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How shorted is Ziff Davis, Inc.? ZD

#251most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 93%

16.16%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.66
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.56
days to cover
8.96
Aggregate net short position time series for Ziff Davis, Inc.

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for Ziff Davis, Inc. days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
7 Aug 202613.77% 31 Jul 202613.07% 14 Aug 2026−0.70
8 May 202612.39% 30 Apr 202612.82% 15 May 2026+0.43
24 Feb 202612.99% 13 Feb 202614.61% 27 Feb 2026+1.62
7 Nov 202511.53% 31 Oct 202510.98% 14 Nov 2025−0.55
7 Aug 20259.87% 31 Jul 202510.19% 15 Aug 2025+0.32
9 May 20257.76% 30 Apr 20258.01% 15 May 2025+0.25
25 Feb 20256.48% 14 Feb 20256.51% 28 Feb 2025+0.03
8 Nov 20245.70% 31 Oct 20245.75% 15 Nov 2024+0.05

Fails to deliver

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

Last balance on file
130
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
262,571
6 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
68
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Ziff Davis, Inc. 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 263K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202616.16%+0.66
31 Aug 202615.50%+2.43
14 Aug 202613.07%−0.70
31 Jul 202613.77%+1.81
15 Jul 202611.96%−3.64
30 Jun 202615.60%−0.28
15 Jun 202615.88%+1.42
29 May 202614.46%+1.64
15 May 202612.82%+0.43
30 Apr 202612.39%+2.08
15 Apr 202610.31%−0.52
31 Mar 202610.83%+0.58
13 Mar 202610.25%−4.36
27 Feb 202614.61%+1.62
13 Feb 202612.99%+1.24
30 Jan 202611.75%−0.20
15 Jan 202611.95%−0.04
31 Dec 202511.99%+0.46
15 Dec 202511.53%−0.51
28 Nov 202512.04%+1.06
14 Nov 202510.98%−0.55
31 Oct 202511.53%+0.57
15 Oct 202510.96%+0.34
30 Sep 202510.62%+0.91
15 Sep 20259.71%−0.35
29 Aug 202510.06%−0.13
15 Aug 202510.19%+0.32
31 Jul 20259.87%+0.22
15 Jul 20259.65%−0.28
30 Jun 20259.93%+0.93
13 Jun 20259.00%+0.42
30 May 20258.58%+0.57
15 May 20258.01%+0.25
30 Apr 20257.76%+1.37
15 Apr 20256.39%+0.82
31 Mar 20255.57%−1.12
14 Mar 20256.69%+0.18
28 Feb 20256.51%+0.03
14 Feb 20256.48%+0.78
31 Jan 20255.70%−0.02
15 Jan 20255.72%−0.87
31 Dec 20246.59%+0.69
13 Dec 20245.90%+0.16
29 Nov 20245.74%−0.01
15 Nov 20245.75%+0.05
31 Oct 20245.70%−0.28
15 Oct 20245.98%+0.22
30 Sep 20245.76%−0.09
13 Sep 20245.85%+0.68
30 Aug 20245.17%+0.27
15 Aug 20244.90%+0.31
31 Jul 20244.59%+0.29
15 Jul 20244.30%+0.06
28 Jun 20244.24%−0.42
14 Jun 20244.66%+0.36
31 May 20244.30%−0.14
15 May 20244.44%+0.19
30 Apr 20244.25%+0.03
15 Apr 20244.22%−0.15
28 Mar 20244.37%−0.23
15 Mar 20244.60%−0.02
29 Feb 20244.62%+0.22
15 Feb 20244.40%+0.14
31 Jan 20244.26%+0.64
12 Jan 20243.62%−0.22
29 Dec 20233.84%−0.52
15 Dec 20234.36%+0.10
30 Nov 20234.26%−0.04
15 Nov 20234.30%−0.16
31 Oct 20234.46%+0.28
13 Oct 20234.18%−0.60
29 Sep 20234.78%−0.04
15 Sep 20234.82%−0.19
31 Aug 20235.01%−0.48
15 Aug 20235.49%−0.58
31 Jul 20236.07%−0.04
14 Jul 20236.11%+0.39
30 Jun 20235.72%−0.55
15 Jun 20236.27%+0.70
31 May 20235.57%−0.45
15 May 20236.02%−0.31
28 Apr 20236.33%+0.11
14 Apr 20236.22%+0.03
31 Mar 20236.19%−0.10
15 Mar 20236.29%−0.05
28 Feb 20236.34%−0.01
15 Feb 20236.35%+1.12
31 Jan 20235.23%−0.26
13 Jan 20235.49%−0.23
30 Dec 20225.72%−0.34
15 Dec 20226.06%−0.27
30 Nov 20226.33%−0.30
15 Nov 20226.63%+0.08
31 Oct 20226.55%−0.16
14 Oct 20226.71%+0.27
30 Sep 20226.44%−0.21
15 Sep 20226.65%−0.13
31 Aug 20226.78%−0.23
15 Aug 20227.01%−0.42
29 Jul 20227.43%−0.70
15 Jul 20228.13%+1.21
30 Jun 20226.92%+0.12
15 Jun 20226.80%+0.12
31 May 20226.68%−1.14
13 May 20227.82%+0.73
29 Apr 20227.09%+0.45
14 Apr 20226.64%−0.20
31 Mar 20226.84%−0.54
15 Mar 20227.38%+0.18
28 Feb 20227.20%+0.20
15 Feb 20227.00%−0.70
31 Jan 20227.70%+1.71
14 Jan 20225.99%+0.45
30 Sep 20215.54%+0.73
15 Sep 20214.81%+0.22
31 Aug 20214.59%0.00
13 Aug 20214.59%−3.08
30 Jul 20217.67%−0.45
15 Jul 20218.12%−0.51
30 Jun 20218.63%−0.15
15 Jun 20218.78%−0.13
28 May 20218.91%+0.29
14 May 20218.62%+0.67
30 Apr 20217.95%−4.90
15 Apr 202112.85%−0.32
31 Mar 202113.17%+0.54
15 Mar 202112.63%+0.46
26 Feb 202112.17%−0.18
12 Feb 202112.35%+0.09
29 Jan 202112.26%−0.92
15 Jan 202113.18%+1.21
31 Dec 202011.97%−0.72
15 Dec 202012.69%−1.79
30 Nov 202014.48%−0.02
13 Nov 202014.50%+0.42
30 Oct 202014.08%−0.35
15 Oct 202014.43%−0.21
30 Sep 202014.64%−0.09
15 Sep 202014.73%+0.24
31 Aug 202014.49%+0.22
14 Aug 202014.27%+1.66
31 Jul 202012.61%+2.42
15 Jul 202010.19%+0.58
30 Jun 20209.61%+0.78
15 Jun 20208.83%−0.32
29 May 20209.15%−0.24
15 May 20209.39%−0.02
30 Apr 20209.41%+0.19
15 Apr 20209.22%−0.40
31 Mar 20209.62%−0.99
13 Mar 202010.61%−0.40
28 Feb 202011.01%−0.18
14 Feb 202011.19%+0.33
31 Jan 202010.86%+0.16
15 Jan 202010.70%+0.52
31 Dec 201910.18%−0.05
13 Dec 201910.23%−0.68
29 Nov 201910.91%+1.01
15 Nov 20199.90%−0.21
31 Oct 201910.11%−0.15
15 Oct 201910.26%+0.22
30 Sep 201910.04%−0.61
13 Sep 201910.65%+0.79
30 Aug 20199.86%−1.05
15 Aug 201910.91%+0.40
31 Jul 201910.51%+0.10
15 Jul 201910.41%+1.10
28 Jun 20199.31%+0.09
14 Jun 20199.22%+0.20
31 May 20199.02%−0.12
15 May 20199.14%+0.43
30 Apr 20198.71%+0.13
15 Apr 20198.58%+0.07
29 Mar 20198.51%0.00
15 Mar 20198.51%+0.01
28 Feb 20198.50%+0.24
15 Feb 20198.26%+0.19
31 Jan 20198.07%+0.24
15 Jan 20197.83%−0.41
31 Dec 20188.24%+0.36
14 Dec 20187.88%+0.08
30 Nov 20187.80%+0.10
15 Nov 20187.70%−0.17
31 Oct 20187.87%+0.29
15 Oct 20187.58%−0.31
28 Sep 20187.89%+0.05
14 Sep 20187.84%+0.17
31 Aug 20187.67%+0.49
15 Aug 20187.18%+0.04
31 Jul 20187.14%−0.35
13 Jul 20187.49%+0.23
29 Jun 20187.26%+0.29
15 Jun 20186.97%−0.25
31 May 20187.22%−0.32
15 May 20187.54%−0.58
30 Apr 20188.12%+0.67
13 Apr 20187.45%−0.25
29 Mar 20187.70%0.00
15 Mar 20187.70%−0.26
28 Feb 20187.96%+0.30
15 Feb 20187.66%−0.23
31 Jan 20187.89%−0.06
12 Jan 20187.95%+0.54
29 Dec 20177.41%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Ziff Davis, Inc. right now?
16.16% of Ziff Davis, Inc.'s (ZD) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 251st most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this ZD's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is ZD's days to cover?
8.96 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.