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How shorted is Root, Inc.? ROOT

#501most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 86%

11.83%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.03
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.72
days to cover
10.95
Aggregate net short position time series for Root, 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 Root, 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 202613.50% 31 Jul 202612.15% 14 Aug 2026−1.35
6 May 202611.62% 30 Apr 202611.78% 15 May 2026+0.16
25 Feb 202615.35% 13 Feb 202616.04% 27 Feb 2026+0.69
5 Nov 202516.40% 31 Oct 202515.40% 14 Nov 2025−1.00
6 Aug 202510.66% 31 Jul 202511.18% 15 Aug 2025+0.52
7 May 20259.34% 30 Apr 20258.42% 15 May 2025−0.92
26 Feb 202511.04% 14 Feb 20259.24% 28 Feb 2025−1.80
30 Oct 202410.35% 15 Oct 20249.90% 31 Oct 2024−0.45

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for ROOT: 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
8
4 Sep 2026
Highest in window
15,232
15 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
61
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Root, 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 15K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202611.83%+0.03
31 Aug 202611.80%−0.35
14 Aug 202612.15%−1.35
31 Jul 202613.50%+0.68
15 Jul 202612.82%+0.27
30 Jun 202612.55%+0.11
15 Jun 202612.44%+0.91
29 May 202611.53%−0.25
15 May 202611.78%+0.16
30 Apr 202611.62%−1.48
15 Apr 202613.10%−1.01
31 Mar 202614.11%−1.95
13 Mar 202616.06%+0.02
27 Feb 202616.04%+0.69
13 Feb 202615.35%−0.16
30 Jan 202615.51%−0.38
15 Jan 202615.89%+0.15
31 Dec 202515.74%+0.84
15 Dec 202514.90%−0.33
28 Nov 202515.23%−0.17
14 Nov 202515.40%−1.00
31 Oct 202516.40%+0.37
15 Oct 202516.03%+2.63
30 Sep 202513.40%+1.91
15 Sep 202511.49%+0.16
29 Aug 202511.33%+0.15
15 Aug 202511.18%+0.52
31 Jul 202510.66%−0.95
15 Jul 202511.61%+0.38
30 Jun 202511.23%+1.81
13 Jun 20259.42%+0.81
30 May 20258.61%+0.19
15 May 20258.42%−0.92
30 Apr 20259.34%−0.39
15 Apr 20259.73%+1.46
31 Mar 20258.27%−0.96
14 Mar 20259.23%−0.01
28 Feb 20259.24%−1.80
14 Feb 202511.04%+0.42
31 Jan 202510.62%−0.22
15 Jan 202510.84%+0.39
31 Dec 202410.45%+2.64
13 Dec 20247.81%+0.43
29 Nov 20247.38%−0.16
15 Nov 20247.54%−2.36
31 Oct 20249.90%−0.45
15 Oct 202410.35%−1.07
30 Sep 202411.42%−0.03
13 Sep 202411.45%+0.12
30 Aug 202411.33%−1.83
15 Aug 202413.16%+0.29
31 Jul 202412.87%+0.81
15 Jul 202412.06%+1.52
28 Jun 202410.54%−0.41
14 Jun 202410.95%+2.85
31 May 20248.10%+0.58
15 May 20247.52%−1.22
30 Apr 20248.74%+0.14
15 Apr 20248.60%−0.59
28 Mar 20249.19%−0.48
15 Mar 20249.67%+1.15
29 Feb 20248.52%+1.87
15 Feb 20246.65%+0.08
31 Jan 20246.57%−0.14
12 Jan 20246.71%−0.01
29 Dec 20236.72%−0.23
15 Dec 20236.95%−0.16
30 Nov 20237.11%−0.25
15 Nov 20237.36%−0.52
31 Oct 20237.88%−0.15
13 Oct 20238.03%+0.07
29 Sep 20237.96%−0.05
15 Sep 20238.01%−0.32
31 Aug 20238.33%−1.06
15 Aug 20239.39%+0.21
31 Jul 20239.18%−0.11
14 Jul 20239.29%−0.27
30 Jun 20239.56%−2.01
15 Jun 202311.57%−0.18
31 May 202311.75%+0.20
15 May 202311.55%−0.90
28 Apr 202312.45%+0.15
14 Apr 202312.30%+0.39
31 Mar 202311.91%+0.36
15 Mar 202311.55%+1.28
28 Feb 202310.27%+0.04
15 Feb 202310.23%−0.30
31 Jan 202310.53%−0.28
13 Jan 202310.81%−0.19
30 Dec 202211.00%+0.41
15 Dec 202210.59%+0.08
30 Nov 202210.51%−0.45
15 Nov 202210.96%+4.80
29 Jul 20226.16%−0.09
15 Jul 20226.25%+0.26
30 Jun 20225.99%+1.05
15 Jun 20224.94%+0.11
31 May 20224.83%+0.07
13 May 20224.76%−0.07
29 Apr 20224.83%−0.33
14 Apr 20225.16%+0.18
31 Mar 20224.98%−0.14
15 Mar 20225.12%+0.49
28 Feb 20224.63%+0.31
15 Feb 20224.32%−0.32
31 Jan 20224.64%+0.63
14 Jan 20224.01%−0.15
31 Dec 20214.16%−0.48
15 Dec 20214.64%−0.60
30 Nov 20215.24%−1.26
15 Nov 20216.50%−0.84
29 Oct 20217.34%−1.19
15 Oct 20218.53%−0.96
30 Sep 20219.49%−0.70
15 Sep 202110.19%+1.76
31 Aug 20218.43%+0.91
13 Aug 20217.52%+1.25
30 Jul 20216.27%+0.79
15 Jul 20215.48%+0.16
30 Jun 20215.32%−0.38
15 Jun 20215.70%−0.82
28 May 20216.52%+0.07
14 May 20216.45%+0.73
30 Apr 20215.72%+0.30
15 Apr 20215.42%+1.29
31 Mar 20214.13%−0.21
15 Mar 20214.34%+0.51
26 Feb 20213.83%+0.42
12 Feb 20213.41%−0.01
29 Jan 20213.42%−0.07
15 Jan 20213.49%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Root, Inc. right now?
11.83% of Root, Inc.'s (ROOT) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 501st 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 ROOT'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 ROOT's days to cover?
10.95 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.