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Shorting vegan burger maker Beyond Meat is beyond expensive

Bets against skyrocketing stock slow down as borrow fee tops 60%

Meaty borrowing fees are keeping short sellers from adding to their bearish positions in Beyond Meat’s stock.

Though short sellers were to quick bet against the shares after they soared in their initial days of trading, short activity has quieted down more recently, in part because the stock has become so expensive to borrow.

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