Nasdaq Short Interest by Industries as of Jan. 31
By Bloomberg News -
2013-02-12T06:41:12Z
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 Jan. 31 settlement date. The total positions decreased 0.36 percent from previous period. The ratios of short interest vs. float decreased 0.03 percent from previous period.
Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Total Company 2340 6,832 6,857 -0.36 4.75 4.78 -0.03 4.0
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Discretionary #cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Automobiles & Componen 20 57.7 56.0 3.1 6.70 6.50 0.20 7.0
Consumer Durables & Ap 55 163.3 163.5 -0.1 10.19 10.13 0.06 5.4
Consumer Services 78 191.9 189.3 1.4 6.29 6.23 0.05 5.9
Media 64 607.7 602.5 0.9 5.54 5.47 0.07 5.8
Retailing 94 363.9 365.4 -0.4 7.04 7.09 -0.04 4.2
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Total 311 1,384.5 1,376.8 0.6 6.40 6.35 0.05 5.3
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Staples #cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Food & Staples Retaili 20 23.6 25.0 -5.7 2.64 2.81 -0.16 4.5
Food Beverage & Tobacc 41 96.4 97.5 -1.1 2.98 3.01 -0.02 3.6
Household & Personal P 19 39.7 38.5 3.1 8.31 8.04 0.27 9.2
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Total 80 159.7 161.0 -0.8 3.47 3.49 -0.02 4.4
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Energy 88 202.3 197.1 2.7 6.41 6.28 0.13 5.4
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Financials #cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Banks 398 313.2 307.3 1.9 3.16 3.10 0.06 4.2
Diversified Financials 82 152.4 149.0 2.3 3.32 3.23 0.08 3.5
Insurance 38 25.2 26.0 -3.2 3.02 3.12 -0.10 7.3
Real Estate 26 29.1 27.4 6.3 3.61 3.41 0.21 4.0
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Total 544 519.8 509.6 2.0 3.22 3.16 0.07 4.0
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Health Care #cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Health Care Equipment 157 334.7 330.9 1.1 5.89 5.82 0.07 6.8
Pharmaceuticals, Biote 252 1,260.6 1,232.8 2.3 8.01 7.92 0.09 5.5
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Total 409 1,595.3 1,563.7 2.0 7.45 7.36 0.09 5.7
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Industrials #cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Capital Goods 134 172.8 176.4 -2.1 5.03 5.15 -0.11 7.4
Commercial & Professio 65 133.0 135.1 -1.6 6.36 6.52 -0.16 10.6
Transportation 50 119.8 120.5 -0.5 4.57 5.48 -0.92 4.1
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Total 249 425.6 431.9 -1.5 5.22 5.61 -0.39 6.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Information Technology #cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Semiconductors & Semic 116 703.0 713.4 -1.5 3.93 3.99 -0.06 2.5
Software & Services 234 772.5 783.4 -1.4 2.80 2.83 -0.03 2.2
Technology Hardware & 212 580.4 621.9 -6.7 3.17 3.40 -0.23 2.5
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Total 562 2,055.9 2,118.8 -3.0 3.22 3.32 -0.09 2.4
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Materials 51 53.5 50.8 5.4 3.59 3.40 0.19 4.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Telecommunication Serv 33 430.7 442.0 -2.6 13.24 13.59 -0.35 9.5
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/15 %Chg 1/31 1/15 Chg 1/31
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Utilities 13 4.9 5.1 -2.2 2.41 2.46 -0.05 9.5
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