Kumba Iron Ore (KIROY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.14 -0.01 (-0.16%) As of 09/5/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartDividendHeadlinesShort InterestBuy This Stock Kumba Iron Ore Short Interest DataKumba Iron Ore (KIROY) has a short interest of 14,200 shares. This marks a -11.80% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.9, indicating that it would take 8.9 days of the average trading volume of 29,835 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest14,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.80%Dollar Volume Sold Short$82.36 thousandShort Interest Ratio8.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares966,350,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.00%Today's Trading Volume10,313 sharesAverage Trading Volume29,835 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average35% Short Selling Kumba Iron Ore? 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKIROY Short Interest Over TimeKIROY Days to Cover Over TimeKIROY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Kumba Iron Ore Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/202514,200 shares $82.36 thousand -11.8%N/A8.9 $5.80 7/31/202516,100 shares $94.83 thousand +103.8%0.0%2.7 $5.89 7/15/20257,900 shares $44.77 thousand +43.6%N/A1.1 $5.67 6/30/20255,500 shares $30.86 thousand -22.5%0.0%0.5 $5.61 6/15/20257,100 shares $39.37 thousand -5.3%0.0%0.7 $5.55 5/31/20257,500 shares $42.94 thousand -74.1%0.0%1.1 $5.73 5/15/202529,000 shares $170.81 thousand +267.1%0.0%3.9 $5.89 4/30/20257,900 shares $47.08 thousand -49.7%N/A1.2 $5.96 4/15/202515,700 shares $84.62 thousand +166.1%0.0%0.4 $5.39 3/31/20255,900 shares $34.22 thousand -65.9%0.0%0.3 $5.80 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KIROY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kumba Iron Ore and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/202517,300 shares $111.93 thousand +147.1%0.0%1.2 $6.47 2/28/20257,000 shares $46.76 thousand +2.9%0.0%1.5 $6.68 2/15/20256,800 shares $43.83 thousand +4.6%0.0%2 $6.45 1/31/20256,500 shares $45.27 thousand +27.5%N/A1.3 $6.97 1/15/20255,100 shares $32.64 thousand -55.7%N/A1.3 $6.40 12/31/202411,500 shares $66.36 thousand +109.1%N/A1.6 $5.77 12/15/20245,500 shares $36.30 thousand -26.7%N/A1.3 $6.60 11/30/20247,500 shares $46.88 thousand +41.5%N/A2.6 $6.25 11/15/20245,300 shares $32.54 thousand +3.9%N/A0.5 $6.14 10/31/20245,100 shares $33.00 thousand -25.0%N/A0.1 $6.47 10/15/20246,800 shares $46.98 thousand +21.4%N/A0.3 $6.91 9/30/20245,600 shares $42.87 thousand +9.8%N/A1.1 $7.66 9/15/20245,100 shares $33.30 thousand -29.2%N/A2.1 $6.53 8/31/20247,200 shares $47.16 thousand -5.3%N/A0.7 $6.55 8/15/20247,600 shares $54.19 thousand +4.1%N/A1.4 $7.13 7/31/20247,300 shares $53.14 thousand -2.7%N/A0.7 $7.28 7/15/20247,500 shares $59.93 thousand -1.3%N/A0.7 $7.99 6/30/20247,600 shares $62.70 thousand +22.6%N/A3.5 $8.25 6/15/20246,200 shares $49.41 thousand +19.2%N/A3.1 $7.97 5/31/20245,200 shares $44.46 thousand -72.2%N/A3.1 $8.55 5/15/202418,700 shares $185.50 thousand +122.6%N/A3 $9.92 4/30/20248,400 shares $68.88 thousand -22.9%N/A2.7 $8.20 4/15/202410,900 shares $92.87 thousand +23.9%N/A3.4 $8.52 3/31/20248,800 shares $71.84 thousand +25.7%N/A0.1 $8.16 3/15/20247,000 shares $52.71 thousand +29.6%N/A3.5 $7.53 2/29/20245,400 shares $50.92 thousand -14.3%N/A0.6 $9.43 2/15/20246,300 shares $60.57 thousand +6.8%N/A4.8 $9.62 1/15/20245,400 shares $51.79 thousand -1.8%N/A6.8 $9.59 12/31/20235,500 shares $61.05 thousand -17.9%N/A5.2 $11.10 12/15/20236,700 shares $71.09 thousand -84.3%N/A3.2 $10.61 11/30/202342,700 shares $455.18 thousand +737.3%N/A2 $10.66 11/15/20235,100 shares $52.38 thousand No ChangeN/A1.1 $10.27 10/31/20235,100 shares $45.90 thousand -7.3%N/A0.9 $9.00 10/15/20235,500 shares $45.87 thousand No ChangeN/A4.6 $8.34 9/30/20235,500 shares $43.52 thousand +3.8%N/A3.4 $7.91 9/15/20235,300 shares $43.80 thousand +3.9%N/A2.4 $8.27 8/31/20235,100 shares $38.51 thousand -7.3%N/A0.9 $7.55 8/15/20235,500 shares $40.32 thousand +1.9%N/A1.9 $7.33 7/31/20235,400 shares $48.65 thousand -73.4%N/A1.3 $9.01 7/15/202320,300 shares $168.69 thousand +118.3%N/A7 $8.31 6/30/20239,300 shares $73.57 thousand +6.9%N/A1 $7.91 6/15/20238,700 shares $84.48 thousand +7.4%N/A0.9 $9.71 5/31/20238,100 shares $58.35 thousand +32.8%N/A0.6 $7.20 5/15/20236,100 shares $50.20 thousand +19.6%N/A0.2 $8.23 4/30/20235,100 shares $42.13 thousand -1.9%N/A2.3 $8.26 4/15/20235,200 shares $48.00 thousand -5.5%N/A4.3 $9.23 3/31/20235,500 shares $46.04 thousand +5.8%N/A3.7 $8.37 3/15/20235,200 shares $42.04 thousand -22.4%N/A0.5 $8.08 2/28/20236,700 shares $58.38 thousand +13.6%N/A1 $8.71 2/15/20235,900 shares $56.49 thousand +13.5%N/A1.4 $9.58 1/31/20235,200 shares $53.33 thousand -21.2%N/A0.5 $10.26 1/15/20236,600 shares $71.30 thousand +26.9%N/A0.9 $10.80 12/30/20225,200 shares $51.38 thousand -17.5%N/A0.4 $9.88 12/15/20226,300 shares $55.99 thousand -43.8%N/A0.6 $8.89 11/30/202211,200 shares $102.59 thousand +67.2%N/A0.9 $9.16 11/15/20226,700 shares $61.91 thousand -8.2%N/A1.3 $9.24 10/31/20227,300 shares $47.75 thousand +5.8%N/A1.2 $6.54 10/15/20226,900 shares $44.44 thousand -9.2%N/A3 $6.44 9/30/20227,600 shares $53.20 thousand -38.2%N/A0.2 $7.00 9/15/202212,300 shares $92.17 thousand +38.2%N/A1.3 $7.49 8/31/20228,900 shares $66.93 thousand -8.3%N/A0.5 $7.52 8/15/20229,700 shares $89.73 thousand +15.5%N/A0.1 $9.25 7/31/20228,400 shares $83.45 thousand -30.0%N/A1.8 $9.94 7/15/202212,000 shares $104.95 thousand +81.8%N/A2 $8.75 6/30/20226,600 shares $68.64 thousand -4.4%N/A1.3 $10.40 6/15/20226,900 shares $80.27 thousand +11.3%N/A0.7 $11.63 5/31/20226,200 shares $78.43 thousand -48.3%N/A0.9 $12.65 5/15/202212,000 shares $120 thousand -42.9%N/A1.7 $10.00 4/30/202221,000 shares $233.94 thousand +165.8%N/A1.1 $11.14 4/15/20227,900 shares $116.21 thousand -70.0%N/A0.5 $14.71 3/31/202226,300 shares $390.03 thousand +651.4%N/A1.4 $14.83 3/15/20223,500 shares $45.01 thousand -27.1%N/A0.1 $12.86 2/28/20224,800 shares $64.56 thousand -74.1%N/A0.3 $13.45 2/15/202218,500 shares $268.81 thousand +81.4%N/A1 $14.53 1/31/202210,200 shares $123.42 thousand +8.5%N/A0.2 $12.10 1/15/20229,400 shares $103.16 thousand +176.5%N/A0.4 $10.97 12/31/20213,400 shares $33.73 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $9.92 12/15/20213,400 shares $32.54 thousand +17.2%N/A0.2 $9.57 11/30/20212,900 shares $28.16 thousand +38.1%N/A0.3 $9.71 11/15/20212,100 shares $19.23 thousand -59.6%N/A0.2 $9.16 10/29/20215,200 shares $53.77 thousand -10.3%N/A0.7 $10.34 10/15/20215,800 shares $68.99 thousand +48.7%N/A2.1 $11.90 9/30/20213,900 shares $42.39 thousand +875.0%N/A0.4 $10.87 9/15/2021400 shares $5.56 thousand -93.0%N/A0.1 $13.89 8/31/20215,700 shares $83.90 thousand +307.1%N/A0.5 $14.72 8/13/20211,400 shares $23.41 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $16.72 6/30/2021100 shares $1.47 thousand -50.0%N/A0.5 $14.72 6/15/2021200 shares $2.92 thousand -60.0%N/A0 $14.62 5/28/2021500 shares $7.35 thousand -98.3%N/A2.5 $14.70 5/14/202129,300 shares $497.81 thousand +5,760.0%N/A4.7 $16.99 4/30/2021500 shares $7.97 thousand -80.8%N/A0.1 $15.94 4/15/20212,600 shares $37.57 thousand +225.0%N/A3.3 $14.45 3/31/2021800 shares $10.30 thousand -42.9%N/A0.1 $12.87 3/15/20211,400 shares $19.67 thousand +600.0%N/A1.2 $14.05 2/26/2021200 shares $2.87 thousand -33.3%N/A1 $14.33 2/12/2021300 shares $4.34 thousand -25.0%N/A0.6 $14.48 1/29/2021400 shares $5.40 thousand -42.9%N/A1 $13.50 1/15/2021500 shares $7.28 thousand +25.0%N/A0 $14.57 12/31/20209,800 shares $145.43 thousand +1,860.0%N/A0.3 $14.84 12/15/2020500 shares $6.66 thousand +25.0%N/A0 $13.31 11/30/2020400 shares $4.34 thousand +300.0%N/A0.4 $10.85 11/15/2020100 shares $1.06 thousand -95.2%N/A0.3 $10.61 10/30/20202,100 shares $20.43 thousand -47.5%N/A0.6 $9.73 10/15/20204,000 shares $42.04 thousand -7.0%N/A2.5 $10.51 9/30/20204,300 shares $42.16 thousand -20.4%N/A14.3 $9.81 9/15/20205,400 shares $60.21 thousand -8.5%N/A18 $11.15 KIROY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Kumba Iron Ore's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Kumba Iron Ore shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 14,200 shares of KIROY short. Learn More on Kumba Iron Ore's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Kumba Iron Ore? 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. KIROY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Kumba Iron Ore's short interest ratio. Is Kumba Iron Ore's short interest increasing or decreasing? Kumba Iron Ore saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,200 shares, a decline of 11.8% from the previous total of 16,100 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 Kumba Iron Ore's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Kumba Iron Ore: Mesabi Trust (3.49%), Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (0.04%), Vale S.A. (1.63%), Klabin SA (0.00%), Steel Dynamics, Inc. (2.19%), LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (5.35%), Fresnillo PLC (0.15%), Dow Inc. (3.82%), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (1.99%), Bunge Global SA (2.82%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Kumba Iron Ore stock? Short selling KIROY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kumba Iron Ore as its price is falling. KIROY shares are trading down $0.01 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 Kumba Iron Ore? A short squeeze for Kumba Iron Ore 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 KIROY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Kumba Iron Ore'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 KIROY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. 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