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XLB short interest NYSE Arca

State Street Materials Select. FINRA's reported shares short for this symbol, twice a month by settlement date, shown as the regulator publishes them. No percentage is shown: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption.

Shares short
13,219,235
vs previous settlement
โˆ’55,206 (-0.4%)
days to cover
1.12
Settlement date
15 Sep 2026

Shares short over time

Aggregate net short position time series for XLB shares short

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the security's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement.

Aggregate net short position time series for XLB days to cover

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for XLB: 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.

Latest balance
6,000
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
2,611,736
30 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
144
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for State Street Materials Select 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 2.6M shares.

History

Every FINRA settlement we hold for XLB, newest first. สณ marks a figure FINRA itself flagged as revised.

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShares shortChangeDays to cover
15 Sep 202613,219,235โˆ’55,2061.12
31 Aug 202613,274,441โˆ’248,9081.31
14 Aug 202613,523,349โˆ’1,517,0151.19
31 Jul 202615,040,364+1,212,2761.37
15 Jul 202613,828,088+57,7701.15
30 Jun 202613,770,318โˆ’1,088,5411.27
15 Jun 202614,858,859+532,4081.05
29 May 202614,326,451+653,0271.29
15 May 202613,673,424+1,062,9441.34
30 Apr 202612,610,480โˆ’1,434,6921.24
15 Apr 202614,045,172โˆ’5,072,6591.18
31 Mar 202619,117,831+1,318,2081.15
13 Mar 202617,799,623โˆ’1,480,0211.00
27 Feb 202619,279,644+73,0671.24
13 Feb 202619,206,577โˆ’716,1051.00
30 Jan 202619,922,682โˆ’3,175,5891.20
15 Jan 202623,098,271+5,721,7131.45
31 Dec 202517,376,558+1,378,0832.31
15 Dec 202515,998,475+8,328,9941.46
28 Nov 20257,669,481+16,2171.02
14 Nov 20257,653,264โˆ’1,070,2741.00
31 Oct 20258,723,538+166,8861.26
15 Oct 20258,556,652โˆ’349,4711.39
30 Sep 20258,906,123+432,2721.60
15 Sep 20258,473,851โˆ’491,8911.42
29 Aug 20258,965,742สณโˆ’372,0661.69
15 Aug 20259,337,808+385,5431.19
31 Jul 20258,952,265+13,5041.15
15 Jul 20258,938,761โˆ’1,511,5611.37
30 Jun 202510,450,322โˆ’81,0982.14
13 Jun 202510,531,420+536,8081.77
30 May 20259,994,612โˆ’2,328,5892.33
15 May 202512,323,201โˆ’400,1053.18
30 Apr 202512,723,306โˆ’748,0602.67
15 Apr 202513,471,366โˆ’2,552,9511.16
31 Mar 202516,024,317โˆ’652,5393.44
14 Mar 202516,676,856+696,6332.15
28 Feb 202515,980,223โˆ’663,4153.70
14 Feb 202516,643,638+599,4552.49
31 Jan 202516,044,183+4,4863.00
15 Jan 202516,039,697+1,139,8331.82
31 Dec 202414,899,864โˆ’755,0543.00
13 Dec 202415,654,918+112,1443.15
29 Nov 202415,542,774+85,6274.06
15 Nov 202415,457,147โˆ’80,1133.24
31 Oct 202415,537,260โˆ’1,915,5684.50
15 Oct 202417,452,828+254,8913.85
30 Sep 202417,197,937+1,359,4254.41
13 Sep 202415,838,512+757,8334.28
30 Aug 202415,080,679โˆ’763,2654.80
15 Aug 202415,843,944+2,118,3262.82
31 Jul 202413,725,618โˆ’253,9733.29
15 Jul 202413,979,591โˆ’331,0623.19
28 Jun 202414,310,653โˆ’1,1963.43
14 Jun 202414,311,849+4,764,3624.00
31 May 20249,547,487โˆ’230,5362.97
15 May 20249,778,023โˆ’701,4082.26
30 Apr 202410,479,431โˆ’340,0822.29
15 Apr 202410,819,513โˆ’1,336,2342.07
28 Mar 202412,155,747โˆ’988,8122.63
15 Mar 202413,144,559+1,096,8162.02
29 Feb 202412,047,743+12,9222.74
15 Feb 202412,034,821โˆ’171,5271.74
31 Jan 202412,206,348+1,160,5682.47
12 Jan 202411,045,780+392,9721.57
29 Dec 202310,652,808โˆ’377,3442.93
15 Dec 202311,030,152โˆ’940,0141.53
30 Nov 202311,970,166+410,6523.26
15 Nov 202311,559,514+1,031,2281.99
31 Oct 202310,528,286โˆ’2,773,5451.46
13 Oct 202313,301,831+741,0651.63
29 Sep 202312,560,766+2,319,9172.47
15 Sep 202310,240,849โˆ’540,9132.09
31 Aug 202310,781,762+1,342,6142.36
15 Aug 20239,439,148โˆ’324,8231.40
31 Jul 20239,763,971โˆ’470,6511.76
14 Jul 202310,234,622โˆ’761,4951.44
30 Jun 202310,996,117โˆ’822,5271.85
15 Jun 202311,818,644โˆ’1,227,3091.73
31 May 202313,045,953+1,314,7732.22
15 May 202311,731,180+291,7202.12
28 Apr 202311,439,460+1,018,6722.44
14 Apr 202310,420,788+331,8261.48
31 Mar 202310,088,962+671,6621.54
15 Mar 20239,417,300+274,3211.03
28 Feb 20239,142,979โˆ’322,1071.47
15 Feb 20239,465,086โˆ’3,514,9571.70
31 Jan 202312,980,043โˆ’952,2052.94
13 Jan 202313,932,248โˆ’423,8542.89
30 Dec 202214,356,102+285,7574.26
15 Dec 202214,070,345+1,294,2403.08
30 Nov 202212,776,105+920,4263.12
15 Nov 202211,855,679+1,459,2411.40
31 Oct 202210,396,438โˆ’1,700,7891.73
14 Oct 202212,097,227+22,4071.35
30 Sep 202212,074,820+285,0241.84
15 Sep 202211,789,796+830,0932.22
31 Aug 202210,959,703+954,3243.03
15 Aug 202210,005,379โˆ’221,5092.29
29 Jul 202210,226,888โˆ’546,4622.12
15 Jul 202210,773,350+1,394,1281.56
30 Jun 20229,379,222+58,9151.17
15 Jun 20229,320,307โˆ’1,589,0181.32
31 May 202210,909,325+549,4731.51
13 May 202210,359,852+2,830,7691.00
29 Apr 20227,529,083โˆ’392,7341.00
14 Apr 20227,921,817+12,9401.22
31 Mar 20227,908,877+70,2621.13
15 Mar 20227,838,615+108,3461.00
28 Feb 20227,730,269โˆ’319,2691.00
15 Feb 20228,049,538โˆ’234,9991.00
31 Jan 20228,284,537+291,3291.00
14 Jan 20227,993,208+632,1741.01
31 Dec 20217,361,034โˆ’1,033,1431.70
15 Dec 20218,394,177+308,9521.26
30 Nov 20218,085,225+164,4501.25
15 Nov 20217,920,775+795,3201.34
29 Oct 20217,125,455โˆ’957,0321.33
15 Oct 20218,082,487+72,3751.13
30 Sep 20218,010,112โˆ’510,3881.09
15 Sep 20218,520,500+964,7171.20
31 Aug 20217,555,783โˆ’502,7301.27
13 Aug 20218,058,513+714,8491.24
30 Jul 20217,343,664โˆ’95,8471.00
15 Jul 20217,439,511โˆ’368,2191.00
30 Jun 20217,807,730โˆ’1,715,4651.01
15 Jun 20219,523,195สณโˆ’215,7691.44
28 May 20219,738,964+190,8931.58
14 May 20219,548,071+1,295,6261.32
30 Apr 20218,252,445+401,0041.67
15 Apr 20217,851,441โˆ’657,5321.41
31 Mar 20218,508,973โˆ’334,6971.29
15 Mar 20218,843,670โˆ’2,237,0521.04
26 Feb 202111,080,722โˆ’2,480,2781.70
12 Feb 202113,561,000+2,476,4772.23
29 Jan 202111,084,523โˆ’524,2391.64
15 Jan 202111,608,762+2,755,2721.29
31 Dec 20208,853,490โˆ’1,720,7162.70
15 Dec 202010,574,206+88,3962.40
30 Nov 202010,485,810+1,267,9182.49
13 Nov 20209,217,892+106,0171.14
30 Oct 20209,111,875+45,3631.71
15 Oct 20209,066,512โˆ’1,667,2751.17
30 Sep 202010,733,787โˆ’844,7751.53
15 Sep 202011,578,562+318,6941.34
31 Aug 202011,259,868+472,1044.54
14 Aug 202010,787,764โˆ’1,324,3222.14
31 Jul 202012,112,086+1,293,3522.93
15 Jul 202010,818,734+1,304,5451.36
30 Jun 20209,514,189โˆ’329,2341.90
15 Jun 20209,843,423+713,6701.32
29 May 20209,129,753โˆ’810,5562.12
15 May 20209,940,309สณ+732,7182.40
30 Apr 20209,207,591โˆ’514,4881.89
15 Apr 20209,722,079+714,2531.00
31 Mar 20209,007,826โˆ’1,894,1171.00
13 Mar 202010,901,943โˆ’39,6851.00
28 Feb 202010,941,628+1,319,1841.00
14 Feb 20209,622,444+364,8141.22
31 Jan 20209,257,630+204,9341.89
15 Jan 20209,052,696โˆ’656,3261.09
31 Dec 20199,709,022โˆ’3,911,9892.53
13 Dec 201913,621,011โˆ’1,911,2782.71
29 Nov 201915,532,289+1,155,0514.13
15 Nov 201914,377,238+8,3123.60
31 Oct 201914,368,926โˆ’978,3933.39
15 Oct 201915,347,319+557,2701.97
30 Sep 201914,790,049+808,9633.12
13 Sep 201913,981,086+1,024,3202.29
30 Aug 201912,956,766+38,1132.60
15 Aug 201912,918,653โˆ’692,6171.18
31 Jul 201913,611,270โˆ’911,7402.77
15 Jul 201914,523,010โˆ’1,078,3492.38
28 Jun 201915,601,359+2,589,2332.73
14 Jun 201913,012,126+1,696,0121.00
31 May 201911,316,114+1,011,9792.12
15 May 201910,304,135โˆ’417,2991.31
30 Apr 201910,721,434โˆ’1,588,5352.24
15 Apr 201912,309,969โˆ’472,2592.02
29 Mar 201912,782,228+2,464,7521.79
15 Mar 201910,317,476โˆ’5,303,7901.44
28 Feb 201915,621,266+2,232,7371.99
15 Feb 201913,388,529โˆ’1,913,2502.32
31 Jan 201915,301,779โˆ’3,479,3671.88
15 Jan 201918,781,146โˆ’1,059,2532.15
31 Dec 201819,840,399+7,728,3721.31
14 Dec 201812,112,027โˆ’847,8151.13
30 Nov 201812,959,842+317,3131.72
15 Nov 201812,642,529โˆ’9,700,7051.36
31 Oct 201822,343,234+7,041,5041.53
15 Oct 201815,301,730+311,4731.92
28 Sep 201814,990,257โˆ’802,1662.52
14 Sep 201815,792,423+2,557,4592.75
31 Aug 201813,234,964+3,454,6892.64
15 Aug 20189,780,275โˆ’3,267,3911.66
31 Jul 201813,047,666+73,6772.29
13 Jul 201812,973,989โˆ’1,261,4172.20
29 Jun 201814,235,406+791,1812.15
15 Jun 201813,444,225+489,2593.00
31 May 201812,954,966โˆ’1,460,6192.67
15 May 201814,415,585+1,070,1812.41
30 Apr 201813,345,404+1,527,8072.31
13 Apr 201811,817,597โˆ’275,0421.65
29 Mar 201812,092,639โˆ’1,484,6271.80
15 Mar 201813,577,266โˆ’1,255,0322.01
28 Feb 201814,832,298+678,2502.86
15 Feb 201814,154,048+429,5101.08
31 Jan 201813,724,538โˆ’4,010,5782.02
12 Jan 201817,735,116+1,585,3813.42
29 Dec 201716,149,735โ€“5.03

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is XLB's short interest?
13,219,235 shares short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report, down 55,206 from the previous settlement.
Why is there no percentage for XLB?
Because no defensible share count exists to divide by: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption. An exchange-traded product's share count changes every day as units are created and redeemed, so no filing gives a stable count to divide by. FINRA's shares-short figure is exact; a percentage of it would not be.
What is XLB's days to cover?
1.12 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume, published in the same file and shown verbatim. We hold no volume data ourselves.
Is this the short float?
No. This page shows FINRA's share count only. Short float divides that count by the public float, and short interest as we publish it elsewhere divides it by shares outstanding from SEC filings. Neither denominator is available for this line, so neither ratio is shown.
How often does this update?
FINRA member firms report short positions as of the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. We ingest each file the day it appears and re-read recent settlements for revisions.

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