News Corp. short interest
Short interest in News Corp. was 5.3 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, down 10.8% on the previous settlement, with 5.19 days to cover at an average daily volume of 1.0 million shares, as reported to FINRA.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Average daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | 5,330,793 | -10.8% | 1,026,431 | 5.19 |
| 14 August 2026 | 5,976,402 | -14.9% | 1,289,073 | 4.64 |
| 31 July 2026 | 7,021,148 | -6.1% | 956,941 | 7.34 |
| 15 July 2026 | 7,475,104 | -6.9% | 1,397,648 | 5.35 |
| 30 June 2026 | 8,030,182 | -25.4% | 2,881,942 | 2.79 |
| 15 June 2026 | 10,763,626 | +9.2% | 1,395,589 | 7.71 |
| 29 May 2026 | 9,858,885 | -2.2% | 1,266,044 | 7.79 |
| 15 May 2026 | 10,078,592 | +3.4% | 1,535,013 | 6.57 |
| 30 April 2026 | 9,750,402 | -0.5% | 935,129 | 10.43 |
| 15 April 2026 | 9,796,283 | +15.2% | 1,017,953 | 9.62 |
| 31 March 2026 | 8,506,206 | +16.6% | 2,576,882 | 3.30 |
| 13 March 2026 | 7,294,200 | -8.2% | 1,237,810 | 5.89 |
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.
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