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How shorted is HELEN OF TROY LTD? HELE

#434most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 88%

12.67%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.03
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+2.54
days to cover
8.95
Aggregate net short position time series for HELEN OF TROY LTD

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 HELEN OF TROY LTD 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
8 Jul 202610.13% 30 Jun 202611.59% 15 Jul 2026+1.46
23 Apr 202613.24% 15 Apr 202611.27% 30 Apr 2026−1.97
8 Jan 20269.51% 31 Dec 20259.72% 15 Jan 2026+0.21
9 Oct 202513.30% 30 Sep 202512.24% 15 Oct 2025−1.06
10 Jul 202512.99% 30 Jun 202513.12% 15 Jul 2025+0.13
24 Apr 202510.25% 15 Apr 202510.12% 30 Apr 2025−0.13
8 Jan 20259.35% 31 Dec 20249.07% 15 Jan 2025−0.28
9 Oct 202410.64% 30 Sep 202410.95% 15 Oct 2024+0.31

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for HELE: 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
30
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
33,608
18 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
51
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for HELEN OF TROY LTD 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 34K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202612.67%−0.03
31 Aug 202612.70%+0.56
14 Aug 202612.14%+0.22
31 Jul 202611.92%+0.33
15 Jul 202611.59%+1.46
30 Jun 202610.13%−0.69
15 Jun 202610.82%−0.20
29 May 202611.02%+0.14
15 May 202610.88%−0.39
30 Apr 202611.27%−1.97
15 Apr 202613.24%−0.45
31 Mar 202613.69%+0.69
13 Mar 202613.00%+1.14
27 Feb 202611.86%+1.08
13 Feb 202610.78%+0.85
30 Jan 20269.93%+0.21
15 Jan 20269.72%+0.21
31 Dec 20259.51%−2.19
15 Dec 202511.70%−1.00
28 Nov 202512.70%+0.19
14 Nov 202512.51%−0.75
31 Oct 202513.26%+1.02
15 Oct 202512.24%−1.06
30 Sep 202513.30%−0.99
15 Sep 202514.29%−0.08
29 Aug 202514.37%+0.74
15 Aug 202513.63%+0.51
31 Jul 202513.12%0.00
15 Jul 202513.12%+0.13
30 Jun 202512.99%+0.65
13 Jun 202512.34%+1.04
30 May 202511.30%−0.16
15 May 202511.46%+1.34
30 Apr 202510.12%−0.13
15 Apr 202510.25%+0.57
31 Mar 20259.68%−1.11
14 Mar 202510.79%+0.41
28 Feb 202510.38%−0.20
14 Feb 202510.58%+1.21
31 Jan 20259.37%+0.30
15 Jan 20259.07%−0.28
31 Dec 20249.35%−0.58
13 Dec 20249.93%−0.47
29 Nov 202410.40%+1.05
15 Nov 20249.35%−0.56
31 Oct 20249.91%−1.04
15 Oct 202410.95%+0.31
30 Sep 202410.64%+0.83
13 Sep 20249.81%+0.63
30 Aug 20249.18%−2.25
15 Aug 202411.43%+0.72
31 Jul 202410.71%−0.44
15 Jul 202411.15%−1.10
28 Jun 202412.25%+0.63
14 Jun 202411.62%+0.48
31 May 202411.14%+0.17
15 May 202410.97%−0.64
30 Apr 202411.61%−3.01
15 Apr 202414.62%+0.41
28 Mar 202414.21%−0.42
15 Mar 202414.63%−0.35
29 Feb 202414.98%−0.40
15 Feb 202415.38%−0.31
31 Jan 202415.69%−0.01
12 Jan 202415.70%−0.15
29 Dec 202315.85%−1.35
15 Dec 202317.20%−1.02
30 Nov 202318.22%−0.72
15 Nov 202318.94%+0.77
31 Oct 202318.17%−0.50
13 Oct 202318.67%−1.50
29 Sep 202320.17%+0.03
15 Sep 202320.14%−0.68
31 Aug 202320.82%+0.03
15 Aug 202320.79%−1.56
31 Jul 202322.35%−0.05
14 Jul 202322.40%−1.03
30 Jun 202323.43%−1.08
15 Jun 202324.51%−0.42
31 May 202324.93%−0.84
15 May 202325.77%+0.56
28 Apr 202325.21%+2.88
14 Apr 202322.33%+1.73
31 Mar 202320.60%+4.15
15 Mar 202316.45%+2.18
28 Feb 202314.27%+0.14
15 Feb 202314.13%+1.52
31 Jan 202312.61%−0.32
13 Jan 202312.93%+0.67
30 Dec 202212.26%+1.18
15 Dec 202211.08%+0.61
30 Nov 202210.47%+2.63
15 Nov 20227.84%+0.79
31 Oct 20227.05%+1.39
14 Oct 20225.66%−0.44
30 Sep 20226.10%−0.11
15 Sep 20226.21%−0.09
31 Aug 20226.30%−0.93
15 Aug 20227.23%−0.35
29 Jul 20227.58%−0.10
15 Jul 20227.68%−0.88
30 Jun 20228.56%−1.04
15 Jun 20229.60%+0.55
31 May 20229.05%−0.01
13 May 20229.06%+0.32
29 Apr 20228.74%−0.51
14 Apr 20229.25%+0.13
31 Mar 20229.12%−0.21
15 Mar 20229.33%+0.06
28 Feb 20229.27%+0.29
15 Feb 20228.98%+0.01
31 Jan 20228.97%−0.02
14 Jan 20228.99%+0.51
31 Dec 20218.48%+0.18
15 Dec 20218.30%+0.38
30 Nov 20217.92%−0.30
15 Nov 20218.22%−1.38
29 Oct 20219.60%−0.16
15 Oct 20219.76%+0.44
30 Sep 20219.32%−0.04
15 Sep 20219.36%−0.21
31 Aug 20219.57%−0.02
13 Aug 20219.59%−0.04
30 Jul 20219.63%−1.20
15 Jul 202110.83%+0.20
30 Jun 202110.63%−0.90
15 Jun 202111.53%−1.48
28 May 202113.01%−0.89
14 May 202113.90%+0.53
30 Apr 202113.37%−0.33
15 Apr 202113.70%−0.60
31 Mar 202114.30%+0.20
15 Mar 202114.10%+1.07
26 Feb 202113.03%+2.27
12 Feb 202110.76%+0.19
29 Jan 202110.57%−2.12
15 Jan 202112.69%+0.84
31 Dec 202011.85%+0.29
15 Dec 202011.56%+0.39
30 Nov 202011.17%−0.11
13 Nov 202011.28%+0.78
30 Oct 202010.50%+1.41
15 Oct 20209.09%+1.75
30 Sep 20207.34%−0.21
15 Sep 20207.55%−0.30
31 Aug 20207.85%−0.03
14 Aug 20207.88%+0.17
31 Jul 20207.71%+0.56
15 Jul 20207.15%+0.18
30 Jun 20206.97%−1.11
15 Jun 20208.08%+0.96
29 May 20207.12%−0.13
15 May 20207.25%−0.26
30 Apr 20207.51%+0.19
15 Apr 20207.32%+1.14
31 Mar 20206.18%+2.23
13 Mar 20203.95%+2.03
28 Feb 20201.92%−0.10
14 Feb 20202.02%+0.34
31 Jan 20201.68%−0.30
15 Jan 20201.98%−0.46
31 Dec 20192.44%+0.35
13 Dec 20192.09%+0.22
29 Nov 20191.87%+0.10
15 Nov 20191.77%+0.09
31 Oct 20191.68%−0.65
15 Oct 20192.33%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is HELEN OF TROY LTD right now?
12.67% of HELEN OF TROY LTD's (HELE) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 434th 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 HELE'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 HELE's days to cover?
8.95 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.