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How shorted is Five Below, Inc.? FIVE

#1,870most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 50%

4.45%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.98
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.25
days to cover
1.82
Aggregate net short position time series for Five Below, 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 Five Below, 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
2 Sep 20263.47% 31 Aug 20264.45% 15 Sep 2026+0.98
3 Jun 20264.48% 29 May 20264.61% 15 Jun 2026+0.13
18 Mar 20262.92% 13 Mar 20264.02% 31 Mar 2026+1.10
3 Dec 20254.88% 28 Nov 20254.11% 15 Dec 2025−0.77
27 Aug 20255.87% 15 Aug 20255.58% 29 Aug 2025−0.29
4 Jun 20256.08% 30 May 20256.05% 13 Jun 2025−0.03
19 Mar 20258.52% 14 Mar 20258.96% 31 Mar 2025+0.44
4 Dec 20246.96% 29 Nov 20247.23% 13 Dec 2024+0.27

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for FIVE: 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
12
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
25,264
10 Apr 2026
Days with a balance
46
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Five Below, 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 25K shares.

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Sector: Consumer retail

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20264.45%+0.98
31 Aug 20263.47%+0.34
14 Aug 20263.13%−0.24
31 Jul 20263.37%−0.74
15 Jul 20264.11%−0.09
30 Jun 20264.20%−0.41
15 Jun 20264.61%+0.13
29 May 20264.48%+0.61
15 May 20263.87%+0.09
30 Apr 20263.78%−0.42
15 Apr 20264.20%+0.18
31 Mar 20264.02%+1.10
13 Mar 20262.92%−0.98
27 Feb 20263.90%−0.01
13 Feb 20263.91%+0.04
30 Jan 20263.87%−0.41
15 Jan 20264.28%−0.01
31 Dec 20254.29%+0.18
15 Dec 20254.11%−0.77
28 Nov 20254.88%−0.43
14 Nov 20255.31%−0.71
31 Oct 20256.02%−1.00
15 Oct 20257.02%+1.34
30 Sep 20255.68%+0.08
15 Sep 20255.60%+0.02
29 Aug 20255.58%−0.29
15 Aug 20255.87%−0.75
31 Jul 20256.62%+0.50
15 Jul 20256.12%−0.46
30 Jun 20256.58%+0.53
13 Jun 20256.05%−0.03
30 May 20256.08%−2.77
15 May 20258.85%+0.44
30 Apr 20258.41%−2.43
15 Apr 202510.84%+1.88
31 Mar 20258.96%+0.44
14 Mar 20258.52%−0.67
28 Feb 20259.19%+0.41
14 Feb 20258.78%−0.89
31 Jan 20259.67%+1.51
15 Jan 20258.16%+0.31
31 Dec 20247.85%+0.62
13 Dec 20247.23%+0.27
29 Nov 20246.96%−0.55
15 Nov 20247.51%−1.17
31 Oct 20248.68%+0.42
15 Oct 20248.26%−0.13
30 Sep 20248.39%−0.23
13 Sep 20248.62%+0.57
30 Aug 20248.05%+0.30
15 Aug 20247.75%+0.91
31 Jul 20246.84%−1.01
15 Jul 20247.85%+0.27
28 Jun 20247.58%+1.36
14 Jun 20246.22%+1.51
31 May 20244.71%−0.62
15 May 20245.33%+0.47
30 Apr 20244.86%−0.80
15 Apr 20245.66%−1.63
28 Mar 20247.29%−0.29
15 Mar 20247.58%−0.53
29 Feb 20248.11%−0.28
15 Feb 20248.39%−0.71
31 Jan 20249.10%−0.52
12 Jan 20249.62%−0.01
29 Dec 20239.63%−0.29
15 Dec 20239.92%−0.06
30 Nov 20239.98%+0.18
15 Nov 20239.80%+0.77
31 Oct 20239.03%+1.33
13 Oct 20237.70%−0.43
29 Sep 20238.13%−0.18
15 Sep 20238.31%+1.42
31 Aug 20236.89%+0.03
15 Aug 20236.86%+0.12
31 Jul 20236.74%−0.17
14 Jul 20236.91%+0.03
30 Jun 20236.88%−0.38
15 Jun 20237.26%+0.56
31 May 20236.70%−0.21
15 May 20236.91%−0.13
28 Apr 20237.04%−1.16
14 Apr 20238.20%+0.80
31 Mar 20237.40%+1.01
15 Mar 20236.39%−0.31
28 Feb 20236.70%−0.15
15 Feb 20236.85%+0.61
31 Jan 20236.24%−0.59
13 Jan 20236.83%−0.94
30 Dec 20227.77%+0.68
15 Dec 20227.09%−0.19
30 Nov 20227.28%+0.05
15 Nov 20227.23%−0.41
31 Oct 20227.64%−1.07
14 Oct 20228.71%−0.84
30 Sep 20229.55%−0.62
15 Sep 202210.17%+1.45
31 Aug 20228.72%+0.64
15 Aug 20228.08%−1.48
29 Jul 20229.56%+0.31
15 Jul 20229.25%+0.85
30 Jun 20228.40%0.00
15 Jun 20228.40%+1.25
31 May 20227.15%+0.56
13 May 20226.59%+1.81
29 Apr 20224.78%−0.23
14 Apr 20225.01%+0.43
31 Mar 20224.58%+0.23
15 Mar 20224.35%+0.27
28 Feb 20224.08%+0.29
15 Feb 20223.79%−0.08
31 Jan 20223.87%+0.99
14 Jan 20222.88%−0.40
31 Dec 20213.28%+0.06
15 Dec 20213.22%+0.48
30 Nov 20212.74%−0.21
15 Nov 20212.95%−0.46
29 Oct 20213.41%−0.15
15 Oct 20213.56%−0.16
30 Sep 20213.72%−0.51
15 Sep 20214.23%+0.57
31 Aug 20213.66%−0.14
13 Aug 20213.80%+0.07
30 Jul 20213.73%+0.03
15 Jul 20213.70%−0.18
30 Jun 20213.88%−1.17
15 Jun 20215.05%−0.53
28 May 20215.58%−0.05
14 May 20215.63%−0.14
30 Apr 20215.77%+0.05
15 Apr 20215.72%−0.80
31 Mar 20216.52%−0.03
15 Mar 20216.55%+0.74
26 Feb 20215.81%−0.10
12 Feb 20215.91%−0.41
29 Jan 20216.32%−0.91
15 Jan 20217.23%−0.31
31 Dec 20207.54%−0.61
15 Dec 20208.15%+0.02
30 Nov 20208.13%−0.63
13 Nov 20208.76%−0.09
30 Oct 20208.85%−0.46
15 Oct 20209.31%+0.28
30 Sep 20209.03%−0.71
15 Sep 20209.74%+0.37
31 Aug 20209.37%−0.16
14 Aug 20209.53%−0.26
31 Jul 20209.79%+0.58
15 Jul 20209.21%−0.06
30 Jun 20209.27%+0.05
15 Jun 20209.22%−0.26
29 May 20209.48%−0.05
15 May 20209.53%−0.17
30 Apr 20209.70%+0.64
15 Apr 20209.06%+0.28
31 Mar 20208.78%−0.39
13 Mar 20209.17%−0.34
28 Feb 20209.51%+1.32
14 Feb 20208.19%+0.95
31 Jan 20207.24%−0.79
15 Jan 20208.03%+1.89
31 Dec 20196.14%−0.05
13 Dec 20196.19%+1.00
29 Nov 20195.19%+0.05
15 Nov 20195.14%+0.06
31 Oct 20195.08%+0.17
15 Oct 20194.91%+0.08
30 Sep 20194.83%−0.83
13 Sep 20195.66%+0.68
30 Aug 20194.98%+0.40
15 Aug 20194.58%+0.53
31 Jul 20194.05%−1.04
15 Jul 20195.09%−1.10
28 Jun 20196.19%+0.54
14 Jun 20195.65%+0.06
31 May 20195.59%+0.56
15 May 20195.03%+0.29
30 Apr 20194.74%−0.12
15 Apr 20194.86%+0.34
29 Mar 20194.52%−0.13
15 Mar 20194.65%−0.88
28 Feb 20195.53%−0.28
15 Feb 20195.81%−0.37
31 Jan 20196.18%−0.68
15 Jan 20196.86%+1.10
31 Dec 20185.76%−1.12
14 Dec 20186.88%+0.40
30 Nov 20186.48%+0.01
15 Nov 20186.47%+1.04
31 Oct 20185.43%+0.87
15 Oct 20184.56%+0.27
28 Sep 20184.29%+0.04
14 Sep 20184.25%−1.18
31 Aug 20185.43%−0.44
15 Aug 20185.87%−0.93
31 Jul 20186.80%−1.49
13 Jul 20188.29%−1.30
29 Jun 20189.59%−0.01
15 Jun 20189.60%−1.07
31 May 201810.67%+0.01
15 May 201810.66%−0.63
30 Apr 201811.29%−1.72
13 Apr 201813.01%−0.31
29 Mar 201813.32%+2.83
15 Mar 201810.49%+0.62
28 Feb 20189.87%+0.43
15 Feb 20189.44%−1.20
31 Jan 201810.64%−0.87
12 Jan 201811.51%+0.06
29 Dec 201711.45%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Five Below, Inc. right now?
4.45% of Five Below, Inc.'s (FIVE) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,870th 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 FIVE'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 FIVE's days to cover?
1.82 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.