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How shorted is AES Corporation? AES

#2,665most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 29%

2.59%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.14
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.24
days to cover
2.58
Aggregate net short position time series for AES Corporation

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for AES Corporation days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
4 Nov 20253.22% 31 Oct 20253.47% 14 Nov 2025+0.25
1 Aug 20254.42% 31 Jul 20254.59% 15 Aug 2025+0.17
1 May 20255.72% 30 Apr 20255.38% 15 May 2025−0.34
28 Feb 20255.66% 14 Feb 20254.30% 14 Mar 2025−1.36
31 Oct 20243.14% 15 Oct 20243.14% 15 Nov 20240.00
1 Aug 20242.14% 31 Jul 20242.57% 15 Aug 2024+0.43
2 May 20242.02% 30 Apr 20242.58% 15 May 2024+0.56
26 Feb 20242.31% 15 Feb 20241.71% 29 Feb 2024−0.60

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for AES: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
6
3 Sep 2026
Highest in window
588,896
23 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
52
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for AES Corporation fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 589K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20262.59%+0.14
31 Aug 20262.45%+0.04
14 Aug 20262.41%−0.47
31 Jul 20262.88%−0.33
15 Jul 20263.21%+0.38
30 Jun 20262.83%−1.22
15 Jun 20264.05%+0.98
29 May 20263.07%+0.59
15 May 20262.48%−0.18
30 Apr 20262.66%−0.27
15 Apr 20262.93%−0.51
31 Mar 20263.44%+0.73
13 Mar 20262.71%+0.19
27 Feb 20262.52%−0.23
13 Feb 20262.75%−0.01
30 Jan 20262.76%−0.23
15 Jan 20262.99%+0.01
31 Dec 20252.98%−0.10
15 Dec 20253.08%−0.16
28 Nov 20253.24%−0.23
14 Nov 20253.47%+0.25
31 Oct 20253.22%−0.43
15 Oct 20253.65%−0.75
30 Sep 20254.40%−0.27
15 Sep 20254.67%+0.53
29 Aug 20254.14%−0.45
15 Aug 20254.59%+0.17
31 Jul 20254.42%−0.33
15 Jul 20254.75%−1.99
30 Jun 20256.74%+1.28
13 Jun 20255.46%−0.68
30 May 20256.14%+0.76
15 May 20255.38%−0.34
30 Apr 20255.72%+1.79
15 Apr 20253.93%−0.03
31 Mar 20253.96%−0.34
14 Mar 20254.30%−1.19
28 Feb 20255.49%−0.17
14 Feb 20255.66%+0.60
31 Jan 20255.06%+0.11
15 Jan 20254.95%+0.54
31 Dec 20244.41%+0.13
13 Dec 20244.28%+1.14
29 Nov 20243.14%0.00
15 Nov 20243.14%0.00
31 Oct 20243.14%0.00
15 Oct 20243.14%−0.68
30 Sep 20243.82%−0.22
13 Sep 20244.04%+0.62
30 Aug 20243.42%+0.85
15 Aug 20242.57%+0.43
31 Jul 20242.14%−0.44
15 Jul 20242.58%−0.49
28 Jun 20243.07%+0.25
14 Jun 20242.82%+0.36
31 May 20242.46%−0.12
15 May 20242.58%+0.56
30 Apr 20242.02%+0.18
15 Apr 20241.84%−0.22
28 Mar 20242.06%+0.38
15 Mar 20241.68%−0.03
29 Feb 20241.71%−0.60
15 Feb 20242.31%−1.04
31 Jan 20243.35%+0.50
12 Jan 20242.85%+0.60
29 Dec 20232.25%−0.41
15 Dec 20232.66%−0.48
30 Nov 20233.14%−0.14
15 Nov 20233.28%+0.11
31 Oct 20233.17%+0.40
13 Oct 20232.77%+0.66
29 Sep 20232.11%+0.15
15 Sep 20231.96%−0.28
31 Aug 20232.24%+0.15
15 Aug 20232.09%−0.10
31 Jul 20232.19%+0.41
14 Jul 20231.78%−0.29
30 Jun 20232.07%−0.52
15 Jun 20232.59%+0.32
31 May 20232.27%−0.23
15 May 20232.50%+0.63
28 Apr 20231.87%−0.11
14 Apr 20231.98%+0.31
31 Mar 20231.67%+0.17
15 Mar 20231.50%−0.03
28 Feb 20231.53%−0.25
15 Feb 20231.78%+0.06
31 Jan 20231.72%−0.10
13 Jan 20231.82%−0.15
30 Dec 20221.97%+0.01
15 Dec 20221.96%+0.36
30 Nov 20221.60%−0.23
15 Nov 20221.83%−0.45
31 Oct 20222.28%+0.17
14 Oct 20222.11%+0.22
30 Sep 20221.89%−0.44
15 Sep 20222.33%+0.50
31 Aug 20221.83%+0.46
15 Aug 20221.37%−0.32
29 Jul 20221.69%−0.40
15 Jul 20222.09%−0.14
30 Jun 20222.23%+0.66
15 Jun 20221.57%+0.07
31 May 20221.50%+0.03
13 May 20221.47%+0.06
29 Apr 20221.41%+0.20
14 Apr 20221.21%−0.14
31 Mar 20221.35%−0.49
15 Mar 20221.84%−0.02
28 Feb 20221.86%−0.14
15 Feb 20222.00%+0.57
31 Jan 20221.43%+0.13
14 Jan 20221.30%+0.15
31 Dec 20211.15%−0.12
15 Dec 20211.27%+0.01
30 Nov 20211.26%−0.33
15 Nov 20211.59%+0.30
29 Oct 20211.29%−0.15
15 Oct 20211.44%+0.24
30 Sep 20211.20%−0.06
15 Sep 20211.26%−0.07
31 Aug 20211.33%+0.05
13 Aug 20211.28%+0.57
30 Jul 20210.71%−0.22
15 Jul 20210.93%−0.15
30 Jun 20211.08%+0.04
15 Jun 20211.04%−0.26
28 May 20211.30%−0.09
14 May 20211.39%+0.25
30 Apr 20211.14%−0.66
15 Apr 20211.80%+0.04
31 Mar 20211.76%−0.26
15 Mar 20212.02%+0.29
26 Feb 20211.73%−0.15
12 Feb 20211.88%+0.22
29 Jan 20211.66%−0.32
15 Jan 20211.98%+0.07
31 Dec 20201.91%+0.52
15 Dec 20201.39%−0.23
30 Nov 20201.62%−0.28
13 Nov 20201.90%−0.03
30 Oct 20201.93%−0.11
15 Oct 20202.04%+0.53
30 Sep 20201.51%−0.43
15 Sep 20201.94%−0.30
31 Aug 20202.24%+0.04
14 Aug 20202.20%+0.28
31 Jul 20201.92%−0.09
15 Jul 20202.01%+0.12
30 Jun 20201.89%+0.59
15 Jun 20201.30%+0.13
29 May 20201.17%−0.07
15 May 20201.24%+0.37
30 Apr 20200.87%−0.23
15 Apr 20201.10%−0.18
31 Mar 20201.28%−0.20
13 Mar 20201.48%+0.23
28 Feb 20201.25%−0.01
14 Feb 20201.26%+0.09
31 Jan 20201.17%−0.19
15 Jan 20201.36%−0.10
31 Dec 20191.46%0.00
13 Dec 20191.46%−0.58
29 Nov 20192.04%+0.09
15 Nov 20191.95%+0.32
31 Oct 20191.63%+0.11
15 Oct 20191.52%−0.06
30 Sep 20191.58%−0.11
13 Sep 20191.69%−0.10
30 Aug 20191.79%−0.03
15 Aug 20191.82%−0.42
31 Jul 20192.24%+0.12
15 Jul 20192.12%−0.07
28 Jun 20192.19%+0.19
14 Jun 20192.00%−0.14
31 May 20192.14%+0.36
15 May 20191.78%−0.25
30 Apr 20192.03%−0.13
15 Apr 20192.16%−0.36
29 Mar 20192.52%+0.39
15 Mar 20192.13%+0.33
28 Feb 20191.80%+0.18
15 Feb 20191.62%−0.34
31 Jan 20191.96%−0.09
15 Jan 20192.05%−0.03
31 Dec 20182.08%+0.10
14 Dec 20181.98%+0.34
30 Nov 20181.64%−0.36
15 Nov 20182.00%−0.25
31 Oct 20182.25%−0.18
15 Oct 20182.43%−0.18
28 Sep 20182.61%+0.45
14 Sep 20182.16%+0.08
31 Aug 20182.08%+0.12
15 Aug 20181.96%−0.36
31 Jul 20182.32%+0.05
13 Jul 20182.27%+0.27
29 Jun 20182.00%−0.55
15 Jun 20182.55%+0.25
31 May 20182.30%−0.40
15 May 20182.70%−0.36
30 Apr 20183.06%−0.03
13 Apr 20183.09%+0.38
29 Mar 20182.71%−0.10
15 Mar 20182.81%+0.04
28 Feb 20182.77%+0.02
15 Feb 20182.75%−0.57
31 Jan 20183.32%+1.12
12 Jan 20182.20%+0.26
29 Dec 20171.94%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is AES Corporation right now?
2.59% of AES Corporation's (AES) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,665th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this AES's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is AES's days to cover?
2.58 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.