FINRA equity short interest · settlement Aug 31, 2026
Short interest report: Aug 31, 2026
Shares short across 13,006 exchange-listed securities rose 2.5% to 45.16B ($2.56T at report-date prices); 6,738 rose and 6,064 fell. REF had the largest increase among liquid common stocks (+150.2% to 2.2M shares, $31.5M). The biggest covering was REAX (-95.1%).
- Listed securities
- 13,006
- Shares short
- 45.16B
- Value short
- $2.56T
- Rose / fell
- 6,738 / 6,064
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REFReformation Inc. | 2.2M | $31.5M | +150.2% | — | 5.3 | $14.31 |
| BLZEBackblaze, Inc. Class A Common | 4.2M | $59.5M | +135.6% | — | 1.3 | $14.13 |
| SFBSServisFirst Bancshares Inc. | 5.2M | $224.0M | +101.5% | — | 11.3 | $43.04 |
| CNQCanadian Natural Resources Lim | 113.2M | $5.67B | +96.3% | — | 20.5 | $50.07 |
| AADXApplied Aerospace & Defense, I | 3.2M | $41.8M | +94.6% | — | 1.9 | $13.20 |
| IESCIES Holdings, Inc. Common Stoc | 1.2M | $371.3M | +81.2% | — | 4.7 | $303.00 |
| BSXBoston Scientific Corp. | 48.2M | $2.33B | +74.4% | — | 2.3 | $48.30 |
| ULUnilever plc | 4.1M | $269.1M | +74.2% | — | 1.0 | $64.85 |
| CWTCalifornia Water Service | 2.4M | $121.4M | +70.4% | — | 5.2 | $49.97 |
| RBLXRoblox Corporation | 23.4M | $966.9M | +68.7% | — | 2.1 | $41.29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REAXReal REMAX Group Inc. Common S | 1.8M | $34.7M | -95.1% | — | 1.5 | $18.98 |
| BSBRBANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) SA | 4.4M | $25.4M | -60.3% | — | 1.3 | $5.75 |
| ADCAgree Realty Corporation | 6.2M | $448.3M | -56.1% | — | 3.6 | $72.25 |
| NTSTNetSTREIT Corp. | 14.3M | $290.9M | -54.2% | — | 5.7 | $20.36 |
| SANBanco Santander S.A. | 52.4M | $763.2M | -51.3% | — | 2.1 | $14.56 |
| ENBEnbridge, Inc | 37.0M | $1.87B | -47.0% | — | 8.4 | $50.57 |
| TECKTeck Resources Limited | 7.5M | $513.0M | -42.7% | — | 2.4 | $68.12 |
| PSOPearson plc | 2.5M | $41.7M | -39.4% | — | 5.7 | $16.57 |
| ESTCElastic N.V. | 3.9M | $377.4M | -39.0% | — | 1.1 | $97.55 |
| LTMLATAM Airlines Group S.A. Amer | 1.9M | $92.1M | -38.2% | — | 2.0 | $49.77 |
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 | 34.6M | $2.32B | +16.0% | 23.0%* | 5.8 | $67.01 |
| KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation Com | 50.1M | $5.41B | +12.6% | 15.1%* | 16.7 | $107.95 |
| SMCISuper Micro Computer, Inc. Com | 93.4M | $3.48B | +2.4% | 14.2%* | 2.3 | $37.28 |
| SOFISoFi Technologies, Inc. Common | 177.5M | $3.17B | +2.9% | 13.7%* | 4.1 | $17.88 |
| AKAMAkamai Technologies, Inc. Comm | 19.0M | $2.07B | -3.5% | 13.2%* | 6.6 | $108.62 |
| HALOHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Co | 14.9M | $1.58B | +1.7% | 13.1%* | 8.7 | $106.49 |
| LULUlululemon athletica inc. Commo | 13.5M | $1.62B | +24.6% | 12.8%* | 3.3 | $120.26 |
| FDSFactset Research Systems | 4.5M | $1.40B | +24.4% | 12.7%* | 5.3 | $313.55 |
| ITGartner, Inc. | 8.0M | $1.58B | +8.8% | 12.6%* | 6.2 | $198.11 |
| TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Comm | 26.2M | $2.92B | +5.1% | 12.3%* | 20.5 | $111.28 |
* % of shares outstanding (no float on file).
Source: FINRA equity short interest, settlement Aug 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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