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How shorted is iHeartMedia, Inc.? IHRT

#2,011most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 47%

4.11%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.01
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.22
days to cover
13.43
Aggregate net short position time series for iHeartMedia, 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 iHeartMedia, 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
10 Aug 20264.07% 31 Jul 20263.93% 14 Aug 2026−0.14
11 May 20262.64% 30 Apr 20262.95% 15 May 2026+0.31
2 Mar 20263.64% 27 Feb 20263.01% 13 Mar 2026−0.63
10 Nov 20253.63% 31 Oct 20253.71% 14 Nov 2025+0.08
11 Aug 20254.45% 31 Jul 20254.36% 15 Aug 2025−0.09
27 Feb 20254.60% 14 Feb 20254.40% 28 Feb 2025−0.20
7 Nov 20243.71% 31 Oct 20243.56% 15 Nov 2024−0.15
8 Aug 20244.25% 31 Jul 20244.42% 15 Aug 2024+0.17

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for IHRT: 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
23
10 Sep 2026
Highest in window
51,948
24 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
93
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for iHeartMedia, 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 52K shares.

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Sector: Media & telecom

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20264.11%+0.01
31 Aug 20264.10%+0.17
14 Aug 20263.93%−0.14
31 Jul 20264.07%+0.08
15 Jul 20263.99%+0.10
30 Jun 20263.89%−0.40
15 Jun 20264.29%+0.89
29 May 20263.40%+0.45
15 May 20262.95%+0.31
30 Apr 20262.64%−0.18
15 Apr 20262.82%−0.36
31 Mar 20263.18%+0.17
13 Mar 20263.01%−0.63
27 Feb 20263.64%−0.31
13 Feb 20263.95%+0.14
30 Jan 20263.81%−0.07
15 Jan 20263.88%−0.11
31 Dec 20253.99%+0.20
15 Dec 20253.79%−0.21
28 Nov 20254.00%+0.29
14 Nov 20253.71%+0.08
31 Oct 20253.63%−0.15
15 Oct 20253.78%−0.59
30 Sep 20254.37%+0.18
15 Sep 20254.19%−0.33
29 Aug 20254.52%+0.16
15 Aug 20254.36%−0.09
31 Jul 20254.45%−0.09
15 Jul 20254.54%−0.52
30 Jun 20255.06%+0.55
13 Jun 20254.51%+0.01
30 May 20254.50%−0.16
15 May 20254.66%−0.03
30 Apr 20254.69%+0.05
15 Apr 20254.64%−0.14
31 Mar 20254.78%+0.38
14 Mar 20254.40%0.00
28 Feb 20254.40%−0.20
14 Feb 20254.60%+0.21
31 Jan 20254.39%+0.21
15 Jan 20254.18%+0.03
31 Dec 20244.15%+0.12
13 Dec 20244.03%+0.01
29 Nov 20244.02%+0.46
15 Nov 20243.56%−0.15
31 Oct 20243.71%−0.07
15 Oct 20243.78%+0.01
30 Sep 20243.77%−0.13
13 Sep 20243.90%−0.34
30 Aug 20244.24%−0.18
15 Aug 20244.42%+0.17
31 Jul 20244.25%+0.06
15 Jul 20244.19%+0.11
28 Jun 20244.08%−0.10
14 Jun 20244.18%−0.85
31 May 20245.03%+0.40
15 May 20244.63%+0.67
30 Apr 20243.96%+0.22
15 Apr 20243.74%−0.03
28 Mar 20243.77%+0.01
15 Mar 20243.76%−0.33
29 Feb 20244.09%+0.03
15 Feb 20244.06%−0.47
31 Jan 20244.53%−0.34
12 Jan 20244.87%+0.30
29 Dec 20234.57%−0.09
15 Dec 20234.66%+0.44
30 Nov 20234.22%+0.75
15 Nov 20233.47%−0.40
31 Oct 20233.87%+0.18
13 Oct 20233.69%−0.30
29 Sep 20233.99%−0.09
15 Sep 20234.08%−0.67
31 Aug 20234.75%−0.48
15 Aug 20235.23%+0.42
31 Jul 20234.81%+0.27
14 Jul 20234.54%+0.64
30 Jun 20233.90%−1.49
15 Jun 20235.39%−0.64
31 May 20236.03%+0.45
15 May 20235.58%+0.91
28 Apr 20234.67%+0.14
14 Apr 20234.53%+0.05
31 Mar 20234.48%−0.01
15 Mar 20234.49%+0.27
28 Feb 20234.22%+0.08
15 Feb 20234.14%0.00
31 Jan 20234.14%+0.25
13 Jan 20233.89%−0.14
30 Dec 20224.03%+0.14
15 Dec 20223.89%+0.04
30 Nov 20223.85%−0.14
15 Nov 20223.99%+0.29
31 Oct 20223.70%−0.51
14 Oct 20224.21%+0.52
30 Sep 20223.69%+0.40
15 Sep 20223.29%+0.10
31 Aug 20223.19%+0.13
15 Aug 20223.06%−0.35
29 Jul 20223.41%+0.01
15 Jul 20223.40%−0.32
30 Jun 20223.72%+0.14
15 Jun 20223.58%−0.03
31 May 20223.61%+0.04
13 May 20223.57%+0.88
29 Apr 20222.69%−0.11
14 Apr 20222.80%+0.01
31 Mar 20222.79%−1.03
15 Mar 20223.82%+0.15
28 Feb 20223.67%+0.06
15 Feb 20223.61%+1.00
31 Jan 20222.61%−0.40
14 Jan 20223.01%+0.09
31 Dec 20212.92%−0.17
15 Dec 20213.09%−0.07
30 Nov 20213.16%+0.23
15 Nov 20212.93%+0.25
29 Oct 20212.68%+0.49
15 Oct 20212.19%−0.14
30 Sep 20212.33%+0.78
15 Sep 20211.55%+0.10
31 Aug 20211.45%−0.04
13 Aug 20211.49%−0.30
30 Jul 20211.79%−1.04
15 Jul 20212.83%−0.17
30 Jun 20213.00%+0.92
15 Jun 20212.08%+0.14
28 May 20211.94%−0.15
14 May 20212.09%+0.24
30 Apr 20211.85%−0.66
15 Apr 20212.51%+0.18
31 Mar 20212.33%+0.33
15 Mar 20212.00%−0.09
26 Feb 20212.09%−2.56
12 Feb 20214.65%−2.62
29 Jan 20217.27%−2.63
15 Jan 20219.90%−1.47
31 Dec 202011.37%−0.03
15 Dec 202011.40%+0.47
30 Nov 202010.93%−1.11
13 Nov 202012.04%−3.03
30 Oct 202015.07%+1.54
15 Oct 202013.53%−0.28
30 Sep 202013.81%+1.26
15 Sep 202012.55%−0.39
31 Aug 202012.94%−0.30
14 Aug 202013.24%−1.44
31 Jul 202014.68%+1.63
15 Jul 202013.05%−1.32
30 Jun 202014.37%+2.56
15 Jun 202011.81%−0.62
29 May 202012.43%+0.63
15 May 202011.80%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is iHeartMedia, Inc. right now?
4.11% of iHeartMedia, Inc.'s (IHRT) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,011th 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 IHRT'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 IHRT's days to cover?
13.43 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.