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CNA Financial (CNA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$45.43 -0.55 (-1.19%)
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CNA Financial Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, CNA Financial (CNA) had a short interest of 3.19 million shares sold short, representing 1.18% of the public float. This marks a -15.76% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.0, meaning it would take 7.0 days of the average trading volume of 491,058 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,191,795 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,788,926 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-15.76%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$154.71 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
270,600,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.18%
Today's Trading Volume
553,009 shares
Average Trading Volume
491,058 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
113%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/20263,191,795 shares $154.71 million -15.8%1.2%6.98 $48.47
8/31/20263,788,926 shares $183.91 million +23.7%1.4%11.97 $48.54
8/14/20263,063,196 shares $156.20 million +6.4%1.1%6.87 $50.99
7/31/20262,879,087 shares $151.28 million -8.7%1.1%5.93 $52.54
7/15/20263,154,852 shares $157.81 million +1.9%1.2%6.27 $50.02
6/30/20263,094,727 shares $150.84 million No Change1.1%3.99 $48.74
6/15/20263,094,803 shares $139.20 million +8.3%1.1%6.41 $44.98
5/29/20262,858,597 shares $120.25 million -1.1%1.1%6.44 $42.07
5/15/20262,890,112 shares $126.39 million +25.2%1.1%4.18 $43.73
4/30/20262,308,381 shares $111.42 million +5.4%0.9%5.84 $48.27
4/15/20262,190,351 shares $103.88 million +1.9%0.8%6.45 $47.43
3/31/20262,150,183 shares $98.68 million +8.1%0.8%4.36 $45.89
3/13/20261,988,420 shares $92.72 million -1.1%0.7%4.24 $46.63
2/27/20262,009,501 shares $96.65 million +16.5%0.7%3.2 $48.10
2/13/20261,725,585 shares $83.99 million -7.2%0.6%3.56 $48.67
1/30/20261,858,556 shares $88.97 million +4.8%0.7%5.73 $47.87
1/15/20261,773,230 shares $82.29 million -3.4%0.7%4.84 $46.41
12/31/20251,836,175 shares $87.71 million +2.8%0.7%4.52 $47.77
12/15/20251,786,109 shares $84.56 million -6.8%0.7%2.77 $47.34
11/28/20251,916,752 shares $89.61 million -16.2%0.7%7.09 $46.75
11/14/20252,288,392 shares $106.03 million +6.1%0.8%6.27 $46.33
10/31/20252,156,366 shares $95.89 million +18.6%0.8%5.96 $44.47
10/15/20251,820,000 shares $84.29 million -6.7%0.7%4.1 $46.31
9/30/20251,950,000 shares $90.58 million -11.8%0.7%3.9 $46.45
9/15/20252,210,000 shares $103.10 million +22.8%0.8%3.9 $46.65
8/31/20251,800,000 shares $89.07 million -10.0%0.7%3.3 $49.48
8/15/20252,000,000 shares $95.44 million -9.1%0.7%3.8 $47.72
7/31/20252,200,000 shares $97.55 million -15.1%0.8%4.4 $44.34
7/15/20252,590,000 shares $112.25 million +0.8%1.0%5.8 $43.34
6/30/20252,570,000 shares $119.43 million +70.2%1.0%6 $46.47
6/15/20251,510,000 shares $68.92 million +11.9%0.6%4.2 $45.64
5/31/20251,350,000 shares $64.72 million -9.4%0.5%3.6 $47.94
5/15/20251,490,000 shares $72.62 million +18.3%0.6%3.9 $48.74
4/30/20251,260,000 shares $60.67 million +22.3%0.5%3 $48.15
4/15/20251,030,000 shares $49.81 million -1.0%0.4%2.5 $48.36
3/31/20251,040,000 shares $52.87 million +3.0%0.4%2.7 $50.84
3/15/20251,010,000 shares $49.54 million +4.3%0.4%3 $49.05
2/28/2025968,200 shares $47.40 million -13.6%0.4%3.1 $48.95
2/15/20251,120,000 shares $54.49 million +6.7%0.4%3.9 $48.65
1/31/20251,050,000 shares $51.46 million +4.0%0.4%4.1 $49.01
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1/15/20251,010,000 shares $48.53 million +10.1%0.4%4 $48.05
12/31/2024917,400 shares $44.37 million +12.8%0.3%3.5 $48.37
12/15/2024813,400 shares $39.73 million +19.6%0.3%2.9 $48.85
11/30/2024680,100 shares $34.30 million -24.5%0.3%2.1 $50.44
11/15/2024900,200 shares $44.10 million +31.5%0.3%2.9 $48.99
10/31/2024684,800 shares $32.82 million +34.8%0.3%2.2 $47.92
10/15/2024507,900 shares $25.18 million -40.2%0.2%1.6 $49.57
9/30/2024848,700 shares $41.53 million -29.3%0.3%2.6 $48.93
9/15/20241,200,000 shares $60.28 million +10.1%0.5%3.5 $50.23
8/31/20241,090,000 shares $56.59 million -4.4%0.4%3.8 $51.92
8/15/20241,140,000 shares $55.59 million -21.9%0.4%3.5 $48.76
7/31/20241,460,000 shares $71.77 million +10.6%0.5%4.5 $49.16
7/15/20241,320,000 shares $62.59 million +18.9%0.5%4.4 $47.42
6/30/20241,110,000 shares $51.14 million -11.2%0.4%3.9 $46.07
6/15/20241,250,000 shares $54.16 million -3.1%0.5%5.3 $43.33
5/31/20241,290,000 shares $59.28 million +79.3%0.5%5.4 $45.95
5/15/2024719,300 shares $32.07 million +13.2%0.3%3.8 $44.58
4/30/2024635,300 shares $27.94 million +37.3%0.2%3 $43.98
4/15/2024462,700 shares $19.99 million -26.3%0.2%2.1 $43.21
3/31/2024627,900 shares $28.52 million -3.7%0.2%2.8 $45.42
3/15/2024652,200 shares $28.89 million +10.1%0.2%2.9 $44.30
2/29/2024592,300 shares $26.01 million -19.1%0.2%2.6 $43.92
2/15/2024732,300 shares $34.56 million +90.8%0.3%3.3 $47.19
1/31/2024383,800 shares $16.92 million +12.7%0.1%1.9 $44.08
1/15/2024340,700 shares $14.38 million +29.0%0.1%1.9 $42.22
12/31/2023264,100 shares $11.17 million +12.5%0.1%1.5 $42.31
12/15/2023234,700 shares $9.68 million -1.0%0.1%1.5 $41.23
11/30/2023237,100 shares $9.99 million +7.4%0.1%1.7 $42.13
11/15/2023220,700 shares $8.66 million -22.3%0.1%1.6 $39.22
10/31/2023284,000 shares $11.48 million +11.6%0.1%2.2 $40.41
10/15/2023254,400 shares $10.24 million +12.7%0.1%1.2 $40.24
9/30/2023225,800 shares $8.89 million +6.0%0.1%1.1 $39.35
9/15/2023213,100 shares $8.34 million -6.8%0.1%1 $39.13
8/31/2023228,600 shares $8.99 million -12.2%0.1%1 $39.35
8/15/2023260,400 shares $10.39 million -25.1%0.1%1.1 $39.90
7/31/2023347,700 shares $13.61 million -21.8%1.7%1.4 $39.15
7/15/2023444,600 shares $16.78 million +16.3%1.8%2.6 $37.75
6/30/2023382,400 shares $14.77 million +4.5%1.5%2.2 $38.62
6/15/2023365,900 shares $13.99 million -21.0%1.4%2.1 $38.24
5/31/2023463,400 shares $17.09 million -5.0%1.8%2.6 $36.87
5/15/2023487,800 shares $19.39 million +68.0%1.9%2.6 $39.74
4/30/2023290,400 shares $11.30 million +6.6%1.1%1.4 $38.91
4/15/2023272,400 shares $10.68 million -29.6%1.1%1.3 $39.22
3/31/2023387,000 shares $15.10 million -44.3%1.5%1.9 $39.03
3/15/2023694,900 shares $25.78 million -20.7%2.7%3.4 $37.10
2/28/2023876,000 shares $38.35 million +17.8%3.4%4.6 $43.78
2/15/2023743,500 shares $33.46 million +21.6%2.9%4.1 $45.01
1/31/2023611,300 shares $26.63 million -22.4%2.4%3.7 $43.56
1/15/2023787,300 shares $34.05 million -2.8%3.1%4.5 $43.25
12/30/2022809,700 shares $34.23 million -6.7%3.2%4.4 $42.28
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12/15/2022867,800 shares $35.48 million +18.9%3.4%3.5 $40.88
11/30/2022730,000 shares $31.08 million +52.0%2.8%2.6 $42.58
11/15/2022480,200 shares $19.82 million +26.6%1.9%1.6 $41.28
10/31/2022379,200 shares $15.81 million -26.1%1.5%1.3 $41.70
10/15/2022513,000 shares $19.95 million +10.1%2.0%1.7 $38.88
9/30/2022466,000 shares $17.20 million -32.4%1.8%1.6 $36.90
9/15/2022689,800 shares $26.42 million +26.7%2.7%2.9 $38.30
8/31/2022544,600 shares $20.95 million +6.7%2.1%3 $38.46
8/15/2022510,500 shares $21.35 million +59.8%1.9%3 $41.83
7/31/2022319,400 shares $13.55 million +8.6%1.2%2 $42.42
7/15/2022294,200 shares $12.40 million -14.5%1.1%2 $42.15
6/30/2022344,200 shares $15.45 million +16.2%1.3%2.3 $44.90
6/15/2022296,300 shares $12.81 million -3.9%0.1%2.1 $43.23
5/31/2022308,400 shares $14.14 million -0.3%1.2%2 $45.84
5/15/2022309,400 shares $13.66 million +8.1%1.2%1.8 $44.14
4/30/2022286,300 shares $13.58 million -21.2%1.1%1.5 $47.44
4/15/2022363,200 shares $17.70 million -11.2%1.4%2 $48.73
3/31/2022409,000 shares $19.89 million +40.7%1.5%2.3 $48.62
3/15/2022290,600 shares $13.57 million -22.4%1.1%1.7 $46.68
2/28/2022374,400 shares $17.11 million -2.7%1.4%2.4 $45.70
2/15/2022384,600 shares $18.77 million +8.4%1.4%2.7 $48.80
1/31/2022354,700 shares $16.28 million +3.1%1.3%2.9 $45.91
1/15/2022344,000 shares $16.17 million -1.0%1.3%2.9 $47.02
12/31/2021347,600 shares $15.32 million -24.8%1.3%2.9 $44.08
12/15/2021462,500 shares $20.43 million +40.2%1.7%3.8 $44.17
11/30/2021329,900 shares $13.74 million -11.0%1.2%2.2 $41.64
11/15/2021370,800 shares $16.73 million -12.7%1.4%2.3 $45.11
10/29/2021424,500 shares $19.04 million -8.0%1.6%2.6 $44.86
10/15/2021461,400 shares $20.92 million +6.0%1.7%2.9 $45.35
9/30/2021435,100 shares $18.26 million +20.6%1.6%2.5 $41.96

CNA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of CNA Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 3,191,795 shares of CNA short. 1.18% of CNA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CNA Financial'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. CNA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on CNA Financial'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. 1.18% of CNA Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

CNA Financial saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,191,795 shares, a decrease of 15.8% from the previous total of 3,788,926 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.

1.18% of CNA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to CNA Financial: Arch Capital Group Ltd. (2.20%), Cincinnati Financial Corporation (2.52%), Axis Capital Holdings Limited (2.74%), Chubb Limited (0.93%), The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (1.47%), Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (10.85%), Loews Corporation (2.87%), Old Republic International Corporation (4.41%), The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (2.19%), The Travelers Companies, Inc. (3.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CNA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CNA Financial as its price is falling. CNA shares are trading down $0.23 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 CNA Financial occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CNA, 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 CNA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

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

  • 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 NYSE:CNA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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