About Ovintiv Inc. (DE) (OVV) data
Data as of September 30, 2026.
Ovintiv Inc. (DE) (OVV) has 10.56M shares sold short as of the latest FINRA settlement report on September 30, 2026. Short interest has decreased by 6.56% compared with the prior settlement. At the current average daily volume, covering all open short positions would take about 3.24 days (days to cover).
Frequently asked questions
What is the current short interest in OVV?
As of the latest FINRA settlement dated September 30, 2026, OVV had approximately 10,559,806 shares sold short. Short interest data is reported by FINRA twice per month.
How much does it cost to short OVV?
The latest borrow fee (cost to borrow) for OVV is 0.31% per year, based on IBKR data. Fees can change throughout the trading day as shares are borrowed and returned.
What is the days to cover ratio for OVV?
Days to cover for OVV is approximately 3.24 days. This estimates how many trading days it would take short sellers to buy back all outstanding short shares at the current average daily volume.
How many OVV shares failed to deliver?
On September 30, 2026, the latest settlement date in the SEC's fails-to-deliver data, 797 shares of OVV had failed to deliver, worth about $46.89K at the prior day's close (under 0.01% of shares outstanding). That is the balance still outstanding that day, not new fails. Fails come from long sales and delivery delays as well as short sales.
Is OVV a short squeeze candidate?
A squeeze needs shorts that are hard to close. OVV trades about 3,262,136 shares a day and would take roughly 3.24 days to unwind current short positions, at a current borrow fee of 0.31%. Higher days-to-cover and a rising borrow fee together are the setup to watch; neither alone is enough.