Most heavily shorted stocks (August 2017)

(source: WSJ; Aug 24, 2017)

  

Companies where shares shorted represent the largest percentage of float.

	Company	Symbol	8/15/17	7/31/17	Chg	% Chg	% Float	Days to cover	Avg daily volume
1	Shake Shack Inc.	SHAK	10,956,341	10,270,648	685,693	6.7	74.7	12	949,792
2	Carvana Co.	CVNA	7,180,188.0	6,249,920.0	930,268	14.9	66.4	8	956,337
3	Carbo Ceramics	CRR	12,466,369	11,796,641	669,728	5.7	62.9	11	1,101,898
4	Lannett Company, Inc.	LCI	15,979,008.0	15,552,390.0	426,618	2.7	57.4	18	870,640
5	Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.	BOOT	7,020,679	6,585,561	435,118	6.6	54.6	14	507,667
6	Rpc	RES	30,737,358	30,329,506	407,852	1.3	53.1	22	1,377,380
7	Atwood Oceanics	ATW	38,677,420	37,511,125	1,166,295	3.1	51.0	8	4,939,377
8	Blue Apron Holdings, Inc.	APRN	13,828,624	14,673,294	-844,670	-5.8	46.0	3	4,867,087
9	Eros International Plc	EROS	12,296,302	11,577,162	719,140	6.2	45.3	10	1,219,502
10	SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.	SEAS	28,905,957	24,355,907	4,550,050	18.7	45.1	6	5,120,173
11	California Resources Corporati	CRC	16,655,569	16,264,602	390,967	2.4	44.2	11	1,559,328
12	Banc of California, Inc.	BANC	19,714,899	18,788,675	926,224	4.9	42.8	25	798,316
13	J C Penney Company Inc	JCP	121,166,542	113,687,633	7,478,909	6.6	42.0	4	30,174,114
14	Entercom Communications	ETM	8,277,677.0	7,879,226.0	398,451	5.1	40.7	20	407,993
15	Dillards	DDS	8,301,465	7,933,267	368,198	4.6	40.1	6	1,442,492
16	Seritage Growth Properties	SRG	9,760,775	9,747,169	13,606	0.1	38.4	33	299,886
17	Vmware Inc.	VMW	25,565,832	25,279,609	286,223	1.1	37.1	16	1,597,206
18	Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.	HTZ	30,020,557	32,515,085	-2,494,528	-7.7	36.3	2	13,711,773
19	Teladoc, Inc.	TDOC	15,492,661	13,655,876	1,836,785	13.5	36.2	15	1,041,460
20	Bristow Group	BRS	12,563,933	12,298,993	264,940	2.2	36.0	11	1,092,817
21	RH	RH	10,688,739	11,897,816	-1,209,077	-10.2	34.9	8	1,387,731
22	GNC Holdings Inc.	GNC	22,814,853	26,623,922	-3,809,069	-14.3	34.3	12	1,975,555
23	Sanchez Energy Corporation	SN	24,453,592	25,172,591	-718,999	-2.9	34.1	9	2,869,163
24	Stage Stores	SSI	7,993,465	7,904,351	89,114	1.1	34.0	26	305,326
25	Pandora Media Inc	P	80,378,728	88,267,788	-7,889,060	-8.9	33.9	11	7,377,645
26	Cars.com Inc.	CARS	23,910,688	20,666,041	3,244,647	15.7	33.6	12	1,941,457
27	Yext, Inc.	YEXT	6,161,721	5,878,393	283,328	4.8	33.4	41	149,508
28	Keane Group, Inc.	FRAC	10,207,705	9,714,364	493,341	5.1	33.1	10	999,286
29	Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.	BETR	10,811,752	10,718,823	92,929	0.9	32.9	20	550,282
30	Tenet Healthcare	THC	32,001,427	28,303,089	3,698,338	13.1	32.6	5	6,101,461
31	Big Lots Inc	BIG	14,151,311	14,251,721	-100,410	-0.7	32.4	22	639,507
32	LSB Industries Inc.	LXU	6,484,313	6,014,301	470,012	7.8	32.1	9	749,932
33	Resolute Energy Corporaton	REN	5,901,152	5,617,737	283,415	5.0	31.7	8	730,058
34	WildHorse Resource Development	WRD	6,737,264	6,945,884	-208,620	-3.0	31.2	12	552,370
35	Chegg, Inc.	CHGG	23,010,914	21,296,347	1,714,567	8.1	31.0	11	2,149,288
36	Patriot National, Inc.	PN	2,209,123	2,298,820	-89,697	-3.9	30.8	48	45,742
37	Intrexon Corporation	XON	18,901,518	19,030,514	-128,996	-0.7	30.5	15	1,246,937
38	AAC Holdings, Inc.	AAC	3,443,196	3,727,773	-284,577	-7.6	30.4	19	180,882
39	e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.	ELF	6,543,498	6,347,460	196,038	3.1	30.2	9	749,094
40	Vivint Solar, Inc.	VSLR	7,258,637	7,240,701	17,936	0.2	30.1	17	429,612
41	Tailored Brands, Inc.	TLRD	14,489,572	14,697,861	-208,289	-1.4	30.1	12	1,175,974
42	Boston Beer	SAM	2,585,378	2,181,122	404,256	18.5	29.8	16	161,202
43	Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc	HOS	9,008,069.0	9,938,420	-930,351	-9.4	28.8	16	547,647
44	Greenbrier Companies	GBX	8,000,953	8,053,665	-52,712	-0.7	28.8	31	257,501
45	Teekay Corporation	TK	15,586,733	18,081,151	-2,494,418	-13.8	28.7	10	1,585,915
46	GameStop Corp	GME	27,978,086	28,117,490	-139,404	-0.5	28.3	16	1,738,903
47	Swift Transportation Company	SWFT	22,557,897.0	22,487,933.0	69,964	0.3	28.3	22	1,005,542
48	Twilio Inc.	TWLO	16,488,848	16,451,959	36,889	0.2	28.3	5	3,331,518
49	Under Armour Inc	UAA	51,623,580	54,431,690	-2,808,110	-5.2	28.2	9	5,760,223
50	Revlon	REV	2,232,948	1,112,026	1,120,922	100.8	28.0	4	510,985

Sources: FactSet Research Systems; WSJ Market Data Group