Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2020

In 2020, Viking Therapeutics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 22.72% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 12.44% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of -10.28 percentage points. The year's high was 22.96% on 28 Feb 2020 and its low 11.98% on 31 Aug 2020, averaging 16.23% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 21.07 days on 14 Feb 2020. Full history: Viking Therapeutics, Inc..

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Short position data for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2020/

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  title        = {Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 22.72% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 12.44% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: -10.28 pp
High: 22.96% (28 Feb 2020)
Low: 11.98% (31 Aug 2020)
Average: 16.23%
Highest days to cover: 21.07 (14 Feb 2020)
SEC filings marked: 7

Every report in 2020

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	22.72%	16.78
31 Jan 2020	21.25%	15.60
14 Feb 2020	20.65%	21.07
28 Feb 2020	22.96%	11.60	10-K filed
13 Mar 2020	20.33%	10.41
31 Mar 2020	20.34%	8.40
15 Apr 2020	18.77%	8.68
30 Apr 2020	17.14%	10.00	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
15 May 2020	16.88%	6.69
29 May 2020	15.45%	7.37
15 Jun 2020	15.13%	7.78
30 Jun 2020	16.41%	8.00
15 Jul 2020	13.70%	8.00
31 Jul 2020	14.55%	9.88	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
14 Aug 2020	11.99%	9.74
31 Aug 2020	11.98%	7.35
15 Sep 2020	12.84%	7.66
30 Sep 2020	15.40%	9.28
15 Oct 2020	14.26%	10.53
30 Oct 2020	13.89%	9.51	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
13 Nov 2020	14.68%	11.71
30 Nov 2020	13.65%	9.58
15 Dec 2020	12.08%	7.58
31 Dec 2020	12.44%	7.09

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.