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First American Financial (FAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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First American Financial Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, First American Financial (FAF) had a short interest of 6.04 million shares sold short, representing 6.13% of the public float. This marks a 0.70% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.7, meaning it would take 7.7 days of the average trading volume of 961,332 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,041,871 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,999,799 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.70%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$440.42 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
102,100,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.13%
Today's Trading Volume
217,389 shares
Average Trading Volume
961,332 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
23%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/20266,041,871 shares $440.42 million +0.7%6.1%7.7 $72.90
8/31/20265,999,799 shares $444.11 million +7.8%6.1%9.95 $74.02
8/14/20265,567,312 shares $410.23 million -6.7%5.7%8.86 $73.69
7/31/20265,965,079 shares $448.82 million -9.1%6.1%6.86 $75.24
7/15/20266,558,825 shares $456.23 million +2.3%6.7%8.34 $69.56
6/30/20266,414,402 shares $439.93 million +12.6%6.5%4.99 $68.59
6/15/20265,698,585 shares $377.51 million +15.3%5.8%5.28 $66.25
5/29/20264,944,079 shares $326.81 million +15.3%5.0%5.6 $66.10
5/15/20264,288,305 shares $287.50 million +8.3%4.4%5.57 $67.04
4/30/20263,960,261 shares $277.60 million -0.3%4.0%4.08 $70.10
4/15/20263,973,557 shares $253.08 million +3.8%4.0%3.91 $63.69
3/31/20263,828,859 shares $230.53 million +2.1%3.9%3.12 $60.21
3/13/20263,749,445 shares $246.34 million -1.6%3.8%4.38 $65.70
2/27/20263,808,352 shares $267.17 million +5.0%3.9%3.49 $70.15
2/13/20263,628,887 shares $243.71 million +12.3%3.7%3.27 $67.16
1/30/20263,231,362 shares $204.24 million +21.8%3.3%2.67 $63.21
1/15/20262,653,192 shares $160.58 million +24.7%2.7%2.69 $60.52
12/31/20252,127,545 shares $130.91 million -0.9%2.2%3.31 $61.53
12/15/20252,147,479 shares $139.23 million +2.2%2.2%4.29 $64.83
11/28/20252,100,918 shares $136.21 million -0.3%2.1%4.61 $64.83
11/14/20252,106,471 shares $134.29 million -3.2%2.1%2.91 $63.75
10/31/20252,176,203 shares $136.13 million +24.2%2.2%2.48 $62.56
10/15/20251,750,000 shares $104.63 million -22.9%1.8%2.5 $59.79
9/30/20252,270,000 shares $145.89 million +20.1%2.3%2.5 $64.27
9/15/20251,890,000 shares $126.01 million -12.5%2.0%1.9 $66.67
8/31/20252,160,000 shares $142.64 million +0.5%2.2%2 $66.04
8/15/20252,150,000 shares $138.52 million -2.3%2.2%1.9 $64.43
7/31/20252,200,000 shares $132.02 million -32.9%2.3%1.8 $60.01
7/15/20253,280,000 shares $179.55 million +38.4%3.3%2.7 $54.74
6/30/20252,370,000 shares $145.64 million +26.1%2.4%2.1 $61.45
6/15/20251,880,000 shares $110.86 million +46.9%1.9%2 $58.97
5/31/20251,280,000 shares $71.49 million -11.7%1.3%1.4 $55.85
5/15/20251,450,000 shares $87.17 million +13.3%1.5%1.7 $60.12
4/30/20251,280,000 shares $77.84 million +13.3%1.3%1.6 $60.81
4/15/20251,130,000 shares $68.60 million +7.6%1.2%1.5 $60.71
3/31/20251,050,000 shares $68.95 million -38.6%1.1%1.5 $65.66
3/15/20251,710,000 shares $109.20 million +61.3%1.7%2.9 $63.86
2/28/20251,060,000 shares $69.59 million -10.9%1.1%1.9 $65.65
2/15/20251,190,000 shares $75.88 million +9.2%1.2%2.4 $63.77
1/31/20251,090,000 shares $68.90 million -14.2%1.1%2.1 $63.21
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1/15/20251,270,000 shares $77.04 million +0.8%1.3%2.2 $60.66
12/31/20241,260,000 shares $78.67 million -18.7%1.3%2.1 $62.44
12/15/20241,550,000 shares $101.73 million +24.0%1.6%2.3 $65.63
11/30/20241,250,000 shares $87.69 million -3.9%1.3%1.8 $70.15
11/15/20241,300,000 shares $84.46 million +38.2%1.3%1.8 $64.97
10/31/2024940,800 shares $60.36 million -12.9%1.0%1.3 $64.16
10/15/20241,080,000 shares $71.92 million -0.9%1.1%1.4 $66.59
9/30/20241,090,000 shares $71.96 million -26.4%1.1%1.5 $66.02
9/15/20241,480,000 shares $98.09 million -0.7%1.5%2.1 $66.28
8/31/20241,490,000 shares $95.06 million +17.3%1.5%2.2 $63.80
8/15/20241,270,000 shares $78.83 million -14.2%1.3%2 $62.07
7/31/20241,480,000 shares $89.66 million +27.6%1.5%2.4 $60.58
7/15/20241,160,000 shares $65.88 million +9.4%1.2%2.1 $56.79
6/30/20241,060,000 shares $57.19 million -10.2%1.1%1.9 $53.95
6/15/20241,180,000 shares $62.62 million -13.9%1.2%2 $53.07
5/31/20241,370,000 shares $76.14 million -0.7%1.4%2.1 $55.58
5/15/20241,380,000 shares $78.55 million -2.8%1.4%2 $56.92
4/30/20241,420,000 shares $76.07 million No Change1.4%1.9 $53.57
4/15/20241,420,000 shares $79.67 million +22.4%1.5%2 $56.11
3/31/20241,160,000 shares $70.82 million -34.5%1.2%1.6 $61.05
3/15/20241,770,000 shares $97.83 million +48.7%1.8%2.3 $55.27
2/29/20241,190,000 shares $69.47 million -11.2%1.2%1.6 $58.38
2/15/20241,340,000 shares $80.72 million +17.5%1.4%1.9 $60.24
1/31/20241,140,000 shares $68.80 million -8.8%1.2%1.5 $60.35
1/15/20241,250,000 shares $77.44 million -3.9%1.3%1.7 $61.95
12/31/20231,300,000 shares $83.77 million -5.8%1.3%1.8 $64.44
12/15/20231,380,000 shares $88.79 million +16.0%1.4%1.9 $64.34
11/30/20231,190,000 shares $70.92 million +2.6%1.2%2 $59.60
11/15/20231,160,000 shares $65.48 million +5.5%1.2%1.9 $56.45
10/31/20231,100,000 shares $56.61 million +10.8%1.1%2.1 $51.46
10/15/2023992,900 shares $52.31 million -11.4%1.0%2 $52.68
9/30/20231,120,000 shares $63.27 million -12.5%1.1%2.2 $56.49
9/15/20231,280,000 shares $76.97 million -7.3%1.3%2.6 $60.13
8/31/20231,380,000 shares $85.13 million -4.2%1.4%2.7 $61.69
8/15/20231,440,000 shares $90.91 million -2.7%1.5%2.8 $63.13
7/31/20231,480,000 shares $93.77 million -2.0%1.5%2.8 $63.36
7/15/20231,510,000 shares $88.56 million -24.9%1.5%2.8 $58.65
6/30/20232,010,000 shares $114.61 million +31.4%2.0%3.8 $57.02
6/15/20231,530,000 shares $86.63 million +5.5%1.6%2.8 $56.62
5/31/20231,450,000 shares $79.61 million -17.6%1.5%2.3 $54.90
5/15/20231,760,000 shares $99.44 million -2.8%1.8%2.6 $56.50
4/30/20231,810,000 shares $104.27 million +6.5%1.8%2.5 $57.61
4/15/20231,700,000 shares $96.32 million -4.5%1.7%2.4 $56.66
3/31/20231,780,000 shares $99.07 million -9.2%1.8%2.4 $55.66
3/15/20231,960,000 shares $107.84 million +5.4%2.0%2.7 $55.02
2/28/20231,860,000 shares $105.61 million +3.9%1.9%2.8 $56.78
2/15/20231,790,000 shares $109.26 million -14.4%1.8%2.8 $61.04
1/31/20232,090,000 shares $129.31 million -15.0%2.1%3.5 $61.87
1/15/20232,460,000 shares $145.04 million +16.0%2.5%4.1 $58.96
12/30/20222,120,000 shares $110.96 million +21.8%2.2%3.4 $52.34
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12/15/20221,740,000 shares $90.24 million -15.1%1.8%2.8 $51.86
11/30/20222,050,000 shares $112.03 million -20.9%2.1%3.2 $54.65
11/15/20222,590,000 shares $139.96 million -9.8%2.6%4 $54.04
10/31/20222,870,000 shares $144.65 million -22.6%2.9%4.6 $50.40
10/15/20223,710,000 shares $168.81 million +16.7%3.7%6.2 $45.50
9/30/20223,180,000 shares $146.60 million +25.7%3.2%5.4 $46.10
9/15/20222,530,000 shares $128.45 million +22.8%2.6%3.9 $50.77
8/31/20222,060,000 shares $110.21 million +21.9%2.1%3.2 $53.50
8/15/20221,690,000 shares $99.64 million -23.9%1.7%2.7 $58.96
7/31/20222,220,000 shares $128.76 million -23.2%2.2%3.2 $58.00
7/15/20222,890,000 shares $155.83 million +4.0%2.8%3.8 $53.92
6/30/20222,780,000 shares $147.12 million +5.7%2.7%3.4 $52.92
6/15/20222,630,000 shares $138.34 million +2.7%2.6%3.2 $52.60
5/31/20222,560,000 shares $155.11 million -5.9%2.5%3.1 $60.59
5/15/20222,720,000 shares $162.66 million -6.2%2.7%3.1 $59.80
4/30/20222,900,000 shares $169.10 million +1.1%2.8%3.2 $58.31
4/15/20222,870,000 shares $167.03 million +10.0%2.8%3.3 $58.20
3/31/20222,610,000 shares $169.18 million +17.6%2.5%3 $64.82
3/15/20222,220,000 shares $150.05 million +20.7%2.1%2.9 $67.59
2/28/20221,840,000 shares $123.35 million -6.6%1.8%2.6 $67.04
2/15/20221,970,000 shares $138.53 million +4.8%1.9%3 $70.32
1/31/20221,880,000 shares $140.08 million +16.1%1.8%3.1 $74.51
1/15/20221,620,000 shares $128.85 million +18.3%1.6%2.9 $79.54
12/31/20211,370,000 shares $107.18 million -1.4%1.3%2.6 $78.23
12/15/20211,390,000 shares $106.97 million -12.0%1.3%2.6 $76.96
11/30/20211,580,000 shares $117.20 million +5.3%1.5%3 $74.18
11/15/20211,500,000 shares $112.98 million -11.8%1.4%2.9 $75.32
10/29/20211,700,000 shares $124.34 million -15.0%1.6%3.4 $73.14
10/15/20212,000,000 shares $146.32 million +9.9%1.9%4 $73.16

FAF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of First American Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 6,041,871 shares of FAF short. 6.13% of First American Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First American 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. FAF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.7. Learn More on First American 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. 6.13% of First American Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

First American Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,041,871 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 5,999,799 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.

6.13% of First American Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to First American Financial: Essent Group Ltd. (3.33%), Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (4.13%), Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (10.85%), MGIC Investment Corporation (4.18%), Stewart Information Services Corporation (4.09%), W.R. Berkley Corporation (5.56%), Cincinnati Financial Corporation (2.52%), Markel Group Inc. (2.27%), Assurant, Inc. (2.69%), CNA Financial Corporation (1.18%),

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 FAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First American Financial as its price is falling. FAF shares are trading up $0.79 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 First American 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 FAF, 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 FAF, 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 FAF:

  • 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:FAF 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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