XES stock
SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) short interest & short volume · 438K shares short
SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
XES short interest fell 3.5% to 438K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (6.2 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 47.5% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 48.2% the 20 sessions before, the 17th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 438K
- prior 454K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 6.2
- avg vol 71K
- Change vs prior report
- -3.5%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 438K | $45.9M | -3.5% | — | 6.2 | $104.81 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 454K | $48.8M | +5.0% | — | 6.9 | $107.52 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 432K | $51.5M | +10.3% | — | 8.1 | $119.34 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 391K | $47.8M | +24.5% | — | 7.4 | $122.15 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 314K | $39.0M | +21.8% | — | 5.6 | $124.18 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 258K | $28.7M | -8.1% | — | 5.2 | $111.17 |
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)
- 26.1%
- 5K of 20K
- 20-day average
- 47.5%
- prior 48.2%
- Percentile vs own history
- 17th
- 233 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 · XES overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 5,216 | 19,946 | 26.1% |
| 2026-11-10 | 6,279 | 19,224 | 32.7% |
| 2026-11-09 | 17,700 | 54,054 | 32.8% |
| 2026-11-06 | 30,490 | 49,531 | 61.6% |
| 2026-11-05 | 21,736 | 376,690 | 5.8% |
| 2026-11-04 | 52,601 | 104,935 | 50.1% |
| 2026-11-03 | 19,609 | 46,273 | 42.4% |
| 2026-11-02 | 36,218 | 73,061 | 49.6% |
| 2026-10-30 | 28,993 | 50,529 | 57.4% |
| 2026-10-29 | 14,388 | 22,805 | 63.1% |
XES short interest FAQ
What is XES's short interest?
SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) had 438K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does XES have?
6.2 days: 438K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 71K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is XES short interest rising or falling?
XES short interest fell (-3.5%) from 454K to 438K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is XES a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores XES 15 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 15.4/25, 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 XES daily volume is sold short?
47.5% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 17th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was XES's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) was 5,216 shares, 26.1% of 19,946 total volume.
How many XES short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did XES short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) moved from 32.7% on Nov 10, 2026 to 26.1% on Nov 11, 2026, down 6.6 percentage points.
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