EFC · Ellington Financial Inc.
$13.36
+0.08 (+0.60%)
At close · Jul 24
Market Cap
$1.67B
Shares
125.39M
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
65/100
Short interest 5.0% of shares — P72
Days to cover 5.4 — P70
Price vs VWAP -1.5% — P51
Short-volume trend +11.3% — P80
Short interest change +6.5% — P67
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P28
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-15). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | 6,257,181 | 5,872,856 | +384,325 | 5.42 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5,872,856 | 6,023,443 | -150,587 | 3.16 |
| 2026-06-15 | 6,023,443 | 6,406,347 | -382,904 | 5.97 |
| 2026-05-29 | 6,406,347 | 5,729,282 | +677,065 | 5.47 |
| 2026-05-15 | 5,729,282 | 6,759,007 | -1,029,725 | 4.13 |
| 2026-04-30 | 6,759,007 | 4,823,231 | +1,935,776 | 4.84 |
| 2026-04-15 | 4,823,231 | 6,356,062 | -1,532,831 | 3.99 |
| 2026-03-31 | 6,356,062 | 4,571,267 | +1,784,795 | 2.67 |
| 2026-03-13 | 4,571,267 | 4,169,267 | +402,000 | 2.65 |
| 2026-02-27 | 4,169,267 | 3,987,640 | +181,627 | 2.11 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,987,640 | 4,605,585 | -617,945 | 1.77 |
| 2026-01-30 | 4,605,585 | 3,588,108 | +1,017,477 | 1.53 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,588,108 | 4,833,859 | -1,245,751 | 1.92 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,833,859 | 4,958,267 | -124,408 | 2.62 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,958,267 | 5,046,408 | -88,141 | 4.12 |
| 2025-11-28 | 5,046,408 | 4,854,375 | +192,033 | 3.29 |
| 2025-11-14 | 4,854,375 | 5,312,064 | -457,689 | 3.68 |
| 2025-10-31 | 5,312,064 | 4,918,578 | +393,486 | 4.68 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,918,578 | 5,495,281 | -576,703 | 4.13 |
| 2025-09-30 | 5,495,281 | 5,270,902 | +224,379 | 3.27 |
| 2025-09-15 | 5,270,902 | 5,069,210 | +201,692 | 3.50 |
| 2025-08-29 | 5,069,210 | 5,042,148 | +27,062 | 4.10 |
| 2025-08-15 | 5,042,148 | 5,683,658 | -641,510 | 3.83 |
| 2025-07-31 | 5,683,658 | 5,430,267 | +253,391 | 5.56 |
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Key facts
CIK
1411342
CUSIP
28852N109
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