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EWJ short interest NYSE Arca

iShares MSCI Japan ETF. FINRA's reported shares short for this symbol, twice a month by settlement date, shown as the regulator publishes them. No percentage is shown: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption.

Shares short
4,114,944
vs previous settlement
โˆ’2,305,220 (-35.9%)
days to cover
1.16
Settlement date
15 Sep 2026

Shares short over time

Aggregate net short position time series for EWJ 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 EWJ days to cover

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for EWJ: 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
1,401
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
6,584,787
8 Apr 2026
Days with a balance
144
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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 6.6M shares.

History

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

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShares shortChangeDays to cover
15 Sep 20264,114,944โˆ’2,305,2201.16
31 Aug 20266,420,164โˆ’219,7161.64
14 Aug 20266,639,880+97,8162.33
31 Jul 20266,542,064+1,788,5341.36
15 Jul 20264,753,530โˆ’176,5951.00
30 Jun 20264,930,125โˆ’4,420,3731.00
15 Jun 20269,350,498โˆ’3,204,5371.28
29 May 202612,555,035+8,146,5452.38
15 May 20264,408,490โˆ’5,004,2001.00
30 Apr 20269,412,690โˆ’3,551,4621.61
15 Apr 202612,964,152โˆ’8,755,6791.41
31 Mar 202621,719,831+14,153,2132.08
13 Mar 20267,566,618โˆ’3,277,2191.00
27 Feb 202610,843,837โˆ’4,711,4491.09
13 Feb 202615,555,286+1,351,6521.37
30 Jan 202614,203,634+7,141,1131.41
15 Jan 20267,062,521โˆ’146,1651.05
31 Dec 20257,208,686โˆ’313,8361.48
15 Dec 20257,522,522+497,0611.61
28 Nov 20257,025,461+119,9421.14
14 Nov 20256,905,519โˆ’3,580,4411.15
31 Oct 202510,485,960+2,063,5441.83
15 Oct 20258,422,416โˆ’423,2601.07
30 Sep 20258,845,676+2,911,7401.55
15 Sep 20255,933,936โˆ’485,2741.11
29 Aug 20256,419,210+2,073,6171.29
15 Aug 20254,345,593+769,5321.00
31 Jul 20253,576,061โˆ’4,592,8361.00
15 Jul 20258,168,897+1,333,3921.79
30 Jun 20256,835,505+400,7591.36
13 Jun 20256,434,746+697,8841.55
30 May 20255,736,862โˆ’323,2431.25
15 May 20256,060,105โˆ’1,775,1041.27
30 Apr 20257,835,209โˆ’713,8831.82
15 Apr 20258,549,092โˆ’3,395,6451.00
31 Mar 202511,944,737โˆ’1,420,6612.30
14 Mar 202513,365,398+963,4142.60
28 Feb 202512,401,984+688,5593.37
14 Feb 202511,713,425+586,2783.14
31 Jan 202511,127,147โˆ’735,7913.11
15 Jan 202511,862,938โˆ’159,1292.87
31 Dec 202412,022,067โˆ’3,045,7213.28
13 Dec 202415,067,788+3,032,0953.47
29 Nov 202412,035,693โˆ’272,2452.68
15 Nov 202412,307,938+1,423,1222.84
31 Oct 202410,884,816โˆ’1,329,1122.50
15 Oct 202412,213,928โˆ’291,2353.31
30 Sep 202412,505,163+1,166,6832.29
13 Sep 202411,338,480โˆ’81,2741.95
30 Aug 202411,419,754+1,756,9711.66
15 Aug 20249,662,783+3,868,3641.00
31 Jul 20245,794,419โˆ’5,250,2801.11
15 Jul 202411,044,699+5,641,9671.69
28 Jun 20245,402,732โˆ’1,269,7531.19
14 Jun 20246,672,485โˆ’188,0711.45
31 May 20246,860,556โˆ’1,963,7091.47
15 May 20248,824,265โˆ’621,9261.42
30 Apr 20249,446,191โˆ’2,213,2141.30
15 Apr 202411,659,405โˆ’7,255,2941.27
28 Mar 202418,914,699+10,516,2751.95
15 Mar 20248,398,424โˆ’928,4621.00
29 Feb 20249,326,886+3,405,2601.20
15 Feb 20245,921,626โˆ’261,1301.00
31 Jan 20246,182,756โˆ’579,2631.00
12 Jan 20246,762,019+3,895,3841.00
29 Dec 20232,866,635โˆ’1,894,1421.00
15 Dec 20234,760,777โˆ’1,921,5971.00
30 Nov 20236,682,374+1,073,4321.39
15 Nov 20235,608,942+1,683,2391.00
31 Oct 20233,925,703โˆ’3,530,1311.00
13 Oct 20237,455,834โˆ’7,660,9561.03
29 Sep 202315,116,790+10,459,7332.21
15 Sep 20234,657,057+669,5821.00
31 Aug 20233,987,475โˆ’1,511,4711.00
15 Aug 20235,498,946โˆ’975,3071.00
31 Jul 20236,474,253+696,7211.00
14 Jul 20235,777,532+1,703,9001.00
30 Jun 20234,073,632โˆ’2,563,5871.00
15 Jun 20236,637,219โˆ’3,186,9871.00
31 May 20239,824,206สณ+2,372,6821.22
15 May 20237,451,524+1,502,3341.21
28 Apr 20235,949,190โˆ’189,0661.19
14 Apr 20236,138,256โˆ’7,531,6881.11
31 Mar 202313,669,944+7,960,2502.44
15 Mar 20235,709,694+2,423,6111.00
28 Feb 20233,286,083โˆ’2,223,1721.05
15 Feb 20235,509,255+510,8811.37
31 Jan 20234,998,374โˆ’2,654,9881.22
13 Jan 20237,653,362+1,423,6531.70
30 Dec 20226,229,709+2,922,2021.76
15 Dec 20223,307,507โˆ’3,652,2841.00
30 Nov 20226,959,791+1,966,9382.19
15 Nov 20224,992,853โˆ’212,1061.09
31 Oct 20225,204,959โˆ’1,381,5811.07
14 Oct 20226,586,540โˆ’2,107,9611.40
30 Sep 20228,694,501โˆ’4,739,5391.71
15 Sep 202213,434,040+8,489,6762.33
31 Aug 20224,944,364โˆ’468,1141.49
15 Aug 20225,412,478โˆ’799,1111.45
29 Jul 20226,211,589โˆ’949,2831.78
15 Jul 20227,160,872โˆ’1,365,2711.78
30 Jun 20228,526,143+125,0291.66
15 Jun 20228,401,114โˆ’2,543,8911.49
31 May 202210,945,005+2,086,9962.08
13 May 20228,858,009+540,1471.00
29 Apr 20228,317,862โˆ’3,707,0681.00
14 Apr 202212,024,930+543,8842.15
31 Mar 202211,481,046+3,128,8671.77
15 Mar 20228,352,179โˆ’1,533,7291.00
28 Feb 20229,885,908โˆ’1,765,6631.09
15 Feb 202211,651,571โˆ’363,9212.08
31 Jan 202212,015,492+5,256,0101.31
14 Jan 20226,759,482โˆ’93,3421.06
31 Dec 20216,852,824โˆ’3,907,2311.60
15 Dec 202110,760,055+3,061,3261.29
30 Nov 20217,698,729+1,012,0301.00
15 Nov 20216,686,699โˆ’1,108,8901.00
29 Oct 20217,795,589+1,202,9421.06
15 Oct 20216,592,647โˆ’3,383,4031.00
30 Sep 20219,976,050โˆ’53,0711.15
15 Sep 202110,029,121+4,142,3721.23
31 Aug 20215,886,749โˆ’1,886,9891.33
13 Aug 20217,773,738โˆ’1,003,0192.33
30 Jul 20218,776,757+2,668,2211.63
15 Jul 20216,108,536โˆ’204,0001.22
30 Jun 20216,312,536+2,296,4561.25
15 Jun 20214,016,080+546,5491.00
28 May 20213,469,531โˆ’1,958,0931.00
14 May 20215,427,624โˆ’467,5351.00
30 Apr 20215,895,159โˆ’4,468,1591.00
15 Apr 202110,363,318โˆ’5,926,4322.60
31 Mar 202116,289,750+6,026,8832.54
15 Mar 202110,262,867โˆ’1,140,1561.49
26 Feb 202111,403,023+566,3291.90
12 Feb 202110,836,694+1,317,7812.13
29 Jan 20219,518,913+689,6451.76
15 Jan 20218,829,268โˆ’929,6061.38
31 Dec 20209,758,874+2,297,4301.72
15 Dec 20207,461,444โˆ’2,921,2501.25
30 Nov 202010,382,694โˆ’1,714,5941.56
13 Nov 202012,097,288+3,843,7191.52
30 Oct 20208,253,569โˆ’3,516,3602.06
15 Oct 202011,769,929โˆ’3,185,9202.25
30 Sep 202014,955,849+2,918,1692.14
15 Sep 202012,037,680+1,235,1121.64
31 Aug 202010,802,568โˆ’1,391,9592.75
14 Aug 202012,194,527+3,972,7842.52
31 Jul 20208,221,743โˆ’514,9142.36
15 Jul 20208,736,657โˆ’3,681,2001.65
30 Jun 202012,417,857โˆ’1,109,9292.15
15 Jun 202013,527,786+5,702,7771.77
29 May 20207,825,009โˆ’3,966,9451.19
15 May 202011,791,954สณโˆ’13,3091.80
30 Apr 202011,805,263โˆ’3,991,4931.55
15 Apr 202015,796,756สณโˆ’9,045,8182.16
31 Mar 202024,842,574+6,502,2631.97
13 Mar 202018,340,311+7,039,4711.04
28 Feb 202011,300,840+2,226,5841.00
14 Feb 20209,074,256+3,609,5931.18
31 Jan 20205,464,663+2,117,4061.00
15 Jan 20203,347,257สณ+384,5981.00
31 Dec 20192,962,659โˆ’1,266,5641.00
13 Dec 20194,229,223+17,1911.00
29 Nov 20194,212,032โˆ’3,017,1861.00
15 Nov 20197,229,218โˆ’3,693,0531.01
31 Oct 201910,922,271+2,305,6291.94
15 Oct 20198,616,642โˆ’3,305,7571.16
30 Sep 201911,922,399+5,010,3381.77
13 Sep 20196,912,061+1,636,7831.00
30 Aug 20195,275,278+975,6191.00
15 Aug 20194,299,659โˆ’1,215,4301.00
31 Jul 20195,515,089โˆ’1,776,8941.28
15 Jul 20197,291,983+1,301,9751.63
28 Jun 20195,990,008+413,6661.12
14 Jun 20195,576,342+201,6931.00
31 May 20195,374,649โˆ’2,308,3421.00
15 May 20197,682,991+2,406,2891.00
30 Apr 20195,276,702โˆ’2,857,9711.00
15 Apr 20198,134,673โˆ’7,158,7951.23
29 Mar 201915,293,468+9,483,5891.67
15 Mar 20195,809,879โˆ’1,475,9481.00
28 Feb 20197,285,827+646,7261.00
15 Feb 20196,639,101โˆ’3,078,1351.00
31 Jan 20199,717,236+819,3611.08
15 Jan 20198,897,875โˆ’3,956,8241.00
31 Dec 201812,854,699+308,0961.00
14 Dec 201812,546,603+2,557,3111.00
30 Nov 20189,989,292โˆ’5,643,9711.14
15 Nov 201815,633,263โˆ’4,157,0961.63
31 Oct 201819,790,359โˆ’4,891,6611.50
15 Oct 201824,682,020+2,803,6381.69
28 Sep 201821,878,382+7,043,9472.56
14 Sep 201814,834,435+4,095,2722.19
31 Aug 201810,739,163+1,204,1812.19
15 Aug 20189,534,982โˆ’96,4811.90
31 Jul 20189,631,463โˆ’63,0061.30
13 Jul 20189,694,469+1,554,8631.23
29 Jun 20188,139,606โˆ’621,0251.00
15 Jun 20188,760,631โˆ’378,2901.45
31 May 20189,138,921+559,4151.33
15 May 20188,579,506โˆ’2,257,0121.27
30 Apr 201810,836,518+853,9721.84
13 Apr 20189,982,546โˆ’4,619,6821.27
29 Mar 201814,602,228+3,200,3661.19
15 Mar 201811,401,862โˆ’2,771,9211.00
28 Feb 201814,173,783+1,316,1911.50
15 Feb 201812,857,592+1,514,8531.00
31 Jan 201811,342,739โˆ’24,2221.12
12 Jan 201811,366,961+5,565,1591.00
29 Dec 20175,801,802โ€“1.01

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is EWJ's short interest?
4,114,944 shares short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report, down 2,305,220 from the previous settlement.
Why is there no percentage for EWJ?
Because no defensible share count exists to divide by: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption. An exchange-traded product's share count changes every day as units are created and redeemed, so no filing gives a stable count to divide by. FINRA's shares-short figure is exact; a percentage of it would not be.
What is EWJ's days to cover?
1.16 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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