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How shorted was Activision Blizzard, Inc.? ATVI

Activision Blizzard, Inc. left the US market in 2023. This page is a frozen archive of its reported short interest, ending 29 Sep 2023. The ticker ATVI no longer refers to this company and may since have been reassigned.
1.94%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 29 Sep 2023
vs previous report
−0.08
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.40
days to cover
1.76
Aggregate net short position time series for Activision Blizzard, 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 Activision Blizzard, 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
19 Jul 20231.54% 14 Jul 20231.24% 31 Jul 2023−0.30
26 Apr 20232.57% 14 Apr 20232.92% 28 Apr 2023+0.35
6 Feb 20232.00% 31 Jan 20231.95% 15 Feb 2023−0.05
7 Nov 20223.03% 31 Oct 20223.03% 15 Nov 20220.00
1 Aug 20222.33% 29 Jul 20222.71% 15 Aug 2022+0.38
25 Apr 20222.33% 14 Apr 20222.56% 29 Apr 2022+0.23
3 Feb 20221.96% 31 Jan 20222.54% 15 Feb 2022+0.58
2 Nov 20211.68% 29 Oct 20211.23% 15 Nov 2021−0.45
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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
29 Sep 20231.94%−0.08
15 Sep 20232.02%+0.29
31 Aug 20231.73%+0.29
15 Aug 20231.44%+0.20
31 Jul 20231.24%−0.30
14 Jul 20231.54%−0.37
30 Jun 20231.91%−0.50
15 Jun 20232.41%−0.46
31 May 20232.87%−0.18
15 May 20233.05%+0.13
28 Apr 20232.92%+0.35
14 Apr 20232.57%+0.25
31 Mar 20232.32%+0.47
15 Mar 20231.85%−0.09
28 Feb 20231.94%−0.01
15 Feb 20231.95%−0.05
31 Jan 20232.00%−0.31
13 Jan 20232.31%+0.10
30 Dec 20222.21%+0.14
15 Dec 20222.07%+0.23
30 Nov 20221.84%−1.19
15 Nov 20223.03%0.00
31 Oct 20223.03%+0.28
14 Oct 20222.75%−0.05
30 Sep 20222.80%+0.03
15 Sep 20222.77%+0.15
31 Aug 20222.62%−0.09
15 Aug 20222.71%+0.38
29 Jul 20222.33%+0.06
15 Jul 20222.27%+0.23
30 Jun 20222.04%+0.03
15 Jun 20222.01%−0.21
31 May 20222.22%−0.17
13 May 20222.39%−0.17
29 Apr 20222.56%+0.23
14 Apr 20222.33%−0.47
31 Mar 20222.80%+0.18
15 Mar 20222.62%+0.02
28 Feb 20222.60%+0.06
15 Feb 20222.54%+0.58
31 Jan 20221.96%+0.03
14 Jan 20221.93%+0.55
31 Dec 20211.38%+0.24
15 Dec 20211.14%+0.11
30 Nov 20211.03%−0.20
15 Nov 20211.23%−0.45
29 Oct 20211.68%−0.26
15 Oct 20211.94%+0.43
30 Sep 20211.51%−0.08
15 Sep 20211.59%+0.06
31 Aug 20211.53%−0.27
13 Aug 20211.80%+0.17
30 Jul 20211.63%+0.35
15 Jul 20211.28%−0.08
30 Jun 20211.36%+0.14
15 Jun 20211.22%+0.07
28 May 20211.15%−0.19
14 May 20211.34%−0.03
30 Apr 20211.37%+0.32
15 Apr 20211.05%−0.63
31 Mar 20211.68%+0.06
15 Mar 20211.62%+0.47
26 Feb 20211.15%−0.18
12 Feb 20211.33%+0.28
29 Jan 20211.05%−0.09
15 Jan 20211.14%−0.23
31 Dec 20201.37%+0.24
15 Dec 20201.13%+0.09
30 Nov 20201.04%−0.01
13 Nov 20201.05%−0.06
30 Oct 20201.11%+0.05
15 Oct 20201.06%−0.17
30 Sep 20201.23%−0.17
15 Sep 20201.40%+0.09
31 Aug 20201.31%−0.06
14 Aug 20201.37%+0.08
31 Jul 20201.29%−0.09
15 Jul 20201.38%−0.12
30 Jun 20201.50%+0.29
15 Jun 20201.21%−0.10
29 May 20201.31%−0.36
15 May 20201.67%−0.24
30 Apr 20201.91%−0.14
15 Apr 20202.05%−0.26
31 Mar 20202.31%−0.31
13 Mar 20202.62%+0.37
28 Feb 20202.25%−0.15
14 Feb 20202.40%+0.05
31 Jan 20202.35%−0.95
15 Jan 20203.30%0.00
31 Dec 20193.30%−0.22
13 Dec 20193.52%+0.16
29 Nov 20193.36%+0.15
15 Nov 20193.21%+0.25
31 Oct 20192.96%−0.23
15 Oct 20193.19%+0.26
30 Sep 20192.93%+0.11
13 Sep 20192.82%+0.32
30 Aug 20192.50%+0.16
15 Aug 20192.34%+0.26
31 Jul 20192.08%−0.01
15 Jul 20192.09%−0.02
28 Jun 20192.11%−0.13
14 Jun 20192.24%−0.14
31 May 20192.38%+0.23
15 May 20192.15%+0.05
30 Apr 20192.10%+0.07
15 Apr 20192.03%+0.04
29 Mar 20191.99%−0.26
15 Mar 20192.25%−0.45
28 Feb 20192.70%+0.89
15 Feb 20191.81%−0.28
31 Jan 20192.09%−0.11
15 Jan 20192.20%−0.17
31 Dec 20182.37%+0.02
14 Dec 20182.35%−0.50
30 Nov 20182.85%+0.02
15 Nov 20182.83%−0.04
31 Oct 20182.87%+0.38
15 Oct 20182.49%−0.04
28 Sep 20182.53%−0.41
14 Sep 20182.94%+0.09
31 Aug 20182.85%+1.04
15 Aug 20181.81%+0.64
31 Jul 20181.17%−0.13
13 Jul 20181.30%−0.04
29 Jun 20181.34%−0.19
15 Jun 20181.53%+0.50
31 May 20181.03%+0.02
15 May 20181.01%−0.15
30 Apr 20181.16%−0.37
13 Apr 20181.53%+0.14
29 Mar 20181.39%−0.28
15 Mar 20181.67%+0.56
28 Feb 20181.11%+0.13
15 Feb 20180.98%+0.08
31 Jan 20180.90%−0.12
12 Jan 20181.02%+0.10
29 Dec 20170.92%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 29 Dec 2017.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted was Activision Blizzard, Inc.?
Activision Blizzard, Inc. left the US market in 2023. Its final reported figure was 1.94% of shares outstanding for settlement date 29 Sep 2023, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report; this page preserves its full history.
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 ATVI'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 ATVI's days to cover?
1.76 days for settlement date 29 Sep 2023: 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.