BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2020

In 2020, BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp's disclosed short interest ran from 18.93% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 9.66% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of -9.27 percentage points. The year's high was 24.44% on 31 Jul 2020 and its low 9.66% on 31 Dec 2020, averaging 19.97% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 30.13 days on 14 Feb 2020. Full history: BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp.

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Short position data for BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/bgfv-2025/2020/

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@misc{howshorted-big-5-sporting-goods-corp-short-interest-2020-12-31,
  title        = {BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/bgfv-2025/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 18.93% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 9.66% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: -9.27 pp
High: 24.44% (31 Jul 2020)
Low: 9.66% (31 Dec 2020)
Average: 19.97%
Highest days to cover: 30.13 (14 Feb 2020)
SEC filings marked: 10

Every report in 2020

BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	18.93%	16.46	results (8-K)
31 Jan 2020	17.44%	25.56
14 Feb 2020	18.30%	30.13
28 Feb 2020	20.16%	13.38	results (8-K), 10-K filed
13 Mar 2020	19.43%	18.93
31 Mar 2020	20.15%	6.14
15 Apr 2020	20.56%	7.31
30 Apr 2020	20.21%	7.55
15 May 2020	21.86%	12.15
29 May 2020	22.42%	4.11	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 Jun 2020	19.10%	3.36
30 Jun 2020	19.60%	8.95
15 Jul 2020	20.60%	1.00	results (8-K)
31 Jul 2020	24.44%	1.74	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
14 Aug 2020	19.48%	1.87
31 Aug 2020	20.55%	3.84
15 Sep 2020	19.70%	5.34
30 Sep 2020	23.24%	4.57
15 Oct 2020	21.43%	4.03
30 Oct 2020	22.45%	2.63	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
13 Nov 2020	23.06%	3.38
30 Nov 2020	18.66%	4.37
15 Dec 2020	17.87%	5.20
31 Dec 2020	9.66%	2.08

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.