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$103.30 -1.48 (-1.41%) At close · Aug 28
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Market Cap
$168.38B
Shares
1.63B

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

RIO Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 9,091,724 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +1.1% 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
9,091,724 +1.1% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
60/100
Short interest 0.6% of shares — P34 Days to cover 4.2 — P62 Price vs VWAP +5.6% — P71 Short-volume trend +19.1% — P93 Short interest change +14.0% — P81 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P46

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
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    2026-08-14 8,989,331 7,888,602 +1,100,729 4.15
    2026-07-31 7,888,602 9,263,337 -1,374,735 2.65
    2026-07-15 9,263,337 10,350,517 -1,087,180 3.20
    2026-06-30 10,350,517 11,757,878 -1,407,361 3.84
    2026-06-15 11,757,878 12,340,331 -582,453 4.18
    2026-05-29 12,340,331 11,758,168 +582,163 5.16
    2026-05-15 11,758,168 11,350,954 +407,214 4.49
    2026-04-30 11,350,954 10,071,976 +1,278,978 4.69
    2026-04-15 10,071,976 10,150,098 -78,122 4.05
    2026-03-31 10,150,098 11,998,736 -1,848,638 2.96
    2026-03-13 11,998,736 11,782,199 +216,537 3.39
    2026-02-27 11,782,199 12,025,661 -243,462 3.51
    2026-02-13 12,025,661 12,400,882 -375,221 2.89
    2026-01-30 12,400,882 14,666,987 -2,266,105 2.80
    2026-01-15 14,666,987 16,026,618 -1,359,631 2.89
    2025-12-31 16,026,618 15,103,757 +922,861 6.21
    2025-12-15 15,103,757 11,070,758 +4,032,999 3.96
    2025-11-28 11,070,758 12,475,930 -1,405,172 4.88
    2025-11-14 12,475,930 11,475,504 +1,000,426 4.97
    2025-10-31 11,475,504 11,290,624 +184,880 3.32
    2025-10-15 11,290,624 9,393,922 +1,896,702 3.10
    2025-09-30 9,393,922 6,337,556 +3,056,366 2.51
    2025-09-15 6,337,556 8,258,729 -1,921,173 2.19

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    Key facts CIK 863064 CUSIP 767204100 13F (30d) 621 filings 594 filers Visit website Investor relations

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