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.