Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date August 15, 2025

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Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has released its mid-month short interest report for the settlement date of August 15, 2025. Total short interest across all Nasdaq securities increased to 16.93 billion shares, up from 16.59 billion shares in the previous period.

The report shows short interest in 3,302 Nasdaq Global Market securities reached 13.97 billion shares, representing 2.34 days of average daily volume. Additionally, 1,665 Nasdaq Capital Market securities recorded 2.96 billion shares of short interest, maintaining a 1.00 day average daily volume.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of August 15, 2025, short interest in 3,302 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 13,965,671,937 shares compared with 13,683,072,188 shares in 3,285 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of July 31, 2025. The mid-August short interest represents 2.34 days compared with 2.15 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,665 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 2,964,394,253 shares at the end of the settlement date of August 15, 2025, compared with 2,910,549,464 shares in 1,658 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 4,967 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 16,930,066,190 shares at the August 15, 2025 settlement date, compared with 4,943 issues and 16,593,621,652 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 1.86 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 1.56 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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Media Contact:
Maximilian Leitenberger
Maximilian.leitenberger@nasdaq.com

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FAQ

What is the total short interest in Nasdaq securities as of August 15, 2025?

The total short interest across all 4,967 Nasdaq securities was 16.93 billion shares as of August 15, 2025, compared to 16.59 billion shares in the previous period.

How many days to cover did Nasdaq Global Market securities show in August 2025?

Nasdaq Global Market securities showed 2.34 days to cover, compared to 2.15 days in the previous reporting period.

What was the short interest for Nasdaq Capital Market securities in August 2025?

Short interest in Nasdaq Capital Market securities totaled 2.96 billion shares as of August 15, 2025, up from 2.91 billion shares in the previous period.

How many Nasdaq securities were included in the August 15, 2025 short interest report?

The report included a total of 4,967 Nasdaq securities, consisting of 3,302 Global Market securities and 1,665 Capital Market securities.