Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date March 13, 2026

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Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported mid-month open short interest positions as of the March 13, 2026 settlement date. Total short interest across 5,306 Nasdaq securities was 19,972,573,893 shares, up from 19,479,917,422 shares for the prior period.

On the Nasdaq Global Market, short interest was 16,179,628,406 shares in 3,657 issues (2.42 days). On The Nasdaq Capital Market, it was 3,792,945,487 shares in 1,649 issues (1.23 days).

NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of March 13, 2026, short interest in 3,657 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 16,179,628,406 shares compared with 15,794,218,322 shares in 3,629 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 27, 2026. The mid-March short interest represents 2.42 days compared with 2.64 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,649 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 3,792,945,487 shares at the end of the settlement date of March 13, 2026, compared with 3,685,699,100 shares in 1,653 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.23 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.65.

In summary, short interest in all 5,306 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 19,972,573,893 shares at the March 13, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,282 issues and 19,479,917,422 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.05 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.37 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:
Camille Stafford
camille.stafford@nasdaq.com

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FAQ

What was Nasdaq's total short interest as of March 13, 2026 (NDAQ)?

Total short interest was 19,972,573,893 shares as of March 13, 2026. According to Nasdaq, that compares with 19,479,917,422 shares for the prior reporting period, showing a modest increase in aggregate short positions.

How many Nasdaq Global Market issues had short interest on March 13, 2026 (NDAQ)?

Short interest covered 3,657 Nasdaq Global Market securities at the March 13, 2026 settlement date. According to Nasdaq, those issues totaled 16,179,628,406 shares with an average of 2.42 days to cover.

What was short interest on The Nasdaq Capital Market on March 13, 2026 (NDAQ)?

The Nasdaq Capital Market had 3,792,945,487 shares sold short across 1,649 securities as of March 13, 2026. According to Nasdaq, the figure represented an average daily volume of 1.23 days to cover.

How did days to cover change between the March 13 and prior reporting periods for Nasdaq (NDAQ)?

Aggregate days to cover fell to 2.05 days from 2.37 days in the prior period. According to Nasdaq, the Global Market moved to 2.42 days from 2.64 while the Capital Market fell to 1.23 days from 1.65.

Where can investors find Nasdaq short interest publication dates and security-level data (NDAQ)?

Investors can find publication dates and security-level short interest data on Nasdaq's official market activity and trader websites. According to Nasdaq, those pages provide the detailed open short positions and scheduled release dates for all reported securities.