Biggest Nasdaq Changes in Short Interest vs Float as of Aug. 31
By Bloomberg News -
2011-09-13T00:15:56Z
The following tables show companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market that have the largest changes in short interest as a percentage of shares available for trading as of the Aug. 31 settlement date.
TOP 25 INCREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT
Aug. 31 Aug. 15
Short Interest Short Interest
Ticker Name /Free Float % /Free Float % Increase %
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KIOR KIOR INC - CL A 58.99 37.60 21.40
SODA SODASTREAM INTER 38.72 27.08 11.64
SKUL SKULLCANDY INC 25.97 18.07 7.91
EDMC EDUCATION MGMT 28.76 21.09 7.67
INTX INTERSECTIONS IN 13.32 7.34 5.99
Z ZILLOW INC 13.92 8.32 5.60
ASIA ASIAINFO-LINKAGE 28.95 24.07 4.88
CIEN CIENA CORP 27.62 23.02 4.60
LEAP LEAP WIRELESS 21.59 17.02 4.57
CMLS CUMULUS MEDIA-A 37.26 32.84 4.42
ABCD CAMBIUM LEARNING 8.29 3.97 4.32
SMSI SMITH MICRO SOFT 12.38 8.32 4.06
ACOM ANCESTRY.COM INC 25.54 21.67 3.87
IRBT IROBOT CORP 14.21 10.36 3.85
PLCE CHILDRENS PLACE 28.19 24.35 3.84
GNOM COMPLETE GENOMIC 16.68 12.84 3.84
ATPG ATP OIL & GAS 44.19 40.40 3.80
MITK MITEK SYSTEMS 8.18 4.77 3.41
DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR 12.65 9.33 3.32
YRCW YRC WORLDWIDE IN 30.03 26.73 3.30
CLWR CLEARWIRE -CL A 28.17 25.01 3.16
LORL LORAL SPACE & CO 5.42 2.41 3.01
ARRS ARRIS GROUP INC 10.77 7.79 2.98
SIGA SIGA TECH INC 21.18 18.32 2.85
ULTI ULTIMATE SOFTWAR 12.05 9.22 2.83
TOP 25 DECREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT
Aug. 31 Aug. 15
Short Interest Short Interest
Ticker Name /Free Float % /Free Float % Decrease %
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ZAGG ZAGG INC 52.91 67.69 -14.77
NGSX NEUROGESX INC 2.60 13.65 -11.05
CBOU CARIBOU COFFEE 5.18 12.75 -7.57
CFFN CAPITOL FEDERAL 2.20 9.51 -7.31
RBCN RUBICON TECHNOLO 32.35 38.25 -5.90
RLOC REACHLOCAL INC 37.12 42.07 -4.95
SINO SINO-GLOBAL SHIP 3.09 7.99 -4.91
PATH NUPATHE INC 8.06 12.62 -4.56
STRA STRAYER EDUCATIO 18.36 22.79 -4.43
ABIO ARCA BIOPHARMA 6.31 10.43 -4.13
ASYS AMTECH SYS INC 8.32 11.92 -3.60
BFSB BROOKLYN FEDERAL 1.30 4.86 -3.56
CADX CADENCE PHARMACE 38.54 42.10 -3.56
CFSG CHINA FIRE & SEC 16.00 19.28 -3.29
PNBK PATRIOT NATL BNC 4.56 7.85 -3.28
VVUS VIVUS INC 19.62 22.70 -3.08
LPHI LIFE PARTNERS HO 22.41 25.41 -3.00
QNST QUINSTREET INC 9.80 12.80 -3.00
ENOC ENERNOC INC 16.20 19.13 -2.93
EDGR EDGAR ONLINE INC 0.15 3.03 -2.89
NVLS NOVELLUS SYS 11.11 13.86 -2.75
DNKN DUNKIN' BRANDS G 9.81 12.52 -2.71
DSCI DERMA SCIENCES 2.92 5.61 -2.69
QTWW QUANTUM FUEL SYS 10.37 13.03 -2.66
ENZN ENZON PHARMACEUT 16.94 19.48 -2.54
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