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How shorted is International Paper Co.? IP

#868most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 77%

8.72%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.25
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.48
days to cover
9.21
Aggregate net short position time series for International Paper Co.

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 International Paper Co. 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
30 Jul 20269.76% 15 Jul 20269.03% 31 Jul 2026−0.73
30 Apr 20268.31% 15 Apr 20268.19% 15 May 2026−0.12
29 Jan 20269.40% 15 Jan 20269.27% 30 Jan 2026−0.13
30 Oct 202510.24% 15 Oct 20259.94% 31 Oct 2025−0.30
31 Jul 20258.63% 15 Jul 20259.21% 15 Aug 2025+0.58
30 Apr 20257.33% 15 Apr 20257.65% 15 May 2025+0.32
30 Jan 202513.31% 15 Jan 202513.72% 31 Jan 2025+0.41
31 Oct 202412.33% 15 Oct 202414.82% 15 Nov 2024+2.49

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for IP: 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
99
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
368,840
20 Oct 2025
Days with a balance
126
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for International Paper Co. 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 369K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20268.72%+0.25
31 Aug 20268.47%−0.25
14 Aug 20268.72%−0.31
31 Jul 20269.03%−0.73
15 Jul 20269.76%−0.44
30 Jun 202610.20%+0.83
15 Jun 20269.37%+1.01
29 May 20268.36%+0.17
15 May 20268.19%−0.22
30 Apr 20268.41%+0.10
15 Apr 20268.31%−0.35
31 Mar 20268.66%−0.20
13 Mar 20268.86%−0.13
27 Feb 20268.99%−0.83
13 Feb 20269.82%+0.55
30 Jan 20269.27%−0.13
15 Jan 20269.40%−0.36
31 Dec 20259.76%−0.05
15 Dec 20259.81%−0.33
28 Nov 202510.14%−0.29
14 Nov 202510.43%+0.49
31 Oct 20259.94%−0.30
15 Oct 202510.24%+0.42
30 Sep 20259.82%+0.35
15 Sep 20259.47%+0.08
29 Aug 20259.39%+0.18
15 Aug 20259.21%+0.66
31 Jul 20258.55%−0.08
15 Jul 20258.63%+0.16
30 Jun 20258.47%+0.48
13 Jun 20257.99%+0.25
30 May 20257.74%+0.09
15 May 20257.65%+0.49
30 Apr 20257.16%−0.17
15 Apr 20257.33%−0.62
31 Mar 20257.95%+0.12
14 Mar 20257.83%+0.49
28 Feb 20257.34%+0.19
14 Feb 20257.15%−6.57
31 Jan 202513.72%+0.41
15 Jan 202513.31%−0.79
31 Dec 202414.10%+0.11
13 Dec 202413.99%−0.70
29 Nov 202414.69%−0.13
15 Nov 202414.82%+2.08
31 Oct 202412.74%+0.41
15 Oct 202412.33%+0.83
30 Sep 202411.50%−0.39
13 Sep 202411.89%+0.43
30 Aug 202411.46%+0.32
15 Aug 202411.14%+1.57
31 Jul 20249.57%+1.31
15 Jul 20248.26%+1.74
28 Jun 20246.52%+1.32
14 Jun 20245.20%−0.21
31 May 20245.41%−0.29
15 May 20245.70%+0.95
30 Apr 20244.75%+1.69
15 Apr 20243.06%+1.22
28 Mar 20241.84%−0.75
15 Mar 20242.59%+0.50
29 Feb 20242.09%−0.01
15 Feb 20242.10%+0.22
31 Jan 20241.88%−0.60
12 Jan 20242.48%+0.34
29 Dec 20232.14%−0.33
15 Dec 20232.47%+0.24
30 Nov 20232.23%−0.19
15 Nov 20232.42%+0.08
31 Oct 20232.34%−0.20
13 Oct 20232.54%+0.46
29 Sep 20232.08%−0.11
15 Sep 20232.19%−0.08
31 Aug 20232.27%−0.14
15 Aug 20232.41%−0.33
31 Jul 20232.74%+0.06
14 Jul 20232.68%−0.02
30 Jun 20232.70%−0.38
15 Jun 20233.08%+0.25
31 May 20232.83%−0.79
15 May 20233.62%+0.62
28 Apr 20233.00%+0.27
14 Apr 20232.73%−0.03
31 Mar 20232.76%−0.35
15 Mar 20233.11%+0.01
28 Feb 20233.10%−0.36
15 Feb 20233.46%+0.20
31 Jan 20233.26%−0.35
13 Jan 20233.61%+0.73
30 Dec 20222.88%−0.15
15 Dec 20223.03%−0.01
30 Nov 20223.04%−0.98
15 Nov 20224.02%+0.07
31 Oct 20223.95%−0.10
14 Oct 20224.05%−0.15
30 Sep 20224.20%−0.01
15 Sep 20224.21%−0.12
31 Aug 20224.33%+0.09
15 Aug 20224.24%−0.11
29 Jul 20224.35%+0.24
15 Jul 20224.11%+0.58
30 Jun 20223.53%+0.37
15 Jun 20223.16%+0.19
31 May 20222.97%+0.15
13 May 20222.82%+0.08
29 Apr 20222.74%+0.19
14 Apr 20222.55%−0.07
31 Mar 20222.62%+0.13
15 Mar 20222.49%+0.02
28 Feb 20222.47%+0.01
15 Feb 20222.46%−0.06
31 Jan 20222.52%+0.20
14 Jan 20222.32%+0.11
31 Dec 20212.21%−0.45
15 Dec 20212.66%+0.79
30 Nov 20211.87%+0.10
15 Nov 20211.77%−0.07
29 Oct 20211.84%−0.16
15 Oct 20212.00%−0.83
30 Sep 20212.83%+0.65
15 Sep 20212.18%−0.26
31 Aug 20212.44%+0.10
13 Aug 20212.34%+0.34
30 Jul 20212.00%−0.07
15 Jul 20212.07%+0.06
30 Jun 20212.01%−0.33
15 Jun 20212.34%−0.01
28 May 20212.35%+0.47
14 May 20211.88%+0.12
30 Apr 20211.76%+0.01
15 Apr 20211.75%+0.05
31 Mar 20211.70%−0.56
15 Mar 20212.26%−0.63
26 Feb 20212.89%+0.71
12 Feb 20212.18%+0.50
29 Jan 20211.68%−0.12
15 Jan 20211.80%+0.08
31 Dec 20201.72%−0.42
15 Dec 20202.14%−0.01
30 Nov 20202.15%−0.45
13 Nov 20202.60%−0.01
30 Oct 20202.61%−0.40
15 Oct 20203.01%−0.14
30 Sep 20203.15%−0.51
15 Sep 20203.66%+0.11
31 Aug 20203.55%−0.07
14 Aug 20203.62%+0.40
31 Jul 20203.22%+0.23
15 Jul 20202.99%−0.21
30 Jun 20203.20%+0.73
15 Jun 20202.47%−0.02
29 May 20202.49%−0.20
15 May 20202.69%+0.31
30 Apr 20202.38%−0.23
15 Apr 20202.61%+0.20
31 Mar 20202.41%−0.55
13 Mar 20202.96%−0.22
28 Feb 20203.18%−0.04
14 Feb 20203.22%+0.54
31 Jan 20202.68%−0.32
15 Jan 20203.00%−0.40
31 Dec 20193.40%+0.02
13 Dec 20193.38%+0.35
29 Nov 20193.03%−0.22
15 Nov 20193.25%+0.62
31 Oct 20192.63%−0.40
15 Oct 20193.03%−0.23
30 Sep 20193.26%+0.50
13 Sep 20192.76%−0.39
30 Aug 20193.15%+0.08
15 Aug 20193.07%−0.07
31 Jul 20193.14%+0.61
15 Jul 20192.53%−0.11
28 Jun 20192.64%−0.04
14 Jun 20192.68%+0.09
31 May 20192.59%+0.19
15 May 20192.40%+0.23
30 Apr 20192.17%−0.04
15 Apr 20192.21%+0.05
29 Mar 20192.16%−0.29
15 Mar 20192.45%−0.07
28 Feb 20192.52%−0.03
15 Feb 20192.55%+0.08
31 Jan 20192.47%−0.41
15 Jan 20192.88%+0.35
31 Dec 20182.53%+0.06
14 Dec 20182.47%+0.01
30 Nov 20182.46%+0.31
15 Nov 20182.15%−0.14
31 Oct 20182.29%+0.40
15 Oct 20181.89%+0.10
28 Sep 20181.79%−0.04
14 Sep 20181.83%+0.15
31 Aug 20181.68%−0.07
15 Aug 20181.75%+0.12
31 Jul 20181.63%+0.04
13 Jul 20181.59%−0.09
29 Jun 20181.68%−0.22
15 Jun 20181.90%−0.16
31 May 20182.06%+0.11
15 May 20181.95%+0.11
30 Apr 20181.84%+0.09
13 Apr 20181.75%−0.20
29 Mar 20181.95%+0.16
15 Mar 20181.79%−0.07
28 Feb 20181.86%+0.01
15 Feb 20181.85%−0.02
31 Jan 20181.87%+0.20
12 Jan 20181.67%+0.26
29 Dec 20171.41%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is International Paper Co. right now?
8.72% of International Paper Co.'s (IP) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 868th 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 IP'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 IP's days to cover?
9.21 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.