RIO
Rio Tinto PLC
$89.85
-0.69 (-0.76%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$151.71B
Shares
1,254,502,027
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
40/100
Short interest 0.8% of shares — P38
Days to cover 3.8 — P70
Price vs VWAP -10.4% — P27
Short-volume trend -5.1% — P32
Short interest change -12.0% — P23
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P39
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 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 |
| 2025-08-29 | 8,258,729 | 8,468,005 | -209,276 | 3.22 |
| 2025-08-15 | 8,468,005 | 9,346,828 | -878,823 | 2.91 |
| 2025-07-31 | 9,346,828 | 8,071,820 | +1,275,008 | 2.51 |
| 2025-07-15 | 8,071,820 | 9,031,004 | -959,184 | 1.65 |
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CIK
863064
CUSIP
767204100
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