Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ)

Canadian Natural Resources on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, planned sales, large holders and 13F holders. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as crude petroleum & natural gas.

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117.1M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

21.3

Days to cover

-0.7 days vs prior

53.0%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

22,798

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 CNQ is 117,144,565 shares, up 3,974,397 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 7,617,104 shares (31 December 2024) to 199,197,380 shares (13 June 2025). At the reported average volume of 5.5M shares a day that is 21.3 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	117,144,565	-36.0%	5,491,694	21.33
2026-09-15	182,920,552	+61.6%	8,283,071	22.08
2026-08-31	113,170,168	+96.3%	5,523,776	20.49
2026-08-14	57,647,400	+18.9%	6,844,731	8.42
2026-07-31	48,494,402	+1.9%	6,652,061	7.29
2026-07-15	47,565,794	-50.2%	9,137,931	5.21
2026-06-30	95,572,175	-15.1%	12,293,770	7.77
2026-06-15	112,605,424	+118.2%	7,487,146	15.04
2026-05-29	51,596,398	+280.5%	6,941,931	7.43
2026-05-15	13,559,429	+37.5%	7,936,507	1.71
2026-04-30	9,862,575	-56.4%	13,517,525	1.00
2026-04-15	22,608,646	-77.5%	11,521,612	1.96
2026-03-31	100,415,896	-32.0%	13,634,581	7.36
2026-03-13	147,646,153	+135.1%	12,894,652	11.45
2026-02-27	62,811,682	+268.8%	7,923,905	7.93
2026-02-13	17,031,243	-9.5%	10,238,078	1.66
2026-01-30	18,820,401	+11.7%	8,083,131	2.33
2026-01-15	16,854,795	-77.0%	12,531,080	1.35
2025-12-31	73,217,989	-59.0%	6,170,702	11.87
2025-12-15	178,691,536	+123.2%	7,774,680	22.98
2025-11-28	80,077,561	+362.4%	8,421,664	9.51
2025-11-14	17,498,862	+7.6%	6,855,218	2.55
2025-10-31	16,256,509	+42.3%	4,958,286	3.28
2025-10-15	11,423,867	-80.3%	7,076,104	1.61

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of CNQ volume is 53.0%, down 3.4 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 23.6% (24 September 2026) to 96.3% (10 September 2026). The latest reading is 4.2 points above the 30-session average of 48.8%, on 878K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-09	465K	878K	53.0%	4,096
2026-10-08	602K	1.3M	46.0%	9,175
2026-10-07	434K	857K	50.6%	99
2026-10-06	309K	679K	45.5%	124
2026-10-05	722K	1.2M	60.0%	12,355
2026-10-02	498K	884K	56.4%	1,096
2026-10-01	433K	967K	44.8%	730
2026-09-30	339K	789K	42.9%	1,849
2026-09-29	343K	895K	38.4%	95
2026-09-28	372K	1.1M	35.4%	10
2026-09-25	212K	740K	28.6%	85
2026-09-24	270K	1.1M	23.6%	101
2026-09-23	515K	1.0M	50.1%	78
2026-09-22	353K	1.2M	29.8%	1,045
2026-09-21	839K	1.8M	47.3%	1,193
2026-09-18	461K	1.4M	33.9%	5,895
2026-09-17	557K	895K	62.2%	1,175
2026-09-16	647K	1.5M	43.1%	3,809
2026-09-15	628K	1.5M	41.0%	4,672
2026-09-14	1.2M	1.9M	64.4%	37
2026-09-11	725K	1.4M	53.0%	42
2026-09-10	13.2M	13.7M	96.3%	3,953
2026-09-09	564K	1.0M	54.7%	830
2026-09-08	689K	1.7M	39.8%	108
2026-09-04	556K	956K	58.1%	3,505
2026-09-03	599K	1.0M	58.0%	16
2026-09-02	710K	1.3M	54.6%	19,197
2026-09-01	989K	1.6M	60.4%	0
2026-08-31	789K	1.2M	63.6%	2,655
2026-08-28	660K	2.3M	29.0%	300

Fails to deliver

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

As of 11 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in CNQ is 22,798 shares, up 22,549 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 7 shares (7 August 2026) to 239,914 shares (8 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-11	22,798	$50.80	$1.2M
2026-09-10	249	$51.35	$13K
2026-09-08	6,687	$50.46	$337K
2026-09-04	4,496	$51.14	$230K
2026-09-03	475	$51.81	$25K
2026-09-02	67,919	$51.81	$3.5M
2026-09-01	15,909	$50.07	$797K
2026-08-31	19	$48.99	$931
2026-08-27	1,063	$49.64	$53K
2026-08-24	3,298	$51.40	$170K
2026-08-19	23,299	$49.59	$1.2M
2026-08-18	1,079	$49.27	$53K
2026-08-17	5,542	$47.97	$266K
2026-08-14	847	$47.60	$40K
2026-08-12	524	$47.61	$25K
2026-08-11	893	$47.25	$42K
2026-08-10	466	$45.51	$21K
2026-08-07	7	$45.45	$318
2026-08-06	17,106	$44.75	$765K
2026-08-05	607	$46.18	$28K
2026-08-03	400	$47.68	$19K
2026-07-30	32,013	$46.45	$1.5M
2026-07-29	190,527	$44.19	$8.4M
2026-07-28	65,551	$44.79	$2.9M
2026-07-27	1,376	$46.44	$64K
2026-07-20	4,100	$43.89	$180K
2026-07-17	40	$42.86	$2K
2026-07-09	51,421	$42.43	$2.2M
2026-07-08	239,914	$40.69	$9.8M
2026-06-30	32,496	$39.31	$1.3M

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

1 Form 144 notice on file for CNQ worth $1.2M at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: GORDON D GIFFIN 2018 TRUST filed on 2026-03-27 to sell 25,000 shares ($1.2M) from 2026-03-24.

Filed	Seller	Shares	Market value	Of outstanding	Sale from	Broker
2026-03-27	GORDON D GIFFIN 2018 TRUSTDirector	25K	$1.2M	0.001%	2026-03-24	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services

Large holders (13D and 13G)

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

2 holders report 5% or more of CNQ in their latest filing, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is BlackRock, Inc. at 5.7% of the class (117,859,127 shares), filed 2026-07-27 for an event on 2026-06-30.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-08-12	13G/Ano. 2	Capital Research Global Investorsinvestment adviser	116.1M	5.6%	2026-06-30
2026-07-27	13G	BlackRock, Inc.parent holding company	117.9M	5.7%	2026-06-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding CNQ at their latest 13F. JSON

8 of the 30 tracked managers held CNQ at their latest 13F, $818.7M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $221.9M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 7 added shares and 1 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	5.6M	$221.9M	0.08%	+905K
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	4.9M	$193.2M	0.14%	+4.7M
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	3.1M	$122.4M	0.01%	+2.5M
Renaissance Technologies	2026-06-30	2.9M	$113.0M	0.16%	new
Millennium Management	2026-06-30	2.0M	$77.9M	0.03%	+1.6M
Fisher Asset Management	2026-06-30	1.7M	$65.8M	0.02%	-43.4M
D. E. Shaw & Co.	2026-06-30	452K	$17.9M	0.01%	+49K
Point72 Asset Management	2026-06-30	174K	$6.9M	0.01%	new

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

Canadian Natural Resources 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 Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), SEC CIK 1017413, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as crude petroleum & natural gas. 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
Planned sales: SEC EDGAR Form 144Source: SEC.New notices appear shortly after the SEC posts them; a notice is filed on or before the sale. Latest 2026-03-27.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 2026-08-12.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 1017413Ticker, 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.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of CNQ is sold short?

117,144,565 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 21.3 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 CNQ's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-09, 465,194 of the 877,847 CNQ shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 53.0% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does CNQ have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 22,798 CNQ shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-11. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are CNQ insiders buying or selling?

No Form 4 filings for CNQ are on record.

Have CNQ insiders filed to sell?

Who owns 5% or more of CNQ?

Which tracked 13F managers own CNQ?

8 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held CNQ shares at their latest filing, $818.7M in all. The largest: Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (5.6M shares, $221.9M), Two Sigma Investments (4.9M shares, $193.2M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (3.1M shares, $122.4M), Renaissance Technologies (2.9M shares, $113.0M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (2.0M shares, $77.9M), Ken Fisher's Fisher Asset Management (1.7M shares, $65.8M). The table above lists all 8.

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

Planned sales (Form 144)

Large holders (13D and 13G)

13F holders

Canadian Natural Resources in the regulatory record

Source and updates

How to read it

Other companies the SEC classifies as crude petroleum & natural gas

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions