Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights
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| Published February 7, 2000 | |
| Institution | Shares Sold Short as of 1/15/2000 | Unit Chg. From 12/15/1999 | Pct. Chg. From 12/15/1999 | Avg. Daily Trading Volume | Days to Cover* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corp. Class A | 3,803,248 | 60,454 | 1.6% | 57,712 | 65.9 |
| Associated Banc-Corp. | 542,364 | -78,925 | -12.7 | 146,740 | 3.7 |
| Astoria Financial Corp. | 1,206,817 | 18,222 | 1.5 | 417,359 | 2.9 |
| Bank Plus Corp. | 532,700 | -19,734 | -3.6 | 80,702 | 6.6 |
| Bank United Corp. | 1,139,203 | -54,034 | -4.5 | 507,010 | 2.2 |
| Bridge View Bancorp † | 15,800 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,652 | 4.3 |
| Charter One Financial Inc. | 868,096 | 241,536 | 47.8 | 747,123 | 1.2 |
| Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 3,742,614 | 189,579 | 5.3 | 331,597 | 11.3 |
| Compass Bancshares Inc. | 585,530 | -3,669 | -0.6 | 480,183 | 1.2 |
| Credit Acceptance Corp. | 1,071,626 | -67,109 | -5.9 | 106,351 | 10.1 |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 5,197,848 | 1,484,687 | 40.0 | 927,273 | 5.6 |
| First Sentinel Bancorp | 88,093 | -253,314 | -74.2 | 70,144 | 1.3 |
| First Sierra Financial | 376,973 | -97,133 | -20.5 | 364,838 | 1.0 |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 2,095,239 | 488,644 | 30.4 | 646,280 | 3.2 |
| Imperial Credit Industries | 444,355 | -73,402 | -14.2 | 118,549 | 3.7 |
| Keystone Financial Inc. | 468,025 | 145,673 | 45.2 | 185,468 | 2.5 |
| Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 543,077 | -123,954 | -18.6 | 136,614 | 4.0 |
| MidAmerican Bancorp † | 8,001 | -4,956 | -38.2 | 29,180 | 0.3 |
| MidSouth Bancorp Inc. † | 21,028 | -9,970 | -32.2 | 742 | 28.3 |
| Northern Trust Corp. | 3,914,546 | 502,296 | 14.7 | 793,768 | 4.9 |
| PAB BancShares Inc. † | 9,388 | 88 | 0.9 | 2,971 | 3.2 |
| Institution | Shares Sold Short as of 1/15/2000 | Unit Chg. From 12/15/1999 | Pct. Chg. From 12/15/1999 | Avg. Daily Trading Volume | Days to Cover* |
| Peoples Bank | 590,960 | 75,040 | 14.50% | 99,561 | 5.9 |
| Peoples Heritage Finan. Grp. | 3,044,039 | -423,803 | -12.2 | 484,883 | 6.3 |
| Provident Financial Group | 1,685,320 | 259,594 | 18.2 | 150,105 | 11.2 |
| Queens County Bancorp | 681,321 | 59,829 | 9.6 | 54,454 | 12.5 |
| Regions Financial Corp. | 1,294,677 | 37,387 | 3.0 | 722,996 | 1.8 |
| Republic Security Financial | 210,244 | -108,786 | -34.1 | 257,806 | 0.8 |
| Richmond County Financial | 711,894 | 11,204 | 1.6 | 281,070 | 2.5 |
| Roslyn Bancorp Inc. | 1,137,064 | 96,993 | 9.3 | 266,944 | 4.3 |
| SKY Financial Corp. | 227,899 | -6,101 | -2.6 | 118,102 | 1.9 |
| SouthTrust Corp. | 1,279,658 | 336,386 | 35.7 | 690,795 | 1.9 |
| Sovereign Bancorp Inc. | 11,892,724 | 490,743 | 4.3 | 2,288,636 | 5.2 |
| Susquehanna Bancshares | 38,870 | -204,130 | -84.0 | 73,665 | 0.5 |
| TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | 446,368 | -81,698 | -15.5 | 85,325 | 5.2 |
| United Bankshares, Inc. | 130,468 | -31,998 | -19.7 | 65,101 | 2.0 |
| Webster Financial Corp. | 1,108,874 | 40,779 | 3.8 | 333,184 | 3.3 |
| Westamerica Bancorp | 503,592 | 20,040 | 4.1 | 139,684 | 3.6 |
| WFS Financial Inc. | 38,500 | -38,253 | -87.4 | 5,501 | 7.0 |
| Zions Bancorporation | 3,691,357 | -365,812 | -9.0 | 771,181 | 4.8 |
| Bank-Related Totals | 55,388,400 | 2,666,365 | 5.1% | 16,728,331 | 3.3 |
| Nasdaq Exchange Totals | 2,413,628,695 | 49,833,477 | 2.1% | 1,081,765,000 | 2.2 |
| AMEX Exchange Totals (r) | 161,329,611 | -2,669,971 | -1.6% | 32,662,000 | 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 holds constant 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. Sources: New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Exchange, and ILX Systems Inc. (s) Stock split or dividend in current month only. (r) previous month revised. (n) New York Stock Exchange. (q) Nasdaq Stock Exchange. Compiled by American Banker.
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