Baytex Energy (BTE)

Baytex Energy on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, large holders and 13F holders. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as drilling oil & gas wells.

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22.3M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

1.2

Days to cover

-0.2 days vs prior

48.1%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

2,000

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-11

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in BTE is 22,284,004 shares, up 1,606,899 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 12,937,517 shares (15 May 2026) to 69,491,116 shares (30 April 2025). At the reported average volume of 18.8M shares a day that is 1.2 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	22,284,004	-5.3%	18,772,869	1.19
2026-09-15	23,540,106	+13.8%	16,714,478	1.41
2026-08-31	20,677,105	-5.2%	13,385,985	1.54
2026-08-14	21,819,959	-12.0%	14,585,922	1.50
2026-07-31	24,804,129	+18.3%	17,357,848	1.43
2026-07-15	20,959,945	+21.6%	18,952,520	1.11
2026-06-30	17,233,752	+10.3%	19,906,100	1.00
2026-06-15	15,618,557	+10.8%	19,888,403	1.00
2026-05-29	14,102,319	+9.0%	19,479,193	1.00
2026-05-15	12,937,517	-31.4%	19,271,521	1.00
2026-04-30	18,853,073	-5.0%	24,399,730	1.00
2026-04-15	19,856,210	+14.1%	21,653,675	1.00
2026-03-31	17,404,180	-12.8%	27,438,126	1.00
2026-03-13	19,959,133	+20.9%	23,846,104	1.00
2026-02-27	16,507,612	-23.1%	16,913,919	1.00
2026-02-13	21,475,697	+6.2%	19,694,140	1.09
2026-01-30	20,224,832	+7.1%	18,223,880	1.11
2026-01-15	18,891,714	-1.0%	20,549,267	1.00
2025-12-31	19,089,425	-17.5%	12,844,068	1.49
2025-12-15	23,151,206	+6.5%	17,161,330	1.35
2025-11-28	21,729,895	+11.9%	25,149,131	1.00
2025-11-14	23,400,714	-37.7%	27,706,583	1.00
2025-10-31	37,577,869	+0.6%	17,665,780	2.13
2025-10-15	37,367,754	+25.6%	27,737,355	1.35

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of BTE volume is 48.1%, up 4.8 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 32.2% (28 September 2026) to 67.9% (9 September 2026). The latest reading is in line with the 30-session average of 46.9%, on 7.7M shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-09	3.7M	7.7M	48.1%	20,453
2026-10-08	3.3M	7.8M	41.8%	19,262
2026-10-07	5.6M	13.3M	41.9%	14,352
2026-10-06	4.2M	11.7M	36.4%	16,987
2026-10-05	4.6M	10.1M	45.4%	43,666
2026-10-02	4.3M	9.9M	43.3%	47,064
2026-10-01	2.7M	7.1M	37.5%	17,790
2026-09-30	3.7M	8.7M	42.0%	32,022
2026-09-29	3.3M	8.5M	38.6%	40,751
2026-09-28	2.2M	6.8M	32.2%	29,167
2026-09-25	3.4M	9.5M	36.1%	23,280
2026-09-24	3.0M	7.3M	41.4%	14,703
2026-09-23	3.4M	8.2M	40.8%	23,015
2026-09-22	2.4M	6.8M	35.1%	9,967
2026-09-21	2.9M	6.9M	41.8%	6,995
2026-09-18	3.8M	9.0M	42.5%	40,366
2026-09-17	4.6M	10.3M	44.4%	21,931
2026-09-16	3.5M	7.6M	45.5%	11,460
2026-09-15	3.4M	7.4M	46.2%	19,541
2026-09-14	3.7M	7.9M	47.1%	13,597
2026-09-11	2.9M	5.9M	49.5%	7,797
2026-09-10	3.6M	5.7M	62.4%	5,223
2026-09-09	4.9M	7.3M	67.9%	30
2026-09-08	2.1M	3.7M	57.0%	1,555
2026-09-04	4.0M	7.1M	55.8%	9,668
2026-09-03	4.2M	7.8M	53.9%	7,870
2026-09-02	4.0M	7.8M	51.1%	16,593
2026-09-01	4.2M	7.0M	60.1%	15,165
2026-08-31	5.1M	7.6M	66.8%	27,011
2026-08-28	3.8M	7.1M	54.1%	24,596

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 11 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in BTE is 2,000 shares, down 2,023 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 4 shares (29 July 2026) to 1,540,030 shares (3 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-11	2,000	$5.04	$10K
2026-09-10	4,023	$4.99	$20K
2026-09-08	413	$4.86	$2K
2026-09-02	6,074	$5.00	$30K
2026-09-01	69,500	$4.87	$338K
2026-08-31	53,730	$4.74	$255K
2026-08-28	104,429	$4.82	$503K
2026-08-27	30,185	$4.68	$141K
2026-08-17	259	$4.37	$1K
2026-08-14	74	$4.29	$317
2026-08-12	16,165	$4.40	$71K
2026-08-11	9,307	$4.38	$41K
2026-08-10	227	$4.18	$949
2026-08-06	45,766	$4.09	$187K
2026-08-05	20,025	$4.23	$85K
2026-08-03	1,540,030	$4.56	$7.0M
2026-07-29	4	$4.01	$16
2026-07-27	499	$4.32	$2K
2026-07-14	19,145	$4.21	$81K
2026-07-10	208,361	$4.05	$844K
2026-07-01	170,525	$4.00	$682K
2026-06-30	127,927	$4.01	$513K
2026-06-29	4,722	$3.99	$19K
2026-06-24	70,684	$4.09	$289K
2026-06-23	644,354	$4.03	$2.6M
2026-06-22	41	$3.98	$163
2026-06-18	5	$4.09	$20
2026-06-17	7	$4.22	$30
2026-06-16	7	$4.39	$31
2026-06-15	707	$4.64	$3K

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

1 holder reports 5% or more of BTE in its latest filing, on Schedule 13G (passive). The holder is Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. at 6.8% of the class (49,118,251 shares), filed 2026-07-30 for an event on 2026-06-30.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-07-30	13G/Ano. 1	Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.investment adviser	49.1M	6.8%	2026-06-30
2026-07-14	13G/Ano. 4	JSTX Holdings, LLCpartnership	31.4M	4.4%	2026-06-30
2026-07-14	13G/Ano. 4	Juniper Capital III GP, L.P.partnership	31.4M	4.4%	2026-06-30
2026-07-14	13G/Ano. 4	Juniper Capital Advisors, L.P.partnership	31.4M	4.4%	2026-06-30
2026-07-14	13G/Ano. 4	Edward Geiserindividual	31.4M	4.4%	2026-06-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding BTE at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held BTE at their latest 13F, $162.3M in total at quarter-end prices. D. E. Shaw & Co. is the largest at $98.2M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 4 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
D. E. Shaw & Co.	2026-06-30	24.5M	$98.2M	0.05%	+2.0M
Renaissance Technologies	2026-06-30	7.3M	$29.1M	0.04%	+1.8M
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	4.7M	$18.8M	0.01%	+4.5M
Millennium Management	2026-06-30	2.1M	$8.4M	0.00%	-7.0M
Bridgewater Associates	2026-06-30	1.6M	$6.5M	0.03%	-18K
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	200K	$801K	0.00%	-544K
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	104K	$416K	0.00%	-51K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

Baytex Energy in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Baytex Energy (BTE), SEC CIK 1279495, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as drilling oil & gas wells. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-11.JSON and CSV
Large holders: SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-07-30.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 1279495Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much of BTE is sold short?

22,284,004 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 1.2 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is BTE's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-09, 3,709,773 of the 7,706,471 BTE shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 48.1% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does BTE have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 2,000 BTE shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-11. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are BTE insiders buying or selling?

No Form 4 filings for BTE are on record.

Who owns 5% or more of BTE?

Which tracked 13F managers own BTE?

7 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held BTE shares at their latest filing, $162.3M in all. The largest: D. E. Shaw & Co. (24.5M shares, $98.2M), Renaissance Technologies (7.3M shares, $29.1M), Two Sigma Investments (4.7M shares, $18.8M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (2.1M shares, $8.4M), Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates (1.6M shares, $6.5M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (200K shares, $801K). The table above lists all 7.

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