Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date March 31, 2026
Rhea-AI Summary
Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported end-of-month open short interest as of the March 31, 2026 settlement date. Total short interest across 5,336 Nasdaq securities was 20,395,670,061 shares, up from 19,972,573,893 shares for the prior period ending March 13, 2026.
Average days to cover rose to 2.26 days from 2.05 days; Nasdaq Global Market short interest totaled 16,513,796,397 shares and Nasdaq Capital Market short interest totaled 3,881,873,664 shares.
Positive
- Total short interest increased to 20,395,670,061 shares (March 31, 2026)
- Nasdaq Global Market short interest rose to 16,513,796,397 shares
Negative
- Average days to cover climbed to 2.26 from 2.05 (prior period)
- Nasdaq Capital Market short interest increased to 3,881,873,664 shares
News Market Reaction – NDAQ
In the Apr 13 session, NDAQ gained 3.60%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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NEW YORK, April 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of March 31, 2026, short interest in 3,694 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 16,513,796,397 shares compared with 16,179,628,406 shares in 3,657 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 13, 2026. The March short interest represents 2.73 days compared with 2.42 days for the prior reporting period.
Short interest in 1,642 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 3,881,873,664 shares at the end of the settlement date of March 31, 2026, compared with 3,792,945,487 shares in 1,649 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.30 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.23.
In summary, short interest in all 5,336 Nasdaq® securities totaled 20,395,670,061 shares at the March 31, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,306 issues and 19,972,573,893 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.26 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.05 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.
About Nasdaq:
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Media Contact:
Sam Raffalli
sam.raffalli@nasdaq.com
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