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How shorted is United Bankshares, Inc.? UBSI

#1,844most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 51%

4.53%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.43
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.31
days to cover
7.00
Aggregate net short position time series for United Bankshares, 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 Bankshares, 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
23 Jul 20264.26% 15 Jul 20264.00% 31 Jul 2026−0.26
23 Apr 20263.55% 15 Apr 20263.85% 30 Apr 2026+0.30
22 Jan 20262.52% 15 Jan 20262.75% 30 Jan 2026+0.23
23 Oct 20252.29% 15 Oct 20252.85% 31 Oct 2025+0.56
24 Jul 20252.78% 15 Jul 20252.35% 31 Jul 2025−0.43
24 Apr 20252.02% 15 Apr 20252.47% 30 Apr 2025+0.45
24 Jan 20252.05% 15 Jan 20251.84% 31 Jan 2025−0.21
24 Oct 20241.73% 15 Oct 20241.70% 31 Oct 2024−0.03

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for UBSI: 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.

Latest balance
46
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
44,410
5 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
44
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for United Bankshares, 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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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20264.53%+0.43
31 Aug 20264.10%+0.09
14 Aug 20264.01%+0.01
31 Jul 20264.00%−0.26
15 Jul 20264.26%+0.04
30 Jun 20264.22%+0.04
15 Jun 20264.18%+0.18
29 May 20264.00%+0.08
15 May 20263.92%+0.07
30 Apr 20263.85%+0.30
15 Apr 20263.55%+0.07
31 Mar 20263.48%+0.49
13 Mar 20262.99%−0.04
27 Feb 20263.03%+0.08
13 Feb 20262.95%+0.20
30 Jan 20262.75%+0.23
15 Jan 20262.52%+0.11
31 Dec 20252.41%−0.43
15 Dec 20252.84%+0.05
28 Nov 20252.79%−0.08
14 Nov 20252.87%+0.02
31 Oct 20252.85%+0.56
15 Oct 20252.29%−0.03
30 Sep 20252.32%−0.05
15 Sep 20252.37%+0.11
29 Aug 20252.26%+0.03
15 Aug 20252.23%−0.12
31 Jul 20252.35%−0.43
15 Jul 20252.78%−0.33
30 Jun 20253.11%+0.51
13 Jun 20252.60%+0.40
30 May 20252.20%−0.34
15 May 20252.54%+0.07
30 Apr 20252.47%+0.45
15 Apr 20252.02%+0.27
31 Mar 20251.75%−0.13
14 Mar 20251.88%+0.28
28 Feb 20251.60%+0.08
14 Feb 20251.52%−0.32
31 Jan 20251.84%−0.21
15 Jan 20252.05%−0.04
31 Dec 20242.09%+0.01
13 Dec 20242.08%+0.33
29 Nov 20241.75%−0.03
15 Nov 20241.78%+0.08
31 Oct 20241.70%−0.03
15 Oct 20241.73%+0.11
30 Sep 20241.62%−0.11
13 Sep 20241.73%+0.10
30 Aug 20241.63%−0.03
15 Aug 20241.66%−0.13
31 Jul 20241.79%−0.11
15 Jul 20241.90%−0.01
28 Jun 20241.91%−0.12
14 Jun 20242.03%+0.09
31 May 20241.94%−0.22
15 May 20242.16%−0.36
30 Apr 20242.52%−0.06
15 Apr 20242.58%−0.10
28 Mar 20242.68%+0.08
15 Mar 20242.60%+0.30
29 Feb 20242.30%−0.02
15 Feb 20242.32%−0.01
31 Jan 20242.33%+0.03
12 Jan 20242.30%+0.01
29 Dec 20232.29%−0.32
15 Dec 20232.61%+0.34
30 Nov 20232.27%+0.17
15 Nov 20232.10%+0.18
31 Oct 20231.92%+0.07
13 Oct 20231.85%−0.05
29 Sep 20231.90%−0.13
15 Sep 20232.03%+0.03
31 Aug 20232.00%−0.79
15 Aug 20232.79%−2.87
31 Jul 20235.66%+1.35
14 Jul 20234.31%+0.27
30 Jun 20234.04%−0.39
15 Jun 20234.43%+0.55
31 May 20233.88%+0.25
15 May 20233.63%+0.75
28 Apr 20232.88%+0.19
14 Apr 20232.69%−0.14
31 Mar 20232.83%0.00
15 Mar 20232.83%+0.22
28 Feb 20232.61%+0.21
15 Feb 20232.40%+0.06
31 Jan 20232.34%−0.05
13 Jan 20232.39%−0.07
30 Dec 20222.46%−0.21
15 Dec 20222.67%+0.08
30 Nov 20222.59%−0.24
15 Nov 20222.83%−0.90
31 Oct 20223.73%+0.28
14 Oct 20223.45%+0.14
30 Sep 20223.31%+0.10
15 Sep 20223.21%−0.17
31 Aug 20223.38%−0.14
15 Aug 20223.52%−0.19
29 Jul 20223.71%−0.08
15 Jul 20223.79%−0.02
30 Jun 20223.81%+0.05
15 Jun 20223.76%+0.07
31 May 20223.69%+0.38
13 May 20223.31%+0.85
29 Apr 20222.46%−0.15
14 Apr 20222.61%+0.02
31 Mar 20222.59%+0.40
15 Mar 20222.19%+0.23
28 Feb 20221.96%−0.11
15 Feb 20222.07%+0.18
31 Jan 20221.89%+0.20
14 Jan 20221.69%−0.06
31 Dec 20211.75%−0.14
15 Dec 20211.89%−1.49
30 Nov 20213.38%+0.13
15 Nov 20213.25%−0.48
29 Oct 20213.73%+0.46
15 Oct 20213.27%+0.03
30 Sep 20213.24%−0.26
15 Sep 20213.50%+0.16
31 Aug 20213.34%+0.04
13 Aug 20213.30%+0.10
30 Jul 20213.20%+0.04
15 Jul 20213.16%+0.15
30 Jun 20213.01%+0.40
15 Jun 20212.61%+0.42
28 May 20212.19%−0.06
14 May 20212.25%+0.16
30 Apr 20212.09%−0.09
15 Apr 20212.18%−0.15
31 Mar 20212.33%−0.32
15 Mar 20212.65%+0.25
26 Feb 20212.40%+0.09
12 Feb 20212.31%−0.40
29 Jan 20212.71%+0.24
15 Jan 20212.47%+0.03
31 Dec 20202.44%+0.17
15 Dec 20202.27%+0.23
30 Nov 20202.04%−0.07
13 Nov 20202.11%−1.10
30 Oct 20203.21%+0.41
15 Oct 20202.80%+0.24
30 Sep 20202.56%−0.17
15 Sep 20202.73%−0.05
31 Aug 20202.78%−0.33
14 Aug 20203.11%−0.19
31 Jul 20203.30%−1.13
15 Jul 20204.43%−0.14
30 Jun 20204.57%+0.04
15 Jun 20204.53%−0.35
29 May 20204.88%−0.35
15 May 20205.23%−3.14
30 Apr 20208.37%+1.06
15 Apr 20207.31%+0.27
31 Mar 20207.04%−0.43
13 Mar 20207.47%+0.32
28 Feb 20207.15%−0.08
14 Feb 20207.23%−0.16
31 Jan 20207.39%+0.14
15 Jan 20207.25%−0.06
31 Dec 20197.31%+0.42
13 Dec 20196.89%−0.02
29 Nov 20196.91%+0.24
15 Nov 20196.67%−0.70
31 Oct 20197.37%−0.31
15 Oct 20197.68%−0.01
30 Sep 20197.69%−0.53
13 Sep 20198.22%−0.01
30 Aug 20198.23%+0.13
15 Aug 20198.10%−0.26
31 Jul 20198.36%−0.29
15 Jul 20198.65%−0.09
28 Jun 20198.74%−0.74
14 Jun 20199.48%+0.88
31 May 20198.60%−0.16
15 May 20198.76%−0.36
30 Apr 20199.12%−0.34
15 Apr 20199.46%−0.43
29 Mar 20199.89%−0.56
15 Mar 201910.45%+0.27
28 Feb 201910.18%+0.30
15 Feb 20199.88%−0.41
31 Jan 201910.29%+0.48
15 Jan 20199.81%+0.32
31 Dec 20189.49%−0.57
14 Dec 201810.06%+0.39
30 Nov 20189.67%+0.56
15 Nov 20189.11%+0.36
31 Oct 20188.75%+0.56
15 Oct 20188.19%−0.33
28 Sep 20188.52%−0.33
14 Sep 20188.85%+0.24
31 Aug 20188.61%−0.12
15 Aug 20188.73%−0.72
31 Jul 20189.45%+0.35
13 Jul 20189.10%+0.05
29 Jun 20189.05%−0.27
15 Jun 20189.32%+0.54
31 May 20188.78%+0.26
15 May 20188.52%−0.38
30 Apr 20188.90%+0.49
13 Apr 20188.41%+0.05
29 Mar 20188.36%+0.32
15 Mar 20188.04%0.00
28 Feb 20188.04%+1.14
15 Feb 20186.90%−0.99
31 Jan 20187.89%+0.74
12 Jan 20187.15%+0.17
29 Dec 20176.98%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is United Bankshares, Inc. right now?
4.53% of United Bankshares, Inc.'s (UBSI) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,844th 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 UBSI'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 UBSI's days to cover?
7.00 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.