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How shorted is Tesla, Inc.? TSLA

#3,020most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 20%

1.74%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.14
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.37
days to cover
1.72
Aggregate net short position time series for Tesla, 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 Tesla, 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
22 Jul 20261.88% 15 Jul 20261.73% 31 Jul 2026−0.15
2 Jul 20262.11% 30 Jun 20261.88% 15 Jul 2026−0.23
22 Apr 20261.89% 15 Apr 20262.04% 30 Apr 2026+0.15
2 Apr 20261.75% 31 Mar 20261.89% 15 Apr 2026+0.14
28 Jan 20261.94% 15 Jan 20261.72% 30 Jan 2026−0.22
2 Jan 20262.04% 31 Dec 20251.94% 15 Jan 2026−0.10
22 Oct 20252.25% 15 Oct 20252.17% 31 Oct 2025−0.08
2 Oct 20252.38% 30 Sep 20252.25% 15 Oct 2025−0.13

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for TSLA: 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
3
10 Sep 2026
Highest in window
639,714
30 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
159
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Tesla, 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 640K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20261.74%−0.14
31 Aug 20261.88%+0.13
14 Aug 20261.75%+0.02
31 Jul 20261.73%−0.15
15 Jul 20261.88%−0.23
30 Jun 20262.11%+0.03
15 Jun 20262.08%+0.03
29 May 20262.05%+0.05
15 May 20262.00%−0.04
30 Apr 20262.04%+0.15
15 Apr 20261.89%+0.14
31 Mar 20261.75%+0.13
13 Mar 20261.62%−0.03
27 Feb 20261.65%−0.08
13 Feb 20261.73%+0.01
30 Jan 20261.72%−0.22
15 Jan 20261.94%−0.10
31 Dec 20252.04%−0.21
15 Dec 20252.25%−0.10
28 Nov 20252.35%+0.21
14 Nov 20252.14%−0.03
31 Oct 20252.17%−0.08
15 Oct 20252.25%−0.13
30 Sep 20252.38%−0.29
15 Sep 20252.67%+0.24
29 Aug 20252.43%+0.05
15 Aug 20252.38%+0.15
31 Jul 20252.23%+0.06
15 Jul 20252.17%−0.32
30 Jun 20252.49%+0.10
13 Jun 20252.39%0.00
30 May 20252.39%−0.25
15 May 20252.64%+0.12
30 Apr 20252.52%−0.01
15 Apr 20252.53%+0.15
31 Mar 20252.38%−0.15
14 Mar 20252.53%+0.44
28 Feb 20252.09%+0.18
14 Feb 20251.91%+0.06
31 Jan 20251.85%−0.12
15 Jan 20251.97%−0.13
31 Dec 20242.10%−0.42
13 Dec 20242.52%+0.12
29 Nov 20242.40%+0.02
15 Nov 20242.38%−0.05
31 Oct 20242.43%−0.05
15 Oct 20242.48%+0.15
30 Sep 20242.33%−0.09
13 Sep 20242.42%−0.04
30 Aug 20242.46%−0.11
15 Aug 20242.57%−0.15
31 Jul 20242.72%−0.56
15 Jul 20243.28%−0.02
28 Jun 20243.30%0.00
14 Jun 20243.30%+0.12
31 May 20243.18%−0.11
15 May 20243.29%−0.08
30 Apr 20243.37%+0.02
15 Apr 20243.35%−0.02
28 Mar 20243.37%+0.16
15 Mar 20243.21%+0.20
29 Feb 20243.01%+0.23
15 Feb 20242.78%−0.07
31 Jan 20242.85%+0.32
12 Jan 20242.53%−0.20
29 Dec 20232.73%+0.12
15 Dec 20232.61%−0.23
30 Nov 20232.84%−0.08
15 Nov 20232.92%+0.27
31 Oct 20232.65%−0.02
13 Oct 20232.67%+0.07
29 Sep 20232.60%−0.07
15 Sep 20232.67%+0.08
31 Aug 20232.59%+0.01
15 Aug 20232.58%+0.12
31 Jul 20232.46%−0.47
14 Jul 20232.93%−0.09
30 Jun 20233.02%−0.02
15 Jun 20233.04%+0.16
31 May 20232.88%−0.12
15 May 20233.00%0.00
28 Apr 20233.00%+0.20
14 Apr 20232.80%+0.10
31 Mar 20232.70%−0.05
15 Mar 20232.75%+0.18
28 Feb 20232.57%−0.03
15 Feb 20232.60%−0.25
31 Jan 20232.85%−0.02
13 Jan 20232.87%+0.33
30 Dec 20222.54%+0.23
15 Dec 20222.31%−0.15
30 Nov 20222.46%−0.02
15 Nov 20222.48%+0.05
31 Oct 20222.43%+0.50
15 Aug 20221.93%−0.47
29 Jul 20222.40%+0.13
15 Jul 20222.27%−0.35
30 Jun 20222.62%+0.03
15 Jun 20222.59%−0.07
31 May 20222.66%+0.18
13 May 20222.48%+0.19
29 Apr 20222.29%−0.09
14 Apr 20222.38%−0.07
31 Mar 20222.45%+0.02
15 Mar 20222.43%+0.05
28 Feb 20222.38%+0.03
15 Feb 20222.35%+0.02
31 Jan 20222.33%+0.09
14 Jan 20222.24%0.00
31 Dec 20212.24%−0.33
15 Dec 20212.57%−0.08
30 Nov 20212.65%+0.09
15 Nov 20212.56%−0.24
29 Oct 20212.80%−0.26
15 Oct 20213.06%+0.11
30 Sep 20212.95%+0.22
15 Sep 20212.73%−0.04
31 Aug 20212.77%+0.06
13 Aug 20212.71%−0.31
30 Jul 20213.02%−0.34
15 Jul 20213.36%−0.18
30 Jun 20213.54%−0.55
15 Jun 20214.09%−0.07
28 May 20214.16%+0.02
14 May 20214.14%−0.16
30 Apr 20214.30%−1.03
15 Apr 20215.33%+0.51
31 Mar 20214.82%+0.16
15 Mar 20214.66%+0.08
26 Feb 20214.58%−0.39
12 Feb 20214.97%−0.56
29 Jan 20215.53%−0.42
15 Jan 20215.95%−0.45
31 Dec 20206.40%+1.63
15 Dec 20204.77%−0.14
30 Nov 20204.91%−0.14
13 Nov 20205.05%+0.01
30 Oct 20205.04%−1.57
14 Aug 20206.61%+0.20
31 Jul 20206.41%−0.45
15 Jul 20206.86%−0.67
30 Jun 20207.53%−0.64
15 Jun 20208.17%−0.51
29 May 20208.68%−0.08
15 May 20208.76%−0.51
30 Apr 20209.27%−1.81
15 Apr 202011.08%+0.22
31 Mar 202010.86%+1.95
13 Mar 20208.91%−0.29
28 Feb 20209.20%−0.94
14 Feb 202010.14%−2.48
31 Jan 202012.62%−1.22
15 Jan 202013.84%−0.73
31 Dec 201914.57%−0.69
13 Dec 201915.26%−0.64
29 Nov 201915.90%−1.08
15 Nov 201916.98%−0.65
31 Oct 201917.63%−3.13
15 Oct 201920.76%+0.63
30 Sep 201920.13%−1.58
13 Sep 201921.71%−0.48
30 Aug 201922.19%+0.25
15 Aug 201921.94%−0.10
31 Jul 201922.04%−1.80
15 Jul 201923.84%+0.01
28 Jun 201923.83%−0.04
14 Jun 201923.87%−1.24
31 May 201925.11%+3.48
15 May 201921.63%−0.20
30 Apr 201921.83%+2.45
15 Apr 201919.38%+0.42
29 Mar 201918.96%+1.66
15 Mar 201917.30%+1.69
28 Feb 201915.61%+0.85
15 Feb 201914.76%+0.33
31 Jan 201914.43%−0.87
15 Jan 201915.30%+0.41
31 Dec 201814.89%−0.63
14 Dec 201815.52%−0.41
30 Nov 201815.93%−0.84
15 Nov 201816.77%−0.66
31 Oct 201817.43%−2.53
15 Oct 201819.96%+0.24
28 Sep 201819.72%+0.11
14 Sep 201819.61%+0.36
31 Aug 201819.25%+0.07
15 Aug 201819.18%−1.33
31 Jul 201820.51%+0.06
13 Jul 201820.45%+0.08
29 Jun 201820.37%−1.59
15 Jun 201821.96%−1.05
31 May 201823.01%+0.11
15 May 201822.90%−0.12
30 Apr 201823.02%+0.37
13 Apr 201822.65%+3.87
29 Mar 201818.78%+1.98
15 Mar 201816.80%−0.19
28 Feb 201816.99%−0.41
15 Feb 201817.40%−0.33
31 Jan 201817.73%−0.53
12 Jan 201818.26%+0.15
29 Dec 201718.11%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Tesla, Inc. right now?
1.74% of Tesla, Inc.'s (TSLA) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 3,020th 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 TSLA'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 TSLA's days to cover?
1.72 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.