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How shorted is WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP? WRLD

#835most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 78%

8.93%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.96
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−2.72
days to cover
6.80
Aggregate net short position time series for WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
24 Jul 202611.91% 15 Jul 202610.89% 31 Jul 2026−1.02
30 Apr 20269.10% 15 Apr 202610.68% 15 May 2026+1.58
27 Jan 20265.50% 15 Jan 20264.70% 30 Jan 2026−0.80
23 Oct 20255.18% 15 Oct 20254.56% 31 Oct 2025−0.62
24 Jul 20255.41% 15 Jul 20254.96% 31 Jul 2025−0.45
29 Apr 20255.85% 15 Apr 20255.68% 30 Apr 2025−0.17
28 Jan 20256.49% 15 Jan 20256.00% 31 Jan 2025−0.49
25 Oct 20248.90% 15 Oct 20248.60% 31 Oct 2024−0.30

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for WRLD: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
29
31 Aug 2026
Highest in window
18,154
23 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
38
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 18K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20268.93%−0.96
31 Aug 20269.89%−0.46
14 Aug 202610.35%−0.54
31 Jul 202610.89%−1.02
15 Jul 202611.91%+0.26
30 Jun 202611.65%+0.58
15 Jun 202611.07%+0.39
29 May 202610.68%0.00
15 May 202610.68%+0.38
30 Apr 202610.30%+1.20
15 Apr 20269.10%+0.31
31 Mar 20268.79%+1.71
13 Mar 20267.08%+0.94
27 Feb 20266.14%+0.66
13 Feb 20265.48%+0.78
30 Jan 20264.70%−0.80
15 Jan 20265.50%+0.74
31 Dec 20254.76%−0.04
15 Dec 20254.80%−0.37
28 Nov 20255.17%+0.05
14 Nov 20255.12%+0.56
31 Oct 20254.56%−0.62
15 Oct 20255.18%+0.24
30 Sep 20254.94%+0.27
15 Sep 20254.67%+0.05
29 Aug 20254.62%−0.10
15 Aug 20254.72%−0.24
31 Jul 20254.96%−0.45
15 Jul 20255.41%+0.13
30 Jun 20255.28%−0.62
13 Jun 20255.90%+0.04
30 May 20255.86%+0.27
15 May 20255.59%−0.09
30 Apr 20255.68%−0.17
15 Apr 20255.85%−0.06
31 Mar 20255.91%−0.09
14 Mar 20256.00%+0.52
28 Feb 20255.48%−0.34
14 Feb 20255.82%−0.18
31 Jan 20256.00%−0.49
15 Jan 20256.49%+0.17
31 Dec 20246.32%−1.03
13 Dec 20247.35%−0.46
29 Nov 20247.81%−0.42
15 Nov 20248.23%−0.37
31 Oct 20248.60%−0.30
15 Oct 20248.90%−0.16
30 Sep 20249.06%+0.23
13 Sep 20248.83%+0.58
30 Aug 20248.25%−0.84
15 Aug 20249.09%−0.56
31 Jul 20249.65%−0.06
15 Jul 20249.71%+0.38
28 Jun 20249.33%−0.13
14 Jun 20249.46%−0.04
31 May 20249.50%−0.02
15 May 20249.52%−0.42
30 Apr 20249.94%−0.37
15 Apr 202410.31%−0.20
28 Mar 202410.51%−0.19
15 Mar 202410.70%+0.10
29 Feb 202410.60%−0.08
15 Feb 202410.68%−0.26
31 Jan 202410.94%+0.35
12 Jan 202410.59%−0.09
29 Dec 202310.68%−1.20
15 Dec 202311.88%+0.45
30 Nov 202311.43%−0.14
15 Nov 202311.57%−0.32
31 Oct 202311.89%−0.08
13 Oct 202311.97%+0.67
29 Sep 202311.30%+0.14
15 Sep 202311.16%−0.11
31 Aug 202311.27%+0.21
15 Aug 202311.06%−0.11
31 Jul 202311.17%−0.37
14 Jul 202311.54%−0.41
30 Jun 202311.95%−0.47
15 Jun 202312.42%−0.75
31 May 202313.17%−1.22
15 May 202314.39%+0.52
28 Apr 202313.87%−0.84
14 Apr 202314.71%+0.01
31 Mar 202314.70%+0.34
15 Mar 202314.36%+0.55
28 Feb 202313.81%+0.95
15 Feb 202312.86%−0.57
31 Jan 202313.43%+0.61
13 Jan 202312.82%−0.34
30 Dec 202213.16%+0.61
15 Dec 202212.55%−0.10
30 Nov 202212.65%+1.14
15 Nov 202211.51%+0.26
31 Oct 202211.25%−1.34
14 Oct 202212.59%−1.15
30 Sep 202213.74%+0.03
15 Sep 202213.71%−0.70
31 Aug 202214.41%+0.13
15 Aug 202214.28%+0.29
29 Jul 202213.99%+0.93
15 Jul 202213.06%+0.39
30 Jun 202212.67%−0.39
15 Jun 202213.06%+0.69
31 May 202212.37%+0.24
13 May 202212.13%+0.38
29 Apr 202211.75%+0.30
14 Apr 202211.45%−0.13
31 Mar 202211.58%+0.48
15 Mar 202211.10%+1.30
28 Feb 20229.80%+0.45
15 Feb 20229.35%+1.59
31 Jan 20227.76%+0.44
14 Jan 20227.32%+0.16
31 Dec 20217.16%−1.99
15 Dec 20219.15%−0.22
30 Nov 20219.37%+0.06
15 Nov 20219.31%−0.74
29 Oct 202110.05%−0.30
15 Oct 202110.35%+0.03
30 Sep 202110.32%−0.15
15 Sep 202110.47%−0.31
31 Aug 202110.78%−0.30
13 Aug 202111.08%−0.14
30 Jul 202111.22%+1.68
15 Jul 20219.54%−0.07
30 Jun 20219.61%+0.03
15 Jun 20219.58%−0.22
28 May 20219.80%−0.27
14 May 202110.07%+0.22
30 Apr 20219.85%−0.22
15 Apr 202110.07%−0.10
31 Mar 202110.17%+0.01
15 Mar 202110.16%−0.40
26 Feb 202110.56%+0.16
12 Feb 202110.40%−2.34
29 Jan 202112.74%−3.37
15 Jan 202116.11%−1.20
31 Dec 202017.31%−0.16
15 Dec 202017.47%−0.46
30 Nov 202017.93%−0.70
13 Nov 202018.63%−0.36
30 Oct 202018.99%+0.94
15 Oct 202018.05%−1.28
30 Sep 202019.33%−3.01
15 Sep 202022.34%−0.29
31 Aug 202022.63%−0.39
14 Aug 202023.02%−0.97
31 Jul 202023.99%+0.14
15 Jul 202023.85%−0.50
30 Jun 202024.35%+0.27
15 Jun 202024.08%−0.99
29 May 202025.07%−0.22
15 May 202025.29%+0.33
30 Apr 202024.96%−0.44
15 Apr 202025.40%+0.39
31 Mar 202025.01%+1.07
13 Mar 202023.94%+1.09
28 Feb 202022.85%−0.96
14 Feb 202023.81%+2.22
31 Jan 202021.59%−0.21
15 Jan 202021.80%+0.19
31 Dec 201921.61%+4.01
13 Dec 201917.60%+0.36
29 Nov 201917.24%−0.22
15 Nov 201917.46%+0.18
31 Oct 201917.28%+2.79
15 Oct 201914.49%+2.60
30 Sep 201911.89%+0.15
13 Sep 201911.74%+0.64
30 Aug 201911.10%+1.45
15 Aug 20199.65%+1.67
31 Jul 20197.98%+3.27
15 Jul 20194.71%−0.24
28 Jun 20194.95%−0.56
14 Jun 20195.51%−0.72
31 May 20196.23%−0.45
15 May 20196.68%−0.39
30 Apr 20197.07%−0.56
15 Apr 20197.63%−0.60
29 Mar 20198.23%−0.43
15 Mar 20198.66%+0.07
28 Feb 20198.59%+0.11
15 Feb 20198.48%0.00
31 Jan 20198.48%+0.33
15 Jan 20198.15%−0.27
31 Dec 20188.42%+0.91
14 Dec 20187.51%+0.02
30 Nov 20187.49%+0.13
15 Nov 20187.36%−0.08
31 Oct 20187.44%−0.18
15 Oct 20187.62%+0.66
28 Sep 20186.96%+0.17
14 Sep 20186.79%−0.14
31 Aug 20186.93%−1.04
15 Aug 20187.97%−0.94
31 Jul 20188.91%−0.77
13 Jul 20189.68%−0.47
29 Jun 201810.15%+0.05
15 Jun 201810.10%−0.10
31 May 201810.20%+0.36
15 May 20189.84%−0.56
30 Apr 201810.40%−0.07
13 Apr 201810.47%−0.75
29 Mar 201811.22%+0.08
15 Mar 201811.14%−0.49
28 Feb 201811.63%−1.13
15 Feb 201812.76%−0.31
31 Jan 201813.07%−0.80
12 Jan 201813.87%+0.22
29 Dec 201713.65%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP right now?
8.93% of WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP's (WRLD) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 835th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this WRLD's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is WRLD's days to cover?
6.80 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.