NAUG stock
Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - August (NAUG) short interest & short volume · 35K shares short
Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - August official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
NAUG short interest fell 3.2% to 35K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (4.1 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 43.2% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 39.6% the 20 sessions before, the 85th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Sep 16, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 35K
- prior 36K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 4.1
- avg vol 9K
- Change vs prior report
- -3.2%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 35K | $1.2M | -3.2% | — | 4.1 | $33.30 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36K | $1.2M | -18.3% | — | 10.6 | $33.39 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 44K | $1.4M | -22.7% | — | 2.7 | $32.55 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 57K | $1.9M | -40.0% | — | 1.9 | $32.81 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 95K | $3.1M | +1056.6% | — | 1.2 | $32.91 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8K | $263K | +251.8% | — | 1.0 | $31.95 |
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)
- 53.1%
- 9K of 18K
- 20-day average
- 43.2%
- prior 39.6%
- Percentile vs own history
- 85th
- 228 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 · NAUG overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 9,297 | 17,519 | 53.1% |
| 2026-11-10 | 5,115 | 5,687 | 89.9% |
| 2026-11-09 | 536 | 1,422 | 37.7% |
| 2026-11-06 | 649 | 5,166 | 12.6% |
| 2026-11-05 | 5,598 | 9,559 | 58.6% |
| 2026-11-04 | 1,230 | 1,922 | 64.0% |
| 2026-11-03 | 5,122 | 8,045 | 63.7% |
| 2026-11-02 | 3,381 | 5,437 | 62.2% |
| 2026-10-30 | 12,717 | 18,108 | 70.2% |
| 2026-10-29 | 994 | 1,756 | 56.6% |
NAUG short interest FAQ
What is NAUG's short interest?
Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - August (NAUG) had 35K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does NAUG have?
4.1 days: 35K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 9K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is NAUG short interest rising or falling?
NAUG short interest fell (-3.2%) from 36K to 35K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is NAUG a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores NAUG 10 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 10.2/25, 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 NAUG daily volume is sold short?
43.2% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 85th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was NAUG's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - August (NAUG) was 9,297 shares, 53.1% of 17,519 total volume.
How many NAUG short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - August (NAUG), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did NAUG short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - August (NAUG) moved from 89.9% on Nov 10, 2026 to 53.1% on Nov 11, 2026, down 36.8 percentage points.
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