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 BBBYQ'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 BBBYQ's days to cover?

1.00 days for settlement date 28 Apr 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.

How shorted was Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.? BBBYQ

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. left the US market in 2023. This page is a frozen archive of its reported short interest, ending 28 Apr 2023. The ticker BBBYQ no longer refers to this company and may since have been reassigned.

59.76%

of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 28 Apr 2023

vs previous report: −28.69
5 reports (~10 weeks): +4.33
days to cover: 1.00

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.

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 filed	Settlement before	Settlement after	Change
30 Mar 2023	70.19% 15 Mar 2023	69.50% 31 Mar 2023	−0.69
10 Jan 2023	32.86% 30 Dec 2022	45.08% 13 Jan 2023	+12.22
29 Sep 2022	37.15% 15 Sep 2022	37.93% 30 Sep 2022	+0.78
31 Aug 2022	38.47% 15 Aug 2022	37.15% 15 Sep 2022	−1.32
29 Jun 2022	30.79% 15 Jun 2022	26.96% 30 Jun 2022	−3.83
13 Apr 2022	18.59% 31 Mar 2022	19.12% 14 Apr 2022	+0.53
6 Jan 2022	25.50% 31 Dec 2021	28.02% 14 Jan 2022	+2.52
30 Sep 2021	21.80% 15 Sep 2021	26.53% 15 Oct 2021	+4.73

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Short position data for Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 28 Apr 2023. https://howshorted.com/us/company/bbbyq-2023/

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@misc{howshorted-bed-bath-beyond-inc-2023-04-28,
  title        = {Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/bbbyq-2023/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 28 Apr 2023; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2023}
}

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement date	Short %	Change
28 Apr 2023	59.76%	−28.69
14 Apr 2023	88.45%	+18.95
31 Mar 2023	69.50%	−0.69
15 Mar 2023	70.19%	−0.20
28 Feb 2023	70.39%	+14.96
15 Feb 2023	55.43%	+8.89
31 Jan 2023	46.54%	+1.46
13 Jan 2023	45.08%	+12.22
30 Dec 2022	32.86%	+0.91
15 Dec 2022	31.95%	+1.81
30 Nov 2022	30.14%	−12.77
15 Nov 2022	42.91%	+4.56
31 Oct 2022	38.35%	+1.02
14 Oct 2022	37.33%	−0.60
30 Sep 2022	37.93%	+0.78
15 Sep 2022	37.15%	−0.95
31 Aug 2022	38.10%	−0.37
15 Aug 2022	38.47%	+2.11
29 Jul 2022	36.36%	+0.64
15 Jul 2022	35.72%	+8.76
30 Jun 2022	26.96%	−3.83
15 Jun 2022	30.79%	+3.24
31 May 2022	27.55%	+2.71
13 May 2022	24.84%	−0.71
29 Apr 2022	25.55%	+6.43
14 Apr 2022	19.12%	+0.53
31 Mar 2022	18.59%	−0.28
15 Mar 2022	18.87%	−9.57
28 Feb 2022	28.44%	+3.40
15 Feb 2022	25.04%	−4.80
31 Jan 2022	29.84%	+1.82
14 Jan 2022	28.02%	+2.52
31 Dec 2021	25.50%	+3.26
15 Dec 2021	22.24%	+2.21
30 Nov 2021	20.03%	−0.89
15 Nov 2021	20.92%	−7.77
29 Oct 2021	28.69%	+2.16
15 Oct 2021	26.53%	+5.03
30 Sep 2021	21.50%	−0.30
15 Sep 2021	21.80%	+0.72
31 Aug 2021	21.08%	−0.02
13 Aug 2021	21.10%	+1.18
30 Jul 2021	19.92%	−0.44
15 Jul 2021	20.36%	−0.31
30 Jun 2021	20.67%	+1.11
15 Jun 2021	19.56%	−11.00
28 May 2021	30.56%	+0.43
14 May 2021	30.13%	+3.64
30 Apr 2021	26.49%	+4.81
15 Apr 2021	21.68%	+3.45
31 Mar 2021	18.23%	−2.45
15 Mar 2021	20.68%	−0.32
26 Feb 2021	21.00%	−0.65
12 Feb 2021	21.65%	−4.56
29 Jan 2021	26.21%	−35.57
15 Jan 2021	61.78%	−1.07
31 Dec 2020	62.85%	+2.82
15 Dec 2020	60.03%	+5.08
30 Nov 2020	54.95%	+2.47
13 Nov 2020	52.48%	−0.09
30 Oct 2020	52.57%	−2.57
15 Oct 2020	55.14%	+1.36
30 Sep 2020	53.78%	−3.81
15 Sep 2020	57.59%	+2.55
31 Aug 2020	55.04%	−2.39
14 Aug 2020	57.43%	+2.25
31 Jul 2020	55.18%	−0.92
15 Jul 2020	56.10%	+1.44
30 Jun 2020	54.66%	−0.69
15 Jun 2020	55.35%	−3.10
29 May 2020	58.45%	−2.14
15 May 2020	60.59%	+2.01
30 Apr 2020	58.58%	+6.64
15 Apr 2020	51.94%	−2.64
31 Mar 2020	54.58%	−0.79
13 Mar 2020	55.37%	+4.23
28 Feb 2020	51.14%	+1.68
14 Feb 2020	49.46%	+8.95
31 Jan 2020	40.51%	−3.30
15 Jan 2020	43.81%	+2.60
31 Dec 2019	41.21%	−5.10
13 Dec 2019	46.31%	+1.62
29 Nov 2019	44.69%	−0.91
15 Nov 2019	45.60%	−2.24
31 Oct 2019	47.84%	−3.66
15 Oct 2019	51.50%	−0.03
30 Sep 2019	51.53%	+1.18
13 Sep 2019	50.35%	−2.53
30 Aug 2019	52.88%	−0.11
15 Aug 2019	52.99%	+1.61
31 Jul 2019	51.38%	+0.69
15 Jul 2019	50.69%	+1.65
28 Jun 2019	49.04%	+2.72
14 Jun 2019	46.32%	+1.83
31 May 2019	44.49%	+1.95
15 May 2019	42.54%	+5.07
30 Apr 2019	37.47%	+0.79
15 Apr 2019	36.68%	+1.03
29 Mar 2019	35.65%	+1.82
15 Mar 2019	33.83%	+2.33
28 Feb 2019	31.50%	−0.57
15 Feb 2019	32.07%	+1.43
31 Jan 2019	30.64%	+4.57
15 Jan 2019	26.07%	+3.13
31 Dec 2018	22.94%	−1.00
14 Dec 2018	23.94%	+1.39
30 Nov 2018	22.55%	+0.81
15 Nov 2018	21.74%	−0.37
31 Oct 2018	22.11%	−1.25
15 Oct 2018	23.36%	+2.77
28 Sep 2018	20.59%	−1.14
14 Sep 2018	21.73%	+0.56
31 Aug 2018	21.17%	−1.05
15 Aug 2018	22.22%	+0.73
31 Jul 2018	21.49%	+0.79
13 Jul 2018	20.70%	+1.48
29 Jun 2018	19.22%	+2.39
15 Jun 2018	16.83%	−0.13
31 May 2018	16.96%	+0.48
15 May 2018	16.48%	+0.18
30 Apr 2018	16.30%	+2.16
13 Apr 2018	14.14%	+0.46
29 Mar 2018	13.68%	−0.36
15 Mar 2018	14.04%	+0.21
28 Feb 2018	13.83%	+0.74
15 Feb 2018	13.09%	+1.02
31 Jan 2018	12.07%	−2.12
12 Jan 2018	14.19%	+1.64
29 Dec 2017	12.55%	–

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

Frequently asked questions

How shorted was Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.?: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. left the US market in 2023. Its final reported figure was 59.76% of shares outstanding for settlement date 28 Apr 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 BBBYQ'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 BBBYQ's days to cover?: 1.00 days for settlement date 28 Apr 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.