Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2021

In 2021, Viking Therapeutics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 12.04% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2021 to 4.68% on 31 Dec 2021, a change of -7.36 percentage points. The year's high was 14.21% on 15 Apr 2021 and its low 4.68% on 31 Dec 2021, averaging 9.82% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 14.93 days on 15 Apr 2021. Full history: Viking Therapeutics, Inc..

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Short position data for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2021: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2021. https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2021/

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@misc{howshorted-viking-therapeutics-inc-short-interest-i-2021-12-31,
  title        = {Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2021 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2021/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2021; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2021}
}

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2021 in figures

Start of year: 12.04% (15 Jan 2021)
End of year: 4.68% (31 Dec 2021)
Change: -7.36 pp
High: 14.21% (15 Apr 2021)
Low: 4.68% (31 Dec 2021)
Average: 9.82%
Highest days to cover: 14.93 (15 Apr 2021)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2021

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2021
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2021	12.04%	7.64
29 Jan 2021	11.60%	5.22
12 Feb 2021	11.17%	4.03
26 Feb 2021	11.36%	6.43	10-K filed, results (8-K)
15 Mar 2021	11.49%	8.19
31 Mar 2021	13.56%	9.68
15 Apr 2021	14.21%	14.93
30 Apr 2021	13.56%	13.68	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
14 May 2021	13.79%	12.96
28 May 2021	13.00%	10.34
15 Jun 2021	12.67%	9.95
30 Jun 2021	10.42%	6.05
15 Jul 2021	10.09%	11.63
30 Jul 2021	10.38%	13.91	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
13 Aug 2021	9.43%	12.78
31 Aug 2021	8.15%	9.09
15 Sep 2021	7.50%	8.35
30 Sep 2021	6.49%	8.15
15 Oct 2021	6.08%	10.25
29 Oct 2021	6.36%	8.83
15 Nov 2021	6.11%	7.01	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2021	6.31%	7.88
15 Dec 2021	5.31%	4.10
31 Dec 2021	4.68%	4.86

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.