Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date December 31, 2025

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Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported end-of-month open short interest positions as of the December 31, 2025 settlement date. Short interest across 3,498 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 15,183,396,236 shares (vs. 15,012,659,234 on Dec 15, 2025), representing 2.83 days of average daily volume (vs. 2.90 days prior). On The Nasdaq Capital Market, short interest in 1,671 securities totaled 3,382,557,383 shares (vs. 3,369,741,795), equal to 1.27 days average daily volume (vs. 1.29 days). In aggregate, short interest in all 5,169 Nasdaq securities totaled 18,565,953,619 shares, or 2.31 days average daily volume (vs. 18,382,401,029 shares and 2.36 days on the prior reporting date).

The release defines open short interest as total shares sold short by broker/dealers and explains what constitutes a short sale.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of December 31, 2025, short interest in 3,498 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 15,183,396,236 shares compared with 15,012,659,234 shares in 3,486 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of December 15, 2025. The December short interest represents 2.83 days compared with 2.90 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,671 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 3,382,557,383 shares at the end of the settlement date of December 31, 2025, compared with 3,369,741,795 shares in 1,683 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.27 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.29.

In summary, short interest in all 5,169 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 18,565,953,619 shares at the December 31, 2025 settlement date, compared with 5,169 issues and 18,382,401,029 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.31 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.36 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.

About Nasdaq:
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Media Contact:
Sam Raffalli
sam.raffalli@nasdaq.com

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FAQ

What was Nasdaq's total short interest for all securities as of December 31, 2025 (NDAQ)?

Total short interest across all 5,169 Nasdaq securities was 18,565,953,619 shares at the December 31, 2025 settlement date.

How many days of average volume did Nasdaq report for Global Market short interest on Dec 31, 2025 (NDAQ)?

Short interest for Nasdaq Global Market securities represented 2.83 days of average daily volume on Dec 31, 2025.

What changed in Nasdaq Capital Market short interest between Dec 15 and Dec 31, 2025 (NDAQ)?

Short interest on The Nasdaq Capital Market increased to 3,382,557,383 shares (1,671 securities) with average days declining to 1.27 from 1.29.

How many Nasdaq Global Market securities had open short positions on Dec 31, 2025 (NDAQ)?

There were 3,498 Nasdaq Global Market securities with reported open short interest on the Dec 31, 2025 settlement date.

Where can investors find Nasdaq short interest publication dates and details for NDAQ?

Investors can view publication dates and detailed short interest data on Nasdaq's short interest pages listed on the Nasdaq website and Nasdaq Trader site.