Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL) short interest & short volume · 193K shares short
Tekla Life Sciences Investors official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
HQL short interest rose 70.8% to 193K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.4 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 53.0% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 58.9% the 20 sessions before, the 90th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 193K
- prior 113K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.4
- avg vol 140K
- Change vs prior report
- +70.8%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 193K | $3.3M | +70.8% | — | 1.4 | $17.24 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 113K | $2.1M | +67.3% | — | 1.0 | $18.70 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 67K | $1.3M | -32.7% | — | 1.0 | $19.39 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 100K | $2.1M | +70.9% | — | 1.0 | $20.92 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 59K | $1.2M | +217.9% | — | 1.0 | $21.10 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 18K | $352K | -70.6% | — | 1.0 | $19.10 |
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)
- 45.2%
- 16K of 35K
- 20-day average
- 53.0%
- prior 58.9%
- Percentile vs own history
- 90th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: +6.4%
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 · HQL overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 15,587 | 34,506 | 45.2% |
| 2026-11-10 | 28,679 | 49,000 | 58.5% |
| 2026-11-09 | 29,315 | 72,764 | 40.3% |
| 2026-11-06 | 22,485 | 54,800 | 41.0% |
| 2026-11-05 | 53,393 | 92,763 | 57.6% |
| 2026-11-04 | 19,402 | 56,814 | 34.1% |
| 2026-11-03 | 23,365 | 72,949 | 32.0% |
| 2026-11-02 | 18,524 | 40,216 | 46.1% |
| 2026-10-30 | 31,528 | 45,154 | 69.8% |
| 2026-10-29 | 42,550 | 64,801 | 65.7% |
Financials peers with similar quant ratings
HQL among 524 rated Financials stocks (Lician quant rating, Nov 13, 2026). How the rating works
- HG short interest5.00 · Strong Buy · stock
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- SLDE short interest4.97 · Strong Buy · stock
- SPNT short interest4.97 · Strong Buy
- ECPG short interest4.96 · Strong Buy · stock
- TWFG short interest4.95 · Strong Buy · stock
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HQL short interest FAQ
What is HQL's short interest?
Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL) had 193K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does HQL have?
1.4 days: 193K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 140K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is HQL short interest rising or falling?
HQL short interest rose (+70.8%) from 113K to 193K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is HQL a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores HQL 24 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 3.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 15/15, price change since settlement date 5.1/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of HQL daily volume is sold short?
53.0% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 90th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was HQL's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL) was 15,587 shares, 45.2% of 34,506 total volume.
How many HQL short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did HQL short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL) moved from 58.5% on Nov 10, 2026 to 45.2% on Nov 11, 2026, down 13.3 percentage points.
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