FINRA equity short interest · settlement Aug 14, 2026
Short interest report: Aug 14, 2026
Shares short across 12,959 exchange-listed securities fell 2.3% to 44.13B ($2.54T at report-date prices); 6,115 rose and 6,640 fell. CXW had the largest increase among liquid common stocks (+331.5% to 15.4M shares, $506.2M). The biggest covering was BYND (-96.1%).
- Listed securities
- 12,959
- Shares short
- 44.13B
- Value short
- $2.54T
- Rose / fell
- 6,115 / 6,640
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXWCoreCivic, Inc. | 15.4M | $506.2M | +331.5% | — | 8.7 | $32.82 |
| OCTVOctave Intelligence plc Class | 2.6M | $48.2M | +164.1% | — | 1.0 | $18.91 |
| AERAercap Holdings N.V. | 2.6M | $402.5M | +132.2% | — | 2.7 | $152.45 |
| ENBEnbridge, Inc | 69.8M | $3.55B | +124.1% | — | 9.8 | $50.91 |
| MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation | 38.4M | $1.80B | +109.4% | — | 3.4 | $46.82 |
| JMKEJersey Mike's Subs Inc. | 5.6M | $123.5M | +92.2% | — | 1.6 | $22.16 |
| GMRSGMR Solutions Inc. | 2.5M | $32.7M | +82.0% | — | 2.6 | $13.31 |
| SIMOSilicon Motion Technology Corp | 1.5M | $391.3M | +80.2% | — | 1.0 | $268.90 |
| FERGFerguson Enterprises Inc. | 5.0M | $1.22B | +78.9% | — | 1.0 | $244.94 |
| SUSuncor Energy, Inc. | 23.4M | $1.54B | +76.6% | — | 4.0 | $65.82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYNDBeyond Meat, Inc. Common Stock | 5.1M | $69.0M | -96.1% | — | 2.3 | $13.47 |
| RYRoyal Bank of Canada | 3.4M | $725.7M | -49.5% | — | 2.7 | $216.56 |
| TREELendingTree, Inc. Common Stock | 846K | $27.6M | -48.8% | — | 1.5 | $32.59 |
| ELFe.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | 4.2M | $382.8M | -47.8% | — | 1.3 | $91.44 |
| MTArcelorMittal | 1.4M | $101.9M | -45.1% | — | 1.1 | $73.86 |
| RBLXRoblox Corporation | 13.9M | $530.8M | -42.4% | — | 1.0 | $38.23 |
| EENI S.p.A. | 832K | $46.0M | -39.0% | — | 2.6 | $55.28 |
| CRSCarpenter Technology Corp | 1.5M | $815.6M | -38.6% | — | 2.6 | $544.59 |
| HONHoneywell International Inc. C | 5.3M | $1.23B | -37.4% | — | 1.6 | $233.96 |
| BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c | 3.9M | $221.4M | -37.3% | — | 1.0 | $57.06 |
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 | 29.8M | $2.07B | -4.9% | 19.8%* | 6.6 | $69.62 |
| SMCISuper Micro Computer, Inc. Com | 91.2M | $3.63B | -0.2% | 13.9%* | 1.4 | $39.84 |
| AKAMAkamai Technologies, Inc. Comm | 19.7M | $2.46B | -0.3% | 13.7%* | 4.8 | $124.99 |
| AHRAmerican Healthcare REIT, Inc. | 29.5M | $1.60B | +33.2% | 13.5%* | 8.2 | $54.31 |
| KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation Com | 44.5M | $4.91B | +1.2% | 13.4%* | 11.8 | $110.39 |
| SOFISoFi Technologies, Inc. Common | 172.5M | $3.16B | -9.6% | 13.4%* | 3.4 | $18.29 |
| MRNAModerna, Inc. Common Stock | 52.8M | $3.34B | +6.1% | 13.2%* | 9.2 | $63.32 |
| HALOHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Co | 14.6M | $1.44B | +4.4% | 12.9%* | 5.0 | $98.66 |
| KYMRKymera Therapeutics, Inc. Comm | 10.4M | $1.22B | +4.1% | 12.2%* | 13.9 | $117.39 |
| BBIOBridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Common | 23.3M | $1.86B | -0.1% | 12.0%* | 10.8 | $79.86 |
* % of shares outstanding (no float on file).
Source: FINRA equity short interest, settlement Aug 14, 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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