771.61 million +6.3%1.3%2.3 $11.84
8/31/202061,300,000 shares $674.30 million +44.8%1.2%2.3 $11.00
8/14/202042,340,000 shares $479.71 million +24.0%0.8%1.5 $11.33
7/31/202034,160,000 shares $397.62 million -20.3%0.7%1.2 $11.64
7/15/202042,880,000 shares $497.41 million +40.5%0.8%1.5 $11.60
6/30/202030,530,000 shares $311.71 million +10.8%0.6%1.1 $10.21
6/15/202027,550,000 shares $292.31 million +28.6%0.5%1 $10.61
5/29/202021,420,000 shares $209.06 million -16.7%0.4%0.7 $9.76
5/15/202025,710,000 shares $212.62 million +10.1%0.5%0.8 $8.27
4/30/202023,360,000 shares $192.72 million -8.3%0.5%0.7 $8.25

VALE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vale's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Vale shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 93,860,000 shares of VALE short. 2.20% of Vale's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vale's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Vale?

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. VALE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Vale's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Vale?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vale: Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, IMC Chicago LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Westchester Capital Management LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Summit Securities Group LLC, Sagil Capital LLP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, and Genus Capital Management Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Vale?

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. 2.20% of Vale's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Vale's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Vale saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 93,860,000 shares, a drop of 8.8% from the previous total of 102,960,000 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 Vale's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.20% of Vale's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vale: BHP Group Limited (0.50%), Cameco Co. (4.15%), Teck Resources Limited (2.07%), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (2.70%), Summit Materials, Inc. (3.99%), Knife River Co. (4.57%), MP Materials Corp. (24.30%), Hudbay Minerals Inc. (2.22%), NexGen Energy Ltd. (14.93%), Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (20.08%),

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 ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Vale stock?

Short selling VALE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vale as its price is falling. VALE shares are trading down $0.24 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 Vale?

A short squeeze for Vale 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 VALE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Vale'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 VALE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.



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