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BTI short interest NYSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c. FINRA's reported shares short for this symbol, twice a month by settlement date, shown as the regulator publishes them. No percentage is shown: an SEC filer exists but no defensible share count is available yet.

Shares short
2,704,606
vs previous settlement
โˆ’143,356 (-5.0%)
days to cover
1.00
Settlement date
15 Sep 2026

Shares short over time

Aggregate net short position time series for BTI shares short

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the security's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement.

Aggregate net short position time series for BTI days to cover

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for BTI: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
260
14 Aug 2026
Highest in window
108,826
20 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
61
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for British American Tobacco p.l.c fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 109K shares.

History

Every FINRA settlement we hold for BTI, newest first. สณ marks a figure FINRA itself flagged as revised.

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShares shortChangeDays to cover
15 Sep 20262,704,606โˆ’143,3561.00
31 Aug 20262,847,962โˆ’1,031,5701.00
14 Aug 20263,879,532โˆ’2,304,1861.00
31 Jul 20266,183,718โˆ’692,2551.34
15 Jul 20266,875,973+541,2091.93
30 Jun 20266,334,764+499,5061.24
15 Jun 20265,835,258+2,215,0191.33
29 May 20263,620,239โˆ’2,448,4451.09
15 May 20266,068,684โˆ’1,040,7111.35
30 Apr 20267,109,395โˆ’894,8252.04
15 Apr 20268,004,220โˆ’4,999,3421.77
31 Mar 202613,003,562+6,434,2002.77
13 Mar 20266,569,362+1,138,8601.12
27 Feb 20265,430,502โˆ’508,1361.00
13 Feb 20265,938,638+132,4141.05
30 Jan 20265,806,224+254,1001.11
15 Jan 20265,552,124โˆ’209,9541.63
31 Dec 20255,762,078โˆ’1,450,6312.57
15 Dec 20257,212,709+1,135,9411.86
28 Nov 20256,076,768+477,0391.56
14 Nov 20255,599,729+1,001,9681.33
31 Oct 20254,597,761โˆ’144,7201.28
15 Oct 20254,742,481+106,9761.21
30 Sep 20254,635,505โˆ’2,664,3321.09
15 Sep 20257,299,837โˆ’877,5491.54
29 Aug 20258,177,386โˆ’3,006,0761.96
15 Aug 202511,183,462+3,159,6142.26
31 Jul 20258,023,848+514,1191.39
15 Jul 20257,509,729+709,5841.13
30 Jun 20256,800,145โˆ’1,386,1871.09
13 Jun 20258,186,332+1,032,3561.08
30 May 20257,153,976โˆ’4,055,4811.19
15 May 202511,209,457+3,152,7301.41
30 Apr 20258,056,727โˆ’2,416,4031.42
15 Apr 202510,473,130โˆ’1,990,4391.38
31 Mar 202512,463,569+2,367,1413.02
14 Mar 202510,096,428+2,517,5532.01
28 Feb 20257,578,875+384,0961.74
14 Feb 20257,194,779+1,820,9251.24
31 Jan 20255,373,854+333,3291.27
15 Jan 20255,040,525โˆ’228,8691.16
31 Dec 20245,269,394โˆ’1,456,1671.80
13 Dec 20246,725,561+780,7521.41
29 Nov 20245,944,809+346,3782.12
15 Nov 20245,598,431โˆ’845,3701.33
31 Oct 20246,443,801+1,445,5381.43
15 Oct 20244,998,263โˆ’2,752,9401.09
30 Sep 20247,751,203+483,7551.56
13 Sep 20247,267,448+120,3041.25
30 Aug 20247,147,144โˆ’901,3062.42
15 Aug 20248,048,450+2,110,0041.00
31 Jul 20245,938,446+2,188,5341.05
15 Jul 20243,749,912โˆ’6,654,1941.09
28 Jun 202410,404,106+3,457,5851.97
14 Jun 20246,946,521+3,491,5511.83
31 May 20243,454,970โˆ’590,8521.02
15 May 20244,045,822โˆ’2,432,3271.15
30 Apr 20246,478,149โˆ’2,003,3541.21
15 Apr 20248,481,503โˆ’5,765,1331.59
28 Mar 202414,246,636+9,041,6342.43
15 Mar 20245,205,002โˆ’310,5461.00
29 Feb 20245,515,548+27,5231.29
15 Feb 20245,488,025+1,004,2561.12
31 Jan 20244,483,769โˆ’3,115,1801.00
12 Jan 20247,598,949โˆ’210,9201.57
29 Dec 20237,809,869+3,976,0831.42
15 Dec 20233,833,786+1,225,9041.00
30 Nov 20232,607,882โˆ’1,570,2401.00
15 Nov 20234,178,122สณ+1,366,6721.17
31 Oct 20232,811,450+35,0751.00
13 Oct 20232,776,375โˆ’1,810,1471.00
29 Sep 20234,586,522+1,650,1591.29
15 Sep 20232,936,363โˆ’886,2711.09
31 Aug 20233,822,634+133,8621.42
15 Aug 20233,688,772โˆ’275,0551.29
31 Jul 20233,963,827สณ+954,8841.13
14 Jul 20233,008,943โˆ’1,885,6311.00
30 Jun 20234,894,574+674,3651.57
15 Jun 20234,220,209+14,7391.00
31 May 20234,205,470+610,5351.00
15 May 20233,594,935+1,630,3681.00
28 Apr 20231,964,567โˆ’938,9891.00
14 Apr 20232,903,556โˆ’6,299,5691.00
31 Mar 20239,203,125+1,216,3011.77
15 Mar 20237,986,824+6,296,6331.58
28 Feb 20231,690,191+84,4981.00
15 Feb 20231,605,693โˆ’1,064,4321.00
31 Jan 20232,670,125โˆ’2,231,5241.00
13 Jan 20234,901,649โˆ’8,808,2641.52
30 Dec 202213,709,913+5,872,6434.73
15 Dec 20227,837,270+4,365,1951.75
30 Nov 20223,472,075+278,1691.53
15 Nov 20223,193,906+703,0471.11
31 Oct 20222,490,859+584,0661.02
14 Oct 20221,906,793โˆ’1,008,3151.00
30 Sep 20222,915,108+677,6571.00
15 Sep 20222,237,451+326,3831.12
31 Aug 20221,911,068+22,7411.00
15 Aug 20221,888,327โˆ’519,3421.00
29 Jul 20222,407,669โˆ’497,0401.00
15 Jul 20222,904,709โˆ’188,0341.13
30 Jun 20223,092,743+28,0321.00
15 Jun 20223,064,711โˆ’287,6541.18
31 May 20223,352,365+228,2561.36
13 May 20223,124,109โˆ’1,968,4161.00
29 Apr 20225,092,525+735,2031.79
14 Apr 20224,357,322+503,7961.55
31 Mar 20223,853,526โˆ’974,8091.17
15 Mar 20224,828,335โˆ’3,319,6991.00
28 Feb 20228,148,034+1,082,1401.65
15 Feb 20227,065,894+2,586,8611.85
31 Jan 20224,479,033โˆ’3,828,3291.00
14 Jan 20228,307,362+6,678,3461.39
31 Dec 20211,629,016โˆ’755,4421.00
15 Dec 20212,384,458+632,2721.00
30 Nov 20211,752,186โˆ’1,389,5671.00
15 Nov 20213,141,753โˆ’1,201,1771.00
29 Oct 20214,342,930+1,554,9431.36
15 Oct 20212,787,987+464,4091.00
30 Sep 20212,323,578+672,1791.00
15 Sep 20211,651,399+415,8781.00
31 Aug 20211,235,521โˆ’1,534,5921.00
13 Aug 20212,770,113+596,8511.27
30 Jul 20212,173,262โˆ’796,8471.00
15 Jul 20212,970,109+66,1331.21
30 Jun 20212,903,976โˆ’333,9131.04
15 Jun 20213,237,889สณ+294,7881.29
28 May 20212,943,101โˆ’90,9461.38
14 May 20213,034,047โˆ’3,317,6121.07
30 Apr 20216,351,659โˆ’182,2451.40
15 Apr 20216,533,904โˆ’2,749,5253.03
31 Mar 20219,283,429+3,420,2463.56
15 Mar 20215,863,183+2,506,3692.20
26 Feb 20213,356,814+1,068,0261.39
12 Feb 20212,288,788+211,3011.24
29 Jan 20212,077,487+586,2831.31
15 Jan 20211,491,204โˆ’771,1911.00
31 Dec 20202,262,395+161,7911.36
15 Dec 20202,100,604โˆ’928,2781.29
30 Nov 20203,028,882โˆ’340,7381.91
13 Nov 20203,369,620+368,4221.14
30 Oct 20203,001,198+20,5691.60
15 Oct 20202,980,629โˆ’105,4852.16
30 Sep 20203,086,114โˆ’4,792,7701.55
15 Sep 20207,878,884+796,4183.93
31 Aug 20207,082,466+646,9853.44
14 Aug 20206,435,481+1,681,9391.76
31 Jul 20204,753,542+745,7372.24
15 Jul 20204,007,805โˆ’19,0132.54
30 Jun 20204,026,818โˆ’439,2032.84
15 Jun 20204,466,021โˆ’32,3412.73
29 May 20204,498,362โˆ’271,5023.99
15 May 20204,769,864สณ+616,6143.37
30 Apr 20204,153,250+1,225,8982.46
15 Apr 20202,927,352โˆ’617,9421.07
31 Mar 20203,545,294+931,2751.00
13 Mar 20202,614,019+772,7261.00
28 Feb 20201,841,293โˆ’637,9751.00
14 Feb 20202,479,268โˆ’774,9582.39
31 Jan 20203,254,226โˆ’1,189,2063.42
15 Jan 20204,443,432+1,840,7712.95
31 Dec 20192,602,661+367,7442.02
13 Dec 20192,234,917+83,2071.85
29 Nov 20192,151,710+537,5491.00
15 Nov 20191,614,161โˆ’287,2121.19
31 Oct 20191,901,373โˆ’295,4381.02
15 Oct 20192,196,811โˆ’113,7491.16
30 Sep 20192,310,560โˆ’69,2331.75
13 Sep 20192,379,793+370,5831.93
30 Aug 20192,009,210โˆ’281,5431.28
15 Aug 20192,290,753+431,2071.55
31 Jul 20191,859,546โˆ’474,3831.00
15 Jul 20192,333,929โˆ’88,0851.20
28 Jun 20192,422,014+48,6952.07
14 Jun 20192,373,319+160,2401.68
31 May 20192,213,079+544,4311.27
15 May 20191,668,648โˆ’138,6381.02
30 Apr 20191,807,286โˆ’560,8161.00
15 Apr 20192,368,102โˆ’437,2031.01
29 Mar 20192,805,305โˆ’433,2201.28
15 Mar 20193,238,525+57,0471.13
28 Feb 20193,181,478โˆ’571,4721.34
15 Feb 20193,752,950+1,989,3391.85
31 Jan 20191,763,611+38,6531.00
15 Jan 20191,724,958โˆ’1,677,2551.00
31 Dec 20183,402,213+1,654,6091.00
14 Dec 20181,747,604โˆ’470,9621.00
30 Nov 20182,218,566โˆ’368,3251.00
15 Nov 20182,586,891+21,2391.00
31 Oct 20182,565,652+950,7961.00
15 Oct 20181,614,856+243,3131.00
28 Sep 20181,371,543โˆ’217,3261.00
14 Sep 20181,588,869+59,2501.00
31 Aug 20181,529,619โˆ’346,5021.29
15 Aug 20181,876,121+698,7781.26
31 Jul 20181,177,343โˆ’54,6941.00
13 Jul 20181,232,037+201,0881.13
29 Jun 20181,030,949โˆ’1,772,5791.00
15 Jun 20182,803,528โˆ’670,6241.48
31 May 20183,474,152โˆ’878,2241.34
15 May 20184,352,376+37,2131.73
30 Apr 20184,315,163+504,4821.26
13 Apr 20183,810,681+785,2662.26
29 Mar 20183,025,415+167,7101.18
15 Mar 20182,857,705โˆ’856,6141.62
28 Feb 20183,714,319โˆ’941,1411.80
15 Feb 20184,655,460โˆ’237,2902.72
31 Jan 20184,892,750โˆ’86,2982.41
12 Jan 20184,979,048โˆ’401,7503.59
29 Dec 20175,380,798โ€“3.03

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is BTI's short interest?
2,704,606 shares short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report, down 143,356 from the previous settlement.
Why is there no percentage for BTI?
Because no defensible share count exists to divide by: an SEC filer exists but no defensible share count is available yet. The symbol maps to an SEC filer, but its share count cannot be used yet. A newly listed company needs two cover-page counts on file before the first is trusted; a split or an unexplained jump pauses publication until a fresh SEC count corroborates it; a secondary share class publishes under the company's primary line; and a foreign filer's short count is in depositary-share units. This page upgrades to a percentage automatically once a defensible count exists.
What is BTI's days to cover?
1.00 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume, published in the same file and shown verbatim. We hold no volume data ourselves.
Is this the short float?
No. This page shows FINRA's share count only. Short float divides that count by the public float, and short interest as we publish it elsewhere divides it by shares outstanding from SEC filings. Neither denominator is available for this line, so neither ratio is shown.
How often does this update?
FINRA member firms report short positions as of the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. We ingest each file the day it appears and re-read recent settlements for revisions.

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