Short sellers are piling into a wide-ranging group of names, with the latest Benzinga Pro data showing elevated bearish positioning across 10 stocks with short interest ranging from 37% to 87%.

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Top 10 Most Heavily Shorted Stocks

Below are the top 10 most heavily shorted stocks (market caps above $2 billion, average 14-day volume above 5 million and free floats above 5 million) based on data from Benzinga Pro as of June 11, 2026:

Symbol	Company	Short % of Float
VG	Venture Global, Inc.	87.16%
CHH	Choice Hotels International, Inc.	66.69%
CAR	Avis Budget Group, Inc.	58.45%
CLSK	CleanSpark, Inc.	45.74%
BROS	Dutch Bros Inc.	44.49%
PRMB	Primo Brands Corp.	42.33%
RH	RH	39.62%
ACHC	Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.	38.56%
SOUN	SoundHound AI, Inc.	37.90%
FIG	Figma, Inc.	36.78%

Closer Look

Venture Global, Inc.’s (NYSE:VG) 87.16% short interest is at the top, with nearly double the next name on the list and the highest reading across Benzinga Pro‘s screener.

The Louisiana-based LNG exporter, which went public in January 2025, trades at $12.75 and carries a $31.65 billion market cap. Bears have hammered the stock well off its 52-week high of $19.50.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) ranks second at 66.69% short interest, trading at $107.41 with a $4.79 billion market cap.

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) checks in third at 58.45%, with shares at $189.61 — a stock that’s already squeezed once and fallen dramatically from a high above $847.

CleanSpark, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSK), with 45.74% of float short, closed at $16.17 on Thursday.

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE:BROS) — the fast-growing drive-thru coffee chain — carries 44.49% short interest and closed at $65.03 on the session.

Primo Brands Corp. (NYSE:PRMB) sits at 42.33% short interest with shares closing at $23.54.

Luxury home goods retailer RH (NYSE:RH) at 39.62% short closed at $159.82, though it remains well below its 52-week high of $257.

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) carries 38.56% short interest and closed at $24.89, recovering from a 52-week low of $11.43.

Voice AI platform SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) rounds out the list with 37.90% short interest, closing at $7, having shed more than two-thirds of its value from a 52-week high of $22.17.

Software firm Figma, Inc. (NYSE:FIG) closed at $19.34 — a stunning fall from its $142.92 52-week high, according to Benzinga Pro.

Investors eyeing these stocks should be cautious: Elevated short interest could send these names soaring if a positive catalyst sparks a squeeze, while bad news could send any of them into freefall.

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