GameStop Corp. Class A short interest in 2018

In 2018, GameStop Corp. Class A's disclosed short interest ran from 35.40% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 29.15% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -6.25 percentage points. The year's high was 45.24% on 13 Jul 2018 and its low 23.56% on 31 Oct 2018, averaging 35.06% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 19.46 days on 31 Jul 2018. Full history: GameStop Corp. Class A.

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Short position data for GameStop Corp. Class A short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/gme/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-gamestop-corp-class-a-short-interest-in--2018-12-31,
  title        = {GameStop Corp. Class A short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/gme/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 35.40% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 29.15% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -6.25 pp
High: 45.24% (13 Jul 2018)
Low: 23.56% (31 Oct 2018)
Average: 35.06%
Highest days to cover: 19.46 (31 Jul 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

GameStop Corp. Class A short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	35.40%	7.43
31 Jan 2018	34.54%	9.06
15 Feb 2018	35.57%	9.91
28 Feb 2018	34.09%	10.94
15 Mar 2018	31.17%	10.01
29 Mar 2018	32.23%	4.77	results (8-K)
13 Apr 2018	38.03%	7.06	10-K filed
30 Apr 2018	40.49%	11.42
15 May 2018	42.90%	10.74
31 May 2018	43.43%	9.00	results (8-K)
15 Jun 2018	42.69%	5.33	10-Q filed
29 Jun 2018	44.98%	6.79
13 Jul 2018	45.24%	15.27
31 Jul 2018	39.69%	19.46
15 Aug 2018	38.76%	17.89
31 Aug 2018	38.54%	7.83
14 Sep 2018	32.42%	5.66	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
28 Sep 2018	31.61%	14.29
15 Oct 2018	26.14%	11.75
31 Oct 2018	23.56%	10.54
15 Nov 2018	26.33%	11.74
30 Nov 2018	27.52%	4.72	results (8-K)
14 Dec 2018	27.04%	9.77	10-Q filed
31 Dec 2018	29.15%	12.01

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.