FINRA equity short interest · settlement Jul 31, 2026
Short interest report: Jul 31, 2026
Shares short across 12,910 exchange-listed securities fell 1.6% to 45.21B ($2.53T at report-date prices); 5,803 rose and 6,956 fell. CLBK had the largest increase among liquid common stocks (+353.8% to 20.0M shares, $216.2M). The biggest covering was GRFS (-45.5%).
- Listed securities
- 12,910
- Shares short
- 45.21B
- Value short
- $2.53T
- Rose / fell
- 5,803 / 6,956
Biggest increases in short interest
Change in shares short vs the prior report. Common stocks, price ≥ $3, average volume ≥ 250K, prior position ≥ 500K shares, ≥ $25M short.
| Stock | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLBKColumbia Financial, Inc. Commo | 20.0M | $216.2M | +353.8% | — | 1.4 | $10.81 |
| WLFCWillis Lease Finance Corporati | 2.0M | $145.5M | +229.9% | — | 8.0 | $71.33 |
| MFCManulife Financial Corp. | 13.1M | $580.7M | +147.3% | — | 7.6 | $44.44 |
| CCXIChurchill Capital Corp XI Clas | 2.1M | $29.1M | +107.6% | — | 1.0 | $13.86 |
| ULUnilever plc | 2.2M | $142.1M | +106.6% | — | 1.0 | $63.41 |
| SBLKStar Bulk Carriers Corp. Commo | 2.1M | $59.2M | +90.3% | — | 1.6 | $28.75 |
| LTMLATAM Airlines Group S.A. Amer | 3.4M | $179.2M | +89.0% | — | 5.1 | $52.76 |
| SLFSun Life Financial Inc. | 5.1M | $422.7M | +84.8% | — | 8.8 | $82.95 |
| SPGIS&P Global Inc. | 8.8M | $3.63B | +74.2% | — | 4.0 | $411.93 |
| ROADConstruction Partners, Inc. Cl | 4.6M | $471.7M | +72.1% | — | 2.8 | $103.35 |
Squeeze candidates
Short interest ≥ 15% of float, ≥ 5 days to cover and rising since the prior report. Same size floors. A screen, not a prediction.
No stock passed these filters in this report.
Biggest decreases (short covering)
Shorts covering: the largest falls in shares short vs the prior report. Same floors as the increases.
| Stock | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRFSGrifols, S.A. American Deposit | 3.5M | $27.2M | -45.5% | — | 3.8 | $7.87 |
| SKMSK Telecom Co., Ltd. American | 2.2M | $70.5M | -42.6% | — | 1.0 | $31.63 |
| NTNXNutanix, Inc. Class A Common S | 15.1M | $888.8M | -42.5% | — | 5.8 | $59.01 |
| LPLALPL Financial Holdings Inc. Co | 2.9M | $1.02B | -40.4% | — | 4.0 | $353.70 |
| SKYChampion Homes, Inc. | 2.7M | $217.8M | -40.1% | — | 4.8 | $79.61 |
| CRMSalesforce, Inc. | 29.4M | $5.41B | -36.7% | — | 2.2 | $184.02 |
| SESea Limited American Depositar | 12.3M | $1.31B | -36.5% | — | 2.9 | $106.74 |
| JHXJames Hardie Industries plc | 12.4M | $325.3M | -36.3% | — | 1.6 | $26.29 |
| ANETArista Networks | 12.8M | $2.31B | -35.6% | — | 1.9 | $180.35 |
| THGThe Hanover Insurance Group, I | 766K | $178.2M | -35.1% | — | 2.1 | $232.63 |
Most-shorted large caps
Market cap ≥ $10B, ranked by shares short as a % of float (of shares outstanding where no float is on file).
| Stock | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWKSSkyworks Solutions, Inc. Commo | 31.3M | $1.95B | -4.6% | 20.8%* | 4.8 | $62.28 |
| ITGartner, Inc. | 9.7M | $1.46B | -16.0% | 15.3%* | 7.3 | $151.02 |
| SOFISoFi Technologies, Inc. Common | 190.8M | $3.11B | +2.6% | 14.8%* | 2.2 | $16.31 |
| SMCISuper Micro Computer, Inc. Com | 91.4M | $2.60B | -5.9% | 13.9%* | 1.8 | $28.40 |
| AKAMAkamai Technologies, Inc. Comm | 19.8M | $2.28B | +0.3% | 13.8%* | 6.1 | $115.18 |
| KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation Com | 44.0M | $4.80B | +1.7% | 13.2%* | 14.7 | $109.31 |
| IONQIonQ, Inc. | 50.2M | $1.83B | +6.6% | 13.2%* | 2.5 | $36.44 |
| MRNAModerna, Inc. Common Stock | 49.8M | $2.73B | -5.0% | 12.5%* | 10.2 | $54.82 |
| HALOHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Co | 14.0M | $1.16B | +5.5% | 12.3%* | 8.3 | $82.54 |
| BBIOBridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Common | 23.3M | $1.87B | -9.3% | 12.0%* | 11.5 | $80.09 |
* % of shares outstanding (no float on file).
Source: FINRA equity short interest, settlement Jul 31, 2026 (exchange-listed securities; FINRA publishes each report about a week after settlement). Price is the close on the settlement date; dollar value short = shares short × that price. Market cap and type from Lician's price and listing tables. A screen, not investment advice.
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