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How shorted was ORBCOMM Inc.? ORBC

ORBCOMM Inc. left the US market in 2021. This page is a frozen archive of its reported short interest, ending 31 Aug 2021. The ticker ORBC no longer refers to this company and may since have been reassigned.
3.79%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 31 Aug 2021
vs previous report
−0.36
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.59
days to cover
5.23
Aggregate net short position time series for ORBCOMM 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 ORBCOMM 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
3 Aug 20213.97% 30 Jul 20214.15% 13 Aug 2021+0.18
29 Apr 20212.19% 15 Apr 20213.81% 30 Apr 2021+1.62
24 Feb 20212.04% 12 Feb 20212.18% 26 Feb 2021+0.14
28 Oct 20201.95% 15 Oct 20202.77% 30 Oct 2020+0.82
30 Jul 20202.92% 15 Jul 20202.55% 31 Jul 2020−0.37
30 Apr 20202.50% 15 Apr 20202.34% 15 May 2020−0.16
26 Feb 20203.38% 14 Feb 20203.21% 28 Feb 2020−0.17
30 Oct 20195.41% 15 Oct 20196.32% 31 Oct 2019+0.91
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Sector: Media & telecom

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
31 Aug 20213.79%−0.36
13 Aug 20214.15%+0.18
30 Jul 20213.97%−0.06
15 Jul 20214.03%−0.29
30 Jun 20214.32%−1.06
15 Jun 20215.38%+0.70
28 May 20214.68%+0.52
14 May 20214.16%+0.35
30 Apr 20213.81%+1.62
15 Apr 20212.19%+0.21
31 Mar 20211.98%−0.23
15 Mar 20212.21%+0.03
26 Feb 20212.18%+0.14
12 Feb 20212.04%−0.38
29 Jan 20212.42%+0.18
15 Jan 20212.24%−0.56
31 Dec 20202.80%−0.08
15 Dec 20202.88%0.00
30 Nov 20202.88%−0.40
13 Nov 20203.28%+0.51
30 Oct 20202.77%+0.82
15 Oct 20201.95%−0.12
30 Sep 20202.07%−0.13
15 Sep 20202.20%+0.07
31 Aug 20202.13%−0.40
14 Aug 20202.53%−0.02
31 Jul 20202.55%−0.37
15 Jul 20202.92%−0.17
30 Jun 20203.09%+0.95
15 Jun 20202.14%+0.02
29 May 20202.12%−0.22
15 May 20202.34%+0.02
30 Apr 20202.32%−0.18
15 Apr 20202.50%+0.04
31 Mar 20202.46%−0.45
13 Mar 20202.91%−0.30
28 Feb 20203.21%−0.17
14 Feb 20203.38%+0.03
31 Jan 20203.35%−0.56
15 Jan 20203.91%−0.92
31 Dec 20194.83%−0.18
13 Dec 20195.01%+0.11
29 Nov 20194.90%−1.07
15 Nov 20195.97%−0.35
31 Oct 20196.32%+0.91
15 Oct 20195.41%+0.67
30 Sep 20194.74%−0.56
13 Sep 20195.30%+0.40
30 Aug 20194.90%−0.13
15 Aug 20195.03%−0.77
31 Jul 20195.80%−0.39
15 Jul 20196.19%+0.25
28 Jun 20195.94%−0.05
14 Jun 20195.99%0.00
31 May 20195.99%+0.15
15 May 20195.84%−0.73
30 Apr 20196.57%+0.14
15 Apr 20196.43%+0.27
29 Mar 20196.16%−0.33
15 Mar 20196.49%+0.88
28 Feb 20195.61%+0.47
15 Feb 20195.14%−0.42
31 Jan 20195.56%+0.47
15 Jan 20195.09%−0.42
31 Dec 20185.51%+0.08
14 Dec 20185.43%+0.10
30 Nov 20185.33%−0.35
15 Nov 20185.68%−2.41
31 Oct 20188.09%+0.19
15 Oct 20187.90%−0.05
28 Sep 20187.95%−0.08
14 Sep 20188.03%+0.43
31 Aug 20187.60%−0.68
15 Aug 20188.28%+0.77
31 Jul 20187.51%+0.68
13 Jul 20186.83%−0.13
29 Jun 20186.96%+0.62
15 Jun 20186.34%−0.51
31 May 20186.85%+0.64
15 May 20186.21%+0.23
30 Apr 20185.98%−0.72
13 Apr 20186.70%+0.18
29 Mar 20186.52%+0.01
15 Mar 20186.51%+1.20
28 Feb 20185.31%+0.04
15 Feb 20185.27%+0.22
31 Jan 20185.05%+0.07
12 Jan 20184.98%+0.47
29 Dec 20174.51%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted was ORBCOMM Inc.?
ORBCOMM Inc. left the US market in 2021. Its final reported figure was 3.79% of shares outstanding for settlement date 31 Aug 2021, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report; this page preserves its full history.
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 ORBC'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 ORBC's days to cover?
5.23 days for settlement date 31 Aug 2021: 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.