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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. short interest

7.0M shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (3.0M to 7.1M). Short sellers would need 2.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.8%+108% over a year
Days to cover2.02at 3.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.46%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 (3.0M to 7.1M), 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.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20267.0M+11.8%3.5M2.02
    30 September 20266.3M+33.1%3.1M2.03
    15 September 20264.7M-14.1%1.9M2.48
    31 August 20265.5M-12.4%2.8M1.95
    14 August 20266.3M+13.3%3.5M1.80
    31 July 20265.5M+14.5%6.9M1.00
    15 July 20264.8M-32.4%4.8M1.00
    30 June 20267.1M+13.2%6.4M1.12
    15 June 20266.3M+6.3%991K6.37
    29 May 20265.9M-0.0%1.4M4.28
    15 May 20265.9M-6.2%1.2M5.03
    30 April 20266.3M+11.1%1.4M4.52
    15 April 20265.7M-5.1%1.6M3.53
    31 March 20266.0M+17.9%1.7M3.63
    13 March 20265.1M+26.7%1.4M3.64
    27 February 20264.0M+3.2%1.0M3.97
    13 February 20263.9M+11.7%1.3M3.04
    30 January 20263.5M+0.3%1.9M1.87
    15 January 20263.5M-2.3%1.1M3.22
    31 December 20253.6M+10.8%1.1M3.15
    15 December 20253.2M+6.7%816K3.95
    28 November 20253.0M-10.5%902K3.35
    14 November 20253.4M+3.6%851K3.96
    31 October 20253.3M-3.3%908K3.58
    15 October 20253.4M-3.3%861K3.91
    30 September 20253.5M-2.4%965K3.61
    15 September 20253.6M+12.9%766K4.66
    29 August 20253.2M+2.6%719K4.39
    15 August 20253.1M-14.7%843K3.65
    31 July 20253.6M+31.3%1.2M3.00
    15 July 20252.7M-14.1%991K2.77
    30 June 20253.2M+6.8%1.7M1.91
    13 June 20253.0M+0.5%1.3M2.29
    30 May 20253.0M-1.7%911K3.27
    15 May 20253.0M+4.4%1.0M2.89
    30 April 20252.9M-2.3%1.5M1.89
    15 April 20253.0M-9.8%1.7M1.80
    31 March 20253.3M+4.3%1.1M2.88
    14 March 20253.2M-0.4%1.1M2.80
    28 February 20253.2M-3.5%802K3.95
    14 February 20253.3M-9.2%1.3M2.45
    31 January 20253.6M+2.5%720K5.03
    15 January 20253.5M-4.8%878K4.03
    31 December 20243.7M+15.7%1.8M2.04
    13 December 20243.2M-1.3%1.3M2.50
    29 November 20243.3M-8.0%734K4.43
    15 November 20243.5M-14.7%1.3M2.65
    31 October 20244.1M-15.4%1.3M3.09
    15 October 20244.9M+2.1%1.1M4.51
    30 September 20244.8M+6.8%1.3M3.75
    13 September 20244.5M-14.8%1.5M3.05
    30 August 20245.3M-1.3%668K7.90
    15 August 20245.3M+3.6%974K5.48
    31 July 20245.2M-9.5%868K5.94
    15 July 20245.7M+5.0%840K6.79
    28 June 20245.4M+18.1%1.1M5.07
    14 June 20244.6M+2.2%759K6.05
    31 May 20244.5M+1.5%860K5.23
    15 May 20244.4M+29.8%1.1M3.88
    30 April 20243.4M-9.8%717K4.76
    15 April 20243.8M+15.1%756K5.00
    28 March 20243.3M-9.6%820K4.01
    15 March 20243.6M-8.8%857K4.24
    29 February 20244.0M+17.8%705K5.66
    15 February 20243.4M+1.8%1.1M3.20
    31 January 20243.3M+10.5%716K4.64
    12 January 20243.0M-22.6%689K4.37
    29 December 20233.9M-8.8%834K4.66
    15 December 20234.3M+5.9%1.2M3.44
    30 November 20234.0M-3.3%546K7.37
    15 November 20234.2M-3.3%669K6.21
    31 October 20234.3M-3.1%897K4.79
    13 October 20234.4M+7.0%889K5.00
    29 September 20234.1M-17.9%886K4.68
    15 September 20235.1M-5.9%864K5.85
    31 August 20235.4M+1.5%659K8.15
    15 August 20235.3M-3.1%1.1M4.72
    31 July 20235.5M+5.0%919K5.94
    14 July 20235.2M-5.1%1.1M4.55
    30 June 20235.5M-9.5%1.3M4.26
    15 June 20236.1M-3.0%953K6.36
    31 May 20236.2M-14.9%1.0M6.25
    15 May 20237.3M-0.0%1.1M6.94
    28 April 20237.4M+17.7%1.6M4.55
    14 April 20236.2M-0.7%1.3M4.87
    31 March 20236.3M+3.5%1.7M3.77
    15 March 20236.1M+38.6%1.5M4.02
    28 February 20234.4M-7.1%768K5.71
    15 February 20234.7M-9.8%1.1M4.40
    31 January 20235.2M+5.9%680K7.69
    13 January 20234.9M-9.6%840K5.88
    30 December 20225.5M-10.2%1.2M4.61
    15 December 20226.1M+9.2%908K6.71
    30 November 20225.6M+0.6%715K7.80
    15 November 20225.5M+1.5%1.0M5.38
    31 October 20225.5M-8.4%1.4M3.78
    14 October 20226.0M-4.7%2.1M2.89
    30 September 20226.3M+29.6%1.7M3.72
    15 September 20224.8M+51.9%1.1M4.37
    31 August 20223.2M-13.7%949K3.35
    15 August 20223.7M-17.7%811K4.54
    29 July 20224.5M-0.4%1.1M4.13
    15 July 20224.5M+2.9%806K5.57
    30 June 20224.4M+1.6%1.6M2.70
    15 June 20224.3M-4.8%1.1M4.01
    31 May 20224.5M-7.4%997K4.52
    13 May 20224.9M+2.0%1.2M3.99
    29 April 20224.8M+13.3%1.3M3.79
    14 April 20224.2M-1.1%1.0M4.16
    31 March 20224.3M-5.5%1.2M3.69
    15 March 20224.5M+2.4%877K5.14
    28 February 20224.4M+12.1%1.5M3.02
    15 February 20223.9M+0.6%1.7M2.37
    31 January 20223.9M+12.2%1.3M2.90
    14 January 20223.5M+64.9%1.0M3.46
    31 December 20212.1M-11.8%1.2M1.71
    15 December 20212.4M+17.4%1.2M2.01
    30 November 20212.0M-13.1%1.3M1.56
    15 November 20212.3M+4.8%1.0M2.33
    29 October 20212.2M+13.1%704K3.17
    15 October 20212.0M-5.2%542K3.65
    30 September 20212.1M+11.8%836K2.49
    15 September 20211.9M-2.8%610K3.06
    31 August 20211.9M+19.7%612K3.13
    13 August 20211.6M-13.0%651K2.46
    30 July 20211.8M+12.9%989K1.86
    15 July 20211.6M-8.8%842K1.94
    30 June 20211.8M-7.4%976K1.83
    15 June 20211.9M+7.5%823K2.35
    28 May 20211.8M-12.7%713K2.52
    14 May 20212.1M-25.0%806K2.55
    30 April 20212.7M-10.7%873K3.15
    15 April 20213.1M-5.7%592K5.19
    31 March 20213.3M+9.5%1.1M2.94
    15 March 20213.0M+15.0%876K3.40
    26 February 20212.6M+5.9%714K3.63
    12 February 20212.4M-6.4%836K2.93
    29 January 20212.6M+5.1%818K3.19
    15 January 20212.5M-6.3%900K2.76
    31 December 20202.7M-8.5%1.3M2.07
    15 December 20202.9M+3.8%1.0M2.85
    30 November 20202.8M-24.1%963K2.90
    13 November 20203.7M-15.2%1.4M2.68
    30 October 20204.3M-3.7%1.1M3.96
    15 October 20204.5M-9.8%964K4.68
    30 September 20205.0M-3.6%1.7M2.94
    15 September 20205.2M+12.8%1.2M4.41
    31 August 20204.6M+2.9%731K6.28
    14 August 20204.5M-12.8%1.2M3.73
    31 July 20205.1M-13.7%795K6.44
    15 July 20205.9M-5.3%1.1M5.42
    30 June 20206.3M+15.6%1.5M4.21
    15 June 20205.4M+8.3%1.7M3.13
    29 May 20205.0M-9.6%1.7M2.88
    15 May 20205.5M+13.0%1.6M3.49
    30 April 20204.9M-1.2%1.5M3.30
    15 April 20205.0M-6.4%3.1M1.61
    31 March 20205.3M-31.2%5.0M1.06
    13 March 20207.7M+1.9%2.0M3.88
    28 February 20207.5M-15.6%2.7M2.83
    14 February 20208.9M-3.9%887K10.09
    31 January 20209.3M-0.5%675K13.81
    15 January 20209.4M+5.2%992K9.43
    31 December 20198.9M-5.2%1.3M6.93
    13 December 20199.4M-7.0%793K11.83
    29 November 201910.1M+4.0%919K10.98
    15 November 20199.7M-6.6%1.1M8.52
    31 October 201910.4M+11.9%1.2M8.37
    15 October 20199.3M+6.2%932K9.95
    30 September 20198.7M+7.7%1.0M8.73
    13 September 20198.1M+8.4%988K8.21
    30 August 20197.5M+4.2%880K8.50
    15 August 20197.2M+10.1%1.0M6.91
    31 July 20196.5M+4.5%1.0M6.22
    15 July 20196.2M+0.4%857K7.27
    28 June 20196.2M+4.7%1.6M3.96
    14 June 20195.9M-12.5%959K6.18
    31 May 20196.8M-4.5%1.2M5.59
    15 May 20197.1M-31.0%3.0M2.34
    30 April 201910.3M+4.6%1.0M9.95
    15 April 20199.8M-2.1%676K14.53
    29 March 201910.0M+10.8%1.1M9.30
    15 March 20199.1M-10.8%858K10.55
    28 February 201910.2M-6.1%858K11.83
    15 February 201910.8M+9.4%1.1M9.57
    31 January 20199.9M+10.2%900K10.99
    15 January 20199.0M-3.3%1.2M7.45
    31 December 20189.3M-3.6%2.1M4.47
    14 December 20189.6M+11.1%1.1M8.77
    30 November 20188.7M+2.3%991K8.74
    15 November 20188.5M+2.3%847K10.01
    31 October 20188.3M-2.2%1.0M8.10
    15 October 20188.5M-9.1%1.2M7.15
    28 September 20189.3M+6.6%1.0M9.13
    14 September 20188.7M-1.3%751K11.64
    31 August 20188.9M+6.2%621K14.27
    15 August 20188.3M-25.9%1.0M8.04
    31 July 201811.3M+3.6%1.1M10.62
    13 July 201810.9M-9.8%919K11.83
    29 June 201812.1M+19.8%1.4M8.75
    15 June 201810.1M-2.6%1.2M8.65
    31 May 201810.3M+12.2%928K11.13
    15 May 20189.2M-6.5%1.4M6.56
    30 April 20189.8M+7.1%1.1M9.20
    13 April 20189.2M-20.2%1.3M6.89
    29 March 201811.5M-23.2%2.4M4.71
    15 March 201815.0M+22.4%3.6M4.12
    28 February 201812.3M+4.8%1.6M7.58
    15 February 201811.7M-8.7%1.9M6.21
    31 January 201812.8M+5.0%1.1M11.47
    12 January 201812.2M-1.1%1.5M8.05
    29 December 201712.3M1.1M11.54
    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.