Halma plc (HLMAF) short interest & short volume · 0.1% of float short
Halma plc official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
HLMAF short interest rose 43.5% to 517K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (0.1% of float, 62.9 days to cover).
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 517K
- prior 360K
- % of float
- 0.1%
- float 373.3M
- Days to cover
- 62.9
- avg vol 8K
- Change vs prior report
- +43.5%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 517K | $23.4M | +43.5% | 0.1% | 62.9 | $45.35 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 360K | $16.4M | +14.4% | 0.1% | 53.0 | $45.53 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 315K | $14.7M | -11.4% | 0.1% | 8.9 | $46.80 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 356K | $17.6M | +17.6% | 0.1% | 21.3 | $49.40 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 302K | $15.1M | -9.6% | 0.1% | 53.8 | $50.08 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 334K | $15.6M | -6.2% | 0.1% | 22.6 | $46.72 |
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.
% of float uses the current float for every report (no float was stored with older reports).
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
No FINRA daily short volume on file for HLMAF yet.
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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HLMAF short interest FAQ
What is HLMAF's short interest?
Halma plc (HLMAF) had 517K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report, 0.1% of its 373.3M-share float.
How many days to cover does HLMAF have?
62.9 days: 517K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 8K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is HLMAF short interest rising or falling?
HLMAF short interest rose (+43.5%) from 360K to 517K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is HLMAF a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores HLMAF 38 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: short interest % of float 0.2/40, days to cover 25/25, change in short interest vs prior report 13/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What is HLMAF's market cap?
Halma plc (HLMAF) market cap is $16.63B on the latest cached fundamentals snapshot.
Where is HLMAF short volume listed?
Cached FINRA short volume for Halma plc (HLMAF) is listed at https://lician.com/short-interest/hlmaf.
Not investment advice. Figures as filed or reported, not a live feed.