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Regions Financial (RF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$28.47 +0.07 (+0.26%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$28.34 -0.14 (-0.48%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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Regions Financial Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Regions Financial (RF) had a short interest of 63.45 million shares sold short, representing 7.47% of the public float. This marks a 14.71% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.0, meaning it would take 6.0 days of the average trading volume of 11.91 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
63,449,335 shares
Previous Short Interest
55,314,451 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
14.71%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.71 billion
Short Interest Ratio
6.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
851,930,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.47%
Today's Trading Volume
11,117,989 shares
Average Trading Volume
11,906,902 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
93%
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RF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Regions Financial Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/202663,449,335 shares $1.71 billion +14.7%7.5%6.01 $26.90
9/15/202655,314,451 shares $1.64 billion -0.8%6.5%8.16 $29.69
8/31/202655,783,278 shares $1.67 billion +12.7%6.6%7.34 $29.91
8/14/202649,520,269 shares $1.58 billion -5.0%5.8%6.51 $31.91
7/31/202652,116,921 shares $1.62 billion -6.6%6.1%4.76 $31.01
7/15/202655,790,456 shares $1.76 billion +3.5%6.6%6.37 $31.50
6/30/202653,908,954 shares $1.63 billion -0.1%6.3%4.44 $30.22
6/15/202653,960,513 shares $1.54 billion +0.3%6.3%5.01 $28.60
5/29/202653,801,041 shares $1.51 billion -1.6%6.3%5.11 $28.00
5/15/202654,678,088 shares $1.46 billion +17.9%6.4%4.76 $26.65
4/30/202646,379,333 shares $1.33 billion -9.0%5.5%5.2 $28.57
4/15/202650,960,398 shares $1.42 billion -10.0%6.0%4.86 $27.88
3/31/202656,593,502 shares $1.48 billion +0.8%6.7%3.5 $26.09
3/13/202656,169,851 shares $1.40 billion -5.5%6.5%3.59 $24.98
2/27/202659,429,102 shares $1.65 billion +2.9%6.9%4.16 $27.79
2/13/202657,777,271 shares $1.72 billion -1.1%6.8%4.09 $29.73
1/30/202658,430,291 shares $1.67 billion +10.3%6.7%3.28 $28.50
1/15/202652,970,376 shares $1.51 billion -17.9%6.1%3.72 $28.53
12/31/202564,478,093 shares $1.75 billion +3.1%7.4%7.25 $27.11
12/15/202562,529,048 shares $1.71 billion +21.3%7.2%5.58 $27.43
11/28/202551,540,640 shares $1.31 billion +7.5%5.9%3.79 $25.46
11/14/202547,935,131 shares $1.20 billion +0.1%5.4%2.27 $24.95
10/31/202547,886,910 shares $1.16 billion +16.0%5.4%1.03 $24.21
10/15/202541,290,000 shares $1.02 billion +5.2%4.6%1.8 $24.74
9/30/202539,240,000 shares $1.04 billion -2.0%4.4%2.2 $26.39
9/15/202540,030,000 shares $1.08 billion -0.3%4.5%2.6 $26.89
8/31/202540,160,000 shares $1.10 billion +6.1%4.5%2.8 $27.42
8/15/202537,850,000 shares $969.72 million +0.1%4.3%3 $25.62
7/31/202537,800,000 shares $956.08 million +5.9%4.3%3.5 $25.29
7/15/202535,690,000 shares $856.38 million -2.1%4.0%3.8 $24.00
6/30/202536,440,000 shares $857.80 million -18.1%4.1%4 $23.54
6/15/202544,500,000 shares $955.55 million -12.9%5.0%4.9 $21.47
5/31/202551,110,000 shares $1.09 billion -1.3%5.7%5.7 $21.42
5/15/202551,790,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.3%5.8%5.6 $22.45
4/30/202551,150,000 shares $1.04 billion +13.0%5.7%5.5 $20.40
4/15/202545,270,000 shares $879.91 million +8.0%5.0%4.8 $19.44
3/31/202541,900,000 shares $911.95 million -5.0%4.6%4.5 $21.77
3/15/202544,080,000 shares $945.30 million -3.8%4.9%5 $21.45
2/28/202545,800,000 shares $1.09 billion +13.0%5.1%5.5 $23.71
2/15/202540,530,000 shares $985.49 million +15.4%4.5%5.2 $24.32
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1/31/202535,130,000 shares $864.37 million +9.3%3.9%4.4 $24.61
1/15/202532,140,000 shares $794.50 million -2.7%3.6%4 $24.72
12/31/202433,030,000 shares $776.87 million -0.4%3.7%4.2 $23.52
12/15/202433,150,000 shares $832.40 million -3.1%3.7%4.3 $25.11
11/30/202434,200,000 shares $932.29 million -15.6%3.8%4.5 $27.26
11/15/202440,500,000 shares $1.07 billion -0.7%4.5%5.3 $26.36
10/31/202440,770,000 shares $973.18 million +12.0%4.5%5.4 $23.87
10/15/202436,400,000 shares $864.86 million -8.8%4.0%5 $23.76
9/30/202439,890,000 shares $930.63 million +5.9%4.4%5.2 $23.33
9/15/202437,660,000 shares $827.39 million +1.6%4.1%4.8 $21.97
8/31/202437,080,000 shares $868.41 million -6.8%4.1%4.7 $23.42
8/15/202439,780,000 shares $840.95 million -2.0%4.4%5.2 $21.14
7/31/202440,610,000 shares $908.04 million -7.3%4.5%5.4 $22.36
7/15/202443,810,000 shares $920.01 million +10.9%4.8%5.7 $21.00
6/30/202439,500,000 shares $791.58 million -5.3%4.3%5.5 $20.04
6/15/202441,690,000 shares $777.52 million +3.3%4.6%6 $18.65
5/31/202440,360,000 shares $781.77 million +16.1%4.4%5.5 $19.37
5/15/202434,770,000 shares $704.44 million +18.1%3.8%4.6 $20.26
4/30/202429,430,000 shares $566.67 million -2.9%3.2%3.6 $19.26
4/15/202430,310,000 shares $582.56 million -14.1%3.3%3.5 $19.22
3/31/202435,300,000 shares $742.71 million -1.0%3.9%4 $21.04
3/15/202435,660,000 shares $679.50 million +6.4%3.9%4.1 $19.06
2/29/202433,510,000 shares $623.62 million +9.1%3.7%3.7 $18.61
2/15/202430,710,000 shares $569.67 million +3.2%3.3%3.5 $18.55
1/31/202429,760,000 shares $555.62 million +9.3%3.2%3.4 $18.67
1/15/202427,240,000 shares $497.95 million +1.6%2.9%2.8 $18.28
12/31/202326,800,000 shares $519.38 million -6.1%2.9%2.8 $19.38
12/15/202328,550,000 shares $557.58 million -7.8%3.1%2.9 $19.53
11/30/202330,980,000 shares $517.06 million -9.6%3.3%3.2 $16.69
11/15/202334,280,000 shares $555.34 million +5.0%3.7%3.7 $16.20
10/31/202332,640,000 shares $474.26 million -6.4%3.5%3.6 $14.53
10/15/202334,860,000 shares $558.81 million +23.7%3.7%4.1 $16.03
9/30/202328,180,000 shares $484.70 million +7.3%3.0%3.7 $17.20
9/15/202326,260,000 shares $471.37 million +0.4%2.8%3.7 $17.95
8/31/202326,150,000 shares $479.59 million +12.1%2.8%3.6 $18.34
8/15/202323,320,000 shares $460.34 million +7.6%2.5%3 $19.74
7/31/202321,680,000 shares $441.62 million -18.0%2.3%2.6 $20.37
7/15/202326,440,000 shares $501.04 million -0.6%2.8%2.8 $18.95
6/30/202326,610,000 shares $474.19 million -7.2%2.8%2.8 $17.82
6/15/202328,660,000 shares $525.05 million -2.3%3.1%2.8 $18.32
5/31/202329,340,000 shares $506.70 million +3.1%3.1%2.2 $17.27
5/15/202328,470,000 shares $460.08 million +7.7%3.0%2.1 $16.16
4/30/202326,430,000 shares $482.61 million +34.3%2.8%2.1 $18.26
4/15/202319,680,000 shares $364.28 million -12.2%2.1%1.6 $18.51
3/31/202322,410,000 shares $415.93 million -7.2%2.4%1.9 $18.56
3/15/202324,150,000 shares $426.25 million -8.2%2.6%2.3 $17.65
2/28/202326,320,000 shares $613.78 million -1.3%2.8%3.5 $23.32
2/15/202326,660,000 shares $637.17 million +18.9%2.9%3.8 $23.90
1/31/202322,420,000 shares $527.77 million -1.7%2.4%3.2 $23.54
1/15/202322,800,000 shares $511.40 million +18.6%2.5%3 $22.43
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12/30/202219,220,000 shares $414.38 million -3.4%2.1%2.5 $21.56
12/15/202219,900,000 shares $414.32 million +16.7%2.1%2.4 $20.82
11/30/202217,050,000 shares $395.73 million -15.7%1.8%2 $23.21
11/15/202220,230,000 shares $467.92 million +17.8%2.2%2.5 $23.13
10/31/202217,170,000 shares $376.88 million +14.3%1.8%2.1 $21.95
10/15/202215,020,000 shares $310.61 million +1.8%1.6%1.8 $20.68
9/30/202214,760,000 shares $296.23 million -11.8%1.6%2 $20.07
9/15/202216,730,000 shares $375.42 million -3.9%1.8%2.3 $22.44
8/31/202217,410,000 shares $377.27 million +2.1%1.9%2.5 $21.67
8/15/202217,050,000 shares $390.62 million +1.7%1.8%2.4 $22.91
7/31/202216,760,000 shares $354.98 million -9.8%1.8%2.2 $21.18
7/15/202218,580,000 shares $356.55 million -1.9%2.0%2.3 $19.19
6/30/202218,940,000 shares $355.13 million -11.1%2.0%2.3 $18.75
6/15/202221,300,000 shares $412.79 million +2.1%N/A2.5 $19.38
5/31/202220,860,000 shares $460.80 million -4.8%2.2%2.4 $22.09
5/15/202221,920,000 shares $435.77 million -1.0%2.4%2.3 $19.88
4/30/202222,150,000 shares $458.95 million +26.4%2.4%2.2 $20.72
4/15/202217,520,000 shares $363.19 million +10.2%1.9%1.7 $20.73
3/31/202215,900,000 shares $353.93 million -4.2%1.7%1.5 $22.26
3/15/202216,600,000 shares $378.31 million -13.7%1.8%1.6 $22.79
2/28/202219,230,000 shares $465.17 million -9.0%2.1%1.9 $24.19
2/15/202221,120,000 shares $534.12 million +1.2%2.2%2.2 $25.29
1/31/202220,880,000 shares $478.99 million +2.9%2.2%2.3 $22.94
1/15/202220,300,000 shares $515.82 million +28.8%2.1%2.4 $25.41
12/31/202115,760,000 shares $343.57 million -3.9%1.7%2.1 $21.80
12/15/202116,400,000 shares $358.67 million +10.5%1.7%2.2 $21.87
11/30/202114,840,000 shares $337.61 million +4.1%1.6%1.9 $22.75
11/15/202114,260,000 shares $345.66 million -11.0%1.5%1.9 $24.24
10/29/202116,020,000 shares $379.35 million -5.7%1.7%2.1 $23.68

RF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Regions Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 63,449,335 shares of RF short. 7.47% of Regions Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Regions 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. RF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Regions 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. 7.47% of Regions Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Regions Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 63,449,335 shares, an increase of 14.7% from the previous total of 55,314,451 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.

7.47% of Regions Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banks" compare to Regions Financial: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (2.74%), Wintrust Financial Corporation (4.43%), Associated Banc-Corp (4.74%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (4.06%), F.N.B. Corporation (6.79%), M&T Bank Corporation (3.54%), The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc (1.82%), United Community Banks, Inc. (4.48%), U.S. Bancorp (1.67%), Truist Financial Corporation (2.48%),

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 RF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Regions Financial as its price is falling. RF shares are trading up $0.07 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 Regions Financial 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 RF, 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 RF, 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 RF:

  • 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.



Short interest data for NYSE:RF 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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