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Bank of America Corp. short interest

88.8M shares of Bank of America were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (79.3M to 114.9M). Short sellers would need 1.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short88.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.6%-17% over a year
Days to cover1.92at 46.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.28%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 (79.3M to 114.9M), and the share price moved -5% 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 202688.8M+3.6%46.2M1.92
    30 September 202685.7M+2.9%38.1M2.25
    15 September 202683.2M+1.2%34.8M2.39
    31 August 202682.3M-1.9%31.7M2.60
    14 August 202683.9M-16.6%25.2M3.32
    31 July 2026100.5M+3.8%34.2M2.94
    15 July 202696.8M+6.5%33.0M2.93
    30 June 202690.9M-10.4%39.6M2.30
    15 June 2026101.4M-5.9%37.4M2.71
    29 May 2026107.7M+6.9%40.2M2.68
    15 May 2026100.8M+12.5%33.5M3.00
    30 April 202689.5M-11.3%31.4M2.85
    15 April 2026100.9M-3.9%34.3M2.94
    31 March 2026105.0M-2.2%41.9M2.51
    13 March 2026107.4M+17.0%47.1M2.28
    27 February 202691.8M-9.2%46.9M1.96
    13 February 2026101.1M+11.9%42.2M2.39
    30 January 202690.3M+13.9%36.2M2.49
    15 January 202679.3M-12.4%43.0M1.85
    31 December 202590.6M-21.2%33.5M2.71
    15 December 2025114.9M+3.7%39.2M2.93
    28 November 2025110.8M-2.8%36.1M3.07
    14 November 2025114.0M+3.3%38.8M2.94
    31 October 2025110.4M+3.4%34.5M3.20
    15 October 2025106.8M-5.7%31.7M3.36
    30 September 2025113.3M+8.8%34.9M3.25
    15 September 2025104.1M+6.4%37.1M2.81
    29 August 202597.9M+2.4%36.5M2.68
    15 August 202595.5M+3.6%33.1M2.89
    31 July 202592.2M+5.0%37.6M2.45
    15 July 202587.8M+0.2%45.5M1.93
    30 June 202587.6M+1.9%43.0M2.04
    13 June 202586.0M-2.2%34.6M2.49
    30 May 202587.9M-8.8%40.7M2.16
    15 May 202596.4M+0.2%37.8M2.55
    30 April 202596.2M+1.9%41.9M2.30
    15 April 202594.3M+12.5%85.5M1.10
    31 March 202583.8M-4.5%36.9M2.27
    14 March 202587.8M+11.8%53.1M1.65
    28 February 202578.5M-1.0%39.7M1.98
    14 February 202579.3M+37.3%29.3M2.71
    31 January 202557.8M-20.3%37.3M1.55
    15 January 202572.5M-2.0%36.6M1.98
    31 December 202474.0M-1.4%29.9M2.48
    13 December 202475.1M+0.5%32.3M2.32
    29 November 202474.7M-8.1%32.4M2.30
    15 November 202481.3M+27.3%44.0M1.85
    31 October 202463.8M+5.8%30.5M2.09
    15 October 202460.3M-10.5%32.4M1.86
    30 September 202467.4M-3.7%38.3M1.76
    13 September 202469.9M+0.4%41.6M1.68
    30 August 202469.7M+11.2%37.7M1.85
    15 August 202462.7M-11.1%43.6M1.44
    31 July 202470.5M-2.1%48.0M1.47
    15 July 202472.0M+6.8%29.2M2.47
    28 June 202467.4M-17.3%38.5M1.75
    14 June 202481.5M+12.7%35.1M2.32
    31 May 202472.3M+3.9%35.4M2.04
    15 May 202469.6M-3.4%30.1M2.31
    30 April 202472.0M+11.2%45.5M1.58
    15 April 202464.8M-10.1%36.7M1.76
    28 March 202472.1M+6.3%39.1M1.84
    15 March 202467.8M+7.6%43.1M1.57
    29 February 202463.0M-6.8%36.7M1.72
    15 February 202467.6M+8.0%38.0M1.78
    31 January 202462.5M-10.4%43.7M1.43
    12 January 202469.8M-2.7%45.5M1.53
    29 December 202371.7M-5.3%33.2M2.16
    15 December 202375.7M+8.9%51.4M1.47
    30 November 202369.6M+4.6%40.4M1.72
    15 November 202366.5M-6.2%44.3M1.50
    31 October 202371.0M+11.7%60.0M1.18
    13 October 202363.5M+3.7%50.5M1.26
    29 September 202361.3M+2.3%35.9M1.71
    15 September 202359.9M+14.6%41.8M1.43
    31 August 202352.3M-1.9%36.1M1.45
    15 August 202353.3M-25.9%34.2M1.56
    31 July 202371.9M+1.5%54.3M1.32
    14 July 202370.8M+1.3%41.4M1.71
    30 June 202369.9M-4.0%48.1M1.45
    15 June 202372.8M+5.8%44.4M1.64
    31 May 202368.8M-16.5%48.8M1.41
    15 May 202382.5M-12.0%46.4M1.78
    28 April 202393.7M+1.2%55.4M1.69
    14 April 202392.6M-6.9%52.7M1.76
    31 March 202399.4M+5.5%86.4M1.15
    15 March 202394.2M+74.4%93.1M1.01
    28 February 202354.0M+0.4%30.6M1.76
    15 February 202353.8M+6.3%33.8M1.59
    31 January 202350.6M+11.7%37.7M1.34
    13 January 202345.3M-20.2%43.9M1.03
    30 December 202256.8M+9.2%32.4M1.75
    15 December 202252.0M+7.2%51.8M1.00
    30 November 202248.5M-34.2%28.0M1.73
    15 November 202273.6M-7.2%38.2M1.93
    31 October 202279.3M-7.5%47.3M1.68
    14 October 202285.7M+14.9%46.1M1.86
    30 September 202274.6M-11.8%42.9M1.74
    15 September 202284.6M+21.5%38.8M2.18
    31 August 202269.6M-0.4%34.4M2.02
    15 August 202269.9M-1.7%37.0M1.89
    29 July 202271.1M+1.4%37.7M1.89
    15 July 202270.1M-13.6%43.7M1.60
    30 June 202281.1M+5.6%53.7M1.51
    15 June 202276.8M+14.8%41.8M1.84
    31 May 202266.9M-13.7%52.6M1.27
    13 May 202277.5M+3.0%53.0M1.46
    29 April 202275.3M+20.1%51.3M1.47
    14 April 202262.7M-4.1%51.9M1.21
    31 March 202265.4M+7.7%49.2M1.33
    15 March 202260.7M+3.6%65.7M1.00
    28 February 202258.6M+3.7%55.1M1.06
    15 February 202256.5M-5.3%45.6M1.24
    31 January 202259.7M-21.2%65.5M1.00
    14 January 202275.7M+3.2%57.0M1.33
    31 December 202173.3M-6.9%46.2M1.59
    15 December 202178.7M-14.2%50.3M1.57
    30 November 202191.8M-7.3%47.3M1.94
    15 November 202199.1M+10.6%38.4M2.58
    29 October 202189.6M+7.5%37.8M2.37
    15 October 202183.3M+6.5%49.1M1.70
    30 September 202178.2M+0.4%52.6M1.49
    15 September 202177.9M-7.6%44.4M1.76
    31 August 202184.4M-3.8%44.5M1.90
    13 August 202187.7M+14.1%46.3M1.89
    30 July 202176.9M-0.5%50.8M1.51
    15 July 202177.2M-1.0%50.2M1.54
    30 June 202178.1M-6.1%51.3M1.52
    15 June 202183.1M+3.1%38.2M2.17
    28 May 202180.6M-10.7%36.9M2.19
    14 May 202190.3M+12.3%37.1M2.43
    30 April 202180.4M-3.8%39.6M2.03
    15 April 202183.5M-3.4%43.7M1.91
    31 March 202186.5M+3.2%56.7M1.52
    15 March 202183.8M+15.9%54.4M1.54
    26 February 202172.3M+1.6%49.8M1.45
    12 February 202171.1M-2.0%39.4M1.80
    29 January 202172.5M-10.8%47.4M1.53
    15 January 202181.3M+10.5%53.8M1.51
    31 December 202073.5M+2.7%42.6M1.73
    15 December 202071.6M-2.7%44.2M1.62
    30 November 202073.6M+5.2%45.4M1.62
    13 November 202070.0M-4.2%71.6M1.00
    30 October 202073.1M+9.8%52.2M1.40
    15 October 202066.5M-0.9%53.6M1.24
    30 September 202067.1M-15.8%54.6M1.23
    15 September 202079.7M+3.9%57.0M1.40
    31 August 202076.7M-4.3%47.1M1.63
    14 August 202080.2M-2.2%52.7M1.52
    31 July 202082.0M+23.3%56.8M1.44
    15 July 202066.5M-1.2%58.8M1.13
    30 June 202067.3M-14.5%69.3M1.00
    15 June 202078.6M-16.9%81.9M1.00
    29 May 202094.6M-13.7%70.7M1.34
    15 May 2020109.6M-1.3%57.6M1.90
    30 April 2020111.1M+2.2%62.7M1.77
    15 April 2020108.7M+11.1%79.3M1.37
    31 March 202097.9M-0.1%119.0M1.00
    13 March 202098.0M+18.4%117.5M1.00
    28 February 202082.8M+5.0%78.1M1.06
    14 February 202078.8M+13.3%34.4M2.29
    31 January 202069.6M-24.1%42.9M1.62
    15 January 202091.6M-4.4%39.5M2.32
    31 December 201995.8M+1.8%39.9M2.40
    13 December 201994.2M-3.8%42.5M2.21
    29 November 201997.9M-3.6%38.0M2.57
    15 November 2019101.5M+5.6%46.0M2.21
    31 October 201996.2M+4.1%53.8M1.79
    15 October 201992.4M+5.8%51.6M1.79
    30 September 201987.3M-3.2%58.9M1.48
    13 September 201990.2M+0.8%61.9M1.46
    30 August 201989.5M+3.7%52.7M1.70
    15 August 201986.3M+0.3%70.9M1.22
    31 July 201986.1M+10.4%50.9M1.69
    15 July 201978.0M-3.2%35.4M2.20
    28 June 201980.5M+2.9%55.3M1.46
    14 June 201978.2M+17.9%43.5M1.80
    31 May 201966.3M-0.3%46.6M1.42
    15 May 201966.5M+11.7%50.1M1.33
    30 April 201959.6M-14.3%57.9M1.03
    15 April 201969.5M-35.7%58.9M1.18
    29 March 2019108.0M+1.7%70.4M1.53
    15 March 2019106.3M+1.7%48.8M2.18
    28 February 2019104.5M+0.7%49.9M2.10
    15 February 2019103.8M-8.6%52.1M1.99
    31 January 2019113.6M-14.2%85.7M1.33
    15 January 2019132.4M-8.2%70.2M1.89
    31 December 2018144.3M-2.4%97.5M1.48
    14 December 2018147.9M+8.7%93.1M1.59
    30 November 2018136.1M+18.4%52.3M2.60
    15 November 2018114.9M+0.2%54.2M2.12
    31 October 2018114.7M-1.7%84.4M1.36
    15 October 2018116.7M-6.1%73.2M1.59
    28 September 2018124.3M-1.6%61.2M2.03
    14 September 2018126.4M+0.7%47.2M2.68
    31 August 2018125.5M-13.2%43.5M2.89
    15 August 2018144.7M+5.9%50.4M2.87
    31 July 2018136.6M+24.1%70.0M1.95
    13 July 2018110.1M-1.5%52.9M2.08
    29 June 2018111.8M-0.4%68.2M1.64
    15 June 2018112.2M-12.9%63.4M1.77
    31 May 2018128.8M+13.8%67.0M1.92
    15 May 2018113.2M-6.4%61.6M1.84
    30 April 2018121.0M-1.8%69.7M1.74
    13 April 2018123.2M+1.3%70.4M1.75
    29 March 2018121.7M-13.5%79.0M1.54
    15 March 2018140.6M+9.3%63.5M2.22
    28 February 2018128.7M-8.6%64.3M2.00
    15 February 2018140.8M+6.6%108.3M1.30
    31 January 2018132.1M-9.0%72.0M1.83
    12 January 2018145.1M+3.5%61.1M2.38
    29 December 2017140.2M55.9M2.51
    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.