Nasdaq Short Interest by Industries as of Dec. 31
By Bloomberg News -
2013-01-11T09:42:12Z
The following are the short interest positions and short interest vs float ratio aggregated by sector and industry group for companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market as of the Dec. 31 settlement date. The total positions decreased 5.08 percent from previous period. The ratios of short interest vs. float decreased 0.26 percent from previous period.
Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Total Company 2349 6,984 7,358 -5.08 4.87 5.13 -0.26 4.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Discretionary #cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Automobiles & Componen 20 58.1 62.8 -7.5 6.75 7.17 -0.42 9.0
Consumer Durables & Ap 57 158.3 159.1 -0.5 9.68 9.74 -0.05 5.8
Consumer Services 80 188.7 200.7 -6.0 6.14 6.52 -0.38 6.3
Media 63 571.1 598.1 -4.5 5.22 5.46 -0.24 4.8
Retailing 94 369.3 379.8 -2.7 7.16 7.37 -0.21 5.4
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Total 314 1,345.5 1,400.5 -3.9 6.21 6.45 -0.25 5.4
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Staples #cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Food & Staples Retaili 20 25.6 26.8 -4.4 2.87 3.02 -0.14 4.0
Food Beverage & Tobacc 42 98.3 113.8 -13.6 3.03 3.50 -0.47 3.7
Household & Personal P 19 37.3 39.3 -5.1 7.83 8.25 -0.42 9.6
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Total 81 161.2 179.9 -10.4 3.49 3.90 -0.40 4.3
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Energy 88 207.5 212.4 -2.3 6.40 6.54 -0.14 6.1
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Financials #cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Banks 399 304.4 322.7 -5.7 3.08 3.27 -0.19 4.5
Diversified Financials 81 146.1 154.9 -5.7 3.18 3.38 -0.20 3.9
Insurance 38 25.5 29.3 -13.0 3.06 3.47 -0.41 3.8
Real Estate 26 32.9 36.6 -10.0 3.43 3.82 -0.38 2.5
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Total 544 508.9 543.6 -6.4 3.13 3.34 -0.22 4.1
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Health Care #cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Health Care Equipment 157 326.2 337.6 -3.4 5.72 5.94 -0.21 6.8
Pharmaceuticals, Biote 249 1,192.0 1,227.5 -2.9 8.06 8.29 -0.23 7.0
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Total 406 1,518.2 1,565.1 -3.0 7.41 7.64 -0.23 6.9
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Industrials #cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Capital Goods 136 179.6 188.9 -4.9 5.23 5.49 -0.26 7.7
Commercial & Professio 66 136.8 142.8 -4.2 6.46 6.74 -0.28 8.2
Transportation 49 117.5 125.9 -6.7 5.44 5.86 -0.42 6.0
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Total 251 433.9 457.6 -5.2 5.63 5.94 -0.31 7.3
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Information Technology #cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Semiconductors & Semic 117 735.8 787.9 -6.6 4.10 4.40 -0.30 3.7
Software & Services 237 801.1 886.3 -9.6 2.87 3.18 -0.30 2.7
Technology Hardware & 214 773.1 798.9 -3.2 4.12 4.26 -0.14 3.4
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Total 568 2,310.1 2,473.1 -6.6 3.58 3.83 -0.25 3.2
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Materials 51 49.6 53.2 -6.9 3.32 3.56 -0.24 4.3
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Telecommunication Serv 33 444.4 466.9 -4.8 13.67 14.31 -0.64 6.2
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 12/31 12/14 %Chg 12/31 12/14 Chg 12/31
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Utilities 13 5.0 5.6 -10.4 2.41 2.73 -0.32 6.0
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