FINRA equity short interest · settlement Sep 30, 2026
Short interest report: Sep 30, 2026
Shares short across 13,098 exchange-listed securities rose 2.6% to 46.95B ($2.57T at report-date prices); 6,430 rose and 6,470 fell. SVIA had the largest increase among liquid common stocks (+248.4% to 6.5M shares, $25.1M). The biggest covering was HTO (-61.0%).
- Listed securities
- 13,098
- Shares short
- 46.95B
- Value short
- $2.57T
- Rose / fell
- 6,430 / 6,470
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVIASilvia, Inc. Common Stock | 6.5M | $25.1M | +248.4% | — | 1.9 | $3.88 |
| HAFNHafnia Limited | 3.7M | $36.9M | +218.2% | — | 1.1 | $9.94 |
| SCTXScribe Therapeutics Inc. Commo | 2.5M | $45.4M | +212.1% | — | 3.6 | $18.41 |
| LCLNLincoln International, Inc. | 2.4M | $55.5M | +211.7% | — | 2.1 | $23.09 |
| PSPershing Square Inc. | 2.4M | $132.6M | +185.5% | — | 2.2 | $55.94 |
| GOOGMAlphabet Inc. Depositary Share | 2.2M | $108.9M | +144.7% | — | 1.1 | $49.08 |
| RYRoyal Bank of Canada | 6.1M | $1.20B | +140.8% | — | 5.6 | $196.59 |
| CSQRCsquare, Inc. | 4.7M | $74.4M | +139.3% | — | 1.9 | $15.81 |
| UROYUranium Royalty Corp. Common S | 12.1M | $48.9M | +132.1% | — | 2.3 | $4.04 |
| MDTMedtronic plc | 40.0M | $3.45B | +132.0% | — | 2.7 | $86.29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTOH2O America Common Stock | 2.0M | $124.0M | -61.0% | — | 3.9 | $61.63 |
| SKMSK Telecom Co., Ltd. American | 1.7M | $57.8M | -49.6% | — | 1.7 | $34.91 |
| DOOBRP Inc. Common Subordinate Vo | 698K | $39.2M | -47.7% | — | 2.8 | $56.12 |
| GTYGetty Realty Corp. | 3.4M | $97.1M | -44.0% | — | 4.1 | $28.24 |
| MTArcelorMittal | 931K | $62.1M | -44.0% | — | 1.0 | $66.74 |
| BBNXBeta Bionics, Inc. Common Stoc | 6.0M | $114.8M | -43.0% | — | 3.3 | $18.98 |
| BWINThe Baldwin Insurance Group, I | 7.5M | $238.5M | -41.0% | — | 1.4 | $31.79 |
| IBPINSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS, I | 1.5M | $291.1M | -39.8% | — | 3.5 | $191.88 |
| CVECenovus Energy Inc. | 37.6M | $1.17B | -37.0% | — | 5.8 | $31.08 |
| LTMLATAM Airlines Group S.A. Amer | 2.0M | $100.7M | -37.0% | — | 3.1 | $49.89 |
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 | 27.9M | $2.38B | -14.9% | 18.5%* | 4.3 | $85.48 |
| SOFISoFi Technologies, Inc. Common | 214.9M | $3.38B | +13.7% | 16.6%* | 4.2 | $15.72 |
| KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation Com | 53.2M | $5.18B | +1.3% | 16.0%* | 14.2 | $97.43 |
| AHRAmerican Healthcare REIT, Inc. | 31.8M | $1.63B | +27.9% | 14.6%* | 8.6 | $51.26 |
| LULUlululemon athletica inc. Commo | 15.4M | $1.48B | +11.6% | 14.6%* | 3.1 | $96.19 |
| HALOHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Co | 15.3M | $1.69B | +0.9% | 13.5%* | 4.5 | $110.40 |
| AKAMAkamai Technologies, Inc. Comm | 19.3M | $2.05B | +2.6% | 13.4%* | 2.6 | $106.35 |
| SMCISuper Micro Computer, Inc. Com | 87.4M | $3.59B | -8.2% | 13.3%* | 2.3 | $41.07 |
| TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Comm | 26.9M | $2.80B | -2.0% | 12.6%* | 17.2 | $104.05 |
| RGENRepligen Corporation Common St | 7.6M | $1.46B | +12.9% | 11.9%* | 6.6 | $192.23 |
* % of shares outstanding (no float on file).
Source: FINRA equity short interest, settlement Sep 30, 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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