WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2019

In 2019, WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP's disclosed short interest ran from 8.15% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2019 to 21.61% on 31 Dec 2019, a change of +13.46 percentage points. The year's high was 21.61% on 31 Dec 2019 and its low 4.71% on 15 Jul 2019, averaging 10.48% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 26.48 days on 13 Dec 2019. Full history: WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP.

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Short position data for WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2019: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2019. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2019/

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@misc{howshorted-world-acceptance-corp-short-interest-in--2019-12-31,
  title        = {WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2019 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2019/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2019; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2019}
}

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2019 in figures

Start of year: 8.15% (15 Jan 2019)
End of year: 21.61% (31 Dec 2019)
Change: +13.46 pp
High: 21.61% (31 Dec 2019)
Low: 4.71% (15 Jul 2019)
Average: 10.48%
Highest days to cover: 26.48 (13 Dec 2019)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2019

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2019
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2019	8.15%	7.42
31 Jan 2019	8.48%	12.72	results (8-K)
15 Feb 2019	8.48%	8.92	10-Q filed
28 Feb 2019	8.59%	9.80
15 Mar 2019	8.66%	14.68
29 Mar 2019	8.23%	12.42
15 Apr 2019	7.63%	14.27
30 Apr 2019	7.07%	9.56
15 May 2019	6.68%	7.50	results (8-K)
31 May 2019	6.23%	8.40	10-K filed
14 Jun 2019	5.51%	5.39
28 Jun 2019	4.95%	4.27
15 Jul 2019	4.71%	6.32
31 Jul 2019	7.98%	3.49	results (8-K)
15 Aug 2019	9.65%	6.22	10-Q filed
30 Aug 2019	11.10%	6.02
13 Sep 2019	11.74%	7.41
30 Sep 2019	11.89%	7.95
15 Oct 2019	14.49%	10.26
31 Oct 2019	17.28%	10.79	results (8-K)
15 Nov 2019	17.46%	9.54	10-Q filed
29 Nov 2019	17.24%	16.51
13 Dec 2019	17.60%	26.48
31 Dec 2019	21.61%	12.10

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.