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AFG — structural market context

American Financial Group, Inc.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $149.68 (Oct 21) vs $149.24 (Oct 20): +0.29%.

Volume

0.78× its 20-session average (379K) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 1.8M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 1.7M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 2 days with fails, largest 186 shares on Sep 17.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 1 day with fails, largest 754 shares on Sep 8.

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Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

AFG short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
1.8M
% OF FLOAT
2.6%
DAYS TO COVER
3.7
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+1.7%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (22d ago)

AFG fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-23 · 29d5$140.47
2026-09-17 · 35d186$142.98
2026-09-08 · 44d754$142.72

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

AFG insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 4 sales

InsiderTypeSharesValueFiled
VON LEHMAN JOHN I · directorSale (S)1K$184K2026-09-14
Hertzman Brian S. · officer: SVP, CFOSale (S)950$136K2026-09-02
LINDNER CARL H III · director, officer: Co-CEOSale (S)9K$1.2M2026-08-26
LINDNER CARL H III · director, officer: Co-CEOSale (S)81K$11.7M2026-08-26

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

Frequently asked questions

What is AFG's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, AFG had 1.8M shares sold short — 2.6% of its float, with 3.7 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying AFG?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, AFG recorded 0 insider purchases and 4 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell AFG?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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