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NEA · Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

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$11.11 +0.03 (+0.27%)
Market Cap
$3.35B
Shares
302.13M

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

NEA Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 1,635,441 NEA shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 353,673 shares. Days to cover was 2.00 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

NEA Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 1,689,287 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +3.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 1,250,720 to 2,205,184 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 52% chance it rises
1,689,287 +3.3% vs reported
Likely range 1,250,720 to 2,205,184 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 0.5% of shares — P34 Days to cover 2.0 — P38 Price vs VWAP -3.0% — P43 Short-volume trend +15.7% — P90 Short interest change +27.6% — P88 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P41

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 1,635,441 1,281,768 +353,673 2.00
2026-07-31 1,281,768 1,280,192 +1,576 1.63
2026-07-15 1,280,192 1,165,825 +114,367 1.69
2026-06-30 1,165,825 1,201,288 -35,463 1.91
2026-06-15 1,201,288 1,024,377 +176,911 1.42
2026-05-29 1,024,377 1,326,365 -301,988 1.20
2026-05-15 1,326,365 997,723 +328,642 1.52
2026-04-30 997,723 1,087,401 -89,678 1.31
2026-04-15 1,087,401 1,236,400 -148,999 1.24
2026-03-31 1,236,400 1,578,182 -341,782 1.07
2026-03-13 1,578,182 1,411,096 +167,086 1.87
2026-02-27 1,411,096 1,281,306 +129,790 2.08
2026-02-13 1,281,306 1,227,689 +53,617 1.31
2026-01-30 1,227,689 1,334,695 -107,006 1.45
2026-01-15 1,334,695 922,919 +411,776 1.64
2025-12-31 922,919 609,625 +313,294 1.00
2025-12-15 609,625 259,676 +349,949 1.00
2025-11-28 259,676 339,087 -79,411 1.00
2025-11-14 339,087 463,522 -124,435 1.00
2025-10-31 463,522 183,002 +280,520 1.00
2025-10-15 183,002 240,199 -57,197 1.00
2025-09-30 240,199 390,888 -150,689 1.00
2025-09-15 390,888 416,629 -25,741 1.00

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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