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Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights
Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights
NASDAQ and American Stock Exchanges (Mid-December 1999)
Published January 5, 2000
Institution Shares Sold
Short as of
12/15/1999
Unit Chg.
From
11/15/1999
Pct. Chg.
From
11/15/1999
Avg. Daily
Trading
Volume
Days
to
Cover*
Advanta Corp. Class A

3,742,794

17,993

0.5%

114,741

32.6

Associated Banc-Corp.

621,289

155,563

33.4

207,363

3.0

Astoria Financial Corp.

1,188,595

25,852

2.2

507,802

2.3

Bank Plus Corp.

552,434

-364,250

-39.7

143,511

3.8

Bank United Corp.

1,193,237

28,280

2.4

1,164,957

1.0

Bridge View Bancorp

16,000

0

0.0

2,000

8.0

Charter One Financial Inc.

506,000

-242,148

-32.4

907,000

0.6

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

3,553,035

388,469

12.3

351,799

10.1

Compass Bancshares Inc.

589,199

51,265

9.5

284,639

2.1

Credit Acceptance Corp.

1,138,735

-141,003

-11.0

74,018

15.4

Fifth Third Bancorp

3,713,161

-55,473

-1.5

875,410

4.2

First Sentinel Bancorp

341,407

235,686

222.9

96,544

3.5

First Sierra Financial

474,106

48,478

11.4

232,365

2.0

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

1,606,595

-37,886

-2.3

425,157

3.8

Imperial Credit Industries

517,757

-88,641

-14.6

131,118

3.9

Keystone Financial Inc.

322,352

-46,245

-12.6

91,422

3.5

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

667,000

79,000

13.4

148,000

4.5

MidAmerican Bancorp

13,000

-2,000

-13.3

11,000

1.2

MidSouth Bancorp Inc.

21,000

0

0.0

1,000

21.0

Northern Trust Corp.

3,412,250

661,394

24.0

904,086

3.8

PAB BancShares Inc.

9,000

-2,000

-18.2

2,000

4.5

Peoples Bank

515,920

131,304

34.1

349,024

1.5

Peoples Heritage Finan. Gr

3,467,842

20,273

0.6

349,024

9.9

Provident Financial Group

1,425,726

195,767

15.9

82,608

17.3

Queens County Bancorp

621,492

-9,381

-1.5

52,357

11.9

Regions Financial Corp.

1,257,290

-195,145

-13.4

533,160

2.4

Republic Security Financial

319,030

91,030

39.9

277,261

1.2

Richmond County Financial

700,690

128,838

22.5

84,879

8.3

Roslyn Bancorp Inc.

1,040,071

740,722

247.4

395,687

2.6

SKY Financial Corp.

234,000

70

0.0

110,000

2.1

SouthTrust Corp.

943,272

21,557

2.3

490,103

1.9

Sovereign Bancorp Inc.

11,401,981

-1,042,071

-8.4

2,644,673

4.3

Susquehanna Bancshares

243,000

-349

-0.1

48,000

5.1

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

528,066

123,509

30.5

69,615

7.6

United Bankshares, Inc.

164,000

-63,000

-27.8

53,000

3.1

Webster Financial Corp.

1,068,095

-708,853

-39.9

264,614

4.0

Westamerica Bancorp

483,552

-118,331

-19.7

131,060

3.7

WFS Financial Inc.

198,000

-66,000

-25.0

15,000

13.2

Zions Bancorporation

4,057,169

858,204

26.8

546,139

7.4

Bank-Related Totals

52,868,142

820,478

1.58%

13,172,136

4.0

Nasdaq Exchange Totals

2,363,795,218

49,301,236

2.10%

1,418,006,000

1.7

AMEX Exchange Totals

165,798,544

-8,799,769

-5.00%

34,032,000

4.9

Table limited to issues shorted at least 10,000 shares at either current or prior settlement date. - AMEX listing. * Number of days to cover short interest, assuming average daily trading volume holdsconstant and that all volume is used in settlement of short positions. Start - Rise from a prior base of zero. Clear - Prior short position falls to zero. New - Listed since last settlement date.
S - Figures adjusted for stock split or dividend. R - Prior figures revised. (s) Stock split or dividend in current month only. (r) previous month revised. (n) New York Stock Exchange. (q) Nasdaq Stock Exchange. Compiled byAmerican Banker. Sources: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Exchange, and ILX Systems Inc.American Banker © 2000

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