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How shorted is United Airlines Holdings, Inc.? UAL

#1,491most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 60%

5.61%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.24
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.85
days to cover
4.83
Aggregate net short position time series for United Airlines 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 United Airlines 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
15 Jul 20266.46% 30 Jun 20267.24% 31 Jul 2026+0.78
21 Apr 20264.41% 15 Apr 20264.63% 30 Apr 2026+0.22
20 Jan 20263.68% 15 Jan 20263.45% 30 Jan 2026−0.23
15 Oct 20254.09% 30 Sep 20254.00% 31 Oct 2025−0.09
16 Jul 20254.18% 15 Jul 20254.13% 31 Jul 2025−0.05
9 Jul 20254.77% 30 Jun 20254.18% 15 Jul 2025−0.59
15 Apr 20255.91% 31 Mar 20254.61% 30 Apr 2025−1.30
21 Jan 20255.52% 15 Jan 20254.50% 31 Jan 2025−1.02

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for UAL: 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
149
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
21,267,873
29 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
118
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for United Airlines 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 21M shares.

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Sector: Consumer services

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20265.61%+0.24
31 Aug 20265.37%−0.99
14 Aug 20266.36%−0.88
31 Jul 20267.24%+0.52
15 Jul 20266.72%+0.26
30 Jun 20266.46%+1.77
15 Jun 20264.69%+0.19
29 May 20264.50%+0.19
15 May 20264.31%−0.32
30 Apr 20264.63%+0.22
15 Apr 20264.41%−0.31
31 Mar 20264.72%+0.72
13 Mar 20264.00%+0.02
27 Feb 20263.98%+1.30
13 Feb 20262.68%−0.77
30 Jan 20263.45%−0.23
15 Jan 20263.68%−0.30
31 Dec 20253.98%−0.80
15 Dec 20254.78%+0.32
28 Nov 20254.46%+0.59
14 Nov 20253.87%−0.13
31 Oct 20254.00%−0.11
15 Oct 20254.11%+0.02
30 Sep 20254.09%−0.49
15 Sep 20254.58%+0.66
29 Aug 20253.92%−0.32
15 Aug 20254.24%+0.11
31 Jul 20254.13%−0.05
15 Jul 20254.18%−0.59
30 Jun 20254.77%+0.12
13 Jun 20254.65%+0.49
30 May 20254.16%−0.35
15 May 20254.51%−0.10
30 Apr 20254.61%−0.40
15 Apr 20255.01%−0.90
31 Mar 20255.91%+0.95
14 Mar 20254.96%−0.41
28 Feb 20255.37%+1.30
14 Feb 20254.07%−0.43
31 Jan 20254.50%−1.02
15 Jan 20255.52%−0.39
31 Dec 20245.91%−0.16
13 Dec 20246.07%+0.33
29 Nov 20245.74%+0.26
15 Nov 20245.48%+0.80
31 Oct 20244.68%−0.37
15 Oct 20245.05%+0.05
30 Sep 20245.00%+0.40
13 Sep 20244.60%−0.07
30 Aug 20244.67%−0.29
15 Aug 20244.96%+0.65
31 Jul 20244.31%+0.47
15 Jul 20243.84%−0.90
28 Jun 20244.74%−0.61
14 Jun 20245.35%−0.01
31 May 20245.36%−0.11
15 May 20245.47%+0.41
30 Apr 20245.06%−1.61
15 Apr 20246.67%+1.55
28 Mar 20245.12%−0.32
15 Mar 20245.44%−0.10
29 Feb 20245.54%+0.71
15 Feb 20244.83%−0.35
31 Jan 20245.18%−0.21
12 Jan 20245.39%+0.06
29 Dec 20235.33%−0.27
15 Dec 20235.60%−0.30
30 Nov 20235.90%−0.02
15 Nov 20235.92%+0.01
31 Oct 20235.91%+1.33
13 Oct 20234.58%−0.24
29 Sep 20234.82%−0.34
15 Sep 20235.16%−0.06
31 Aug 20235.22%+0.01
15 Aug 20235.21%−0.15
31 Jul 20235.36%−0.37
14 Jul 20235.73%+0.19
30 Jun 20235.54%+0.18
15 Jun 20235.36%−1.12
31 May 20236.48%+0.71
15 May 20235.77%+0.58
28 Apr 20235.19%+0.19
14 Apr 20235.00%+0.29
31 Mar 20234.71%−0.14
15 Mar 20234.85%+0.48
28 Feb 20234.37%−0.43
15 Feb 20234.80%−0.94
31 Jan 20235.74%−0.01
13 Jan 20235.75%+0.28
30 Dec 20225.47%+0.80
15 Dec 20224.67%+0.01
30 Nov 20224.66%−0.95
15 Nov 20225.61%+0.15
31 Oct 20225.46%+0.74
14 Oct 20224.72%+0.45
30 Sep 20224.27%−0.38
15 Sep 20224.65%−0.30
31 Aug 20224.95%+0.17
15 Aug 20224.78%−0.44
29 Jul 20225.22%−0.54
15 Jul 20225.76%−0.16
30 Jun 20225.92%−1.09
15 Jun 20227.01%−0.04
31 May 20227.05%+0.42
13 May 20226.63%+0.51
29 Apr 20226.12%+0.34
14 Apr 20225.78%+0.42
31 Mar 20225.36%−0.86
15 Mar 20226.22%+2.03
28 Feb 20224.19%−0.31
15 Feb 20224.50%−0.63
31 Jan 20225.13%+1.13
14 Jan 20224.00%−1.35
31 Dec 20215.35%−0.08
15 Dec 20215.43%−0.04
30 Nov 20215.47%+1.44
15 Nov 20214.03%−0.60
29 Oct 20214.63%−0.07
15 Oct 20214.70%−0.11
30 Sep 20214.81%−0.08
15 Sep 20214.89%+0.42
31 Aug 20214.47%−0.28
13 Aug 20214.75%+0.12
30 Jul 20214.63%+0.17
15 Jul 20214.46%−1.13
30 Jun 20215.59%+1.91
15 Jun 20213.68%+0.27
28 May 20213.41%−0.21
14 May 20213.62%−0.45
30 Apr 20214.07%0.00
15 Apr 20214.07%−0.14
31 Mar 20214.21%−0.66
15 Mar 20214.87%−0.03
26 Feb 20214.90%+0.16
12 Feb 20214.74%−0.89
29 Jan 20215.63%+0.99
15 Jan 20214.64%−0.09
31 Dec 20204.73%−0.15
15 Dec 20204.88%−0.48
30 Nov 20205.36%+0.09
13 Nov 20205.27%−0.59
30 Oct 20205.86%−0.82
15 Oct 20206.68%+0.01
30 Sep 20206.67%−0.28
15 Sep 20206.95%−0.99
31 Aug 20207.94%−0.69
14 Aug 20208.63%−0.47
31 Jul 20209.10%−1.64
15 Jul 202010.74%+1.89
30 Jun 20208.85%−0.30
15 Jun 20209.15%−0.13
29 May 20209.28%−3.03
15 May 202012.31%+4.27
30 Apr 20208.04%−0.82
15 Apr 20208.86%+0.99
31 Mar 20207.87%+0.47
13 Mar 20207.40%+2.11
28 Feb 20205.29%+0.59
14 Feb 20204.70%−0.28
31 Jan 20204.98%+0.22
15 Jan 20204.76%−0.61
31 Dec 20195.37%+0.06
13 Dec 20195.31%−0.50
29 Nov 20195.81%−0.17
15 Nov 20195.98%+0.14
31 Oct 20195.84%+0.35
15 Oct 20195.49%−1.09
30 Sep 20196.58%+1.11
13 Sep 20195.47%+0.11
30 Aug 20195.36%+0.19
15 Aug 20195.17%−1.26
31 Jul 20196.43%+1.15
15 Jul 20195.28%+0.40
28 Jun 20194.88%−0.30
14 Jun 20195.18%+0.02
31 May 20195.16%−0.29
15 May 20195.45%−0.26
30 Apr 20195.71%−0.63
15 Apr 20196.34%−0.17
29 Mar 20196.51%+0.48
15 Mar 20196.03%−1.69
28 Feb 20197.72%+0.79
15 Feb 20196.93%+0.51
31 Jan 20196.42%−0.20
15 Jan 20196.62%+0.70
31 Dec 20185.92%−0.29
14 Dec 20186.21%−0.31
30 Nov 20186.52%+0.11
15 Nov 20186.41%+0.74
31 Oct 20185.67%+1.59
15 Oct 20184.08%−0.93
28 Sep 20185.01%−0.17
14 Sep 20185.18%+0.35
31 Aug 20184.83%−0.37
15 Aug 20185.20%+0.29
31 Jul 20184.91%+0.30
13 Jul 20184.61%+0.45
29 Jun 20184.16%−0.58
15 Jun 20184.74%+0.26
31 May 20184.48%−0.35
15 May 20184.83%−0.28
30 Apr 20185.11%+0.46
13 Apr 20184.65%+0.17
29 Mar 20184.48%−0.35
15 Mar 20184.83%−0.63
28 Feb 20185.46%+0.06
15 Feb 20185.40%−0.01
31 Jan 20185.41%+1.51
12 Jan 20183.90%+0.29
29 Dec 20173.61%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is United Airlines Holdings, Inc. right now?
5.61% of United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s (UAL) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,491st 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 UAL'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 UAL's days to cover?
4.83 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.