Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date April 30, 2026

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Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) reported end-of-month open short interest positions as of settlement date April 30, 2026.

Short interest in 3,714 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 16.71B shares, and 1,644 Nasdaq Capital Market securities totaled 3.90B shares, for an overall 20.60B shares across 5,358 Nasdaq securities.

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NEW YORK, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of April 30, 2026, short interest in 3,714 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 16,707,836,595 shares compared with 16,579,123,734 shares in 3,689 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of April 15, 2026. The April short interest represents 2.84 days compared with 2.71 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,644 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 3,896,400,254 shares at the end of the settlement date of April 30, 2026, compared with 3,919,142,444 shares in 1,643 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.15 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.16.

In summary, short interest in all 5,358 Nasdaq® securities totaled 20,604,236,849 shares at the April 30, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,332 issues and 20,498,266,178 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.22 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.16 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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FAQ

What was total Nasdaq short interest as of April 30, 2026 for NDAQ-listed securities?

Total short interest in all Nasdaq-listed securities was 20,604,236,849 shares as of April 30, 2026. According to Nasdaq, this covered 5,358 securities and represented an average of 2.22 days of trading volume for the reporting period.

How did Nasdaq Global Market short interest change by April 30, 2026 (NDAQ)?

Nasdaq Global Market short interest reached 16,707,836,595 shares in 3,714 securities on April 30, 2026. According to Nasdaq, this compared with 16,579,123,734 shares across 3,689 issues at the prior April 15, 2026 settlement date.

What was the average days to cover Nasdaq short interest on April 30, 2026?

Average days to cover all Nasdaq short interest was 2.22 days as of April 30, 2026. According to Nasdaq, this compared with an average of 2.16 days for the prior reporting period, indicating slightly higher relative short positioning.

What were Nasdaq Capital Market short interest figures on April 30, 2026 (NDAQ)?

Nasdaq Capital Market short interest totaled 3,896,400,254 shares in 1,644 securities as of April 30, 2026. According to Nasdaq, this represented 1.15 days of average daily volume versus 1.16 days in the previous reporting period.

How many securities with open short interest were listed on Nasdaq as of April 30, 2026?

There were 5,358 Nasdaq securities with open short interest positions as of April 30, 2026. According to Nasdaq, these issues collectively had 20,604,236,849 shorted shares, slightly above the 20,498,266,178 shares reported for 5,332 issues in the prior period.

Where can investors find detailed Nasdaq short interest data for NDAQ-listed stocks?

Investors can view detailed Nasdaq short interest data through Nasdaq’s online tools. According to Nasdaq, information, including publication dates and security-level data, is available at its market-activity short interest page and the Nasdaq Trader short interest website resources for further analysis.