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Ares Management Corp. short interest

15.6M shares of Ares Management were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (6.2M to 18.1M). Short sellers would need 7.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short15.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.0%+127% over a year
Days to cover6.98at 2.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.00%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 top of its range over the last year (6.2M to 18.1M), and the share price moved -11% 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 202615.6M+1.0%2.2M6.98
    30 September 202615.5M-3.7%2.6M6.01
    15 September 202616.1M+3.5%1.9M8.68
    31 August 202615.5M+8.8%1.8M8.49
    14 August 202614.3M+3.9%2.5M5.80
    31 July 202613.7M-17.1%2.3M6.08
    15 July 202616.6M+5.6%1.9M8.94
    30 June 202615.7M-13.2%3.2M4.90
    15 June 202618.1M+6.4%2.3M7.76
    29 May 202617.0M+8.7%2.2M7.72
    15 May 202615.6M+6.3%3.3M4.75
    30 April 202614.7M+5.8%2.9M5.02
    15 April 202613.9M+0.8%4.0M3.50
    31 March 202613.8M+13.7%4.2M3.31
    13 March 202612.1M+0.2%4.4M2.76
    27 February 202612.1M+14.1%4.6M2.61
    13 February 202610.6M+31.0%5.5M1.92
    30 January 20268.1M-4.3%2.5M3.26
    15 January 20268.5M-11.3%1.7M4.94
    31 December 20259.6M-7.5%2.2M4.44
    15 December 202510.3M+67.8%7.7M1.34
    28 November 20256.2M-0.2%1.5M4.11
    14 November 20256.2M-0.3%1.9M3.28
    31 October 20256.2M-10.3%2.1M2.97
    15 October 20256.9M-5.2%2.6M2.64
    30 September 20257.3M-6.6%1.8M4.01
    15 September 20257.8M-6.4%1.3M6.01
    29 August 20258.3M+6.5%1.5M5.52
    15 August 20257.8M+0.7%1.3M6.23
    31 July 20257.8M+13.4%1.5M5.27
    15 July 20256.8M+15.6%1.3M5.24
    30 June 20255.9M-7.2%1.3M4.47
    13 June 20256.4M+21.9%1.6M4.03
    30 May 20255.2M-7.6%1.4M3.64
    15 May 20255.7M-9.1%1.9M2.98
    30 April 20256.2M-3.4%1.4M4.45
    15 April 20256.4M+17.4%3.8M1.69
    31 March 20255.5M+35.3%1.9M2.96
    14 March 20254.1M+4.3%2.3M1.75
    28 February 20253.9M-5.2%1.4M2.69
    14 February 20254.1M+9.3%1.2M3.29
    31 January 20253.8M-0.4%923K4.07
    15 January 20253.8M-7.6%1.0M3.72
    31 December 20244.1M+14.0%956K4.27
    13 December 20243.6M+7.4%1.1M3.12
    29 November 20243.3M-1.7%1.2M2.90
    15 November 20243.4M-13.2%1.4M2.34
    31 October 20243.9M+3.4%1.1M3.44
    15 October 20243.8M+15.9%1.7M2.19
    30 September 20243.3M-7.6%910K3.58
    13 September 20243.5M+3.6%880K4.00
    30 August 20243.4M-18.9%955K3.56
    15 August 20244.2M+8.9%1.2M3.64
    31 July 20243.9M+21.5%1.2M3.26
    15 July 20243.2M-7.2%951K3.33
    28 June 20243.4M-0.1%1.7M1.96
    14 June 20243.4M+22.7%1.5M2.32
    31 May 20242.8M-16.6%1.3M2.08
    15 May 20243.3M+4.6%1.4M2.36
    30 April 20243.2M+2.8%882K3.62
    15 April 20243.1M+12.3%1.3M2.41
    28 March 20242.8M+4.1%888K3.12
    15 March 20242.7M+10.5%1.1M2.32
    29 February 20242.4M-15.7%1.2M1.93
    15 February 20242.9M-4.3%1.1M2.62
    31 January 20243.0M-7.9%749K3.98
    12 January 20243.2M-6.6%771K4.20
    29 December 20233.5M-5.1%639K5.42
    15 December 20233.6M-4.2%1.0M3.60
    30 November 20233.8M-15.8%1.0M3.71
    15 November 20234.5M+4.0%989K4.58
    31 October 20234.4M+3.0%1.1M4.13
    13 October 20234.2M+9.8%1.1M3.84
    29 September 20233.8M+0.9%884K4.35
    15 September 20233.8M-0.4%1.2M3.27
    31 August 20233.8M-3.7%743K5.15
    15 August 20234.0M-5.1%1.1M3.65
    31 July 20234.2M+0.5%757K5.53
    14 July 20234.2M-4.8%682K6.11
    30 June 20234.4M-10.1%1.0M4.33
    15 June 20234.9M+7.4%1.6M3.13
    31 May 20234.5M+4.9%940K4.83
    15 May 20234.3M-10.2%1.1M4.02
    28 April 20234.8M-4.5%982K4.91
    14 April 20235.0M+1.8%772K6.53
    31 March 20235.0M+11.3%1.1M4.35
    15 March 20234.4M+30.0%1.3M3.41
    28 February 20233.4M-2.2%717K4.77
    15 February 20233.5M-7.2%1.3M2.75
    31 January 20233.8M+5.4%807K4.67
    13 January 20233.6M-13.9%973K3.67
    30 December 20224.2M+14.5%939K4.42
    15 December 20223.6M+10.8%1.6M2.27
    30 November 20223.3M-6.4%1.8M1.84
    15 November 20223.5M-21.4%1.4M2.49
    31 October 20224.4M-2.2%1.5M2.98
    14 October 20224.5M+35.0%1.0M4.34
    30 September 20223.4M-8.5%1.4M2.39
    15 September 20223.7M+21.2%839K4.39
    31 August 20223.0M-5.8%919K3.31
    15 August 20223.2M-11.2%691K4.67
    29 July 20223.6M+18.0%834K4.35
    15 July 20223.1M-1.0%746K4.13
    30 June 20223.1M+14.0%1.4M2.16
    15 June 20222.7M+2.3%993K2.75
    31 May 20222.7M+0.6%612K4.35
    13 May 20222.6M-3.8%1.0M2.60
    29 April 20222.8M+33.2%890K3.09
    14 April 20222.1M+28.1%727K2.84
    31 March 20221.6M+33.6%881K1.83
    15 March 20221.2M-14.5%880K1.37
    28 February 20221.4M-6.4%781K1.81
    15 February 20221.5M+18.5%1.1M1.41
    31 January 20221.3M-0.5%810K1.57
    14 January 20221.3M+33.7%638K2.01
    31 December 2021957K-32.7%609K1.57
    15 December 20211.4M+4.7%639K2.22
    30 November 20211.4M+3.0%650K2.09
    15 November 20211.3M+13.1%563K2.34
    29 October 20211.2M-7.0%587K1.98
    15 October 20211.3M+4.6%509K2.46
    30 September 20211.2M+2.7%831K1.44
    15 September 20211.2M+14.9%606K1.93
    31 August 20211.0M-30.6%811K1.25
    13 August 20211.5M-13.4%590K2.48
    30 July 20211.7M-17.7%521K3.24
    15 July 20212.1M-26.9%543K3.78
    30 June 20212.8M+157.8%1.1M2.47
    15 June 20211.1M-8.8%644K1.69
    28 May 20211.2M-40.5%929K1.29
    14 May 20212.0M+71.3%1.4M1.41
    30 April 20211.2M-23.7%964K1.22
    15 April 20211.5M-10.0%1.5M1.04
    31 March 20211.7M+16.9%777K2.20
    15 March 20211.5M+3.4%627K2.33
    26 February 20211.4M+54.7%583K2.42
    12 February 2021912K-20.7%640K1.42
    29 January 20211.2M+13.4%454K2.53
    15 January 20211.0M-6.1%522K1.94
    31 December 20201.1M-41.1%639K1.69
    15 December 20201.8M-18.4%436K4.20
    30 November 20202.2M-14.9%394K5.70
    13 November 20202.6M-24.3%500K5.28
    30 October 20203.5M-5.6%400K8.72
    15 October 20203.7M-17.8%504K7.34
    30 September 20204.5M-0.5%879K5.11
    15 September 20204.5M+7.3%607K7.44
    31 August 20204.2M-2.5%414K10.17
    14 August 20204.3M-7.5%578K7.47
    31 July 20204.7M-0.7%505K9.23
    15 July 20204.7M+0.2%658K7.14
    30 June 20204.7M-10.3%2.0M2.40
    15 June 20205.2M+3.2%1.4M3.71
    29 May 20205.1M+1.7%649K7.81
    15 May 20205.0M-20.2%1.0M4.94
    30 April 20206.2M+20.0%750K8.32
    15 April 20205.2M+31.6%1.1M4.90
    31 March 20204.0M+9.1%1.3M3.03
    13 March 20203.6M+44.3%1.0M3.62
    28 February 20202.5M-7.4%865K2.90
    14 February 20202.7M-9.1%497K5.46
    31 January 20203.0M-26.1%407K7.34
    15 January 20204.0M-4.4%369K10.94
    31 December 20194.2M+1.1%371K11.38
    13 December 20194.2M-6.4%318K13.15
    29 November 20194.5M+22.7%650K6.87
    15 November 20193.6M+0.6%523K6.96
    31 October 20193.6M+1.8%481K7.52
    15 October 20193.6M-6.4%496K7.17
    30 September 20193.8M-13.3%1.2M3.20
    13 September 20194.4M+4.3%387K11.31
    30 August 20194.2M-0.8%480K8.76
    15 August 20194.2M-13.5%541K7.83
    31 July 20194.9M+0.6%453K10.81
    15 July 20194.9M+33.3%813K5.98
    28 June 20193.6M+9.0%2.3M1.61
    14 June 20193.3M-15.5%1.2M2.78
    31 May 20194.0M+28.3%971K4.08
    15 May 20193.1M-2.3%769K4.01
    30 April 20193.2M-13.3%405K7.81
    15 April 20193.6M-10.9%407K8.97
    29 March 20194.1M-11.2%548K7.47
    15 March 20194.6M-8.0%1.2M4.01
    28 February 20195.0M+4.4%594K8.44
    15 February 20194.8M+21.1%655K7.33
    31 January 20194.0M+12.0%541K7.32
    15 January 20193.5M+10.9%617K5.73
    31 December 20183.2M+65.2%1.5M2.12
    14 December 20181.9M+17.6%939K2.06
    30 November 20181.6M-2.7%657K2.50
    15 November 20181.7M+0.4%680K2.48
    31 October 20181.7M+30.6%464K3.63
    15 October 20181.3M+81.3%660K1.95
    28 September 2018710K+23.8%789K1.00
    14 September 2018574K+23.1%554K1.04
    31 August 2018466K-19.5%496K1.00
    15 August 2018579K+125.5%507K1.14
    31 July 2018257K-64.9%558K1.00
    13 July 2018730K+23.3%685K1.07
    29 June 2018592K+39.4%278K2.13
    15 June 2018425K-3.8%311K1.37
    31 May 2018441K+5.0%227K1.95
    15 May 2018420K-3.6%267K1.57
    30 April 2018436K+0.9%309K1.41
    13 April 2018432K+115.2%338K1.28
    29 March 2018201K-5.0%725K1.00
    15 March 2018211K+667.1%1.3M1.00
    28 February 201828K-40.4%121K1.00
    15 February 201846K-7.9%139K1.00
    31 January 201850K-40.5%126K1.00
    12 January 201884K+46.8%228K1.00
    29 December 201757K81K1.00
    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.