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How shorted is QuantumScape Corp? QS

#262most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 93%

15.80%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.08
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.09
days to cover
10.47
Aggregate net short position time series for QuantumScape Corp

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 QuantumScape Corp 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
22 Jul 202616.98% 15 Jul 202616.52% 31 Jul 2026−0.46
22 Apr 202615.37% 15 Apr 202615.96% 30 Apr 2026+0.59
11 Feb 202610.46% 30 Jan 202612.21% 13 Feb 2026+1.75
22 Oct 20258.11% 15 Oct 20257.66% 31 Oct 2025−0.45
23 Jul 202512.05% 15 Jul 20258.86% 31 Jul 2025−3.19
23 Apr 202511.86% 15 Apr 202511.40% 30 Apr 2025−0.46
23 Oct 202411.34% 15 Oct 202412.51% 31 Oct 2024+1.17
24 Jul 202411.52% 15 Jul 202411.59% 31 Jul 2024+0.07

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for QS: 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
326,660
10 Sep 2026
Highest in window
1,475,337
20 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
113
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for QuantumScape Corp 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 1.5M shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202615.80%−0.08
31 Aug 202615.88%+0.15
14 Aug 202615.73%−0.79
31 Jul 202616.52%−0.46
15 Jul 202616.98%+1.27
30 Jun 202615.71%+0.32
15 Jun 202615.39%+0.95
29 May 202614.44%−1.17
15 May 202615.61%−0.35
30 Apr 202615.96%+0.59
15 Apr 202615.37%+0.85
31 Mar 202614.52%+0.80
13 Mar 202613.72%+0.37
27 Feb 202613.35%+1.14
13 Feb 202612.21%+1.75
30 Jan 202610.46%+0.34
15 Jan 202610.12%−0.08
31 Dec 202510.20%+0.98
15 Dec 20259.22%+0.05
28 Nov 20259.17%+0.23
14 Nov 20258.94%+1.28
31 Oct 20257.66%−0.45
15 Oct 20258.11%−0.67
30 Sep 20258.78%−0.49
15 Sep 20259.27%−0.43
29 Aug 20259.70%+0.49
15 Aug 20259.21%+0.35
31 Jul 20258.86%−3.19
15 Jul 202512.05%−0.56
30 Jun 202512.61%+0.39
13 Jun 202512.22%+0.39
30 May 202511.83%+0.85
15 May 202510.98%−0.42
30 Apr 202511.40%−0.46
15 Apr 202511.86%+0.60
31 Mar 202511.26%−0.27
14 Mar 202511.53%−0.06
28 Feb 202511.59%−1.84
15 Nov 202413.43%+0.92
31 Oct 202412.51%+1.17
15 Oct 202411.34%+0.09
30 Sep 202411.25%−0.38
13 Sep 202411.63%−0.07
30 Aug 202411.70%+0.26
15 Aug 202411.44%−0.15
31 Jul 202411.59%+0.07
15 Jul 202411.52%+0.38
28 Jun 202411.14%−0.13
14 Jun 202411.27%+0.38
31 May 202410.89%−0.45
15 May 202411.34%−0.13
30 Apr 202411.47%+0.09
15 Apr 202411.38%+0.05
28 Mar 202411.33%+0.30
15 Mar 202411.03%−0.04
29 Feb 202411.07%−0.68
15 Feb 202411.75%+0.37
31 Jan 202411.38%−0.49
12 Jan 202411.87%+0.42
29 Dec 202311.45%+0.34
15 Dec 202311.11%−0.12
30 Nov 202311.23%+0.24
15 Nov 202310.99%−0.05
31 Oct 202311.04%−0.49
13 Oct 202311.53%−0.16
29 Sep 202311.69%−0.25
15 Sep 202311.94%−0.22
31 Aug 202312.16%−0.42
15 Aug 202312.58%−0.37
31 Jul 202312.95%−0.57
14 Jul 202313.52%−0.36
30 Jun 202313.88%+0.81
15 Jun 202313.07%+0.38
31 May 202312.69%−0.89
15 May 202313.58%+0.47
28 Apr 202313.11%+0.64
14 Apr 202312.47%+0.11
31 Mar 202312.36%+0.47
15 Mar 202311.89%−0.26
28 Feb 202312.15%−1.72
15 Feb 202313.87%+0.40
31 Jan 202313.47%−0.95
13 Jan 202314.42%−0.47
30 Dec 202214.89%+1.14
15 Dec 202213.75%+0.15
30 Nov 202213.60%+1.08
15 Nov 202212.52%+0.48
31 Oct 202212.04%+0.16
14 Oct 202211.88%−0.13
30 Sep 202212.01%+0.67
15 Sep 202211.34%+0.25
31 Aug 202211.09%−0.03
15 Aug 202211.12%−0.39
29 Jul 202211.51%−0.47
15 Jul 202211.98%−0.24
30 Jun 202212.22%−0.29
15 Jun 202212.51%+1.45
31 May 202211.06%−1.04
13 May 202212.10%+1.08
29 Apr 202211.02%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 29 Apr 2022.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is QuantumScape Corp right now?
15.80% of QuantumScape Corp's (QS) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 262nd 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 QS'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 QS's days to cover?
10.47 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.