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Liquidia (LQDA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$67.38 -1.26 (-1.83%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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Liquidia Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Liquidia (LQDA) had a short interest of 11.86 million shares sold short, representing 17.81% of the public float. This marks a 0.02% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.2, meaning it would take 10.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.72 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,858,334 shares
Previous Short Interest
11,856,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.02%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$808.38 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
89,510,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
17.81%
Today's Trading Volume
596,220 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,716,899 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
35%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/202611,858,334 shares $808.38 million +0.0%17.8%10.16 $68.17
8/14/202611,856,100 shares $882.57 million -0.9%17.8%6.45 $74.44
7/31/202611,962,898 shares $1.01 billion -3.0%18.1%8.25 $84.11
7/15/202612,333,107 shares $958.90 million -6.4%18.6%9.18 $77.75
6/30/202613,179,590 shares $1.05 billion +13.5%19.9%4.05 $79.73
6/15/202611,611,106 shares $833.68 million +16.6%17.5%5.1 $71.80
5/29/20269,955,978 shares $615.13 million -2.5%15.0%7.77 $61.79
5/15/202610,207,658 shares $581.12 million +2.6%15.4%4.94 $56.93
4/30/20269,947,656 shares $390.05 million -12.9%15.0%9.79 $39.21
4/15/202611,415,093 shares $457.97 million -3.8%17.3%11.29 $40.12
3/31/202611,861,739 shares $447.66 million -3.2%17.9%11.57 $37.74
3/13/202612,248,512 shares $449.03 million +2.7%19.9%7.17 $36.66
2/27/202611,927,074 shares $369.98 million +0.8%19.4%5.15 $31.02
2/13/202611,831,299 shares $451.96 million -7.4%17.9%8.67 $38.20
1/30/202612,782,206 shares $541.84 million +0.8%21.0%6.33 $42.39
1/15/202612,685,675 shares $492.08 million +18.5%20.9%4.73 $38.79
12/31/202510,709,682 shares $369.38 million -18.1%17.6%11.58 $34.49
12/15/202513,078,126 shares $447.14 million -7.1%21.5%10.6 $34.19
11/28/202514,080,117 shares $452.27 million -12.7%23.2%6.68 $32.12
11/14/202516,124,384 shares $452.13 million -8.1%26.5%5.39 $28.04
10/31/202517,552,798 shares $427.59 million -1.5%28.9%8.16 $24.36
10/15/202517,820,000 shares $412.71 million -3.1%29.6%6.5 $23.16
9/30/202518,390,000 shares $418.19 million -0.4%N/A6.5 $22.74
9/15/202518,470,000 shares $494.44 million +7.9%N/A6.9 $26.77
8/31/202517,120,000 shares $473.88 million -6.9%27.1%6.2 $27.68
8/15/202518,390,000 shares $477.22 million -12.9%N/A6.5 $25.95
7/31/202521,110,000 shares $394.55 million -5.8%33.6%8.4 $18.69
7/15/202522,400,000 shares $325.02 million +4.9%N/A9.9 $14.51
6/30/202521,350,000 shares $266.02 million +9.5%34.0%10.1 $12.46
6/15/202519,500,000 shares $274.95 million +17.5%31.0%10.3 $14.10
5/31/202516,590,000 shares $249.35 million +22.9%28.0%9.8 $15.03
5/15/202513,500,000 shares $260.55 million -0.3%22.8%10 $19.30
4/30/202513,540,000 shares $189.15 million +3.0%N/A12.5 $13.97
4/15/202513,150,000 shares $178.84 million +5.0%22.2%13.7 $13.60
3/31/202512,530,000 shares $184.82 million +3.8%21.2%12.8 $14.75
3/15/202512,070,000 shares $174.17 million +7.1%20.4%13.6 $14.43
2/28/202511,270,000 shares $174.57 million +0.5%19.0%12.9 $15.49
2/15/202511,210,000 shares $181.60 million -0.4%18.9%13.7 $16.20
1/31/202511,250,000 shares $160.09 million +6.6%N/A13.2 $14.23
1/15/202510,550,000 shares $128.08 million -0.7%N/A12.8 $12.14
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12/31/202410,620,000 shares $124.89 million +1.5%N/A13.5 $11.76
12/15/202410,460,000 shares $114.22 million -1.0%N/A12.2 $10.92
11/30/202410,560,000 shares $121.97 million +2.9%N/A11.6 $11.55
11/15/202410,260,000 shares $100.96 million -0.7%N/A11.2 $9.84
10/31/202410,330,000 shares $112.08 million -14.8%N/A8.4 $10.85
10/15/202412,130,000 shares $138.04 million +2.5%N/A9.9 $11.38
9/30/202411,840,000 shares $118.40 million -4.0%N/A9.3 $10.00
9/15/202412,330,000 shares $120.77 million +0.6%N/A10 $9.80
8/31/202412,260,000 shares $116.59 million -1.8%N/A10.2 $9.51
8/15/202412,490,000 shares $172.74 million -3.0%N/A10.7 $13.83
7/31/202412,870,000 shares $153.54 million +12.1%N/A16.1 $11.93
7/15/202411,480,000 shares $142.81 million +7.9%N/A13.8 $12.44
6/30/202410,640,000 shares $127.68 million +10.7%N/A13.7 $12.00
6/15/20249,610,000 shares $124.35 million +12.0%N/A11.8 $12.94
5/31/20248,580,000 shares $110.42 million +9.3%N/A10.5 $12.87
5/15/20247,850,000 shares $96.48 million -3.2%N/A9.9 $12.29
4/30/20248,110,000 shares $104.21 million +0.5%N/A9.8 $12.85
4/15/20248,070,000 shares $110.40 million +8.6%N/A9 $13.68
3/31/20247,430,000 shares $109.59 million +2.3%N/A7.9 $14.75
3/15/20247,260,000 shares $115.43 million +16.0%N/A7 $15.90
2/29/20246,260,000 shares $88.64 million -0.2%N/A5 $14.16
2/15/20246,270,000 shares $92.98 million +8.9%N/A5.1 $14.83
1/31/20245,760,000 shares $73.61 million +4.5%N/A4.8 $12.78
1/15/20245,510,000 shares $68.54 million -9.5%N/A5.1 $12.44
12/31/20236,090,000 shares $73.26 million +48.2%N/A6.5 $12.03
12/15/20234,110,000 shares $30.62 million -1.7%N/A4.9 $7.45
11/30/20234,180,000 shares $29.93 million +18.8%N/A9.2 $7.16
11/15/20233,520,000 shares $22.63 million +11.0%N/A9.2 $6.43
10/31/20233,170,000 shares $20.64 million -8.4%N/A7.4 $6.51
10/15/20233,460,000 shares $21.31 million +6.8%N/A7.6 $6.16
9/30/20233,240,000 shares $20.54 million +48.0%N/A6.5 $6.34
9/15/20232,190,000 shares $14.13 million -8.8%N/A3.8 $6.45
8/31/20232,400,000 shares $16.49 million +51.9%N/A3.9 $6.87
8/15/20231,580,000 shares $11.01 million +11.3%N/A2.4 $6.97
7/31/20231,420,000 shares $10.96 million -22.4%N/A2.3 $7.72
7/15/20231,830,000 shares $14.37 million +44.1%N/A2.9 $7.85
6/30/20231,270,000 shares $9.97 million -33.2%N/A2.3 $7.85
6/15/20231,900,000 shares $15.71 million +2.7%N/A4 $8.27
5/31/20231,850,000 shares $15.02 million -6.1%N/A4.2 $8.12
5/15/20231,970,000 shares $14.58 million -8.4%N/A4.7 $7.40
4/30/20232,150,000 shares $14.43 million -7.3%N/A5 $6.71
4/15/20232,320,000 shares $15.68 million -4.9%N/A5.1 $6.76
3/31/20232,440,000 shares $16.86 million -0.4%N/A5.1 $6.91
3/15/20232,450,000 shares $15.58 million +2.5%N/A5.1 $6.36
2/28/20232,390,000 shares $18.09 million -8.8%N/A4.7 $7.57
2/15/20232,620,000 shares $18.42 million -1.5%N/A5.1 $7.03
1/31/20232,660,000 shares $17.56 million -7.6%N/A5.3 $6.60
1/15/20232,880,000 shares $18.58 million -5.3%N/A5.7 $6.45
12/30/20223,040,000 shares $19.36 million +24.6%N/A5.9 $6.37
12/15/20222,440,000 shares $15.08 million -15.9%N/A4.7 $6.18
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11/30/20222,900,000 shares $14.56 million +13.7%N/A5.4 $5.02
11/15/20222,550,000 shares $12.42 million -25.4%N/A2.2 $4.87
10/31/20223,420,000 shares $16.72 million +6.2%N/A2.2 $4.89
10/15/20223,220,000 shares $17.16 million -6.9%N/A2 $5.33
9/30/20223,460,000 shares $18.82 million -0.3%N/A1.5 $5.44
9/15/20223,470,000 shares $20.65 million +37.7%N/A1.5 $5.95
8/31/20222,520,000 shares $14.54 million +22.9%N/A1.1 $5.77
8/15/20222,050,000 shares $17.20 million +0.5%N/A1.1 $8.39
7/31/20222,040,000 shares $10.01 million +12.1%N/A1.3 $4.91
7/15/20221,820,000 shares $7.08 million +5.8%N/A1.2 $3.89
6/30/20221,720,000 shares $7.50 million +47.0%N/A1.7 $4.36
6/15/20221,170,000 shares $5.59 million -24.5%N/A1.1 $4.78
5/31/20221,550,000 shares $6.29 million +43.5%N/A1.7 $4.06
5/15/20221,080,000 shares $5.73 million -2.7%N/A1.4 $5.31
4/30/20221,110,000 shares $6.04 million -6.7%N/A1.8 $5.44
4/15/20221,190,000 shares $6.28 million +13.3%N/A2.1 $5.28
3/31/20221,050,000 shares $7.54 million +6.6%2.7%2.1 $7.18
3/15/2022984,600 shares $6.07 million -1.5%2.5%1.8 $6.17
2/28/20221,000,000 shares $6.47 million -8.3%2.6%2 $6.47
2/15/20221,090,000 shares $6.98 million -6.0%2.8%2.3 $6.40
1/31/20221,160,000 shares $6.57 million +89.4%3.2%1.8 $5.66
1/15/2022612,600 shares $3.83 million -2.8%1.7%0.9 $6.25
12/31/2021629,900 shares $3.07 million +3.8%1.8%1 $4.87
12/15/2021606,900 shares $2.56 million +5.0%1.7%1.2 $4.21
11/30/2021577,900 shares $2.40 million -19.1%1.6%1.1 $4.15
11/15/2021714,500 shares $3.47 million -1.2%2.0%1.5 $4.86
10/29/2021723,200 shares $2.71 million +0.3%2.0%2 $3.75
10/15/2021721,000 shares $2.31 million +5.6%2.0%3.1 $3.20
9/30/2021683,000 shares $1.89 million +3.6%1.9%3.2 $2.76

LQDA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Liquidia shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 11,858,334 shares of LQDA short. 17.81% of Liquidia's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Liquidia's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LQDA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.2. Learn More on Liquidia's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 17.81% of Liquidia's floating shares are currently sold short.

Liquidia saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,858,334 shares, an increase of 0.0% from the previous total of 11,856,100 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

17.81% of Liquidia's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceuticals" compare to Liquidia: Viatris Inc. (3.37%), Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (7.43%), Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (5.21%), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (10.96%), Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (6.26%), Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (7.41%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (2.92%), Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (6.71%), Belite Bio, Inc. Sponsored ADR (3.01%), Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (6.60%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LQDA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Liquidia as its price is falling. LQDA shares are trading down $1.14 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Liquidia occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LQDA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LQDA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LQDA:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:LQDA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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