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AEF · abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.

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$9.56 -0.09 (-0.93%) At close · Aug 26
Market Cap
$388.15M
Shares
40.60M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

AEF Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 33,817 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +49.9% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
33,817 +49.9% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
21/100
Short interest 0.1% of shares — P17 Days to cover 1.0 — P13 Price vs VWAP +2.7% — P61 Short-volume trend -14.0% — P12 Short interest change -43.1% — P6 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P18

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 22,558 39,639 -17,081 1.00
2026-07-31 39,639 39,414 +225 1.00
2026-07-15 39,414 39,799 -385 1.00
2026-06-30 39,799 79,154 -39,355 1.00
2026-06-15 79,154 134,802 -55,648 1.00
2026-05-29 134,802 168,650 -33,848 1.11
2026-05-15 168,650 232,536 -63,886 1.00
2026-04-30 232,536 68,341 +164,195 1.05
2026-04-15 68,341 45,911 +22,430 1.00
2026-03-31 45,911 39,438 +6,473 1.00
2026-03-13 39,438 45,794 -6,356 1.00
2026-02-27 45,794 27,697 +18,097 1.00
2026-02-13 27,697 68,743 -41,046 1.00
2026-01-30 68,743 290,562 -221,819 1.00
2026-01-15 290,562 119,528 +171,034 1.14
2025-12-31 119,528 105,054 +14,474 1.00
2025-12-15 105,054 44,332 +60,722 1.00
2025-11-28 44,332 80,845 -36,513 1.00
2025-11-14 80,845 74,888 +5,957 1.00
2025-10-31 74,888 111,108 -36,220 1.00
2025-10-15 111,108 127,038 -15,930 1.00
2025-09-30 127,038 172,941 -45,903 1.00
2025-09-15 172,941 180,547 -7,606 1.88
2025-08-29 180,547 162,099 +18,448 1.74

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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