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AXT Inc. short interest

12.0M shares of AXT were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 1.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short12.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.0%+923% over a year
Days to cover1.41at 8.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue18.27%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 at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +1100% 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 202612.0M+11.0%8.5M1.41
    30 September 202610.8M+22.5%8.9M1.21
    15 September 20268.8M-4.1%8.1M1.09
    31 August 20269.2M-14.5%9.3M1.00
    14 August 202610.8M+6.9%13.5M1.00
    31 July 202610.1M-8.7%9.6M1.04
    15 July 202611.0M-2.1%8.7M1.26
    30 June 202611.3M+48.0%10.5M1.08
    15 June 20267.6M+4.2%9.0M1.00
    29 May 20267.3M-11.7%9.0M1.00
    15 May 20268.3M+9.5%11.1M1.00
    30 April 20267.5M-8.9%13.3M1.00
    15 April 20268.3M+15.4%14.5M1.00
    31 March 20267.2M+16.4%11.7M1.00
    13 March 20266.2M+0.1%10.9M1.00
    27 February 20266.2M+1.4%6.6M1.00
    13 February 20266.1M+36.4%7.5M1.00
    30 January 20264.5M-0.3%6.1M1.00
    15 January 20264.5M+9.1%9.9M1.00
    31 December 20254.1M+44.8%4.3M1.00
    15 December 20252.8M+40.6%4.1M1.00
    28 November 20252.0M-12.9%2.4M1.00
    14 November 20252.3M+46.7%4.4M1.00
    31 October 20251.6M+34.4%3.4M1.00
    15 October 20251.2M-6.6%2.0M1.00
    30 September 20251.3M+42.4%1.9M1.00
    15 September 2025880K+37.4%1.1M1.00
    29 August 2025641K+13.0%923K1.00
    15 August 2025567K-7.3%212K2.67
    31 July 2025611K-24.4%344K1.78
    15 July 2025809K+38.3%566K1.43
    30 June 2025585K+2.9%355K1.65
    13 June 2025569K-30.4%1.0M1.00
    30 May 2025817K-7.7%218K3.75
    15 May 2025885K-12.8%282K3.14
    30 April 20251.0M-6.7%226K4.48
    15 April 20251.1M-0.8%424K2.56
    31 March 20251.1M+11.1%411K2.66
    14 March 2025986K-1.4%534K1.85
    28 February 20251,000K+85.2%2.4M1.00
    14 February 2025540K-6.6%282K1.91
    31 January 2025578K-3.4%242K2.39
    15 January 2025598K-2.7%242K2.47
    31 December 2024615K+1.0%301K2.05
    13 December 2024609K-7.2%464K1.31
    29 November 2024657K+5.6%349K1.88
    15 November 2024622K+0.3%487K1.28
    31 October 2024620K-1.5%283K2.19
    15 October 2024629K-5.4%334K1.88
    30 September 2024665K-21.2%361K1.85
    13 September 2024845K-3.7%164K5.15
    30 August 2024878K-9.2%203K4.32
    15 August 2024967K-11.4%400K2.42
    31 July 20241.1M-5.2%307K3.56
    15 July 20241.2M-3.6%204K5.63
    28 June 20241.2M-1.1%270K4.42
    14 June 20241.2M+6.6%281K4.29
    31 May 20241.1M+13.3%411K2.75
    15 May 20241,000K+2.9%1.7M1.00
    30 April 2024971K-43.8%552K1.76
    15 April 20241.7M-10.6%1.7M1.03
    28 March 20241.9M+9.1%792K2.44
    15 March 20241.8M+121.0%981K1.80
    29 February 2024801K+124.3%13.1M1.00
    15 February 2024357K-3.7%103K3.46
    31 January 2024371K+12.9%133K2.78
    12 January 2024328K+3.8%122K2.70
    29 December 2023316K-6.0%181K1.75
    15 December 2023336K-5.1%216K1.56
    30 November 2023354K+3.9%144K2.46
    15 November 2023341K-20.4%194K1.75
    31 October 2023428K+7.7%214K2.00
    13 October 2023398K+4.2%118K3.38
    29 September 2023382K+4.1%188K2.03
    15 September 2023367K+9.8%164K2.24
    31 August 2023334K-23.0%246K1.35
    15 August 2023433K-8.2%344K1.26
    31 July 2023472K-15.6%232K2.04
    14 July 2023559K+24.2%808K1.00
    30 June 2023450K-72.2%873K1.00
    15 June 20231.6M+11.5%376K4.31
    31 May 20231.5M+3.8%211K6.89
    15 May 20231.4M+18.3%303K4.62
    28 April 20231.2M+9.8%344K3.45
    14 April 20231.1M-9.9%240K4.49
    31 March 20231.2M+32.1%212K5.64
    15 March 2023906K+24.4%242K3.74
    28 February 2023729K+3.8%391K1.86
    15 February 2023702K+10.9%147K4.77
    31 January 2023632K+6.3%132K4.78
    13 January 2023595K-1.2%128K4.63
    30 December 2022602K-3.6%274K2.20
    15 December 2022625K-6.3%169K3.70
    30 November 2022666K-2.3%122K5.47
    15 November 2022682K-24.7%274K2.49
    31 October 2022906K-0.5%274K3.31
    14 October 2022911K-10.7%531K1.72
    30 September 20221.0M-5.7%256K3.99
    15 September 20221.1M+1.5%248K4.36
    31 August 20221.1M+13.7%267K3.99
    15 August 2022937K+6.9%537K1.74
    29 July 2022877K-7.9%252K3.48
    15 July 2022952K-4.5%138K6.91
    30 June 2022996K-1.7%178K5.59
    15 June 20221.0M-5.2%162K6.26
    31 May 20221.1M+6.9%156K6.85
    13 May 20221.0M-4.2%170K5.87
    29 April 20221.0M-1.8%130K8.01
    14 April 20221.1M+2.2%134K7.93
    31 March 20221.0M-8.9%122K8.50
    15 March 20221.1M-0.8%148K7.74
    28 February 20221.2M-0.3%183K6.31
    15 February 20221.2M+7.9%166K6.95
    31 January 20221.1M+1.2%209K5.12
    14 January 20221.1M+2.3%225K4.69
    31 December 20211.0M-8.0%230K4.51
    15 December 20211.1M+10.6%216K5.20
    30 November 20211.0M-7.4%204K4.99
    15 November 20211.1M-10.8%242K4.55
    29 October 20211.2M+0.0%318K3.87
    15 October 20211.2M-2.5%207K5.96
    30 September 20211.3M-25.8%861K1.47
    15 September 20211.7M+30.8%879K1.94
    31 August 20211.3M-23.6%257K5.06
    13 August 20211.7M+2.1%279K6.10
    30 July 20211.7M+11.6%292K5.71
    15 July 20211.5M-3.0%241K6.20
    30 June 20211.5M-0.5%485K3.18
    15 June 20211.5M-2.7%582K2.66
    28 May 20211.6M-2.0%348K4.58
    14 May 20211.6M+11.1%415K3.91
    30 April 20211.5M+5.9%372K3.93
    15 April 20211.4M-5.4%341K4.04
    31 March 20211.5M-7.1%463K3.15
    15 March 20211.6M+23.2%576K2.73
    26 February 20211.3M-10.2%860K1.48
    12 February 20211.4M+9.5%316K4.50
    29 January 20211.3M-11.7%347K3.74
    15 January 20211.5M-4.2%495K2.97
    31 December 20201.5M+12.1%629K2.44
    15 December 20201.4M-9.6%685K2.00
    30 November 20201.5M-35.3%1.1M1.37
    13 November 20202.3M-22.0%574K4.07
    30 October 20203.0M+20.0%390K7.68
    15 October 20202.5M+15.6%610K4.09
    30 September 20202.2M+4.0%1.3M1.64
    15 September 20202.1M-2.3%414K5.02
    31 August 20202.1M+23.0%646K3.29
    14 August 20201.7M+3.8%265K6.51
    31 July 20201.7M+28.0%373K4.46
    15 July 20201.3M+10.5%183K7.12
    30 June 20201.2M+7.2%255K4.61
    15 June 20201.1M-5.0%338K3.24
    29 May 20201.2M+66.7%326K3.55
    15 May 2020693K+1.6%392K1.77
    30 April 2020683K-5.7%371K1.84
    15 April 2020724K-5.6%223K3.24
    31 March 2020766K-8.5%469K1.63
    13 March 2020837K+4.7%177K4.73
    28 February 2020800K+18.8%236K3.39
    14 February 2020673K-7.7%123K5.49
    31 January 2020729K+12.1%255K2.86
    15 January 2020650K+10.5%199K3.26
    31 December 2019588K+8.9%277K2.12
    13 December 2019540K-6.0%291K1.85
    29 November 2019575K-6.0%130K4.43
    15 November 2019611K+2.1%172K3.56
    31 October 2019599K-17.0%182K3.28
    15 October 2019721K-19.9%341K2.12
    30 September 2019901K-13.6%151K5.96
    13 September 20191.0M-6.4%128K8.17
    30 August 20191.1M-5.9%165K6.75
    15 August 20191.2M+4.5%161K7.35
    31 July 20191.1M-19.9%231K4.90
    15 July 20191.4M-13.2%141K10.05
    28 June 20191.6M-0.3%312K5.23
    14 June 20191.6M-27.4%418K3.92
    31 May 20192.3M-9.9%306K7.38
    15 May 20192.5M-1.8%280K8.93
    30 April 20192.5M-10.6%612K4.16
    15 April 20192.9M-4.4%297K9.60
    29 March 20193.0M+21.5%262K11.39
    15 March 20192.5M-4.3%225K10.89
    28 February 20192.6M+3.3%510K5.03
    15 February 20192.5M-5.8%187K13.24
    31 January 20192.6M-10.1%247K10.67
    15 January 20192.9M-1.1%387K7.57
    31 December 20183.0M-10.7%426K6.96
    14 December 20183.3M-14.5%507K6.55
    30 November 20183.9M-8.6%393K9.88
    15 November 20184.2M+2.3%628K6.76
    31 October 20184.2M+5.6%319K12.99
    15 October 20183.9M-8.5%406K9.67
    28 September 20184.3M-3.9%315K13.61
    14 September 20184.5M+7.3%309K14.47
    31 August 20184.2M-6.7%312K13.33
    15 August 20184.5M-2.4%358K12.46
    31 July 20184.6M+6.2%776K5.89
    13 July 20184.3M+15.7%709K6.07
    29 June 20183.7M+2.6%374K9.95
    15 June 20183.6M+4.2%403K9.00
    31 May 20183.5M+8.9%413K8.42
    15 May 20183.2M+4.1%322K9.92
    30 April 20183.1M+22.4%505K6.08
    13 April 20182.5M+11.7%347K7.22
    29 March 20182.2M+0.5%413K5.44
    15 March 20182.2M-3.5%366K6.10
    28 February 20182.3M+15.7%727K3.18
    15 February 20182.0M+26.8%393K5.09
    31 January 20181.6M+13.4%419K3.76
    12 January 20181.4M-7.8%354K3.93
    29 December 20171.5M244K6.18
    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.