Skip to content
HowShorted

How shorted is SLM Corporation? SLM

#743most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 80%

9.55%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.27
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.01
days to cover
11.48
Aggregate net short position time series for SLM Corporation

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 SLM Corporation 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
23 Jul 202610.16% 15 Jul 202610.78% 31 Jul 2026+0.62
23 Apr 202612.46% 15 Apr 202613.19% 30 Apr 2026+0.73
22 Jan 20265.81% 15 Jan 20266.26% 30 Jan 2026+0.45
23 Oct 20258.31% 15 Oct 20257.33% 31 Oct 2025−0.98
24 Jul 20253.59% 15 Jul 20254.21% 31 Jul 2025+0.62
24 Apr 20252.81% 15 Apr 20253.41% 30 Apr 2025+0.60
23 Jan 20254.38% 15 Jan 20254.22% 31 Jan 2025−0.16
23 Oct 20242.98% 15 Oct 20243.27% 31 Oct 2024+0.29

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SLM: 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
2,220
3 Sep 2026
Highest in window
406,351
22 Dec 2025
Days with a balance
50
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for SLM Corporation 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 406K shares.

Embed this chart

Paste this snippet to embed the interactive chart. It updates with each FINRA report and keeps the source attribution. Preview

Download chart cardShare on XRedditLinkedIn
Cite this page
Plain
Wikipedia
BibTeX

Sector: Financials

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20269.55%+0.27
31 Aug 20269.28%−0.19
14 Aug 20269.47%−1.31
31 Jul 202610.78%+0.62
15 Jul 202610.16%−0.40
30 Jun 202610.56%−0.85
15 Jun 202611.41%−0.34
29 May 202611.75%−0.32
15 May 202612.07%−1.12
30 Apr 202613.19%+0.73
15 Apr 202612.46%+0.47
31 Mar 202611.99%+1.03
13 Mar 202610.96%+1.94
27 Feb 20269.02%+0.30
13 Feb 20268.72%+2.46
30 Jan 20266.26%+0.45
15 Jan 20265.81%−0.02
31 Dec 20255.83%+0.45
15 Dec 20255.38%−1.50
28 Nov 20256.88%−1.25
14 Nov 20258.13%+0.80
31 Oct 20257.33%−0.98
15 Oct 20258.31%+0.32
30 Sep 20257.99%+1.14
15 Sep 20256.85%+2.31
29 Aug 20254.54%+0.17
15 Aug 20254.37%+0.16
31 Jul 20254.21%+0.62
15 Jul 20253.59%+0.10
30 Jun 20253.49%+0.23
13 Jun 20253.26%+0.44
30 May 20252.82%−0.03
15 May 20252.85%−0.56
30 Apr 20253.41%+0.60
15 Apr 20252.81%0.00
31 Mar 20252.81%−2.47
14 Mar 20255.28%−0.02
28 Feb 20255.30%+0.67
14 Feb 20254.63%+0.41
31 Jan 20254.22%−0.16
15 Jan 20254.38%+0.25
31 Dec 20244.13%+0.29
13 Dec 20243.84%+0.05
29 Nov 20243.79%+0.18
15 Nov 20243.61%+0.34
31 Oct 20243.27%+0.29
15 Oct 20242.98%−0.52
30 Sep 20243.50%−0.03
13 Sep 20243.53%+0.29
30 Aug 20243.24%+0.32
15 Aug 20242.92%+0.22
31 Jul 20242.70%−1.31
15 Jul 20244.01%−0.84
28 Jun 20244.85%+0.05
14 Jun 20244.80%+0.45
31 May 20244.35%−0.16
15 May 20244.51%−0.13
30 Apr 20244.64%−0.91
15 Apr 20245.55%−0.12
28 Mar 20245.67%+0.81
15 Mar 20244.86%0.00
29 Feb 20244.86%+0.15
15 Feb 20244.71%−0.52
31 Jan 20245.23%+0.35
12 Jan 20244.88%+0.47
29 Dec 20234.41%+0.12
15 Dec 20234.29%−0.10
30 Nov 20234.39%−0.39
15 Nov 20234.78%+0.14
31 Oct 20234.64%+0.68
13 Oct 20233.96%+0.35
29 Sep 20233.61%+0.30
15 Sep 20233.31%+0.31
31 Aug 20233.00%−0.05
15 Aug 20233.05%−0.42
31 Jul 20233.47%+0.17
14 Jul 20233.30%−0.15
30 Jun 20233.45%0.00
15 Jun 20233.45%+0.31
31 May 20233.14%+0.22
15 May 20232.92%−0.64
28 Apr 20233.56%+0.36
14 Apr 20233.20%+0.14
31 Mar 20233.06%−0.18
15 Mar 20233.24%+0.94
28 Feb 20232.30%−0.15
15 Feb 20232.45%+0.24
31 Jan 20232.21%+0.25
13 Jan 20231.96%−0.03
30 Dec 20221.99%+0.22
15 Dec 20221.77%+0.14
30 Nov 20221.63%−0.43
15 Nov 20222.06%−0.25
31 Oct 20222.31%−0.07
14 Oct 20222.38%−0.02
30 Sep 20222.40%−0.65
15 Sep 20223.05%−0.48
31 Aug 20223.53%−1.19
15 Aug 20224.72%+1.51
29 Jul 20223.21%−0.02
15 Jul 20223.23%−0.17
30 Jun 20223.40%+0.01
15 Jun 20223.39%−0.57
31 May 20223.96%+1.43
13 May 20222.53%+0.20
29 Apr 20222.33%+0.24
14 Apr 20222.09%−0.35
31 Mar 20222.44%−0.65
15 Mar 20223.09%+0.41
28 Feb 20222.68%+0.31
15 Feb 20222.37%+0.84
31 Jan 20221.53%−0.10
14 Jan 20221.63%−0.11
31 Dec 20211.74%+0.05
15 Dec 20211.69%+0.32
30 Nov 20211.37%−0.08
15 Nov 20211.45%+0.11
29 Oct 20211.34%−0.05
15 Oct 20211.39%−0.10
30 Sep 20211.49%−0.06
15 Sep 20211.55%−0.04
31 Aug 20211.59%−0.77
13 Aug 20212.36%+0.56
30 Jul 20211.80%−0.01
15 Jul 20211.81%−0.22
30 Jun 20212.03%−0.83
15 Jun 20212.86%+1.00
28 May 20211.86%−1.53
14 May 20213.39%−0.14
30 Apr 20213.53%+0.01
15 Apr 20213.52%−0.49
31 Mar 20214.01%+0.61
15 Mar 20213.40%+0.69
26 Feb 20212.71%−3.44
12 Feb 20216.15%+1.07
29 Jan 20215.08%+1.49
15 Jan 20213.59%+1.10
31 Dec 20202.49%−0.25
15 Dec 20202.74%+0.62
30 Nov 20202.12%−0.15
13 Nov 20202.27%−1.05
30 Oct 20203.32%−0.55
15 Oct 20203.87%−0.08
30 Sep 20203.95%−0.84
15 Sep 20204.79%−1.83
31 Aug 20206.62%−0.31
14 Aug 20206.93%+0.03
31 Jul 20206.90%−0.41
15 Jul 20207.31%−0.30
30 Jun 20207.61%−2.62
15 Jun 202010.23%−0.84
29 May 202011.07%+0.10
15 May 202010.97%−0.34
30 Apr 202011.31%−0.25
15 Apr 202011.56%−1.02
31 Mar 202012.58%+9.87
28 Feb 20202.71%+0.04
14 Feb 20202.67%+0.57
31 Jan 20202.10%−0.70
15 Jan 20202.80%−0.18
31 Dec 20192.98%−0.20
13 Dec 20193.18%−0.74
29 Nov 20193.92%−1.58
15 Nov 20195.50%−0.11
31 Oct 20195.61%+0.07
15 Oct 20195.54%+0.15
30 Sep 20195.39%+0.08
13 Sep 20195.31%+0.20
30 Aug 20195.11%+0.12
15 Aug 20194.99%−0.14
31 Jul 20195.13%−0.30
15 Jul 20195.43%+0.05
28 Jun 20195.38%−0.45
14 Jun 20195.83%+0.07
31 May 20195.76%+0.16
15 May 20195.60%+0.12
30 Apr 20195.48%−0.32
15 Apr 20195.80%−0.38
29 Mar 20196.18%+0.03
15 Mar 20196.15%+0.35
28 Feb 20195.80%−0.50
15 Feb 20196.30%+0.21
31 Jan 20196.09%−0.64
15 Jan 20196.73%+0.40
31 Dec 20186.33%+0.33
14 Dec 20186.00%−0.25
30 Nov 20186.25%−0.66
15 Nov 20186.91%−0.06
31 Oct 20186.97%+0.40
15 Oct 20186.57%+0.18
28 Sep 20186.39%+0.93
14 Sep 20185.46%+0.40
31 Aug 20185.06%−0.41
15 Aug 20185.47%+0.30
31 Jul 20185.17%−0.04
13 Jul 20185.21%0.00
29 Jun 20185.21%−1.09
15 Jun 20186.30%+0.57
31 May 20185.73%+0.05
15 May 20185.68%−0.54
30 Apr 20186.22%−1.15
13 Apr 20187.37%+1.45
29 Mar 20185.92%+0.53
15 Mar 20185.39%−0.40
28 Feb 20185.79%+0.14
15 Feb 20185.65%+1.35
31 Jan 20184.30%+0.24
12 Jan 20184.06%−0.03
29 Dec 20174.09%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 29 Dec 2017.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is SLM Corporation right now?
9.55% of SLM Corporation's (SLM) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 743rd 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 SLM'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 SLM's days to cover?
11.48 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.