BUR · Burford Capital Ltd
$4.17
+0.07 (+1.71%)
At close · Jul 22
Market Cap
$913.52M
Shares
219.07M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
74/100
Short interest 7.1% of shares — P82
Days to cover 6.3 — P88
Price vs VWAP -8.2% — P31
Short-volume trend +16.3% — P92
Short interest change +8.0% — P64
Worst FTD 0.10% of shares — P75
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 15,571,164 | 14,417,456 | +1,153,708 | 6.28 |
| 2026-06-15 | 14,417,456 | 13,141,223 | +1,276,233 | 6.14 |
| 2026-05-29 | 13,141,223 | 13,047,201 | +94,022 | 4.88 |
| 2026-05-15 | 13,047,201 | 12,325,325 | +721,876 | 3.28 |
| 2026-04-30 | 12,325,325 | 10,570,458 | +1,754,867 | 4.51 |
| 2026-04-15 | 10,570,458 | 11,264,629 | -694,171 | 2.64 |
| 2026-03-31 | 11,264,629 | 8,785,246 | +2,479,383 | 1.40 |
| 2026-03-13 | 8,785,246 | 9,398,758 | -613,512 | 3.64 |
| 2026-02-27 | 9,398,758 | 10,546,354 | -1,147,596 | 5.05 |
| 2026-02-13 | 10,546,354 | 10,555,418 | -9,064 | 6.46 |
| 2026-01-30 | 10,555,418 | 8,916,947 | +1,638,471 | 6.08 |
| 2026-01-15 | 8,916,947 | 8,019,542 | +897,405 | 6.16 |
| 2025-12-31 | 8,019,542 | 8,308,217 | -288,675 | 4.80 |
| 2025-12-15 | 8,308,217 | 7,367,009 | +941,208 | 3.97 |
| 2025-11-28 | 7,367,009 | 6,745,237 | +621,772 | 2.70 |
| 2025-11-14 | 6,745,237 | 7,093,670 | -348,433 | 2.23 |
| 2025-10-31 | 7,093,670 | 4,857,505 | +2,236,165 | 2.45 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,857,505 | 5,511,760 | -654,255 | 3.39 |
| 2025-09-30 | 5,511,760 | 5,536,842 | -25,082 | 4.28 |
| 2025-09-15 | 5,536,842 | 5,445,545 | +91,297 | 3.47 |
| 2025-08-29 | 5,445,545 | 4,717,674 | +727,871 | 3.96 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4,717,674 | 4,738,318 | -20,644 | 3.36 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4,738,318 | 4,585,896 | +152,422 | 3.98 |
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CIK
1714174
CUSIP
G17977110
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