Nikola Corporation short interest in 2021

In 2021, Nikola Corporation's disclosed short interest ran from 13.70% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2021 to 13.94% on 31 Dec 2021, a change of +0.24 percentage points. The year's high was 16.25% on 15 Sep 2021 and its low 7.79% on 26 Feb 2021, averaging 12.82% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 8.07 days on 15 Oct 2021. Full history: Nikola Corporation.

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Short position data for Nikola Corporation short interest in 2021: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2021. https://howshorted.com/us/company/nklaq-2026/2021/

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@misc{howshorted-nikola-corporation-short-interest-in-202-2021-12-31,
  title        = {Nikola Corporation short interest in 2021 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/nklaq-2026/2021/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2021; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2021}
}

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2021 in figures

Start of year: 13.70% (15 Jan 2021)
End of year: 13.94% (31 Dec 2021)
Change: +0.24 pp
High: 16.25% (15 Sep 2021)
Low: 7.79% (26 Feb 2021)
Average: 12.82%
Highest days to cover: 8.07 (15 Oct 2021)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2021

Nikola Corporation short interest in 2021
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2021	13.70%	2.93
29 Jan 2021	10.02%	1.87
12 Feb 2021	8.35%	3.59
26 Feb 2021	7.79%	4.50	10-K filed, results (8-K)
15 Mar 2021	8.56%	3.06
31 Mar 2021	10.28%	3.95
15 Apr 2021	13.18%	4.02
30 Apr 2021	15.87%	3.01
14 May 2021	15.17%	5.63	results (8-K), 10-Q filed, results (8-K)
28 May 2021	14.12%	4.73
15 Jun 2021	10.96%	3.17
30 Jun 2021	11.23%	3.50
15 Jul 2021	11.73%	5.90
30 Jul 2021	11.91%	5.25
13 Aug 2021	15.35%	3.16	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2021	15.53%	5.20
15 Sep 2021	16.25%	5.49
30 Sep 2021	15.31%	5.58
15 Oct 2021	15.01%	8.07
29 Oct 2021	14.69%	6.95
15 Nov 2021	12.61%	3.07	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2021	12.67%	4.22
15 Dec 2021	13.38%	5.88
31 Dec 2021	13.94%	2.77

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.