The 10 Most-Shorted Stocks in the S&P 1500

The most recent data on the 25 most heavily shorted stocks center in the consumer discretionary, financial services and energy sectors, according to Bespoke Investment Group, a Harrison, N.Y.-based investment firm, citing short interest figures as of May 13. Bespoke, in a blog post last week, provided a list of the 25 S&P 1500 stocks that have the highest short interest levels as a percentage of float. "In terms of overall performance, short-sellers should be having a pretty good month," Bespoke said on May 25. "The average performance of the 25 stocks listed is a decline of 6.93% compared to a gain of 1.14% for the S&P 1500 as a whole.