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How shorted is AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC? APEI

#560most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 85%

10.94%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.68
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.06
days to cover
9.81
Aggregate net short position time series for AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC

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 AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC 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
10 Aug 20269.86% 31 Jul 20269.66% 14 Aug 2026−0.20
11 May 202612.17% 30 Apr 202611.85% 15 May 2026−0.32
12 Mar 20269.15% 27 Feb 20269.06% 13 Mar 2026−0.09
10 Nov 20256.15% 31 Oct 20257.80% 14 Nov 2025+1.65
14 Oct 20256.99% 30 Sep 20256.18% 15 Oct 2025−0.81
6 Aug 20258.63% 31 Jul 20257.97% 15 Aug 2025−0.66
12 May 20253.76% 30 Apr 20253.95% 15 May 2025+0.19
6 Mar 20253.90% 28 Feb 20254.12% 14 Mar 2025+0.22

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for APEI: 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.

Latest balance
477
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
60,085
17 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
37
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC 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 60K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202610.94%+0.68
31 Aug 202610.26%+0.60
14 Aug 20269.66%−0.20
31 Jul 20269.86%−0.53
15 Jul 202610.39%−0.49
30 Jun 202610.88%+0.34
15 Jun 202610.54%+0.16
29 May 202610.38%−1.47
15 May 202611.85%−0.32
30 Apr 202612.17%−0.87
15 Apr 202613.04%−0.23
31 Mar 202613.27%+4.21
13 Mar 20269.06%−0.09
27 Feb 20269.15%−0.37
13 Feb 20269.52%+0.05
30 Jan 20269.47%+0.08
15 Jan 20269.39%−0.13
31 Dec 20259.52%−1.07
15 Dec 202510.59%+0.61
28 Nov 20259.98%+2.18
14 Nov 20257.80%+1.65
31 Oct 20256.15%−0.03
15 Oct 20256.18%−0.81
30 Sep 20256.99%−0.12
15 Sep 20257.11%−0.08
29 Aug 20257.19%−0.78
15 Aug 20257.97%−0.66
31 Jul 20258.63%+2.02
15 Jul 20256.61%+0.79
30 Jun 20255.82%+1.61
13 Jun 20254.21%+1.17
30 May 20253.04%−0.91
15 May 20253.95%+0.19
30 Apr 20253.76%−0.55
15 Apr 20254.31%+0.02
31 Mar 20254.29%+0.17
14 Mar 20254.12%+0.22
28 Feb 20253.90%−0.60
14 Feb 20254.50%+0.36
31 Jan 20254.14%−0.46
15 Jan 20254.60%+0.66
31 Dec 20243.94%−0.33
13 Dec 20244.27%+0.28
29 Nov 20243.99%−0.21
15 Nov 20244.20%−0.06
31 Oct 20244.26%−1.24
15 Oct 20245.50%+0.55
30 Sep 20244.95%−0.50
13 Sep 20245.45%+0.10
30 Aug 20245.35%+0.57
15 Aug 20244.78%−0.54
31 Jul 20245.32%+0.67
15 Jul 20244.65%+1.09
28 Jun 20243.56%−0.13
14 Jun 20243.69%+1.33
31 May 20242.36%−0.37
15 May 20242.73%−0.47
30 Apr 20243.20%+0.38
15 Apr 20242.82%+0.38
28 Mar 20242.44%+0.21
15 Mar 20242.23%+1.11
29 Feb 20241.12%−0.78
15 Feb 20241.90%+0.39
31 Jan 20241.51%+0.04
12 Jan 20241.47%+0.57
29 Dec 20230.90%+0.30
15 Dec 20230.60%−0.19
30 Nov 20230.79%+0.12
15 Nov 20230.67%−0.03
31 Oct 20230.70%−0.07
13 Oct 20230.77%−0.10
29 Sep 20230.87%−0.15
15 Sep 20231.02%−0.28
31 Aug 20231.30%−0.09
15 Aug 20231.39%−0.08
31 Jul 20231.47%−0.52
14 Jul 20231.99%−0.31
30 Jun 20232.30%−1.73
15 Jun 20234.03%+0.06
31 May 20233.97%−0.05
15 May 20234.02%−0.33
28 Apr 20234.35%−0.08
14 Apr 20234.43%+0.11
31 Mar 20234.32%+2.40
15 Mar 20231.92%+0.33
28 Feb 20231.59%−0.07
15 Feb 20231.66%−0.33
31 Jan 20231.99%+0.33
13 Jan 20231.66%−0.06
30 Dec 20221.72%+0.06
15 Dec 20221.66%−0.63
30 Nov 20222.29%−0.49
15 Nov 20222.78%−1.79
31 Oct 20224.57%−0.18
14 Oct 20224.75%+1.92
30 Sep 20222.83%−1.40
15 Sep 20224.23%+2.10
31 Aug 20222.13%+0.44
15 Aug 20221.69%−0.06
29 Jul 20221.75%−0.05
15 Jul 20221.80%−0.06
30 Jun 20221.86%+0.14
15 Jun 20221.72%+0.05
31 May 20221.67%+0.02
13 May 20221.65%+0.02
29 Apr 20221.63%−0.25
14 Apr 20221.88%−0.26
31 Mar 20222.14%−0.36
15 Mar 20222.50%−0.32
28 Feb 20222.82%+0.49
15 Feb 20222.33%+0.44
31 Jan 20221.89%+0.23
14 Jan 20221.66%0.00
31 Dec 20211.66%+0.06
15 Dec 20211.60%−0.03
30 Nov 20211.63%+0.09
15 Nov 20211.54%+0.24
29 Oct 20211.30%+0.07
15 Oct 20211.23%−0.23
30 Sep 20211.46%−0.71
15 Sep 20212.17%−0.28
31 Aug 20212.45%+0.53
13 Aug 20211.92%+0.21
30 Jul 20211.71%−0.10
15 Jul 20211.81%−0.07
30 Jun 20211.88%+1.00
15 Jun 20210.88%−0.40
28 May 20211.28%−0.08
14 May 20211.36%−0.73
30 Apr 20212.09%−0.10
15 Apr 20212.19%−0.26
31 Mar 20212.45%+0.45
15 Mar 20212.00%+0.08
26 Feb 20211.92%+0.20
12 Feb 20211.72%+0.02
29 Jan 20211.70%−0.03
15 Jan 20211.73%+0.01
31 Dec 20201.72%+0.16
15 Dec 20201.56%−0.11
30 Nov 20201.67%−0.08
13 Nov 20201.75%+0.07
30 Oct 20201.68%−0.62
15 Oct 20202.30%+0.28
30 Sep 20202.02%−0.45
15 Sep 20202.47%−0.22
31 Aug 20202.69%−0.60
14 Aug 20203.29%+1.06
31 Jul 20202.23%−0.08
15 Jul 20202.31%+0.16
30 Jun 20202.15%+0.16
15 Jun 20201.99%+0.45
29 May 20201.54%+0.03
15 May 20201.51%−0.18
30 Apr 20201.69%+0.26
15 Apr 20201.43%−0.32
31 Mar 20201.75%−0.67
13 Mar 20202.42%+0.70
28 Feb 20201.72%−0.11
14 Feb 20201.83%−0.03
31 Jan 20201.86%−0.02
15 Jan 20201.88%0.00
31 Dec 20191.88%−0.36
13 Dec 20192.24%+0.18
29 Nov 20192.06%+0.24
15 Nov 20191.82%+0.40
31 Oct 20191.42%+0.21
15 Oct 20191.21%0.00
30 Sep 20191.21%−0.29
13 Sep 20191.50%−0.63
30 Aug 20192.13%+0.36
15 Aug 20191.77%0.00
31 Jul 20191.77%−0.20
15 Jul 20191.97%−0.03
28 Jun 20192.00%+0.07
14 Jun 20191.93%−0.02
31 May 20191.95%+0.04
15 May 20191.91%+0.22
30 Apr 20191.69%−0.33
15 Apr 20192.02%+0.19
29 Mar 20191.83%−0.55
15 Mar 20192.38%−0.03
28 Feb 20192.41%+0.22
15 Feb 20192.19%+0.27
31 Jan 20191.92%+0.35
15 Jan 20191.57%+0.13
31 Dec 20181.44%+0.10
14 Dec 20181.34%−0.19
30 Nov 20181.53%−0.49
15 Nov 20182.02%+0.62
31 Oct 20181.40%+0.17
15 Oct 20181.23%−0.14
28 Sep 20181.37%−0.19
14 Sep 20181.56%−0.21
31 Aug 20181.77%−0.21
15 Aug 20181.98%+0.43
31 Jul 20181.55%+0.03
13 Jul 20181.52%−0.08
29 Jun 20181.60%−0.18
15 Jun 20181.78%−1.30
15 May 20183.08%+0.50
30 Apr 20182.58%−0.28
13 Apr 20182.86%−0.71
29 Mar 20183.57%−0.89
15 Mar 20184.46%+0.46
28 Feb 20184.00%−0.89
15 Feb 20184.89%−0.80
31 Jan 20185.69%+0.16
12 Jan 20185.53%−0.15
29 Dec 20175.68%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC right now?
10.94% of AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC's (APEI) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 560th 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 APEI'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 APEI's days to cover?
9.81 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.