ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC short interest in 2018

In 2018, ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC's disclosed short interest ran from 11.12% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 6.37% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -4.75 percentage points. The year's high was 23.39% on 13 Jul 2018 and its low 6.37% on 31 Dec 2018, averaging 15.78% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 15.37 days on 28 Sep 2018. Full history: ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC.

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Short position data for ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/esio-2020/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-electro-scientific-industries-inc-short--2018-12-31,
  title        = {ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/esio-2020/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

2018 in figures

Start of year: 11.12% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 6.37% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -4.75 pp
High: 23.39% (13 Jul 2018)
Low: 6.37% (31 Dec 2018)
Average: 15.78%
Highest days to cover: 15.37 (28 Sep 2018)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2018

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	11.12%	3.71
31 Jan 2018	11.61%	2.13	results (8-K), results (8-K)
15 Feb 2018	13.74%	2.20	10-Q filed
28 Feb 2018	14.36%	4.51
15 Mar 2018	16.25%	6.77
29 Mar 2018	14.00%	6.01
13 Apr 2018	14.49%	8.61
30 Apr 2018	14.84%	8.93
15 May 2018	16.67%	6.63	results (8-K)
31 May 2018	16.58%	10.24
15 Jun 2018	21.37%	9.06	10-K filed
29 Jun 2018	21.43%	8.95
13 Jul 2018	23.39%	12.70
31 Jul 2018	20.34%	14.44
15 Aug 2018	16.22%	4.40	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 Aug 2018	17.37%	10.93
14 Sep 2018	19.31%	9.06
28 Sep 2018	21.92%	15.37
15 Oct 2018	19.45%	11.49
31 Oct 2018	19.25%	3.21	results (8-K)
15 Nov 2018	9.38%	2.01	10-Q filed
30 Nov 2018	9.36%	5.95
14 Dec 2018	9.91%	5.54
31 Dec 2018	6.37%	3.29

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.