RIO TINTO PLC
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RIO TINTO PLC (NYSE:RIO) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 21 items for RIO at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-29, rated 8/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 13 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for RIO spans 6-K, 20-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Oyu Tolgoi Underground Mine Halted After Seismic Event Injures Three
- China's State Iron Ore Buyer Reopens Supply Talks With Rio Tinto
- Rio Tinto Q3 Production: Oyu Tolgoi Copper Up 27%, Simandou Hits 10 Mtpa Run-Rate
- Rio Tinto Q3 Iron Ore Sales Beat Estimates, $5B Capital Unlock on Track
- Rio Tinto Advances Winu Copper-Gold Project and Expands Low-Carbon Aluminium Supply
Short Interest & Short Volume
4.60 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 9,236,257 shares in RIO as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.0% decrease from the prior period — about 4.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On November 2, 2026, 25.8% of RIO volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Dilution Risk
Low riskFiling-implied dilution signals for RIO, detected from its recent SEC filings.
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Insider Transactions
RIO files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.