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CRF · Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc · Short Interest

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$6.15 +0.03 (+0.49%) At close · Oct 5
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Market Cap
$1.05B
Shares
170.26M
Volume · Oct 5 871.97K Avg daily vol (3M) 1.48M

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

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CRF Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 17,489,019 CRF shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,213,377 shares. Days to cover was 12.26 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

CRF Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 17,547,517 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +0.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,474,275 to 19,518,782 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 Low confidence 63% chance it falls
17,547,517 +0.3% vs reported
Likely range 15,474,275 to 19,518,782 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
76/100
Short interest 10.3% of shares — P89 Days to cover 12.3 — P92 Price vs VWAP -8.0% — P39 Short-volume trend +5.6% — P68 Short interest change +7.5% — P68 Worst FTD 0.07% of shares — P81

Positioning score 76.3 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

No active listed options were found.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-06 03:41 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-10-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Oct 26
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    2026-09-30 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Oct 9
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    2026-09-15 17,489,019 16,275,642 +1,213,377 12.26
    2026-08-31 16,275,642 18,126,020 -1,850,378 7.20
    2026-08-14 18,126,020 16,111,983 +2,014,037 12.71
    2026-07-31 16,111,983 18,593,633 -2,481,650 17.91
    2026-07-15 18,593,633 15,926,289 +2,667,344 13.71
    2026-06-30 15,926,289 17,747,276 -1,820,987 15.84
    2026-06-15 17,747,276 15,740,321 +2,006,955 13.28
    2026-05-29 15,740,321 18,013,640 -2,273,319 17.83
    2026-05-15 18,013,640 15,751,563 +2,262,077 13.38
    2026-04-30 15,751,563 17,850,352 -2,098,789 17.92
    2026-04-15 17,850,352 15,417,707 +2,432,645 13.48
    2026-03-31 15,417,707 15,306,670 +111,037 13.68
    2026-03-13 15,306,670 14,952,099 +354,571 9.46
    2026-02-27 14,952,099 15,079,525 -127,426 7.88
    2026-02-13 15,079,525 14,630,077 +449,448 6.84
    2026-01-30 14,630,077 19,321,128 -4,691,051 12.08
    2026-01-15 19,321,128 9,628,554 +9,692,574 7.32
    2025-12-31 9,628,554 15,565,159 -5,936,605 13.40
    2025-12-15 15,565,159 13,392,232 +2,172,927 12.85
    2025-11-28 13,392,232 15,496,664 -2,104,432 12.38
    2025-11-14 15,496,664 12,850,118 +2,646,546 10.39
    2025-10-31 12,850,118 14,314,655 -1,464,537 16.00
    2025-10-15 14,314,655 12,319,038 +1,995,617 10.89

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