🇺🇸 Most shorted US stocks of 2020
In 2020, 4,066 United States companies carried disclosed short positions across 24 report dates (15 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020). The year's highest single reading was GameStop Corp. Class A at 98.85% on 15 Jan 2020. Figures are disclosed positions only, from official FINRA data.
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League table at end of 2020
| # | Company | Short % (31 Dec 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 62.85% |
| 2 | LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 61.59% |
| 3 | The Macerich Company | 53.95% |
| 4 | Tanger Inc. | 47.94% |
| 5 | Clovis Oncology, Inc. | 41.55% |
| 6 | AMC Global Media Inc. Class A | 39.40% |
| 7 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 38.68% |
| 8 | iRobot Corporation | 36.48% |
| 9 | Childrens Place, Inc. | 35.67% |
| 10 | B&G Foods, Inc. | 35.50% |
| 11 | Macy's Inc. | 34.99% |
| 12 | American Airlines Group Inc. | 33.69% |
| 13 | Brookfield Property REIT Inc. | 33.34% |
| 14 | INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 33.14% |
| 15 | PETMED EXPRESS INC | 33.05% |
| 16 | CarParts.com, Inc. | 31.12% |
| 17 | Vaxart, Inc | 30.65% |
| 18 | AURORA CANNABIS INC | 29.84% |
| 19 | Workhorse Group Inc. | 28.83% |
| 20 | TherapeuticsMD, Inc. | 28.19% |
| 21 | Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. | 27.99% |
| 22 | Cel-Sci Corporation | 27.51% |
| 23 | Blink Charging Co. | 27.06% |
| 24 | 3D Systems Corporation | 26.94% |
| 25 | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 26.77% |
Top 25 of 3568 companies with disclosed positions on 31 Dec 2020.
Biggest rises of 2020
- Vaxart, Inc+30.50pp to 30.65%
- CarParts.com, Inc.+30.04pp to 31.12%
- The Macerich Company+30.03pp to 53.95%
- AURORA CANNABIS INC+29.84pp to 29.84%
- Workhorse Group Inc.+28.83pp to 28.83%
- American Airlines Group Inc.+24.25pp to 33.69%
- INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.+22.73pp to 33.14%
- AMC Global Media Inc. Class A+22.72pp to 39.40%
- Akoustis Technologies, Inc.+22.25pp to 22.25%
- Blink Charging Co.+21.70pp to 27.06%
Biggest falls of 2020
- Whiting Petroleum Corporation−34.98pp to 3.53%
- PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST−34.03pp to 13.76%
- LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.−31.62pp to 6.63%
- Medifast, Inc.−30.48pp to 4.88%
- GreenSky, Inc.−29.78pp to 2.49%
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.−25.28pp to 14.37%
- USA TODAY Co., Inc.−24.26pp to 9.39%
- Teladoc Health, Inc.−21.96pp to 10.57%
- Lannett Company, Inc.−21.45pp to 19.35%
- DMC Global Inc.−20.30pp to 17.45%
Changes compare each company's disclosed level at the end of 2020 with its last disclosed level of 2019; 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.