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How shorted was Whole Earth Brands, Inc.? FREE

Whole Earth Brands, Inc. left the US market in 2024. This page is a frozen archive of its reported short interest, ending 31 Jul 2024. The ticker FREE no longer refers to this company and may since have been reassigned.
3.90%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 31 Jul 2024
vs previous report
−0.03
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.02
days to cover
7.14
Aggregate net short position time series for Whole Earth Brands, 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 Whole Earth Brands, 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
9 May 20242.89% 30 Apr 20242.88% 15 May 2024−0.01
12 Mar 20243.36% 29 Feb 20242.46% 15 Mar 2024−0.90
9 Nov 20232.78% 31 Oct 20232.97% 15 Nov 2023+0.19
9 Aug 20233.59% 31 Jul 20232.99% 15 Aug 2023−0.60
10 May 20238.16% 28 Apr 20237.09% 15 May 2023−1.07
13 Mar 20235.23% 28 Feb 20237.33% 15 Mar 2023+2.10
9 Nov 20223.43% 31 Oct 20223.12% 15 Nov 2022−0.31
9 Aug 20224.36% 29 Jul 20224.19% 15 Aug 2022−0.17
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Sector: Consumer goods

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
31 Jul 20243.90%−0.03
15 Jul 20243.93%+1.06
28 Jun 20242.87%+0.22
14 Jun 20242.65%−0.11
31 May 20242.76%−0.12
15 May 20242.88%−0.01
30 Apr 20242.89%+0.74
15 Apr 20242.15%−0.10
28 Mar 20242.25%−0.21
15 Mar 20242.46%−0.90
29 Feb 20243.36%+0.27
15 Feb 20243.09%−0.06
31 Jan 20243.15%+0.07
12 Jan 20243.08%0.00
29 Dec 20233.08%+0.14
15 Dec 20232.94%−0.21
30 Nov 20233.15%+0.18
15 Nov 20232.97%+0.19
31 Oct 20232.78%−0.43
13 Oct 20233.21%−0.11
29 Sep 20233.32%+0.28
15 Sep 20233.04%+0.16
31 Aug 20232.88%−0.11
15 Aug 20232.99%−0.60
31 Jul 20233.59%+0.04
14 Jul 20233.55%−1.14
30 Jun 20234.69%−3.23
15 Jun 20237.92%−0.55
31 May 20238.47%+1.38
15 May 20237.09%−1.07
28 Apr 20238.16%+0.60
14 Apr 20237.56%−0.18
31 Mar 20237.74%+0.41
15 Mar 20237.33%+2.10
28 Feb 20235.23%+1.05
15 Feb 20234.18%−0.49
31 Jan 20234.67%−0.53
13 Jan 20235.20%+0.06
30 Dec 20225.14%+0.33
15 Dec 20224.81%+1.97
30 Nov 20222.84%−0.28
15 Nov 20223.12%−0.31
31 Oct 20223.43%−0.67
14 Oct 20224.10%−0.19
30 Sep 20224.29%+0.29
15 Sep 20224.00%+0.08
31 Aug 20223.92%−0.27
15 Aug 20224.19%−0.17
29 Jul 20224.36%+0.55
15 Jul 20223.81%−0.04
30 Jun 20223.85%−0.33
15 Jun 20224.18%+0.17
31 May 20224.01%+0.13
13 May 20223.88%−0.23
29 Apr 20224.11%−0.24
14 Apr 20224.35%+0.17
31 Mar 20224.18%−0.70
15 Mar 20224.88%−0.83
28 Feb 20225.71%−0.51
15 Feb 20226.22%+0.02
31 Jan 20226.20%+0.01
14 Jan 20226.19%−0.02
31 Dec 20216.21%−0.33
15 Dec 20216.54%+0.49
30 Nov 20216.05%−0.27
15 Nov 20216.32%−0.81
29 Oct 20217.13%+0.04
15 Oct 20217.09%−0.61
30 Sep 20217.70%+0.24
15 Sep 20217.46%−0.20
31 Aug 20217.66%−0.07
13 Aug 20217.73%+0.02
30 Jul 20217.71%+0.23
15 Jul 20217.48%−0.14
30 Jun 20217.62%+1.53
15 Jun 20216.09%+0.06
28 May 20216.03%+0.34
14 May 20215.69%−0.18
30 Apr 20215.87%−0.02
15 Apr 20215.89%+0.53
31 Mar 20215.36%0.00
15 Mar 20215.36%+0.16
26 Feb 20215.20%+0.76
12 Feb 20214.44%+0.19
29 Jan 20214.25%+0.85
15 Jan 20213.40%+1.14
31 Dec 20202.26%−0.25
15 Dec 20202.51%+0.49
30 Nov 20202.02%−0.09
13 Nov 20202.11%+0.12
30 Oct 20201.99%−0.07
15 Oct 20202.06%−0.57
30 Sep 20202.63%+0.59
15 Sep 20202.04%+0.60
31 Aug 20201.44%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted was Whole Earth Brands, Inc.?
Whole Earth Brands, Inc. left the US market in 2024. Its final reported figure was 3.90% of shares outstanding for settlement date 31 Jul 2024, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report; this page preserves its full history.
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 FREE'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 FREE's days to cover?
7.14 days for settlement date 31 Jul 2024: 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.