Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2026

In 2026, Viking Therapeutics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 22.23% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 19.36% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of -2.87 percentage points. The year's high was 23.06% on 30 Jan 2026 and its low 19.02% on 31 Aug 2026, averaging 20.33% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 13.30 days on 14 Aug 2026. Full history: Viking Therapeutics, Inc..

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Short position data for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2026/

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@misc{howshorted-viking-therapeutics-inc-short-interest-i-2026-09-15,
  title        = {Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/vktx/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 22.23% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 19.36% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: -2.87 pp
High: 23.06% (30 Jan 2026)
Low: 19.02% (31 Aug 2026)
Average: 20.33%
Highest days to cover: 13.30 (14 Aug 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	22.23%	5.97
30 Jan 2026	23.06%	9.88
13 Feb 2026	22.64%	6.93	10-K filed, results (8-K)
27 Feb 2026	21.05%	10.84
13 Mar 2026	21.03%	9.88
31 Mar 2026	20.77%	9.82
15 Apr 2026	19.90%	11.05
30 Apr 2026	19.51%	8.92	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 May 2026	19.19%	11.20
29 May 2026	19.27%	11.69
15 Jun 2026	20.08%	11.64
30 Jun 2026	20.25%	6.65
15 Jul 2026	19.85%	9.84
31 Jul 2026	19.32%	10.49	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
14 Aug 2026	19.10%	13.30
31 Aug 2026	19.02%	12.39
15 Sep 2026	19.36%	12.32

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.