Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF)
Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for Jefferies Financial Group Inc.: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as security brokers, dealers & flotation companies.
5.3M
Short interest
settlement 2026-08-14
2.8
Days to cover
+4.7% vs prior
43.0%
Short share of volume
2026-09-11
6
Fails to deliver
settlement 2026-07-28
$0
Insider flow, 90 days
0 buys, 0 sells
As of 2026-09-11.
Short interest
FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSONAs of 14 August 2026, short interest in JEF is 5,322,679 shares, up 663,396 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 2,224,193 shares (14 March 2025) to 12,180,284 shares (15 November 2024). At the reported average volume of 1.9M shares a day that is 2.8 days to cover.
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| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Avg daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 5,322,679 | +4.7% | 1,909,921 | 2.79 |
| 2026-07-31 | 5,084,740 | +9.1% | 1,978,152 | 2.57 |
| 2026-07-15 | 4,659,283 | +4.7% | 1,629,300 | 2.86 |
| 2026-06-30 | 4,451,126 | -6.7% | 3,813,247 | 1.17 |
| 2026-06-15 | 4,771,227 | +9.9% | 1,633,205 | 2.92 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,340,413 | -3.9% | 1,740,883 | 2.49 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,517,747 | +13.8% | 2,338,313 | 1.93 |
| 2026-04-30 | 3,968,895 | -13.4% | 2,047,543 | 1.94 |
| 2026-04-15 | 4,585,102 | -3.0% | 2,080,011 | 2.20 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4,728,181 | -6.0% | 3,383,557 | 1.40 |
| 2026-03-13 | 5,027,309 | +3.4% | 4,572,160 | 1.10 |
| 2026-02-27 | 4,860,051 | -3.0% | 4,098,120 | 1.19 |
| 2026-02-13 | 5,011,765 | -8.3% | 2,852,314 | 1.76 |
| 2026-01-30 | 5,463,757 | +9.5% | 1,468,547 | 3.72 |
| 2026-01-15 | 4,989,828 | +27.9% | 2,515,713 | 1.98 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3,901,029 | -9.3% | 1,199,350 | 3.25 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,301,705 | -0.8% | 1,766,891 | 2.43 |
| 2025-11-28 | 4,337,083 | -6.8% | 1,695,531 | 2.56 |
| 2025-11-14 | 4,653,245 | +1.1% | 2,010,946 | 2.31 |
| 2025-10-31 | 4,602,408 | -6.7% | 3,254,878 | 1.41 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,931,345 | +10.1% | 3,975,249 | 1.24 |
| 2025-09-30 | 4,477,842 | +0.3% | 2,525,075 | 1.77 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,464,147 | +0.8% | 1,216,201 | 3.67 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,428,439 | -10.8% | 1,368,458 | 3.24 |
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSONAs of 11 September 2026, the short share of JEF volume is 43.0%, down 5.5 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 24.6% (3 August 2026) to 70.4% (19 August 2026). The latest reading is 6.6 points below the 30-session average of 49.6%, on 706K shares reported.
| Date | Short volume | Total volume | Short share | Exempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | 304K | 706K | 43.0% | 0 |
| 2026-09-10 | 247K | 533K | 46.3% | 86 |
| 2026-09-09 | 182K | 386K | 47.3% | 14 |
| 2026-09-08 | 306K | 569K | 53.8% | 2 |
| 2026-09-04 | 277K | 658K | 42.1% | 0 |
| 2026-09-03 | 193K | 398K | 48.5% | 0 |
| 2026-09-02 | 234K | 447K | 52.4% | 0 |
| 2026-09-01 | 254K | 535K | 47.4% | 0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 282K | 544K | 51.8% | 0 |
| 2026-08-28 | 142K | 274K | 51.9% | 1,708 |
| 2026-08-27 | 328K | 496K | 66.1% | 0 |
| 2026-08-26 | 412K | 808K | 51.0% | 8 |
| 2026-08-25 | 402K | 690K | 58.3% | 14 |
| 2026-08-24 | 230K | 404K | 56.9% | 33 |
| 2026-08-21 | 202K | 337K | 59.7% | 190 |
| 2026-08-20 | 460K | 751K | 61.3% | 0 |
| 2026-08-19 | 786K | 1.1M | 70.4% | 325 |
| 2026-08-18 | 556K | 810K | 68.5% | 63 |
| 2026-08-17 | 461K | 780K | 59.1% | 125 |
| 2026-08-14 | 231K | 595K | 38.9% | 95 |
| 2026-08-13 | 301K | 816K | 36.9% | 1,065 |
| 2026-08-12 | 151K | 469K | 32.3% | 42 |
| 2026-08-11 | 247K | 869K | 28.4% | 24 |
| 2026-08-10 | 314K | 1.0M | 31.3% | 111 |
| 2026-08-07 | 176K | 327K | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 289K | 445K | 65.0% | 32 |
| 2026-08-05 | 298K | 509K | 58.5% | 0 |
| 2026-08-04 | 650K | 1.2M | 56.1% | 1,150 |
| 2026-08-03 | 158K | 640K | 24.6% | 227 |
| 2026-07-31 | 282K | 1.0M | 27.1% | 500 |
Fails to deliver
SEC, by settlement date. JSONAs of 28 July 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in JEF is 6 shares, down 3,640 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 38 readings it ranged from 6 shares (28 July 2026) to 106,766 shares (28 November 2025). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.
| Settlement | Shares failed | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | 6 | $56.24 | $337 |
| 2026-07-20 | 3,646 | $54.87 | $200K |
| 2026-06-30 | 263 | $48.78 | $13K |
| 2026-06-29 | 44 | $49.10 | $2K |
| 2026-06-22 | 600 | $62.10 | $37K |
| 2026-06-15 | 7 | $61.66 | $432 |
| 2026-04-30 | 58 | $47.46 | $3K |
| 2026-04-28 | 15 | $47.87 | $718 |
| 2026-04-27 | 758 | $47.46 | $36K |
| 2026-04-20 | 1,192 | $48.09 | $57K |
| 2026-04-06 | 114 | $41.67 | $5K |
| 2026-03-26 | 3,796 | $39.64 | $150K |
| 2026-03-23 | 404 | $38.13 | $15K |
| 2026-03-18 | 394 | $38.08 | $15K |
| 2026-03-17 | 3,192 | $36.78 | $117K |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,333 | $36.02 | $48K |
| 2026-03-09 | 403 | $38.29 | $15K |
| 2026-02-23 | 481 | $53.41 | $26K |
| 2026-02-20 | 99 | $53.15 | $5K |
| 2026-02-11 | 8,668 | $60.09 | $521K |
| 2026-02-10 | 12,961 | $60.01 | $778K |
| 2026-02-04 | 20,256 | $57.92 | $1.2M |
| 2026-01-08 | 161 | $64.67 | $10K |
| 2025-12-22 | 100 | $61.95 | $6K |
| 2025-12-12 | 153 | $63.24 | $10K |
| 2025-12-09 | 57,417 | $59.04 | $3.4M |
| 2025-12-08 | 3,394 | $59.12 | $201K |
| 2025-11-28 | 106,766 | $57.23 | $6.1M |
| 2025-11-14 | 529 | $55.89 | $30K |
| 2025-11-13 | 802 | $59.41 | $48K |
Insider trades
SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 78 shown. JSONNo open-market insider trades were reported for JEF in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below; grants and option exercises carry a weaker signal than voluntary trades. Latest filing: Larson Matthew Scott (EVP, CFO) on 2026-08-28.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Owned after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Larson Matthew Scott | EVP, CFO | Grant | 746 | $53.09 | $40K | 100K |
| 2026-08-28 | Sharp Michael J. | EVP and General Counsel | Grant | 746 | $53.09 | $40K | 168K |
| 2026-08-28 | Weiler Melissa | n/a | Grant | 165 | $53.09 | $9K | 40K |
| 2026-08-28 | O Kane Michael T | n/a | Grant | 538 | $53.09 | $29K | 133K |
| 2026-08-28 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Grant | 76K | $53.09 | $4.0M | 12.6M |
| 2026-08-28 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Grant | 29K | $53.09 | $1.5M | 2.0M |
| 2026-08-28 | Ellis-Kirk Matrice | n/a | Grant | 165 | $53.09 | $9K | 32K |
| 2026-08-28 | BEYER ROBERT D | n/a | Grant | 501 | $53.09 | $27K | 113K |
| 2026-08-07 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Gift | 82K | $0.00 | $0 | 2.0M |
| 2026-05-29 | Sharp Michael J. | EVP and General Counsel | Grant | 746 | $52.72 | $39K | 168K |
| 2026-05-29 | Larson Matthew Scott | EVP, CFO | Grant | 746 | $52.72 | $39K | 99K |
| 2026-05-29 | Weiler Melissa | n/a | Grant | 165 | $52.72 | $9K | 40K |
| 2026-05-29 | O Kane Michael T | n/a | Grant | 538 | $52.72 | $28K | 132K |
| 2026-05-29 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Grant | 97K | $52.72 | $5.1M | 12.5M |
| 2026-05-29 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Tax withholding | 11K | $52.94 | $558K | 12.5M |
| 2026-05-29 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Grant | 29K | $52.72 | $1.5M | 2.1M |
| 2026-05-29 | Ellis-Kirk Matrice | n/a | Grant | 165 | $52.72 | $9K | 32K |
| 2026-05-29 | BEYER ROBERT D | n/a | Grant | 501 | $52.72 | $26K | 113K |
| 2026-05-28 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Disposition | 487 | $0.00 | $0 | 12.5M |
| 2026-05-28 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Disposition | 464 | $0.00 | $0 | 2.1M |
| 2026-05-23 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Tax withholding | 1.4M | $52.43 | $75.5M | 12.5M |
| 2026-05-06 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Sell | 0 | $51.88 | $13 | 2.1M |
| 2026-05-06 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Sell | 1 | $51.91 | $38 | 2.1M |
| 2026-05-01 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | n/a | Buy | 6.4M | $48.22 | $310.0M | 6.4M |
| 2026-03-26 | Weiler Melissa | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 40K |
| 2026-03-26 | O Kane Michael T | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 132K |
| 2026-03-26 | Katz Jacob M | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 57K |
| 2026-03-26 | JONES THOMAS W | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 77K |
| 2026-03-26 | Gilmartin MaryAnne | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 57K |
| 2026-03-26 | Ellis-Kirk Matrice | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 32K |
| 2026-03-26 | BEYER ROBERT D | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 112K |
| 2026-03-26 | Adamany Linda | n/a | Grant | 5K | $40.28 | $220K | 85K |
| 2026-03-02 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Gift | 259K | $0.00 | $0 | 13.4M |
| 2026-02-27 | Larson Matthew Scott | EVP, CFO | Grant | 877 | $44.40 | $39K | 98K |
| 2026-02-27 | Sharp Michael J. | EVP and General Counsel | Grant | 877 | $44.40 | $39K | 167K |
| 2026-02-27 | Weiler Melissa | n/a | Grant | 145 | $44.40 | $6K | 34K |
| 2026-02-27 | O Kane Michael T | n/a | Grant | 633 | $44.40 | $28K | 126K |
| 2026-02-27 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Grant | 115K | $44.40 | $5.1M | 12.7M |
| 2026-02-27 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Grant | 35K | $44.40 | $1.5M | 3.1M |
| 2026-02-27 | Ellis-Kirk Matrice | n/a | Grant | 145 | $44.40 | $6K | 26K |
| 2026-02-27 | BEYER ROBERT D | n/a | Grant | 540 | $44.40 | $24K | 107K |
| 2026-02-09 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Gift | 81K | $0.00 | $0 | 122K |
| 2026-02-02 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Gift | 473K | $0.00 | $0 | 3.0M |
| 2026-01-14 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Gift | 122K | $0.00 | $0 | 13.5M |
| 2026-01-14 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Gift | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 288K |
| 2026-01-14 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Gift | 125K | $0.00 | $0 | 4K |
| 2026-01-07 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Gift | 130K | $0.00 | $0 | 13.3M |
| 2026-01-02 | HANDLER RICHARD B | CEO | Gift | 600 | $0.00 | $0 | 13.5M |
| 2026-01-02 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Gift | 3K | $0.00 | $0 | 2.6M |
| 2026-01-02 | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | President | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 2K |
Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.
13F holders
Tracked managers holding JEF at their latest 13F. JSON8 of the 30 tracked managers held JEF at their latest 13F, $841.1M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $421.2M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 3 cut.
| Fund | Quarter | Shares | Value | Of portfolio | Change in shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQR Capital Management | 2026-06-30 | 8.4M | $421.2M | 0.15% | +3.1M |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 3.2M | $160.2M | 0.12% | +380K |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 3.1M | $154.8M | 0.07% | +134K |
| Citadel Advisors | 2026-06-30 | 911K | $45.5M | 0.01% | -468K |
| Berkshire Hathaway | 2026-06-30 | 434K | $21.7M | 0.01% | 0 |
| Millennium Management | 2026-06-30 | 407K | $20.3M | 0.01% | new or n/a |
| Point72 Asset Management | 2026-06-30 | 338K | $16.9M | 0.02% | -183K |
| Fisher Asset Management | 2026-06-30 | 12K | $589K | 0.00% | -3K |
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.
Financials
SEC XBRL, as filed. JSONIn Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-05-31) Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reported revenue of $1.67B, up 36.5% from the same quarter a year earlier. In FY 2025 it reported and spent $58.5M on buybacks and $374.1M on dividends. As of 2026-05-31, cash was $14.31B against $18.04B of debt.
- Cash
- $14.31B
- Debt
- $18.04B
- Equity
- $10.57B
- Total assets
- $79.54B
- Shares outstanding
- 204,432,307
Quarterly, last 8 quarters
| Quarter | Period end | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-05-31 | $1.67B | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-02-28 | $1.46B | n/a | n/a | 0.70 |
| Q4 2025derived | 2025-11-30 | $1.67B | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-08-31 | $1.50B | n/a | n/a | 1.01 |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-05-31 | $1.23B | n/a | n/a | 0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-02-28 | $1.14B | n/a | n/a | 0.57 |
| Q4 2024derived | 2024-11-30 | $1.44B | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-08-31 | $1.28B | n/a | n/a | 0.75 |
Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends
| Fiscal year | Ends | Revenue | Net income | Operating cash flow | Capex | Buybacks | Dividends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | 2025-11-30 | $5.55B | n/a | n/a | $207.5M | $58.5M | $374.1M |
| FY 2024 | 2024-11-30 | $4.86B | n/a | n/a | $250.6M | $44.3M | $303.0M |
| FY 2023 | 2023-11-30 | $3.23B | n/a | -$1.93B | $1.2M | $169.4M | $278.6M |
| FY 2022 | 2022-11-30 | $4.74B | n/a | $1.80B | $224.3M | $859.6M | $280.1M |
| FY 2021 | 2021-11-30 | $6.14B | n/a | $1.58B | $165.6M | $269.4M | $222.8M |
Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-05-31; shares outstanding as of 2026-03-30 from the cover page.
What this page is
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 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 pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.
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This page follows Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF), SEC CIK 96223, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as security brokers, dealers & flotation companies. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.
Source and method
- Short interest
- FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
- Daily short volume
- FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-11.JSON and CSV
- Fails to deliver
- SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-07-28.JSON and CSV
- 13F holders
- SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
- Financials
- SEC XBRL company factsRefreshed weekly from the SEC's structured data; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-05-31.JSON and CSV
- Insider trades
- SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-08-28.JSON and CSV
- Company record
- EDGAR filing index for CIK 96223Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
- Rate limits
- 30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.
Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 13 Sep 05:40 UTC.
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 crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short 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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Datasets
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