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AES Corp. short interest

20.5M shares of AES were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (17.2M to 28.9M). Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short20.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-13.2%-21% over a year
Days to cover2.18at 9.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.87%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 (17.2M to 28.9M), and the share price moved +1% 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 202620.5M-13.2%9.4M2.18
    30 September 202623.6M+27.8%8.9M2.64
    15 September 202618.5M+5.9%7.2M2.58
    31 August 202617.5M+1.4%8.1M2.17
    14 August 202617.2M-16.2%6.5M2.66
    31 July 202620.5M-10.3%6.6M3.09
    15 July 202622.9M+13.4%10.4M2.21
    30 June 202620.2M-30.0%7.3M2.76
    15 June 202628.9M+31.8%8.7M3.33
    29 May 202621.9M+23.9%9.5M2.31
    15 May 202617.7M-6.4%13.3M1.33
    30 April 202618.9M-9.5%10.5M1.80
    15 April 202620.9M-14.8%7.9M2.65
    31 March 202624.5M+27.0%15.0M1.64
    13 March 202619.3M+7.6%24.9M1.00
    27 February 202617.9M-8.4%10.3M1.74
    13 February 202619.6M-0.3%10.8M1.81
    30 January 202619.6M-7.8%9.9M1.98
    15 January 202621.3M+0.4%8.6M2.48
    31 December 202521.2M-3.2%6.1M3.47
    15 December 202521.9M-5.0%7.5M2.91
    28 November 202523.1M-6.5%6.8M3.40
    14 November 202524.7M+7.8%10.0M2.48
    31 October 202522.9M-12.0%7.7M2.97
    15 October 202526.0M-17.0%17.2M1.51
    30 September 202531.4M-5.6%8.6M3.63
    15 September 202533.2M+12.6%10.1M3.29
    29 August 202529.5M-9.7%7.8M3.79
    15 August 202532.7M+3.9%9.0M3.62
    31 July 202531.5M-7.0%11.3M2.80
    15 July 202533.8M-29.5%25.6M1.32
    30 June 202548.0M+23.4%16.5M2.90
    13 June 202538.8M-11.2%14.5M2.69
    30 May 202543.7M+14.1%22.2M1.97
    15 May 202538.3M-5.8%17.3M2.22
    30 April 202540.7M+45.4%13.3M3.06
    15 April 202528.0M-0.6%15.0M1.86
    31 March 202528.2M-7.9%12.5M2.26
    14 March 202530.6M-21.7%16.8M1.81
    28 February 202539.0M-3.1%20.3M1.92
    14 February 202540.3M+11.9%15.3M2.63
    31 January 202536.0M+2.2%15.7M2.30
    15 January 202535.2M+12.2%12.3M2.85
    31 December 202431.4M+3.2%11.4M2.75
    13 December 202430.4M+36.4%14.0M2.17
    29 November 202422.3M-0.1%17.0M1.32
    15 November 202422.3M+0.0%19.1M1.17
    31 October 202422.3M-0.1%8.9M2.50
    15 October 202422.3M-17.9%7.6M2.95
    30 September 202427.2M-5.3%10.4M2.61
    13 September 202428.7M+18.0%8.6M3.33
    30 August 202424.3M+33.4%5.8M4.17
    15 August 202418.2M+20.1%8.0M2.29
    31 July 202415.2M-17.3%8.5M1.79
    15 July 202418.4M-15.7%6.5M2.81
    28 June 202421.8M+8.6%9.8M2.23
    14 June 202420.1M+14.7%6.1M3.31
    31 May 202417.5M-4.6%8.0M2.18
    15 May 202418.3M+27.9%9.5M1.93
    30 April 202414.3M+16.6%6.9M2.08
    15 April 202412.3M-11.0%8.0M1.54
    28 March 202413.8M+23.0%13.5M1.02
    15 March 202411.2M-1.8%11.8M1.00
    29 February 202411.4M-26.2%8.2M1.39
    15 February 202415.5M-31.1%6.8M2.28
    31 January 202422.5M+17.5%5.9M3.80
    12 January 202419.1M+27.0%5.5M3.46
    29 December 202315.0M-15.4%4.0M3.74
    15 December 202317.8M-15.5%7.3M2.45
    30 November 202321.0M-4.3%4.9M4.26
    15 November 202322.0M+3.7%8.4M2.62
    31 October 202321.2M+14.2%10.2M2.08
    13 October 202318.6M+31.7%13.6M1.36
    29 September 202314.1M+7.6%7.0M2.03
    15 September 202313.1M-12.7%7.7M1.70
    31 August 202315.0M+7.1%5.3M2.85
    15 August 202314.0M-4.2%5.6M2.48
    31 July 202314.6M+22.7%4.5M3.22
    14 July 202311.9M-14.0%3.8M3.17
    30 June 202313.9M-20.0%7.2M1.94
    15 June 202317.4M+14.4%8.4M2.06
    31 May 202315.2M-9.5%5.5M2.78
    15 May 202316.8M+34.3%7.0M2.38
    28 April 202312.5M-5.5%4.2M2.96
    14 April 202313.2M+18.3%4.1M3.23
    31 March 202311.2M+11.6%4.8M2.34
    15 March 202310.0M-2.4%4.4M2.28
    28 February 202310.2M-13.8%5.0M2.05
    15 February 202311.9M+3.6%3.6M3.26
    31 January 202311.5M-5.4%4.5M2.55
    13 January 202312.1M-7.9%5.2M2.31
    30 December 202213.2M+0.4%2.7M4.92
    15 December 202213.1M+22.4%3.5M3.70
    30 November 202210.7M-12.2%3.8M2.80
    15 November 202212.2M-19.8%4.4M2.74
    31 October 202215.2M+8.0%3.8M3.96
    14 October 202214.1M+11.6%5.2M2.68
    30 September 202212.6M-18.8%6.1M2.06
    15 September 202215.5M+27.4%5.5M2.82
    31 August 202212.2M+33.7%4.6M2.63
    15 August 20229.1M-18.9%4.7M1.94
    29 July 202211.3M-19.3%5.4M2.10
    15 July 202214.0M-6.2%4.6M3.06
    30 June 202214.9M+41.9%7.3M2.03
    15 June 202210.5M+4.7%5.2M2.02
    31 May 202210.0M+2.3%4.4M2.27
    13 May 20229.8M+4.3%6.9M1.41
    29 April 20229.4M+16.7%6.1M1.53
    14 April 20228.0M-10.6%5.6M1.45
    31 March 20229.0M-26.7%5.8M1.54
    15 March 202212.3M-1.3%6.8M1.81
    28 February 202212.4M-6.7%6.1M2.05
    15 February 202213.3M+39.6%6.5M2.05
    31 January 20229.5M+10.3%7.2M1.33
    14 January 20228.7M+12.8%4.6M1.87
    31 December 20217.7M-9.3%3.8M2.02
    15 December 20218.5M+0.6%5.0M1.68
    30 November 20218.4M-20.8%4.3M1.98
    15 November 202110.6M+23.1%5.2M2.03
    29 October 20218.6M-9.9%4.8M1.80
    15 October 20219.6M+20.1%6.0M1.58
    30 September 20218.0M-4.9%5.1M1.55
    15 September 20218.4M-5.3%5.0M1.68
    31 August 20218.8M+4.1%4.7M1.88
    13 August 20218.5M+78.9%6.2M1.36
    30 July 20214.7M-23.3%5.3M1.00
    15 July 20216.2M-14.1%4.7M1.32
    30 June 20217.2M+4.2%4.3M1.66
    15 June 20216.9M-20.4%3.9M1.77
    28 May 20218.7M-6.3%5.9M1.48
    14 May 20219.3M+22.7%7.0M1.33
    30 April 20217.6M-37.0%3.9M1.93
    15 April 202112.0M+2.7%4.8M2.52
    31 March 202111.7M-12.9%6.3M1.85
    15 March 202113.4M+16.9%7.1M1.89
    26 February 202111.5M-8.3%6.7M1.71
    12 February 202112.5M+13.4%6.3M1.98
    29 January 202111.0M-16.3%8.2M1.35
    15 January 202113.2M+4.0%5.5M2.38
    31 December 202012.7M+37.1%5.5M2.32
    15 December 20209.2M-14.3%4.5M2.05
    30 November 202010.8M-14.6%5.3M2.05
    13 November 202012.6M-1.5%5.2M2.41
    30 October 202012.8M-5.6%4.6M2.79
    15 October 202013.6M+35.2%4.8M2.84
    30 September 202010.1M-22.2%5.3M1.89
    15 September 202012.9M-13.2%3.9M3.29
    31 August 202014.9M+1.9%3.6M4.09
    14 August 202014.6M+14.4%5.8M2.52
    31 July 202012.8M-4.4%4.5M2.85
    15 July 202013.4M+6.6%5.1M2.65
    30 June 202012.5M+44.8%8.0M1.56
    15 June 20208.7M+11.4%6.4M1.35
    29 May 20207.8M-5.9%5.8M1.35
    15 May 20208.3M+43.4%5.9M1.41
    30 April 20205.8M-20.8%5.0M1.14
    15 April 20207.3M-14.4%5.3M1.38
    31 March 20208.5M-13.7%7.6M1.12
    13 March 20209.8M+18.7%7.1M1.39
    28 February 20208.3M-1.2%5.3M1.58
    14 February 20208.4M+8.3%2.9M2.87
    31 January 20207.8M-14.2%3.2M2.39
    15 January 20209.0M-6.7%3.4M2.65
    31 December 20199.7M-0.1%4.8M2.01
    13 December 20199.7M-28.3%4.8M2.01
    29 November 201913.5M+4.8%6.8M1.98
    15 November 201912.9M+19.2%6.3M2.04
    31 October 201910.8M+7.2%4.9M2.22
    15 October 201910.1M-3.6%4.0M2.55
    30 September 201910.5M-6.6%4.5M2.35
    13 September 201911.2M-5.3%4.9M2.30
    30 August 201911.9M-1.7%4.6M2.58
    15 August 201912.1M-19.0%6.0M2.01
    31 July 201914.9M+6.1%5.2M2.87
    15 July 201914.0M-3.4%3.9M3.62
    28 June 201914.5M+9.8%5.1M2.85
    14 June 201913.2M-6.9%5.4M2.47
    31 May 201914.2M+20.1%6.6M2.14
    15 May 201911.8M-11.9%8.0M1.47
    30 April 201913.4M-6.2%5.6M2.39
    15 April 201914.3M-14.2%5.3M2.70
    29 March 201916.7M+18.6%6.3M2.64
    15 March 201914.1M+18.4%6.4M2.20
    28 February 201911.9M+10.9%5.2M2.29
    15 February 201910.7M-17.2%5.2M2.06
    31 January 201913.0M-4.6%5.5M2.34
    15 January 201913.6M-1.3%5.4M2.53
    31 December 201813.8M+5.0%9.3M1.48
    14 December 201813.1M+20.5%6.2M2.10
    30 November 201810.9M-18.0%5.8M1.87
    15 November 201813.3M-11.0%6.5M2.05
    31 October 201814.9M-7.6%7.2M2.08
    15 October 201816.1M-6.5%6.7M2.39
    28 September 201817.3M+20.5%6.6M2.61
    14 September 201814.3M+4.3%7.6M1.88
    31 August 201813.7M+5.9%4.9M2.79
    15 August 201813.0M-15.6%7.5M1.72
    31 July 201815.4M+2.2%7.3M2.12
    13 July 201815.0M+13.7%6.0M2.50
    29 June 201813.2M-21.4%7.1M1.87
    15 June 201816.8M+10.6%7.3M2.32
    31 May 201815.2M-14.7%5.8M2.62
    15 May 201817.8M-11.6%7.2M2.46
    30 April 201820.2M-1.0%6.3M3.20
    13 April 201820.4M+13.7%7.1M2.86
    29 March 201817.9M-3.5%7.3M2.45
    15 March 201818.6M+1.4%7.6M2.45
    28 February 201818.3M+0.9%9.1M2.01
    15 February 201818.2M-17.1%9.5M1.90
    31 January 201821.9M+50.8%14.9M1.47
    12 January 201814.5M+13.5%6.6M2.21
    29 December 201712.8M6.1M2.09
    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.