Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date August 31, 2026
Nasdaq (NDAQ) reports that aggregate open short interest in all 5,515 Nasdaq securities reached 22,585,920,419 shares as of settlement date August 31, 2026, up from 22,048,481,271 shares in 5,511 issues at the prior August 14, 2026 reporting date.
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Nasdaq (NDAQ) reports that aggregate open short interest in all 5,515 Nasdaq securities reached 22,585,920,419 shares as of settlement date August 31, 2026, up from 22,048,481,271 shares in 5,511 issues at the prior August 14, 2026 reporting date.
Short interest in 3,860 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 18,212,067,019 shares versus 17,667,604,951 shares in 3,855 issues previously, representing 3.52 days of average daily volume versus 2.98 days. On The Nasdaq Capital Market, 1,655 securities had short interest of 4,373,853,400 shares versus 4,380,876,320 shares in 1,656 securities, equal to 1.61 days of average daily volume versus 1.22 days. Across all Nasdaq securities, the average days to cover rose to 2.86 from 2.31.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of August 31, 2026, short interest in 3,860 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 18,212,067,019 shares compared with 17,667,604,951 shares in 3,855 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 14, 2026. The August short interest represents 3.52 days compared with 2.98 days for the prior reporting period.
Short interest in 1,655 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 4,373,853,400 shares at the end of the settlement date of August 14, 2026, compared with 4,380,876,320 shares in 1,656 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.61 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.22.
In summary, short interest in all 5,515 Nasdaq® securities totaled 22,585,920,419 shares at the August 31, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,511 issues and 22,048,481,271 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.86 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.31 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
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/quotes/short-interest
or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.
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What does Nasdaq mean by open short interest positions in its securities?
Open short interest positions represent the total number of shares of each Nasdaq security that have been sold short by all broker/dealers, regardless of their exchange affiliations. These are shares sold that the seller does not own, typically delivered by borrowing the securities.
How does Nasdaq describe a short sale in this announcement?
A short sale is described as the sale of a security that the seller does not own, or any sale that is completed by delivering a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller.
Where can investors find more detailed Nasdaq short interest data and publication dates?
More information on Nasdaq short interest positions, including publication dates, is available at https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/quotes/short-interest or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.