🇺🇸 Most shorted US stocks of 2019
In 2019, 3,756 United States companies carried disclosed short positions across 24 report dates (15 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2019). The year's highest single reading was GameStop Corp. Class A at 95.08% on 31 Dec 2019. Figures are disclosed positions only, from official FINRA data.
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League table at end of 2019
| # | Company | Short % (31 Dec 2019) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GameStop Corp. Class A | 95.08% |
| 2 | Tailored Brands, Inc. | 61.93% |
| 3 | Tanger Inc. | 56.47% |
| 4 | McDermott International | 54.63% |
| 5 | Childrens Place, Inc. | 50.26% |
| 6 | Clovis Oncology, Inc. | 49.06% |
| 7 | PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | 47.79% |
| 8 | iRobot Corporation | 45.49% |
| 9 | LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 44.26% |
| 10 | AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 43.06% |
| 11 | Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. | 41.86% |
| 12 | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 41.21% |
| 13 | B&G Foods, Inc. | 40.88% |
| 14 | Lannett Company, Inc. | 40.80% |
| 15 | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | 39.65% |
| 16 | Whiting Petroleum Corporation | 38.51% |
| 17 | LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. | 38.25% |
| 18 | DMC Global Inc. | 37.75% |
| 19 | Callon Petroleum Company | 37.13% |
| 20 | Gogo Inc. | 36.27% |
| 21 | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 35.88% |
| 22 | Medifast, Inc. | 35.36% |
| 23 | Medicines Company (The) | 35.08% |
| 24 | Hibbett, Inc. | 34.78% |
| 25 | PETMED EXPRESS INC | 34.13% |
Top 25 of 3347 companies with disclosed positions on 31 Dec 2019.
Biggest rises of 2019
- GameStop Corp. Class A+65.93pp to 95.08%
- Tailored Brands, Inc.+61.93pp to 61.93%
- McDermott International+36.91pp to 54.63%
- DMC Global Inc.+35.16pp to 37.75%
- Childrens Place, Inc.+34.81pp to 50.26%
- Tanger Inc.+33.56pp to 56.47%
- Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.+33.16pp to 33.16%
- GreenSky, Inc.+32.27pp to 32.27%
- Tivity Health, Inc.+29.42pp to 29.42%
- Clovis Oncology, Inc.+28.01pp to 49.06%
Biggest falls of 2019
- Turtle Beach Corp−21.27pp to 23.65%
- LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL CO−19.22pp to 13.47%
- Energous Corp−19.05pp to 14.26%
- Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.−17.66pp to 21.07%
- Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.−16.11pp to 1.94%
- PolarityTE, Inc.−15.98pp to 17.74%
- Universal Display Corporation−15.56pp to 2.49%
- Somnigroup International Inc.−15.38pp to 3.64%
- TUESDAY MORNING CORP−15.32pp to 5.75%
- Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc−14.97pp to 8.55%
Changes compare each company's disclosed level at the end of 2019 with its last disclosed level of 2018; a company entering the register during the year rises from 0.00 (undisclosed is not the same as zero short interest). Nothing here is investment advice.