Largest Nasdaq Short Interest Percent Increases as of Feb. 29
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2012-03-09T23:13:23Z
The following are the 200 largest short interest percent increases on the Nasdaq Stock Market as of the Feb. 29 settlement date. This list includes securities with a short position of at least 200,000 shares.
Ticker Symbol Company Feb. 29 Feb. 15 % Change ============================================================================= QLGC QLOGIC CORP 4,592,353 1,742,599 163.5 NYMT NEW YORK MTGE 876,112 345,889 153.3 MTGE AMERICAN CAPITAL 1,220,583 492,516 147.8 GSVC GSV CAPITAL CORP 530,623 224,517 136.3 GNOM COMPLETE GENOMIC 3,533,518 1,570,811 124.9 ACHC ACADIA HEALTHCAR 604,867 280,863 115.4 DSCO DISCOVERY LABS 2,075,705 1,071,160 93.8 SQQQ PROSHARES UL SHO 903,722 467,720 93.2 LSTR LANDSTAR SYSTEM 1,044,701 552,544 89.1 ACAS AMERICAN CAPITAL 3,613,810 1,912,088 89.0 RYAAY RYANAIR HLDG-ADR 1,899,064 1,089,596 74.3 MNST MONSTER BEVERAGE 2,949,139 1,713,060 72.2 GMLP GOLAR LNG PARTNE 382,176 223,986 70.6 OREX OREXIGEN THERAPE 5,463,585 3,235,390 68.9 LQDT LIQUIDITY SERVIC 1,700,382 1,015,285 67.5 LOOP LOOPNET INC 2,243,136 1,382,792 62.2 VPFG VIEWPOINT FINANC 1,667,778 1,028,277 62.2 DISCK DISCOVERY COMM-C 320,775 207,074 54.9 TSEM TOWER SEMICONDCT 1,379,779 905,716 52.3 MSG MADISON SQUARE-A 992,251 651,578 52.3 SAVE SPIRIT AIRLINES 1,256,744 828,704 51.7 STEM STEMCELLS INC 1,433,698 955,148 50.1 PMTC PARAMETRIC TECH 5,062,888 3,396,654 49.1 EXTR EXTREME NETWORKS 3,765,214 2,557,826 47.2 NTGR NETGEAR INC 1,631,131 1,116,484 46.1 RAIL FREIGHTCAR AMERI 781,773 538,603 45.1 CHTP CHELSEA THERAPEU 6,951,076 4,819,259 44.2 PACB PACIFIC BIOSCIEN 4,547,155 3,174,960 43.2 LLEN L&L ENERGY INC 3,219,351 2,252,134 42.9 FISV FISERV INC 2,101,208 1,472,416 42.7 ACTG ACACIA RESEARCH 2,277,757 1,607,577 41.7 CLMT CALUMET SPECIALT 307,291 218,856 40.4 CNVO CONVIO INC 2,740,211 1,955,610 40.1 FOLD AMICUS THERAPEUT 1,088,027 777,869 39.9 TNGO TANGOE INC/CT 2,165,937 1,550,906 39.7 AKRX AKORN INC 7,997,951 5,766,121 38.7 LABL MULTI-COLOR CORP 348,736 252,438 38.1 FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC 18,602,299 13,685,921 35.9 SIMO SILICON MOTI-ADR 2,087,621 1,558,755 33.9 ACWI ISHARES MSCI ACW 300,182 224,947 33.4 EBAY EBAY INC 13,684,277 10,269,312 33.3 MDAS MEDASSETS INC 2,024,088 1,521,459 33.0 DGIT DIGITAL GENERATI 2,817,626 2,143,768 31.4 ARII AMERICAN RAILCAR 434,604 331,362 31.2 AMAP AUTONAVI HOL-ADR 315,919 243,770 29.6 HK HALCON RESOURCES 3,986,636 3,093,822 28.9 CFFN CAPITOL FEDERAL 2,404,244 1,882,763 27.7 ATML ATMEL CORP 18,392,869 14,412,276 27.6 PAAS PAN AMER SILVER 7,378,766 5,787,984 27.5 LBTYK LIBERTY GLOBAL-C 341,323 268,114 27.3 LIFE LIFE TECHNOLOGIE 5,586,997 4,391,100 27.2 NICE NICE SYSTEMS-ADR 506,693 399,444 26.8 FWLT FOSTER WHEELER 2,514,107 1,982,006 26.8 EXLS EXLSERVICE HOLDI 451,756 356,570 26.7 AMZN AMAZON.COM INC 10,872,350 8,592,084 26.5 NWPX NORTHWEST PIPE 400,126 316,720 26.3 CMCO COLUMBUS MCKI/NY 494,282 393,557 25.6 NIHD NII HOLDING INC 8,423,234 6,726,843 25.2 MERC MERCER INTERNATI 765,893 611,786 25.2 DARA DARA BIOSCIENCES 296,544 237,345 24.9 SIFY SIFY TECHNOL-ADR 3,557,441 2,849,175 24.9 ATMI ATMI INC 1,093,830 876,915 24.7 TECH TECHNE CORP 829,041 666,148 24.5 CBOE CBOE HOLDINGS IN 4,880,807 3,922,912 24.4 GTLS CHART INDUSTRIES 2,326,127 1,870,078 24.4 IRWD IRONWOOD PHARMAC 7,397,288 5,947,599 24.4 CPNO COPANO ENERGY-UN 730,781 588,230 24.2 CSOD CORNERSTONE ONDE 2,255,129 1,819,282 24.0 ASML ASML HOLDING-NY 3,594,268 2,906,605 23.7 HZNP HORIZON PHARMA I 932,488 755,820 23.4 IPCM IPC THE HOSPITAL 2,136,716 1,734,975 23.2 ISIL INTERSIL CORP-A 3,793,491 3,082,823 23.1 MKTG RESPONSYS INC 605,490 492,969 22.8 CHRW CH ROBINSON 7,552,929 6,160,314 22.6 GEVO GEVO INC 1,069,217 872,820 22.5 AGNC AMERICAN CAPITAL 10,923,842 8,931,373 22.3 MNKD MANNKIND CORP 17,807,397 14,606,250 21.9 SUSS SUSSER HOLDINGS 533,668 439,776 21.3 VRNT VERINT SYSTEMS 1,234,566 1,018,350 21.2 SPIL SILICONWARE-ADR 3,979,000 3,299,455 20.6 ZINC HORSEHEAD HOLING 4,299,729 3,572,027 20.4 ANSS ANSYS INC 1,101,147 915,898 20.2 ARTC ARTHROCARE CORP 1,113,966 926,860 20.2 EA ELECTRONIC ARTS 20,853,208 17,401,393 19.8 WRLD WORLD ACCEPTANCE 2,337,619 1,951,427 19.8 CARB CARBONITE INC 923,367 771,304 19.7 MOLXA MOLEX INC -A 240,215 201,464 19.2 BEAV BE AEROSPACE 3,045,909 2,557,450 19.1 WIN WINDSTREAM CORP 37,272,952 31,388,574 18.7 CHOP CHINA GERUI ADV 960,226 808,760 18.7 CTRP CTRIP.COM-ADR 10,868,884 9,172,262 18.5 AIXG AIXTRON SE-ADR 2,908,583 2,456,155 18.4 EGLE EAGLE BULK SHIPP 9,153,003 7,735,395 18.3 EROC EAGLE ROCK ENERG 1,359,265 1,151,604 18.0 SABA SABA SOFTWARE 1,299,215 1,102,425 17.9 LTXC LTX-CREDENCE COR 1,590,880 1,350,742 17.8 ATVI ACTIVISION BLIZZ 25,104,682 21,390,623 17.4 HOTT HOT TOPIC INC 2,921,009 2,489,350 17.3 PAYX PAYCHEX INC 9,029,011 7,716,674 17.0 DTLK DATALINK CORP 321,934 275,541 16.8 NMRX NUMEREX CORP-A 389,479 333,902 16.6 IPGP IPG PHOTONICS 3,755,717 3,226,378 16.4 HSTM HEALTHSTREAM INC 1,128,037 969,596 16.3 EQIX EQUINIX INC 6,815,338 5,862,879 16.2 BPOP POPULAR INC 15,867,882 13,721,890 15.6 CMCSK COMCAST CORP-SPL 6,687,136 5,789,581 15.5 COHR COHERENT INC 669,323 579,993 15.4 DRYS DRYSHIPS INC 12,017,050 10,420,753 15.3 HWAY HEALTHWAYS INC 2,611,058 2,264,580 15.3 BLDR BUILDERS FIRSTSO 2,533,352 2,197,853 15.3 AMTD TD AMERITRADE HO 6,341,322 5,507,562 15.1 CPRT COPART INC 722,519 628,622 14.9 OGXI ONCOGENEX PHARMA 404,878 352,329 14.9 CDTI CLEAN DIESEL 534,156 466,049 14.6 SGMO SANGAMO BIOSCIEN 4,732,038 4,130,652 14.6 LOPE GRAND CANYON EDU 2,127,276 1,857,276 14.5 UEPS NET 1 UEPS TECH 233,390 203,787 14.5 WABC WESTAMERICA BANC 2,511,939 2,197,223 14.3 QLTY QUALITY DISTRIBU 501,034 438,703 14.2 THRX THERAVANCE 7,559,961 6,625,073 14.1 GBDC GOLUB CAPITAL BD 352,935 309,290 14.1 IDIX IDENIX PHARM 10,072,840 8,829,013 14.1 WBMD WEBMD HEALTH COR 4,034,524 3,545,242 13.8 SKUL SKULLCANDY INC 7,816,658 6,872,232 13.7 FTNT FORTINET INC 2,615,194 2,300,189 13.7 Z ZILLOW INC 1,031,894 909,134 13.5 IPXL IMPAX LABS INC 4,967,893 4,380,563 13.4 QCOM QUALCOMM INC 15,880,341 14,017,464 13.3 SIAL SIGMA-ALDRICH 5,783,361 5,105,316 13.3 ABMD ABIOMED INC 4,784,870 4,223,926 13.3 BODY BODY CENTRAL COR 1,470,471 1,299,089 13.2 HMIN HOME INNS & -ADR 5,800,825 5,126,899 13.1 FLDM FLUIDIGM CORP 1,207,812 1,067,932 13.1 KLAC KLA-TENCOR CORP 9,101,030 8,067,774 12.8 HTCH HUTCHINSON TECH 1,459,608 1,295,415 12.7 EXEL EXELIXIS INC 18,016,081 15,996,442 12.6 MDRX ALLSCRIPTS HEALT 3,900,879 3,464,584 12.6 ABCO ADVISORY BOARD 918,350 817,906 12.3 TRAK DEALERTRACK HOLD 1,450,639 1,293,846 12.1 VECO VEECO INSTRUMENT 9,314,387 8,312,046 12.1 ALNY ALNYLAM PHARMACE 4,134,129 3,694,659 11.9 CTFO CHINA TRANSINFO 244,456 218,525 11.9 LINE LINN ENERGY LLC 1,283,890 1,148,122 11.8 DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR 6,627,149 5,930,126 11.8 WMGI WRIGHT MED GROUP 4,691,751 4,206,882 11.5 BIOF BIOFUEL ENERGY C 1,920,597 1,722,729 11.5 LTBR LIGHTBRIDGE CORP 314,548 282,576 11.3 DISH DISH NETWORK-A 1,213,042 1,089,766 11.3 NATI NATL INSTRUMENTS 2,115,873 1,905,216 11.1 MCRS MICROS SYSTEMS 790,420 711,728 11.1 WINN WINN-DIXIE STORE 8,724,152 7,856,823 11.0 MSFT MICROSOFT CORP 61,489,992 55,428,243 10.9 EXLP EXTERRAN PARTNER 300,180 270,670 10.9 SLRC SOLAR CAPITAL LT 1,577,649 1,425,132 10.7 IBB ISHARES-NDQ BIOT 6,904,237 6,238,530 10.7 SGI SILICON GRAPHICS 7,881,690 7,125,315 10.6 FSYS FUEL SYSTEMS SOL 2,215,404 2,003,111 10.6 SNDK SANDISK CORP 7,401,337 6,695,962 10.5 GTAT GT ADVANCED TECH 18,080,118 16,357,913 10.5 LUFK LUFKIN INDS 2,428,742 2,197,935 10.5 CTSH COGNIZANT TECH-A 3,203,971 2,900,292 10.5 NNBR NN INC 910,356 824,754 10.4 ZIP ZIPCAR INC 5,172,323 4,686,719 10.4 NEPT NEPTUNE TECH&BIO 340,660 308,684 10.4 SWKS SKYWORKS SOLUTIO 7,768,027 7,040,124 10.3 DNKN DUNKIN' BRANDS G 6,242,585 5,659,919 10.3 BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMAC 10,964,360 9,955,274 10.1 FRP FAIRPOINT COMMUN 3,017,763 2,742,008 10.1 ZAZA ZAZA ENERGY CORP 623,185 566,447 10.0 MOBI SKY-MOBI LTD-ADR 458,735 417,295 9.9 ROYL ROYALE ENERGY 1,637,469 1,489,557 9.9 CALD CALLIDUS SOFTWAR 3,372,942 3,069,084 9.9 AAWW ATLAS AIR WORLDW 1,253,335 1,141,868 9.8 ARMH ARM HOLDINGS-ADR 6,002,943 5,470,957 9.7 PEIX PACIFIC ETHANOL 3,161,905 2,884,959 9.6 NTWK NETSOL TECH INC 439,866 401,457 9.6 NFBK NORTHFIELD BANCO 1,078,228 984,183 9.6 MPAA MOTORCAR PARTS 579,314 528,858 9.5 OPWV OPENWAVE SYSTEMS 2,607,921 2,380,983 9.5 ERIC ERICSSON LM-ADR 8,999,396 8,217,390 9.5 ACAT ARCTIC CAT INC 457,798 418,312 9.4 ARNA ARENA PHARMACEUT 25,332,031 23,163,201 9.4 SWHC SMITH & WESSON H 2,564,733 2,347,000 9.3 CMTL COMTECH TELECOMM 2,436,806 2,230,222 9.3 XLNX XILINX INC 12,621,068 11,569,982 9.1 CINF CINCINNATI FIN 8,754,871 8,028,048 9.1 MSPD MINDSPEED TECHNO 1,628,357 1,493,970 9.0 HOLX HOLOGIC INC 3,482,677 3,196,650 8.9 PFCB PF CHANG'S CHINA 4,444,042 4,079,062 8.9 DAKT DAKTRONICS INC 1,020,903 937,069 8.9 ORIT ORITANI FINANCIA 2,114,051 1,942,362 8.8 WETF WISDOMTREE INVES 1,604,284 1,475,052 8.8 RLOC REACHLOCAL INC 1,038,311 955,990 8.6 SFLY SHUTTERFLY INC 6,419,345 5,913,502 8.6 MYRG MYR GROUP INC/DE 589,541 543,209 8.5 RDEA ARDEA BIOSCIENCE 1,841,699 1,697,526 8.5 CLWR CLEARWIRE -CL A 35,614,379 32,834,437 8.5 JASO JA SOLAR HOL-ADR 13,654,116 12,592,339 8.4 MDCI MED ACTION INDS 351,279 324,044 8.4 GGAL GRUPO GALICI-ADR 2,923,733 2,697,200 8.4
*-- Data includes ETF positions.
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