VIVUS, Inc. short interest in 2018

In 2018, VIVUS, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 5.04% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 7.60% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +2.56 percentage points. The year's high was 7.67% on 14 Dec 2018 and its low 4.33% on 15 May 2018, averaging 5.34% across 21 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 19.47 days on 30 Apr 2018. Full history: VIVUS, Inc..

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Short position data for VIVUS, Inc. short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/vvus-2022/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-vivus-inc-short-interest-in-2018-2018-12-31,
  title        = {VIVUS, Inc. short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/vvus-2022/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 5.04% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 7.60% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +2.56 pp
High: 7.67% (14 Dec 2018)
Low: 4.33% (15 May 2018)
Average: 5.34%
Highest days to cover: 19.47 (30 Apr 2018)
SEC filings marked: 11

Every report in 2018

VIVUS, Inc. short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	5.04%	12.67
31 Jan 2018	5.23%	10.85
15 Feb 2018	5.32%	7.09
28 Feb 2018	5.18%	15.69
15 Mar 2018	5.12%	5.95	results (8-K), 10-K filed
29 Mar 2018	5.04%	8.82
13 Apr 2018	4.94%	12.11
30 Apr 2018	4.62%	19.47
15 May 2018	4.33%	2.35	10-Q filed, results (8-K), results (8-K)
31 May 2018	4.44%	1.24
15 Jun 2018	4.65%	4.52
29 Jun 2018	4.64%	10.46
13 Jul 2018	4.64%	7.09
31 Jul 2018	4.42%	14.05
15 Aug 2018	4.50%	14.93	10-Q filed, results (8-K), results (8-K)
31 Aug 2018	4.36%	11.00
31 Oct 2018	6.36%	9.51
15 Nov 2018	6.49%	6.02	10-Q filed, results (8-K), results (8-K)
30 Nov 2018	7.64%	11.27
14 Dec 2018	7.67%	4.84
31 Dec 2018	7.60%	5.90

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.