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BHP Group Limited short interest

19.2M shares of BHP Group were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (14.2M to 21.0M). Short sellers would need 5.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short19.2Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.1%+16% over a year
Days to cover5.79at 3.3M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 (14.2M to 21.0M), and the share price moved +42% 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
    30 October 202619.2M+0.1%3.3M5.79
    15 October 202619.2M-8.5%2.6M7.37
    30 September 202621.0M+21.7%2.8M7.44
    15 September 202617.3M-6.6%2.4M7.25
    31 August 202618.5M-0.2%2.9M6.31
    14 August 202618.5M-4.4%2.5M7.34
    31 July 202619.4M+23.4%2.4M8.05
    15 July 202615.7M-13.3%2.5M6.39
    30 June 202618.1M+3.7%2.9M6.17
    15 June 202617.5M+12.7%3.2M5.47
    29 May 202615.5M+0.0%2.4M6.44
    15 May 202615.5M-1.7%2.6M6.05
    30 April 202615.8M+7.9%2.4M6.66
    15 April 202614.6M-3.8%2.6M5.63
    31 March 202615.2M-7.3%3.9M3.94
    13 March 202616.4M+8.5%4.5M3.64
    27 February 202615.1M-16.3%4.3M3.49
    13 February 202618.0M-0.1%4.7M3.87
    30 January 202618.0M+8.4%5.0M3.58
    15 January 202616.6M+10.5%4.0M4.11
    31 December 202515.1M-0.6%2.6M5.72
    15 December 202515.1M+6.8%3.2M4.73
    28 November 202514.2M-19.6%2.7M5.26
    14 November 202517.6M+6.0%2.7M6.49
    31 October 202516.6M+12.6%3.1M5.29
    15 October 202514.8M-1.9%4.1M3.58
    30 September 202515.1M-6.3%3.4M4.46
    15 September 202516.1M-4.7%2.8M5.67
    29 August 202516.9M+2.2%2.9M5.75
    15 August 202516.5M+2.2%2.4M6.79
    31 July 202516.2M+3.3%3.4M4.73
    15 July 202515.6M-10.8%4.3M3.67
    30 June 202517.5M+15.6%3.4M5.15
    13 June 202515.2M+0.7%2.5M6.06
    30 May 202515.1M-1.7%2.4M6.36
    15 May 202515.3M+20.9%2.6M5.95
    30 April 202512.7M+0.9%2.7M4.73
    15 April 202512.6M+20.7%5.2M2.40
    31 March 202510.4M+6.2%2.5M4.10
    14 March 20259.8M-9.5%3.4M2.92
    28 February 202510.8M+8.0%2.4M4.57
    14 February 202510.0M-5.2%2.4M4.25
    31 January 202510.6M+5.6%2.6M4.04
    15 January 202510.0M+5.6%2.3M4.34
    31 December 20249.5M+5.6%1.9M4.93
    13 December 20249.0M-15.4%2.1M4.38
    29 November 202410.6M-4.6%2.2M4.78
    15 November 202411.1M+6.4%2.6M4.35
    31 October 202410.5M+6.4%1.9M5.42
    15 October 20249.8M+0.4%2.3M4.35
    30 September 20249.8M-15.5%3.2M3.09
    13 September 202411.6M+10.3%2.9M3.95
    30 August 202410.5M+4.8%2.4M4.36
    15 August 202410.0M+20.8%2.7M3.75
    31 July 20248.3M-3.4%2.3M3.62
    15 July 20248.6M-11.2%1.8M4.71
    28 June 20249.7M+8.8%2.0M4.80
    14 June 20248.9M+2.8%2.3M3.89
    31 May 20248.7M-0.8%2.5M3.42
    15 May 20248.7M+9.0%1.9M4.66
    30 April 20248.0M-3.6%2.9M2.79
    15 April 20248.3M-8.0%3.0M2.78
    28 March 20249.0M-9.9%2.3M3.99
    15 March 202410.0M-4.3%2.8M3.53
    29 February 202410.5M+5.1%2.6M4.11
    15 February 202410.0M+20.0%2.3M4.28
    31 January 20248.3M-12.6%2.7M3.07
    12 January 20249.5M-7.2%2.4M3.95
    29 December 202310.3M+36.3%2.1M4.94
    15 December 20237.5M+5.4%2.8M2.70
    30 November 20237.1M-6.5%1.7M4.21
    15 November 20237.6M-9.1%2.1M3.69
    31 October 20238.4M-7.3%2.7M3.06
    13 October 20239.1M-6.0%2.4M3.71
    29 September 20239.6M+17.8%2.4M3.99
    15 September 20238.2M-15.8%2.5M3.30
    31 August 20239.7M+0.9%3.0M3.22
    15 August 20239.6M+19.2%2.2M4.46
    31 July 20238.1M+1.1%2.4M3.33
    14 July 20238.0M+17.8%2.4M3.32
    30 June 20236.8M-1.8%2.6M2.61
    15 June 20236.9M-5.5%2.9M2.37
    31 May 20237.3M-1.7%2.6M2.77
    15 May 20237.5M+2.9%2.8M2.70
    28 April 20237.2M+19.1%3.1M2.35
    14 April 20236.1M+17.1%2.7M2.23
    31 March 20235.2M-4.9%2.7M1.89
    15 March 20235.5M-6.8%3.9M1.41
    28 February 20235.9M-8.6%3.4M1.74
    15 February 20236.4M-1.3%3.3M1.97
    31 January 20236.5M+17.2%3.0M2.14
    13 January 20235.5M+1.7%2.9M1.92
    30 December 20225.5M+2.0%1.8M2.98
    15 December 20225.3M-14.9%2.8M1.89
    30 November 20226.3M-17.2%3.1M2.02
    15 November 20227.6M-2.5%4.6M1.64
    31 October 20227.8M+0.9%4.3M1.81
    14 October 20227.7M-14.1%3.4M2.26
    30 September 20229.0M+6.8%4.1M2.18
    15 September 20228.4M-17.1%4.5M1.88
    31 August 202210.1M+17.2%3.8M2.66
    15 August 20228.7M+6.3%2.5M3.40
    29 July 20228.1M+15.0%2.9M2.79
    15 July 20227.1M+5.4%3.9M1.83
    30 June 20226.7M+2.3%3.4M1.99
    15 June 20226.6M+31.3%3.6M1.84
    31 May 20225.0M-28.1%3.2M1.54
    13 May 20227.0M+11.8%3.8M1.81
    29 April 20226.2M+30.1%5.2M1.19
    14 April 20224.8M-24.8%2.6M1.84
    31 March 20226.4M+38.8%4.3M1.49
    15 March 20224.6M-24.6%6.0M1.00
    28 February 20226.1M-49.6%5.6M1.09
    15 February 202212.1M-64.0%7.9M1.53
    31 January 202233.5M+2.4%8.2M4.08
    14 January 202232.7M+10.5%4.2M7.85
    31 December 202129.6M+8.8%2.6M11.27
    15 December 202127.2M-4.0%3.8M7.24
    30 November 202128.3M-0.1%3.2M8.88
    15 November 202128.4M+8.8%3.3M8.52
    29 October 202126.1M+4.8%3.2M8.24
    15 October 202124.9M+3.4%3.0M8.21
    30 September 202124.1M+3.4%5.2M4.62
    15 September 202123.3M-5.1%3.7M6.27
    31 August 202124.5M+18.3%5.0M4.92
    13 August 202120.7M-16.2%1.4M14.75
    30 July 202124.7M+19.9%1.7M14.60
    15 July 202120.6M+2.6%1.4M14.61
    30 June 202120.1M+1.4%1.6M12.42
    15 June 202119.8M+5.7%1.5M13.51
    28 May 202118.7M+4.9%1.8M10.65
    14 May 202117.9M+3.0%1.8M10.19
    30 April 202117.3M+14.8%1.8M9.60
    15 April 202115.1M+6.8%1.5M9.92
    31 March 202114.2M+6.2%2.1M6.68
    15 March 202113.3M+6.2%3.2M4.15
    26 February 202112.5M+5.4%2.5M4.96
    12 February 202111.9M+8.4%2.2M5.39
    29 January 202111.0M-2.5%2.8M3.94
    15 January 202111.3M-7.6%2.4M4.60
    31 December 202012.2M-4.4%1.6M7.65
    15 December 202012.7M+4.7%2.0M6.37
    30 November 202012.2M-4.4%1.7M7.17
    13 November 202012.7M-7.1%2.1M6.18
    30 October 202013.7M+5.9%2.0M6.90
    15 October 202012.9M-5.1%2.0M6.57
    30 September 202013.6M-2.7%2.1M6.50
    15 September 202014.0M-5.9%2.0M7.07
    31 August 202014.9M+1.0%1.4M10.56
    14 August 202014.7M+11.0%1.8M8.17
    31 July 202013.3M+1.8%1.9M6.92
    15 July 202013.0M+0.5%1.7M7.71
    30 June 202013.0M+4.3%1.6M7.93
    15 June 202012.4M-3.5%1.9M6.40
    29 May 202012.9M-7.5%2.1M6.03
    15 May 202013.9M-3.8%2.0M6.80
    30 April 202014.5M-1.3%2.2M6.59
    15 April 202014.7M-0.6%3.0M4.90
    31 March 202014.8M-15.6%5.7M2.58
    13 March 202017.5M+10.0%5.5M3.18
    28 February 202015.9M-14.8%2.8M5.66
    14 February 202018.7M+7.4%2.0M9.11
    31 January 202017.4M+10.9%2.4M7.16
    15 January 202015.7M-2.6%1.1M14.45
    31 December 201916.1M-1.0%961K16.73
    13 December 201916.2M-4.0%1.3M12.27
    29 November 201916.9M-5.4%1.2M14.34
    15 November 201917.9M+1.0%1.9M9.43
    31 October 201917.7M+1.6%1.3M13.51
    15 October 201917.4M+2.8%1.9M9.11
    30 September 201916.9M-0.6%1.8M9.63
    13 September 201917.0M+7.2%1.9M8.93
    30 August 201915.9M+3.5%2.2M7.38
    15 August 201915.4M+3.8%2.3M6.69
    31 July 201914.8M+8.6%1.6M9.19
    15 July 201913.6M-0.7%1.4M9.44
    28 June 201913.7M-1.5%1.5M9.11
    14 June 201913.9M-8.1%2.3M6.12
    31 May 201915.2M+7.6%2.2M6.81
    15 May 201914.1M+1.1%1.7M8.33
    30 April 201913.9M-6.4%1.5M9.24
    15 April 201914.9M+3.1%1.9M7.78
    29 March 201914.4M-1.3%2.6M5.52
    15 March 201914.6M-8.6%1.8M8.11
    28 February 201916.0M+4.5%2.0M8.05
    15 February 201915.3M+1.6%2.0M7.56
    31 January 201915.1M-17.6%2.5M6.14
    15 January 201918.3M-7.1%2.8M6.52
    31 December 201819.7M+18.7%3.9M5.00
    14 December 201816.6M+44.3%4.5M3.70
    30 November 201811.5M-13.9%2.9M4.00
    15 November 201813.3M-1.9%2.3M5.72
    31 October 201813.6M-12.2%2.9M4.77
    15 October 201815.5M-0.5%2.8M5.62
    28 September 201815.6M+6.4%1.9M8.16
    14 September 201814.6M-6.8%2.0M7.35
    31 August 201815.7M+4.3%1.9M8.35
    15 August 201815.1M-6.9%2.2M6.85
    31 July 201816.2M+0.9%2.3M7.02
    13 July 201816.0M+14.1%2.4M6.71
    29 June 201814.1M+6.9%2.9M4.83
    15 June 201813.1M+2.1%2.0M6.66
    31 May 201812.9M-2.7%2.3M5.61
    15 May 201813.2M-10.8%2.1M6.24
    30 April 201814.8M-7.4%2.3M6.32
    13 April 201816.0M-4.5%2.7M5.95
    29 March 201816.8M-7.4%3.0M5.63
    15 March 201818.1M-1.3%3.1M5.91
    28 February 201818.3M+7.3%3.7M4.96
    15 February 201817.1M+0.8%3.4M5.00
    31 January 201817.0M-0.7%2.5M6.91
    12 January 201817.1M-1.0%2.7M6.35
    29 December 201717.2M1.6M10.88
    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.