News Corp. short interest
Short interest in News Corp. was 11.5 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, down 4.5% on the previous settlement, with 3.18 days to cover at an average daily volume of 3.6 million shares, as reported to FINRA.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Average daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | 11,497,951 | -4.5% | 3,618,748 | 3.18 |
| 14 August 2026 | 12,044,715 | +0.4% | 4,286,723 | 2.81 |
| 31 July 2026 | 11,991,501 | -3.1% | 3,276,145 | 3.66 |
| 15 July 2026 | 12,370,016 | +7.7% | 3,831,586 | 3.23 |
| 30 June 2026 | 11,490,215 | -29.6% | 9,114,663 | 1.26 |
| 15 June 2026 | 16,318,029 | +0.9% | 4,551,108 | 3.59 |
| 29 May 2026 | 16,165,195 | +11.4% | 4,016,685 | 4.02 |
| 15 May 2026 | 14,515,723 | -1.6% | 5,286,338 | 2.75 |
| 30 April 2026 | 14,757,264 | -7.8% | 3,296,769 | 4.48 |
| 15 April 2026 | 16,003,969 | +36.8% | 3,459,102 | 4.63 |
| 31 March 2026 | 11,697,467 | +5.5% | 6,410,061 | 1.82 |
| 13 March 2026 | 11,084,741 | -12.8% | 3,451,132 | 3.21 |
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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