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UNH · Unitedhealth Group Inc

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Market Cap
$352.71B
Shares
897.59M

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

UNH Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 15,460,946 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.0% 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
15,460,946 -0.0% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
44/100
Short interest 1.7% of shares — P47 Days to cover 3.8 — P59 Price vs VWAP -4.0% — P36 Short-volume trend -6.6% — P27 Short interest change +2.5% — P62 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P24

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 15,461,857 15,085,300 +376,557 3.84
2026-07-31 15,085,300 17,338,297 -2,252,997 2.52
2026-07-15 17,338,297 18,410,503 -1,072,206 3.46
2026-06-30 18,410,503 17,174,473 +1,236,030 2.65
2026-06-15 17,174,473 19,282,449 -2,107,976 2.31
2026-05-29 19,282,449 17,469,650 +1,812,799 3.04
2026-05-15 17,469,650 19,516,586 -2,046,936 2.58
2026-04-30 19,516,586 15,177,651 +4,338,935 1.93
2026-04-15 15,177,651 17,686,213 -2,508,562 1.88
2026-03-31 17,686,213 17,838,552 -152,339 1.80
2026-03-13 17,838,552 14,788,018 +3,050,534 2.42
2026-02-27 14,788,018 13,725,546 +1,062,472 1.83
2026-02-13 13,725,546 14,137,772 -412,226 1.35
2026-01-30 14,137,772 13,371,588 +766,184 1.00
2026-01-15 13,371,588 13,909,868 -538,280 2.02
2025-12-31 13,909,868 14,831,445 -921,577 2.53
2025-12-15 14,831,445 12,939,301 +1,892,144 2.17
2025-11-28 12,939,301 12,327,679 +611,622 1.81
2025-11-14 12,327,679 12,595,742 -268,063 1.35
2025-10-31 12,595,742 13,531,383 -935,641 1.44
2025-10-15 13,531,383 13,181,807 +349,576 1.57
2025-09-30 13,181,807 14,238,970 -1,057,163 1.37
2025-09-15 14,238,970 11,912,729 +2,326,241 1.00

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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