XLU (XLU) short interest & short volume · 39.0M shares short
XLU official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
XLU short interest rose 18.4% to 39.0M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 52.8% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 63.3% the 20 sessions before, the 24th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Sep 24, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 39.0M
- prior 32.9M
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 38.3M
- Change vs prior report
- +18.4%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 39.0M | $1.62B | +18.4% | — | 1.0 | $41.65 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32.9M | $1.30B | +3.8% | — | 1.1 | $39.44 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 31.7M | $1.31B | +2.4% | — | 1.4 | $41.32 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 31.0M | $1.31B | -7.5% | — | 1.7 | $42.23 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 33.5M | $1.48B | +26.4% | — | 1.5 | $44.31 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 26.5M | $1.17B | -7.4% | — | 1.4 | $44.35 |
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 3)
- 42.7%
- 3.8M of 9.0M
- 20-day average
- 52.8%
- prior 63.3%
- Percentile vs own history
- 24th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 3, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: +4.2%
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 · XLU overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | 3,841,972 | 8,993,231 | 42.7% |
| 2026-11-02 | 5,666,338 | 10,176,446 | 55.7% |
| 2026-10-30 | 4,537,232 | 10,008,188 | 45.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | 3,651,910 | 7,576,659 | 48.2% |
| 2026-10-28 | 2,995,405 | 5,667,784 | 52.9% |
| 2026-10-27 | 2,999,489 | 5,738,327 | 52.3% |
| 2026-10-26 | 2,952,274 | 4,677,074 | 63.1% |
| 2026-10-23 | 3,871,039 | 6,240,679 | 62.0% |
| 2026-10-22 | 4,968,073 | 8,791,918 | 56.5% |
| 2026-10-21 | 8,423,749 | 11,344,342 | 74.3% |
XLU short interest FAQ
What is XLU's short interest?
XLU had 39.0M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does XLU have?
1.0 days: 39.0M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 38.3M for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is XLU short interest rising or falling?
XLU short interest rose (+18.4%) from 32.9M to 39.0M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is XLU a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores XLU 12 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 2.6/25, change in short interest vs prior report 5.5/15, price change since settlement date 3.4/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of XLU daily volume is sold short?
52.8% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 3, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 24th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was XLU's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 3, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for XLU was 3,841,972 shares, 42.7% of 8,993,231 total volume.
How many XLU short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for XLU, from Oct 21, 2026 through Nov 3, 2026.
How did XLU short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for XLU moved from 55.7% on Nov 2, 2026 to 42.7% on Nov 3, 2026, down 13.0 percentage points.
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