BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2018

In 2018, BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp's disclosed short interest ran from 56.81% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 26.86% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -29.95 percentage points. The year's high was 57.75% on 15 Feb 2018 and its low 26.86% on 31 Dec 2018, averaging 39.75% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 26.74 days on 31 Jul 2018. Full history: BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp.

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Short position data for BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/bgfv-2025/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-big-5-sporting-goods-corp-short-interest-2018-12-31,
  title        = {BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/bgfv-2025/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 56.81% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 26.86% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -29.95 pp
High: 57.75% (15 Feb 2018)
Low: 26.86% (31 Dec 2018)
Average: 39.75%
Highest days to cover: 26.74 (31 Jul 2018)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2018

BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	56.81%	5.78	results (8-K)
31 Jan 2018	53.01%	8.42
15 Feb 2018	57.75%	10.61
28 Feb 2018	54.69%	12.67	results (8-K), 10-K filed
15 Mar 2018	49.10%	10.54
29 Mar 2018	46.92%	14.32
13 Apr 2018	46.19%	19.38
30 Apr 2018	44.71%	15.69
15 May 2018	44.92%	15.41	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 May 2018	39.68%	18.71
15 Jun 2018	35.50%	13.52
29 Jun 2018	31.81%	16.38
13 Jul 2018	31.62%	26.57
31 Jul 2018	31.67%	26.74	results (8-K)
15 Aug 2018	33.19%	21.41	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2018	35.04%	21.10
14 Sep 2018	34.46%	26.73
28 Sep 2018	36.13%	15.20
15 Oct 2018	37.33%	24.05
31 Oct 2018	34.94%	6.51	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 Nov 2018	31.25%	12.32
30 Nov 2018	30.65%	25.18
14 Dec 2018	29.86%	18.72
31 Dec 2018	26.86%	11.82

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.