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How shorted is INGLES MARKETS INC? IMKTA

#1,372most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 63%

6.02%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.24
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.87
days to cover
11.95
Aggregate net short position time series for INGLES MARKETS 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 INGLES MARKETS 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
6 Aug 20265.66% 31 Jul 20265.74% 14 Aug 2026+0.08
7 May 20264.93% 30 Apr 20264.70% 15 May 2026−0.23
5 Feb 20265.01% 30 Jan 20264.98% 13 Feb 2026−0.03
26 Nov 20255.40% 14 Nov 20255.45% 28 Nov 2025+0.05
7 Aug 20254.18% 31 Jul 20255.24% 15 Aug 2025+1.06
8 May 20254.34% 30 Apr 20253.90% 15 May 2025−0.44
6 Feb 20254.04% 31 Jan 20253.75% 14 Feb 2025−0.29
29 Oct 20243.37% 15 Oct 20243.10% 31 Oct 2024−0.27

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for IMKTA: 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
24 Aug 2026
Highest in window
12,545
6 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
40
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for INGLES MARKETS 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 13K shares.

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Sector: Consumer retail

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20266.02%+0.24
31 Aug 20265.78%+0.04
14 Aug 20265.74%+0.08
31 Jul 20265.66%+0.31
15 Jul 20265.35%+0.20
30 Jun 20265.15%−0.03
15 Jun 20265.18%−0.41
29 May 20265.59%+0.89
15 May 20264.70%−0.23
30 Apr 20264.93%−0.40
15 Apr 20265.33%+0.20
31 Mar 20265.13%+0.39
13 Mar 20264.74%+0.22
27 Feb 20264.52%−0.46
13 Feb 20264.98%−0.03
30 Jan 20265.01%−0.39
15 Jan 20265.40%+0.25
31 Dec 20255.15%−0.20
15 Dec 20255.35%−0.10
28 Nov 20255.45%+0.05
14 Nov 20255.40%−0.03
31 Oct 20255.43%+0.84
15 Oct 20254.59%−0.33
30 Sep 20254.92%−0.15
15 Sep 20255.07%−0.20
29 Aug 20255.27%+0.03
15 Aug 20255.24%+1.06
31 Jul 20254.18%+0.19
15 Jul 20253.99%+0.01
30 Jun 20253.98%+0.43
13 Jun 20253.55%−0.09
30 May 20253.64%−0.26
15 May 20253.90%−0.44
30 Apr 20254.34%+0.43
15 Apr 20253.91%+0.02
31 Mar 20253.89%−0.09
14 Mar 20253.98%+0.21
28 Feb 20253.77%+0.02
14 Feb 20253.75%−0.29
31 Jan 20254.04%+0.01
15 Jan 20254.03%+0.20
31 Dec 20243.83%+0.73
31 Oct 20243.10%−0.27
15 Oct 20243.37%+1.23
30 Sep 20242.14%−0.16
13 Sep 20242.30%+0.03
30 Aug 20242.27%−0.15
15 Aug 20242.42%+0.06
31 Jul 20242.36%+0.17
15 Jul 20242.19%+0.06
28 Jun 20242.13%+0.35
14 Jun 20241.78%+0.04
31 May 20241.74%−0.12
15 May 20241.86%+0.20
30 Apr 20241.66%+0.11
15 Apr 20241.55%−0.05
28 Mar 20241.60%+0.08
15 Mar 20241.52%−0.02
29 Feb 20241.54%−0.06
15 Feb 20241.60%−0.11
31 Jan 20241.71%+0.15
12 Jan 20241.56%+0.02
29 Dec 20231.54%−0.36
15 Dec 20231.90%+0.02
30 Nov 20231.88%−0.11
15 Nov 20231.99%+0.11
31 Oct 20231.88%−0.04
13 Oct 20231.92%+0.09
29 Sep 20231.83%−0.01
15 Sep 20231.84%+0.37
31 Aug 20231.47%+0.06
15 Aug 20231.41%+0.04
31 Jul 20231.37%−0.08
14 Jul 20231.45%−0.03
30 Jun 20231.48%−0.27
15 Jun 20231.75%−0.07
31 May 20231.82%+0.05
15 May 20231.77%−0.14
28 Apr 20231.91%+0.20
14 Apr 20231.71%−0.28
31 Mar 20231.99%+0.12
15 Mar 20231.87%+0.09
28 Feb 20231.78%+0.13
15 Feb 20231.65%0.00
31 Jan 20231.65%+0.06
13 Jan 20231.59%−0.04
30 Dec 20221.63%−0.26
15 Dec 20221.89%−0.12
30 Nov 20222.01%−0.01
15 Nov 20222.02%−0.17
31 Oct 20222.19%−0.25
14 Oct 20222.44%+0.24
30 Sep 20222.20%−0.35
15 Sep 20222.55%−0.10
31 Aug 20222.65%−0.12
15 Aug 20222.77%+0.09
29 Jul 20222.68%−0.37
15 Jul 20223.05%−0.11
30 Jun 20223.16%−0.03
15 Jun 20223.19%−0.05
31 May 20223.24%−0.28
13 May 20223.52%0.00
29 Apr 20223.52%−0.70
14 Apr 20224.22%−0.43
31 Mar 20224.65%+0.16
15 Mar 20224.49%−0.09
28 Feb 20224.58%+0.19
15 Feb 20224.39%+0.10
31 Jan 20224.29%−0.05
14 Jan 20224.34%+0.20
31 Dec 20214.14%−0.77
15 Dec 20214.91%−0.23
30 Nov 20215.14%−0.42
15 Nov 20215.56%−0.82
29 Oct 20216.38%−0.07
15 Oct 20216.45%+0.05
30 Sep 20216.40%−0.49
15 Sep 20216.89%+0.12
31 Aug 20216.77%−0.12
13 Aug 20216.89%+0.24
30 Jul 20216.65%−0.19
15 Jul 20216.84%−0.03
30 Jun 20216.87%−0.10
15 Jun 20216.97%−0.14
28 May 20217.11%+0.25
14 May 20216.86%+0.34
30 Apr 20216.52%+0.22
15 Apr 20216.30%+0.04
31 Mar 20216.26%−0.14
15 Mar 20216.40%−0.12
26 Feb 20216.52%−0.09
12 Feb 20216.61%−0.73
29 Jan 20217.34%+0.01
15 Jan 20217.33%+0.02
31 Dec 20207.31%+0.38
15 Dec 20206.93%−0.28
30 Nov 20207.21%+0.01
13 Nov 20207.20%−0.01
30 Oct 20207.21%−0.20
15 Oct 20207.41%−0.09
30 Sep 20207.50%+0.21
15 Sep 20207.29%+0.12
31 Aug 20207.17%−0.16
14 Aug 20207.33%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 14 Aug 2020.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is INGLES MARKETS INC right now?
6.02% of INGLES MARKETS INC's (IMKTA) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,372nd 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 IMKTA'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 IMKTA's days to cover?
11.95 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.