Largest NYSE Short Interest Percent Decreases as of Dec. 31
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Jan 11, 2011
The following are the 200 largest short interest percent decreases on the New York Stock Exchange as of the Dec. 31 settlement date. This list includes securities with a short position of at least 200,000 shares.
Ticker Symbol Company Dec. 31 Dec. 15 % Change ============================================================================= TIP ISHARES US TREAS 234,017 1,314,781 -82.2 Q QWEST COMMUNICAT 17,396,837 83,063,077 -79.1 BIP BROOKFIELD INFRA 213,456 816,539 -73.9 RSP RYDEX-S&P EQ ETF 439,183 1,607,264 -72.7 AIB ALLIED IRISH-ADR 843,540 2,959,491 -71.5 CHMT CHEMTURA CORP 487,463 1,683,120 -71.0 CLD CLOUD PEAK ENERG 1,179,189 3,979,529 -70.4 SCZ ISHARES MSCI SMA 249,975 835,950 -70.1 PVX PROVIDENT ENERGY 314,937 842,474 -62.6 BVN BUENAVENTURA-ADR 507,638 1,329,363 -61.8 AER AERCAP HOLDINGS 293,688 742,365 -60.4 DVY ISHARES-DJ DIV 364,557 905,987 -59.8 KT KT CORP-ADR 474,376 1,097,325 -56.8 SVM SILVERCORP METAL 352,794 796,184 -55.7 EFG ISHARES-MSCI GRO 210,420 458,692 -54.1 NGLS TARGA RESOURCES 409,242 874,647 -53.2 OEF ISHARES-SP100 795,458 1,697,155 -53.1 FO FORTUNE BRANDS 2,653,951 5,602,467 -52.6 FBC FLAGSTAR BANCORP 3,658,305 7,672,433 -52.3 TFI SPDR NUVEEN BARC 229,468 464,864 -50.6 UYM PROSHARES ULTRA 336,217 666,788 -49.6 PGH PENGROWTH ENERGY 614,552 1,215,842 -49.5 VWO VANGUARD EM MK E 6,171,929 12,188,410 -49.4 GG GOLDCORP INC 6,926,003 13,603,317 -49.1 KG KING PHARMACEUTI 1,266,354 2,419,199 -47.7 IWD ISHARES-RS 1K VL 2,456,144 4,661,629 -47.3 CR CRANE CO 227,004 429,999 -47.2 VNM MKT VECT-VIETNAM 500,512 942,694 -46.9 EPD ENTERPRISE PRODU 906,819 1,693,017 -46.4 NX QUANEX BUILDING 1,207,794 2,212,686 -45.4 CNI CAN NATL RAILWAY 841,229 1,525,232 -44.8 UUP POWERSHARES DB U 3,102,868 5,574,154 -44.3 SHY ISHARES 1-3 YR 719,799 1,290,139 -44.2 EWO ISHARES MSCI AUS 218,162 390,754 -44.2 PRIS PRISA A-ADR 1,035,614 1,833,508 -43.5 MOS MOSAIC CO/THE 2,852,212 5,034,460 -43.3 OIS OIL STATES INTL 1,404,205 2,471,346 -43.2 SIX SIX FLAGS ENTERT 285,251 501,272 -43.1 KKR KKR & CO LP 733,632 1,277,279 -42.6 RS RELIANCE STEEL 890,632 1,549,903 -42.5 ARB ARBITRON INC 2,054,830 3,571,374 -42.5 EWJ ISHARES-JAPAN 15,770,715 27,355,089 -42.3 JPM/WS JPMORGAN CH-CW18 432,464 743,110 -41.8 KBE SPDR KBW BANK ET 5,198,178 8,622,334 -39.7 AXS AXIS CAPITAL 997,008 1,647,337 -39.5 SYT SYNGENTA AG-ADR 423,543 699,000 -39.4 BNS BANK NOVA SCOTIA 756,025 1,245,714 -39.3 CAJ CANON INC-ADR 453,926 744,122 -39.0 AME AMETEK INC 1,489,981 2,430,285 -38.7 MHS MEDCO HEALTH SOL 4,679,309 7,616,867 -38.6 VEA VANG EURO PAC 1,348,218 2,175,374 -38.0 TBT PROSHARES ULTRAS 12,953,203 20,721,123 -37.5 NVS NOVARTIS AG-ADR 17,416,638 27,744,363 -37.2 PZA POWERSH-I N M B 281,594 447,957 -37.1 CYH COMMUNITY HEALTH 2,829,330 4,485,523 -36.9 HCF HIGHLAND CREDIT 222,237 350,120 -36.5 SH PROSHARES SHORT 329,224 516,848 -36.3 LUX LUXOTTICA GR-ADR 372,855 585,082 -36.3 BIN IESI-BFC LTD 286,798 448,449 -36.0 FRN GUGGENHEIM FRONT 248,875 388,251 -35.9 MRT MORTON'S RESTAUR 418,577 651,509 -35.8 RSG REPUBLIC SVCS 2,818,132 4,377,209 -35.6 CMS CMS ENERGY CORP 13,929,694 21,590,332 -35.5 CS CREDIT SUISS-ADR 1,316,298 2,036,855 -35.4 EWA ISHARES-AUSTRALI 2,651,884 4,090,383 -35.2 TAM TAM SA-ADR 1,536,506 2,364,226 -35.0 TWM PROSHARES ULTRAS 1,292,047 1,987,416 -35.0 VEU VANGUARD FTSE AL 1,347,047 2,070,440 -34.9 AOS SMITH (A.O.)CORP 1,771,886 2,695,906 -34.3 VXX IPATH-S&P S/T FU 18,034,410 27,348,178 -34.1 COT COTT CORP 654,184 983,047 -33.5 BX BLACKSTONE GROUP 3,110,706 4,673,806 -33.4 PTR PETROCHINA -ADR 517,141 774,694 -33.2 VE VEOLIA ENVI-ADR 754,458 1,127,546 -33.1 ENR ENERGIZER HOLDGS 1,438,605 2,138,127 -32.7 CAS CASTLE (AM) 442,452 657,435 -32.7 DX DYNEX CAPITAL 508,126 753,383 -32.6 CKH SEACOR HOLDINGS 442,400 653,739 -32.3 MOO MKT VECT-AGRIBUS 524,620 772,511 -32.1 BBL BHP BILLITON-ADR 549,236 808,453 -32.1 DPS DR PEPPER SNAPPL 3,209,548 4,719,331 -32.0 EMS EMERGENCY MEDICA 760,366 1,114,326 -31.8 BEC BECKMAN COULTER 1,820,765 2,658,435 -31.5 CIG CEMIG SA-ADR 4,826,945 7,041,938 -31.5 ETN EATON CORP 1,780,929 2,596,875 -31.4 TYP TECH BEAR 3X 220,937 321,834 -31.4 FIS FIDELITY NATIONA 2,463,794 3,587,620 -31.3 VUG VANGUARD GRW ETF 254,166 368,977 -31.1 DHF DREYFUS HI-YLD 261,633 379,807 -31.1 BBD BRADESCO-ADR 15,915,725 23,092,504 -31.1 DLX DELUXE CORP 2,655,562 3,837,780 -30.8 SOA SOLUTIA INC 4,134,872 5,965,353 -30.7 DGI DIGITALGLOBE INC 873,076 1,255,999 -30.5 DGS WISDOMTREE EMERG 442,481 635,808 -30.4 UNG US NAT GAS FD LP 19,009,501 27,291,583 -30.3 DE DEERE & CO 3,225,139 4,626,896 -30.3 UYG PROSHARES ULTRA 1,049,036 1,504,697 -30.3 XHB SPDR S&P HOMEBUI 9,710,965 13,914,942 -30.2 CXO CONCHO RESOURCES 3,662,251 5,244,144 -30.2 USNA USANA HEALTH SCI 482,148 687,307 -29.8 VIG VANGUARD DVD A E 327,819 466,452 -29.7 ABVT ABOVENET INC 714,224 1,016,171 -29.7 AVX AVX CORP 549,231 781,020 -29.7 CML COMPELLENT TECH 2,080,058 2,957,197 -29.7 DBD DIEBOLD INC 1,377,807 1,949,328 -29.3 TTM TATA MOTORS-ADR 6,717,986 9,497,173 -29.3 CODE SPANSION INC-A 730,685 1,032,605 -29.2 GBX GREENBRIER COS 742,385 1,041,859 -28.7 AAN AARON'S INC 5,991,628 8,406,141 -28.7 DV DEVRY INC 1,077,645 1,502,843 -28.3 ILF ISHARES LATIN 40 2,399,372 3,342,612 -28.2 HXM DESARROLLADO-ADR 1,847,077 2,567,194 -28.1 BTE BAYTEX ENERGY CO 594,531 824,504 -27.9 JBL JABIL CIRCUIT 3,826,189 5,304,903 -27.9 XIN XINYUAN REAL-ADR 331,283 458,061 -27.7 EMR EMERSON ELEC CO 4,845,673 6,687,380 -27.5 TNS TNS INC 770,241 1,061,621 -27.4 LXU LSB INDUS INC 408,078 561,882 -27.4 CHSP CHESAPEAKE LODGI 368,657 507,342 -27.3 MFC MANULIFE FIN 13,903,824 19,014,959 -26.9 HBM HUDBAY MINERALS 1,076,106 1,470,416 -26.8 HGR HANGER ORTHOPED 719,747 982,047 -26.7 SDRL SEADRILL LTD 8,453,379 11,529,756 -26.7 REN RESOLUTE ENERGY 3,424,353 4,668,030 -26.6 AEG AEGON NV-NY REG 1,346,121 1,832,829 -26.6 DTG DOLLAR THRIFTY 2,210,203 3,007,716 -26.5 LNT ALLIANT ENERGY 760,590 1,032,008 -26.3 ALU ALCATEL-LUCE-ADR 24,120,692 32,725,203 -26.3 PGF POWERSHARES FIN 766,155 1,038,944 -26.3 CBI CHICAGO BRIDG-NY 1,231,495 1,667,331 -26.1 ENS ENERSYS 1,542,127 2,086,497 -26.1 GMR GENERAL MARITIME 4,511,219 6,100,804 -26.1 CRI CARTER'S INC 3,309,898 4,468,753 -25.9 MFG MIZUHO FINAN-ADR 1,279,581 1,727,199 -25.9 CMC COMMERCIAL METAL 2,629,485 3,548,926 -25.9 URE PROSHARES ULTRA 571,959 771,825 -25.9 AYI ACUITY BRANDS 3,165,865 4,259,473 -25.7 DRQ DRIL-QUIP INC 1,040,164 1,398,194 -25.6 NAT NORDIC AMER TANK 2,119,136 2,840,624 -25.4 KNL KNOLL INC 1,452,475 1,946,551 -25.4 USO UNITED STATES OI 7,310,363 9,765,107 -25.1 EIDO SHARES MSCI INDO 205,401 274,269 -25.1 TUC MAC-GRAY CORP 290,121 387,007 -25.0 SDY SPDR S&P DIV ETF 403,665 538,153 -25.0 CPO CORN PRODUCTS 481,816 642,023 -25.0 ASX ADV SEMI ENG-ADR 1,543,553 2,054,572 -24.9 AWR AMER STATES WATE 419,640 557,326 -24.7 BIG BIG LOTS INC 3,869,261 5,129,604 -24.6 KSP K-SEA TRANS 363,648 481,712 -24.5 OKS ONEOK PARTNERS L 445,582 589,810 -24.5 CEO CNOOC LTD-ADR 435,536 576,411 -24.4 AIZ ASSURANT INC 1,259,387 1,661,232 -24.2 LAZ LAZARD LTD-CL A 550,629 725,057 -24.1 CIT CIT GROUP INC 2,289,125 3,013,684 -24.0 ESL ESTERLINE TECH 443,167 583,365 -24.0 VRX VALEANT PHARMACE 13,519,266 17,769,156 -23.9 BEN FRANKLIN RES INC 1,925,302 2,529,297 -23.9 GDI GARDNER DENVER 528,008 693,587 -23.9 GOL GOL-ADR 2,120,106 2,777,492 -23.7 JCG J CREW GROUP INC 3,009,445 3,937,610 -23.6 BWC BABCOCK & WILCOX 1,527,208 1,995,521 -23.5 RHT RED HAT INC 3,230,259 4,220,164 -23.5 HBC HSBC HOLDING-ADR 3,731,823 4,860,894 -23.2 GOV GOVERNMENT PROPE 600,435 781,928 -23.2 RTH RETAIL HOLDRS TR 4,607,921 5,998,660 -23.2 CSL CARLISLE COS INC 1,679,339 2,181,032 -23.0 ENB ENBRIDGE INC 249,083 323,346 -23.0 RE EVEREST RE GROUP 582,552 755,518 -22.9 VTV VANGUARD VAL ETF 463,596 600,611 -22.8 ACV ALBERTO-CULVER 351,681 455,196 -22.7 FXE CRYSHS-EURO TR 2,747,576 3,554,238 -22.7 ETE ENERGY TRANSFER 227,557 293,987 -22.6 AMG AFFIL MANAGERS 1,120,103 1,446,906 -22.6 RRTS ROADRUNNER TRANS 241,173 311,097 -22.5 NMR NOMURA HLDGS-ADR 1,474,639 1,897,368 -22.3 ANR ALPHA NATURAL RE 3,181,185 4,087,761 -22.2 TMH TEAM HEALTH HOLD 448,544 576,173 -22.2 HAO GUGGENHEIM CHINA 241,968 310,685 -22.1 IYH ISHARES-DJ HEALT 497,303 636,610 -21.9 EL ESTEE LAUDER 4,184,295 5,355,003 -21.9 BAP CREDICORP LTD 393,788 503,619 -21.8 GFI GOLD FIELDS-ADR 5,003,641 6,392,458 -21.7 DYN DYNEGY INC 12,902,768 16,480,038 -21.7 FIG FORTRESS INVES-A 1,979,950 2,528,674 -21.7 NP NEENAH PAPER INC 328,990 419,936 -21.7 HF HFF INC-A 487,429 621,313 -21.5 MCY MERCURY GEN CORP 558,461 711,841 -21.5 FXP PROSHARES ULTRAS 377,254 480,597 -21.5 AYE ALLEGHENY ENERGY 5,719,031 7,284,435 -21.5 THI TIM HORTONS INC 429,678 547,027 -21.5 RL POLO RALPH LAURE 2,724,440 3,465,353 -21.4 ELP COPEL-ADR PR B 1,039,044 1,321,377 -21.4 GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST 18,860,513 23,946,894 -21.2 NLS NAUTILUS INC 425,507 540,075 -21.2 DOW DOW CHEMICAL CO 20,003,059 25,383,874 -21.2 ECH ISHARES MSCI CHI 415,540 527,198 -21.2 ARW ARROW ELECTRONIC 2,352,393 2,976,817 -21.0 MWA MUELLER WATER-A 5,610,985 7,093,334 -20.9 BJ BJ'S WHOLESALE 1,234,179 1,559,189 -20.8 CDI CDI CORP 337,479 426,065 -20.8
*-- Data includes ETF positions.
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