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How shorted is Meritage Homes Corporation? MTH

#1,160most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 69%

7.02%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.22
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.53
days to cover
5.91
Aggregate net short position time series for Meritage Homes Corporation

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 Meritage Homes Corporation 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
29 Jul 20265.04% 15 Jul 20266.32% 31 Jul 2026+1.28
22 Apr 20264.89% 15 Apr 20265.45% 30 Apr 2026+0.56
28 Jan 20264.74% 15 Jan 20264.18% 30 Jan 2026−0.56
28 Oct 20254.63% 15 Oct 20255.49% 31 Oct 2025+0.86
23 Jul 20254.07% 15 Jul 20254.17% 31 Jul 2025+0.10
23 Apr 20253.25% 15 Apr 20253.59% 30 Apr 2025+0.34
29 Jan 20253.26% 31 Dec 20244.29% 14 Feb 2025+1.03
29 Oct 20243.32% 15 Oct 20243.66% 31 Oct 2024+0.34

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for MTH: 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
15
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
29,433
7 Oct 2025
Days with a balance
45
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Meritage Homes Corporation 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 29K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20267.02%+0.22
31 Aug 20266.80%−0.11
14 Aug 20266.91%+0.59
31 Jul 20266.32%+1.28
15 Jul 20265.04%−0.45
30 Jun 20265.49%+0.15
15 Jun 20265.34%+0.53
29 May 20264.81%+0.06
15 May 20264.75%−0.70
30 Apr 20265.45%+0.56
15 Apr 20264.89%+0.08
31 Mar 20264.81%−0.55
13 Mar 20265.36%+0.35
27 Feb 20265.01%+0.28
13 Feb 20264.73%+0.55
30 Jan 20264.18%−0.56
15 Jan 20264.74%−1.21
31 Dec 20255.95%+0.28
15 Dec 20255.67%+0.09
28 Nov 20255.58%+0.18
14 Nov 20255.40%−0.09
31 Oct 20255.49%+0.86
15 Oct 20254.63%+0.06
30 Sep 20254.57%−0.25
15 Sep 20254.82%+0.47
29 Aug 20254.35%−0.08
15 Aug 20254.43%+0.26
31 Jul 20254.17%+0.10
15 Jul 20254.07%−0.05
30 Jun 20254.12%−0.27
13 Jun 20254.39%+0.50
30 May 20253.89%+0.40
15 May 20253.49%−0.10
30 Apr 20253.59%+0.34
15 Apr 20253.25%+0.22
31 Mar 20253.03%−0.65
14 Mar 20253.68%−0.49
28 Feb 20254.17%−0.12
14 Feb 20254.29%+1.03
31 Dec 20243.26%+0.13
13 Dec 20243.13%−0.38
29 Nov 20243.51%−0.10
15 Nov 20243.61%−0.05
31 Oct 20243.66%+0.34
15 Oct 20243.32%−0.02
30 Sep 20243.34%+0.68
13 Sep 20242.66%−0.08
30 Aug 20242.74%+0.18
15 Aug 20242.56%−0.58
31 Jul 20243.14%+0.02
15 Jul 20243.12%−0.17
28 Jun 20243.29%+0.14
14 Jun 20243.15%+0.82
31 May 20242.33%−0.25
15 May 20242.58%+0.92
30 Apr 20241.66%−0.14
15 Apr 20241.80%−0.49
28 Mar 20242.29%−0.76
15 Mar 20243.05%+0.13
29 Feb 20242.92%+0.48
15 Feb 20242.44%+0.37
31 Jan 20242.07%+0.11
12 Jan 20241.96%+0.19
29 Dec 20231.77%−1.07
15 Dec 20232.84%+0.48
30 Nov 20232.36%0.00
15 Nov 20232.36%+0.04
31 Oct 20232.32%+0.13
13 Oct 20232.19%−0.11
29 Sep 20232.30%+0.04
15 Sep 20232.26%+0.10
31 Aug 20232.16%+0.06
15 Aug 20232.10%0.00
31 Jul 20232.10%−1.09
14 Jul 20233.19%+0.70
30 Jun 20232.49%−0.98
15 Jun 20233.47%+0.69
31 May 20232.78%−0.74
15 May 20233.52%+1.17
28 Apr 20232.35%−0.83
14 Apr 20233.18%−0.12
31 Mar 20233.30%+0.54
15 Mar 20232.76%+0.27
28 Feb 20232.49%−0.44
15 Feb 20232.93%+0.12
31 Jan 20232.81%+0.23
13 Jan 20232.58%−0.43
30 Dec 20223.01%+0.09
15 Dec 20222.92%+0.05
30 Nov 20222.87%−0.36
15 Nov 20223.23%−0.24
31 Oct 20223.47%−0.08
14 Oct 20223.55%−0.29
30 Sep 20223.84%+0.63
15 Sep 20223.21%+0.02
31 Aug 20223.19%−0.80
15 Aug 20223.99%−0.44
29 Jul 20224.43%+1.02
15 Jul 20223.41%+0.32
30 Jun 20223.09%−0.01
15 Jun 20223.10%+0.25
31 May 20222.85%−0.01
13 May 20222.86%+0.47
29 Apr 20222.39%+0.18
14 Apr 20222.21%+0.13
31 Mar 20222.08%−0.35
15 Mar 20222.43%−1.26
28 Feb 20223.69%−0.15
15 Feb 20223.84%+0.38
31 Jan 20223.46%+0.67
14 Jan 20222.79%+0.14
31 Dec 20212.65%−0.16
15 Dec 20212.81%+0.23
30 Nov 20212.58%−0.15
15 Nov 20212.73%−0.40
29 Oct 20213.13%−0.15
15 Oct 20213.28%−0.45
30 Sep 20213.73%−0.13
15 Sep 20213.86%−0.22
31 Aug 20214.08%+0.15
13 Aug 20213.93%−0.86
30 Jul 20214.79%+0.15
15 Jul 20214.64%−0.62
30 Jun 20215.26%−0.02
15 Jun 20215.28%+0.54
28 May 20214.74%−0.35
14 May 20215.09%+0.95
30 Apr 20214.14%+0.02
15 Apr 20214.12%+0.29
31 Mar 20213.83%−0.26
15 Mar 20214.09%−0.13
26 Feb 20214.22%+1.26
12 Feb 20212.96%−2.11
29 Jan 20215.07%−0.40
15 Jan 20215.47%+0.83
31 Dec 20204.64%+0.88
15 Dec 20203.76%+0.38
30 Nov 20203.38%−0.03
13 Nov 20203.41%+0.04
30 Oct 20203.37%+0.27
15 Oct 20203.10%+0.06
30 Sep 20203.04%−0.60
15 Sep 20203.64%+0.08
31 Aug 20203.56%+0.49
14 Aug 20203.07%−0.48
31 Jul 20203.55%+0.14
15 Jul 20203.41%+0.06
30 Jun 20203.35%−0.42
15 Jun 20203.77%+0.28
29 May 20203.49%−0.73
15 May 20204.22%−0.77
30 Apr 20204.99%+1.54
15 Apr 20203.45%−0.17
31 Mar 20203.62%−2.12
13 Mar 20205.74%−1.55
28 Feb 20207.29%−0.26
14 Feb 20207.55%+0.42
31 Jan 20207.13%+0.30
15 Jan 20206.83%−0.65
31 Dec 20197.48%+1.86
13 Dec 20195.62%+0.75
29 Nov 20194.87%+0.86
15 Nov 20194.01%−0.35
31 Oct 20194.36%+0.29
15 Oct 20194.07%+0.37
30 Sep 20193.70%−0.43
13 Sep 20194.13%−0.11
30 Aug 20194.24%+0.14
15 Aug 20194.10%+1.85
31 Jul 20192.25%−0.29
15 Jul 20192.54%−0.22
28 Jun 20192.76%−0.66
14 Jun 20193.42%−0.96
31 May 20194.38%−0.02
15 May 20194.40%−0.02
30 Apr 20194.42%−0.37
15 Apr 20194.79%+0.10
29 Mar 20194.69%−0.47
15 Mar 20195.16%−0.80
28 Feb 20195.96%+0.22
15 Feb 20195.74%+0.08
31 Jan 20195.66%+0.51
15 Jan 20195.15%−0.21
31 Dec 20185.36%+0.82
14 Dec 20184.54%+0.47
30 Nov 20184.07%−0.20
15 Nov 20184.27%+0.99
31 Oct 20183.28%−0.02
15 Oct 20183.30%−0.05
28 Sep 20183.35%+0.47
14 Sep 20182.88%+0.23
31 Aug 20182.65%−0.35
15 Aug 20183.00%+0.57
31 Jul 20182.43%−0.10
13 Jul 20182.53%−0.15
29 Jun 20182.68%−0.08
15 Jun 20182.76%+0.12
31 May 20182.64%+0.08
15 May 20182.56%+0.09
30 Apr 20182.47%−0.39
13 Apr 20182.86%−1.23
29 Mar 20184.09%+0.78
15 Mar 20183.31%+0.56
28 Feb 20182.75%−0.61
15 Feb 20183.36%+0.09
31 Jan 20183.27%+0.44
12 Jan 20182.83%−0.08
29 Dec 20172.91%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Meritage Homes Corporation right now?
7.02% of Meritage Homes Corporation's (MTH) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,160th 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 MTH'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 MTH's days to cover?
5.91 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.