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How shorted is SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO? SMG

#959most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 74%

8.13%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.17
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.64
days to cover
6.29
Aggregate net short position time series for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO

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 SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO 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
29 Jul 20268.96% 15 Jul 20268.41% 31 Jul 2026−0.55
29 Apr 20268.27% 15 Apr 20268.35% 30 Apr 2026+0.08
20 Feb 20265.99% 13 Feb 20266.08% 27 Feb 2026+0.09
28 Jan 20266.34% 15 Jan 20265.48% 30 Jan 2026−0.86
5 Nov 20255.29% 31 Oct 20255.14% 14 Nov 2025−0.15
30 Jul 20257.27% 15 Jul 20256.21% 31 Jul 2025−1.06
30 Apr 20255.80% 15 Apr 20256.74% 15 May 2025+0.94
28 Apr 20255.80% 15 Apr 20256.10% 30 Apr 2025+0.30

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SMG: 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
25,198
2 Sep 2026
Highest in window
64,913
4 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
37
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO 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 65K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20268.13%+0.17
31 Aug 20267.96%+0.72
14 Aug 20267.24%−1.17
31 Jul 20268.41%−0.55
15 Jul 20268.96%−0.81
30 Jun 20269.77%−0.13
15 Jun 20269.90%+0.58
29 May 20269.32%+0.13
15 May 20269.19%+0.84
30 Apr 20268.35%+0.08
15 Apr 20268.27%−0.64
31 Mar 20268.91%+2.19
13 Mar 20266.72%+0.64
27 Feb 20266.08%+0.09
13 Feb 20265.99%+0.51
30 Jan 20265.48%−0.86
15 Jan 20266.34%+0.14
31 Dec 20256.20%+0.68
15 Dec 20255.52%+0.10
28 Nov 20255.42%+0.28
14 Nov 20255.14%−0.15
31 Oct 20255.29%−0.42
15 Oct 20255.71%−0.10
30 Sep 20255.81%−0.19
15 Sep 20256.00%−0.41
29 Aug 20256.41%−0.21
15 Aug 20256.62%+0.41
31 Jul 20256.21%−1.06
15 Jul 20257.27%−0.91
30 Jun 20258.18%+0.58
13 Jun 20257.60%+0.60
30 May 20257.00%+0.26
15 May 20256.74%+0.64
30 Apr 20256.10%+0.30
15 Apr 20255.80%+0.50
31 Mar 20255.30%−1.63
14 Mar 20256.93%+1.21
28 Feb 20255.72%+0.39
14 Feb 20255.33%+0.71
31 Jan 20254.62%−1.27
15 Jan 20255.89%−0.26
31 Dec 20246.15%−1.66
13 Dec 20247.81%−0.73
29 Nov 20248.54%+0.09
15 Nov 20248.45%−0.40
31 Oct 20248.85%−0.39
15 Oct 20249.24%+0.44
30 Sep 20248.80%−0.43
13 Sep 20249.23%−0.95
30 Aug 202410.18%−0.05
15 Aug 202410.23%−0.91
31 Jul 202411.14%−0.14
15 Jul 202411.28%+0.26
28 Jun 202411.02%+0.20
14 Jun 202410.82%+1.73
31 May 20249.09%+1.46
15 May 20247.63%−0.33
30 Apr 20247.96%−0.01
15 Apr 20247.97%+0.07
28 Mar 20247.90%+0.05
15 Mar 20247.85%−0.51
29 Feb 20248.36%+0.81
15 Feb 20247.55%+0.56
31 Jan 20246.99%+0.81
12 Jan 20246.18%+0.16
29 Dec 20236.02%−1.15
15 Dec 20237.17%−0.54
30 Nov 20237.71%−0.89
15 Nov 20238.60%+0.54
31 Oct 20238.06%+1.15
13 Oct 20236.91%+0.53
29 Sep 20236.38%+0.56
15 Sep 20235.82%+0.37
31 Aug 20235.45%−0.48
15 Aug 20235.93%−0.08
31 Jul 20236.01%−0.19
14 Jul 20236.20%−0.10
30 Jun 20236.30%+0.56
15 Jun 20235.74%−0.03
31 May 20235.77%−0.12
15 May 20235.89%+0.85
28 Apr 20235.04%+0.03
14 Apr 20235.01%−0.58
31 Mar 20235.59%+0.64
15 Mar 20234.95%−0.68
28 Feb 20235.63%−0.53
15 Feb 20236.16%−0.95
31 Jan 20237.11%+0.13
13 Jan 20236.98%+1.21
30 Dec 20225.77%−0.18
15 Dec 20225.95%−0.35
30 Nov 20226.30%−0.48
15 Nov 20226.78%+0.34
31 Oct 20226.44%+0.13
14 Oct 20226.31%+1.16
30 Sep 20225.15%+0.65
15 Sep 20224.50%+1.09
31 Aug 20223.41%−0.02
15 Aug 20223.43%−0.04
29 Jul 20223.47%−0.69
15 Jul 20224.16%+0.42
30 Jun 20223.74%−0.22
15 Jun 20223.96%+0.06
31 May 20223.90%+0.18
13 May 20223.72%+0.12
29 Apr 20223.60%+0.02
14 Apr 20223.58%+0.35
31 Mar 20223.23%+0.27
15 Mar 20222.96%+0.08
28 Feb 20222.88%−0.04
15 Feb 20222.92%+0.29
31 Jan 20222.63%+0.23
14 Jan 20222.40%+0.28
31 Dec 20212.12%−0.28
15 Dec 20212.40%+0.27
30 Nov 20212.13%+0.11
15 Nov 20212.02%0.00
29 Oct 20212.02%+0.06
15 Oct 20211.96%+0.35
30 Sep 20211.61%−0.16
15 Sep 20211.77%+0.28
31 Aug 20211.49%−0.27
13 Aug 20211.76%0.00
30 Jul 20211.76%+0.07
15 Jul 20211.69%+0.03
30 Jun 20211.66%−0.27
15 Jun 20211.93%−0.11
28 May 20212.04%+0.33
14 May 20211.71%−0.02
30 Apr 20211.73%0.00
15 Apr 20211.73%−0.15
31 Mar 20211.88%+0.31
15 Mar 20211.57%+0.23
26 Feb 20211.34%−0.19
12 Feb 20211.53%−0.05
29 Jan 20211.58%−0.18
15 Jan 20211.76%−0.11
31 Dec 20201.87%−0.03
15 Dec 20201.90%+0.02
30 Nov 20201.88%+0.18
13 Nov 20201.70%+0.05
30 Oct 20201.65%+0.03
15 Oct 20201.62%0.00
30 Sep 20201.62%+0.27
15 Sep 20201.35%−0.34
31 Aug 20201.69%−0.17
14 Aug 20201.86%−0.01
31 Jul 20201.87%−0.01
15 Jul 20201.88%−0.18
30 Jun 20202.06%+0.53
15 Jun 20201.53%0.00
29 May 20201.53%−0.19
15 May 20201.72%−0.37
30 Apr 20202.09%−0.12
15 Apr 20202.21%+0.27
31 Mar 20201.94%−0.89
13 Mar 20202.83%−0.05
28 Feb 20202.88%−0.23
14 Feb 20203.11%−0.84
31 Jan 20203.95%−0.46
15 Jan 20204.41%−0.82
31 Dec 20195.23%−1.23
13 Dec 20196.46%+0.90
29 Nov 20195.56%+0.12
15 Nov 20195.44%−0.39
31 Oct 20195.83%−0.66
15 Oct 20196.49%−0.24
30 Sep 20196.73%+0.37
13 Sep 20196.36%+0.49
30 Aug 20195.87%+0.90
15 Aug 20194.97%−0.55
31 Jul 20195.52%−0.28
15 Jul 20195.80%−0.07
28 Jun 20195.87%−0.52
14 Jun 20196.39%−0.23
31 May 20196.62%+0.28
15 May 20196.34%−1.16
30 Apr 20197.50%+0.09
15 Apr 20197.41%+0.05
29 Mar 20197.36%+0.10
15 Mar 20197.26%+0.32
28 Feb 20196.94%+0.22
15 Feb 20196.72%+0.85
31 Jan 20195.87%+0.11
15 Jan 20195.76%+0.37
31 Dec 20185.39%+0.45
14 Dec 20184.94%−0.44
30 Nov 20185.38%−0.16
15 Nov 20185.54%−0.92
31 Oct 20186.46%+0.02
15 Oct 20186.44%+0.46
28 Sep 20185.98%+0.08
14 Sep 20185.90%+0.02
31 Aug 20185.88%−1.62
15 Aug 20187.50%−0.47
31 Jul 20187.97%+1.00
13 Jul 20186.97%+0.27
29 Jun 20186.70%−0.37
15 Jun 20187.07%+0.81
31 May 20186.26%−0.47
15 May 20186.73%−0.14
30 Apr 20186.87%+0.31
13 Apr 20186.56%−0.22
29 Mar 20186.78%−0.10
15 Mar 20186.88%−0.04
28 Feb 20186.92%+0.29
15 Feb 20186.63%+2.20
31 Jan 20184.43%+0.26
12 Jan 20184.17%+0.50
29 Dec 20173.67%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO right now?
8.13% of SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO's (SMG) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 959th 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 SMG'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 SMG's days to cover?
6.29 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.