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Fairfax Financial (FRFHF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$1,946.00 +15.31 (+0.79%)
As of 11/13/2026 03:57 PM Eastern

Fairfax Financial Short Interest Overview

As of October 30, 2026, Fairfax Financial (FRFHF) had a short interest of 162,593 shares sold short, representing 0.78% of the public float. This marks a 14.20% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 18.4, meaning it would take 18.4 days of the average trading volume of 8,542 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
162,593 shares
Previous Short Interest
142,379 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
14.20%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$291.37 million
Short Interest Ratio
18.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
20,795,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.78%
Today's Trading Volume
14,552 shares
Average Trading Volume
8,542 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
170%
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FRFHF Short Interest Over Time

FRFHF Days to Cover Over Time

FRFHF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Fairfax 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
10/30/2026162,593 shares $291.37 million +14.2%0.8%18.37 $1,792.00
10/15/2026142,379 shares $241.90 million -7.4%0.7%25.72 $1,699.00
9/30/2026153,668 shares $240.56 million +17.8%0.7%13.12 $1,565.47
9/15/2026130,409 shares $210.87 million -21.1%0.6%13.37 $1,617.01
8/31/2026165,368 shares $268.85 million +11.3%0.8%14.08 $1,625.77
8/14/2026148,636 shares $243.10 million +17.1%0.7%7.7 $1,635.55
7/31/2026126,904 shares $211.76 million -1.6%0.6%7.13 $1,668.65
7/15/2026128,953 shares $213.54 million +7.9%0.6%9.32 $1,655.94
6/30/2026119,523 shares $196.83 million +20.3%0.6%7.16 $1,646.81
6/15/202699,331 shares $161.41 million -27.9%0.5%7.64 $1,625.00
5/29/2026137,829 shares $214.87 million +28.0%0.6%10.05 $1,558.99
5/15/2026107,724 shares $170.09 million -13.6%0.5%5.13 $1,578.90
4/30/2026124,704 shares $215.40 million -6.4%0.6%9.28 $1,727.26
4/15/2026133,242 shares $232.37 million +16.5%0.6%13.73 $1,744.00
3/31/2026114,345 shares $194.62 million -4.1%0.5%7.15 $1,702.00
3/13/2026119,260 shares $197.32 million -12.4%0.6%6.54 $1,654.57
2/27/2026136,092 shares $234.21 million +19.4%0.6%9.07 $1,720.99
2/13/2026113,992 shares $197.32 million -0.2%0.5%13.13 $1,731.00
1/30/2026114,214 shares $188.37 million -10.7%0.5%4.8 $1,649.30
1/15/2026127,839 shares $236.20 million -23.8%0.6%8.22 $1,847.64
12/31/2025167,751 shares $320.18 million +126.3%0.8%8.43 $1,908.65
12/15/202574,143 shares $134.49 million +77.6%0.3%7.34 $1,813.99
11/28/202541,755 shares $71.82 million +6.5%0.2%4.06 $1,719.94
11/14/202540,420 shares $66.05 million -20.0%0.2%2.12 $1,634.00
10/31/202550,549 shares $82.07 million -2.6%0.2%6.82 $1,623.50
10/15/202551,900 shares $89.79 million -3.0%0.2%11.3 $1,730.00
9/30/202553,500 shares $93.53 million -1.8%N/A8.9 $1,748.27
9/15/202554,500 shares $95.54 million -11.0%N/A4.7 $1,752.96
8/31/202561,200 shares $105.34 million -17.7%0.3%9.4 $1,721.22
8/15/202574,400 shares $128.34 million +10.4%N/A8.7 $1,725.00
7/31/202567,400 shares $119.59 million -31.2%0.3%10.2 $1,774.26
7/15/202598,000 shares $174.74 million +3.4%N/A13.6 $1,783.06
6/30/202594,800 shares $171.26 million +29.2%0.4%7.9 $1,806.58
6/15/202573,400 shares $126.86 million -13.1%0.3%4.4 $1,728.33
5/31/202584,500 shares $140.06 million +13.4%0.4%5.2 $1,657.50
5/15/202574,500 shares $119.94 million +14.4%0.3%11.3 $1,609.96
4/30/202565,100 shares $101.43 million +4.2%N/A7.8 $1,558.00
4/15/202562,500 shares $91.42 million +35.3%0.3%6.1 $1,462.64
3/31/202546,200 shares $66.86 million -40.1%0.2%10.3 $1,447.25
3/15/202577,100 shares $106.00 million -11.7%0.3%7.5 $1,374.81
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2/28/202587,300 shares $125.56 million +16.9%0.4%13.4 $1,438.28
2/15/202574,700 shares $109.35 million -24.3%0.3%9.3 $1,463.92
1/31/202598,700 shares $133.25 million +1.5%N/A17.6 $1,350.01
1/15/202597,200 shares $135.02 million +103.4%N/A8.7 $1,389.09
12/31/202447,800 shares $66.43 million +8.1%N/A6.5 $1,389.76
12/15/202444,200 shares $61.75 million +11.6%N/A8.3 $1,396.95
11/30/202439,600 shares $55.96 million -22.4%N/A4.4 $1,413.23
11/15/202451,000 shares $69.32 million -10.4%N/A8.1 $1,359.21
10/31/202456,900 shares $70.87 million +6.4%N/A14.2 $1,245.52
10/15/202453,500 shares $68.32 million +6.8%N/A5.5 $1,277.00
9/30/202450,100 shares $63.05 million -35.5%N/A10.4 $1,258.39
9/15/202477,700 shares $94.88 million -1.2%N/A8.9 $1,221.06
8/31/202478,600 shares $94.71 million -7.1%N/A13.6 $1,205.00
8/15/202484,600 shares $95.92 million -4.8%N/A7.4 $1,133.76
7/31/202488,900 shares $104.81 million -9.3%N/A15.9 $1,178.99
7/15/202498,000 shares $113.30 million +9.3%N/A22.8 $1,156.09
6/30/202489,700 shares $101.92 million -14.5%N/A11.6 $1,136.25
6/15/2024104,900 shares $116.40 million +0.1%N/A21 $1,109.62
5/31/2024104,800 shares $116.96 million +21.9%N/A13.8 $1,116.00
5/15/202486,000 shares $98.49 million +1.4%N/A5.7 $1,145.28
4/30/202484,800 shares $92.12 million -2.2%N/A20.2 $1,086.29
4/15/202486,700 shares $92.19 million +9.5%N/A9 $1,063.36
3/31/202479,200 shares $85.46 million +7.2%N/A3.8 $1,079.04
3/15/202473,900 shares $83.04 million -3.3%N/A10.4 $1,123.72
2/29/202476,400 shares $81.46 million +4.8%N/A5.1 $1,066.22
2/15/202472,900 shares $75.93 million -15.4%N/A2.4 $1,041.52
1/15/202489,600 shares $83.58 million -33.2%N/A4.2 $932.84
12/31/2023134,200 shares $123.57 million +418.2%N/A16.3 $920.76
12/15/202325,900 shares $22.80 million -23.6%N/A2.1 $880.36
11/30/202333,900 shares $31.25 million -7.9%N/A1.5 $921.91
11/15/202336,800 shares $33.07 million -28.5%N/A1.1 $898.69
10/31/202351,500 shares $42.84 million +17.3%N/A3.5 $831.91
10/15/202343,900 shares $36.35 million -2.0%N/A3.7 $828.03
9/30/202344,800 shares $36.69 million +15.2%N/A2.4 $818.95
9/15/202338,900 shares $32.90 million -42.8%N/A5 $845.66
8/31/202368,000 shares $56.06 million +13.9%N/A10.4 $824.48
8/15/202359,700 shares $50.21 million +57.9%N/A4.8 $841.00
7/31/202337,800 shares $30.17 million +19.2%N/A2.9 $798.06
7/15/202331,700 shares $22.90 million -8.4%N/A2.6 $722.42
6/30/202334,600 shares $25.91 million -30.1%N/A2 $748.90
6/15/202349,500 shares $37.08 million -0.4%N/A1.8 $749.11
5/31/202349,700 shares $35.67 million +17.2%N/A4.6 $717.74
5/15/202342,400 shares $29.99 million -8.4%N/A3.7 $707.41
4/30/202346,300 shares $32.36 million +3.4%N/A6.2 $699.00
4/15/202344,800 shares $29.47 million -33.8%N/A4.9 $657.86
3/31/202367,700 shares $45.03 million +51.5%N/A7.8 $665.12
3/15/202344,700 shares $28.90 million -20.6%N/A2.7 $646.47
2/28/202356,300 shares $39.36 million +30.9%N/A3.6 $699.08
2/15/202343,000 shares $27.89 million -16.5%N/A2.9 $648.67
1/31/202351,500 shares $34.29 million -20.4%N/A4.4 $665.74
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1/15/202364,700 shares $39.97 million +17.6%N/A3.7 $617.71
12/30/202255,000 shares $32.68 million +49.9%N/A4.7 $594.12
12/15/202236,700 shares $21.62 million -28.5%N/A3.4 $589.15
11/30/202251,300 shares $29.40 million -15.4%N/A4.1 $573.15
11/15/202260,600 shares $32.36 million +30.9%N/A1.9 $534.01
10/31/202246,300 shares $22.78 million -16.1%N/A3 $491.95
10/15/202255,200 shares $24.61 million -38.4%N/A5 $445.90
9/30/202289,600 shares $40.95 million +58.6%N/A4.2 $457.00
9/15/202256,500 shares $27.34 million -24.6%N/A10.9 $483.83
8/31/202274,900 shares $37.37 million -21.4%N/A6.5 $498.88
8/15/202295,300 shares $48.94 million +23.9%N/A7.3 $513.50
7/31/202276,900 shares $41.36 million +8.3%N/A13.5 $537.87
7/15/202271,000 shares $37.11 million +4.1%N/A10.9 $522.66
6/30/202268,200 shares $36.08 million +2.7%N/A9 $529.10
6/15/202266,400 shares $33.82 million -8.5%N/A7.1 $509.29
5/31/202272,600 shares $40.27 million -15.0%N/A6.2 $554.75
5/15/202285,400 shares $44.59 million +10.8%N/A4.2 $522.16
4/30/202277,100 shares $42.41 million +3.1%N/A6.5 $550.05
4/15/202274,800 shares $41.45 million -1.2%N/A8.7 $554.11
3/31/202275,700 shares $41.24 million -19.9%N/A3.8 $544.73
3/15/202294,500 shares $44.13 million +27.9%N/A4.7 $467.01
2/28/202273,900 shares $35.90 million +19.2%N/A7 $485.78
2/15/202262,000 shares $31.64 million +36.6%N/A6.2 $510.28
1/31/202245,400 shares $21.95 million -29.0%N/A2.2 $483.47
1/15/202263,900 shares $32.39 million -7.1%N/A4.6 $506.82
12/31/202168,800 shares $33.86 million +15.2%N/A2.9 $492.13
12/15/202159,700 shares $27.14 million -4.3%N/A3.5 $454.68
11/30/202162,400 shares $27.71 million +92.6%N/A3.2 $444.10
11/15/202132,400 shares $13.75 million +51.4%N/A1.5 $424.26

FRFHF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Fairfax Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, investors have sold 162,593 shares of FRFHF short. 0.78% of Fairfax Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fairfax 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. FRFHF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 18.4. Learn More on Fairfax 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. 0.78% of Fairfax Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Fairfax Financial saw an increase in short interest since the prior report. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 162,593 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the previous total of 142,379 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.

0.78% of Fairfax Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "property & casualty insurance" compare to Fairfax Financial: Chubb Limited (0.79%), The Progressive Corporation (1.28%), Sampo PLC (0.00%), The Travelers Companies, Inc. (2.21%), The Allstate Corporation (2.70%), American International Group, Inc. (2.34%), Arch Capital Group Ltd. (2.64%), The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (2.19%), Intact Financial Co. (0.94%), Cincinnati Financial Corporation (2.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.66 billion), Invesco QQQ ($57.17 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.91 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.53 billion), Union Pacific Corporation ($9.26 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.05 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($7.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($7.36 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.20 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FRFHF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fairfax Financial as its price is falling. FRFHF shares are trading up $15.31 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 Fairfax 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 FRFHF, 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 FRFHF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2026.

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

  • 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 OTCMKTS:FRFHF is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 11/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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