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Mesabi Trust short interest

89K shares of Mesabi Trust were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 28 Nov 2025. Short sellers would need 2.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short89Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-11.8%-14% over a year
Days to cover2.31at 39K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.68%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 fewest since 28 Nov 2025, and the share price moved -45% 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 202689K-11.8%39K2.31
    30 September 2026101K-9.0%66K1.53
    15 September 2026111K+16.9%28K4.04
    31 August 202695K-14.2%33K2.87
    14 August 2026111K-15.1%29K3.79
    31 July 2026131K+4.7%45K2.91
    15 July 2026125K+9.0%37K3.38
    30 June 2026115K+6.3%49K2.34
    15 June 2026108K-11.6%45K2.40
    29 May 2026122K-4.2%83K1.47
    15 May 2026127K-11.6%64K2.00
    30 April 2026144K+14.5%51K2.83
    15 April 2026126K+3.2%51K2.45
    31 March 2026122K-1.8%41K2.98
    13 March 2026124K+10.4%77K1.61
    27 February 2026112K-7.1%33K3.42
    13 February 2026121K-16.4%47K2.58
    30 January 2026145K+12.5%58K2.50
    15 January 2026129K+3.6%71K1.81
    31 December 2025124K+4.8%50K2.50
    15 December 2025118K+34.7%30K3.91
    28 November 202588K-12.9%45K1.96
    14 November 2025101K-5.1%29K3.53
    31 October 2025106K+2.7%48K2.22
    15 October 2025103K-0.4%30K3.50
    30 September 2025104K-76.7%62K1.68
    15 September 2025446K-5.2%29K15.44
    29 August 2025470K+2.9%43K11.06
    15 August 2025457K+2.1%53K8.68
    31 July 2025448K+2.5%65K6.91
    15 July 2025437K+1.4%33K13.21
    30 June 2025431K+0.5%40K10.64
    13 June 2025428K-2.0%37K11.45
    30 May 2025437K+2.9%33K13.10
    15 May 2025425K-2.3%44K9.74
    30 April 2025435K+1.7%49K8.80
    15 April 2025428K+0.3%39K11.04
    31 March 2025426K+2.3%35K12.24
    14 March 2025417K-6.8%44K9.42
    28 February 2025447K+6.6%108K4.13
    14 February 2025420K-6.1%50K8.47
    31 January 2025447K+21.6%185K2.41
    15 January 2025367K+0.4%40K9.11
    31 December 2024366K+0.6%32K11.42
    13 December 2024364K-3.5%20K17.86
    29 November 2024377K-5.0%28K13.67
    15 November 2024397K-0.4%22K18.30
    31 October 2024398K-9.1%17K22.90
    15 October 2024438K+6.5%27K16.30
    30 September 2024411K+0.1%39K10.59
    13 September 2024411K-3.6%56K7.39
    30 August 2024426K+0.7%19K22.87
    15 August 2024423K+0.3%23K18.09
    31 July 2024422K-0.4%22K19.03
    15 July 2024423K-2.0%13K32.41
    28 June 2024432K+1.3%16K26.84
    14 June 2024426K-1.6%21K20.34
    31 May 2024433K+2.3%22K20.02
    15 May 2024423K+0.2%18K23.19
    30 April 2024422K-4.4%27K15.40
    15 April 2024442K-1.4%35K12.68
    28 March 2024448K-7.2%59K7.65
    15 March 2024483K+30.8%49K9.78
    29 February 2024369K+16.7%38K9.74
    15 February 2024316K-0.7%29K11.04
    31 January 2024318K-0.7%18K17.88
    12 January 2024321K-3.0%27K12.01
    29 December 2023331K+1.9%37K8.85
    15 December 2023325K+0.4%69K4.71
    30 November 2023323K+3.3%23K14.28
    15 November 2023313K+0.3%34K9.26
    31 October 2023312K-2.1%19K16.26
    13 October 2023319K+0.5%24K13.27
    29 September 2023317K-9.5%23K13.72
    15 September 2023351K+1.4%24K14.48
    31 August 2023346K-0.4%25K13.61
    15 August 2023347K-0.6%40K8.67
    31 July 2023350K+0.7%55K6.36
    14 July 2023347K-4.4%27K12.75
    30 June 2023363K+3.3%29K12.63
    15 June 2023352K+51.7%46K7.65
    31 May 2023232K+118.7%55K4.18
    15 May 2023106K-1.7%25K4.17
    28 April 2023108K-16.8%33K3.30
    14 April 2023130K-18.1%27K4.81
    31 March 2023158K-25.8%27K5.77
    15 March 2023213K-7.1%51K4.19
    28 February 2023230K-12.8%120K1.92
    15 February 2023263K-14.1%70K3.78
    31 January 2023307K+14.2%62K4.95
    13 January 2023269K+1.2%57K4.72
    30 December 2022265K-19.6%61K4.37
    15 December 2022330K-6.5%70K4.74
    30 November 2022353K-2.7%38K9.24
    15 November 2022363K-12.2%68K5.35
    31 October 2022413K+21.7%155K2.66
    14 October 2022339K+6.5%61K5.53
    30 September 2022319K+16.3%71K4.50
    15 September 2022274K+12.3%58K4.71
    31 August 2022244K+18.6%67K3.65
    15 August 2022206K-2.9%67K3.06
    29 July 2022212K+36.9%99K2.14
    15 July 2022155K+16.9%41K3.73
    30 June 2022132K+0.8%43K3.05
    15 June 2022131K+6.6%56K2.35
    31 May 2022123K-20.5%71K1.74
    13 May 2022155K-34.5%75K2.06
    29 April 2022236K+34.8%116K2.04
    14 April 2022175K+13.5%72K2.42
    31 March 2022154K-6.7%113K1.36
    15 March 2022165K+19.1%84K1.96
    28 February 2022139K-10.9%113K1.23
    15 February 2022156K-5.7%214K1.00
    31 January 2022165K-40.9%203K1.00
    14 January 2022280K-4.2%101K2.77
    31 December 2021292K+53.9%70K4.19
    15 December 2021190K+9.7%55K3.44
    30 November 2021173K+26.1%77K2.25
    15 November 2021137K-58.0%93K1.48
    29 October 2021326K+75.8%305K1.07
    15 October 2021186K+3.2%48K3.89
    30 September 2021180K+223.8%30K5.93
    15 September 202156K+64.2%22K2.52
    31 August 202134K-31.4%20K1.71
    13 August 202149K-11.2%20K2.47
    30 July 202155K-4.8%35K1.57
    15 July 202158K+5.2%24K2.40
    30 June 202155K-56.2%40K1.37
    15 June 2021127K-7.9%37K3.44
    28 May 2021137K-9.7%43K3.19
    14 May 2021152K+32.0%55K2.77
    30 April 2021115K+22.5%74K1.55
    15 April 202194K+29.9%68K1.38
    31 March 202172K+14.7%59K1.22
    15 March 202163K+20.2%35K1.78
    26 February 202152K-7.0%38K1.40
    12 February 202156K+27.8%34K1.68
    29 January 202144K+113.8%38K1.17
    15 January 202121K-46.0%45K1.00
    31 December 202038K-53.2%35K1.09
    15 December 202082K+68.7%48K1.69
    30 November 202048K-25.2%30K1.60
    13 November 202065K-27.3%48K1.34
    30 October 202089K+6.8%43K2.08
    15 October 202083K+39.5%49K1.72
    30 September 202060K-15.7%45K1.32
    15 September 202071K+1.2%53K1.35
    31 August 202070K-36.8%57K1.23
    14 August 2020111K+7.8%71K1.57
    31 July 2020103K+6.7%51K2.02
    15 July 202096K+26.8%66K1.46
    30 June 202076K-36.5%42K1.82
    15 June 2020120K+15.7%63K1.90
    29 May 2020104K+109.9%103K1.01
    15 May 202049K-20.4%67K1.00
    30 April 202062K+3.0%104K1.00
    15 April 202060K+22.5%88K1.00
    31 March 202049K-29.8%103K1.00
    13 March 202070K-24.0%72K1.00
    28 February 202092K-27.1%93K1.00
    14 February 2020126K-14.5%53K2.38
    31 January 2020148K+41.0%81K1.83
    15 January 2020105K+44.2%49K2.13
    31 December 201973K+1.4%48K1.51
    13 December 201972K-20.4%64K1.12
    29 November 201990K-24.0%49K1.82
    15 November 2019118K-20.6%60K1.96
    31 October 2019149K+53.6%93K1.60
    15 October 201997K-5.8%44K2.21
    30 September 2019103K-0.1%38K2.69
    13 September 2019103K+18.7%51K2.02
    30 August 201987K+13.7%53K1.64
    15 August 201976K-55.4%95K1.00
    31 July 2019171K+79.5%70K2.46
    15 July 201995K-20.2%71K1.34
    28 June 2019119K-12.1%32K3.69
    14 June 2019136K+1.5%43K3.18
    31 May 2019134K-6.5%45K2.95
    15 May 2019143K-8.5%41K3.51
    30 April 2019156K+8.6%104K1.51
    15 April 2019144K+24.9%56K2.58
    29 March 2019115K+41.3%51K2.28
    15 March 201982K-26.4%56K1.45
    28 February 2019111K-2.3%69K1.62
    15 February 2019114K-19.3%88K1.29
    31 January 2019141K-0.9%133K1.06
    15 January 2019142K+29.3%49K2.89
    31 December 2018110K-18.3%58K1.88
    14 December 2018134K+10.4%30K4.50
    30 November 2018122K+17.1%43K2.81
    15 November 2018104K-4.6%49K2.10
    31 October 2018109K+278.1%79K1.38
    15 October 201829K-21.8%103K1.00
    28 September 201837K-38.2%56K1.00
    14 September 201860K+36.3%28K2.14
    31 August 201844K+42.1%25K1.75
    15 August 201831K+34.9%40K1.00
    31 July 201823K-44.3%55K1.00
    13 July 201841K+18.2%33K1.23
    29 June 201835K+7.1%29K1.21
    15 June 201832K+13.5%33K1.00
    31 May 201829K-9.5%56K1.00
    15 May 201832K-41.5%54K1.00
    30 April 201854K-18.0%140K1.00
    13 April 201866K-15.1%68K1.00
    29 March 201877K+7.1%81K1.00
    15 March 201872K-4.7%89K1.00
    28 February 201876K+45.1%89K1.00
    15 February 201852K+39.9%121K1.00
    31 January 201837K-10.9%178K1.00
    12 January 201842K-8.1%83K1.00
    29 December 201746K50K1.00
    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.