Nasdaq Short Interest by Industries as of Feb. 28
By Bloomberg News -
2013-03-12T05:53:23Z
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 Feb. 28 settlement date. The total positions increased 2.44 percent from previous period. The ratios of short interest vs. float increased 0.11 percent from previous period.
Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Total Company 2351 7,254 7,081 2.44 5.00 4.88 0.11 4.1
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Discretionary #cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Automobiles & Componen 20 64.4 59.1 9.0 7.47 6.86 0.61 6.0
Consumer Durables & Ap 55 160.7 162.8 -1.3 9.97 10.18 -0.21 6.2
Consumer Services 80 210.3 200.8 4.8 6.78 6.48 0.30 5.1
Media 64 666.0 635.5 4.8 6.02 5.75 0.27 4.8
Retailing 94 368.1 364.9 0.9 7.15 7.08 0.06 3.3
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Total 313 1,469.5 1,423.1 3.3 6.75 6.54 0.21 4.5
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Staples #cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Food & Staples Retaili 20 24.1 23.5 2.7 2.70 2.63 0.07 3.4
Food Beverage & Tobacc 41 105.4 102.3 3.0 3.26 3.16 0.09 2.8
Household & Personal P 19 40.9 39.3 3.8 8.61 8.30 0.32 13.5
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Total 80 170.3 165.1 3.2 3.70 3.59 0.11 3.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Energy 89 203.1 204.7 -0.8 6.32 6.43 -0.11 4.7
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Financials #cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Banks 399 318.9 312.8 1.9 3.22 3.16 0.06 4.7
Diversified Financials 82 146.7 155.2 -5.5 3.22 3.41 -0.19 2.9
Insurance 40 24.4 25.3 -3.6 2.91 3.01 -0.10 5.6
Real Estate 28 29.5 30.1 -1.9 3.27 3.54 -0.27 1.8
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Total 549 519.5 523.3 -0.7 3.21 3.25 -0.04 3.7
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Health Care #cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Health Care Equipment 156 333.0 326.4 2.0 5.90 5.80 0.10 6.0
Pharmaceuticals, Biote 252 1,290.4 1,263.3 2.1 8.14 8.01 0.13 6.2
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Total 408 1,623.4 1,589.7 2.1 7.55 7.43 0.12 6.1
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Industrials #cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Capital Goods 136 177.2 173.3 2.3 5.12 5.01 0.11 6.0
Commercial & Professio 65 126.4 129.0 -2.0 6.07 6.19 -0.12 8.2
Transportation 51 126.6 122.2 3.7 4.82 4.65 0.18 5.1
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Total 252 430.3 424.5 1.4 5.27 5.19 0.07 6.2
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Information Technology #cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Semiconductors & Semic 116 767.3 746.7 2.8 4.29 4.16 0.13 2.9
Software & Services 236 831.9 811.3 2.5 2.95 2.87 0.07 2.5
Technology Hardware & 212 721.6 702.9 2.7 3.86 3.76 0.10 3.2
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Total 564 2,320.8 2,260.8 2.7 3.58 3.49 0.09 2.8
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Materials 51 59.8 58.2 2.7 4.01 3.91 0.09 4.1
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Telecommunication Serv 32 452.2 427.1 5.9 14.15 13.38 0.77 10.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 2/28 2/15 %Chg 2/28 2/15 Chg 2/28
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Utilities 13 5.0 4.9 3.0 2.44 2.37 0.07 11.2
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