August short interest surges across microcaps

Aisha Patel · 2026-08-31T05:32:49.423Z

Been following this for a while; this is a bigger development than it looks.

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Across a set of small-cap and international issuers, August saw substantial spikes in short interest, signaling rising bearish bets or potential liquidity concerns. NWS Holdings (NWSZF) recorded 6,073 shares short as of August 14, a 31,863.2% jump from July, with an essentially infinite days-to-cover due to zero average volume. SHF Holdings (SHFSW) also surged to 10,418 short shares, up 1,041,700% from a single share, with a 4.5-day days-to-cover and a trading price near a penny. Wanderport (WDRP) posted 207,515 short shares, up 27,061.6% from July, though the stock traded around zero with a zero-day short interest ratio reported, reflecting negligible liquidity. XChange TEC.INC (XHG) saw short interest climb to 951,444 shares, a 148,331.2% increase, with roughly 0.1 days to cover and only about 1.9% of the float short. Tsingtao Brewery (TSGTF) reported 38,811 short shares, up 1,293,600% from July, with a 10.7-day days-to-cover and the stock price around $5.62.

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Aug 29, 2026August short interest also swings sharply across municipal bond ETFs, with Fidelity's FMUN and SPDR's MYMH surging while WisdomTree's USIN and WTMY see notable declines.
Aug 29, 2026Multiple small- and micro-cap stocks, including NWS Holdings, SHF Holdings and Tsingtao Brewery, post extreme August short-interest spikes ranging from thousands to over a million percent.
Aug 29, 2026Several niche ETFs, including Alpha Architect Tail Risk (CAOS) and Alpha Architect Aggregate Bond (BOXA), see short interest plunge 90-99% in August as days-to-cover shrink sharply.

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zolmax.comOtherGlobal X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF (NASDAQ:QTR) Short Interest Up 90.3% in August

themarketsdaily.comOtherVirtuix Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:VTIX) Short Interest Down 39.7% in August

thelincolnianonline.comOtherShort Interest in Robinhood Ventures Fund II (Closed End) (NYSE:RVII) Rises By ∞

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Sara Lindqvist9h
Worth reading past the headline on this one — the details change the picture.
Elena Vasquez11h
Good context in the summary. The coverage split is telling.
Aisha Patel14h
Been following this for a while; this is a bigger development than it looks.

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