Metlife Inc. short interest
Short interest in Metlife Inc. was 11.9 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, up 4.8% on the previous settlement, with 4.04 days to cover at an average daily volume of 2.9 million shares, as reported to FINRA.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Average daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | 11,852,557 | +4.8% | 2,935,767 | 4.04 |
| 14 August 2026 | 11,308,929 | +0.2% | 3,466,395 | 3.26 |
| 31 July 2026 | 11,289,925 | -11.6% | 4,413,183 | 2.56 |
| 15 July 2026 | 12,774,912 | -10.6% | 3,053,738 | 4.18 |
| 30 June 2026 | 14,290,276 | -10.0% | 4,578,726 | 3.12 |
| 15 June 2026 | 15,879,586 | +13.5% | 3,463,132 | 4.59 |
| 29 May 2026 | 13,989,068 | +15.5% | 3,744,263 | 3.74 |
| 15 May 2026 | 12,109,631 | -2.1% | 3,183,219 | 3.80 |
| 30 April 2026 | 12,367,743 | -1.4% | 3,221,329 | 3.84 |
| 15 April 2026 | 12,543,207 | -11.2% | 3,359,949 | 3.73 |
| 31 March 2026 | 14,116,523 | +9.8% | 3,845,983 | 3.67 |
| 13 March 2026 | 12,852,689 | +15.6% | 4,342,125 | 2.96 |
FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement. Days to cover is shares short over average daily volume. Short interest as a share of the float is not shown: the float is not in the public record.
Source
FINRA equity short interest data, the public dataset.
The same record on your computer
GreekSoup is also a free program for your own computer. It reads these same filings for the names you follow, refreshed as they land, with no account. One pasted line installs it.