Least shorted stocks with up to $2B market cap as of mid-February

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Short sellers are largely absent from a group of small- and mid-cap stocks where short interest hovers around just 0.5%, signaling limited bearish conviction across a diverse mix of sectors.

The least-shorted names span insurance, healthcare, industrials, and consumer products, suggesting investors see fewer near-term downside catalysts or that trading liquidity and ownership structures are limiting short positioning in these companies.

HERE’S A LIST OF THE TOP 10 LEAST SHORTED SMALL- TO MID-CAP STOCKS (AS A % OF SHARES OUTSTANDING) AS OF FEBRUARY 15:

* Tattooed Chef (TTCFQ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TTCFQ]) – Short interest: 0.50%
* Ategrity Specialty Insurance (ASIC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ASIC]) – Short interest: 0.50%
* Vivani Medical (VANI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VANI]) – Short interest: 0.50%
* Fenbo Holdings (FEBO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FEBO]) – Short interest: 0.50%
* Park-Ohio Holdings (PKOH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PKOH]) – Short interest: 0.50%
* So-Young International (SY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SY]) – Short interest: 0.51%
* SmartFinancial (SMBK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SMBK]) – Short interest: 0.51%
* AMTD Digital (HKD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HKD]) – Short interest: 0.51%
* Regional Health Properties (RHEP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RHEP]) – Short interest: 0.51%
* Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (CPIX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CPIX]) – Short interest: 0.51%

HERE’S A LIST OF SMALL- AND MID-CAP ETFS: iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IJR]), Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VB]), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IWM]), Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VO]), iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IJH]), and the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust (MDY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MDY]).

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