IMCB stock
iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF (IMCB) short interest & short volume · 94K shares short
iShares Morningstar Mid-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
IMCB short interest fell 14.1% to 94K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (2.2 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 61.3% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 65.0% the 20 sessions before, the 82nd percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 94K
- prior 109K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 2.2
- avg vol 43K
- Change vs prior report
- -14.1%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 94K | $9.1M | -14.1% | — | 2.2 | $97.34 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 109K | $10.3M | +48.2% | — | 2.8 | $94.48 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 74K | $7.1M | -8.4% | — | 1.7 | $96.17 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 81K | $8.0M | +24.9% | — | 3.9 | $98.74 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 64K | $6.5M | +31.4% | — | 2.5 | $101.21 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 49K | $4.8M | -2.0% | — | 1.5 | $96.95 |
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)
- 85.7%
- 25K of 29K
- 20-day average
- 61.3%
- prior 65.0%
- Percentile vs own history
- 82nd
- 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 · IMCB overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 24,827 | 28,966 | 85.7% |
| 2026-11-10 | 25,950 | 37,117 | 69.9% |
| 2026-11-09 | 20,970 | 28,076 | 74.7% |
| 2026-11-06 | 14,117 | 26,075 | 54.1% |
| 2026-11-05 | 77,779 | 121,485 | 64.0% |
| 2026-11-04 | 14,292 | 29,167 | 49.0% |
| 2026-11-03 | 11,465 | 23,486 | 48.8% |
| 2026-11-02 | 21,053 | 32,724 | 64.3% |
| 2026-10-30 | 12,475 | 28,580 | 43.6% |
| 2026-10-29 | 14,776 | 32,783 | 45.1% |
IMCB short interest FAQ
What is IMCB's short interest?
iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF (IMCB) had 94K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does IMCB have?
2.2 days: 94K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 43K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is IMCB short interest rising or falling?
IMCB short interest fell (-14.1%) from 109K to 94K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is IMCB a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores IMCB 5 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 5.4/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of IMCB daily volume is sold short?
61.3% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 82nd percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was IMCB's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF (IMCB) was 24,827 shares, 85.7% of 28,966 total volume.
How many IMCB short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF (IMCB), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did IMCB short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF (IMCB) moved from 69.9% on Nov 10, 2026 to 85.7% on Nov 11, 2026, up 15.8 percentage points.
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