ShareholdingOct 26, 2026, 04:06 PM
Nasdaq Short Interest Increases to 23.16B Shares; Days of Volume Up
AI Summary
Nasdaq reported its short interest figures for the settlement dates of October 15, 2026, and September 30, 2026. Short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities saw a slight decrease, while short interest in The Nasdaq Capital Market securities increased. Overall short interest across all Nasdaq securities also saw a marginal increase in both share count and days of average daily volume.
Key Highlights
- Short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities decreased to 18,609,329,855 shares as of Oct 15, 2026, from 18,657,486,300 shares on Sep 30, 2026.
- The mid-October short interest in Global Market issues represents 3.49 days compared to 3.19 days for the prior period.
- Short interest in The Nasdaq Capital Market securities increased to 4,547,071,138 shares as of Oct 15, 2026, from 4,436,257,542 shares previously.
- The Capital Market short interest represents a 1.76 day average daily volume, up from 1.30 days in the prior period.
- Total short interest across all Nasdaq securities was 23,156,400,993 shares on Oct 15, 2026, compared to 23,093,743,842 shares previously.
- The overall short interest represents 2.93 days average daily volume, up from 2.49 days in the prior reporting period.
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