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Vistra (VST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$192.30 -3.94 (-2.01%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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Vistra Short Interest Data

Vistra (VST) has a short interest of 5,600 shares, representing 0.00% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -99.92% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, indicating that it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 4.90 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,600,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-99.92%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.08 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
339,330,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.00%
Today's Trading Volume
5,488,114 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,904,095 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
112%
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VST Short Interest Over Time

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Vistra 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
6/30/20255,600 shares $1.08 million -99.9%0.0%1.9 $193.74
6/15/20256,600,000 shares $1.15 billion -8.3%2.0%1 $173.68
5/31/20257,200,000 shares $1.15 billion -19.8%2.1%1 $160.34
5/15/20258,980,000 shares $1.37 billion +35.0%2.7%1.1 $152.18
4/30/20256,650,000 shares $862.44 million +5.9%2.0%0.8 $129.69
4/15/20256,280,000 shares $726.87 million -20.1%1.9%0.7 $115.74
3/31/20257,860,000 shares $923.79 million +12.8%2.3%0.8 $117.53
3/15/20256,970,000 shares $867.19 million +1.0%2.1%0.8 $124.42
2/28/20256,900,000 shares $923.54 million +0.9%2.1%0.8 $133.85
2/15/20256,840,000 shares $1.15 billion -16.3%2.0%0.9 $167.59
1/31/20258,170,000 shares $1.37 billion -16.6%2.4%1.1 $168.08
1/15/20259,790,000 shares $1.66 billion +3.1%2.9%1.5 $169.18
12/31/20249,500,000 shares $1.31 billion +31.0%2.8%1.6 $137.87
12/15/20247,250,000 shares $1.05 billion -12.7%2.2%1.1 $144.89
11/30/20248,300,000 shares $1.33 billion -4.9%2.5%1.1 $159.84
11/15/20248,730,000 shares $1.24 billion -9.4%2.6%1.2 $142.23
10/31/20249,640,000 shares $1.20 billion -9.0%2.8%1.3 $124.94
10/15/202410,590,000 shares $1.36 billion -22.9%3.1%1.4 $128.29
9/30/202413,730,000 shares $1.63 billion +0.9%4.0%1.9 $118.54
9/15/202413,610,000 shares $1.16 billion +12.3%4.0%2 $85.55
8/31/202412,120,000 shares $1.04 billion +13.2%3.6%1.8 $85.43
8/15/202410,710,000 shares $872.22 million +12.3%3.1%1.5 $81.44
7/31/20249,540,000 shares $755.76 million +13.2%2.8%1.2 $79.22
7/15/20248,430,000 shares $726.41 million -14.9%2.5%1 $86.17
6/30/20249,900,000 shares $851.20 million -24.8%2.9%1.2 $85.98
6/15/202413,170,000 shares $1.15 billion -9.0%3.8%1.6 $87.59
5/31/202414,470,000 shares $1.43 billion +20.5%4.2%1.8 $99.10
5/15/202412,010,000 shares $1.16 billion +4.7%3.5%1.5 $96.91
4/30/202411,470,000 shares $869.88 million +5.7%3.3%1.6 $75.84
4/15/202410,850,000 shares $740.19 million -10.5%3.2%2 $68.22
3/31/202412,120,000 shares $844.16 million +1.8%3.5%2.4 $69.65
3/15/202411,910,000 shares $733.30 million +1.5%3.5%2.6 $61.57
2/29/202411,740,000 shares $640.30 million +7.6%3.4%2.7 $54.54
2/15/202410,910,000 shares $494.99 million +26.6%3.1%2.9 $45.37
1/31/20248,620,000 shares $353.68 million -2.3%2.5%2.4 $41.03
1/15/20248,820,000 shares $345.92 million -6.6%2.5%2.5 $39.22
12/31/20239,440,000 shares $363.63 million -8.4%2.7%2.5 $38.52
12/15/202310,310,000 shares $388.48 million -19.6%2.9%2.6 $37.68
11/30/202312,820,000 shares $453.96 million -17.7%3.7%2.6 $35.41
11/15/202315,570,000 shares $540.28 million +3.7%4.4%3 $34.70
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10/31/202315,010,000 shares $491.13 million -4.9%4.3%2.8 $32.72
10/15/202315,780,000 shares $499.28 million +4.9%4.5%3.1 $31.64
9/30/202315,040,000 shares $499.03 million +46.3%4.3%3 $33.18
9/15/202310,280,000 shares $338.31 million +23.6%2.9%2.2 $32.91
8/31/20238,320,000 shares $261.50 million -3.6%2.4%2.2 $31.43
8/15/20238,630,000 shares $260.88 million -14.3%2.5%2.6 $30.23
7/31/202310,070,000 shares $282.56 million -4.5%2.8%3.1 $28.06
7/15/202310,540,000 shares $277.62 million +18.2%2.9%3.3 $26.34
6/30/20238,920,000 shares $234.06 million -11.6%2.5%2.8 $26.24
6/15/202310,090,000 shares $255.68 million +13.2%2.8%3 $25.34
5/31/20238,910,000 shares $213.66 million +2.4%2.5%2.6 $23.98
5/15/20238,700,000 shares $215.76 million +7.7%2.4%2.2 $24.80
4/30/20238,080,000 shares $192.79 million -0.4%2.2%2.1 $23.86
4/15/20238,110,000 shares $198.61 million -10.8%2.2%2.1 $24.49
3/31/20239,090,000 shares $218.16 million +19.6%2.5%2.4 $24.00
3/15/20237,600,000 shares $185.52 million -11.2%2.1%2 $24.41
2/28/20238,560,000 shares $188.23 million +4.0%2.3%2.4 $21.99
2/15/20238,230,000 shares $192.91 million +8.6%2.2%2.7 $23.44
1/31/20237,580,000 shares $174.79 million +22.7%2.0%2.4 $23.06
1/15/20236,180,000 shares $138.31 million +28.5%1.6%1.8 $22.38
12/30/20224,810,000 shares $111.59 million -18.3%1.3%1.4 $23.20
12/15/20225,890,000 shares $143.30 million -1.0%1.6%1.6 $24.33
11/30/20225,950,000 shares $144.76 million -15.1%1.6%1.5 $24.33
11/15/20227,010,000 shares $159.13 million +0.7%1.8%1.8 $22.70
10/31/20226,960,000 shares $159.87 million -41.1%1.8%1.7 $22.97
10/15/202211,810,000 shares $252.97 million +9.8%3.0%2.9 $21.42
9/30/202210,760,000 shares $225.96 million -1.1%2.7%2.6 $21.00
9/15/202210,880,000 shares $276.03 million +1.9%2.7%2.7 $25.37
8/31/202210,680,000 shares $264.33 million +6.4%2.7%2.4 $24.75
8/15/202210,040,000 shares $260.74 million -3.5%2.5%2.1 $25.97
7/31/202210,400,000 shares $268.84 million -11.9%2.6%2 $25.85
7/15/202211,810,000 shares $266.67 million +8.6%2.9%2.2 $22.58
6/30/202210,880,000 shares $248.61 million -14.7%2.7%1.9 $22.85
6/15/202212,760,000 shares $299.86 million -14.0%3.1%2.2 $23.50
5/31/202214,840,000 shares $391.33 million +24.4%3.6%2.9 $26.37
5/15/202211,930,000 shares $293.24 million -12.9%2.9%2.3 $24.58
4/30/202213,700,000 shares $342.77 million -7.7%3.3%2.9 $25.02
4/15/202214,840,000 shares $356.61 million +23.4%3.6%3.2 $24.03
3/31/202212,030,000 shares $279.70 million -21.5%2.9%2.6 $23.25
3/15/202215,330,000 shares $342.32 million +0.7%3.7%3.5 $22.33
2/28/202215,230,000 shares $347.55 million +9.5%3.6%3.4 $22.82
2/15/202213,910,000 shares $303.10 million -21.7%3.1%3.1 $21.79
1/31/202217,760,000 shares $387.35 million +9.9%3.9%4 $21.81
1/15/202216,160,000 shares $365.05 million -11.0%3.6%3.8 $22.59
12/31/202118,160,000 shares $413.50 million +0.2%4.0%4.3 $22.77
12/15/202118,130,000 shares $375.29 million +20.9%4.0%4.2 $20.70
11/30/202115,000,000 shares $298.20 million -7.1%3.3%3.4 $19.88
11/15/202116,150,000 shares $330.43 million -5.0%3.6%3.9 $20.46
10/29/202117,000,000 shares $333.03 million +26.1%3.8%4.3 $19.59
10/15/202113,480,000 shares $265.29 million +21.7%3.0%3.5 $19.68
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9/30/202111,080,000 shares $189.47 million +4.7%2.5%3.2 $17.10
9/15/202110,580,000 shares $195.10 million +10.2%2.3%2.9 $18.44
8/31/20219,600,000 shares $183.26 million -7.0%2.1%2.7 $19.09
8/13/202110,320,000 shares $189.89 million -8.8%2.3%2.6 $18.40
7/30/202111,320,000 shares $216.78 million +1.8%2.5%2.5 $19.15
7/15/202111,120,000 shares $209.28 million -15.6%2.5%2.1 $18.82
6/30/202113,170,000 shares $244.30 million -19.5%2.9%2.4 $18.55
6/15/202116,360,000 shares $301.19 million +11.0%3.6%3.1 $18.41
5/28/202114,740,000 shares $238.35 million +9.8%3.3%2.5 $16.17
5/14/202113,430,000 shares $215.69 million +30.5%3.0%1.9 $16.06
4/30/202110,290,000 shares $175.55 million +67.6%2.3%1.5 $17.06
4/15/20216,140,000 shares $108.25 million -9.7%1.4%1 $17.63
3/31/20216,800,000 shares $121.11 million -22.6%1.5%1.1 $17.81
3/15/20218,790,000 shares $161.74 million +5.8%2.0%1.4 $18.40
2/26/20218,310,000 shares $189.14 million +10.8%1.9%1.5 $22.76
2/12/20217,500,000 shares $161.40 million +8.7%1.7%1.9 $21.52
1/29/20216,900,000 shares $139.24 million -18.9%1.5%1.9 $20.18
1/15/20218,510,000 shares $181.52 million +16.6%1.9%2.4 $21.33
12/31/20207,300,000 shares $142.28 million +35.4%1.6%2.1 $19.49
12/15/20205,390,000 shares $97.77 million -26.1%1.2%1.5 $18.14
11/30/20207,290,000 shares $142.81 million -5.9%1.6%2 $19.59
10/30/20208,910,000 shares $154.50 million -2.9%2.0%2.6 $17.34
10/15/20209,180,000 shares $172.22 million +19.4%2.0%2.8 $18.76
9/30/20207,690,000 shares $145.03 million -11.3%1.7%2.2 $18.86
9/15/20208,670,000 shares $159.70 million -7.5%1.9%2.8 $18.42
8/31/20209,370,000 shares $180.19 million -2.7%2.1%2.9 $19.23
8/14/20209,630,000 shares $183.45 million -12.9%2.2%2.6 $19.05
7/31/202011,050,000 shares $206.19 million -4.8%2.4%2.9 $18.66

VST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vistra's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Vistra shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 5,600 shares of VST short. 0.00% of Vistra's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vistra's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Vistra?

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. VST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Vistra's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Vistra?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vistra: Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Troluce Capital Advisors LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Ripple Effect Asset Management LP, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Citigroup Inc., LPL Financial LLC, and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Vistra?

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. 0.00% of Vistra's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Vistra's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Vistra saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,600 shares, a drop of 99.9% from the previous total of 6,600,000 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 Vistra's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.00% of Vistra's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vistra: Constellation Energy Corporation (2.11%), NRG Energy, Inc. (3.21%), National Grid Transco, PLC (0.19%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.78%), Energy Transfer LP (0.78%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (3.97%), TC Energy Corporation (5.60%), Exelon Corporation (2.05%), Xcel Energy Inc. (0.98%), Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (0.28%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short Vistra stock?

Short selling VST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vistra as its price is falling. VST shares are trading down $3.94 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 Vistra?

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

How often is Vistra'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 VST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.



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