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$27.08 +0.59 (+2.23%) At close · Sep 4
S&P 400 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$4.98B
Shares
187.95M

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

SLM Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 17,789,673 SLM shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 2,472,531 shares. Days to cover was 8.49 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

SLM Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 18,020,949 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +1.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 16,413,233 to 19,689,809 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 60% chance it falls
18,020,949 +1.3% vs reported
Likely range 16,413,233 to 19,689,809 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
74/100
Short interest 9.5% of shares — P89 Days to cover 8.5 — P86 Price vs VWAP +8.4% — P79 Short-volume trend +3.7% — P65 Short interest change -12.2% — P23 Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P61

Peer-relative percentile rank across all listed securities 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 17,789,673 20,262,204 -2,472,531 8.49
    2026-07-31 20,262,204 19,102,650 +1,159,554 6.59
    2026-07-15 19,102,650 19,851,449 -748,799 6.02
    2026-06-30 19,851,449 21,518,507 -1,667,058 6.28
    2026-06-15 21,518,507 22,155,967 -637,460 7.32
    2026-05-29 22,155,967 22,767,878 -611,911 13.52
    2026-05-15 22,767,878 24,874,249 -2,106,371 11.04
    2026-04-30 24,874,249 23,499,597 +1,374,652 5.81
    2026-04-15 23,499,597 22,607,324 +892,273 6.98
    2026-03-31 22,607,324 21,713,822 +893,502 6.67
    2026-03-13 21,713,822 17,872,341 +3,841,481 3.87
    2026-02-27 17,872,341 17,286,082 +586,259 3.78
    2026-02-13 17,286,082 12,710,595 +4,575,487 5.70
    2026-01-30 12,710,595 11,800,483 +910,112 3.71
    2026-01-15 11,800,483 11,843,520 -43,037 5.43
    2025-12-31 11,843,520 10,915,400 +928,120 5.24
    2025-12-15 10,915,400 13,975,878 -3,060,478 2.30
    2025-11-28 13,975,878 16,505,190 -2,529,312 7.29
    2025-11-14 16,505,190 14,878,227 +1,626,963 6.76
    2025-10-31 14,878,227 16,864,955 -1,986,728 4.18
    2025-10-15 16,864,955 16,230,345 +634,610 5.66
    2025-09-30 16,230,345 14,282,424 +1,947,921 4.68
    2025-09-15 14,282,424 9,466,321 +4,816,103 4.79

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    Key facts CIK 1032033 CUSIP 78442P106 13F (30d) 271 filings 263 filers Visit website Investor relations