UNH
Unitedhealth Group Inc
$425.19
-3.90 (-0.91%)
At close · Jul 14
Market Cap
$386.13B
Shares
908,144,404
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
58/100
Short interest 2.0% of shares — P50
Days to cover 2.7 — P55
Price vs VWAP +11.2% — P87
Short-volume trend +2.4% — P61
Short interest change +7.2% — P63
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P37
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 | 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 |
| 2025-08-29 | 11,912,729 | 16,603,605 | -4,690,876 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-15 | 16,603,605 | 15,232,784 | +1,370,821 | 1.00 |
| 2025-07-31 | 15,232,784 | 12,707,260 | +2,525,524 | 1.00 |
| 2025-07-15 | 12,707,260 | 13,075,586 | -368,326 | 1.05 |
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