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How shorted is Novanta Inc.? NOVT

#408most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 89%

13.15%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.21
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.61
days to cover
17.44
Aggregate net short position time series for Novanta 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 Novanta 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
5 Aug 202613.65% 31 Jul 202612.68% 14 Aug 2026−0.97
11 May 202611.53% 30 Apr 202612.04% 15 May 2026+0.51
23 Feb 20269.72% 13 Feb 20269.94% 27 Feb 2026+0.22
3 Nov 20254.98% 31 Oct 20257.65% 14 Nov 2025+2.67
5 Aug 20254.74% 31 Jul 20254.96% 15 Aug 2025+0.22
6 May 20254.72% 30 Apr 20254.64% 15 May 2025−0.08
25 Feb 20254.83% 14 Feb 20254.93% 28 Feb 2025+0.10
5 Nov 20244.76% 31 Oct 20244.80% 15 Nov 2024+0.04

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for NOVT: 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
1,605
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
198,314
9 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
113
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Novanta 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 198K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202613.15%+0.21
31 Aug 202612.94%+0.26
14 Aug 202612.68%−0.97
31 Jul 202613.65%−1.20
15 Jul 202614.85%+0.09
30 Jun 202614.76%+1.48
15 Jun 202613.28%+1.42
29 May 202611.86%−0.18
15 May 202612.04%+0.51
30 Apr 202611.53%+0.25
15 Apr 202611.28%+0.24
31 Mar 202611.04%−0.09
13 Mar 202611.13%+1.19
27 Feb 20269.94%+0.22
13 Feb 20269.72%−0.25
30 Jan 20269.97%+1.76
15 Jan 20268.21%+0.32
31 Dec 20257.89%+1.22
15 Dec 20256.67%−0.73
28 Nov 20257.40%−0.25
14 Nov 20257.65%+2.67
31 Oct 20254.98%+0.23
15 Oct 20254.75%−0.12
30 Sep 20254.87%−0.28
15 Sep 20255.15%−0.15
29 Aug 20255.30%+0.34
15 Aug 20254.96%+0.22
31 Jul 20254.74%+0.13
15 Jul 20254.61%+0.17
30 Jun 20254.44%+0.08
13 Jun 20254.36%−0.20
30 May 20254.56%−0.08
15 May 20254.64%−0.08
30 Apr 20254.72%+0.08
15 Apr 20254.64%−0.19
31 Mar 20254.83%−0.18
14 Mar 20255.01%+0.08
28 Feb 20254.93%+0.10
14 Feb 20254.83%+0.16
31 Jan 20254.67%−0.22
15 Jan 20254.89%+0.01
31 Dec 20244.88%+0.25
13 Dec 20244.63%−0.02
29 Nov 20244.65%−0.15
15 Nov 20244.80%+0.04
31 Oct 20244.76%−0.09
15 Oct 20244.85%+0.30
30 Sep 20244.55%−0.16
13 Sep 20244.71%−0.05
30 Aug 20244.76%+0.38
15 Aug 20244.38%−0.19
31 Jul 20244.57%+0.18
15 Jul 20244.39%−0.01
28 Jun 20244.40%+0.04
14 Jun 20244.36%+0.20
31 May 20244.16%−0.22
15 May 20244.38%−0.07
30 Apr 20244.45%−0.05
15 Apr 20244.50%−0.31
28 Mar 20244.81%+0.21
15 Mar 20244.60%+0.23
29 Feb 20244.37%−0.02
15 Feb 20244.39%−0.18
31 Jan 20244.57%−0.47
12 Jan 20245.04%−0.44
29 Dec 20235.48%+0.06
15 Dec 20235.42%+0.29
30 Nov 20235.13%+0.35
15 Nov 20234.78%+0.54
31 Oct 20234.24%+0.13
13 Oct 20234.11%−0.08
29 Sep 20234.19%−0.29
15 Sep 20234.48%+0.09
31 Aug 20234.39%−0.11
15 Aug 20234.50%+0.26
31 Jul 20234.24%−0.18
14 Jul 20234.42%+0.58
30 Jun 20233.84%−0.75
15 Jun 20234.59%−0.03
31 May 20234.62%+0.41
15 May 20234.21%−0.02
28 Apr 20234.23%+0.03
14 Apr 20234.20%+0.09
31 Mar 20234.11%−0.05
15 Mar 20234.16%+0.13
28 Feb 20234.03%−0.10
15 Feb 20234.13%−0.20
31 Jan 20234.33%−0.08
13 Jan 20234.41%+0.09
30 Dec 20224.32%−0.10
15 Dec 20224.42%−0.07
30 Nov 20224.49%−0.08
15 Nov 20224.57%+0.19
31 Oct 20224.38%−0.05
14 Oct 20224.43%+0.18
30 Sep 20224.25%−0.45
15 Sep 20224.70%−0.21
31 Aug 20224.91%−0.72
15 Aug 20225.63%−0.38
29 Jul 20226.01%+1.94
15 Jul 20224.07%−0.09
30 Jun 20224.16%+0.22
15 Jun 20223.94%+0.09
31 May 20223.85%+0.01
13 May 20223.84%+0.59
29 Apr 20223.25%+0.10
14 Apr 20223.15%−0.15
31 Mar 20223.30%−0.03
15 Mar 20223.33%+0.36
28 Feb 20222.97%+0.10
15 Feb 20222.87%+0.56
31 Jan 20222.31%−0.02
14 Jan 20222.33%−0.12
31 Dec 20212.45%−0.30
15 Dec 20212.75%+0.22
30 Nov 20212.53%+0.44
15 Nov 20212.09%+0.39
29 Oct 20211.70%+0.02
15 Oct 20211.68%−0.18
30 Sep 20211.86%+0.06
15 Sep 20211.80%+0.08
31 Aug 20211.72%+0.12
13 Aug 20211.60%+0.06
30 Jul 20211.54%−0.01
15 Jul 20211.55%+0.05
30 Jun 20211.50%−0.35
15 Jun 20211.85%−0.10
28 May 20211.95%+0.13
14 May 20211.82%+0.14
30 Apr 20211.68%+0.05
15 Apr 20211.63%+0.01
31 Mar 20211.62%+0.12
15 Mar 20211.50%−0.05
26 Feb 20211.55%0.00
12 Feb 20211.55%+0.11
29 Jan 20211.44%+0.11
15 Jan 20211.33%+0.08
31 Dec 20201.25%−0.02
15 Dec 20201.27%+0.10
30 Nov 20201.17%−0.04
13 Nov 20201.21%−0.01
30 Oct 20201.22%+0.07
15 Oct 20201.15%+0.03
30 Sep 20201.12%−0.13
15 Sep 20201.25%+0.06
31 Aug 20201.19%−0.13
14 Aug 20201.32%−0.18
31 Jul 20201.50%−0.15
15 Jul 20201.65%−0.03
30 Jun 20201.68%+0.52
15 Jun 20201.16%−0.17
29 May 20201.33%+0.22
15 May 20201.11%−0.86
30 Apr 20201.97%−0.30
15 Apr 20202.27%+0.11
31 Mar 20202.16%+0.69
13 Mar 20201.47%+0.08
28 Feb 20201.39%−0.34
14 Feb 20201.73%−0.19
31 Jan 20201.92%−0.09
15 Jan 20202.01%−0.13
31 Dec 20192.14%−0.06
13 Dec 20192.20%+0.28
29 Nov 20191.92%+0.18
15 Nov 20191.74%−0.03
31 Oct 20191.77%−0.03
15 Oct 20191.80%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Novanta Inc. right now?
13.15% of Novanta Inc.'s (NOVT) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 408th 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 NOVT'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 NOVT's days to cover?
17.44 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.