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

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Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported mid-month open short interest as of the December 15, 2025 settlement date. Total short interest across all 5,169 Nasdaq securities was 18,382,401,029 shares, up from 18,191,305,171 shares in the prior period. Nasdaq Global Market short interest totaled 15,012,659,234 shares in 3,486 issues; the prior period showed 14,879,370,342 shares in 3,453 issues. Nasdaq Capital Market short interest totaled 3,369,741,795 shares in 1,683 securities versus 3,311,934,829 shares previously. The report shows average days to cover rising to 2.36 days (from 1.82).

Positive

• Report covers 5,169 Nasdaq securities at December 15, 2025
• Total short interest updated to 18,382,401,029 shares

Negative

• Average days to cover for all Nasdaq securities rose to 2.36 days from 1.82
• Nasdaq Global Market days to cover increased to 2.90 days from 2.22
• Nasdaq Capital Market days to cover increased to 1.29 days from 1.00

NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of December 15, 2025, short interest in 3,486 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 15,012,659,234 shares compared with 14,879,370,342 shares in 3,453 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of November 28, 2025. The mid-December short interest represents 2.90 days compared with 2.22 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,683 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 3,369,741,795 shares at the end of the settlement date of December 15, 2025, compared with 3,311,934,829 shares in 1,698 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.29 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.00.

In summary, short interest in all 5,169 Nasdaq® securities totaled 18,382,401,029 shares at the December 15, 2025 settlement date, compared with 5,151 issues and 18,191,305,171 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.36 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 1.82 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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FAQ

What short interest did Nasdaq (NDAQ) report for the December 15, 2025 settlement date?

Nasdaq reported 18,382,401,029 total shorted shares across 5,169 securities as of the December 15, 2025 settlement date.

How did average days to cover change in Nasdaq's December 15, 2025 short interest report?

Average days to cover rose to 2.36 days from 1.82 in the prior reporting period.

What was Nasdaq Global Market short interest on December 15, 2025 for NDAQ reporting?

Nasdaq Global Market short interest totaled 15,012,659,234 shares in 3,486 issues at the December 15, 2025 settlement date.

What was short interest for the Nasdaq Capital Market in the December 15, 2025 report?

Nasdaq Capital Market short interest was 3,369,741,795 shares across 1,683 securities at the December 15, 2025 settlement date.

Where can investors find the full Nasdaq short interest publication for December 15, 2025?

Investors can view full short interest data on Nasdaq's short interest pages at the URLs cited in the December 24, 2025 announcement.

Does the December 15, 2025 Nasdaq report show more shorted shares than the prior period?

Yes; total short interest increased to 18,382,401,029 shares from 18,191,305,171 shares in the prior reporting period.