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How shorted is Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc? SPCE

#82most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 97%

22.33%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−1.47
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−19.49
days to cover
6.85
Aggregate net short position time series for Virgin Galactic Holdings, 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 Virgin Galactic Holdings, 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
12 Aug 202638.39% 31 Jul 202625.68% 14 Aug 2026−12.71
14 May 202626.87% 30 Apr 202622.55% 15 May 2026−4.32
30 Mar 202626.81% 13 Mar 202622.40% 31 Mar 2026−4.41
13 Nov 202519.02% 31 Oct 202519.91% 14 Nov 2025+0.89
6 Aug 202516.61% 31 Jul 202518.46% 15 Aug 2025+1.85
15 May 202530.16% 30 Apr 202528.73% 30 May 2025−1.43
26 Feb 202527.64% 14 Feb 202530.20% 28 Feb 2025+2.56
6 Nov 202423.91% 31 Oct 202424.84% 15 Nov 2024+0.93

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SPCE: 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
35,995
10 Sep 2026
Highest in window
3,386,171
22 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
193
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Virgin Galactic Holdings, 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 3.4M shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202622.33%−1.47
31 Aug 202623.80%−1.88
14 Aug 202625.68%−12.71
31 Jul 202638.39%−1.41
15 Jul 202639.80%−2.02
30 Jun 202641.82%+6.13
15 Jun 202635.69%+13.39
29 May 202622.30%−0.25
15 May 202622.55%−4.32
30 Apr 202626.87%+2.77
15 Apr 202624.10%+1.70
31 Mar 202622.40%−4.41
13 Mar 202626.81%+2.44
27 Feb 202624.37%−2.57
13 Feb 202626.94%+1.34
30 Jan 202625.60%+0.34
15 Jan 202625.26%+1.42
31 Dec 202523.84%+0.73
15 Dec 202523.11%+1.08
28 Nov 202522.03%+2.12
14 Nov 202519.91%+0.89
31 Oct 202519.02%+0.89
15 Oct 202518.13%+1.03
30 Sep 202517.10%−1.64
15 Sep 202518.74%−1.11
29 Aug 202519.85%+1.39
15 Aug 202518.46%+1.85
31 Jul 202516.61%−11.14
15 Jul 202527.75%+0.24
30 Jun 202527.51%−3.42
13 Jun 202530.93%+2.20
30 May 202528.73%+0.56
15 May 202528.17%−1.99
30 Apr 202530.16%+0.77
15 Apr 202529.39%+4.98
31 Mar 202524.41%−9.10
14 Mar 202533.51%+3.31
28 Feb 202530.20%+2.56
14 Feb 202527.64%−6.03
31 Jan 202533.67%+3.53
15 Jan 202530.14%+2.88
31 Dec 202427.26%+0.97
13 Dec 202426.29%+2.55
29 Nov 202423.74%−1.10
15 Nov 202424.84%+0.93
31 Oct 202423.91%−0.77
15 Oct 202424.68%−0.38
30 Sep 202425.06%+1.05
13 Sep 202424.01%+1.42
30 Aug 202422.59%+0.11
15 Aug 202422.48%+0.77
31 Jul 202421.71%−5.87
14 Jun 202427.58%+2.18
31 May 202425.40%−0.11
15 May 202425.51%−1.08
30 Apr 202426.59%+1.89
15 Apr 202424.70%+1.28
28 Mar 202423.42%+2.24
15 Mar 202421.18%+0.08
29 Feb 202421.10%+0.57
15 Feb 202420.53%+0.52
31 Jan 202420.01%−0.33
12 Jan 202420.34%−0.11
29 Dec 202320.45%+0.23
15 Dec 202320.22%+0.24
30 Nov 202319.98%+0.85
15 Nov 202319.13%+0.62
31 Oct 202318.51%−2.02
13 Oct 202320.53%−0.21
29 Sep 202320.74%+2.90
15 Sep 202317.84%+0.60
31 Aug 202317.24%+0.37
15 Aug 202316.87%+0.73
31 Jul 202316.14%−6.19
14 Jul 202322.33%+1.06
30 Jun 202321.27%+3.16
15 Jun 202318.11%−1.45
31 May 202319.56%0.00
15 May 202319.56%+0.43
28 Apr 202319.13%−0.97
14 Apr 202320.10%−1.25
31 Mar 202321.35%+1.33
15 Mar 202320.02%+1.60
28 Feb 202318.42%+0.30
15 Feb 202318.12%−0.93
31 Jan 202319.05%+1.71
13 Jan 202317.34%−0.74
30 Dec 202218.08%+1.75
15 Dec 202216.33%+0.43
30 Nov 202215.90%−0.06
15 Nov 202215.96%−0.50
31 Oct 202216.46%−1.43
14 Oct 202217.89%−0.37
30 Sep 202218.26%−0.31
15 Sep 202218.57%+0.06
31 Aug 202218.51%+0.52
15 Aug 202217.99%−1.12
29 Jul 202219.11%−0.64
15 Jul 202219.75%−1.21
30 Jun 202220.96%+0.96
15 Jun 202220.00%−0.52
31 May 202220.52%+0.58
13 May 202219.94%+0.62
29 Apr 202219.32%−0.20
14 Apr 202219.52%−1.37
31 Mar 202220.89%+0.58
15 Mar 202220.31%+0.36
28 Feb 202219.95%+1.51
15 Feb 202218.44%+1.41
31 Jan 202217.03%+4.42
14 Jan 202212.61%+0.33
31 Dec 202112.28%−1.02
15 Dec 202113.30%−0.14
30 Nov 202113.44%−0.28
15 Nov 202113.72%−0.70
29 Oct 202114.42%+2.34
15 Oct 202112.08%+0.82
30 Sep 202111.26%+0.84
15 Sep 202110.42%+0.84
31 Aug 20219.58%−0.95
13 Aug 202110.53%−1.24
30 Jul 202111.77%−1.67
15 Jul 202113.44%+1.50
30 Jun 202111.94%−2.32
15 Jun 202114.26%−4.82
28 May 202119.08%+2.68
14 May 202116.40%+2.23
30 Apr 202114.17%+3.62
15 Apr 202110.55%+0.38
31 Mar 202110.17%+1.24
15 Mar 20218.93%+1.88
26 Feb 20217.05%−1.32
12 Feb 20218.37%−0.65
29 Jan 20219.02%−7.45
15 Jan 202116.47%−2.19
31 Dec 202018.66%+1.57
15 Dec 202017.09%−0.14
30 Nov 202017.23%−3.21
13 Nov 202020.44%−1.89
30 Oct 202022.33%+3.04
15 Oct 202019.29%−2.23
30 Sep 202021.52%+1.56
15 Sep 202019.96%+2.99
31 Aug 202016.97%+0.41
14 Aug 202016.56%−1.10
31 Jul 202017.66%−0.76
15 Jul 202018.42%−1.24
30 Jun 202019.66%+5.41
15 Jun 202014.25%+1.59
29 May 202012.66%+0.78
15 May 202011.88%+0.65
30 Apr 202011.23%+1.03
15 Apr 202010.20%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 15 Apr 2020.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc right now?
22.33% of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc's (SPCE) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 82nd 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 SPCE'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 SPCE's days to cover?
6.85 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.