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How shorted is Ellington Financial Inc.? EFC

#1,365most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 64%

6.04%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.41
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.33
days to cover
7.29
Aggregate net short position time series for Ellington Financial 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 Ellington Financial 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
7 Aug 20265.48% 31 Jul 20265.28% 14 Aug 2026−0.20
5 May 20265.42% 30 Apr 20264.60% 15 May 2026−0.82
26 Feb 20263.72% 13 Feb 20263.34% 27 Feb 2026−0.38
5 Nov 20255.32% 31 Oct 20254.52% 14 Nov 2025−0.80
7 Aug 20256.27% 31 Jul 20255.05% 15 Aug 2025−1.22
22 Jul 20255.99% 15 Jul 20256.27% 31 Jul 2025+0.28
7 May 20255.77% 30 Apr 20255.70% 15 May 2025−0.07
28 Feb 20255.38% 14 Feb 20255.17% 14 Mar 2025−0.21

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for EFC: 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.

Latest balance
32,759
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
353,215
26 Nov 2025
Days with a balance
65
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Ellington Financial 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 353K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20266.04%+0.41
31 Aug 20265.63%+0.35
14 Aug 20265.28%−0.20
31 Jul 20265.48%+0.46
15 Jul 20265.02%+0.31
30 Jun 20264.71%−0.12
15 Jun 20264.83%−0.31
29 May 20265.14%+0.54
15 May 20264.60%−0.82
30 Apr 20265.42%+1.55
15 Apr 20263.87%−1.23
31 Mar 20265.10%+1.43
13 Mar 20263.67%+0.33
27 Feb 20263.34%−0.38
13 Feb 20263.72%−0.57
30 Jan 20264.29%+0.95
15 Jan 20263.34%−1.16
31 Dec 20254.50%−0.12
15 Dec 20254.62%−0.08
28 Nov 20254.70%+0.18
14 Nov 20254.52%−0.80
31 Oct 20255.32%+0.40
15 Oct 20254.92%−0.58
30 Sep 20255.50%+0.22
15 Sep 20255.28%+0.21
29 Aug 20255.07%+0.02
15 Aug 20255.05%−1.22
31 Jul 20256.27%+0.28
15 Jul 20255.99%−0.39
30 Jun 20256.38%+1.39
13 Jun 20254.99%−1.64
30 May 20256.63%+0.93
15 May 20255.70%−0.07
30 Apr 20255.77%+0.42
15 Apr 20255.35%−0.31
31 Mar 20255.66%+0.49
14 Mar 20255.17%−0.72
28 Feb 20255.89%+0.51
14 Feb 20255.38%−0.71
31 Jan 20256.09%+0.81
15 Jan 20255.28%−1.29
31 Dec 20246.57%+1.45
13 Dec 20245.12%−0.65
29 Nov 20245.77%+1.02
15 Nov 20244.75%−0.92
31 Oct 20245.67%+0.57
15 Oct 20245.10%−0.09
30 Sep 20245.19%+0.97
13 Sep 20244.22%−1.66
30 Aug 20245.88%+1.11
15 Aug 20244.77%−1.82
31 Jul 20246.59%+1.03
15 Jul 20245.56%−1.07
28 Jun 20246.63%+2.14
14 Jun 20244.49%−1.64
31 May 20246.13%+1.43
15 May 20244.70%−2.53
30 Apr 20247.23%+1.64
15 Apr 20245.59%−1.17
28 Mar 20246.76%+2.40
15 Mar 20244.36%−2.64
29 Feb 20247.00%+1.81
15 Feb 20245.19%+0.77
31 Jan 20244.42%−0.01
12 Jan 20244.43%+0.37
29 Dec 20234.06%−2.97
15 Dec 20237.03%−1.50
30 Nov 20238.53%+0.57
15 Nov 20237.96%−0.99
31 Oct 20238.95%−0.53
13 Oct 20239.48%+0.31
29 Sep 20239.17%+0.83
15 Sep 20238.34%+0.41
31 Aug 20237.93%+0.16
15 Aug 20237.77%+0.53
31 Jul 20237.24%−0.10
14 Jul 20237.34%+0.28
30 Jun 20237.06%−0.03
15 Jun 20237.09%+0.77
31 May 20236.32%+1.43
15 May 20234.89%−1.44
28 Apr 20236.33%+0.20
14 Apr 20236.13%−0.03
31 Mar 20236.16%+2.51
15 Mar 20233.65%+0.34
28 Feb 20233.31%−0.03
15 Feb 20233.34%+0.24
31 Jan 20233.10%−0.89
13 Jan 20233.99%−0.37
30 Dec 20224.36%+1.32
15 Dec 20223.04%−0.26
30 Nov 20223.30%+0.14
15 Nov 20223.16%−1.27
31 Oct 20224.43%+0.29
14 Oct 20224.14%−0.26
30 Sep 20224.40%+1.32
15 Sep 20223.08%−0.77
31 Aug 20223.85%−0.11
15 Aug 20223.96%−0.84
29 Jul 20224.80%+0.94
15 Jul 20223.86%−0.51
30 Jun 20224.37%+0.63
15 Jun 20223.74%+0.32
31 May 20223.42%−0.05
13 May 20223.47%−0.26
29 Apr 20223.73%+0.83
14 Apr 20222.90%+0.32
31 Mar 20222.58%−1.15
15 Mar 20223.73%−0.54
28 Feb 20224.27%+0.57
15 Feb 20223.70%+0.70
31 Jan 20223.00%+0.60
14 Jan 20222.40%−0.43
31 Dec 20212.83%+1.02
15 Dec 20211.81%+0.08
30 Nov 20211.73%+0.16
15 Nov 20211.57%−0.06
29 Oct 20211.63%+0.01
15 Oct 20211.62%−0.26
30 Sep 20211.88%+0.55
15 Sep 20211.33%−0.13
31 Aug 20211.46%−0.12
13 Aug 20211.58%+0.17
30 Jul 20211.41%−0.42
15 Jul 20211.83%−0.39
30 Jun 20212.22%+0.39
15 Jun 20211.83%−0.93
28 May 20212.76%+0.94
14 May 20211.82%+0.59
30 Apr 20211.23%−1.06
15 Apr 20212.29%+0.12
31 Mar 20212.17%0.00
15 Mar 20212.17%+0.09
26 Feb 20212.08%+0.09
12 Feb 20211.99%−0.09
29 Jan 20212.08%+0.28
15 Jan 20211.80%+0.19
31 Dec 20201.61%+0.22
15 Dec 20201.39%−0.19
30 Nov 20201.58%−0.08
13 Nov 20201.66%+0.01
30 Oct 20201.65%−0.09
15 Oct 20201.74%−0.28
30 Sep 20202.02%−0.36
15 Sep 20202.38%−0.16
31 Aug 20202.54%−0.07
14 Aug 20202.61%−0.30
31 Jul 20202.91%+0.21
15 Jul 20202.70%+0.29
30 Jun 20202.41%+0.23
15 Jun 20202.18%+0.12
29 May 20202.06%−0.56
15 May 20202.62%−0.28
30 Apr 20202.90%−0.08
15 Apr 20202.98%+1.19
31 Mar 20201.79%+0.18
13 Mar 20201.61%−0.80
28 Feb 20202.41%−0.17
14 Feb 20202.58%+1.17
31 Jan 20201.41%−0.28
15 Jan 20201.69%−0.30
31 Dec 20191.99%+0.17
13 Dec 20191.82%−0.06
29 Nov 20191.88%+0.18
15 Nov 20191.70%−0.25
31 Oct 20191.95%−0.24
15 Oct 20192.19%0.00
30 Sep 20192.19%+0.35
13 Sep 20191.84%+0.10
30 Aug 20191.74%+0.07
15 Aug 20191.67%+1.30
28 Jun 20190.37%+0.13
14 Jun 20190.24%+0.01
31 May 20190.23%+0.05
15 May 20190.18%−0.08
30 Apr 20190.26%−0.30
29 Mar 20190.56%+0.29
15 Mar 20190.27%+0.09
28 Feb 20190.18%−0.01
15 Feb 20190.19%−0.18
31 Jan 20190.37%−0.18
15 Jan 20190.55%−0.11
31 Dec 20180.66%+0.18
14 Dec 20180.48%+0.25
30 Nov 20180.23%+0.02
15 Nov 20180.21%+0.16
15 Oct 20180.05%−0.06
28 Sep 20180.11%+0.04
14 Sep 20180.07%−0.05
31 Aug 20180.12%+0.05
15 Aug 20180.07%0.00
31 Jul 20180.07%−0.04
13 Jul 20180.11%+0.01
29 Jun 20180.10%−0.01
15 Jun 20180.11%−0.01
31 May 20180.12%−0.03
15 May 20180.15%−0.20
30 Apr 20180.35%−0.06
13 Apr 20180.41%−0.17
29 Mar 20180.58%+0.02
15 Mar 20180.56%+0.47
31 Jan 20180.09%−0.01
12 Jan 20180.10%+0.03
29 Dec 20170.07%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Ellington Financial Inc. right now?
6.04% of Ellington Financial Inc.'s (EFC) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,365th 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 EFC'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 EFC's days to cover?
7.29 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.