Abrdn (SLFPY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Abrdn shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 1,100 shares of SLFPY short. Learn More on Abrdn's current short interest.

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. SLFPY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Abrdn's short interest ratio.

Abrdn saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,100 shares, a decline of 15.4% from the previous total of 1,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "fin - misc svcs" compare to Abrdn: Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (1.28%), Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (3.03%), BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (0.01%), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (0.00%), Freedom Holding Corp. (3.70%), Blue Owl Capital Corporation (1.21%), StepStone Group Inc. (1.72%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (23.34%), Rithm Capital Corp. (2.04%), Virtu Financial, Inc. (3.41%),

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.

Short selling SLFPY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Abrdn as its price is falling. 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 Abrdn 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 SLFPY, 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 SLFPY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.