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NELNET INC (NNI)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for NELNET 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 personal credit institutions.

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607K

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-31

4.3

Days to cover

+10.7% vs prior

56.6%

Short share of volume

2026-09-11

3

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-14

$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 JSON

As of 31 August 2026, short interest in NNI is 607,186 shares, up 32,289 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 210,702 shares (29 November 2024) to 607,186 shares (31 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. At the reported average volume of 139K shares a day that is 4.3 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-31607,186+10.7%139,4844.35
2026-08-14548,731-4.5%159,4823.44
2026-07-31574,897+3.9%89,6856.41
2026-07-15553,135+6.0%101,3365.46
2026-06-30522,025+23.3%184,4072.83
2026-06-15423,428-1.5%136,6973.10
2026-05-29429,919+13.9%131,7443.26
2026-05-15377,550+10.1%145,9042.59
2026-04-30343,028+9.0%132,2892.59
2026-04-15314,592-1.7%143,7902.19
2026-03-31320,039+18.4%214,2851.49
2026-03-13270,270-2.0%107,4932.51
2026-02-27275,834+22.3%110,9362.49
2026-02-13225,557-3.7%87,9402.56
2026-01-30234,280+9.0%83,0712.82
2026-01-15214,855-8.1%135,1441.59
2025-12-31233,790-32.1%144,9761.61
2025-12-15344,320+1.4%147,9892.33
2025-11-28339,665+15.0%120,0222.83
2025-11-14295,440-8.6%107,1892.76
2025-10-31323,296+5.0%73,5964.39
2025-10-15307,903+6.6%64,5344.77
2025-09-30288,945-10.5%112,3972.57
2025-09-15322,804+12.1%77,0434.19

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 11 September 2026, the short share of NNI volume is 56.6%, up 15.1 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 27.4% (6 August 2026) to 74.5% (23 July 2026). The latest reading is 5.1 points above the 30-session average of 51.6%, on 38K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-1121K38K56.6%61
2026-09-1019K39K49.8%1
2026-09-0917K31K55.6%0
2026-09-0824K43K56.2%0
2026-09-0422K51K43.4%0
2026-09-0324K58K41.5%0
2026-09-0217K38K44.6%0
2026-09-0119K41K46.9%0
2026-08-3120K51K38.5%0
2026-08-2813K29K44.2%0
2026-08-2716K28K55.1%0
2026-08-2621K40K52.0%0
2026-08-2518K28K63.6%0
2026-08-2423K34K68.8%0
2026-08-2132K48K67.2%0
2026-08-2026K41K61.9%0
2026-08-1914K25K55.8%0
2026-08-1816K26K61.8%0
2026-08-1720K35K58.2%0
2026-08-1413K25K51.9%0
2026-08-1322K40K55.2%0
2026-08-1220K37K52.5%0
2026-08-1121K41K51.4%0
2026-08-1037K62K60.2%20
2026-08-0735K68K52.0%0
2026-08-0618K67K27.4%724
2026-08-0512K27K42.4%77
2026-08-0422K78K27.7%4,103
2026-08-0316K36K43.7%0
2026-07-3116K27K61.0%0

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 14 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in NNI is 3 shares, down 2,950 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 1 share (23 September 2025) to 4,068 shares (6 May 2025). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-143$127.26$382
2026-07-282,953$133.90$395K
2026-07-24340$131.60$45K
2026-07-23412$132.60$55K
2026-07-208$134.28$1K
2026-07-15422$131.87$56K
2026-07-136$133.51$801
2026-07-08324$132.75$43K
2026-06-01245$130.57$32K
2026-05-0870$141.36$10K
2026-04-20370$139.42$52K
2026-04-17581$136.53$79K
2026-04-02818$128.15$105K
2026-02-264$130.75$523
2026-02-1738$129.63$5K
2026-02-0421$132.83$3K
2026-02-02686$131.90$90K
2026-01-206$132.55$795
2026-01-1510$135.90$1K
2026-01-091$141.13$141
2026-01-08213$135.10$29K
2025-12-1712$135.44$2K
2025-11-20372$126.17$47K
2025-11-061$130.01$130
2025-11-04183$128.81$24K
2025-10-22385$129.98$50K
2025-09-231$127.58$128
2025-07-16130$119.62$16K
2025-07-0730$122.39$4K
2025-06-302,812$120.40$339K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for NNI 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: Farrell Kathleen Anne (Director) on 2026-06-15.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-06-15Farrell Kathleen AnneDirectorGrant2K$110.76$180K23K
2026-06-15Bansal Preeta DDirectorGrant2K$110.76$180K20K
2026-06-15Van Deun Jona MDirectorGrant407$110.76$45K1K
2026-06-15Graff David SDirectorGrant2K$110.76$170K32K
2026-06-10Dunlap Matthew WPresident, NFSTax withholding15$130.72$2K17K
2026-04-30Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerGift5K$0.00$05K
2026-04-15Munn William JSecy/Chief Legal Off/Gen CounGift1K$0.00$07K
2026-03-30MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLCOtherOption exercise10K$0.00$01.7M
2026-03-30Peterson Adam Kn/aOption exercise10K$0.00$01.7M
2026-03-10Tewes TimothyPresidentTax withholding4K$132.87$492K94K
2026-03-10Tewes TimothyPresidentGrant9K$0.00$098K
2026-03-10Tewes TimothyPresidentGrant8K$0.00$089K
2026-03-10Tewes TimothyPresidentTax withholding135$131.23$18K82K
2026-03-10Tewes TimothyPresidentTax withholding322$131.23$42K82K
2026-03-10Tewes TimothyPresidentTax withholding356$131.23$47K82K
2026-03-10Tewes TimothyPresidentTax withholding794$131.23$104K82K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesTax withholding636$132.87$85K31K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesGrant2K$0.00$032K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesGrant4K$0.00$029K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesTax withholding245$131.23$32K26K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesTax withholding69$131.23$9K26K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesTax withholding129$131.23$17K26K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesTax withholding100$131.23$13K26K
2026-03-10Wenger DeeAnnPres, Nelnet Business ServicesTax withholding99$131.23$13K26K
2026-03-10Olinger EmilyChief People Services OfficerTax withholding509$132.87$68K8K
2026-03-10Olinger EmilyChief People Services OfficerGrant2K$0.00$08K
2026-03-10Olinger EmilyChief People Services OfficerGrant2K$0.00$07K
2026-03-10Olinger EmilyChief People Services OfficerTax withholding50$131.23$7K4K
2026-03-10Olinger EmilyChief People Services OfficerTax withholding111$131.23$15K4K
2026-03-10NOORDHOEK JEFFREY RChief Executive OfficerGrant8K$0.00$0110K
2026-03-10NOORDHOEK JEFFREY RChief Executive OfficerTax withholding204$131.23$27K102K
2026-03-10NOORDHOEK JEFFREY RChief Executive OfficerTax withholding486$131.23$64K102K
2026-03-10NOORDHOEK JEFFREY RChief Executive OfficerTax withholding537$131.23$70K103K
2026-03-10NOORDHOEK JEFFREY RChief Executive OfficerTax withholding1K$131.23$157K103K
2026-03-10Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerTax withholding4K$132.87$492K69K
2026-03-10Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerGrant9K$0.00$073K
2026-03-10Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerGrant8K$0.00$064K
2026-03-10Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerTax withholding135$131.23$18K57K
2026-03-10Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerTax withholding322$131.23$42K57K
2026-03-10Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerTax withholding356$131.23$47K57K
2026-03-10Kruger James DChief Financial OfficerTax withholding795$131.23$104K58K
2026-03-10HEIMES TERRY JChief Operating OfficerTax withholding4K$132.87$488K28K
2026-03-10HEIMES TERRY JChief Operating OfficerGrant6K$0.00$032K
2026-03-10HEIMES TERRY JChief Operating OfficerGrant8K$0.00$025K
2026-03-10HEIMES TERRY JChief Operating OfficerTax withholding135$131.23$18K18K
2026-03-10HEIMES TERRY JChief Operating OfficerTax withholding322$131.23$42K18K
2026-03-10HEIMES TERRY JChief Operating OfficerTax withholding356$131.23$47K18K
2026-03-10HEIMES TERRY JChief Operating OfficerTax withholding791$131.23$104K18K
2026-03-10Dunlap Matthew WPresident, NFSGrant4K$0.00$017K
2026-03-10Dunlap Matthew WPresident, NFSTax withholding67$131.23$9K13K

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.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

10 holders above 5% have filed on NNI, 4 on Schedule 13D (active intent). The largest reported stake is Dunlap, Michael S. at 37.8% of the class (13,387,235 shares), filed 2025-11-13 for an event on 2025-11-10.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-06-0513D/Ano. 1Magnolia Capital Fund, LPpartnership1.5M5.9%2026-05-14
2026-06-0513GAdam K. Petersonindividual1.5M5.9%2026-05-14
2026-06-0513GThe Magnolia Group, LLCinvestment adviser1.5M5.9%2026-05-14
2026-06-0513GMagnolia Capital Fund, LPpartnership1.5M5.9%2026-05-14
2026-06-0513D/Ano. 1Adam K. Petersonindividual1.5M5.9%2026-05-14
2026-06-0513D/Ano. 1The Magnolia Group, LLCinvestment adviser1.5M5.9%2026-05-14
2026-05-1313G/Ano. 15Whitetail Rock Capital Management, LLCinvestment adviser6.9M21.6%2026-03-31
2026-03-2713G/Ano. 1The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser00.0%2026-03-13
2025-11-1313D/Ano. 18Dunlap, Michael S.individual, parent holding company13.4M37.8%2025-11-10
2025-11-1313G/Ano. 21Muhleisen, Angela L.individual4.7M18.1%2025-09-30
2025-11-1313G/Ano. 21UNION BANK & TRUST CO / TRUSTEEcorporation2.0M7.9%2025-09-30
2025-11-1313D/Ano. 18Dunlap Holdings, LLCparent holding company, other entity1.6M5.9%2025-11-10
2025-11-1313D/Ano. 18Union Financial Services, Inc.corporation, parent holding company1.6M5.9%2025-11-10

13F holders

Tracked managers holding NNI at their latest 13F. JSON

5 of the 30 tracked managers held NNI at their latest 13F, $25.3M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $9.4M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 2 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
AQR Capital Management2026-06-3070K$9.4M0.00%+3K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-3061K$8.1M0.00%+33K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-3028K$3.7M0.01%-20K
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-3020K$2.7M0.00%+14K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-3011K$1.5M0.00%-9K

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. JSON

In FY 2025 it generated $423.0M of operating cash flow and spent $69.3M on buybacks and $43.0M on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $172.4M against $7.04B of debt.

Cash
$172.4M
Debt
$7.04B
Equity
$3.77B
Total assets
$14.28B

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 20262026-06-30n/a$66.7Mn/a1.85
Q1 20262026-03-31n/a$71.1Mn/a1.97
Q4 2025derived2025-12-31n/a$57.8Mn/an/a
Q3 20252025-09-30n/a$106.7Mn/a2.94
Q2 20252025-06-30n/a$181.5Mn/a4.97
Q1 20252025-03-31n/a$82.6Mn/a2.26
Q4 2024derived2024-12-31n/a$63.2Mn/an/a
Q3 20242024-09-30n/a$2.4Mn/a0.07

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31n/a$428.5M$423.0M$26.2M$69.3M$43.0M
FY 20242024-12-31n/a$184.0M$662.9M$20.9M$83.3M$40.8M
FY 20232023-12-31n/a$89.8M$432.0M$74.1M$28.0M$39.4M
FY 20222022-12-31n/a$406.9M$683.1M$59.4M$97.7M$36.6M
FY 20212021-12-31n/a$393.3M$480.3M$59.0M$58.1M$34.5M

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 2026-06-30.

What this page is

NELNET 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.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows NELNET INC (NNI), SEC CIK 1258602, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as personal credit institutions. 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 2026-08-31.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 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-06-05.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 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-06-15.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 1258602Ticker, 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, 14 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.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of NNI is sold short?
607,186 shares were held short at the 2026-08-31 settlement, 4.3 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 NNI's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-11, 21,404 of the 37,796 NNI shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 56.6% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does NNI have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 3 NNI shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are NNI insiders buying or selling?
No open-market insider trades were reported for NNI 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: Farrell Kathleen Anne (Director) on 2026-06-15.
Who owns more than 5% of NNI?
10 holders above 5% have filed on NNI, 4 on Schedule 13D (active intent). The largest reported stake is Dunlap, Michael S. at 37.8% of the class (13,387,235 shares), filed 2025-11-13 for an event on 2025-11-10.
What did NNI report last quarter?
In FY 2025 it generated $423.0M of operating cash flow and spent $69.3M on buybacks and $43.0M on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $172.4M against $7.04B of debt.
Which funds hold NNI?
5 of the 30 tracked managers held NNI at their latest 13F, $25.3M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $9.4M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 2 cut.

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