WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2021

In 2021, WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP's disclosed short interest ran from 16.11% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2021 to 7.16% on 31 Dec 2021, a change of -8.95 percentage points. The year's high was 16.11% on 15 Jan 2021 and its low 7.16% on 31 Dec 2021, averaging 10.33% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 63.99 days on 15 Oct 2021. Full history: WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP.

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Short position data for WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2021: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2021. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2021/

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@misc{howshorted-world-acceptance-corp-short-interest-in--2021-12-31,
  title        = {WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2021 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2021/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2021; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2021}
}

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2021 in figures

Start of year: 16.11% (15 Jan 2021)
End of year: 7.16% (31 Dec 2021)
Change: -8.95 pp
High: 16.11% (15 Jan 2021)
Low: 7.16% (31 Dec 2021)
Average: 10.33%
Highest days to cover: 63.99 (15 Oct 2021)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2021

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2021
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2021	16.11%	13.81
29 Jan 2021	12.74%	5.71	results (8-K)
12 Feb 2021	10.40%	11.32	10-Q filed
26 Feb 2021	10.56%	19.28
15 Mar 2021	10.16%	23.76
31 Mar 2021	10.17%	23.01
15 Apr 2021	10.07%	41.39
30 Apr 2021	9.85%	40.23
14 May 2021	10.07%	24.45	results (8-K)
28 May 2021	9.80%	29.88
15 Jun 2021	9.58%	22.16	10-K filed
30 Jun 2021	9.61%	20.42
15 Jul 2021	9.54%	34.81
30 Jul 2021	11.22%	19.56	results (8-K)
13 Aug 2021	11.08%	50.92	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2021	10.78%	40.09
15 Sep 2021	10.47%	37.80
30 Sep 2021	10.32%	35.98
15 Oct 2021	10.35%	63.99
29 Oct 2021	10.05%	13.11	results (8-K)
15 Nov 2021	9.31%	15.36	10-Q filed
30 Nov 2021	9.37%	36.89
15 Dec 2021	9.15%	18.13
31 Dec 2021	7.16%	11.88

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.