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Broadcom Inc. short interest

53.6M shares of Broadcom were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (47.6M to 70.1M). Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short53.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.1%+2% over a year
Days to cover2.40at 22.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.12%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 (47.6M to 70.1M), and the share price moved -16% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202653.6M-1.1%22.3M2.40
    30 September 202654.2M+4.4%23.4M2.32
    15 September 202651.9M+2.9%30.6M1.70
    31 August 202650.5M-10.2%20.8M2.42
    14 August 202656.2M-8.1%17.5M3.21
    31 July 202661.2M-10.8%19.0M3.22
    15 July 202668.6M-2.1%22.8M3.02
    30 June 202670.1M+14.1%31.4M2.23
    15 June 202661.5M+5.1%41.1M1.50
    29 May 202658.5M+9.8%20.4M2.87
    15 May 202653.2M+4.4%18.5M2.88
    30 April 202651.0M-6.6%19.7M2.59
    15 April 202654.6M+2.4%23.5M2.32
    31 March 202653.4M+1.6%27.2M1.96
    13 March 202652.5M+10.4%31.6M1.66
    27 February 202647.6M-4.6%19.6M2.42
    13 February 202649.9M-7.9%27.7M1.80
    30 January 202654.2M-6.6%26.8M2.02
    15 January 202658.0M+5.3%23.9M2.43
    31 December 202555.1M-21.0%43.2M1.28
    15 December 202569.8M+23.8%36.0M1.94
    28 November 202556.4M+3.3%26.3M2.14
    14 November 202554.5M-0.2%18.5M2.95
    31 October 202554.7M+3.9%19.3M2.83
    15 October 202552.6M-3.1%22.8M2.31
    30 September 202554.3M+9.2%25.4M2.14
    15 September 202549.7M+25.6%34.9M1.43
    29 August 202539.6M-8.5%18.3M2.16
    15 August 202543.3M-0.5%17.1M2.54
    31 July 202543.5M-8.5%17.1M2.55
    15 July 202547.5M-15.3%16.9M2.81
    30 June 202556.1M+28.8%25.9M2.16
    13 June 202543.6M-10.1%27.6M1.58
    30 May 202548.4M-12.4%18.2M2.66
    15 May 202555.3M+12.5%19.7M2.80
    30 April 202549.1M-8.0%22.4M2.19
    15 April 202553.4M-3.2%43.4M1.23
    31 March 202555.2M+1.4%31.5M1.75
    14 March 202554.4M-5.2%39.8M1.37
    28 February 202557.4M+13.1%26.2M2.19
    14 February 202550.7M-2.2%21.5M2.36
    31 January 202551.9M-7.7%37.3M1.39
    15 January 202556.2M-1.3%24.5M2.29
    31 December 202456.9M-16.9%51.8M1.10
    13 December 202468.6M+3.3%37.2M1.84
    29 November 202466.4M-2.9%18.7M3.56
    15 November 202468.4M+1.0%17.5M3.90
    31 October 202467.7M+3.6%18.6M3.65
    15 October 202465.3M+2.1%19.5M3.36
    30 September 202464.0M+15.0%30.6M2.09
    13 September 202455.6M+1.7%39.0M1.43
    30 August 202454.7M+7.6%20.3M2.69
    15 August 202450.9M-0.2%27.2M1.87
    31 July 202450.9M+0.2%29.7M1.71
    15 July 202450.8M-5.4%38.1M1.33
    28 June 202453.7M-7.1%66.5M1.00
    14 June 202457.9M+2.5%39.6M1.46
    31 May 202456.5M+7.7%27.1M2.08
    15 May 202452.4M-4.3%20.3M2.58
    30 April 202454.8M-6.0%24.2M2.26
    15 April 202458.3M+6.3%22.8M2.56
    28 March 202454.8M-0.9%32.2M1.70
    15 March 202455.3M+5.4%47.9M1.16
    29 February 202452.5M+3.1%21.9M2.40
    15 February 202450.9M-1.3%25.2M2.02
    31 January 202451.6M+2.4%28.3M1.82
    12 January 202450.4M-17.5%26.2M1.93
    29 December 202361.1M+12.2%27.0M2.26
    15 December 202354.5M+15.3%60.3M1.00
    30 November 202347.3M-36.4%37.9M1.25
    15 November 202374.4M+10.4%19.8M3.75
    31 October 202367.4M+1.6%21.7M3.10
    13 October 202366.3M+6.0%19.8M3.35
    29 September 202362.5M-1.3%20.4M3.06
    15 September 202363.4M+6.7%27.2M2.33
    31 August 202359.4M+24.5%24.4M2.43
    15 August 202347.8M-17.0%18.8M2.55
    31 July 202357.6M+15.0%26.5M2.17
    14 July 202350.1M+3.2%21.6M2.32
    30 June 202348.5M-16.2%29.1M1.67
    15 June 202357.9M-20.6%40.1M1.44
    31 May 202372.9M+11.2%45.3M1.61
    15 May 202365.6M+7.9%17.9M3.67
    28 April 202360.8M+12.6%17.0M3.58
    14 April 202354.0M+3.8%15.6M3.47
    31 March 202352.0M-8.4%27.2M1.92
    15 March 202356.8M+15.1%24.6M2.31
    28 February 202349.4M+1.2%19.6M2.52
    15 February 202348.8M-6.5%19.6M2.49
    31 January 202352.2M-9.0%19.2M2.72
    13 January 202357.3M+4.6%25.6M2.24
    30 December 202254.8M-1.8%23.4M2.34
    15 December 202255.8M+14.6%26.8M2.08
    30 November 202248.7M-17.4%20.1M2.42
    15 November 202259.0M+18.1%23.2M2.54
    31 October 202250.0M-8.6%21.8M2.29
    14 October 202254.6M+3.4%23.8M2.29
    30 September 202252.9M-14.4%27.9M1.90
    15 September 202261.7M+8.8%27.2M2.27
    31 August 202256.7M+3.7%18.6M3.06
    15 August 202254.7M+5.1%15.8M3.47
    29 July 202252.1M+5.0%19.5M2.67
    15 July 202249.6M+1.0%19.6M2.53
    30 June 202249.0M-11.6%22.6M2.17
    15 June 202255.5M+9.5%21.7M2.55
    31 May 202250.6M+9.9%32.2M1.57
    13 May 202246.1M+5.5%25.0M1.84
    29 April 202243.7M-1.5%22.2M1.97
    14 April 202244.3M+2.6%20.0M2.22
    31 March 202243.2M-11.8%22.1M1.96
    15 March 202249.0M-9.1%25.8M1.90
    28 February 202253.9M+15.1%22.8M2.37
    15 February 202246.8M+5.0%23.6M1.98
    31 January 202244.6M-3.3%36.6M1.22
    14 January 202246.1M-16.2%25.5M1.81
    31 December 202155.0M-3.0%26.2M2.10
    15 December 202156.7M+23.1%28.3M2.01
    30 November 202146.1M-9.9%16.7M2.76
    15 November 202151.1M+0.4%15.8M3.23
    29 October 202150.9M+4.6%16.0M3.18
    15 October 202148.7M+7.0%16.4M2.97
    30 September 202145.5M+9.0%19.0M2.39
    15 September 202141.7M-6.3%16.2M2.57
    31 August 202144.5M-5.0%13.6M3.27
    13 August 202146.9M-1.8%9.9M4.73
    30 July 202147.8M+7.5%13.0M3.67
    15 July 202144.4M+1.1%17.8M2.49
    30 June 202143.9M+0.1%17.7M2.49
    15 June 202143.9M-3.1%16.5M2.66
    28 May 202145.3M+11.6%14.3M3.18
    14 May 202140.6M+1.1%17.4M2.33
    30 April 202140.2M-18.5%18.1M2.22
    15 April 202149.3M-23.5%16.7M2.94
    31 March 202164.4M+33.2%30.9M2.08
    15 March 202148.4M+14.2%26.4M1.83
    26 February 202142.4M-5.3%15.5M2.72
    12 February 202144.8M+2.3%14.0M3.19
    29 January 202143.8M+11.8%14.4M3.05
    15 January 202139.1M+3.7%15.1M2.60
    31 December 202037.7M+4.8%15.2M2.48
    15 December 202036.0M+1.2%18.3M1.97
    30 November 202035.6M+1.7%11.2M3.18
    13 November 202035.0M-0.1%16.1M2.17
    30 October 202035.0M-13.1%12.3M2.85
    15 October 202040.3M+3.3%15.3M2.64
    30 September 202039.0M-1.3%18.5M2.11
    15 September 202039.5M+14.2%27.5M1.44
    31 August 202034.6M-4.2%10.5M3.29
    14 August 202036.1M+8.0%16.1M2.24
    31 July 202033.5M-17.7%14.7M2.28
    15 July 202040.7M-11.8%16.2M2.51
    30 June 202046.1M-1.1%24.7M1.87
    15 June 202046.6M-12.6%29.4M1.59
    29 May 202053.4M+0.7%17.9M2.99
    15 May 202053.0M-1.4%19.0M2.79
    30 April 202053.8M-14.7%23.5M2.29
    15 April 202063.0M+16.2%31.0M2.03
    31 March 202054.2M+28.5%59.9M1.00
    13 March 202042.2M+1.5%33.8M1.25
    28 February 202041.6M-2.5%29.7M1.40
    14 February 202042.6M-13.7%17.1M2.50
    31 January 202049.4M+9.4%26.5M1.86
    15 January 202045.1M+7.3%24.7M1.82
    31 December 201942.0M-10.1%22.3M1.88
    13 December 201946.8M-7.5%18.8M2.49
    29 November 201950.5M-19.9%20.0M2.53
    15 November 201963.0M+10.2%20.8M3.04
    31 October 201957.2M-1.3%17.4M3.29
    15 October 201957.9M+0.4%20.0M2.90
    30 September 201957.7M+21.1%26.1M2.21
    13 September 201947.7M-7.1%26.0M1.83
    30 August 201951.3M-9.6%17.2M2.98
    15 August 201956.7M-8.9%23.9M2.37
    31 July 201962.3M+1.2%18.2M3.42
    15 July 201961.5M-11.6%30.1M2.04
    28 June 201969.6M+10.2%36.3M1.92
    14 June 201963.2M+2.2%37.4M1.69
    31 May 201961.8M+28.0%36.3M1.70
    15 May 201948.3M+1.5%22.1M2.19
    30 April 201947.6M-5.7%19.8M2.40
    15 April 201950.5M-7.3%19.2M2.63
    29 March 201954.4M+13.6%33.2M1.64
    15 March 201947.9M-14.2%36.0M1.33
    28 February 201955.8M-13.6%22.4M2.50
    15 February 201964.6M-5.6%21.5M3.01
    31 January 201968.5M-20.3%30.8M2.23
    15 January 201985.9M-12.2%41.1M2.09
    31 December 201897.8M-2.9%50.3M1.94
    14 December 2018100.8M+30.9%52.8M1.91
    30 November 201877.0M-16.9%28.0M2.75
    15 November 201892.7M-0.8%33.2M2.79
    31 October 201893.4M-7.4%32.9M2.84
    15 October 2018100.9M-1.9%31.5M3.20
    28 September 2018102.8M+15.6%47.6M2.16
    14 September 201888.9M+16.6%54.2M1.64
    31 August 201876.2M-15.6%30.1M2.53
    15 August 201890.3M-16.6%31.6M2.85
    31 July 2018108.3M+68.7%81.8M1.32
    13 July 201864.2M-4.2%84.3M1.00
    29 June 201867.0M-4.2%31.7M2.12
    15 June 201870.0M-7.7%40.4M1.73
    31 May 201875.8M+0.0%26.5M2.86
    15 May 201875.8M+12.4%38.5M1.97
    30 April 201867.4M+31.8%33.8M1.99
    13 April 201851.2M-7.4%38.4M1.33
    29 March 201855.3M+40.9%60.5M1.00
    15 March 201839.2M-2.5%38.5M1.02
    28 February 201840.2M-19.2%27.4M1.47
    15 February 201849.8M+26.4%46.4M1.07
    31 January 201839.4M-3.6%43.7M1.00
    12 January 201840.8M+5.9%25.4M1.61
    29 December 201738.6M21.2M1.82
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.