SEC Data Show $359 Million of GameStop Shares Failed to Deliver

  • GameStop surged more than 1,700% before curbs were implemented
  • More than 2 million shares failed to deliver at peak of mania
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On Jan. 28, the day after GameStop Corp. mania hit its crescendo on the back of a short squeeze for the record books, about $359 million worth of shares were caught in limbo.

More than 1 million shares were deemed failed-to-deliver that day due either to buyers lacking cash to complete purchases or sellers not having the shares to settle trades, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data.