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Apple Inc. short interest

131.6M shares of Apple were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (109.1M to 155.9M). Short sellers would need 3.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short131.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+9.0%+21% over a year
Days to cover3.71at 35.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.91%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (109.1M to 155.9M), and the share price moved +37% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026131.6M+9.0%35.5M3.71
    30 September 2026120.8M-6.2%39.9M3.03
    15 September 2026128.8M-7.9%45.1M2.85
    31 August 2026139.7M+20.1%39.5M3.53
    14 August 2026116.3M-17.9%46.1M2.53
    31 July 2026141.6M-3.4%58.4M2.42
    15 July 2026146.5M+4.3%48.0M3.06
    30 June 2026140.5M-2.6%81.1M1.73
    15 June 2026144.2M-7.5%52.3M2.76
    29 May 2026155.9M+12.3%46.1M3.38
    15 May 2026138.8M+3.0%50.6M2.74
    30 April 2026134.7M+0.2%45.9M2.93
    15 April 2026134.4M+6.0%39.7M3.39
    31 March 2026126.8M+2.1%42.9M2.96
    13 March 2026124.2M-4.1%38.1M3.26
    27 February 2026129.6M-2.9%39.8M3.26
    13 February 2026133.4M+14.1%59.1M2.25
    30 January 2026116.9M+2.9%58.4M2.00
    15 January 2026113.6M+0.7%43.8M2.59
    31 December 2025112.7M-7.6%41.6M2.71
    15 December 2025122.0M-5.7%41.4M2.95
    28 November 2025129.5M+12.7%44.0M2.94
    14 November 2025114.9M-0.6%47.1M2.44
    31 October 2025115.6M+5.9%52.6M2.20
    15 October 2025109.1M-1.5%41.5M2.63
    30 September 2025110.8M-6.3%63.5M1.74
    15 September 2025118.2M+4.1%55.6M2.13
    29 August 2025113.6M-10.6%38.3M2.97
    15 August 2025127.1M+21.5%74.8M1.70
    31 July 2025104.6M+11.4%48.9M2.14
    15 July 202593.9M-14.7%48.5M1.94
    30 June 2025110.1M+9.9%58.3M1.89
    13 June 2025100.2M+5.7%50.6M1.98
    30 May 202594.8M-9.8%54.6M1.74
    15 May 2025105.2M-3.2%58.1M1.81
    30 April 2025108.6M-4.0%47.4M2.29
    15 April 2025113.1M+0.7%101.6M1.11
    31 March 2025112.3M-13.4%48.8M2.30
    14 March 2025129.7M-3.5%56.6M2.29
    28 February 2025134.4M+5.1%44.9M2.99
    14 February 2025127.9M+2.4%45.0M2.84
    31 January 2025124.9M-7.6%71.2M1.75
    15 January 2025135.2M-13.9%45.2M2.99
    31 December 2024157.0M+0.4%52.1M3.01
    13 December 2024156.5M+1.5%39.8M3.94
    29 November 2024154.1M+9.3%43.4M3.55
    15 November 2024141.0M+6.0%44.9M3.14
    31 October 2024133.0M-5.6%40.8M3.26
    15 October 2024140.9M-0.6%39.3M3.58
    30 September 2024141.7M+8.6%73.5M1.93
    13 September 2024130.5M-3.3%45.7M2.85
    30 August 2024135.0M+11.1%39.9M3.38
    15 August 2024121.6M+3.3%61.2M1.99
    31 July 2024117.7M-13.1%48.2M2.44
    15 July 2024135.4M+2.4%55.9M2.42
    28 June 2024132.2M-13.8%92.2M1.43
    14 June 2024153.4M+35.1%86.8M1.77
    31 May 2024113.5M+14.3%47.8M2.37
    15 May 202499.3M+5.3%71.8M1.38
    30 April 202494.3M-7.5%54.7M1.72
    15 April 2024101.9M-6.3%56.9M1.79
    28 March 2024108.8M-1.9%65.3M1.66
    15 March 2024110.9M-1.0%74.7M1.48
    29 February 2024111.9M+14.6%57.6M1.94
    15 February 202497.7M-1.6%57.4M1.70
    31 January 202499.2M-2.0%55.8M1.78
    12 January 2024101.3M-6.4%56.7M1.79
    29 December 2023108.2M-10.0%42.4M2.55
    15 December 2023120.2M+8.7%60.9M1.97
    30 November 2023110.7M+4.6%42.0M2.63
    15 November 2023105.8M+7.8%61.0M1.74
    31 October 202398.2M+5.6%55.9M1.76
    13 October 202393.0M-1.8%50.2M1.85
    29 September 202394.7M-11.7%58.3M1.63
    15 September 2023107.3M+5.1%75.4M1.42
    31 August 2023102.1M+14.9%53.2M1.92
    15 August 202388.9M-15.7%62.1M1.43
    31 July 2023105.5M-16.7%52.3M2.02
    14 July 2023126.6M+7.4%46.7M2.71
    30 June 2023117.9M-2.8%58.6M2.01
    15 June 2023121.3M+3.1%64.7M1.88
    31 May 2023117.7M+7.1%57.0M2.06
    15 May 2023109.9M-11.9%58.8M1.87
    28 April 2023124.7M+8.4%50.7M2.46
    14 April 2023115.0M+3.1%51.4M2.24
    31 March 2023111.6M+3.9%66.1M1.69
    15 March 2023107.4M-3.0%66.0M1.63
    28 February 2023110.8M+6.2%55.3M2.00
    15 February 2023104.3M-9.6%79.1M1.32
    31 January 2023115.5M-5.2%67.2M1.72
    13 January 2023121.9M-1.7%78.1M1.56
    30 December 2022124.0M+1.9%85.2M1.46
    15 December 2022121.8M-3.2%74.8M1.63
    30 November 2022125.7M+9.9%68.8M1.83
    15 November 2022114.4M+10.9%94.2M1.21
    31 October 2022103.2M-5.0%91.5M1.13
    14 October 2022108.7M+5.2%86.0M1.26
    30 September 2022103.3M-11.0%110.4M1.00
    15 September 2022116.1M+2.7%87.0M1.33
    31 August 2022113.1M-2.0%67.8M1.67
    15 August 2022115.4M+7.3%63.2M1.83
    29 July 2022107.5M+2.4%73.1M1.47
    15 July 2022105.0M-7.1%71.6M1.47
    30 June 2022113.0M-5.9%86.7M1.30
    15 June 2022120.1M+6.0%81.6M1.47
    31 May 2022113.3M+4.2%104.3M1.09
    13 May 2022108.7M+4.5%125.3M1.00
    29 April 2022104.0M+0.7%91.7M1.13
    14 April 2022103.3M+1.3%76.9M1.34
    31 March 2022102.0M-8.4%94.4M1.08
    15 March 2022111.3M+0.9%95.1M1.17
    28 February 2022110.3M+1.3%88.7M1.24
    15 February 2022108.9M+19.2%82.3M1.32
    31 January 202291.4M+1.0%120.3M1.00
    14 January 202290.5M-5.6%90.5M1.00
    31 December 202195.9M-15.3%95.0M1.01
    15 December 2021113.3M+0.6%127.2M1.00
    30 November 2021112.6M+13.0%102.5M1.10
    15 November 202199.7M-0.8%60.5M1.65
    29 October 2021100.5M-0.4%73.3M1.37
    15 October 2021100.9M-0.2%75.6M1.34
    30 September 2021101.1M+0.2%85.3M1.19
    15 September 2021100.9M+4.2%85.9M1.18
    31 August 202196.8M+4.0%73.2M1.32
    13 August 202193.1M-0.0%58.4M1.60
    30 July 202193.1M-3.4%87.1M1.07
    15 July 202196.4M+6.8%96.0M1.00
    30 June 202190.2M-17.2%76.5M1.18
    15 June 2021108.9M-11.5%69.5M1.57
    28 May 2021123.1M+29.9%67.2M1.83
    14 May 202194.7M+14.6%88.6M1.07
    30 April 202182.7M-35.4%81.6M1.01
    15 April 2021127.9M+26.1%79.2M1.61
    31 March 2021101.5M-5.2%99.1M1.02
    15 March 2021107.0M+6.2%113.6M1.00
    26 February 2021100.8M+14.1%98.3M1.03
    12 February 202188.3M-3.8%72.5M1.22
    29 January 202191.9M-8.0%107.9M1.00
    15 January 202199.9M+9.7%98.1M1.02
    31 December 202091.1M-3.8%105.4M1.00
    15 December 202094.7M+5.3%82.3M1.15
    30 November 202090.0M+2.8%75.4M1.19
    13 November 202087.6M+8.7%111.5M1.00
    30 October 202080.5M-3.3%102.6M1.00
    15 October 202083.3M-5.5%132.9M1.00
    30 September 202088.1M-2.4%154.9M1.00
    15 September 202090.2M+13.2%185.1M1.00
    31 August 202079.7M-15.8%172.2M1.00
    14 August 202094.6M-10.7%177.6M1.00
    31 July 2020106.0M-24.8%111.7M1.00
    15 July 2020140.9M+3.7%114.9M1.23
    30 June 2020135.9M-2.5%150.2M1.00
    15 June 2020139.3M+1.9%118.8M1.17
    29 May 2020136.8M+1.8%100.5M1.36
    15 May 2020134.4M+11.5%143.5M1.00
    30 April 2020120.5M-13.0%128.7M1.00
    15 April 2020138.5M-11.3%153.1M1.00
    31 March 2020156.2M+1.6%263.9M1.00
    13 March 2020153.7M+32.5%253.7M1.00
    28 February 2020116.0M-29.1%208.0M1.00
    14 February 2020163.6M-1.6%106.3M1.54
    31 January 2020166.2M-0.1%125.3M1.33
    15 January 2020166.4M-8.6%124.0M1.34
    31 December 2019182.1M-10.3%114.9M1.58
    13 December 2019203.0M-20.1%89.6M2.27
    29 November 2019254.0M+38.0%84.2M3.02
    15 November 2019184.1M+1.9%94.6M1.95
    31 October 2019180.6M-6.0%96.1M1.88
    15 October 2019192.1M+9.3%121.7M1.58
    30 September 2019175.7M+3.0%105.2M1.67
    13 September 2019170.6M+7.9%114.6M1.49
    30 August 2019158.1M-13.3%102.1M1.55
    15 August 2019182.4M+6.0%146.5M1.25
    31 July 2019172.0M+1.4%94.1M1.83
    15 July 2019169.7M-2.3%76.5M2.22
    28 June 2019173.8M-7.6%99.9M1.74
    14 June 2019188.0M-8.3%106.5M1.77
    31 May 2019205.0M+3.4%119.1M1.72
    15 May 2019198.2M-5.9%149.8M1.32
    30 April 2019210.7M-13.7%98.2M2.14
    15 April 2019244.0M-10.0%95.0M2.57
    29 March 2019271.1M-6.8%140.1M1.94
    15 March 2019291.0M-24.9%109.4M2.66
    28 February 2019387.3M+142.7%88.3M4.39
    15 February 2019159.6M-1.1%107.8M1.48
    31 January 2019161.4M-13.4%137.0M1.18
    15 January 2019186.3M+2.9%180.8M1.03
    31 December 2018181.1M-0.0%205.6M1.00
    14 December 2018181.1M+0.8%171.1M1.06
    30 November 2018179.7M+7.5%166.1M1.08
    15 November 2018167.2M+14.6%198.6M1.00
    31 October 2018145.9M-9.2%141.5M1.03
    15 October 2018160.6M-0.1%133.0M1.21
    28 September 2018160.8M-14.1%139.2M1.16
    14 September 2018187.3M-1.5%147.1M1.27
    31 August 2018190.2M+12.8%113.2M1.68
    15 August 2018168.6M+13.1%131.3M1.28
    31 July 2018149.1M-13.0%80.7M1.85
    13 July 2018171.4M+12.5%66.9M2.56
    29 June 2018152.3M-15.9%98.7M1.54
    15 June 2018181.1M-1.5%102.1M1.77
    31 May 2018183.8M-0.9%79.2M2.32
    15 May 2018185.5M-8.9%146.7M1.27
    30 April 2018203.6M-9.4%135.9M1.50
    13 April 2018224.8M+2.3%117.0M1.92
    29 March 2018219.7M-18.4%149.0M1.47
    15 March 2018269.1M+14.5%124.8M2.16
    28 February 2018234.9M+19.5%145.6M1.61
    15 February 2018196.6M+16.8%233.2M1.00
    31 January 2018168.3M-9.9%149.5M1.13
    12 January 2018186.8M+2.1%93.9M1.99
    29 December 2017183.0M95.6M1.91
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.