FRME short positioning

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement 2026-07-31

Short % of Float3.0%61,569,000 float shares

Days to Cover3.6521,466 average daily volume

Open Short Position1,869,073First Merchants Corporation Co

Change vs Previous+249,898+15.4%

Short interest history

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement	Short Position	Change	Change %	Days to Cover	Short % Float
Jul 31, 2026	1,869,073	+249,898	+15.4%	3.6	3.0%
Jul 15, 2026	1,619,175	+68,055	+4.4%	3.9	2.6%
Jun 30, 2026	1,551,120	+93,717	+6.4%	2.7	2.5%

Short interest is an open-position snapshot published twice monthly. It is not daily short-sale volume.

Daily off-exchange short volume

FINRA-reported short-sale transaction flow for the last 30 calendar days.

Trade Date	Short Volume	Short Exempt	FINRA Total	Short Volume %	Facilities
Aug 21, 2026	39,245	0	77,528	50.6%	3
Aug 20, 2026	53,729	0	101,184	53.1%	3
Aug 19, 2026	65,663	11	92,253	71.2%	2
Aug 18, 2026	41,149	41	73,081	56.3%	3
Aug 17, 2026	55,623	0	88,173	63.1%	2
Aug 14, 2026	47,913	48	86,821	55.2%	2
Aug 13, 2026	49,487	0	122,798	40.3%	2
Aug 12, 2026	64,350	0	142,653	45.1%	2
Aug 11, 2026	49,142	0	150,171	32.7%	3
Aug 10, 2026	51,638	0	260,686	19.8%	3
Aug 7, 2026	33,904	0	78,332	43.3%	2
Aug 6, 2026	36,257	43	118,192	30.7%	3
Aug 5, 2026	90,327	210	219,615	41.1%	3
Aug 4, 2026	59,852	38	187,808	31.9%	2
Aug 3, 2026	61,468	24	102,452	60.0%	3
Jul 31, 2026	53,459	0	74,569	71.7%	3
Jul 30, 2026	33,898	12	57,149	59.3%	2
Jul 29, 2026	97,345	30	139,906	69.6%	2
Jul 28, 2026	51,916	553	99,469	52.2%	2
Jul 27, 2026	102,871	0	184,438	55.8%	3
Jul 24, 2026	152,854	680	208,005	73.5%	3

Daily short volume is transaction flow reported through FINRA facilities. It does not measure open short positions and is not consolidated exchange-wide volume.