Skip to content
HowShorted

How shorted was Big Lots, Inc.? BIGGQ

Big Lots, Inc. left the US market in 2024. This page is a frozen archive of its reported short interest, ending 30 Aug 2024. The ticker BIGGQ no longer refers to this company and may since have been reassigned.
22.69%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 30 Aug 2024
vs previous report
+0.42
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−4.15
days to cover
3.01
Aggregate net short position time series for Big Lots, 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 Big Lots, 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
11 Jun 202422.30% 31 May 202426.84% 14 Jun 2024+4.54
12 Mar 202422.66% 29 Feb 202423.49% 15 Mar 2024+0.83
12 Feb 202421.96% 31 Jan 202423.62% 15 Feb 2024+1.66
5 Dec 202326.96% 30 Nov 202322.07% 15 Dec 2023−4.89
31 Aug 202321.41% 15 Aug 202327.54% 15 Sep 2023+6.13
30 May 202336.66% 15 May 202338.32% 31 May 2023+1.66
6 Mar 202331.31% 28 Feb 202330.99% 15 Mar 2023−0.32
5 Dec 202226.25% 30 Nov 202228.71% 15 Dec 2022+2.46
Embed this chart

Paste this snippet to embed the interactive chart. It updates with each FINRA report and keeps the source attribution. Preview

Share on XRedditLinkedIn
Cite this page
Plain
Wikipedia
BibTeX

Sector: Consumer retail · By year: 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
30 Aug 202422.69%+0.42
15 Aug 202422.27%−1.65
31 Jul 202423.92%+0.77
15 Jul 202423.15%−2.60
28 Jun 202425.75%−1.09
14 Jun 202426.84%+4.54
31 May 202422.30%−0.07
15 May 202422.37%−3.37
30 Apr 202425.74%+1.52
15 Apr 202424.22%+0.81
28 Mar 202423.41%−0.08
15 Mar 202423.49%+0.83
29 Feb 202422.66%−0.96
15 Feb 202423.62%+1.66
31 Jan 202421.96%−1.21
12 Jan 202423.17%+0.49
29 Dec 202322.68%+0.61
15 Dec 202322.07%−4.89
30 Nov 202326.96%−0.18
15 Nov 202327.14%−1.23
31 Oct 202328.37%+1.45
13 Oct 202326.92%−1.37
29 Sep 202328.29%+0.75
15 Sep 202327.54%+1.44
31 Aug 202326.10%+4.69
15 Aug 202321.41%+0.07
31 Jul 202321.34%−3.34
14 Jul 202324.68%−1.38
30 Jun 202326.06%−9.90
15 Jun 202335.96%−2.36
31 May 202338.32%+1.66
15 May 202336.66%−0.58
28 Apr 202337.24%+3.56
14 Apr 202333.68%+1.71
31 Mar 202331.97%+0.98
15 Mar 202330.99%−0.32
28 Feb 202331.31%+2.05
15 Feb 202329.26%−1.05
31 Jan 202330.31%+1.92
13 Jan 202328.39%−0.85
30 Dec 202229.24%+0.53
15 Dec 202228.71%+2.46
30 Nov 202226.25%−0.65
15 Nov 202226.90%+0.08
31 Oct 202226.82%−2.94
14 Oct 202229.76%−1.09
30 Sep 202230.85%−2.77
15 Sep 202233.62%−0.85
31 Aug 202234.47%+0.49
15 Aug 202233.98%−0.52
29 Jul 202234.50%+0.27
15 Jul 202234.23%−2.14
30 Jun 202236.37%−1.39
15 Jun 202237.76%+6.60
31 May 202231.16%+5.52
13 May 202225.64%+1.50
29 Apr 202224.14%−0.41
14 Apr 202224.55%+0.02
31 Mar 202224.53%−1.09
15 Mar 202225.62%−1.00
28 Feb 202226.62%+0.62
15 Feb 202226.00%+6.99
31 Jan 202219.01%−0.78
14 Jan 202219.79%+1.14
31 Dec 202118.65%−1.67
15 Dec 202120.32%+1.83
30 Nov 202118.49%−0.64
15 Nov 202119.13%+0.33
29 Oct 202118.80%+1.42
15 Oct 202117.38%+1.47
30 Sep 202115.91%+0.50
15 Sep 202115.41%+0.46
31 Aug 202114.95%+0.95
13 Aug 202114.00%+1.27
30 Jul 202112.73%−0.28
15 Jul 202113.01%−0.09
30 Jun 202113.10%−0.25
15 Jun 202113.35%+0.20
28 May 202113.15%+0.34
14 May 202112.81%+0.48
30 Apr 202112.33%+0.61
15 Apr 202111.72%−0.56
31 Mar 202112.28%−0.49
15 Mar 202112.77%+0.62
26 Feb 202112.15%−2.58
12 Feb 202114.73%−2.69
29 Jan 202117.42%−6.41
15 Jan 202123.83%+1.04
31 Dec 202022.79%−0.51
15 Dec 202023.30%+2.41
30 Nov 202020.89%+0.11
13 Nov 202020.78%+1.18
30 Oct 202019.60%−1.71
15 Oct 202021.31%+1.50
30 Sep 202019.81%−0.27
15 Sep 202020.08%−0.25
31 Aug 202020.33%−0.17
14 Aug 202020.50%+0.34
31 Jul 202020.16%−1.63
15 Jul 202021.79%−1.28
30 Jun 202023.07%+2.29
15 Jun 202020.78%+2.22
29 May 202018.56%−0.12
15 May 202018.68%−0.86
30 Apr 202019.54%+2.97
15 Apr 202016.57%+4.07
31 Mar 202012.50%−4.23
13 Mar 202016.73%−3.27
28 Feb 202020.00%−0.81
14 Feb 202020.81%+1.09
31 Jan 202019.72%+0.63
15 Jan 202019.09%+0.41
31 Dec 201918.68%−2.15
13 Dec 201920.83%+0.51
29 Nov 201920.32%+0.12
15 Nov 201920.20%+0.62
31 Oct 201919.58%+0.12
15 Oct 201919.46%+0.28
30 Sep 201919.18%+0.04
13 Sep 201919.14%+1.88
30 Aug 201917.26%+1.35
15 Aug 201915.91%+0.84
31 Jul 201915.07%−1.23
15 Jul 201916.30%−0.83
28 Jun 201917.13%+0.20
14 Jun 201916.93%+1.28
31 May 201915.65%−2.92
15 May 201918.57%+0.73
30 Apr 201917.84%−0.70
15 Apr 201918.54%+0.53
29 Mar 201918.01%−0.76
15 Mar 201918.77%−0.30
28 Feb 201919.07%−1.37
15 Feb 201920.44%+4.61
31 Jan 201915.83%−2.70
15 Jan 201918.53%−1.25
31 Dec 201819.78%+0.41
14 Dec 201819.37%−2.37
30 Nov 201821.74%+0.89
15 Nov 201820.85%−2.55
31 Oct 201823.40%−0.45
15 Oct 201823.85%−1.32
28 Sep 201825.17%+0.32
14 Sep 201824.85%−1.63
31 Aug 201826.48%+2.70
15 Aug 201823.78%−1.60
31 Jul 201825.38%−5.39
13 Jul 201830.77%+1.56
29 Jun 201829.21%−3.26
15 Jun 201832.47%+2.23
31 May 201830.24%+1.75
15 May 201828.49%+1.55
30 Apr 201826.94%−2.35
13 Apr 201829.29%−0.34
29 Mar 201829.63%−1.06
15 Mar 201830.69%+1.42
28 Feb 201829.27%+1.48
15 Feb 201827.79%−0.58
31 Jan 201828.37%+1.72
12 Jan 201826.65%+0.65
29 Dec 201726.00%–

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

Frequently asked questions

How shorted was Big Lots, Inc.?
Big Lots, Inc. left the US market in 2024. Its final reported figure was 22.69% of shares outstanding for settlement date 30 Aug 2024, 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 BIGGQ'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 BIGGQ's days to cover?
3.01 days for settlement date 30 Aug 2024: 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.