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$43.90 -1.39 (-3.07%) At close · Aug 28
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Market Cap
$58.94B
Shares
1.30B

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

IBIT Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 44,664,723 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +20.5% 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
44,664,723 +20.5% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
61/100
Short interest 2.8% of shares — P58 Days to cover 1.2 — P28 Price vs VWAP +16.8% — P90 Short-volume trend +7.1% — P75 Short interest change -0.8% — P48 Worst FTD 0.11% of shares — P85

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.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-09-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 24
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    2026-08-31 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 10
    		 — — — —
    2026-08-14 37,067,925 37,377,869 -309,944 1.18
    2026-07-31 37,377,869 38,747,103 -1,369,234 1.05
    2026-07-15 38,747,103 43,200,960 -4,453,857 1.00
    2026-06-30 43,200,960 31,560,961 +11,639,999 1.00
    2026-06-15 31,560,961 22,156,217 +9,404,744 1.00
    2026-05-29 22,156,217 19,631,523 +2,524,694 1.00
    2026-05-15 19,631,523 15,924,617 +3,706,906 1.00
    2026-04-30 15,924,617 22,488,545 -6,563,928 1.00
    2026-04-15 22,488,545 13,094,945 +9,393,600 1.00
    2026-03-31 13,094,945 18,350,162 -5,255,217 1.00
    2026-03-13 18,350,162 17,743,392 +606,770 1.00
    2026-02-27 17,743,392 22,751,609 -5,008,217 1.00
    2026-02-13 22,751,609 27,024,546 -4,272,937 1.00
    2026-01-30 27,024,546 23,743,001 +3,281,545 1.00
    2026-01-15 23,743,001 19,668,810 +4,074,191 1.00
    2025-12-31 19,668,810 14,470,819 +5,197,991 1.00
    2025-12-15 14,470,819 21,306,967 -6,836,148 1.00
    2025-11-28 21,306,967 24,781,026 -3,474,059 1.00
    2025-11-14 24,781,026 12,133,594 +12,647,432 1.00
    2025-10-31 12,134,694 12,021,305 +113,389 1.00
    2025-10-15 12,021,305 14,803,145 -2,781,840 1.00
    2025-09-30 14,803,145 17,558,647 -2,755,502 1.00
    2025-09-15 17,558,647 14,824,844 +2,733,803 1.00
    2025-08-29 14,824,844 18,911,441 -4,086,597 1.00

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    Key facts CIK 1980994 CUSIP 46438F101 13F (30d) 934 filings 902 filers

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