Among financial stocks with market capitalizations above $2 billion, the most heavily shorted names are concentrated in companies tied to consumer lending, asset management, mortgage finance, and payment-processing services. In contrast, the least shorted stocks are largely established financial institutions and diversified financial companies.
Top five most shorted stocks with $2B+ market cap as of early March:
Upstart Holdings (UPST): 24.82%
WisdomTree (WT): 19.99%
Shift4 Payments (FOUR): 19.19%UWM Holdings (UWMC): 16.80%The Western Union (WU): 15.97%
Bottom five least shorted stocks with $2B+ market cap as of early March:
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB): 0.58%
CNA Financial (CNA): 0.64%
Twenty One Capital (XXI): 0.64%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM): 0.74%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK. B): 0.77%