How shorted is Valaris Ltd right now?

32.67% of Valaris Ltd's (VAL) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 14 Aug 2020, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report.

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 VAL'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 VAL's days to cover?

6.96 days for settlement date 14 Aug 2020: 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.

How shorted is Valaris Ltd? VAL

32.67%

of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 14 Aug 2020

vs previous report: +4.27
5 reports (~10 weeks): +2.72
days to cover: 6.96

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.

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 filed	Settlement before	Settlement after	Change
30 Apr 2020	31.18% 15 Apr 2020	32.21% 15 May 2020	+1.03
21 Feb 2020	23.85% 14 Feb 2020	22.64% 28 Feb 2020	−1.21
31 Oct 2019	22.01% 15 Oct 2019	25.55% 15 Nov 2019	+3.54

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for VAL: 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: 900; 27 Aug 2026
Highest in window: 47,644; 12 Dec 2025
Days with a balance: 66
Window: 16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026

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 48K shares.

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Short position data for Valaris Ltd: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 14 Aug 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/val/

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  title        = {Valaris Ltd short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/val/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 14 Aug 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

Sector: Energy · By year: 2019 · 2020

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement date	Short %	Change
14 Aug 2020	32.67%	+4.27
31 Jul 2020	28.40%	−0.20
15 Jul 2020	28.60%	−0.97
30 Jun 2020	29.57%	+0.76
15 Jun 2020	28.81%	−1.14
29 May 2020	29.95%	−2.26
15 May 2020	32.21%	+1.96
30 Apr 2020	30.25%	−0.93
15 Apr 2020	31.18%	+4.33
31 Mar 2020	26.85%	+0.50
13 Mar 2020	26.35%	+3.71
28 Feb 2020	22.64%	−1.21
14 Feb 2020	23.85%	−0.85
31 Jan 2020	24.70%	−1.43
15 Jan 2020	26.13%	+0.74
31 Dec 2019	25.39%	−1.79
13 Dec 2019	27.18%	−1.12
29 Nov 2019	28.30%	+2.75
15 Nov 2019	25.55%	+0.61
31 Oct 2019	24.94%	+2.93
15 Oct 2019	22.01%	–

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

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Valaris Ltd right now?: 32.67% of Valaris Ltd's (VAL) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 14 Aug 2020, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report.
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 VAL'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 VAL's days to cover?: 6.96 days for settlement date 14 Aug 2020: 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.