Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver and 13F holders. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels).

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3.4M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

3.4

Days to cover

+1.0 days vs prior

49.7%

Short share of volume

2026-10-12

1,503

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-01

As of 2026-10-12.

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 SQM is 3,443,394 shares, up 1,083,698 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 1,163,369 shares (30 April 2026) to 9,289,677 shares (30 June 2025). At the reported average volume of 1.0M shares a day that is 3.4 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	3,443,394	+42.1%	1,014,338	3.39
2026-09-15	2,423,211	+2.7%	1,007,879	2.40
2026-08-31	2,359,696	-3.6%	996,047	2.37
2026-08-14	2,448,847	-5.0%	810,080	3.02
2026-07-31	2,576,704	+14.8%	1,059,424	2.43
2026-07-15	2,243,442	+2.4%	876,022	2.56
2026-06-30	2,190,934	+17.4%	1,039,510	2.11
2026-06-15	1,865,916	+15.8%	1,368,516	1.36
2026-05-29	1,610,707	-0.9%	1,190,757	1.35
2026-05-15	1,626,070	+39.8%	1,133,678	1.43
2026-04-30	1,163,369	-20.2%	1,389,939	1.00
2026-04-15	1,458,392	+10.5%	1,346,800	1.08
2026-03-31	1,319,306	+11.5%	1,414,044	1.00
2026-03-13	1,183,447	-6.5%	1,157,240	1.02
2026-02-27	1,265,769	-7.3%	1,192,196	1.06
2026-02-13	1,365,546	-1.9%	1,760,536	1.00
2026-01-30	1,392,213	-13.2%	1,619,734	1.00
2026-01-15	1,604,369	-15.0%	1,654,566	1.00
2025-12-31	1,888,156	-24.6%	1,076,533	1.75
2025-12-15	2,502,617	-15.0%	1,293,772	1.93
2025-11-28	2,943,467	-11.1%	2,518,025	1.17
2025-11-14	3,308,955	-17.9%	1,712,424	1.93
2025-10-31	4,028,269	-15.6%	1,271,527	3.17
2025-10-15	4,770,896	-15.9%	1,489,885	3.20

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 12 October 2026, the short share of SQM volume is 49.7%, up 21.2 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 28.5% (5 October 2026) to 73.9% (16 September 2026). The latest reading is 3.4 points below the 30-session average of 53.1%, on 445K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-12	221K	445K	49.7%	2,067
2026-10-09	95K	224K	42.7%	12,360
2026-10-08	92K	248K	37.3%	20,186
2026-10-07	196K	393K	49.9%	335
2026-10-06	106K	173K	61.2%	39
2026-10-05	92K	324K	28.5%	12
2026-10-02	85K	190K	44.4%	25
2026-10-01	333K	535K	62.2%	227
2026-09-30	109K	260K	42.0%	227
2026-09-29	284K	504K	56.4%	65
2026-09-28	254K	410K	61.8%	693
2026-09-25	106K	194K	54.9%	0
2026-09-24	181K	311K	58.2%	0
2026-09-23	173K	266K	64.8%	824
2026-09-22	199K	303K	65.6%	0
2026-09-21	258K	681K	37.9%	0
2026-09-18	235K	371K	63.3%	0
2026-09-17	209K	327K	64.0%	549
2026-09-16	273K	369K	73.9%	2
2026-09-15	306K	464K	66.0%	3
2026-09-14	225K	365K	61.6%	297
2026-09-11	183K	431K	42.4%	120
2026-09-10	217K	548K	39.7%	0
2026-09-09	145K	264K	55.1%	0
2026-09-08	143K	371K	38.4%	200
2026-09-04	278K	421K	66.2%	1,060
2026-09-03	164K	276K	59.4%	0
2026-09-02	160K	262K	61.0%	32
2026-09-01	173K	367K	47.0%	0
2026-08-31	87K	235K	36.9%	0

Fails to deliver

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

As of 1 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in SQM is 1,503 shares, down 26,176 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 6 shares (19 August 2026) to 222,068 shares (1 May 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-01	1,503	$79.01	$119K
2026-08-28	27,679	$80.43	$2.2M
2026-08-24	169,096	$81.96	$13.9M
2026-08-19	6	$74.47	$447
2026-08-14	48	$72.16	$3K
2026-08-06	47	$70.05	$3K
2026-07-23	54	$69.21	$4K
2026-07-21	65	$67.69	$4K
2026-07-08	266	$73.40	$20K
2026-07-01	56	$74.04	$4K
2026-06-25	12	$75.58	$907
2026-06-23	295	$78.65	$23K
2026-06-17	9,715	$83.11	$807K
2026-06-16	9,657	$83.27	$804K
2026-06-15	9,612	$84.12	$809K
2026-06-12	286	$80.44	$23K
2026-06-11	298	$74.24	$22K
2026-06-01	36,270	$85.87	$3.1M
2026-05-19	122	$82.66	$10K
2026-05-18	177	$84.26	$15K
2026-05-15	712	$86.80	$62K
2026-05-14	537	$91.62	$49K
2026-05-13	10,252	$94.63	$970K
2026-05-12	69,588	$93.42	$6.5M
2026-05-11	8,433	$91.39	$771K
2026-05-07	35,576	$93.46	$3.3M
2026-05-06	97,679	$92.64	$9.0M
2026-05-05	41	$89.75	$4K
2026-05-04	26,146	$92.68	$2.4M
2026-05-01	222,068	$92.17	$20.5M

13F holders

Tracked managers holding SQM at their latest 13F. JSON

6 of the 30 tracked managers held SQM at their latest 13F, $196.7M in total at quarter-end prices. D. E. Shaw & Co. is the largest at $67.2M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 2 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
D. E. Shaw & Co.	2026-06-30	908K	$67.2M	0.03%	-42K
Renaissance Technologies	2026-06-30	779K	$57.7M	0.08%	+277K
Millennium Management	2026-06-30	400K	$29.7M	0.01%	+323K
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	329K	$24.4M	0.02%	+25K
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	195K	$14.5M	0.00%	-57K
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	45K	$3.3M	0.00%	+42K

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

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 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 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM), SEC CIK 909037, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels). 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 2026-10-12.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-01.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 909037Ticker, 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 SQM is sold short?

3,443,394 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 3.4 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 SQM's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-12, 221,494 of the 445,470 SQM shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 49.7% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does SQM have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 1,503 SQM shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-01. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are SQM insiders buying or selling?

No Form 4 filings for SQM are on record.

Which tracked 13F managers own SQM?

6 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held SQM shares at their latest filing, $196.7M in all. The largest: D. E. Shaw & Co. (908K shares, $67.2M), Renaissance Technologies (779K shares, $57.7M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (400K shares, $29.7M), Two Sigma Investments (329K shares, $24.4M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (195K shares, $14.5M), Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (45K shares, $3.3M).

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