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Acco Brands Corp. short interest

6.5M shares of Acco Brands were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.2M to 7.8M). Short sellers would need 11.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.9%+44% over a year
Days to cover11.12at 588K shares a day
Of shares in issue7.09%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 (4.2M to 7.8M), and the share price moved +44% 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.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20266.5M+1.9%588K11.12
    30 September 20266.4M-6.7%707K9.08
    15 September 20266.9M+9.0%673K10.23
    31 August 20266.3M+6.8%695K9.08
    14 August 20265.9M-4.3%676K8.74
    31 July 20266.2M-3.2%643K9.61
    15 July 20266.4M-9.3%734K8.69
    30 June 20267.0M+4.7%1.2M5.97
    15 June 20266.7M+20.1%757K8.87
    29 May 20265.6M-1.5%909K6.15
    15 May 20265.7M-23.2%1.3M4.31
    30 April 20267.4M-3.9%644K11.48
    15 April 20267.7M-1.1%1.3M5.86
    31 March 20267.8M+36.3%1.8M4.34
    13 March 20265.7M+4.8%1.0M5.43
    27 February 20265.4M+2.0%623K8.73
    13 February 20265.3M+7.9%661K8.07
    30 January 20264.9M-3.3%517K9.55
    15 January 20265.1M+11.2%680K7.51
    31 December 20254.6M+1.4%766K6.00
    15 December 20254.5M+4.6%759K5.97
    28 November 20254.3M+0.7%1.0M4.30
    14 November 20254.3M+2.1%778K5.53
    31 October 20254.2M-6.9%526K8.02
    15 October 20254.5M+1.5%606K7.48
    30 September 20254.5M+12.8%653K6.84
    15 September 20254.0M+9.1%484K8.17
    29 August 20253.6M+7.1%504K7.20
    15 August 20253.4M+0.9%639K5.29
    31 July 20253.4M+3.5%522K6.43
    15 July 20253.2M+10.6%661K4.90
    30 June 20252.9M+2.5%963K3.04
    13 June 20252.9M-10.8%684K4.17
    30 May 20253.2M+0.8%885K3.62
    15 May 20253.2M-2.5%816K3.89
    30 April 20253.3M+9.9%616K5.29
    15 April 20253.0M+10.5%942K3.15
    31 March 20252.7M+1.0%891K3.01
    14 March 20252.7M+22.5%1.2M2.24
    28 February 20252.2M+14.6%1.3M1.64
    14 February 20251.9M-20.8%608K3.11
    31 January 20252.4M-3.0%574K4.17
    15 January 20252.5M+3.2%623K3.96
    31 December 20242.4M+3.7%614K3.89
    13 December 20242.3M+44.6%736K3.13
    29 November 20241.6M+9.7%480K3.31
    15 November 20241.5M-32.0%912K1.59
    31 October 20242.1M-0.7%485K4.40
    15 October 20242.1M-9.1%556K3.87
    30 September 20242.4M+4.7%608K3.89
    13 September 20242.3M+7.7%444K5.09
    30 August 20242.1M+33.2%539K3.89
    15 August 20241.6M-19.9%695K2.27
    31 July 20242.0M-7.1%453K4.34
    15 July 20242.1M+1.4%480K4.40
    28 June 20242.1M-21.0%974K2.14
    14 June 20242.6M+13.2%618K4.28
    31 May 20242.3M+26.3%533K4.38
    15 May 20241.8M-23.6%591K3.12
    30 April 20242.4M+41.0%625K3.87
    15 April 20241.7M+12.1%497K3.45
    28 March 20241.5M-27.8%874K1.75
    15 March 20242.1M-9.2%1.0M2.11
    29 February 20242.3M+12.3%741K3.15
    15 February 20242.1M+0.3%497K4.18
    31 January 20242.1M-0.6%487K4.26
    12 January 20242.1M+8.8%765K2.73
    29 December 20231.9M-11.4%580K3.31
    15 December 20232.2M+12.7%535K4.04
    30 November 20231.9M+5.5%514K3.74
    15 November 20231.8M-21.8%784K2.32
    31 October 20232.3M+46.4%534K4.35
    13 October 20231.6M+1.1%485K3.27
    29 September 20231.6M-33.4%679K2.31
    15 September 20232.4M+39.1%798K2.96
    31 August 20231.7M+58.2%692K2.45
    15 August 20231.1M+2.4%472K2.27
    31 July 20231.0M-42.0%521K2.01
    14 July 20231.8M+2.0%734K2.46
    30 June 20231.8M-4.7%618K2.86
    15 June 20231.9M+13.9%495K3.74
    31 May 20231.6M+2.7%447K3.64
    15 May 20231.6M+0.6%575K2.76
    28 April 20231.6M-12.4%546K2.89
    14 April 20231.8M-6.7%588K3.06
    31 March 20231.9M-8.5%805K2.40
    15 March 20232.1M-0.9%613K3.44
    28 February 20232.1M+14.9%661K3.22
    15 February 20231.9M-5.0%478K3.87
    31 January 20231.9M-1.5%365K5.34
    13 January 20232.0M+6.0%436K4.54
    30 December 20221.9M+11.3%508K3.68
    15 December 20221.7M+20.0%765K2.19
    30 November 20221.4M-14.0%557K2.51
    15 November 20221.6M-16.6%906K1.79
    31 October 20221.9M-6.6%860K2.27
    14 October 20222.1M+0.3%769K2.71
    30 September 20222.1M-27.7%761K2.73
    15 September 20222.9M+1.7%687K4.19
    31 August 20222.8M-3.9%606K4.67
    15 August 20222.9M-14.3%537K5.49
    29 July 20223.4M-0.2%404K8.51
    15 July 20223.4M+0.2%488K7.07
    30 June 20223.4M+5.9%658K5.23
    15 June 20223.2M+10.2%636K5.11
    31 May 20222.9M+3.4%598K4.93
    13 May 20222.8M-0.9%860K3.31
    29 April 20222.9M-7.9%576K5.00
    14 April 20223.1M-3.4%570K5.48
    31 March 20223.2M+0.3%559K5.78
    15 March 20223.2M+9.4%649K4.96
    28 February 20222.9M+14.8%837K3.52
    15 February 20222.6M+5.7%470K5.46
    31 January 20222.4M+9.1%523K4.64
    14 January 20222.2M+6.1%393K5.66
    31 December 20212.1M-9.7%474K4.42
    15 December 20212.3M+7.1%520K4.47
    30 November 20212.2M-4.6%651K3.33
    15 November 20212.3M-13.3%441K5.15
    29 October 20212.6M-6.9%560K4.69
    15 October 20212.8M-1.7%287K9.81
    30 September 20212.9M-3.3%357K8.02
    15 September 20213.0M+2.5%267K11.12
    31 August 20212.9M-3.0%318K9.08
    13 August 20213.0M-11.1%354K8.42
    30 July 20213.4M+9.9%436K7.69
    15 July 20213.1M+9.0%347K8.78
    30 June 20212.8M-9.3%629K4.45
    15 June 20213.1M-6.4%456K6.76
    28 May 20213.3M+5.7%456K7.23
    14 May 20213.1M+24.9%587K5.32
    30 April 20212.5M-1.1%353K7.08
    15 April 20212.5M+8.1%360K7.02
    31 March 20212.3M+1.7%634K3.68
    15 March 20212.3M-18.9%660K3.48
    26 February 20212.8M-15.2%693K4.09
    12 February 20213.3M-12.2%296K11.27
    29 January 20213.8M-0.1%303K12.54
    15 January 20213.8M-1.9%390K9.77
    31 December 20203.9M-6.1%674K5.75
    15 December 20204.1M-1.6%488K8.46
    30 November 20204.2M+2.8%598K7.02
    13 November 20204.1M-17.9%635K6.44
    30 October 20205.0M-1.4%517K9.62
    15 October 20205.0M+1.1%378K13.34
    30 September 20205.0M+4.0%847K5.89
    15 September 20204.8M-5.6%523K9.18
    31 August 20205.1M+2.9%413K12.31
    14 August 20204.9M+2.9%464K10.64
    31 July 20204.8M-1.8%516K9.31
    15 July 20204.9M+8.1%444K11.00
    30 June 20204.5M+11.5%631K7.16
    15 June 20204.1M-10.0%514K7.89
    29 May 20204.5M-7.2%558K8.07
    15 May 20204.9M+2.0%778K6.24
    30 April 20204.8M+10.4%649K7.34
    15 April 20204.3M+11.0%809K5.33
    31 March 20203.9M-3.2%883K4.40
    13 March 20204.0M+14.3%777K5.16
    28 February 20203.5M+3.0%695K5.05
    14 February 20203.4M-2.5%664K5.13
    31 January 20203.5M-13.7%305K11.45
    15 January 20204.0M+3.6%411K9.85
    31 December 20193.9M-5.2%353K11.06
    13 December 20194.1M+3.6%490K8.43
    29 November 20194.0M+2.2%459K8.69
    15 November 20193.9M+1.9%511K7.62
    31 October 20193.8M+47.3%714K5.36
    15 October 20192.6M+6.5%406K6.39
    30 September 20192.4M-15.0%570K4.28
    13 September 20192.9M+4.4%536K5.36
    30 August 20192.8M+6.4%591K4.65
    15 August 20192.6M-0.7%754K3.43
    31 July 20192.6M+9.7%643K4.05
    15 July 20192.4M+3.4%440K5.40
    28 June 20192.3M+4.1%774K2.97
    14 June 20192.2M-0.3%564K3.91
    31 May 20192.2M+0.7%688K3.22
    15 May 20192.2M+2.2%540K4.07
    30 April 20192.1M-2.7%320K6.71
    15 April 20192.2M+2.1%376K5.87
    29 March 20192.2M-5.5%449K4.82
    15 March 20192.3M+14.1%517K4.43
    28 February 20192.0M-8.9%567K3.54
    15 February 20192.2M+22.1%638K3.45
    31 January 20191.8M-11.1%604K2.98
    15 January 20192.0M+13.3%802K2.53
    31 December 20181.8M-18.8%860K2.08
    14 December 20182.2M-6.1%646K3.41
    30 November 20182.3M-3.5%699K3.36
    15 November 20182.4M-31.2%681K3.57
    31 October 20183.5M-9.4%851K4.15
    15 October 20183.9M-2.7%461K8.46
    28 September 20184.0M-6.5%533K7.53
    14 September 20184.3M+0.3%349K12.29
    31 August 20184.3M-0.2%434K9.86
    15 August 20184.3M+2.8%576K7.43
    31 July 20184.2M+5.3%458K9.10
    13 July 20184.0M+0.5%343K11.54
    29 June 20183.9M+0.2%442K8.91
    15 June 20183.9M+6.1%375K10.48
    31 May 20183.7M+2.2%443K8.35
    15 May 20183.6M-0.5%567K6.38
    30 April 20183.6M+1.3%443K8.23
    13 April 20183.6M+25.7%545K6.59
    29 March 20182.9M+7.7%510K5.61
    15 March 20182.7M+1.9%599K4.43
    28 February 20182.6M+0.4%644K4.05
    15 February 20182.6M-16.7%1.0M2.55
    31 January 20183.1M+5.3%367K8.50
    12 January 20183.0M+3.2%338K8.76
    29 December 20172.9M274K10.46
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.