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Kingsway Financial Services (KWY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$9.40 -0.09 (-0.95%)
As of 10/9/2026 03:53 PM Eastern
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Kingsway Financial Services Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Kingsway Financial Services (KWY) had a short interest of 1.38 million shares sold short, representing 8.16% of the public float. This marks a -0.63% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 25.4, meaning it would take 25.4 days of the average trading volume of 46,889 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,383,936 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,392,757 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-0.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$13.04 million
Short Interest Ratio
25.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
28,930,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.16%
Today's Trading Volume
49,126 shares
Average Trading Volume
46,889 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
105%
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KWY Short Interest Over Time

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Kingsway Financial Services Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20261,383,936 shares $13.04 million -0.6%8.2%25.41 $9.42
9/15/20261,392,757 shares $13.65 million -0.5%8.2%39.62 $9.80
8/31/20261,400,376 shares $14.44 million -5.0%8.3%26.03 $10.31
8/14/20261,474,210 shares $14.65 million -0.7%8.7%20.92 $9.94
7/31/20261,485,127 shares $13.17 million +2.3%8.8%22.27 $8.87
7/15/20261,452,199 shares $13.87 million +8.9%8.6%21.17 $9.55
6/30/20261,333,016 shares $13.90 million +7.2%7.9%13.46 $10.43
6/15/20261,243,450 shares $12.91 million +1.2%7.3%29.44 $10.38
5/29/20261,229,164 shares $12.25 million +6.0%7.2%15.37 $9.97
4/30/20261,234,941 shares $13.28 million +0.9%7.3%17.92 $10.76
4/15/20261,223,788 shares $14.48 million -2.5%9.2%11.47 $11.83
3/31/20261,254,670 shares $13.06 million +0.2%9.4%11.95 $10.41
3/13/20261,252,486 shares $13.03 million +9.3%9.6%16.2 $10.41
2/27/20261,146,093 shares $14.05 million -6.8%8.7%22.19 $12.26
2/13/20261,229,965 shares $15.11 million +20.3%9.4%13.84 $12.29
1/30/20261,022,862 shares $13.77 million -10.1%7.8%17.02 $13.47
1/15/20261,137,464 shares $15.14 million +22.8%8.7%9.27 $13.31
12/31/2025926,523 shares $12.39 million -12.5%7.1%12.43 $13.37
12/15/20251,059,345 shares $13.56 million -1.6%8.1%14.27 $12.80
11/28/20251,076,771 shares $14.00 million +9.0%8.2%21.45 $13.00
11/14/2025987,494 shares $12.47 million +2.4%7.4%11.62 $12.63
10/31/2025964,220 shares $13.72 million +9.3%7.2%15.26 $14.23
10/15/2025882,400 shares $14.00 million -2.5%4.4%12.8 $15.87
9/30/2025904,800 shares $13.20 million +15.8%4.5%14.2 $14.59
9/15/2025781,300 shares $11.16 million +3.1%3.9%9.2 $14.29
8/31/2025758,000 shares $10.88 million -2.3%3.7%9.7 $14.36
8/15/2025775,800 shares $10.82 million +0.4%3.8%9.7 $13.95
7/31/2025772,900 shares $10.71 million -2.2%3.8%10.2 $13.86
7/15/2025790,500 shares $11.15 million +23.3%3.9%11.1 $14.10
6/30/2025641,200 shares $8.74 million +30.7%3.2%9.1 $13.63
6/15/2025490,500 shares $6.65 million +12.9%2.5%7 $13.56
5/31/2025434,400 shares $5.60 million +5.6%2.2%6.5 $12.88
5/15/2025411,400 shares $4.25 million +5.9%2.1%6.7 $10.32
4/30/2025388,400 shares $3.34 million +2.2%2.0%7.4 $8.59
4/15/2025380,200 shares $3.03 million -1.5%2.0%7.1 $7.98
3/31/2025385,900 shares $3.07 million +6.1%2.0%7.2 $7.95
3/15/2025363,600 shares $2.64 million -6.9%1.8%9.3 $7.27
2/28/2025390,400 shares $3.02 million -1.9%2.0%10.5 $7.73
2/15/2025397,900 shares $3.15 million -0.3%2.0%10.1 $7.91
1/31/2025399,100 shares $3.24 million -2.8%2.0%9.3 $8.12
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1/15/2025410,400 shares $3.40 million -3.4%2.1%9.7 $8.29
12/31/2024425,000 shares $3.56 million +6.8%2.1%9.7 $8.37
12/15/2024398,000 shares $3.33 million -2.9%2.0%8.8 $8.36
11/30/2024409,900 shares $3.62 million -2.3%2.1%10.9 $8.83
11/15/2024419,400 shares $3.72 million -0.2%2.1%11.7 $8.88
10/31/2024420,200 shares $3.76 million +1.3%2.1%10.9 $8.95
10/15/2024414,900 shares $3.63 million +1.9%2.1%8.2 $8.74
9/30/2024407,000 shares $3.37 million +1.8%2.0%7.9 $8.28
9/15/2024399,800 shares $3.11 million -5.2%2.0%6.8 $7.78
8/31/2024421,800 shares $3.50 million +0.9%2.1%6.4 $8.29
8/15/2024418,100 shares $3.22 million +7.1%2.1%5.5 $7.71
7/31/2024390,400 shares $3.31 million +9.8%2.0%4.9 $8.48
7/15/2024355,500 shares $3.02 million +10.1%1.8%5.4 $8.50
6/30/2024322,900 shares $2.66 million +5.7%1.6%5 $8.24
6/15/2024305,400 shares $2.44 million -6.1%1.5%5.3 $8.00
5/31/2024325,100 shares $2.61 million -8.2%1.6%6.1 $8.02
5/15/2024354,200 shares $2.83 million -5.5%1.8%8.9 $8.00
4/30/2024374,900 shares $3.34 million -8.3%1.8%12.8 $8.90
4/15/2024408,600 shares $3.47 million -2.6%2.0%13.7 $8.50
3/31/2024419,700 shares $3.50 million -8.5%2.1%14.8 $8.34
3/15/2024458,500 shares $3.88 million -8.7%2.3%16.1 $8.47
2/29/2024502,300 shares $4.43 million -1.8%2.5%14.9 $8.82
2/15/2024511,700 shares $4.48 million -1.0%2.5%14.7 $8.76
1/31/2024517,100 shares $4.53 million +0.1%2.5%11.2 $8.76
1/15/2024516,800 shares $4.14 million +2.9%2.5%7.7 $8.02
12/31/2023502,200 shares $4.22 million +4.4%2.5%6.7 $8.40
12/15/2023481,100 shares $4.03 million +7.1%2.4%6 $8.37
11/30/2023449,200 shares $3.29 million -1.3%2.3%5.1 $7.32
11/15/2023455,100 shares $3.28 million +13.4%2.3%5 $7.21
10/31/2023401,300 shares $3.10 million +4.1%2.1%4.4 $7.73
10/15/2023385,500 shares $2.66 million +5.3%2.0%4.2 $6.89
9/30/2023366,000 shares $2.76 million -37.8%1.8%4.9 $7.55
9/15/2023588,200 shares $4.87 million -4.6%3.1%8 $8.29
8/31/2023616,700 shares $5.45 million +10.8%3.3%6.7 $8.83
8/15/2023556,400 shares $4.76 million +19.7%3.0%5.6 $8.55
7/31/2023465,000 shares $3.90 million -3.9%2.5%4.9 $8.39
7/15/2023484,000 shares $3.89 million -4.1%2.6%5.3 $8.03
6/30/2023504,600 shares $4.11 million +32.5%2.8%5.5 $8.15
6/15/2023380,900 shares $3.30 million -6.0%2.1%4.2 $8.67
5/31/2023405,400 shares $3.36 million +3.4%2.3%5.4 $8.28
5/15/2023391,900 shares $3.26 million -4.7%2.2%5.8 $8.32
4/30/2023411,000 shares $3.57 million +2.8%2.5%5.6 $8.68
4/15/2023399,700 shares $3.40 million +5.1%2.4%5.9 $8.51
3/31/2023380,400 shares $3.35 million +10.3%2.3%5.7 $8.81
3/15/2023344,900 shares $3.02 million +16.8%2.1%5.4 $8.76
2/28/2023295,400 shares $2.81 million +13.1%1.8%6.2 $9.51
2/15/2023261,200 shares $2.34 million +51.6%1.6%6.3 $8.96
1/31/2023172,300 shares $1.43 million +20.6%1.1%4.9 $8.30
1/15/2023142,900 shares $1.17 million +62.4%0.9%5.5 $8.17
12/30/202288,000 shares $697.84 thousand +38.8%0.5%3.7 $7.93
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12/15/202263,400 shares $459.65 thousand +16.8%0.4%3.2 $7.25
11/30/202254,300 shares $396.39 thousand +3.6%0.3%2.5 $7.30
11/15/202252,400 shares $372.56 thousand -0.2%0.3%2.4 $7.11
10/31/202252,500 shares $359.63 thousand -5.8%0.3%2.6 $6.85
10/15/202255,700 shares $334.48 thousand +8.0%0.3%3.2 $6.01
9/30/202251,600 shares $358.10 thousand -9.6%0.3%3.3 $6.94
9/15/202257,100 shares $402.56 thousand +26.1%0.4%3.3 $7.05
8/31/202245,300 shares $317.10 thousand +6.6%0.3%2.7 $7.00
8/15/202242,500 shares $322.58 thousand -10.7%0.3%2.3 $7.59
7/31/202247,600 shares $289.41 thousand -2.3%0.3%2.4 $6.08
7/15/202248,700 shares $291.71 thousand +23.6%0.3%2.6 $5.99
6/30/202239,400 shares $224.58 thousand +91.3%0.3%2.1 $5.70
6/15/202220,600 shares $109.18 thousand +112.4%0.2%1.1 $5.30
5/31/20229,700 shares $52.38 thousand +44.8%0.1%0.6 $5.40
5/15/20226,700 shares $36.18 thousand -29.5%0.0%0.5 $5.40
4/30/20229,500 shares $53.49 thousand -2.1%0.1%0.8 $5.63
4/15/20229,700 shares $51.99 thousand -20.5%0.1%0.8 $5.36
3/31/202212,200 shares $67.10 thousand -33.7%0.1%0.9 $5.50
3/15/202218,400 shares $100.65 thousand +139.0%0.1%1.1 $5.47
2/28/20227,700 shares $39.12 thousand +16.7%0.1%0.4 $5.08
2/15/20226,600 shares $34.58 thousand -13.2%0.0%0.3 $5.24
1/31/20227,600 shares $39.52 thousand -47.6%0.1%0.3 $5.20
1/15/202214,500 shares $77.43 thousand +23.9%0.1%0.6 $5.34
12/31/202111,700 shares $64.12 thousand -48.5%0.1%0.5 $5.48
12/15/202122,700 shares $123.94 thousand +20.7%0.1%1 $5.46
11/30/202118,800 shares $103.02 thousand +8.1%0.1%0.9 $5.48
11/15/202117,400 shares $95.18 thousand -7.0%0.1%0.9 $5.47
10/29/202118,700 shares $102.48 thousand -5.6%0.1%1.1 $5.48
10/15/202119,800 shares $111.28 thousand +7.0%0.1%1.2 $5.62

KWY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Kingsway Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 1,383,936 shares of KWY short. 8.16% of Kingsway Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kingsway Financial Services' 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. KWY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 25.4. Learn More on Kingsway Financial Services'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. 8.16% of Kingsway Financial Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Kingsway Financial Services saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,383,936 shares, a drop of 0.6% from the previous total of 1,392,757 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.

8.16% of Kingsway Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Kingsway Financial Services: Burford Capital Limited (7.84%), Abacus Global Management, Inc. (9.20%), Eightco Holdings Inc. (6.89%), Sui Group Holdings Limited (1.08%), HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (11.45%), Compass Diversified Holdings (6.15%), Paysign, Inc. (5.32%), Cass Information Systems, Inc (3.15%), Cannae Holdings, Inc. (8.70%), Tron Inc. (13.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KWY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kingsway Financial Services as its price is falling. KWY shares are trading down $0.09 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 Kingsway Financial Services 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 KWY, 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 KWY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

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

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