Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date September 15, 2026

The market-wide total declined from August 31, while both market segments recorded higher days-of-volume measures.

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Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported 22,521,310,694 shares of open short interest across its securities for the September 15, 2026, settlement date. That covered 5,516 securities, compared with 22,585,920,419 shares across 5,515 issues on August 31. The total represented 2.96 days of average daily volume, up from 2.86 days.

Nasdaq Global Market short interest fell to 18,116,572,644 shares from 18,212,067,019 shares, while its volume measure rose to 3.55 days from 3.52. Nasdaq Capital Market short interest rose to 4,404,738,050 shares from 4,373,853,400 shares; its volume measure rose to 1.76 days from 1.61.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of September 15, 2026, short interest in 3,862 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 18,116,572,644 shares compared with 18,212,067,019 shares in 3,860 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 31, 2026. The mid-September short interest represents 3.55 days compared with 3.52 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,654 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 4,404,738,050 shares at the end of the settlement date of September 15, 2026, compared with 4,373,853,400 shares in 1,655 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.76 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.61.

In summary, short interest in all 5,516 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 22,521,310,694 shares at the September 15, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,515 issues and 22,585,920,419 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.96 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.86 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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sam.raffalli@nasdaq.com

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How did total short interest in Nasdaq securities change on September 15, 2026?

Total open short interest was 22,521,310,694 shares across 5,516 Nasdaq securities at the September 15 settlement date, compared with 22,585,920,419 shares across 5,515 issues at the previous settlement date.

What does Nasdaq's September 15, 2026, short-interest report count?

The open short interest reported for each Nasdaq security counts the total shares sold short by all broker/dealers, regardless of their exchange affiliations.