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How shorted is W.W. Grainger, Inc.? GWW

#2,829most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 25%

2.22%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
0.00
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.52
days to cover
4.27
Aggregate net short position time series for W.W. Grainger, 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 W.W. Grainger, 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
4 Aug 20262.26% 31 Jul 20262.00% 14 Aug 2026−0.26
8 May 20262.59% 30 Apr 20262.73% 15 May 2026+0.14
3 Feb 20262.89% 30 Jan 20263.06% 13 Feb 2026+0.17
31 Oct 20252.19% 15 Oct 20252.31% 14 Nov 2025+0.12
1 Aug 20252.04% 31 Jul 20251.68% 15 Aug 2025−0.36
1 May 20252.49% 30 Apr 20252.68% 15 May 2025+0.19
31 Jan 20253.10% 15 Jan 20252.41% 14 Feb 2025−0.69
31 Oct 20243.37% 15 Oct 20243.24% 15 Nov 2024−0.13

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for GWW: 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
1
12 Aug 2026
Highest in window
27,626
25 Nov 2025
Days with a balance
40
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for W.W. Grainger, 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 28K shares.

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Sector: Consumer retail

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20262.22%0.00
31 Aug 20262.22%+0.22
14 Aug 20262.00%−0.26
31 Jul 20262.26%−0.22
15 Jul 20262.48%−0.26
30 Jun 20262.74%−0.04
15 Jun 20262.78%+0.11
29 May 20262.67%−0.06
15 May 20262.73%+0.14
30 Apr 20262.59%+0.10
15 Apr 20262.49%+0.30
31 Mar 20262.19%−0.31
13 Mar 20262.50%−0.24
27 Feb 20262.74%−0.32
13 Feb 20263.06%+0.17
30 Jan 20262.89%+0.01
15 Jan 20262.88%+0.05
31 Dec 20252.83%+0.19
15 Dec 20252.64%+0.33
28 Nov 20252.31%0.00
14 Nov 20252.31%+0.07
31 Oct 20252.24%+0.05
15 Oct 20252.19%−0.06
30 Sep 20252.25%+0.07
15 Sep 20252.18%+0.41
29 Aug 20251.77%+0.09
15 Aug 20251.68%−0.36
31 Jul 20252.04%−0.48
15 Jul 20252.52%+0.12
30 Jun 20252.40%−0.01
13 Jun 20252.41%+0.02
30 May 20252.39%−0.29
15 May 20252.68%+0.19
30 Apr 20252.49%+0.06
15 Apr 20252.43%+0.03
31 Mar 20252.40%−0.08
14 Mar 20252.48%−0.17
28 Feb 20252.65%+0.24
14 Feb 20252.41%−0.37
31 Jan 20252.78%−0.32
15 Jan 20253.10%−0.17
31 Dec 20243.27%+0.03
13 Dec 20243.24%−0.04
29 Nov 20243.28%+0.04
15 Nov 20243.24%+0.04
31 Oct 20243.20%−0.17
15 Oct 20243.37%+0.10
30 Sep 20243.27%−0.04
13 Sep 20243.31%−0.01
30 Aug 20243.32%+0.38
15 Aug 20242.94%−0.02
31 Jul 20242.96%+0.02
15 Jul 20242.94%+0.16
28 Jun 20242.78%−0.51
14 Jun 20243.29%+0.68
31 May 20242.61%−0.09
15 May 20242.70%+0.05
30 Apr 20242.65%0.00
15 Apr 20242.65%+0.11
28 Mar 20242.54%−0.06
15 Mar 20242.60%+0.02
29 Feb 20242.58%−0.10
15 Feb 20242.68%+0.20
31 Jan 20242.48%+0.05
12 Jan 20242.43%+0.05
29 Dec 20232.38%−0.01
15 Dec 20232.39%−0.03
30 Nov 20232.42%+0.28
15 Nov 20232.14%+0.48
31 Oct 20231.66%−0.26
13 Oct 20231.92%−0.04
29 Sep 20231.96%−0.19
15 Sep 20232.15%−0.04
31 Aug 20232.19%−0.04
15 Aug 20232.23%+0.21
31 Jul 20232.02%−0.32
14 Jul 20232.34%+0.14
30 Jun 20232.20%−0.19
15 Jun 20232.39%+0.06
31 May 20232.33%0.00
15 May 20232.33%+0.09
28 Apr 20232.24%−0.05
14 Apr 20232.29%−0.01
31 Mar 20232.30%+0.18
15 Mar 20232.12%−0.06
28 Feb 20232.18%−0.05
15 Feb 20232.23%−0.44
31 Jan 20232.67%+0.16
13 Jan 20232.51%0.00
30 Dec 20222.51%+0.05
15 Dec 20222.46%+0.17
30 Nov 20222.29%−0.21
15 Nov 20222.50%−0.20
31 Oct 20222.70%+0.05
14 Oct 20222.65%−0.05
30 Sep 20222.70%+0.32
15 Sep 20222.38%+0.23
31 Aug 20222.15%+0.18
15 Aug 20221.97%−0.26
29 Jul 20222.23%−0.13
15 Jul 20222.36%0.00
30 Jun 20222.36%+0.22
15 Jun 20222.14%+0.16
31 May 20221.98%+0.09
13 May 20221.89%+0.30
29 Apr 20221.59%−0.37
14 Apr 20221.96%+0.14
31 Mar 20221.82%0.00
15 Mar 20221.82%0.00
28 Feb 20221.82%+0.12
15 Feb 20221.70%−0.11
31 Jan 20221.81%+0.14
14 Jan 20221.67%−0.09
31 Dec 20211.76%−0.17
15 Dec 20211.93%+0.22
30 Nov 20211.71%−0.04
15 Nov 20211.75%+0.13
29 Oct 20211.62%+0.08
15 Oct 20211.54%+0.09
30 Sep 20211.45%−0.21
15 Sep 20211.66%−0.17
31 Aug 20211.83%−0.02
13 Aug 20211.85%−0.05
30 Jul 20211.90%+0.28
15 Jul 20211.62%+0.21
30 Jun 20211.41%+0.21
15 Jun 20211.20%+0.02
28 May 20211.18%+0.11
14 May 20211.07%−0.27
30 Apr 20211.34%−0.51
15 Apr 20211.85%+0.28
31 Mar 20211.57%+0.03
15 Mar 20211.54%+0.03
26 Feb 20211.51%+0.25
12 Feb 20211.26%+0.10
29 Jan 20211.16%−0.40
15 Jan 20211.56%+0.13
31 Dec 20201.43%+0.08
15 Dec 20201.35%−0.25
30 Nov 20201.60%+0.07
13 Nov 20201.53%−0.21
30 Oct 20201.74%+0.01
15 Oct 20201.73%−0.08
30 Sep 20201.81%−0.05
15 Sep 20201.86%−0.24
31 Aug 20202.10%+0.14
14 Aug 20201.96%−0.23
31 Jul 20202.19%+0.18
15 Jul 20202.01%−0.09
30 Jun 20202.10%+0.20
15 Jun 20201.90%+0.03
29 May 20201.87%−0.02
15 May 20201.89%+0.07
30 Apr 20201.82%−0.05
15 Apr 20201.87%−0.22
31 Mar 20202.09%−0.70
13 Mar 20202.79%+0.06
28 Feb 20202.73%−0.06
14 Feb 20202.79%−0.70
31 Jan 20203.49%−0.06
15 Jan 20203.55%+0.20
31 Dec 20193.35%−0.28
13 Dec 20193.63%+0.13
29 Nov 20193.50%+0.06
15 Nov 20193.44%+0.19
31 Oct 20193.25%−0.73
15 Oct 20193.98%+0.19
30 Sep 20193.79%−0.12
13 Sep 20193.91%−0.23
30 Aug 20194.14%−0.43
15 Aug 20194.57%−0.90
31 Jul 20195.47%−0.08
15 Jul 20195.55%+0.40
28 Jun 20195.15%+0.25
14 Jun 20194.90%+0.26
31 May 20194.64%−0.10
15 May 20194.74%−0.08
30 Apr 20194.82%−0.74
15 Apr 20195.56%+0.08
29 Mar 20195.48%+0.03
15 Mar 20195.45%−0.01
28 Feb 20195.46%−0.26
15 Feb 20195.72%−0.89
31 Jan 20196.61%−0.02
15 Jan 20196.63%+0.51
31 Dec 20186.12%+0.53
14 Dec 20185.59%+0.21
30 Nov 20185.38%−0.56
15 Nov 20185.94%−0.65
31 Oct 20186.59%+0.21
15 Oct 20186.38%−0.37
28 Sep 20186.75%−0.31
14 Sep 20187.06%−0.23
31 Aug 20187.29%−0.12
15 Aug 20187.41%−0.18
31 Jul 20187.59%−1.38
13 Jul 20188.97%+0.05
29 Jun 20188.92%−0.19
15 Jun 20189.11%−0.12
31 May 20189.23%+0.66
15 May 20188.57%−0.28
30 Apr 20188.85%−0.96
13 Apr 20189.81%−0.37
29 Mar 201810.18%+0.26
15 Mar 20189.92%−0.19
28 Feb 201810.11%−0.63
15 Feb 201810.74%−1.17
31 Jan 201811.91%+0.47
12 Jan 201811.44%−0.73
29 Dec 201712.17%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is W.W. Grainger, Inc. right now?
2.22% of W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s (GWW) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,829th 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 GWW'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 GWW's days to cover?
4.27 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.