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

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Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported mid‑month open short interest as of the April 15, 2026 settlement date. Total short interest across 5,332 Nasdaq securities was 20,498,266,178 shares (2.16 days average daily volume), up from 20,395,670,061 shares (2.26 days) on March 31, 2026.

Short interest by market: Nasdaq Global Market 16,579,123,734 shares (3,689 issues) and Nasdaq Capital Market 3,919,142,444 shares (1,643 issues).

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NEW YORK, April 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2026, short interest in 3,689 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 16,579,123,734 shares compared with 16,513,796,397 shares in 3,694 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 31, 2026. The mid-April short interest represents 2.71 days compared with 2.73 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,643 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 3,919,142,444 shares at the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2026, compared with 3,881,873,664 shares in 1,642 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.16 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.30.

In summary, short interest in all 5,332 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 20,498,266,178 shares at the April 15, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,336 issues and 20,395,670,061 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.16 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.26 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:
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sam.raffalli@nasdaq.com

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FAQ

What was Nasdaq's total short interest reported for April 15, 2026 (NDAQ)?

Total short interest was 20,498,266,178 shares as of April 15, 2026. According to Nasdaq, this covers 5,332 listed securities and corresponds to a 2.16 days average daily volume for that settlement date.

How did mid‑April short interest for Nasdaq Global Market change on April 15, 2026?

Nasdaq Global Market short interest was 16,579,123,734 shares across 3,689 issues on April 15, 2026. According to Nasdaq, this compares with 16,513,796,397 shares in 3,694 issues for the prior March 31, 2026 settlement date.

What were short interest and days to cover for the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 15, 2026?

Short interest on the Nasdaq Capital Market totaled 3,919,142,444 shares in 1,643 securities as of April 15, 2026. According to Nasdaq, that represented an average daily volume of 1.16 days for the period.

Where can investors find detailed Nasdaq short interest data for April 15, 2026?

Investors can view detailed short interest tables and publication dates on Nasdaq's official short interest pages. According to Nasdaq, the data is available at the Nasdaq market activity short interest and NasdaqTrader short interest webpages.

Does Nasdaq's short interest report include all broker/dealer short positions for each security?

Yes. Nasdaq's open short interest positions reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers, regardless of exchange affiliation. According to Nasdaq, the report aggregates positions settled as of the stated settlement date.