WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2020

In 2020, WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP's disclosed short interest ran from 21.80% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 17.31% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of -4.49 percentage points. The year's high was 25.40% on 15 Apr 2020 and its low 17.31% on 31 Dec 2020, averaging 22.15% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 47.34 days on 31 Jul 2020. Full history: WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP.

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Short position data for WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2020/

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  title        = {WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 21.80% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 17.31% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: -4.49 pp
High: 25.40% (15 Apr 2020)
Low: 17.31% (31 Dec 2020)
Average: 22.15%
Highest days to cover: 47.34 (31 Jul 2020)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2020

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	21.80%	27.90
31 Jan 2020	21.59%	19.06	results (8-K)
14 Feb 2020	23.81%	18.41	10-Q filed
28 Feb 2020	22.85%	30.36
13 Mar 2020	23.94%	25.50
31 Mar 2020	25.01%	19.29
15 Apr 2020	25.40%	17.99
30 Apr 2020	24.96%	25.70
15 May 2020	25.29%	23.08	results (8-K)
29 May 2020	25.07%	37.65	10-K filed
15 Jun 2020	24.08%	31.22
30 Jun 2020	24.35%	29.14
15 Jul 2020	23.85%	45.86
31 Jul 2020	23.99%	47.34	results (8-K)
14 Aug 2020	23.02%	37.68	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2020	22.63%	33.90
15 Sep 2020	22.34%	23.49
30 Sep 2020	19.33%	13.35
15 Oct 2020	18.05%	22.34
30 Oct 2020	18.99%	21.67	results (8-K)
13 Nov 2020	18.63%	23.72	10-Q filed
30 Nov 2020	17.93%	33.60
15 Dec 2020	17.47%	28.21
31 Dec 2020	17.31%	19.49

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.