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How shorted is Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.? CLF

#329most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 91%

14.08%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.13
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.27
days to cover
7.34
Aggregate net short position time series for Cleveland-Cliffs 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 Cleveland-Cliffs 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
23 Jul 202614.66% 15 Jul 202614.07% 31 Jul 2026−0.59
20 Apr 202614.73% 15 Apr 202614.81% 30 Apr 2026+0.08
9 Feb 202615.53% 30 Jan 202613.57% 13 Feb 2026−1.96
20 Oct 202513.94% 15 Oct 202512.40% 31 Oct 2025−1.54
21 Jul 202515.17% 15 Jul 202516.42% 31 Jul 2025+1.25
7 May 202514.32% 30 Apr 202513.61% 15 May 2025−0.71
24 Feb 20259.93% 14 Feb 202510.97% 28 Feb 2025+1.04
3 Feb 20258.54% 31 Jan 20259.93% 14 Feb 2025+1.39

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CLF: 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
1,686
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
1,224,959
13 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
91
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 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 1.2M shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202614.08%+0.13
31 Aug 202613.95%−0.27
14 Aug 202614.22%+0.15
31 Jul 202614.07%−0.59
15 Jul 202614.66%+0.31
30 Jun 202614.35%+0.84
15 Jun 202613.51%−0.86
29 May 202614.37%+0.59
15 May 202613.78%−1.03
30 Apr 202614.81%+0.08
15 Apr 202614.73%0.00
31 Mar 202614.73%+2.09
13 Mar 202612.64%−0.25
27 Feb 202612.89%−0.68
13 Feb 202613.57%−1.96
30 Jan 202615.53%−1.19
15 Jan 202616.72%+1.55
31 Dec 202515.17%+0.27
15 Dec 202514.90%+0.83
28 Nov 202514.07%−0.95
14 Nov 202515.02%+2.62
31 Oct 202512.40%−1.54
15 Oct 202513.94%−0.47
30 Sep 202514.41%−0.77
15 Sep 202515.18%−0.52
29 Aug 202515.70%+0.64
15 Aug 202515.06%−1.36
31 Jul 202516.42%+1.25
15 Jul 202515.17%−0.83
30 Jun 202516.00%+0.87
13 Jun 202515.13%−2.37
30 May 202517.50%+3.89
15 May 202513.61%−0.71
30 Apr 202514.32%+0.44
15 Apr 202513.88%+0.42
31 Mar 202513.46%+1.67
14 Mar 202511.79%+0.82
28 Feb 202510.97%+1.04
14 Feb 20259.93%+1.39
31 Jan 20258.54%−0.76
15 Jan 20259.30%+0.74
31 Dec 20248.56%−2.43
13 Dec 202410.99%+2.05
29 Nov 20248.94%+0.35
15 Nov 20248.59%−0.28
31 Oct 20248.87%0.00
15 Oct 20248.87%−1.41
30 Sep 202410.28%+0.59
13 Sep 20249.69%+1.29
30 Aug 20248.40%−0.52
15 Aug 20248.92%+1.12
31 Jul 20247.80%+0.46
15 Jul 20247.34%−0.07
28 Jun 20247.41%+0.09
14 Jun 20247.32%+0.78
31 May 20246.54%−0.49
15 May 20247.03%+0.75
30 Apr 20246.28%+0.60
15 Apr 20245.68%−0.58
28 Mar 20246.26%−0.12
15 Mar 20246.38%+0.47
29 Feb 20245.91%+0.02
15 Feb 20245.89%+1.09
31 Jan 20244.80%−0.62
12 Jan 20245.42%−0.41
29 Dec 20235.83%−2.22
15 Dec 20238.05%−0.18
30 Nov 20238.23%−0.35
15 Nov 20238.58%−0.37
31 Oct 20238.95%+0.31
13 Oct 20238.64%−0.80
29 Sep 20239.44%+1.22
15 Sep 20238.22%+0.41
31 Aug 20237.81%+1.24
15 Aug 20236.57%+0.70
31 Jul 20235.87%−0.19
14 Jul 20236.06%−0.25
30 Jun 20236.31%−0.35
15 Jun 20236.66%−1.51
31 May 20238.17%+0.49
15 May 20237.68%+1.40
28 Apr 20236.28%+0.44
14 Apr 20235.84%+0.14
31 Mar 20235.70%−0.76
15 Mar 20236.46%−0.15
28 Feb 20236.61%−0.22
15 Feb 20236.83%−0.06
31 Jan 20236.89%−1.37
13 Jan 20238.26%+0.03
30 Dec 20228.23%+0.40
15 Dec 20227.83%−0.51
30 Nov 20228.34%−0.37
15 Nov 20228.71%−0.27
31 Oct 20228.98%+0.24
14 Oct 20228.74%−0.14
30 Sep 20228.88%+1.22
15 Sep 20227.66%+0.59
31 Aug 20227.07%−0.87
15 Aug 20227.94%−0.37
29 Jul 20228.31%−0.54
15 Jul 20228.85%+1.28
30 Jun 20227.57%+1.03
15 Jun 20226.54%+0.74
31 May 20225.80%+0.10
13 May 20225.70%+0.43
29 Apr 20225.27%−0.66
14 Apr 20225.93%−0.06
31 Mar 20225.99%−0.36
15 Mar 20226.35%−0.05
28 Feb 20226.40%−0.29
15 Feb 20226.69%−1.58
31 Jan 20228.27%+0.12
14 Jan 20228.15%+0.13
31 Dec 20218.02%−0.15
15 Dec 20218.17%−1.00
30 Nov 20219.17%−0.64
15 Nov 20219.81%−0.44
29 Oct 202110.25%−1.12
15 Oct 202111.37%+1.08
30 Sep 202110.29%+1.28
15 Sep 20219.01%+0.38
31 Aug 20218.63%−0.28
13 Aug 20218.91%−0.46
30 Jul 20219.37%+0.51
15 Jul 20218.86%−0.02
30 Jun 20218.88%−0.66
15 Jun 20219.54%−0.97
28 May 202110.51%+1.20
14 May 20219.31%+0.19
30 Apr 20219.12%+0.72
15 Apr 20218.40%+0.53
31 Mar 20217.87%−0.79
15 Mar 20218.66%−1.51
26 Feb 202110.17%−2.52
12 Feb 202112.69%−0.22
29 Jan 202112.91%−1.86
15 Jan 202114.77%+0.40
31 Dec 202014.37%+0.33
15 Dec 202014.04%−0.59
30 Nov 202014.63%−1.43
13 Nov 202016.06%+0.05
30 Oct 202016.01%−2.34
15 Oct 202018.35%−0.64
30 Sep 202018.99%−0.79
15 Sep 202019.78%−2.84
31 Aug 202022.62%+0.17
14 Aug 202022.45%−1.83
31 Jul 202024.28%−0.27
15 Jul 202024.55%−2.08
30 Jun 202026.63%+2.03
15 Jun 202024.60%−2.91
29 May 202027.51%−0.85
15 May 202028.36%−7.98
30 Apr 202036.34%−1.24
15 Apr 202037.58%+0.07
31 Mar 202037.51%−7.34
13 Mar 202044.85%+3.58
28 Feb 202041.27%+2.33
14 Feb 202038.94%+0.75
31 Jan 202038.19%−1.15
15 Jan 202039.34%−0.31
31 Dec 201939.65%−0.02
13 Dec 201939.67%−0.08
29 Nov 201939.75%−0.68
15 Nov 201940.43%−0.94
31 Oct 201941.37%−0.72
15 Oct 201942.09%+6.60
30 Sep 201935.49%−1.25
13 Sep 201936.74%+4.01
30 Aug 201932.73%−0.09
15 Aug 201932.82%+4.76
31 Jul 201928.06%+2.24
15 Jul 201925.82%+0.48
28 Jun 201925.34%+2.51
14 Jun 201922.83%−1.36
31 May 201924.19%−0.28
15 May 201924.47%+0.43
30 Apr 201924.04%+2.22
15 Apr 201921.82%+1.77
29 Mar 201920.05%+0.44
15 Mar 201919.61%+1.66
28 Feb 201917.95%−1.47
15 Feb 201919.42%+0.82
31 Jan 201918.60%+2.31
15 Jan 201916.29%+0.79
31 Dec 201815.50%−0.95
14 Dec 201816.45%−1.39
30 Nov 201817.84%+1.48
15 Nov 201816.36%−0.38
31 Oct 201816.74%+1.69
15 Oct 201815.05%−0.53
28 Sep 201815.58%+0.82
14 Sep 201814.76%+0.66
31 Aug 201814.10%+1.12
15 Aug 201812.98%+0.38
31 Jul 201812.60%−0.61
13 Jul 201813.21%−0.57
29 Jun 201813.78%+0.13
15 Jun 201813.65%+1.08
31 May 201812.57%+0.26
15 May 201812.31%−1.54
30 Apr 201813.85%−0.92
13 Apr 201814.77%−0.79
29 Mar 201815.56%+1.49
15 Mar 201814.07%+0.08
28 Feb 201813.99%+1.15
15 Feb 201812.84%+1.82
31 Jan 201811.02%−1.76
12 Jan 201812.78%−0.05
29 Dec 201712.83%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. right now?
14.08% of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s (CLF) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 329th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
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 CLF'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 CLF's days to cover?
7.34 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: 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.