Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date May 30, 2025

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Nasdaq reported changes in short interest positions for securities listed on its exchanges as of May 30, 2025. The total short interest across all 4,816 Nasdaq securities decreased to 16.11 billion shares from 16.47 billion shares in the previous period. For Nasdaq Global Market securities, short interest declined to 13.50 billion shares from 13.74 billion shares, with days to cover decreasing to 2.19 from 2.41. The Nasdaq Capital Market saw short interest decrease to 2.61 billion shares from 2.73 billion shares, maintaining a 1.00 day average daily volume. Overall, the average daily volume for all Nasdaq securities decreased to 1.54 days from 1.79 days in the prior period.

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NEW YORK, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of May 30, 2025, short interest in 3,184 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 13,504,275,894 shares compared with 13,735,568,588 shares in 3,168 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 15, 2025. The mid-May short interest represents 2.19 days compared with 2.41 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,632 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 2,610,068,615 shares at the end of the settlement date of May 30, 2025, compared with 2,731,907,808 shares in 1,639 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.00 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.00.

In summary, short interest in all 4,816 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 16,114,344,509 shares at the May 30, 2025 settlement date, compared with 4,807 issues and 16,467,476,396 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 1.54 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 1.79 days for the prior reporting period.

The open short interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller.

For more information on Nasdaq Short interest positions, including publication dates, visit
http://www.nasdaq.com/quotes/short-interest.aspx
or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.

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FAQ

What was the total short interest in Nasdaq securities as of May 30, 2025?

The total short interest across all 4,816 Nasdaq securities was 16,114,344,509 shares as of May 30, 2025.

How did the short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities change in May 2025?

Short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities decreased from 13.74 billion shares to 13.50 billion shares between May 15 and May 30, 2025.

What was the days to cover ratio for Nasdaq securities in May 2025?

The days to cover ratio for all Nasdaq securities decreased to 1.54 days from 1.79 days in the prior reporting period.

How many securities were included in Nasdaq's short interest report for May 30, 2025?

The report included a total of 4,816 Nasdaq securities, comprising 3,184 Global Market securities and 1,632 Capital Market securities.