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Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. short interest

2.2M shares of Axis Capital Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 30 Apr 2025. Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+5.2%+130% over a year
Days to cover3.27at 684K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.06%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 most since 30 Apr 2025, and the share price moved +6% 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 20262.2M+5.2%684K3.27
    30 September 20262.1M+7.2%730K2.92
    15 September 20262.0M-6.3%620K3.20
    31 August 20262.1M+4.4%520K4.08
    14 August 20262.0M+2.3%624K3.26
    31 July 20262.0M-1.3%855K2.32
    15 July 20262.0M-9.1%720K2.79
    30 June 20262.2M+12.3%856K2.59
    15 June 20262.0M+29.6%611K3.23
    29 May 20261.5M+0.3%664K2.29
    15 May 20261.5M+24.0%530K2.86
    30 April 20261.2M+22.9%594K2.06
    15 April 2026993K+2.4%579K1.72
    31 March 2026970K+26.4%497K1.95
    13 March 2026767K-1.2%551K1.39
    27 February 2026777K-3.4%737K1.05
    13 February 2026804K-5.3%676K1.19
    30 January 2026848K+38.4%797K1.06
    15 January 2026613K-22.4%601K1.02
    31 December 2025791K+0.5%569K1.39
    15 December 2025787K-6.7%628K1.25
    28 November 2025844K+1.4%598K1.41
    14 November 2025832K-0.9%680K1.22
    31 October 2025840K-13.8%942K1.00
    15 October 2025974K+1.6%685K1.42
    30 September 2025958K-15.7%805K1.19
    15 September 20251.1M-7.4%525K2.16
    29 August 20251.2M-16.0%539K2.28
    15 August 20251.5M-12.5%697K2.10
    31 July 20251.7M-15.5%744K2.25
    15 July 20252.0M-6.0%780K2.54
    30 June 20252.1M+23.3%776K2.71
    13 June 20251.7M-4.5%764K2.23
    30 May 20251.8M-8.5%505K3.54
    15 May 20252.0M-13.7%612K3.19
    30 April 20252.3M+4.8%559K4.05
    15 April 20252.2M+3.1%737K2.93
    31 March 20252.1M+58.1%996K2.10
    14 March 20251.3M-9.3%781K1.70
    28 February 20251.5M-1.0%673K2.17
    14 February 20251.5M+48.6%651K2.27
    31 January 2025993K-2.1%790K1.26
    15 January 20251.0M+4.9%594K1.71
    31 December 2024967K-10.6%589K1.64
    13 December 20241.1M-4.8%559K1.94
    29 November 20241.1M+2.7%530K2.14
    15 November 20241.1M+9.4%456K2.42
    31 October 20241.0M-4.0%466K2.17
    15 October 20241.1M-20.0%612K1.72
    30 September 20241.3M+12.9%590K2.23
    13 September 20241.2M-1.0%529K2.21
    30 August 20241.2M-7.6%436K2.70
    15 August 20241.3M+1.2%468K2.72
    31 July 20241.3M+12.4%630K2.00
    15 July 20241.1M+6.3%500K2.24
    28 June 20241.1M-9.5%505K2.09
    14 June 20241.2M-0.8%451K2.59
    31 May 20241.2M-18.2%557K2.11
    15 May 20241.4M+48.0%763K1.88
    30 April 2024971K+2.4%624K1.56
    15 April 2024949K+0.5%647K1.47
    28 March 2024944K-4.3%564K1.67
    15 March 2024987K-2.9%507K1.95
    29 February 20241.0M-21.5%553K1.84
    15 February 20241.3M+10.5%870K1.49
    31 January 20241.2M+12.9%702K1.67
    12 January 20241.0M-14.5%548K1.89
    29 December 20231.2M+9.7%437K2.78
    15 December 20231.1M+4.1%580K1.91
    30 November 20231.1M+3.0%478K2.22
    15 November 20231.0M+17.6%672K1.54
    31 October 2023877K+1.9%510K1.72
    13 October 2023860K-26.5%411K2.09
    29 September 20231.2M+46.9%376K3.11
    15 September 2023797K-1.1%457K1.74
    31 August 2023805K+9.8%303K2.66
    15 August 2023734K+27.2%586K1.25
    31 July 2023577K-15.2%513K1.12
    14 July 2023680K-0.3%420K1.62
    30 June 2023682K+7.9%354K1.93
    15 June 2023632K-36.9%336K1.88
    31 May 20231.0M+4.8%429K2.34
    15 May 2023955K+21.5%393K2.43
    28 April 2023786K+40.1%734K1.07
    14 April 2023561K-11.3%472K1.19
    31 March 2023632K-48.9%809K1.00
    15 March 20231.2M+19.0%613K2.02
    28 February 20231.0M+10.4%535K1.95
    15 February 2023943K-23.2%619K1.52
    31 January 20231.2M+21.0%578K2.13
    13 January 20231.0M-2.6%406K2.50
    30 December 20221.0M+13.4%526K1.98
    15 December 2022918K-4.7%360K2.55
    30 November 2022964K+47.0%486K1.98
    15 November 2022656K-14.0%412K1.59
    31 October 2022762K-37.0%844K1.00
    14 October 20221.2M-13.3%569K2.13
    30 September 20221.4M+29.6%558K2.50
    15 September 20221.1M+3.2%427K2.53
    31 August 20221.0M+13.0%291K3.58
    15 August 2022924K+11.9%370K2.50
    29 July 2022826K+22.7%434K1.90
    15 July 2022673K-35.4%403K1.67
    30 June 20221.0M+20.9%463K2.25
    15 June 2022862K+16.5%426K2.02
    31 May 2022740K+6.7%373K1.98
    13 May 2022693K-42.7%898K1.00
    29 April 20221.2M-19.9%830K1.46
    14 April 20221.5M-2.3%554K2.73
    31 March 20221.5M+34.3%647K2.39
    15 March 20221.2M+25.9%549K2.09
    28 February 2022914K+3.0%652K1.40
    15 February 2022887K+1.0%485K1.83
    31 January 2022878K+7.5%622K1.41
    14 January 2022817K-7.0%432K1.89
    31 December 2021878K+24.2%298K2.95
    15 December 2021707K+8.8%334K2.12
    30 November 2021650K-15.4%326K1.99
    15 November 2021768K-27.7%268K2.87
    29 October 20211.1M-0.6%465K2.29
    15 October 20211.1M+38.8%518K2.06
    30 September 2021770K-20.3%641K1.20
    15 September 2021966K+27.6%467K2.07
    31 August 2021757K-16.8%372K2.04
    13 August 2021910K+4.8%250K3.64
    30 July 2021868K+2.5%516K1.68
    15 July 2021847K+6.2%359K2.36
    30 June 2021798K+5.8%434K1.84
    15 June 2021754K+15.4%337K2.23
    28 May 2021654K-22.2%341K1.92
    14 May 2021841K-2.9%372K2.26
    30 April 2021866K+16.5%321K2.70
    15 April 2021743K-11.7%268K2.78
    31 March 2021842K-25.3%443K1.90
    15 March 20211.1M-5.7%429K2.63
    26 February 20211.2M-15.2%297K4.02
    12 February 20211.4M+29.4%475K2.96
    29 January 20211.1M+1.1%352K3.09
    15 January 20211.1M+1.1%388K2.77
    31 December 20201.1M-2.5%296K3.59
    15 December 20201.1M-19.7%306K3.56
    30 November 20201.4M-5.0%429K3.17
    13 November 20201.4M-19.7%403K3.55
    30 October 20201.8M-8.8%463K3.85
    15 October 20202.0M-20.2%433K4.51
    30 September 20202.4M-11.8%677K3.62
    15 September 20202.8M+9.7%742K3.74
    31 August 20202.5M+62.0%1.0M2.48
    14 August 20201.6M+12.2%969K1.61
    31 July 20201.4M-17.6%679K2.05
    15 July 20201.7M-24.6%1.1M1.50
    30 June 20202.2M+73.2%1.1M2.01
    15 June 20201.3M+14.9%786K1.65
    29 May 20201.1M-47.7%562K2.00
    15 May 20202.2M+82.4%857K2.51
    30 April 20201.2M+16.8%958K1.23
    15 April 20201.0M+154.9%829K1.22
    31 March 2020396K-45.1%1.1M1.00
    13 March 2020722K-10.3%684K1.06
    28 February 2020805K+10.6%605K1.33
    14 February 2020728K-28.5%349K2.08
    31 January 20201.0M+25.2%536K1.90
    15 January 2020813K-4.0%453K1.79
    31 December 2019847K+57.6%377K2.25
    13 December 2019537K-13.8%471K1.14
    29 November 2019624K-14.2%660K1.00
    15 November 2019727K+19.0%588K1.24
    31 October 2019611K+1.7%658K1.00
    15 October 2019600K-37.4%670K1.00
    30 September 2019960K+51.0%398K2.41
    13 September 2019636K-35.6%521K1.22
    30 August 2019987K-13.5%607K1.63
    15 August 20191.1M-8.6%468K2.44
    31 July 20191.2M+5.9%464K2.69
    15 July 20191.2M-13.2%381K3.10
    28 June 20191.4M+2.8%490K2.78
    14 June 20191.3M-9.1%605K2.19
    31 May 20191.5M+4.5%598K2.43
    15 May 20191.4M+29.8%519K2.68
    30 April 20191.1M+18.6%671K1.60
    15 April 2019905K-1.9%597K1.52
    29 March 2019922K-11.3%534K1.73
    15 March 20191.0M-4.1%664K1.57
    28 February 20191.1M-7.2%465K2.33
    15 February 20191.2M+0.8%512K2.28
    31 January 20191.2M-8.8%622K1.86
    15 January 20191.3M+23.3%597K2.13
    31 December 20181.0M-0.9%704K1.46
    14 December 20181.0M-51.1%908K1.15
    30 November 20182.1M+40.7%1.5M1.38
    15 November 20181.5M-0.2%512K2.95
    31 October 20181.5M+3.2%550K2.76
    15 October 20181.5M+13.1%454K3.24
    28 September 20181.3M-11.7%381K3.41
    14 September 20181.5M+4.2%528K2.78
    31 August 20181.4M+26.1%413K3.42
    15 August 20181.1M-8.7%383K2.92
    31 July 20181.2M-13.7%533K2.30
    13 July 20181.4M+12.3%598K2.37
    29 June 20181.3M-6.6%519K2.44
    15 June 20181.4M-10.8%424K3.19
    31 May 20181.5M-28.4%530K2.87
    15 May 20182.1M-15.8%847K2.50
    30 April 20182.5M-16.2%1.1M2.37
    13 April 20183.0M-13.6%1.2M2.61
    29 March 20183.5M+12.0%1.3M2.64
    15 March 20183.1M+50.6%1.3M2.46
    28 February 20182.1M+9.6%810K2.55
    15 February 20181.9M+26.2%1.1M1.78
    31 January 20181.5M+13.8%874K1.71
    12 January 20181.3M+1.2%837K1.57
    29 December 20171.3M718K1.80
    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.