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How shorted is Kontoor Brands, Inc.? KTB

#540most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 85%

11.24%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.88
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.77
days to cover
7.59
Aggregate net short position time series for Kontoor Brands, 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 Kontoor Brands, 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
12 Aug 20269.52% 31 Jul 202610.13% 14 Aug 2026+0.61
7 May 20267.36% 30 Apr 20267.52% 15 May 2026+0.16
3 Mar 20267.21% 27 Feb 20267.39% 13 Mar 2026+0.18
3 Nov 20254.76% 31 Oct 20255.34% 14 Nov 2025+0.58
7 Aug 20256.53% 31 Jul 20256.27% 15 Aug 2025−0.26
6 May 20254.54% 30 Apr 20255.25% 15 May 2025+0.71
25 Feb 20255.76% 14 Feb 20254.86% 28 Feb 2025−0.90
19 Feb 20255.76% 14 Feb 20254.86% 28 Feb 2025−0.90

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for KTB: 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
185
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
148,612
15 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
70
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Kontoor Brands, 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 149K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202611.24%+0.88
31 Aug 202610.36%+0.23
14 Aug 202610.13%+0.61
31 Jul 20269.52%−0.05
15 Jul 20269.57%+0.10
30 Jun 20269.47%+0.83
15 Jun 20268.64%+0.69
29 May 20267.95%+0.43
15 May 20267.52%+0.16
30 Apr 20267.36%+0.09
15 Apr 20267.27%−0.02
31 Mar 20267.29%−0.10
13 Mar 20267.39%+0.18
27 Feb 20267.21%−0.44
13 Feb 20267.65%+0.15
30 Jan 20267.50%+0.89
15 Jan 20266.61%+0.23
31 Dec 20256.38%+0.40
15 Dec 20255.98%+0.54
28 Nov 20255.44%+0.10
14 Nov 20255.34%+0.58
31 Oct 20254.76%−0.16
15 Oct 20254.92%−0.02
30 Sep 20254.94%−0.43
15 Sep 20255.37%−0.24
29 Aug 20255.61%−0.66
15 Aug 20256.27%−0.26
31 Jul 20256.53%0.00
15 Jul 20256.53%+0.29
30 Jun 20256.24%+0.44
13 Jun 20255.80%+0.62
30 May 20255.18%−0.07
15 May 20255.25%+0.71
30 Apr 20254.54%+0.33
15 Apr 20254.21%−0.25
31 Mar 20254.46%−0.44
14 Mar 20254.90%+0.04
28 Feb 20254.86%−0.90
14 Feb 20255.76%+0.26
31 Jan 20255.50%−0.33
15 Jan 20255.83%−0.09
31 Dec 20245.92%−0.35
13 Dec 20246.27%+0.01
29 Nov 20246.26%−0.15
15 Nov 20246.41%−0.51
31 Oct 20246.92%0.00
15 Oct 20246.92%−0.10
30 Sep 20247.02%+0.29
13 Sep 20246.73%+0.10
30 Aug 20246.63%+0.20
15 Aug 20246.43%−0.04
31 Jul 20246.47%+0.01
15 Jul 20246.46%−0.27
28 Jun 20246.73%−0.37
14 Jun 20247.10%−0.27
31 May 20247.37%−0.43
15 May 20247.80%−0.54
30 Apr 20248.34%+0.61
15 Apr 20247.73%−0.56
28 Mar 20248.29%+2.75
15 Mar 20245.54%−0.08
29 Feb 20245.62%+1.12
15 Feb 20244.50%−0.49
31 Jan 20244.99%+0.13
12 Jan 20244.86%−0.35
29 Dec 20235.21%−2.65
15 Dec 20237.86%+0.03
30 Nov 20237.83%+0.01
15 Nov 20237.82%+0.13
31 Oct 20237.69%+2.96
13 Oct 20234.73%−2.50
29 Sep 20237.23%+2.47
15 Sep 20234.76%+0.39
31 Aug 20234.37%−0.37
15 Aug 20234.74%−2.30
31 Jul 20237.04%+2.57
14 Jul 20234.47%−0.32
30 Jun 20234.79%−0.38
15 Jun 20235.17%−2.15
31 May 20237.32%+1.07
15 May 20236.25%−0.48
28 Apr 20236.73%−0.45
14 Apr 20237.18%+0.18
31 Mar 20237.00%−0.56
15 Mar 20237.56%−0.16
28 Feb 20237.72%+0.68
15 Feb 20237.04%+0.35
31 Jan 20236.69%+0.70
13 Jan 20235.99%−1.96
30 Dec 20227.95%−0.43
15 Dec 20228.38%+0.30
30 Nov 20228.08%−1.28
15 Nov 20229.36%−0.75
31 Oct 202210.11%+0.57
14 Oct 20229.54%+1.10
30 Sep 20228.44%−0.44
15 Sep 20228.88%+0.86
31 Aug 20228.02%−0.23
15 Aug 20228.25%−0.28
29 Jul 20228.53%0.00
15 Jul 20228.53%+0.10
30 Jun 20228.43%−0.08
15 Jun 20228.51%+1.01
31 May 20227.50%+1.37
13 May 20226.13%+0.50
29 Apr 20225.63%+0.17
14 Apr 20225.46%−0.03
31 Mar 20225.49%−0.15
15 Mar 20225.64%−0.19
28 Feb 20225.83%+0.04
15 Feb 20225.79%+0.30
31 Jan 20225.49%+0.23
14 Jan 20225.26%−0.29
31 Dec 20215.55%+0.29
15 Dec 20215.26%+0.36
30 Nov 20214.90%−0.12
15 Nov 20215.02%−0.47
29 Oct 20215.49%−0.13
15 Oct 20215.62%+0.21
30 Sep 20215.41%−0.66
15 Sep 20216.07%+0.68
31 Aug 20215.39%−0.20
13 Aug 20215.59%+0.34
30 Jul 20215.25%+0.19
15 Jul 20215.06%+1.16
30 Jun 20213.90%−0.66
15 Jun 20214.56%+1.14
28 May 20213.42%−0.26
14 May 20213.68%−0.26
30 Apr 20213.94%−0.35
15 Apr 20214.29%+0.30
31 Mar 20213.99%−0.70
15 Mar 20214.69%−0.70
26 Feb 20215.39%−0.01
12 Feb 20215.40%+0.28
29 Jan 20215.12%−0.34
15 Jan 20215.46%−1.41
31 Dec 20206.87%+0.99
15 Dec 20205.88%−0.07
30 Nov 20205.95%−0.13
13 Nov 20206.08%−1.30
30 Oct 20207.38%−0.49
15 Oct 20207.87%−0.99
30 Sep 20208.86%−0.13
15 Sep 20208.99%−0.12
31 Aug 20209.11%−0.60
14 Aug 20209.71%−0.21
31 Jul 20209.92%−0.69
15 Jul 202010.61%−0.58
30 Jun 202011.19%+0.38
15 Jun 202010.81%−9.87
29 May 202020.68%+4.48
15 May 202016.20%+1.04
30 Apr 202015.16%−2.24
15 Apr 202017.40%−0.21
31 Mar 202017.61%+0.79
13 Mar 202016.82%−0.90
28 Feb 202017.72%−1.05
14 Feb 202018.77%−0.42
31 Jan 202019.19%+1.04
15 Jan 202018.15%+1.07
31 Dec 201917.08%+0.25
13 Dec 201916.83%+0.46
29 Nov 201916.37%+1.70
15 Nov 201914.67%+4.48
31 Oct 201910.19%+1.70
15 Oct 20198.49%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Kontoor Brands, Inc. right now?
11.24% of Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s (KTB) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 540th 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 KTB'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 KTB's days to cover?
7.59 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.