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Root, Inc. short interest

2.1M shares of Root were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.8M to 2.5M). Short sellers would need 12.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.7%-16% over a year
Days to cover12.05at 172K shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 near the middle of its range over the last year (1.8M to 2.5M), and the share price moved -34% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 30 Oct 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.1M-2.7%172K12.05
    30 September 20262.1M+16.3%240K8.88
    15 September 20261.8M+0.2%167K10.95
    31 August 20261.8M-2.8%224K8.16
    14 August 20261.9M-10.0%354K5.32
    31 July 20262.1M+3.1%200K10.44
    15 July 20262.0M+2.1%238K8.52
    30 June 20262.0M+0.9%292K6.81
    15 June 20262.0M+7.9%240K8.20
    29 May 20261.8M-2.2%268K6.81
    15 May 20261.9M+1.4%344K5.41
    30 April 20261.8M-9.8%270K6.81
    15 April 20262.0M-7.2%323K6.32
    31 March 20262.2M-12.2%292K7.52
    13 March 20262.5M+0.2%419K5.97
    27 February 20262.5M+4.8%380K6.57
    13 February 20262.4M-1.0%307K7.74
    30 January 20262.4M-2.4%289K8.32
    15 January 20262.5M+0.9%278K8.87
    31 December 20252.4M+5.7%251K9.73
    15 December 20252.3M-2.2%234K9.89
    28 November 20252.4M-1.1%391K6.04
    14 November 20252.4M-6.1%772K3.09
    31 October 20252.5M+2.7%405K6.27
    15 October 20252.5M+19.7%555K4.46
    30 September 20252.1M+16.6%487K4.25
    15 September 20251.8M+1.4%421K4.22
    29 August 20251.7M+1.4%470K3.72
    15 August 20251.7M+4.8%1.0M1.71
    31 July 20251.6M-7.7%361K4.57
    15 July 20251.8M+3.4%337K5.29
    30 June 20251.7M+19.3%477K3.62
    13 June 20251.4M+9.3%445K3.25
    30 May 20251.3M+2.3%342K3.87
    15 May 20251.3M-9.9%583K2.22
    30 April 20251.4M-2.9%469K3.06
    15 April 20251.5M+17.6%701K2.11
    31 March 20251.3M-10.4%731K1.72
    14 March 20251.4M-0.1%921K1.52
    28 February 20251.4M-15.8%840K1.67
    14 February 20251.7M+4.0%431K3.87
    31 January 20251.6M-2.1%337K4.76
    15 January 20251.6M+3.8%377K4.35
    31 December 20241.6M+33.9%283K5.57
    13 December 20241.2M+5.7%377K3.13
    29 November 20241.1M-2.1%558K2.00
    15 November 20241.1M-23.8%1.1M1.03
    31 October 20241.5M-3.7%1.3M1.12
    15 October 20241.6M-9.3%253K6.14
    30 September 20241.7M-0.3%182K9.38
    13 September 20241.7M+1.0%287K5.99
    30 August 20241.7M-13.8%193K8.80
    15 August 20242.0M+2.2%405K4.87
    31 July 20241.9M+7.4%289K6.67
    15 July 20241.8M+14.4%400K4.49
    28 June 20241.6M-3.7%432K3.63
    14 June 20241.6M+35.1%282K5.78
    31 May 20241.2M+7.7%327K3.69
    15 May 20241.1M-13.9%800K1.40
    30 April 20241.3M+3.7%435K3.00
    15 April 20241.3M-6.4%629K2.00
    28 March 20241.3M-4.9%710K1.89
    15 March 20241.4M+13.5%1.1M1.25
    29 February 20241.2M+28.1%2.2M1.00
    15 February 2024971K+1.2%115K8.45
    31 January 2024960K-2.1%69K13.92
    12 January 2024980K-0.1%60K16.38
    29 December 2023980K-3.4%86K11.41
    15 December 20231.0M-2.2%258K3.93
    30 November 20231.0M-3.4%54K19.05
    15 November 20231.1M-6.6%156K6.89
    31 October 20231.1M-1.2%36K32.39
    13 October 20231.2M+0.9%54K21.74
    29 September 20231.2M-0.6%56K20.44
    15 September 20231.2M-3.8%68K16.99
    31 August 20231.2M-11.4%118K10.22
    15 August 20231.4M+2.3%195K7.00
    31 July 20231.3M+0.2%299K4.46
    14 July 20231.3M-2.8%236K5.64
    30 June 20231.4M-17.4%1.8M1.00
    15 June 20231.7M-1.6%137K12.05
    31 May 20231.7M+1.7%68K24.73
    15 May 20231.7M-7.2%130K12.72
    28 April 20231.8M+1.9%116K15.36
    14 April 20231.7M+3.3%87K19.97
    31 March 20231.7M+3.1%127K13.33
    15 March 20231.6M+12.4%154K10.62
    28 February 20231.5M+1.2%139K10.50
    15 February 20231.4M-2.9%191K7.56
    31 January 20231.5M-2.6%129K11.50
    13 January 20231.5M-1.7%183K8.31
    30 December 20221.6M+3.9%182K8.53
    15 December 20221.5M+0.7%211K7.08
    30 November 20221.5M-4.1%168K8.84
    15 November 20221.5M-3.8%190K8.14
    31 October 20221.6M+2.6%195K8.24
    14 October 20221.6M-12.2%290K5.40
    30 September 20221.8M+4.8%238K7.49
    15 September 20221.7M+26.5%375K4.54
    31 August 20221.3M-53.1%390K3.45
    15 August 20222.9M+229.3%292K9.80
    29 July 2022870K-1.5%77K11.37
    15 July 2022884K+4.3%116K7.60
    30 June 2022847K+21.4%224K3.79
    15 June 2022698K+2.3%104K6.73
    31 May 2022682K+1.3%116K5.90
    13 May 2022673K-1.4%170K3.95
    29 April 2022683K-6.3%215K3.18
    14 April 2022728K+3.6%124K5.88
    31 March 2022703K-2.8%282K2.49
    15 March 2022723K+10.8%145K4.99
    28 February 2022653K+7.6%242K2.69
    15 February 2022607K-6.9%141K4.30
    31 January 2022652K+15.7%296K2.20
    14 January 2022563K-3.5%165K3.41
    31 December 2021584K-10.4%264K2.21
    15 December 2021651K-11.4%220K2.96
    30 November 2021735K-19.5%275K2.67
    15 November 2021912K-11.8%569K1.60
    29 October 20211.0M-14.0%249K4.15
    15 October 20211.2M-10.1%347K3.46
    30 September 20211.3M-6.8%406K3.29
    15 September 20211.4M+20.8%812K1.77
    31 August 20211.2M+12.1%589K2.02
    13 August 20211.1M+20.4%345K3.07
    30 July 2021881K+14.3%177K4.99
    15 July 2021771K+3.0%144K5.34
    30 June 2021748K-6.7%232K3.23
    15 June 2021802K-12.4%479K1.67
    28 May 2021916K+1.1%108K8.48
    14 May 2021906K+12.8%156K5.79
    30 April 2021803K+6.0%118K6.82
    15 April 2021758K+31.1%141K5.38
    31 March 2021578K-4.7%362K1.60
    15 March 2021607K+13.3%146K4.17
    26 February 2021535K+12.7%77K6.91
    12 February 2021475K-0.4%61K7.75
    29 January 2021477K-2.0%129K3.71
    15 January 2021487K-12.6%142K3.42
    31 December 2020557K+35.7%157K3.54
    15 December 2020411K+67.6%119K3.44
    30 November 2020245K+109.3%81K3.01
    13 November 2020117K+174.9%69K1.69
    30 October 202043K107K1.00
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.