American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2021

In 2021, American Eagle Outfitters's disclosed short interest ran from 13.76% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2021 to 17.77% on 31 Dec 2021, a change of +4.01 percentage points. The year's high was 17.77% on 31 Dec 2021 and its low 9.79% on 31 Mar 2021, averaging 12.95% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 8.06 days on 14 May 2021. Full history: American Eagle Outfitters.

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Short position data for American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2021: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2021. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2021/

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@misc{howshorted-american-eagle-outfitters-short-interest-2021-12-31,
  title        = {American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2021 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2021/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2021; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2021}
}

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2021 in figures

Start of year: 13.76% (15 Jan 2021)
End of year: 17.77% (31 Dec 2021)
Change: +4.01 pp
High: 17.77% (31 Dec 2021)
Low: 9.79% (31 Mar 2021)
Average: 12.95%
Highest days to cover: 8.06 (14 May 2021)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2021

American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2021
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2021	13.76%	5.72
29 Jan 2021	13.13%	2.41
12 Feb 2021	13.06%	6.34
26 Feb 2021	11.77%	7.61
15 Mar 2021	10.34%	3.21	results (8-K), 10-K filed
31 Mar 2021	9.79%	4.87
15 Apr 2021	10.85%	6.26
30 Apr 2021	10.86%	4.13
14 May 2021	10.91%	8.06
28 May 2021	11.44%	4.36	results (8-K)
15 Jun 2021	12.45%	5.67	10-Q filed
30 Jun 2021	13.09%	4.34
15 Jul 2021	13.33%	5.28
30 Jul 2021	14.10%	7.36
13 Aug 2021	13.01%	5.67
31 Aug 2021	14.41%	5.19
15 Sep 2021	14.56%	3.55	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Sep 2021	13.13%	5.58
15 Oct 2021	13.40%	3.88
29 Oct 2021	13.85%	6.39
15 Nov 2021	12.81%	5.93
30 Nov 2021	12.83%	3.64	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
15 Dec 2021	16.19%	4.05
31 Dec 2021	17.77%	7.17

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.