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How shorted is SM Energy Company? SM

#1,473most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 61%

5.67%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.29
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.08
days to cover
3.82
Aggregate net short position time series for SM Energy Company

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 SM Energy Company 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 20265.31% 31 Jul 20266.14% 14 Aug 2026+0.83
16 Jul 20266.33% 15 Jul 20265.31% 31 Jul 2026−1.02
6 May 20265.61% 30 Apr 20265.28% 15 May 2026−0.33
17 Apr 20265.50% 15 Apr 20265.61% 30 Apr 2026+0.11
25 Feb 20265.30% 13 Feb 20266.23% 27 Feb 2026+0.93
3 Nov 20258.65% 31 Oct 20258.72% 14 Nov 2025+0.07
31 Jul 20257.59% 15 Jul 20259.36% 15 Aug 2025+1.77
1 May 20259.28% 30 Apr 20258.22% 15 May 2025−1.06

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SM: 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.

Latest balance
32,797
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
9,975,674
30 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
107
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for SM Energy Company 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 10.0M shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20265.67%+0.29
31 Aug 20265.38%−0.76
14 Aug 20266.14%+0.83
31 Jul 20265.31%−1.02
15 Jul 20266.33%+0.74
30 Jun 20265.59%+0.02
15 Jun 20265.57%+0.19
29 May 20265.38%+0.10
15 May 20265.28%−0.33
30 Apr 20265.61%+0.11
15 Apr 20265.50%+0.48
31 Mar 20265.02%−1.08
13 Mar 20266.10%−0.13
27 Feb 20266.23%+0.93
13 Feb 20265.30%−7.96
30 Jan 202613.26%+6.22
15 Jan 20267.04%−0.39
31 Dec 20257.43%−0.67
15 Dec 20258.10%+0.12
28 Nov 20257.98%−0.74
14 Nov 20258.72%+0.07
31 Oct 20258.65%−0.59
15 Oct 20259.24%+0.33
30 Sep 20258.91%−0.22
15 Sep 20259.13%0.00
29 Aug 20259.13%−0.23
15 Aug 20259.36%+0.78
31 Jul 20258.58%+0.99
15 Jul 20257.59%−0.14
30 Jun 20257.73%+0.41
13 Jun 20257.32%−0.65
30 May 20257.97%−0.25
15 May 20258.22%−1.06
30 Apr 20259.28%−0.23
15 Apr 20259.51%+0.46
31 Mar 20259.05%−1.21
14 Mar 202510.26%+1.39
28 Feb 20258.87%+0.63
14 Feb 20258.24%−0.70
31 Jan 20258.94%−0.63
15 Jan 20259.57%+1.00
31 Dec 20248.57%−0.75
13 Dec 20249.32%+0.81
29 Nov 20248.51%−0.53
15 Nov 20249.04%+0.26
31 Oct 20248.78%−0.83
15 Oct 20249.61%−0.34
30 Sep 20249.95%+0.61
13 Sep 20249.34%−0.15
30 Aug 20249.49%+0.22
15 Aug 20249.27%+0.07
31 Jul 20249.20%−0.65
15 Jul 20249.85%+0.03
28 Jun 20249.82%−1.54
14 Jun 202411.36%−0.07
31 May 202411.43%+0.68
15 May 202410.75%+0.35
30 Apr 202410.40%+0.54
15 Apr 20249.86%+0.81
28 Mar 20249.05%+1.03
15 Mar 20248.02%+0.85
29 Feb 20247.17%+0.02
15 Feb 20247.15%+0.36
31 Jan 20246.79%+0.25
12 Jan 20246.54%+0.12
29 Dec 20236.42%−0.03
15 Dec 20236.45%+0.64
30 Nov 20235.81%+0.42
15 Nov 20235.39%+0.23
31 Oct 20235.16%+0.45
13 Oct 20234.71%−0.35
29 Sep 20235.06%−1.36
15 Sep 20236.42%+0.27
31 Aug 20236.15%+0.21
15 Aug 20235.94%+0.58
31 Jul 20235.36%−0.14
14 Jul 20235.50%−0.20
30 Jun 20235.70%+0.82
15 Jun 20234.88%−0.70
31 May 20235.58%+0.27
15 May 20235.31%+0.75
28 Apr 20234.56%+0.82
14 Apr 20233.74%−0.51
31 Mar 20234.25%+0.36
15 Mar 20233.89%+0.17
28 Feb 20233.72%−1.29
15 Feb 20235.01%+1.67
31 Jan 20233.34%−0.55
13 Jan 20233.89%−0.79
30 Dec 20224.68%+0.53
15 Dec 20224.15%+1.08
30 Nov 20223.07%−0.80
15 Nov 20223.87%−0.08
31 Oct 20223.95%0.00
14 Oct 20223.95%−1.20
30 Sep 20225.15%+0.78
15 Sep 20224.37%+0.05
31 Aug 20224.32%−0.04
15 Aug 20224.36%−0.10
29 Jul 20224.46%+0.23
15 Jul 20224.23%+0.27
30 Jun 20223.96%+0.08
15 Jun 20223.88%+0.05
31 May 20223.83%+0.16
13 May 20223.67%−0.10
29 Apr 20223.77%+0.84
14 Apr 20222.93%−0.05
31 Mar 20222.98%−1.68
15 Mar 20224.66%−0.37
28 Feb 20225.03%+0.34
15 Feb 20224.69%+0.20
31 Jan 20224.49%−0.21
14 Jan 20224.70%−0.07
31 Dec 20214.77%−2.61
15 Dec 20217.38%+1.39
30 Nov 20215.99%−0.53
15 Nov 20216.52%+0.53
29 Oct 20215.99%−0.40
15 Oct 20216.39%−1.40
30 Sep 20217.79%−0.52
15 Sep 20218.31%−0.04
31 Aug 20218.35%+0.55
13 Aug 20217.80%+0.40
30 Jul 20217.40%−0.21
15 Jul 20217.61%−1.81
30 Jun 20219.42%−0.52
15 Jun 20219.94%−0.17
28 May 202110.11%+0.04
14 May 202110.07%+0.02
30 Apr 202110.05%−1.68
15 Apr 202111.73%−0.81
31 Mar 202112.54%+2.60
15 Mar 20219.94%+1.00
26 Feb 20218.94%+0.57
12 Feb 20218.37%−0.52
29 Jan 20218.89%+0.11
15 Jan 20218.78%−2.03
31 Dec 202010.81%−0.93
15 Dec 202011.74%+1.07
30 Nov 202010.67%−0.16
13 Nov 202010.83%+1.00
30 Oct 20209.83%+0.70
15 Oct 20209.13%+0.29
30 Sep 20208.84%−4.36
15 Sep 202013.20%+0.09
31 Aug 202013.11%+0.89
14 Aug 202012.22%−1.25
31 Jul 202013.47%−1.10
15 Jul 202014.57%−4.19
30 Jun 202018.76%−0.44
15 Jun 202019.20%−2.73
29 May 202021.93%−1.50
15 May 202023.43%+3.21
30 Apr 202020.22%−0.18
15 Apr 202020.40%+3.47
31 Mar 202016.93%−2.53
13 Mar 202019.46%−1.27
28 Feb 202020.73%+2.76
14 Feb 202017.97%+2.51
31 Jan 202015.46%+3.82
15 Jan 202011.64%+0.40
31 Dec 201911.24%−0.99
13 Dec 201912.23%−0.74
29 Nov 201912.97%−0.06
15 Nov 201913.03%+0.34
31 Oct 201912.69%+0.74
15 Oct 201911.95%+0.60
30 Sep 201911.35%−1.97
13 Sep 201913.32%+0.24
30 Aug 201913.08%−2.50
15 Aug 201915.58%+2.23
31 Jul 201913.35%+0.87
15 Jul 201912.48%+1.72
28 Jun 201910.76%+2.68
14 Jun 20198.08%+0.53
31 May 20197.55%+0.82
15 May 20196.73%+0.50
30 Apr 20196.23%−0.53
15 Apr 20196.76%−0.25
29 Mar 20197.01%−0.08
15 Mar 20197.09%−0.03
28 Feb 20197.12%−1.45
15 Feb 20198.57%−1.28
31 Jan 20199.85%−0.43
15 Jan 201910.28%−0.42
31 Dec 201810.70%+2.96
14 Dec 20187.74%−0.37
30 Nov 20188.11%+0.16
15 Nov 20187.95%−2.37
31 Oct 201810.32%+0.97
15 Oct 20189.35%−1.54
28 Sep 201810.89%−1.50
14 Sep 201812.39%+0.13
31 Aug 201812.26%+0.31
15 Aug 201811.95%−0.05
31 Jul 201812.00%−1.18
13 Jul 201813.18%−0.44
29 Jun 201813.62%−1.01
15 Jun 201814.63%+0.64
31 May 201813.99%−0.52
15 May 201814.51%−4.51
30 Apr 201819.02%−1.50
13 Apr 201820.52%+2.12
29 Mar 201818.40%+1.16
15 Mar 201817.24%+0.67
28 Feb 201816.57%+1.54
15 Feb 201815.03%−0.38
31 Jan 201815.41%−0.33
12 Jan 201815.74%+0.24
29 Dec 201715.50%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is SM Energy Company right now?
5.67% of SM Energy Company's (SM) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,473rd 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 SM'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 SM's days to cover?
3.82 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.