ESML stock
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) short interest & short volume · 113K shares short
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
ESML short interest rose 12.1% to 113K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 49.1% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 49.8% the 20 sessions before, the 28th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 113K
- prior 101K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 198K
- Change vs prior report
- +12.1%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 113K | $5.9M | +12.1% | — | 1.0 | $52.58 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 101K | $5.2M | -39.9% | — | 1.0 | $52.00 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 167K | $8.9M | -3.1% | — | 2.0 | $53.19 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 173K | $9.5M | -6.3% | — | 1.8 | $54.87 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 184K | $10.4M | -6.6% | — | 1.5 | $56.64 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 197K | $10.6M | +25.8% | — | 2.5 | $53.72 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 56.6%
- 63K of 112K
- 20-day average
- 49.1%
- prior 49.8%
- Percentile vs own history
- 28th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · ESML overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 63,298 | 111,816 | 56.6% |
| 2026-11-10 | 22,907 | 57,635 | 39.7% |
| 2026-11-09 | 48,511 | 98,888 | 49.1% |
| 2026-11-06 | 22,682 | 178,825 | 12.7% |
| 2026-11-05 | 48,418 | 79,297 | 61.1% |
| 2026-11-04 | 38,141 | 102,536 | 37.2% |
| 2026-11-03 | 37,530 | 64,888 | 57.8% |
| 2026-11-02 | 33,873 | 85,261 | 39.7% |
| 2026-10-30 | 49,942 | 84,536 | 59.1% |
| 2026-10-29 | 36,167 | 70,409 | 51.4% |
ESML short interest FAQ
What is ESML's short interest?
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) had 113K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does ESML have?
1.0 days: 113K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 198K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is ESML short interest rising or falling?
ESML short interest rose (+12.1%) from 101K to 113K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is ESML a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores ESML 6 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 2.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 3.6/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of ESML daily volume is sold short?
49.1% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 28th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was ESML's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) was 63,298 shares, 56.6% of 111,816 total volume.
How many ESML short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did ESML short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) moved from 39.7% on Nov 10, 2026 to 56.6% on Nov 11, 2026, up 16.9 percentage points.
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