WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2026

In 2026, WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP's disclosed short interest ran from 5.50% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 8.93% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of +3.43 percentage points. The year's high was 11.91% on 15 Jul 2026 and its low 4.70% on 30 Jan 2026, averaging 9.01% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 6.80 days on 15 Sep 2026. Full history: WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP.

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Short position data for WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2026/

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@misc{howshorted-world-acceptance-corp-short-interest-in--2026-09-15,
  title        = {WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wrld/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 5.50% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 8.93% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: +3.43 pp
High: 11.91% (15 Jul 2026)
Low: 4.70% (30 Jan 2026)
Average: 9.01%
Highest days to cover: 6.80 (15 Sep 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	5.50%	2.93
30 Jan 2026	4.70%	2.34	results (8-K)
13 Feb 2026	5.48%	2.90	10-Q filed
27 Feb 2026	6.14%	3.22
13 Mar 2026	7.08%	2.05
31 Mar 2026	8.79%	2.60
15 Apr 2026	9.10%	3.26
30 Apr 2026	10.30%	2.97	results (8-K)
15 May 2026	10.68%	3.00
29 May 2026	10.68%	3.56
15 Jun 2026	11.07%	3.89	10-K filed
30 Jun 2026	11.65%	5.39
15 Jul 2026	11.91%	4.88
31 Jul 2026	10.89%	3.12	results (8-K)
14 Aug 2026	10.35%	4.93	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2026	9.89%	6.67
15 Sep 2026	8.93%	6.80

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.