Vulcan Materials (VMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vulcan Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 185,900 shares of VMC short. 0.14% of Vulcan Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vulcan Materials' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vulcan Materials: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., and Fulcrum Asset Management LLP. 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. 0.14% of Vulcan Materials' floating shares are currently sold short.

Vulcan Materials saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 185,900 shares, a decrease of 94.2% from the previous total of 3,180,000 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.

0.14% of Vulcan Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vulcan Materials: Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (9.90%), Crh Plc (1.86%), Dycom Industries, Inc. (2.75%), Eagle Materials Inc (3.41%), Knife River Corporation (5.21%), Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (3.34%), NVR, Inc. (2.93%), United Rentals, Inc. (13.76%), James Hardie Industries PLC. (9.58%), Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (1.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VMC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vulcan Materials as its price is falling. VMC shares are trading down $2.52 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 Vulcan Materials 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 VMC, 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 VMC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.