S&P 500 Changes in Short Interest as Percentage of Float
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Jan 28, 2013
The following tables show companies listed in the S&P 500 Index that have the largest changes in short interest as a percentage of shares available for trading as of the Jan. 15 settlement date.
TOP 25 INCREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT
Jan. 15 Dec. 31
Short Interest Short Interest
Ticker Name /Free Float % /Free Float % Increase %
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PPG PPG INDS INC 9.89 3.21 6.68
APOL APOLLO GROUP-A 17.55 14.05 3.50
ICE INTERCONTINENTAL 9.09 6.38 2.71
TIF TIFFANY & CO 9.78 7.45 2.33
X US STEEL CORP 22.74 20.73 2.01
HAS HASBRO INC 18.04 16.34 1.71
SWY SAFEWAY INC 32.52 30.84 1.68
DTV DIRECTV 3.75 2.14 1.61
AVP AVON PRODUCTS 4.37 2.92 1.45
GME GAMESTOP CORP-A 35.15 33.95 1.20
CMA COMERICA INC 4.88 3.73 1.15
DNB DUN & BRADSTREET 15.90 14.83 1.06
SNI SCRIPPS NET-CL A 5.83 4.86 0.97
CHK CHESAPEAKE ENERG 15.73 14.79 0.94
MOLX MOLEX INC 9.15 8.21 0.94
JOY JOY GLOBAL INC 6.71 5.79 0.92
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS 8.34 7.51 0.83
FLS FLOWSERVE CORP 2.57 1.80 0.77
GPS GAP INC/THE 3.17 2.44 0.73
LLTC LINEAR TECH CORP 2.69 1.96 0.73
DG DOLLAR GENERAL C 4.31 3.60 0.71
WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTD 5.87 5.16 0.71
HSP HOSPIRA INC 3.84 3.15 0.69
DO DIAMOND OFFSHORE 12.61 11.92 0.69
FITB FIFTH THIRD BANC 2.10 1.42 0.68
TOP 25 DECREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT
Jan. 15 Dec. 31
Short Interest Short Interest
Ticker Name /Free Float % /Free Float % Decrease %
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NFLX NETFLIX INC 18.81 24.47 -5.66
FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC 31.59 37.01 -5.42
DF DEAN FOODS CO 4.31 5.96 -1.65
BWA BORGWARNER INC 5.98 7.40 -1.41
F FORD MOTOR CO 2.37 3.75 -1.38
ANF ABERCROMBIE & FI 7.93 9.30 -1.37
NRG NRG ENERGY 1.99 3.26 -1.27
MO ALTRIA GROUP INC 0.61 1.85 -1.24
MAS MASCO CORP 4.57 5.74 -1.17
THC TENET HEALTHCARE 7.35 8.48 -1.13
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC 10.97 12.09 -1.12
TEG INTEGRYS ENERGY 3.16 4.26 -1.10
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL 4.64 5.73 -1.09
MCO MOODY'S CORP 5.30 6.33 -1.03
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORP 3.29 4.32 -1.03
RHI ROBERT HALF INTL 6.96 7.99 -1.03
FFIV F5 NETWORKS 4.60 5.61 -1.01
PBI PITNEY BOWES INC 29.73 30.74 -1.01
STX SEAGATE TECHNOLO 12.69 13.65 -0.95
PLL PALL CORP 4.41 5.32 -0.92
SEE SEALED AIR CORP 3.67 4.54 -0.87
NFX NEWFIELD EXPLORA 3.80 4.67 -0.87
FHN FIRST HORIZON NA 7.10 7.93 -0.83
NYX NYSE EURONEXT 1.86 2.64 -0.77
COG CABOT OIL & GAS 1.62 2.38 -0.76
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