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Adam Gault Alphabet ( GOOG ), Walmart ( WMT ) and L3Harris Technologies ( LHX ) took the top spots as the least shorted S&P 500 ( SP500 ) stocks in August. As of Aug 30, 0.33% of Alphabet’s Class C ( GOOG ) shares were sold short.
The American tech company saw a marginal increase in short share volume during the month, with traders selling 41.11M shares of GOOG short. Class A shares of Alphabet ( GOOGL ) had short interest of 0.
59% last month. Walmart ( WMT ) was next, with 0.53% of its shares sold short as of August-end.
The retailer, which has rallied around 52% so far this year, saw a 14% rise in short shares volume in the month, at 42.74M compared to the previous total of 37.36M at July end.
L3Harris Technologies ( LHX ) took the third spot, with 0.54% of its float sold short as of Aug 30. The defense contractor had a short interest volume of 1.
03M shares, down from 1.25M at July-end. These were the top 20 least shorted S&P 500 stocks as a percentage of float, as of August: Alphabet Inc C ( GOOG ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.
33% Walmart ( WMT ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.53% L3Harris Technologies ( LHX ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.54% Alphabet Inc A ( GOOGL ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.
59% Philip Morris International ( PM ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.66% Becton Dickinson & Co ( BDX ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.69% Ecolab ( ECL ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.
72% Mastercard Inc A ( MA ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.72% Fortive Corp ( FTV ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.74% Eli Lilly & Co ( LLY ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.
74% Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.74% Willis Towers Watson ( WTW ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.74% Nasdaq ( NDAQ ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.
74% Boston Scientific ( BSX ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.75% Waste Management ( WM ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.77% Elevance Health ( ELV ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.
77% Arista Networks ( ANET ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.79% Allstate Corp ( ALL ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.79% Union Pacific ( UNP ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.
80% Amphenol ( APH ) - Short interest as a % of float: 0.83% More on S&P 500 sector short interest: Short sellers raise bets against industrial sector in August Short sellers boost bets against energy stocks as prices fall Most and least shorted S&P 500 materials stocks in August Charter Communications most shorted S&P 500 communications stock in August; Alphabet least shorted.
