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Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. short interest

1.8M shares of Sturm Ruger & Co. were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Oct 2018. Short sellers would need 3.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+89.4%+53% over a year
Days to cover3.23at 572K shares a day
Of shares in issue11.58%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 since 15 Oct 2018, and the share price moved -2% 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 20261.8M+89.4%572K3.23
    30 September 2026977K+80.8%290K3.37
    15 September 2026540K+1.7%121K4.45
    31 August 2026531K-0.9%137K3.88
    14 August 2026536K+7.4%109K4.92
    31 July 2026499K-8.2%114K4.38
    15 July 2026544K-5.9%88K6.17
    30 June 2026577K+7.0%206K2.81
    15 June 2026540K+7.7%98K5.52
    29 May 2026501K-12.5%132K3.78
    15 May 2026573K+7.3%156K3.66
    30 April 2026534K-12.5%110K4.84
    15 April 2026610K-14.8%152K4.01
    31 March 2026716K-8.8%226K3.17
    13 March 2026785K-4.7%203K3.87
    27 February 2026824K-8.1%142K5.79
    13 February 2026897K-0.2%151K5.93
    30 January 2026899K-2.2%179K5.03
    15 January 2026919K-8.8%241K3.81
    31 December 20251.0M-21.1%563K1.79
    15 December 20251.3M+8.3%326K3.92
    28 November 20251.2M+0.2%282K4.18
    14 November 20251.2M+7.4%268K4.40
    31 October 20251.1M-9.3%164K6.67
    15 October 20251.2M-7.1%177K6.82
    30 September 20251.3M+31.4%369K3.52
    15 September 2025989K+5.9%213K4.64
    29 August 2025934K+3.7%142K6.57
    15 August 2025901K+28.0%241K3.74
    31 July 2025704K+16.6%188K3.74
    15 July 2025604K+18.8%153K3.96
    30 June 2025508K-25.2%248K2.05
    13 June 2025680K+14.4%167K4.07
    30 May 2025594K+6.6%163K3.64
    15 May 2025557K+10.9%294K1.90
    30 April 2025503K+3.0%118K4.27
    15 April 2025488K+6.0%154K3.18
    31 March 2025460K-18.2%128K3.59
    14 March 2025563K-0.7%153K3.67
    28 February 2025567K-4.2%200K2.83
    14 February 2025592K-7.3%130K4.57
    31 January 2025638K+1.3%123K5.18
    15 January 2025630K+13.9%130K4.85
    31 December 2024553K-23.8%246K2.25
    13 December 2024726K+9.3%170K4.28
    29 November 2024664K+7.4%145K4.56
    15 November 2024618K-5.8%250K2.47
    31 October 2024657K-2.6%148K4.42
    15 October 2024674K+28.4%96K7.01
    30 September 2024525K-6.9%180K2.92
    13 September 2024564K-0.1%112K5.02
    30 August 2024565K-3.1%116K4.86
    15 August 2024583K-0.7%136K4.28
    31 July 2024587K-0.2%106K5.54
    15 July 2024588K+10.8%150K3.92
    28 June 2024531K-9.7%246K2.15
    14 June 2024588K+2.6%110K5.36
    31 May 2024573K+0.1%149K3.85
    15 May 2024572K+9.3%179K3.20
    30 April 2024523K-6.0%120K4.36
    15 April 2024557K+11.9%156K3.56
    28 March 2024497K-21.3%154K3.23
    15 March 2024632K+28.7%249K2.53
    29 February 2024491K-10.5%170K2.88
    15 February 2024548K+10.5%132K4.14
    31 January 2024496K+4.2%129K3.85
    12 January 2024476K+5.6%108K4.41
    29 December 2023451K-1.9%120K3.76
    15 December 2023460K+16.0%193K2.38
    30 November 2023396K-31.7%174K2.28
    15 November 2023581K+46.7%263K2.21
    31 October 2023396K+15.6%107K3.70
    13 October 2023342K+0.2%99K3.44
    29 September 2023342K-22.2%102K3.35
    15 September 2023439K+38.9%120K3.66
    31 August 2023316K-16.6%86K3.68
    15 August 2023379K+29.0%83K4.54
    31 July 2023294K-21.6%72K4.07
    14 July 2023375K-19.7%83K4.52
    30 June 2023466K-28.7%147K3.18
    15 June 2023654K-0.1%116K5.65
    31 May 2023655K-1.6%89K7.37
    15 May 2023666K-9.9%114K5.84
    28 April 2023739K-10.9%102K7.21
    14 April 2023829K+11.2%99K8.39
    31 March 2023746K-15.2%144K5.18
    15 March 2023880K+1.5%128K6.89
    28 February 2023867K-3.3%151K5.75
    15 February 2023896K-2.2%91K9.90
    31 January 2023917K+2.1%85K10.80
    13 January 2023898K-2.0%135K6.66
    30 December 2022916K-15.1%176K5.19
    15 December 20221.1M+40.8%283K3.81
    30 November 2022766K-12.0%85K9.05
    15 November 2022871K-0.2%134K6.47
    31 October 2022872K-15.0%88K9.94
    14 October 20221.0M-5.6%105K9.76
    30 September 20221.1M-12.4%149K7.30
    15 September 20221.2M-4.8%154K8.09
    31 August 20221.3M-1.0%150K8.71
    15 August 20221.3M-3.9%186K7.10
    29 July 20221.4M+3.8%112K12.20
    15 July 20221.3M+4.9%113K11.66
    30 June 20221.3M-3.1%140K9.02
    15 June 20221.3M-1.7%110K11.79
    31 May 20221.3M-5.3%161K8.24
    13 May 20221.4M+5.5%170K8.21
    29 April 20221.3M+8.5%103K12.87
    14 April 20221.2M+8.9%122K9.98
    31 March 20221.1M-0.5%161K6.94
    15 March 20221.1M+7.2%217K5.19
    28 February 20221.0M-0.3%213K4.94
    15 February 20221.1M+16.1%152K6.94
    31 January 2022907K+4.1%152K5.97
    14 January 2022871K+7.2%131K6.65
    31 December 2021812K-8.7%145K5.59
    15 December 2021889K-1.4%206K4.31
    30 November 2021903K+6.3%187K4.82
    15 November 2021849K+3.2%176K4.83
    29 October 2021823K-5.2%83K9.96
    15 October 2021868K+0.9%84K10.35
    30 September 2021860K+2.6%110K7.81
    15 September 2021838K+6.4%121K6.93
    31 August 2021787K-10.7%101K7.81
    13 August 2021882K-1.4%172K5.13
    30 July 2021894K-0.8%133K6.72
    15 July 2021902K+14.6%219K4.12
    30 June 2021787K-6.3%233K3.38
    15 June 2021840K+1.7%135K6.23
    28 May 2021826K-6.9%229K3.60
    14 May 2021887K+1.1%233K3.80
    30 April 2021878K+2.6%154K5.68
    15 April 2021855K-2.5%198K4.33
    31 March 2021878K-7.6%307K2.86
    15 March 2021949K+5.4%238K3.99
    26 February 2021901K-5.2%264K3.42
    12 February 2021950K+2.5%206K4.62
    29 January 2021927K-7.6%267K3.47
    15 January 20211.0M-2.9%446K2.25
    31 December 20201.0M-7.3%278K3.71
    15 December 20201.1M-9.3%263K4.24
    30 November 20201.2M-24.0%309K3.98
    13 November 20201.6M-3.9%488K3.31
    30 October 20201.7M-4.4%284K5.93
    15 October 20201.8M+4.8%218K8.08
    30 September 20201.7M-4.5%237K7.08
    15 September 20201.8M+1.9%263K6.69
    31 August 20201.7M-0.1%353K4.88
    14 August 20201.7M+41.7%396K4.36
    31 July 20201.2M-11.3%295K4.13
    15 July 20201.4M-7.4%276K4.98
    30 June 20201.5M-0.9%253K5.86
    15 June 20201.5M+45.7%622K2.41
    29 May 20201.0M+80.4%292K3.51
    15 May 2020569K+31.2%343K1.66
    30 April 2020434K-21.3%185K2.35
    15 April 2020551K+12.5%180K3.07
    31 March 2020490K+11.9%364K1.35
    13 March 2020438K-3.5%185K2.37
    28 February 2020454K-16.7%187K2.43
    14 February 2020544K-2.0%92K5.95
    31 January 2020555K+1.9%89K6.20
    15 January 2020545K+0.9%112K4.87
    31 December 2019540K-17.2%131K4.12
    13 December 2019652K-7.6%109K5.99
    29 November 2019706K-25.7%109K6.49
    15 November 2019950K-9.5%274K3.47
    31 October 20191.0M+5.4%96K10.95
    15 October 2019995K+2.8%121K8.20
    30 September 2019968K-1.7%148K6.55
    13 September 2019985K-5.8%217K4.53
    30 August 20191.0M-18.7%182K5.74
    15 August 20191.3M+11.2%337K3.82
    31 July 20191.2M-2.3%91K12.70
    15 July 20191.2M+4.4%95K12.40
    28 June 20191.1M+2.1%182K6.23
    14 June 20191.1M-7.9%114K9.76
    31 May 20191.2M-6.9%177K6.81
    15 May 20191.3M-8.4%191K6.76
    30 April 20191.4M+0.4%117K12.09
    15 April 20191.4M-6.9%140K10.08
    29 March 20191.5M-13.7%141K10.70
    15 March 20191.8M+9.3%219K8.00
    28 February 20191.6M+3.2%147K10.87
    15 February 20191.6M+2.2%156K9.99
    31 January 20191.5M+4.5%121K12.56
    15 January 20191.5M-4.7%140K10.36
    31 December 20181.5M-8.2%220K6.93
    14 December 20181.7M+2.1%158K10.49
    30 November 20181.6M-11.8%210K7.76
    15 November 20181.8M+2.0%210K8.78
    31 October 20181.8M-2.9%150K12.04
    15 October 20181.9M-12.0%170K10.99
    28 September 20182.1M-12.6%179K11.83
    14 September 20182.4M-11.8%250K9.70
    31 August 20182.7M-5.5%143K19.18
    15 August 20182.9M-0.6%214K13.56
    31 July 20182.9M-3.1%149K19.63
    13 July 20183.0M-3.0%122K24.74
    29 June 20183.1M-9.3%181K17.18
    15 June 20183.4M+11.7%185K18.52
    31 May 20183.1M-9.9%220K13.99
    15 May 20183.4M-11.5%339K10.05
    30 April 20183.9M-6.0%161K23.97
    13 April 20184.1M-3.0%213K19.27
    29 March 20184.2M-3.8%265K15.95
    15 March 20184.4M-3.8%302K14.52
    28 February 20184.6M+5.3%543K8.41
    15 February 20184.3M+11.4%297K14.61
    31 January 20183.9M+6.8%202K19.24
    12 January 20183.6M+2.0%268K13.59
    29 December 20173.6M223K16.01
    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.