National Bankshares (NKSH)

National Bankshares on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, large holders, 13F holders, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as national commercial banks.

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Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

4.1

Days to cover

+1.3 days vs prior

33.0%

Short share of volume

2026-10-23

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-28

Thu 21 Jan

Next earnings

estimated date

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-10-23.

Short interest

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

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in NKSH is 108,331 shares, up 7,852 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 52,429 shares (15 May 2026) to 116,014 shares (15 September 2026). At the reported average volume of 27K shares a day that is 4.1 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	108,331	-6.6%	26,645	4.07
2026-09-15	116,014	+15.5%	41,371	2.80
2026-08-31	100,479	+11.6%	32,596	3.08
2026-08-14	90,065	+19.3%	53,247	1.69
2026-07-31	75,502	-10.0%	30,931	2.44
2026-07-15	83,865	+1.6%	29,090	2.88
2026-06-30	82,520	+47.4%	38,285	2.16
2026-06-15	56,002	-4.5%	23,999	2.33
2026-05-29	58,627	+11.8%	23,600	2.48
2026-05-15	52,429	-8.0%	49,287	1.06
2026-04-30	56,991	+2.0%	65,964	1.00
2026-04-15	55,881	-25.2%	86,006	1.00
2026-03-31	74,712	-13.1%	33,939	2.20
2026-03-13	85,932	+13.4%	18,147	4.74
2026-02-27	75,771	+1.5%	13,124	5.77
2026-02-13	74,675	-7.8%	16,812	4.44
2026-01-30	81,013	-8.1%	17,149	4.72
2026-01-15	88,138	+19.0%	13,743	6.41
2025-12-31	74,083	-20.6%	14,414	5.14
2025-12-15	93,308	-2.8%	12,464	7.49
2025-11-28	95,954	+21.4%	13,639	7.04
2025-11-14	79,025	+7.2%	8,917	8.86
2025-10-31	73,690	-8.4%	9,241	7.97
2025-10-15	80,426	-0.9%	5,903	13.62
2025-09-30	81,153	+4.0%	7,288	11.14
2025-09-15	78,032	+4.8%	9,566	8.16
2025-08-29	74,472	-7.0%	8,796	8.47
2025-08-15	80,096	+5.1%	19,260	4.16
2025-07-31	76,235	-0.1%	9,749	7.82
2025-07-15	76,286	+5.0%	13,286	5.74
2025-06-30	72,626	+7.2%	21,280	3.41
2025-06-13	67,746	-4.0%	14,952	4.53
2025-05-30	70,584	+5.2%	15,444	4.57
2025-05-15	67,073	-10.4%	11,038	6.08
2025-04-30	74,857	-1.8%	10,021	7.47
2025-04-15	76,244	-0.4%	16,092	4.74
2025-03-31	76,535	+5.3%	9,741	7.86
2025-03-14	72,674	-0.3%	6,121	11.87
2025-02-28	72,913	-0.2%	8,738	8.34
2025-02-14	73,076	+7.5%	6,863	10.65
2025-01-31	67,954	+0.5%	11,384	5.97
2025-01-15	67,595	+4.5%	13,374	5.05
2024-12-31	64,697	+5.0%	14,384	4.50
2024-12-13	61,627	-19.9%	16,143	3.82
2024-11-29	76,941	+26.9%	12,646	6.08
2024-11-15	60,643	+1.8%	14,638	4.14
2024-10-31	59,602	-5.6%	6,755	8.82
2024-10-15	63,115	-1.4%	12,079	5.23

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 23 October 2026, the short share of NKSH volume is 33.0%, down 12.6 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 28.5% (12 October 2026) to 91.3% (15 October 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range. The latest reading is 28.7 points below the 30-session average of 61.7%, on 12K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-23	4K	12K	33.0%	0
2026-10-22	2K	3K	66.9%	0
2026-10-21	3K	5K	50.5%	0
2026-10-20	4K	8K	46.4%	0
2026-10-19	5K	6K	85.4%	0
2026-10-16	2K	5K	45.6%	0
2026-10-15	4K	4K	91.3%	0
2026-10-14	7K	8K	79.6%	0
2026-10-13	5K	8K	58.4%	0
2026-10-12	2K	8K	28.5%	0
2026-10-09	4K	6K	70.2%	181
2026-10-08	4K	7K	56.1%	0
2026-10-07	6K	9K	63.7%	0
2026-10-06	7K	8K	77.5%	0
2026-10-05	6K	8K	71.9%	0
2026-10-02	4K	6K	59.9%	0
2026-10-01	3K	5K	66.6%	0
2026-09-30	4K	8K	50.5%	0
2026-09-29	2K	5K	52.3%	0
2026-09-28	4K	5K	81.2%	0
2026-09-25	2K	5K	53.3%	0
2026-09-24	4K	5K	77.1%	0
2026-09-23	2K	5K	44.6%	0
2026-09-22	3K	5K	61.0%	0
2026-09-21	2K	3K	63.8%	0
2026-09-18	7K	8K	87.3%	0
2026-09-17	3K	5K	72.5%	19
2026-09-16	3K	6K	56.0%	0
2026-09-15	3K	10K	30.5%	0
2026-09-14	6K	8K	69.5%	0

Fails to deliver

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

As of 28 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in NKSH is 6 shares, down 1,888 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 1 share (2 April 2026) to 2,009 shares (17 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-28	6	$42.37	$254
2026-09-11	1,894	$42.48	$80K
2026-09-08	78	$42.07	$3K
2026-08-13	17	$42.61	$724
2026-07-31	1,248	$39.72	$50K
2026-07-28	1,546	$38.34	$59K
2026-07-17	2,009	$37.57	$75K
2026-07-16	22	$36.68	$807
2026-07-06	1,567	$36.55	$57K
2026-07-02	50	$37.22	$2K
2026-06-30	1	$36.72	$37
2026-06-25	1,152	$36.61	$42K
2026-06-23	14	$35.72	$500
2026-06-15	8	$36.33	$291
2026-06-05	2	$34.90	$70
2026-06-03	28	$35.07	$982
2026-06-02	27	$34.56	$933
2026-05-08	92	$37.71	$3K
2026-05-06	368	$36.46	$13K
2026-04-28	58	$35.55	$2K
2026-04-17	376	$36.61	$14K
2026-04-15	330	$37.06	$12K
2026-04-02	1	$36.34	$36
2026-03-10	346	$37.19	$13K
2026-03-09	74	$37.01	$3K
2026-03-02	128	$37.55	$5K
2026-02-27	219	$38.31	$8K
2026-01-30	94	$36.21	$3K
2026-01-29	4	$35.93	$144
2026-01-27	240	$36.15	$9K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for NKSH in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Sweet Alan Jeffrey (Director) on 2026-06-10.

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after
2026-06-10	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	10K
2026-06-10	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	2K
2026-06-10	Thompson James Carroll	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	10K
2026-06-10	Reynolds Glenn P	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	7K
2026-06-10	Johnson Mildred R	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	4K
2026-06-10	Fitzwater Norman V III	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	10K
2026-06-10	Dye Michael E	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	5K
2026-06-10	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	14K
2026-06-10	DENARDO F BRAD	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	19K
2026-06-10	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	221	$0.00	$0	24K
2026-03-13	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Buy	215	$37.10	$8K	9K
2026-02-14	Ramsey Lara E	President & CEO	Grant	261	$0.00	$0	473
2026-02-14	Skeens David K.	EVP/Chief Operating Officer	Grant	265	$0.00	$0	327
2026-02-14	Mylum Paul M.	EVP/Chief Lending Officer	Grant	309	$0.00	$0	309
2026-02-14	Jones Lora M.	EVP/Chief Financial Officer	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	227
2026-02-11	Ramsey Lara E	President & CEO	Grant	967	$0.00	$0	1K
2026-02-11	Skeens David K.	EVP/Chief Operating Officer	Grant	771	$0.00	$0	1K
2026-02-11	Mylum Paul M.	EVP/Chief Lending Officer	Grant	906	$0.00	$0	1K
2026-02-11	Jones Lora M.	EVP/Chief Financial Officer	Grant	767	$0.00	$0	994
2025-12-10	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	9K
2025-12-10	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	2K
2025-12-10	Thompson James Carroll	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	10K
2025-12-10	Reynolds Glenn P	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	7K
2025-12-10	MILLER MARY G	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	7K
2025-12-10	Johnson Mildred R	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	4K
2025-12-10	Fitzwater Norman V III	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	10K
2025-12-10	Dye Michael E	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	5K
2025-12-10	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	14K
2025-12-10	DENARDO F BRAD	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	18K
2025-12-10	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	219	$0.00	$0	23K
2025-06-18	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Buy	1K	$25.80	$26K	23K
2025-06-12	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Buy	225	$26.50	$6K	9K
2025-06-11	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	9K
2025-06-11	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	2K
2025-06-11	Thompson James Carroll	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	9K
2025-06-11	Reynolds Glenn P	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	7K
2025-06-11	MILLER MARY G	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	7K
2025-06-11	Johnson Mildred R	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	4K
2025-06-11	Fitzwater Norman V III	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	9K
2025-06-11	Dye Michael E	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	5K
2025-06-11	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	14K
2025-06-11	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	263	$0.00	$0	22K
2025-06-02	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Buy	24	$26.17	$628	1K
2025-03-14	Green Charles E III	Director	Buy	1K	$27.08	$27K	49K
2025-02-26	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Buy	1K	$27.50	$28K	22K
2025-02-19	MILLER MARY G	Director	Buy	49	$28.62	$1K	7K
2024-12-11	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	21K
2024-12-11	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	14K
2024-12-11	Dye Michael E	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	5K
2024-12-11	Fitzwater Norman V III	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	9K
2024-12-11	Green Charles E III	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	48K
2024-12-11	Johnson Mildred R	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	4K
2024-12-11	MILLER MARY G	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	7K
2024-12-11	Reynolds Glenn P	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	6K
2024-12-11	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	1K
2024-12-11	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	8K
2024-12-11	Thompson James Carroll	Director	Grant	218	$0.00	$0	9K
2024-12-02	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Grant	21	$32.10	$674	1K
2024-12-02	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Grant	193	$31.82	$6K	8K
2024-08-29	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Buy	425	$29.65	$13K	8K
2024-08-19	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Grant	859	$29.05	$25K	1K
2024-08-08	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Buy	1K	$27.00	$27K	21K
2024-06-12	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	20K
2024-06-12	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	14K
2024-06-12	Dye Michael E	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	5K
2024-06-12	Fitzwater Norman V III	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	9K
2024-06-12	Green Charles E III	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	48K
2024-06-12	Johnson Mildred R	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	3K
2024-06-12	MILLER MARY G	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	7K
2024-06-12	Peery William A	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	6K
2024-06-12	Reynolds Glenn P	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	6K
2024-06-12	Smith Lutheria H.	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	373
2024-06-12	Thompson James Carroll	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	9K
2024-06-12	Sweet Alan Jeffrey	Director	Grant	233	$0.00	$0	8K
2024-06-04	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Buy	300	$29.49	$9K	13K
2024-06-04	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Buy	170	$29.33	$5K	13K
2023-12-13	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	19K
2023-12-13	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	13K
2023-12-13	Dye Michael E	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	4K
2023-12-13	Fitzwater Norman V III	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	9K
2023-12-13	Green Charles E III	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	48K
2023-12-13	Johnson Mildred R	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	3K
2023-12-13	Peery William A	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	6K
2023-12-13	Reynolds Glenn P	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	6K
2023-12-13	Thompson James Carroll	Director	Grant	227	$0.00	$0	9K
2023-11-07	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Buy	1K	$24.50	$25K	19K
2023-10-30	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	1K	$23.50	$24K	18K
2023-06-14	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	17K
2023-06-14	Dooley John Elliott	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	13K
2023-06-14	Dye Michael E	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	4K
2023-06-14	Fitzwater Norman V III	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	8K
2023-06-14	Green Charles E III	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	47K
2023-06-14	Johnson Mildred R	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	3K
2023-06-14	Peery William A	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	6K
2023-06-14	Reynolds Glenn P	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	6K
2023-06-14	Thompson James Carroll	Director	Grant	228	$0.00	$0	8K
2023-05-22	DENARDO F BRAD	Chairman, President & CEO	Buy	546	$27.39	$15K	18K
2023-05-18	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Buy	1K	$28.69	$29K	17K
2023-05-09	BALL LAWRENCE J	Director	Buy	1K	$27.96	$28K	16K
2023-05-09	Dye Michael E	Director	Buy	325	$27.88	$9K	4K

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 rarer.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

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

No holder on file reports 5% or more of NKSH in its latest filing.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-03-27	13G/Ano. 1	The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser	0	0.0%	2026-03-13

13F holders

Tracked managers holding NKSH at their latest 13F. JSON

5 of the 30 tracked managers held NKSH at their latest 13F, $5.9M in total at quarter-end prices. Renaissance Technologies is the largest at $2.3M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 5 added shares and 0 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
Renaissance Technologies	2026-06-30	63K	$2.3M	0.00%	+34K
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	43K	$1.6M	0.00%	+36K
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	25K	$912K	0.00%	+18K
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	21K	$769K	0.00%	new
Millennium Management	2026-06-30	11K	$407K	0.00%	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

National Bankshares 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 National Bankshares (NKSH), SEC CIK 796534, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as national commercial banks. 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 2026-10-23.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-28.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 2026-03-27.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
Earnings dates: SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-10-22.JSON and CSV
Insider trades: SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-06-10.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 796534Ticker, 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much of NKSH is sold short?

108,331 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 4.1 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 NKSH's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-23, 3,916 of the 11,851 NKSH shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 33.0% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does NKSH have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 6 NKSH shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-28. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are NKSH insiders buying or selling?

No open-market insider trades were reported for NKSH in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Sweet Alan Jeffrey (Director) on 2026-06-10.

Who owns 5% or more of NKSH?

No holder on file reports 5% or more of NKSH in its latest filing.

Which tracked 13F managers own NKSH?

5 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held NKSH shares at their latest filing, $5.9M in all. The largest: Renaissance Technologies (63K shares, $2.3M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (43K shares, $1.6M), Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (25K shares, $912K), Two Sigma Investments (21K shares, $769K), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (11K shares, $407K).

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