HOV short positioning

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement 2026-07-31

Short % of Float7.8%4,309,700 float shares

Days to Cover1.9173,694 average daily volume

Open Short Position335,120Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Cl

Change vs Previous+4,830+1.5%

Short interest history

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement	Short Position	Change	Change %	Days to Cover	Short % Float
Jul 31, 2026	335,120	+4,830	+1.5%	1.9	7.8%
Jul 15, 2026	330,290	+4,756	+1.5%	3.2	7.7%
Jun 30, 2026	325,534	-45,559	-12.3%	1.9	7.6%

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	78,683	2,881	97,975	80.3%	3
Aug 20, 2026	60,600	2,447	79,577	76.2%	3
Aug 19, 2026	50,688	0	65,749	77.1%	3
Aug 18, 2026	30,155	0	38,840	77.6%	2
Aug 17, 2026	17,155	15	23,215	73.9%	2
Aug 14, 2026	21,903	6	28,662	76.4%	2
Aug 13, 2026	20,223	0	31,888	63.4%	3
Aug 12, 2026	38,915	0	58,529	66.5%	3
Aug 11, 2026	24,707	0	33,083	74.7%	3
Aug 10, 2026	28,839	0	41,386	69.7%	3
Aug 7, 2026	22,912	0	30,099	76.1%	3
Aug 6, 2026	14,018	0	20,958	66.9%	2
Aug 5, 2026	28,955	0	42,447	68.2%	2
Aug 4, 2026	21,182	0	32,268	65.6%	2
Aug 3, 2026	18,983	2	31,313	60.6%	3
Jul 31, 2026	43,778	0	71,549	61.2%	3
Jul 30, 2026	43,485	0	70,075	62.1%	3
Jul 29, 2026	54,198	0	88,038	61.6%	2
Jul 28, 2026	58,358	0	98,398	59.3%	3
Jul 27, 2026	29,140	0	51,632	56.4%	2
Jul 24, 2026	28,179	0	41,277	68.3%	2

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