Aflac (AFL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Write this ticker symbol down… (From StocksToTrade) (Ad) Free AFL Stock Alerts $88.79 +0.44 (+0.50%) (As of 06/7/2024 08:51 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Aflac Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest14,820,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,780,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+15.96%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.30 billionShort Interest Ratio6.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares568,220,000 sharesFloat Size512,120,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.89%Today's Trading Volume1,683,700 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,219,306 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average76% Short Selling Aflac ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Aflac and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAFL Short Interest Over TimeAFL Days to Cover Over TimeAFL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… YetThere’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. But there’s one signal you should pay attention to above all others: Venture capital firms. You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… Aflac Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202414,820,000 shares $1.30 billion +16.0%2.9%6.7 $87.49 4/30/202412,780,000 shares $1.07 billion +0.2%2.5%5.5 $83.64 4/15/202412,760,000 shares $1.02 billion +0.5%2.5%5.3 $80.27 3/31/202412,700,000 shares $1.09 billion +11.4%2.5%5.7 $85.86 3/15/202411,400,000 shares $961.82 million +16.7%2.2%5.2 $84.37 2/29/20249,770,000 shares $788.83 million +5.4%1.9%4.4 $80.74 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AFL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Aflac and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20249,270,000 shares $743.27 million -9.0%1.8%4.1 $80.18 1/31/202410,190,000 shares $859.42 million +3.2%1.9%4.5 $84.34 1/15/20249,870,000 shares $816.64 million +0.8%1.9%4.4 $82.74 12/31/20239,790,000 shares $807.68 million -11.6%1.9%4.1 $82.50 12/15/202311,080,000 shares $892.05 million +2.1%2.1%4.6 $80.51 11/30/202310,850,000 shares $897.30 million -4.3%2.1%4.5 $82.70 11/15/202311,340,000 shares $911.96 million -1.1%2.2%4.9 $80.42 10/31/202311,470,000 shares $895.92 million -2.3%2.2%4.9 $78.11 10/15/202311,740,000 shares $942.14 million -6.5%2.2%5.1 $80.25 9/30/202312,550,000 shares $963.21 million -1.3%2.4%5.7 $76.75 9/15/202312,710,000 shares $972.44 million -0.6%2.4%5.9 $76.51 8/31/202312,790,000 shares $953.75 million +3.8%2.4%5.8 $74.57 8/15/202312,320,000 shares $932.62 million +6.4%2.3%5.4 $75.70 7/31/202311,580,000 shares $837.70 million -1.5%2.2%5.1 $72.34 7/15/202311,750,000 shares $817.57 million +2.5%2.2%5.2 $69.58 6/30/202311,460,000 shares $799.91 million -1.9%2.1%4.9 $69.80 6/15/202311,680,000 shares $814.80 million +6.2%2.1%5 $69.76 5/31/202311,000,000 shares $706.31 million -0.9%2.0%4.4 $64.21 5/15/202311,100,000 shares $733.60 million +27.2%2.0%4.5 $66.09 4/30/20238,730,000 shares $609.79 million -1.8%1.6%3.6 $69.85 4/15/20238,890,000 shares $588.61 million +6.1%1.6%3.4 $66.21 3/31/20238,380,000 shares $540.68 million -4.6%1.4%3.2 $64.52 3/15/20238,780,000 shares $537.69 million -3.3%1.5%3.2 $61.24 2/28/20239,080,000 shares $618.80 million -11.8%1.6%3.5 $68.15 2/15/202310,290,000 shares $712.79 million +9.6%1.8%3.9 $69.27 1/31/20239,390,000 shares $690.17 million -4.2%1.7%3.3 $73.50 1/15/20239,800,000 shares $713.93 million -1.9%1.7%3.5 $72.85 12/30/20229,990,000 shares $718.68 million -4.4%1.8%3.7 $71.94 12/15/202210,450,000 shares $724.50 million +11.8%1.9%3.9 $69.33 11/30/20229,350,000 shares $672.55 million +0.3%1.7%3.4 $71.93 11/15/20229,320,000 shares $654.54 million -2.0%1.7%3.5 $70.23 10/31/20229,510,000 shares $619.20 million +4.2%1.7%3.7 $65.11 10/15/20229,130,000 shares $539.86 million -0.4%1.6%3.6 $59.13 9/30/20229,170,000 shares $515.35 million -4.7%1.6%3.7 $56.20You won't believe what Citigroup just did to it's depositors (Ad)The FEDNOW Biden Dollar ends cash in a matter of WEEKS Stumbling Biden's dollar next phases begins Oct 21st This guide shows you what to do next. In a cashless society, Biden forces you to use the government's new "digital dollar"...CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR GUIDE NOW 9/15/20229,620,000 shares $572.97 million +9.6%1.7%3.9 $59.56 8/31/20228,780,000 shares $521.71 million -3.4%1.5%3.7 $59.42 8/15/20229,090,000 shares $582.40 million -2.8%1.6%3.6 $64.07 7/31/20229,350,000 shares $535.76 million +6.5%1.6%3.6 $57.30 7/15/20228,780,000 shares $476.84 million +0.7%1.5%3.3 $54.31 6/30/20228,720,000 shares $482.48 million -9.5%1.5%3.2 $55.33 6/15/20229,630,000 shares $522.23 million -11.2%1.7%3.6 $54.23 5/31/202210,850,000 shares $657.18 million +10.5%1.9%4 $60.57 5/15/20229,820,000 shares $552.67 million -5.4%1.7%3.5 $56.28 4/30/202210,380,000 shares $594.57 million +1.3%1.8%3.6 $57.28 4/15/202210,250,000 shares $669.63 million -1.6%1.7%3.3 $65.33 3/31/202210,420,000 shares $670.94 million -8.9%1.8%3.3 $64.39 3/15/202211,440,000 shares $700.81 million -20.6%1.9%3.5 $61.26 2/28/202214,410,000 shares $880.31 million -2.5%2.4%4.3 $61.09 2/15/202214,780,000 shares $954.20 million +7.1%2.5%4.3 $64.56 1/31/202213,800,000 shares $866.92 million -1.2%2.4%4.2 $62.82 1/15/202213,970,000 shares $894.92 million +8.6%2.3%4.4 $64.06 12/31/202112,860,000 shares $750.90 million -10.6%2.2%4.1 $58.39 12/15/202114,380,000 shares $824.69 million +7.6%2.4%4.8 $57.35 11/30/202113,360,000 shares $723.31 million -4.1%2.2%4.5 $54.14 11/15/202113,930,000 shares $801.95 million -2.2%2.3%4.9 $57.57 10/29/202114,240,000 shares $764.26 million -4.8%2.4%5.2 $53.67 10/15/202114,950,000 shares $830.47 million -0.7%2.5%5.5 $55.55 9/30/202115,060,000 shares $785.08 million -1.0%2.5%5.3 $52.13 9/15/202115,210,000 shares $831.38 million -1.1%2.5%4.9 $54.66 8/31/202115,380,000 shares $871.74 million +3.6%2.5%5 $56.68 8/13/202114,850,000 shares $850.31 million -2.7%2.5%4.6 $57.26 7/30/202115,260,000 shares $839.30 million +12.5%2.5%4.6 $55.00 7/15/202113,560,000 shares $726.68 million -1.9%2.2%4.1 $53.59 6/30/202113,820,000 shares $741.58 million -4.8%2.3%4.2 $53.66 6/15/202114,520,000 shares $804.41 million +6.9%2.4%4.9 $55.40 5/28/202113,580,000 shares $769.71 million +10.3%2.2%4.4 $56.68 5/14/202112,310,000 shares $683.21 million +10.4%2.0%3.6 $55.50 4/30/202111,150,000 shares $604.55 million +3.7%1.8%3.2 $54.22 4/15/202110,750,000 shares $568.35 million +4.5%1.7%2.9 $52.87 3/31/202110,290,000 shares $533.33 million -12.4%1.6%2.7 $51.83 3/15/202111,750,000 shares $609.12 million +22.8%N/A3 $51.84 2/26/20219,570,000 shares $465.58 million +35.6%1.5%2.5 $48.65 2/12/20217,060,000 shares $331.04 million +17.5%1.1%1.9 $46.89 1/29/20216,010,000 shares $277.18 million -22.1%1.0%1.5 $46.12 1/15/20217,710,000 shares $361.37 million +21.6%1.2%1.9 $46.87 12/31/20206,340,000 shares $279.02 million -30.3%1.0%1.6 $44.01 12/15/20209,100,000 shares $402.22 million -10.5%1.4%2.3 $44.20 11/30/202010,170,000 shares $460.50 million +12.8%1.6%2.5 $45.28 11/15/20209,020,000 shares $374.51 million +5.0%1.4%2.3 $41.52 10/30/20208,590,000 shares $293.95 million -13.5%1.3%2.3 $34.22 10/15/20209,930,000 shares $367.21 million +4.2%1.5%2.9 $36.98 9/30/20209,530,000 shares $346.42 million -10.6%1.5%2.7 $36.35 9/15/202010,660,000 shares $391.12 million +20.3%1.6%3 $36.69 8/31/20208,860,000 shares $321.80 million -1.5%1.4%2.6 $36.32You won't believe what Citigroup just did to it's depositors (Ad)The FEDNOW Biden Dollar ends cash in a matter of WEEKS Stumbling Biden's dollar next phases begins Oct 21st This guide shows you what to do next. In a cashless society, Biden forces you to use the government's new "digital dollar"...CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR GUIDE NOW 8/14/20208,990,000 shares $342.25 million -0.1%1.4%2.5 $38.07 7/31/20209,000,000 shares $320.13 million +8.7%1.4%2.3 $35.57 7/15/20208,280,000 shares $300.40 million +22.7%1.3%2.1 $36.28 6/30/20206,750,000 shares $243.20 million -15.4%1.0%1.7 $36.03 6/15/20207,980,000 shares $296.22 million -8.3%1.2%1.7 $37.12 5/29/20208,700,000 shares $317.29 million -17.6%N/A1.7 $36.47 5/15/202010,560,000 shares $348.37 million +5.6%1.6%2 $32.99 4/30/202010,000,000 shares $372.40 million -2.8%1.5%2.1 $37.24 4/15/202010,290,000 shares $367.87 million -5.8%1.6%2.1 $35.75 3/31/202010,920,000 shares $396.29 million -27.7%1.7%2.3 $36.29 3/13/202015,102,800 shares $575.11 million +11.3%2.3%4.3 $38.08 2/28/202013,570,000 shares $348.61 million +6.4%2.0%3.9 $25.69 2/14/202012,750,000 shares $500.06 million +1.5%N/A4.3 $39.22 1/31/202012,560,000 shares $584.67 million +0.8%1.9%4.4 $46.55 1/15/202012,460,000 shares $659.63 million +3.5%1.8%4.5 $52.94 12/31/201912,040,000 shares $630.78 million +11.0%1.8%4.5 $52.39 AFL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Aflac's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Aflac shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 14,820,000 shares of AFL short. 2.89% of Aflac's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Aflac's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Aflac? 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. AFL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Aflac's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Aflac? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Aflac: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., SG Americas Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Mission Wealth Management LP, Caas Capital Management LP, and Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Aflac? 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. 2.89% of Aflac's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Aflac's short interest increasing or decreasing? Aflac saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,820,000 shares, an increase of 16.0% from the previous total of 12,780,000 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. What is Aflac's float size? Aflac currently has issued a total of 568,220,000 shares. Some of Aflac's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Aflac currently has a public float of 512,120,000 shares. How does Aflac's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.89% of Aflac's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Aflac: MetLife, Inc. (1.29%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.26%), Humana Inc. (3.03%), Centene Co. (1.80%), Unum Group (2.20%), Primerica, Inc. (2.13%), Lincoln National Co. (2.13%), Oscar Health, Inc. (2.95%), American Equity Investment Life Holding (2.12%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (1.92%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Aflac stock? Short selling AFL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Aflac as its price is falling. AFL shares are trading up $0.44 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 Aflac? A short squeeze for Aflac 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 AFL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Aflac'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 AFL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: MetLife Short Interest Data Prudential Financial Short Interest Data Humana Short Interest Data Centene Short Interest Data Unum Group Short Interest Data Primerica Short Interest Data Lincoln National Short Interest Data Oscar Health Short Interest Data American Equity Investment Life Short Interest Data CNO Financial Group Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:AFL) was last updated on 6/10/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWrite this ticker symbol down…A megatrend now poised to mint a brand-new wave of millionaires right here in America. 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