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Alerus Financial Corp. short interest

978K shares of Alerus Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 6.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short978Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-23.2%+79% over a year
Days to cover5.97at 164K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.91%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 the fewest since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +52% 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 12 Jan 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026978K-23.2%164K5.97
    30 September 20261.3M-7.4%210K6.05
    15 September 20261.4M+9.7%136K10.12
    31 August 20261.3M+0.8%126K9.96
    14 August 20261.2M+1.7%181K6.85
    31 July 20261.2M-0.3%248K4.92
    15 July 20261.2M+9.2%210K5.84
    30 June 20261.1M+54.5%397K2.83
    15 June 2026726K-4.3%172K4.22
    29 May 2026759K-1.7%168K4.53
    15 May 2026772K-6.4%177K4.35
    30 April 2026825K+12.2%139K5.93
    15 April 2026736K-11.3%148K4.98
    31 March 2026829K+12.1%153K5.42
    13 March 2026740K+10.6%114K6.49
    27 February 2026669K+0.4%104K6.46
    13 February 2026666K+4.4%147K4.53
    30 January 2026638K-7.5%156K4.10
    15 January 2026690K+15.6%149K4.65
    31 December 2025597K+8.2%101K5.90
    15 December 2025552K+0.2%89K6.19
    28 November 2025551K+0.9%68K8.11
    14 November 2025546K-0.1%63K8.71
    31 October 2025547K+0.1%64K8.52
    15 October 2025546K+6.7%81K6.75
    30 September 2025512K+31.4%102K5.00
    15 September 2025390K+11.9%58K6.67
    29 August 2025348K+48.7%66K5.30
    15 August 2025234K+30.6%105K2.23
    31 July 2025179K-19.9%76K2.37
    15 July 2025224K-5.6%66K3.40
    30 June 2025237K-1.4%81K2.93
    13 June 2025241K+8.4%60K3.99
    30 May 2025222K+20.2%68K3.26
    15 May 2025185K-2.2%104K1.78
    30 April 2025189K-0.6%67K2.83
    15 April 2025190K-9.3%94K2.03
    31 March 2025210K+6.7%64K3.27
    14 March 2025197K+9.3%54K3.63
    28 February 2025180K-4.4%72K2.50
    14 February 2025188K-6.0%60K3.12
    31 January 2025200K-9.2%94K2.14
    15 January 2025220K+0.8%85K2.59
    31 December 2024219K+13.8%98K2.24
    13 December 2024192K+3.1%73K2.63
    29 November 2024186K-26.6%61K3.04
    15 November 2024254K+4.3%92K2.76
    31 October 2024243K-15.0%69K3.55
    15 October 2024287K-55.4%180K1.59
    30 September 2024643K+4.3%50K12.74
    13 September 2024616K-1.1%29K21.25
    30 August 2024623K+3.4%30K20.85
    15 August 2024603K+18.6%43K13.88
    31 July 2024508K-6.9%64K7.89
    15 July 2024546K+19.1%40K13.60
    28 June 2024459K+8.5%95K4.84
    14 June 2024423K+3.8%57K7.36
    31 May 2024407K+55.4%81K5.05
    15 May 2024262K-34.2%75K3.51
    30 April 2024398K-2.7%41K9.83
    15 April 2024409K+2.5%23K17.67
    28 March 2024399K-5.8%26K15.34
    15 March 2024424K+4.0%46K9.26
    29 February 2024408K+1.5%27K15.24
    15 February 2024402K+45.5%55K7.33
    31 January 2024276K+15.6%53K5.21
    12 January 2024239K+5.2%49K4.84
    29 December 2023227K+9.8%65K3.48
    15 December 2023207K-0.9%70K2.94
    30 November 2023209K-15.4%16K12.66
    15 November 2023247K+3.2%47K5.30
    31 October 2023239K-2.0%30K7.92
    13 October 2023244K-4.7%28K8.62
    29 September 2023256K+5.8%21K12.48
    15 September 2023242K-14.0%39K6.15
    31 August 2023281K-6.3%18K15.31
    15 August 2023300K-6.2%31K9.57
    31 July 2023320K-14.0%37K8.55
    14 July 2023372K-2.7%42K8.90
    30 June 2023383K+53.8%105K3.63
    15 June 2023249K+11.8%49K5.06
    31 May 2023223K+4.0%44K5.05
    15 May 2023214K+16.4%35K6.13
    28 April 2023184K+3.3%31K6.01
    14 April 2023178K-11.1%27K6.49
    31 March 2023200K+4.0%56K3.55
    15 March 2023193K+37.7%59K3.28
    28 February 2023140K-1.0%25K5.52
    15 February 2023141K-9.0%31K4.49
    31 January 2023155K-14.6%35K4.38
    13 January 2023182K-7.6%23K8.03
    30 December 2022197K-4.2%47K4.21
    15 December 2022205K+12.0%34K6.00
    30 November 2022183K-13.4%18K10.03
    15 November 2022212K-12.0%39K5.44
    31 October 2022241K-10.2%25K9.76
    14 October 2022268K-3.8%25K10.71
    30 September 2022279K+12.7%62K4.47
    15 September 2022247K-3.7%39K6.36
    31 August 2022257K-10.6%35K7.31
    15 August 2022287K+20.2%19K15.48
    29 July 2022239K-3.7%49K4.92
    15 July 2022248K-36.4%22K11.52
    30 June 2022389K+1.9%37K10.51
    15 June 2022382K+3.2%24K15.65
    31 May 2022370K-3.2%21K17.27
    13 May 2022382K+7.3%59K6.44
    29 April 2022357K+4.9%18K19.78
    14 April 2022340K-5.6%18K18.87
    31 March 2022360K-2.0%26K14.04
    15 March 2022368K+14.9%21K17.22
    28 February 2022320K+1.5%25K12.89
    15 February 2022315K+27.1%27K11.61
    31 January 2022248K+3.0%22K11.06
    14 January 2022241K+23.6%25K9.66
    31 December 2021195K+31.2%52K3.78
    15 December 2021149K+27.3%38K3.87
    30 November 2021117K-11.6%31K3.76
    15 November 2021132K-8.1%23K5.75
    29 October 2021144K+2.3%12K12.28
    15 October 2021141K-4.0%12K11.48
    30 September 2021146K+6.1%22K6.58
    15 September 2021138K-0.7%15K9.14
    31 August 2021139K-2.6%26K5.44
    13 August 2021143K-2.4%14K10.54
    30 July 2021146K-5.2%14K10.51
    15 July 2021154K-7.7%14K11.08
    30 June 2021167K-12.2%44K3.82
    15 June 2021190K+1.6%18K10.39
    28 May 2021187K+3.8%25K7.49
    14 May 2021180K+11.3%22K8.15
    30 April 2021162K-2.9%15K10.95
    15 April 2021167K-15.5%13K12.87
    31 March 2021197K+37.2%70K2.83
    15 March 2021144K-3.5%33K4.30
    26 February 2021149K+10.4%17K9.00
    12 February 2021135K+9.3%18K7.31
    29 January 2021124K-5.3%24K5.10
    15 January 2021130K-23.8%24K5.50
    31 December 2020171K+25.0%38K4.45
    15 December 2020137K-8.9%22K6.10
    30 November 2020150K-12.2%19K7.81
    13 November 2020171K-14.4%29K5.87
    30 October 2020200K-15.3%17K11.51
    15 October 2020236K-0.7%18K12.79
    30 September 2020238K+14.3%58K4.10
    15 September 2020208K-19.2%38K5.44
    31 August 2020257K-8.3%16K15.84
    14 August 2020281K-12.1%30K9.22
    31 July 2020319K-4.0%19K16.97
    15 July 2020332K-19.6%34K9.84
    30 June 2020413K+1025.1%176K2.35
    15 June 202037K-4.5%38K1.00
    29 May 202038K+9.3%20K1.96
    15 May 202035K-21.4%15K2.29
    30 April 202045K+37.1%12K3.74
    15 April 202033K-31.9%21K1.55
    31 March 202048K-36.4%23K2.05
    13 March 202075K+19.1%36K2.12
    28 February 202063K-12.1%8K7.52
    14 February 202072K+4.3%33K2.16
    31 January 202069K-29.5%34K2.01
    15 January 202098K-41.5%39K2.52
    31 December 2019168K+473.2%87K1.92
    13 December 201929K+24.2%23K1.29
    29 November 201924K+9.2%10K2.32
    15 November 201922K+2.4%5K4.32
    31 October 201921K-51.8%11K1.94
    15 October 201944K+131.5%7K5.88
    30 September 201919K+5791.6%13K1.43
    13 September 2019320+900.0%69K1.00
    30 August 201932-44.8%15K1.00
    15 August 201958+0.0%5K1.00
    31 July 201958-88.0%8K1.00
    15 April 2019485-17.7%5K1.00
    29 March 2019589+29.5%4K1.00
    15 March 2019455+279.2%2K1.00
    15 February 2019120-68.6%2K1.00
    31 January 2019382+1217.2%4K1.00
    15 January 201929-53.2%2K1.00
    31 December 201862+37.8%2K1.00
    14 December 201845-29.7%2K1.00
    30 November 201864+48.8%3K1.00
    15 November 201843+0.0%6K1.00
    31 October 201843-35.8%6911.00
    15 October 201867+11.7%2K1.00
    28 September 201860+328.6%2K1.00
    14 September 201814-51.7%2K1.00
    31 August 201829-32.6%2K1.00
    15 August 201843-42.7%9021.00
    31 July 201875+120.6%2K1.00
    13 July 201834+0.0%5K1.00
    29 June 201834+142.9%2K1.00
    15 June 201814-87.7%1K1.00
    31 May 2018114+714.3%2K1.00
    15 May 201814-96.9%4K1.00
    13 April 2018456+225.7%3K1.00
    29 March 2018140+42.9%2K1.00
    15 March 201898-21.6%4K1.00
    28 February 2018125-5.3%3K1.00
    15 February 2018132-65.6%2K1.00
    31 January 2018384+362.7%3K1.00
    12 January 2018835K1.00
    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.