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How shorted is SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC.? SWBI

#1,315most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 65%

6.25%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.48
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.83
days to cover
3.39
Aggregate net short position time series for SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, 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 SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, 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
3 Sep 20265.77% 31 Aug 20266.25% 15 Sep 2026+0.48
17 Jun 20264.22% 15 Jun 20264.42% 30 Jun 2026+0.20
5 Mar 20264.44% 27 Feb 20264.85% 13 Mar 2026+0.41
4 Dec 20256.67% 28 Nov 20256.24% 15 Dec 2025−0.43
4 Sep 20257.65% 29 Aug 20257.16% 15 Sep 2025−0.49
18 Jun 20255.70% 13 Jun 20257.79% 30 Jun 2025+2.09
6 Mar 20253.51% 28 Feb 20254.35% 14 Mar 2025+0.84
5 Dec 20243.67% 29 Nov 20245.01% 13 Dec 2024+1.34

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SWBI: 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
1
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
43,577
30 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
41
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, 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 44K shares.

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Sector: Consumer goods

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20266.25%+0.48
31 Aug 20265.77%+0.63
14 Aug 20265.14%+0.65
31 Jul 20264.49%+0.34
15 Jul 20264.15%−0.27
30 Jun 20264.42%+0.20
15 Jun 20264.22%+0.71
29 May 20263.51%+0.20
15 May 20263.31%−0.11
30 Apr 20263.42%−0.15
15 Apr 20263.57%−0.54
31 Mar 20264.11%−0.74
13 Mar 20264.85%+0.41
27 Feb 20264.44%−0.10
13 Feb 20264.54%+0.28
30 Jan 20264.26%−0.95
15 Jan 20265.21%−0.16
31 Dec 20255.37%−0.87
15 Dec 20256.24%−0.43
28 Nov 20256.67%+0.52
14 Nov 20256.15%−0.46
31 Oct 20256.61%−0.39
15 Oct 20257.00%−0.36
30 Sep 20257.36%+0.20
15 Sep 20257.16%−0.49
29 Aug 20257.65%−1.21
15 Aug 20258.86%−0.40
31 Jul 20259.26%+2.70
15 Jul 20256.56%−1.23
30 Jun 20257.79%+2.09
13 Jun 20255.70%+0.65
30 May 20255.05%−0.27
15 May 20255.32%+0.16
30 Apr 20255.16%+0.17
15 Apr 20254.99%−0.33
31 Mar 20255.32%+0.97
14 Mar 20254.35%+0.84
28 Feb 20253.51%−1.03
14 Feb 20254.54%+1.19
31 Jan 20253.35%+0.24
15 Jan 20253.11%−0.11
31 Dec 20243.22%−1.79
13 Dec 20245.01%+1.34
29 Nov 20243.67%−0.05
15 Nov 20243.72%+0.24
31 Oct 20243.48%+0.13
15 Oct 20243.35%+0.14
30 Sep 20243.21%−0.01
13 Sep 20243.22%+0.44
30 Aug 20242.78%+0.33
15 Aug 20242.45%−0.46
31 Jul 20242.91%−0.08
15 Jul 20242.99%+0.35
28 Jun 20242.64%+0.01
14 Jun 20242.63%+0.33
31 May 20242.30%−0.35
15 May 20242.65%+0.13
30 Apr 20242.52%+0.19
15 Apr 20242.33%−0.20
28 Mar 20242.53%−1.11
15 Mar 20243.64%+0.08
29 Feb 20243.56%+0.17
15 Feb 20243.39%+0.09
31 Jan 20243.30%−0.99
12 Jan 20244.29%−0.22
29 Dec 20234.51%−0.08
15 Dec 20234.59%+0.68
30 Nov 20233.91%−1.05
15 Nov 20234.96%−0.60
31 Oct 20235.56%+0.56
13 Oct 20235.00%+0.90
29 Sep 20234.10%−0.39
15 Sep 20234.49%−0.45
31 Aug 20234.94%−0.55
15 Aug 20235.49%−0.45
31 Jul 20235.94%−0.54
14 Jul 20236.48%+1.02
30 Jun 20235.46%−2.50
15 Jun 20237.96%+2.52
31 May 20235.44%+0.04
15 May 20235.40%−1.52
28 Apr 20236.92%+1.58
14 Apr 20235.34%+0.26
31 Mar 20235.08%−0.84
15 Mar 20235.92%+0.14
28 Feb 20235.78%+0.53
15 Feb 20235.25%−0.80
31 Jan 20236.05%−0.03
13 Jan 20236.08%+0.49
30 Dec 20225.59%+0.21
15 Dec 20225.38%−0.73
30 Nov 20226.11%+0.88
15 Nov 20225.23%−0.92
31 Oct 20226.15%−1.47
14 Oct 20227.62%−0.65
30 Sep 20228.27%−0.95
15 Sep 20229.22%+0.20
31 Aug 20229.02%+0.61
15 Aug 20228.41%−0.11
29 Jul 20228.52%−2.73
15 Jul 202211.25%+4.03
30 Jun 20227.22%+0.52
15 Jun 20226.70%+0.88
31 May 20225.82%+0.08
13 May 20225.74%−0.05
29 Apr 20225.79%−0.75
14 Apr 20226.54%+0.81
31 Mar 20225.73%−0.20
15 Mar 20225.93%+0.15
28 Feb 20225.78%−0.19
15 Feb 20225.97%−0.36
31 Jan 20226.33%+0.07
14 Jan 20226.26%+1.18
31 Dec 20215.08%−1.14
15 Dec 20216.22%−0.50
30 Nov 20216.72%−0.54
15 Nov 20217.26%−0.17
29 Oct 20217.43%−0.09
15 Oct 20217.52%−0.08
30 Sep 20217.60%−1.33
15 Sep 20218.93%+1.61
31 Aug 20217.32%−0.28
13 Aug 20217.60%−0.10
30 Jul 20217.70%+0.72
15 Jul 20216.98%−5.60
30 Jun 202112.58%+1.55
15 Jun 202111.03%+1.61
28 May 20219.42%+1.77
14 May 20217.65%−0.09
30 Apr 20217.74%−0.48
15 Apr 20218.22%+0.55
31 Mar 20217.67%−2.41
15 Mar 202110.08%+2.10
26 Feb 20217.98%−3.41
12 Feb 202111.39%−0.55
29 Jan 202111.94%+1.20
15 Jan 202110.74%+0.52
31 Dec 202010.22%−0.35
15 Dec 202010.57%−2.25
30 Nov 202012.82%+1.52
13 Nov 202011.30%−0.42
30 Oct 202011.72%−0.17
15 Oct 202011.89%−0.54
30 Sep 202012.43%+2.25
15 Sep 202010.18%+3.26
31 Aug 20206.92%+0.03
14 Aug 20206.89%+0.28
31 Jul 20206.61%−0.12
15 Jul 20206.73%+3.07
29 May 20203.66%−0.53
15 May 20204.19%+0.49
30 Apr 20203.70%+0.40
15 Apr 20203.30%−0.47
31 Mar 20203.77%−1.66
13 Mar 20205.43%+2.35
28 Feb 20203.08%−0.97
14 Feb 20204.05%−0.18
31 Jan 20204.23%−0.89
15 Jan 20205.12%+0.55
31 Dec 20194.57%−0.07
13 Dec 20194.64%−0.15
29 Nov 20194.79%−2.03
15 Nov 20196.82%+1.13
31 Oct 20195.69%−2.03
15 Oct 20197.72%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 15 Oct 2019.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. right now?
6.25% of SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC.'s (SWBI) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,315th 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 SWBI'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 SWBI's days to cover?
3.39 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.