How shorted is Lithium Americas Corp. right now?

10.53% of Lithium Americas Corp.'s (LAR) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2023, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report.

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 LAR'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 LAR's days to cover?

7.41 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2023: 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.

How shorted is Lithium Americas Corp.? LAR

10.53%

of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2023

vs previous report: +0.70
5 reports (~10 weeks): +2.49
days to cover: 7.41

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.

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for LAR: 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: 136,556; 14 Sep 2026
Highest in window: 374,402; 10 Jul 2026
Days with a balance: 153
Window: 16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026

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 374K shares.

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Short position data for Lithium Americas Corp.: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2023. https://howshorted.com/us/company/lar/

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  title        = {Lithium Americas Corp. short position data},
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Sector: Materials

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement date	Short %	Change
15 Sep 2023	10.53%	+0.70
31 Aug 2023	9.83%	−0.29
15 Aug 2023	10.12%	+1.46
31 Jul 2023	8.66%	+0.66
14 Jul 2023	8.00%	−0.04
30 Jun 2023	8.04%	+0.21
15 Jun 2023	7.83%	−1.25
31 May 2023	9.08%	+0.11
15 May 2023	8.97%	+0.05
28 Apr 2023	8.92%	−0.35
14 Apr 2023	9.27%	+0.50
31 Mar 2023	8.77%	+0.52
15 Mar 2023	8.25%	+0.11
28 Feb 2023	8.14%	−0.32
15 Feb 2023	8.46%	+0.46
31 Jan 2023	8.00%	+0.24
13 Jan 2023	7.76%	+0.36
15 Sep 2022	7.40%	+0.02
31 Aug 2022	7.38%	−0.93
15 Aug 2022	8.31%	−0.30
29 Jul 2022	8.61%	−0.07
15 Jul 2022	8.68%	+0.51
30 Jun 2022	8.17%	−0.35
15 Jun 2022	8.52%	−0.36
31 May 2022	8.88%	−1.53
13 May 2022	10.41%	+0.65
29 Apr 2022	9.76%	+2.16
14 Apr 2022	7.60%	−0.39
31 Mar 2022	7.99%	−0.98
15 Mar 2022	8.97%	+0.30
28 Feb 2022	8.67%	+0.06
15 Feb 2022	8.61%	−0.94
31 Jan 2022	9.55%	+0.91
14 Jan 2022	8.64%	+1.50
31 Dec 2021	7.14%	−4.51
15 Sep 2021	11.65%	−0.92
31 Aug 2021	12.57%	−1.70
13 Aug 2021	14.27%	+2.04
30 Jul 2021	12.23%	+1.37
15 Jul 2021	10.86%	+0.31
30 Jun 2021	10.55%	+0.16
15 Jun 2021	10.39%	−0.23
28 May 2021	10.62%	+0.06
14 May 2021	10.56%	+0.71
30 Apr 2021	9.85%	+0.77
15 Apr 2021	9.08%	+0.80
31 Mar 2021	8.28%	+3.23
15 Mar 2021	5.05%	+0.52
26 Feb 2021	4.53%	−2.77
12 Feb 2021	7.30%	+2.19
29 Jan 2021	5.11%	−0.22
15 Jan 2021	5.33%	−0.78
31 Dec 2020	6.11%	+0.90
15 Sep 2020	5.21%	+0.08
31 Aug 2020	5.13%	+0.22
14 Aug 2020	4.91%	+0.23
31 Jul 2020	4.68%	+0.07
15 Jul 2020	4.61%	–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 15 Jul 2020.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Lithium Americas Corp. right now?: 10.53% of Lithium Americas Corp.'s (LAR) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2023, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report.
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 LAR'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 LAR's days to cover?: 7.41 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2023: 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.