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CNA Financial Corp. short interest

4.0M shares of CNA Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 9.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.5%+119% over a year
Days to cover9.03at 442K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.47%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +4% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.0M+4.5%442K9.03
    30 September 20263.8M+19.5%758K5.03
    15 September 20263.2M-15.8%458K6.98
    31 August 20263.8M+23.7%316K11.97
    14 August 20263.1M+6.4%446K6.87
    31 July 20262.9M-8.7%486K5.93
    15 July 20263.2M+1.9%503K6.27
    30 June 20263.1M-0.0%776K3.99
    15 June 20263.1M+8.3%483K6.41
    29 May 20262.9M-1.1%444K6.44
    15 May 20262.9M+25.2%691K4.18
    30 April 20262.3M+5.4%395K5.84
    15 April 20262.2M+1.9%340K6.45
    31 March 20262.2M+8.1%493K4.36
    13 March 20262.0M-1.0%468K4.24
    27 February 20262.0M+16.5%628K3.20
    13 February 20261.7M-7.2%485K3.56
    30 January 20261.9M+4.8%324K5.73
    15 January 20261.8M-3.4%367K4.84
    31 December 20251.8M+2.8%406K4.52
    15 December 20251.8M-6.8%644K2.77
    28 November 20251.9M-16.2%271K7.09
    14 November 20252.3M+6.1%365K6.27
    31 October 20252.2M+18.6%362K5.96
    15 October 20251.8M-6.8%375K4.85
    30 September 20252.0M-11.7%651K3.00
    15 September 20252.2M+22.7%346K6.39
    29 August 20251.8M-10.2%418K4.31
    15 August 20252.0M-8.8%516K3.89
    31 July 20252.2M-15.0%542K4.05
    15 July 20252.6M+0.6%577K4.48
    30 June 20252.6M+70.5%807K3.19
    13 June 20251.5M+11.4%368K4.10
    30 May 20251.4M-9.0%270K5.01
    15 May 20251.5M+17.8%271K5.50
    30 April 20251.3M+22.9%290K4.35
    15 April 20251.0M-0.8%530K1.94
    31 March 20251.0M+3.0%454K2.28
    14 March 20251.0M+3.9%397K2.53
    28 February 2025968K-13.2%505K1.92
    14 February 20251.1M+6.2%354K3.15
    31 January 20251.1M+4.0%212K4.95
    15 January 20251.0M+10.1%229K4.41
    31 December 2024917K+12.8%201K4.56
    13 December 2024813K+19.6%339K2.40
    29 November 2024680K-24.4%216K3.16
    15 November 2024900K+31.4%290K3.10
    31 October 2024685K+34.8%238K2.87
    15 October 2024508K-40.2%324K1.57
    30 September 2024849K-29.6%561K1.51
    13 September 20241.2M+11.0%247K4.89
    30 August 20241.1M-4.7%210K5.16
    15 August 20241.1M-21.8%293K3.90
    31 July 20241.5M+10.2%301K4.85
    15 July 20241.3M+19.7%269K4.92
    28 June 20241.1M-11.2%468K2.37
    14 June 20241.2M-3.5%238K5.24
    31 May 20241.3M+79.3%427K3.02
    15 May 2024719K+13.2%225K3.20
    30 April 2024635K+37.3%169K3.75
    15 April 2024463K-26.3%168K2.75
    28 March 2024628K-3.7%183K3.43
    15 March 2024652K+10.1%228K2.86
    29 February 2024592K-19.1%156K3.80
    15 February 2024732K+90.8%396K1.85
    31 January 2024384K+12.7%170K2.26
    12 January 2024341K+29.0%244K1.40
    29 December 2023264K+12.5%153K1.73
    15 December 2023235K-1.0%237K1.00
    30 November 2023237K+7.5%147K1.61
    15 November 2023221K-22.3%157K1.41
    31 October 2023284K+11.6%131K2.17
    13 October 2023254K+12.7%131K1.94
    29 September 2023226K+5.9%117K1.93
    15 September 2023213K-6.8%163K1.30
    31 August 2023229K-12.2%101K2.26
    15 August 2023260K-25.1%593K1.00
    31 July 2023348K-21.8%152K2.29
    14 July 2023445K+16.3%142K3.13
    30 June 2023382K+4.5%265K1.44
    15 June 2023366K-21.0%174K2.11
    31 May 2023463K-5.0%142K3.26
    15 May 2023488K+68.0%182K2.68
    28 April 2023290K+6.6%152K1.91
    14 April 2023272K-29.6%128K2.13
    31 March 2023387K-44.3%239K1.62
    15 March 2023695K-20.7%237K2.93
    28 February 2023876K+17.8%252K3.47
    15 February 2023744K+21.6%259K2.87
    31 January 2023611K-22.3%118K5.19
    13 January 2023787K-2.8%152K5.16
    30 December 2022810K-6.7%191K4.23
    15 December 2022868K+18.9%180K4.83
    30 November 2022730K+52.0%140K5.21
    15 November 2022480K+26.6%184K2.61
    31 October 2022379K-26.1%231K1.64
    14 October 2022513K+10.1%230K2.23
    30 September 2022466K-32.4%645K1.00
    15 September 2022690K+26.7%319K2.16
    31 August 2022545K+6.7%167K3.26
    15 August 2022510K+59.8%279K1.83
    29 July 2022319K+8.5%111K2.88
    15 July 2022294K-14.5%204K1.45
    30 June 2022344K+16.2%145K2.38
    15 June 2022296K-3.9%124K2.40
    31 May 2022308K-0.3%138K2.23
    13 May 2022309K+8.0%170K1.82
    29 April 2022286K-21.2%115K2.49
    14 April 2022363K-11.2%159K2.28
    31 March 2022409K+40.8%195K2.09
    15 March 2022291K-22.4%194K1.50
    28 February 2022374K-2.7%239K1.57
    15 February 2022385K+8.4%195K1.98
    31 January 2022355K+3.1%122K2.90
    14 January 2022344K-1.0%136K2.54
    31 December 2021348K-24.8%99K3.51
    15 December 2021463K+40.2%111K4.16
    30 November 2021330K-11.1%105K3.14
    15 November 2021371K-12.6%147K2.52
    29 October 2021425K-8.0%114K3.72
    15 October 2021461K+6.1%142K3.26
    30 September 2021435K+20.6%286K1.52
    15 September 2021361K+1.5%150K2.41
    31 August 2021356K+8.7%134K2.65
    13 August 2021327K-11.5%132K2.48
    30 July 2021370K-11.5%172K2.15
    15 July 2021417K-25.0%244K1.71
    30 June 2021557K+8.4%144K3.87
    15 June 2021514K+19.6%123K4.18
    28 May 2021430K-0.2%155K2.77
    14 May 2021431K-26.0%157K2.73
    30 April 2021582K-9.6%152K3.84
    15 April 2021643K-1.1%216K2.98
    31 March 2021651K+9.5%214K3.04
    15 March 2021594K-7.7%195K3.04
    26 February 2021644K+28.2%301K2.14
    12 February 2021502K-7.9%209K2.41
    29 January 2021545K-18.3%166K3.29
    15 January 2021668K-5.6%168K3.97
    31 December 2020707K+2.3%303K2.33
    15 December 2020692K+22.5%226K3.06
    30 November 2020565K+6.9%199K2.85
    13 November 2020528K-11.8%217K2.44
    30 October 2020599K-15.6%183K3.27
    15 October 2020709K-18.9%180K3.93
    30 September 2020874K+37.4%317K2.76
    15 September 2020636K-15.6%267K2.38
    31 August 2020754K-14.8%162K4.64
    14 August 2020885K-4.4%205K4.32
    31 July 2020926K+8.4%211K4.40
    15 July 2020854K-35.6%217K3.93
    30 June 20201.3M+15.2%309K4.29
    15 June 20201.2M-2.4%374K3.07
    29 May 20201.2M+13.3%443K2.66
    15 May 20201.0M+22.9%306K3.40
    30 April 2020847K-13.4%263K3.23
    15 April 2020978K-24.0%323K3.03
    31 March 20201.3M+20.3%417K3.09
    13 March 20201.1M+6.6%343K3.13
    28 February 20201.0M+13.0%338K2.97
    14 February 2020889K-6.1%197K4.51
    31 January 2020947K-0.1%157K6.01
    15 January 2020948K-2.1%134K7.08
    31 December 2019969K+20.3%249K3.90
    13 December 2019806K+11.0%155K5.20
    29 November 2019726K+40.9%244K2.98
    15 November 2019515K-12.9%192K2.68
    31 October 2019591K+6.1%252K2.34
    15 October 2019557K+8.4%131K4.25
    30 September 2019514K+3.2%140K3.67
    13 September 2019498K+7.6%149K3.33
    30 August 2019463K+9.0%150K3.09
    15 August 2019425K-14.9%225K1.89
    31 July 2019499K-1.5%121K4.13
    15 July 2019507K-6.4%155K3.26
    28 June 2019542K-3.3%194K2.79
    14 June 2019560K-6.3%244K2.29
    31 May 2019598K-3.2%156K3.83
    15 May 2019617K+2.8%209K2.96
    30 April 2019600K-14.5%212K2.84
    15 April 2019702K+7.2%196K3.59
    29 March 2019655K-7.1%266K2.46
    15 March 2019705K+9.4%313K2.25
    28 February 2019644K+29.9%337K1.91
    15 February 2019496K+14.0%382K1.30
    31 January 2019435K-24.0%236K1.84
    15 January 2019572K-23.1%249K2.30
    31 December 2018744K+15.2%199K3.73
    14 December 2018646K-9.2%163K3.96
    30 November 2018711K+19.3%189K3.77
    15 November 2018596K-27.9%294K2.03
    31 October 2018827K-18.1%174K4.74
    15 October 20181.0M-9.0%271K3.73
    28 September 20181.1M-2.0%223K4.98
    14 September 20181.1M+7.1%142K7.95
    31 August 20181.1M-3.1%219K4.82
    15 August 20181.1M+1.1%326K3.34
    31 July 20181.1M+8.4%234K4.60
    13 July 2018995K-3.1%198K5.03
    29 June 20181.0M+6.5%181K5.67
    15 June 2018964K+7.8%166K5.81
    31 May 2018894K+26.1%197K4.55
    15 May 2018709K+30.3%290K2.44
    30 April 2018544K-7.5%185K2.93
    13 April 2018588K+8.6%206K2.86
    29 March 2018542K-24.2%244K2.22
    15 March 2018716K+11.9%240K2.99
    28 February 2018639K-2.2%282K2.27
    15 February 2018654K+20.8%388K1.69
    31 January 2018541K-34.5%182K2.97
    12 January 2018826K-11.0%192K4.30
    29 December 2017929K157K5.90
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.