Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2018

In 2018, Viking Therapeutics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 6.90% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 33.31% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +26.41 percentage points. The year's high was 33.31% on 31 Dec 2018 and its low 5.19% on 15 May 2018, averaging 17.29% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 9.44 days on 14 Dec 2018. Full history: Viking Therapeutics, Inc..

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Short position data for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-viking-therapeutics-inc-short-interest-i-2018-12-31,
  title        = {Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 6.90% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 33.31% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +26.41 pp
High: 33.31% (31 Dec 2018)
Low: 5.19% (15 May 2018)
Average: 17.29%
Highest days to cover: 9.44 (14 Dec 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	6.90%	2.36
31 Jan 2018	6.22%	1.81
15 Feb 2018	8.52%	1.00
28 Feb 2018	7.76%	1.28
15 Mar 2018	9.91%	2.30	10-K filed, results (8-K)
29 Mar 2018	8.49%	2.86
13 Apr 2018	10.26%	4.17
30 Apr 2018	5.72%	3.27
15 May 2018	5.19%	3.79	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 May 2018	6.58%	1.00
15 Jun 2018	12.08%	1.00
29 Jun 2018	19.04%	2.71
13 Jul 2018	21.12%	5.91
31 Jul 2018	17.62%	5.40
15 Aug 2018	17.30%	7.55	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2018	16.36%	4.28
14 Sep 2018	17.23%	5.19
28 Sep 2018	25.32%	1.27
15 Oct 2018	32.66%	4.81
31 Oct 2018	31.09%	7.60
15 Nov 2018	31.61%	5.04	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2018	32.91%	7.57
14 Dec 2018	31.88%	9.44
31 Dec 2018	33.31%	7.21

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.