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TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ (TDS)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/: 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 telephone communications (no radiotelephone).

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6.0M

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-14

3.9

Days to cover

+18.3% vs prior

62.6%

Short share of volume

2026-09-11

79

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-12

$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 14 August 2026, short interest in TDS is 5,952,605 shares, up 1,101,354 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 2,420,011 shares (13 September 2024) to 7,691,325 shares (15 August 2025). At the reported average volume of 1.5M shares a day that is 3.9 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-145,952,605+18.3%1,540,5683.86
2026-07-315,030,856+3.7%799,6346.29
2026-07-154,851,251-2.2%1,204,4534.03
2026-06-304,960,362-0.9%1,345,9203.69
2026-06-155,007,115+22.7%921,3945.43
2026-05-294,080,488+8.8%1,341,4473.04
2026-05-153,751,163-7.7%1,119,3303.35
2026-04-304,062,426+3.2%610,0276.66
2026-04-153,935,213+2.6%834,0574.72
2026-03-313,836,574-12.3%1,079,7603.55
2026-03-134,372,769-2.1%590,5337.40
2026-02-274,468,500-8.4%1,293,2563.46
2026-02-134,878,187-5.5%823,6085.92
2026-01-305,163,397-13.8%804,5906.42
2026-01-155,988,297+1.9%1,255,6624.77
2025-12-315,875,399+7.1%997,4105.89
2025-12-155,485,783-5.4%981,6715.59
2025-11-285,797,419-5.7%903,3486.42
2025-11-146,150,749-2.4%927,2146.63
2025-10-316,303,097-7.7%563,86711.18
2025-10-156,825,922-3.1%912,1157.48
2025-09-307,042,776+2.0%1,243,3545.66
2025-09-156,904,385+7.7%919,2967.51
2025-08-296,411,901-16.6%1,179,1085.44

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 11 September 2026, the short share of TDS volume is 62.6%, down 0.8 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 28.6% (1 July 2026) to 78.4% (25 August 2026). The latest reading is in line with the 30-session average of 60.9%, on 232K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-11145K232K62.6%412
2026-09-10179K370K48.4%0
2026-09-09187K297K63.2%26
2026-09-08211K298K70.9%521
2026-09-04218K332K65.7%42
2026-09-03302K477K63.4%0
2026-09-02465K739K62.9%0
2026-09-01199K354K56.2%35
2026-08-31154K308K50.2%8
2026-08-2892K188K48.9%0
2026-08-27210K302K69.6%2
2026-08-26171K282K60.8%396
2026-08-25260K332K78.4%186
2026-08-24220K334K65.9%45
2026-08-21124K225K54.8%793
2026-08-2083K144K57.4%2
2026-08-19116K221K52.6%5
2026-08-1897K165K58.9%82
2026-08-17106K209K50.9%11
2026-08-14201K261K77.1%1
2026-08-13214K276K77.3%74
2026-08-12219K315K69.6%0
2026-08-11226K315K71.7%1
2026-08-10352K514K68.6%3,121
2026-08-07905K1.2M77.6%13,940
2026-08-06363K793K45.8%0
2026-08-05337K572K58.9%0
2026-08-04408K857K47.6%35
2026-08-03224K578K38.8%10
2026-07-3197K187K51.8%0

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 12 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in TDS is 79 shares, down 8,488 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 37 readings it ranged from 2 shares (9 January 2026) to 155,450 shares (1 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-1279$33.33$3K
2026-08-118,567$33.70$289K
2026-08-109,218$32.98$304K
2026-07-2172$33.79$2K
2026-07-1636$34.08$1K
2026-07-01155,450$37.01$5.8M
2026-06-3024,680$37.87$935K
2026-06-2660$37.24$2K
2026-06-2390$38.94$4K
2026-06-16333$39.83$13K
2026-06-1141$39.92$2K
2026-06-0843$39.16$2K
2026-04-2428,182$45.36$1.3M
2026-04-222$45.11$90
2026-04-1724$45.57$1K
2026-04-07249$45.35$11K
2026-03-272,483$43.20$107K
2026-02-1347$46.82$2K
2026-02-0310,685$45.40$485K
2026-01-295$43.63$218
2026-01-22132$43.97$6K
2026-01-153,393$44.34$150K
2026-01-144,358$42.61$186K
2026-01-1317,877$42.18$754K
2026-01-121,516$41.58$63K
2026-01-092$40.73$81
2025-12-18202$38.29$8K
2025-12-121,365$38.45$52K
2025-11-193,816$38.09$145K
2025-11-1266$39.09$3K

Insider trades

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

No open-market insider trades were reported for TDS 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: Carlson Anthony J (President of Array) on 2026-09-03.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-03Carlson Anthony JPresident of ArrayGift511$0.00$033K
2026-09-03CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairGift85K$0.00$00
2026-09-03CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairGift112K$0.00$01.8M
2026-09-03CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairGift116K$0.00$01.8M
2026-09-03CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairGift140K$0.00$0140K
2026-09-03CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairGift145K$0.00$0253K
2026-06-09Dixon Kenneth S.President &amp; CEO, subsidiaryTax withholding1K$39.33$59K3K
2026-06-09Dixon Kenneth S.President &amp; CEO, subsidiaryOption exercise5K$39.33$183K5K
2026-05-21Woessner Dirk Sn/aTax withholding228$41.20$9K15K
2026-05-21Woessner Dirk Sn/aGrant3K$41.20$120K15K
2026-05-21Villacrez Vicki LExecutive Vice President &amp; CFOTax withholding3K$41.20$106K67K
2026-05-21Villacrez Vicki LExecutive Vice President &amp; CFOOption exercise5K$41.20$226K70K
2026-05-21Rutledge Napoleon B JRn/aGrant3K$41.20$120K5K
2026-05-21Oosterman Waden/aGrant3K$41.20$120K42K
2026-05-21OLeary Christopher Dn/aGrant3K$41.20$120K48K
2026-05-21OFF GEORGE Wn/aGrant3K$41.20$120K79K
2026-05-21Kroll Anita JVP, Controller &amp; CAOTax withholding688$41.20$28K19K
2026-05-21Kroll Anita JVP, Controller &amp; CAOOption exercise1K$41.20$60K20K
2026-05-21Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevTax withholding1K$41.20$60K114K
2026-05-21Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevOption exercise3K$41.20$135K115K
2026-05-21Dixon Kimberly Dn/aGrant3K$41.20$120K46K
2026-05-21Carlson Prudence En/aGrant3K$41.20$120K309K
2026-05-21Carlson Anthony JPresident of ArrayTax withholding204$41.20$8K33K
2026-05-21Carlson Anthony JPresident of ArrayOption exercise695$41.20$29K33K
2026-05-21CARLSON WALTER CDPresident and CEOTax withholding5K$41.20$207K229K
2026-05-21CARLSON WALTER CDPresident and CEOGrant12K$41.20$490K233K
2026-05-21CARLSON LETITIA G Cn/aGrant3K$41.20$120K196K
2026-05-21CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairTax withholding2K$41.20$91K872K
2026-05-21CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairOption exercise5K$41.20$204K874K
2026-05-19Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevTax withholding15K$42.06$618K112K
2026-05-19Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevOption exercise8K$25.36$196K127K
2026-05-19Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevOption exercise12K$19.15$238K119K
2026-05-17Villacrez Vicki LExecutive Vice President &amp; CFOTax withholding14K$40.50$568K64K
2026-05-17Villacrez Vicki LExecutive Vice President &amp; CFOOption exercise30K$40.50$1.2M78K
2026-05-17Villacrez Vicki LExecutive Vice President &amp; CFOTax withholding39K$40.50$1.6M48K
2026-05-17Villacrez Vicki LExecutive Vice President &amp; CFOOption exercise87K$40.50$3.5M87K
2026-05-17Kroll Anita JVP, Controller &amp; CAOTax withholding3K$40.50$140K18K
2026-05-17Kroll Anita JVP, Controller &amp; CAOOption exercise7K$40.50$298K22K
2026-05-17Kroll Anita JVP, Controller &amp; CAOTax withholding7K$40.50$282K14K
2026-05-17Kroll Anita JVP, Controller &amp; CAOOption exercise21K$40.50$867K21K
2026-05-17Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevTax withholding9K$40.50$358K107K
2026-05-17Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevOption exercise20K$40.50$809K116K
2026-05-17Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevTax withholding23K$40.50$936K96K
2026-05-17Hanley Joseph RSVP-Strategy &amp; Corp DevOption exercise58K$40.50$2.4M119K
2026-05-17CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairTax withholding66K$40.50$2.7M869K
2026-05-17CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairOption exercise163K$40.50$6.6M935K
2026-05-17CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairTax withholding307K$40.50$12.4M772K
2026-05-17CARLSON LEROY T JRVice ChairOption exercise713K$40.50$28.9M1.1M
2026-03-23Carlson Prudence En/aSell6K$42.00$244K306K
2025-11-11Kroll Anita JVP, Controller &amp; CAOSell870$39.16$34K0

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.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

1 Form 144 notice on file for TDS worth $2.9M at the prices reported; 1 in the last 90 days worth $2.9M. Latest: LEROY T. CARLSON JR. filed on 2026-09-11 to sell 77,100 shares ($2.9M) from 2026-09-11.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-09-11LEROY T. CARLSON JR.Officer, Director77K$2.9M0.072%2026-09-11Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

1 holder above 5% has filed on TDS, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT at 11.2% of the class (1,880,616 shares), filed 2026-08-11 for an event on 2026-06-30.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-08-1113G/Ano. 4PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENTpartnership1.9M11.2%2026-06-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding TDS at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held TDS at their latest 13F, $273.9M in total at quarter-end prices. Third Point is the largest at $232.2M (5.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 2 added shares and 4 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Third Point2026-06-306.3M$232.2M4.96%-325K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-30491K$18.2M0.02%-96K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-30446K$16.5M0.00%+44K
AQR Capital Management2026-06-3088K$3.3M0.00%+2K
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-3066K$2.4M0.00%-20K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-3026K$951K0.00%-19K
Millennium Management2026-06-309K$324K0.00%new or n/a

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 Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ reported revenue of $255.3M, down 5.7% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $298.4M (2.42 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $589.9M of operating cash flow and spent $108.1M on buybacks.

Cash
$2.19B
Equity
$5.17B
Total assets
$8.38B
Shares outstanding
49,849,632

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 20262026-06-30$255.3M$298.4M116.8%2.42
Q1 20262026-03-31$257.7M$144.6M56.1%1.09
Q4 2025derived2025-12-31$275.2Mn/an/an/a
Q3 20252025-09-30$261.9M-$81.8M-31.2%-0.84
Q2 20252025-06-30$270.7M$11.6M4.3%-0.05
Q1 20252025-03-31$263.2M$7.5M2.8%-0.09
Q4 2024derived2024-12-31-$1.56Bn/an/an/a
Q3 20242024-09-30$297.1M-$65.7M-22.1%-0.73

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31$1.07Bn/a$589.9M$390.5M$108.1Mn/a
FY 20242024-12-31$1.18Bn/a$1.15B$365.4M$0n/a
FY 20232023-12-31$1.23Bn/a$1.14B$643.1M$5.8Mn/a
FY 20222022-12-31$5.29Bn/a$1.16B$1.16B$40.0Mn/a
FY 20212021-12-31$5.22Bn/a$1.10B$1.13B$8.0Mn/a

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; shares outstanding as of 2010-06-30 from the cover page.

What this page is

TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ 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 TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ (TDS), SEC CIK 1051512, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as telephone communications (no radiotelephone). 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 2026-08-12.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144EDGAR read every 30 minutes; a notice is filed on or before the sell order. Latest 2026-09-11.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 2026-08-11.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 2026-09-03.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 1051512Ticker, 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.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of TDS is sold short?
5,952,605 shares were held short at the 2026-08-14 settlement, 3.9 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 TDS's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-11, 145,276 of the 231,925 TDS shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 62.6% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does TDS have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 79 TDS shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-12. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are TDS insiders buying or selling?
No open-market insider trades were reported for TDS 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: Carlson Anthony J (President of Array) on 2026-09-03.
Have TDS insiders filed to sell?
1 Form 144 notice on file for TDS worth $2.9M at the prices reported; 1 in the last 90 days worth $2.9M. Latest: LEROY T. CARLSON JR. filed on 2026-09-11 to sell 77,100 shares ($2.9M) from 2026-09-11.
Who owns more than 5% of TDS?
1 holder above 5% has filed on TDS, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT at 11.2% of the class (1,880,616 shares), filed 2026-08-11 for an event on 2026-06-30.
What did TDS report last quarter?
In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ reported revenue of $255.3M, down 5.7% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $298.4M (2.42 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $589.9M of operating cash flow and spent $108.1M on buybacks.
Which funds hold TDS?
7 of the 30 tracked managers held TDS at their latest 13F, $273.9M in total at quarter-end prices. Third Point is the largest at $232.2M (5.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 2 added shares and 4 cut.

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