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Brown & Brown, Inc. short interest

16.3M shares of Brown & Brown were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (9.0M to 18.9M). Short sellers would need 7.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short16.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+15.0%+80% over a year
Days to cover7.01at 2.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.97%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 (9.0M to 18.9M), and the share price moved -23% 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 202616.3M+15.0%2.3M7.01
    30 September 202614.1M+2.8%2.6M5.49
    15 September 202613.8M-1.0%1.8M7.68
    31 August 202613.9M-2.2%1.6M8.75
    14 August 202614.2M-14.3%2.0M7.14
    31 July 202616.6M-11.6%3.4M4.86
    15 July 202618.8M-0.8%2.2M8.48
    30 June 202618.9M+12.6%3.5M5.33
    15 June 202616.8M+2.6%3.1M5.47
    29 May 202616.3M+1.2%2.8M5.85
    15 May 202616.2M-11.6%4.1M3.94
    30 April 202618.3M-0.9%2.9M6.23
    15 April 202618.4M-1.0%2.5M7.40
    31 March 202618.6M+3.1%4.1M4.56
    13 March 202618.1M+2.0%2.7M6.77
    27 February 202617.7M+5.4%3.5M5.00
    13 February 202616.8M+6.9%4.5M3.78
    30 January 202615.7M+16.3%3.4M4.60
    15 January 202613.5M+2.0%2.8M4.84
    31 December 202513.2M+13.2%2.5M5.27
    15 December 202511.7M+8.6%2.4M4.86
    28 November 202510.8M+3.0%2.1M5.02
    14 November 202510.5M+6.5%2.9M3.58
    31 October 20259.8M+9.0%3.9M2.52
    15 October 20259.0M+6.3%2.4M3.72
    30 September 20258.5M+23.2%3.0M2.87
    15 September 20256.9M+4.9%2.1M3.23
    29 August 20256.6M-0.1%2.3M2.88
    15 August 20256.6M+2.1%3.3M1.97
    31 July 20256.4M+20.2%4.1M1.55
    15 July 20255.3M-38.8%3.8M1.41
    30 June 20258.7M+29.5%4.8M1.84
    13 June 20256.7M+69.0%4.9M1.39
    30 May 20254.0M+22.9%1.6M2.53
    15 May 20253.3M-8.9%1.5M2.14
    30 April 20253.6M-24.8%2.1M1.69
    15 April 20254.7M-11.4%2.3M2.09
    31 March 20255.4M-5.6%1.6M3.33
    14 March 20255.7M+21.3%2.2M2.54
    28 February 20254.7M+11.0%1.5M3.05
    14 February 20254.2M-0.6%1.4M2.93
    31 January 20254.2M-15.5%1.9M2.20
    15 January 20255.0M+4.5%1.4M3.60
    31 December 20244.8M+16.3%1.2M4.08
    13 December 20244.1M+4.0%1.3M3.27
    29 November 20244.0M+1.6%1.1M3.58
    15 November 20243.9M-13.3%1.2M3.36
    31 October 20244.5M+20.5%1.8M2.57
    15 October 20243.7M-15.9%1.3M2.78
    30 September 20244.4M+28.3%2.2M1.98
    13 September 20243.5M+8.5%1.3M2.76
    30 August 20243.2M+16.1%922K3.46
    15 August 20242.8M-7.7%1.1M2.40
    31 July 20243.0M-26.4%1.4M2.08
    15 July 20244.0M-7.2%871K4.65
    28 June 20244.4M+17.3%1.3M3.34
    14 June 20243.7M+16.1%892K4.17
    31 May 20243.2M+18.1%1.3M2.53
    15 May 20242.7M-5.9%1.2M2.36
    30 April 20242.9M-7.2%1.5M1.95
    15 April 20243.1M+20.2%1.3M2.41
    28 March 20242.6M+14.7%949K2.72
    15 March 20242.3M+3.3%1.1M2.01
    29 February 20242.2M-5.0%1.2M1.80
    15 February 20242.3M+7.6%1.3M1.84
    31 January 20242.1M-0.2%1.9M1.12
    12 January 20242.1M-12.3%1.5M1.42
    29 December 20232.4M+3.3%1.1M2.14
    15 December 20232.4M+6.2%1.4M1.74
    30 November 20232.2M-10.6%873K2.55
    15 November 20232.5M-8.3%1.3M1.94
    31 October 20232.7M+32.9%2.2M1.23
    13 October 20232.0M+2.9%1.1M1.92
    29 September 20232.0M+14.5%901K2.20
    15 September 20231.7M-1.9%1.2M1.44
    31 August 20231.8M-14.0%968K1.82
    15 August 20232.1M+9.5%929K2.21
    31 July 20231.9M-19.6%1.2M1.56
    14 July 20232.3M-4.2%1.2M2.01
    30 June 20232.4M+11.3%1.5M1.66
    15 June 20232.2M-24.6%940K2.33
    31 May 20232.9M+3.1%1.1M2.70
    15 May 20232.8M-6.5%1.0M2.77
    28 April 20233.0M+21.7%2.4M1.26
    14 April 20232.5M-13.2%971K2.54
    31 March 20232.8M-11.7%1.2M2.34
    15 March 20233.2M+0.5%1.2M2.76
    28 February 20233.2M-11.0%821K3.91
    15 February 20233.6M+2.4%1.0M3.45
    31 January 20233.5M+13.8%1.6M2.24
    13 January 20233.1M-6.7%1.1M2.92
    30 December 20223.3M-6.8%974K3.40
    15 December 20223.6M-1.4%1.1M3.33
    30 November 20223.6M+2.1%1.0M3.45
    15 November 20223.5M+8.1%1.2M2.88
    31 October 20223.3M+26.0%2.2M1.46
    14 October 20222.6M-13.6%1.3M2.06
    30 September 20223.0M-0.8%1.9M1.60
    15 September 20223.0M+3.6%1.2M2.52
    31 August 20222.9M-23.2%856K3.41
    15 August 20223.8M-8.0%908K4.18
    29 July 20224.1M+0.0%1.2M3.41
    15 July 20224.1M-23.0%1.2M3.55
    30 June 20225.4M+4.7%1.5M3.57
    15 June 20225.1M-4.3%1.2M4.25
    31 May 20225.4M-16.5%3.0M1.80
    13 May 20226.4M+7.4%2.2M2.90
    29 April 20226.0M-4.7%2.0M2.98
    14 April 20226.3M+1.7%1.2M5.27
    31 March 20226.2M+6.6%1.9M3.28
    15 March 20225.8M-13.8%2.0M2.86
    28 February 20226.7M+20.6%1.8M3.76
    15 February 20225.6M-7.6%1.8M3.16
    31 January 20226.0M+3.7%2.6M2.34
    14 January 20225.8M+19.2%1.5M3.78
    31 December 20214.9M+11.5%1.1M4.55
    15 December 20214.4M+13.5%1.3M3.32
    30 November 20213.8M+5.3%1.4M2.73
    15 November 20213.7M-11.3%1.3M2.73
    29 October 20214.1M-4.9%1.6M2.64
    15 October 20214.3M+6.5%1.2M3.57
    30 September 20214.1M+14.1%5.7M1.00
    15 September 20213.6M-0.3%1.3M2.68
    31 August 20213.6M+8.6%888K4.03
    13 August 20213.3M-2.1%1.0M3.29
    30 July 20213.4M+19.7%1.3M2.64
    15 July 20212.8M-5.0%856K3.28
    30 June 20213.0M-0.9%1.1M2.74
    15 June 20213.0M-22.2%693K4.30
    28 May 20213.8M+6.0%822K4.66
    14 May 20213.6M-1.7%980K3.69
    30 April 20213.7M-1.4%1.1M3.49
    15 April 20213.7M-4.7%712K5.24
    31 March 20213.9M-0.6%1.2M3.36
    15 March 20213.9M+0.2%904K4.35
    26 February 20213.9M+23.5%1.2M3.23
    12 February 20213.2M-7.7%929K3.42
    29 January 20213.4M+0.5%1.1M3.26
    15 January 20213.4M+9.0%859K3.99
    31 December 20203.1M+5.2%795K3.96
    15 December 20203.0M-3.2%1.0M2.86
    30 November 20203.1M+2.9%826K3.74
    13 November 20203.0M+19.4%827K3.63
    30 October 20202.5M-10.5%759K3.31
    15 October 20202.8M+8.0%735K3.82
    30 September 20202.6M-15.9%1.0M2.49
    15 September 20203.1M-6.1%922K3.36
    31 August 20203.3M-4.3%647K5.09
    14 August 20203.4M-7.0%684K5.03
    31 July 20203.7M-14.6%1.1M3.41
    15 July 20204.3M+1.6%1.0M4.33
    30 June 20204.3M-9.1%1.2M3.48
    15 June 20204.7M+1.7%1.2M3.88
    29 May 20204.6M-21.1%993K4.65
    15 May 20205.8M+6.7%1.3M4.53
    30 April 20205.5M+24.4%1.5M3.68
    15 April 20204.4M-10.9%1.4M3.19
    31 March 20204.9M-4.0%2.2M2.30
    13 March 20205.1M-1.2%2.2M2.38
    28 February 20205.2M+1.4%1.6M3.25
    14 February 20205.1M-9.3%1.5M3.51
    31 January 20205.7M+24.2%1.5M3.76
    15 January 20204.6M-8.3%1.4M3.26
    31 December 20195.0M+6.5%1.2M4.06
    13 December 20194.7M-13.3%1.6M2.87
    29 November 20195.4M+50.9%3.4M1.56
    15 November 20193.6M+34.2%1.5M2.33
    31 October 20192.7M-3.1%1.5M1.74
    15 October 20192.7M+10.8%1.2M2.24
    30 September 20192.5M-17.5%1.3M1.91
    13 September 20193.0M+1.0%1.3M2.35
    30 August 20193.0M-10.0%975K3.05
    15 August 20193.3M-8.6%1.2M2.86
    31 July 20193.6M+2.4%1.2M2.97
    15 July 20193.5M+16.0%783K4.51
    28 June 20193.0M-2.9%913K3.34
    14 June 20193.1M-12.9%893K3.51
    31 May 20193.6M-2.2%776K4.64
    15 May 20193.7M-4.4%1.2M3.14
    30 April 20193.9M-9.1%1.1M3.36
    15 April 20194.2M-7.2%767K5.53
    29 March 20194.6M-12.6%763K5.99
    15 March 20195.2M-19.1%945K5.53
    28 February 20196.5M-2.7%830K7.79
    15 February 20196.6M+14.9%1.3M5.30
    31 January 20195.8M-13.9%1.6M3.57
    15 January 20196.7M+0.5%915K7.34
    31 December 20186.7M-1.9%1.5M4.39
    14 December 20186.8M+48.1%1.2M5.71
    30 November 20184.6M-11.3%770K5.98
    15 November 20185.2M+11.1%911K5.70
    31 October 20184.7M+24.7%1.7M2.74
    15 October 20183.7M-1.4%980K3.82
    28 September 20183.8M-7.6%1.2M3.21
    14 September 20184.1M+6.1%1.1M3.77
    31 August 20183.9M-0.8%699K5.54
    15 August 20183.9M-5.9%854K4.57
    31 July 20184.1M+8.7%1.2M3.34
    13 July 20183.8M+1.4%681K5.60
    29 June 20183.8M-27.5%875K4.30
    15 June 20185.2M+33.1%763K6.80
    31 May 20183.9M-1.0%717K5.43
    15 May 20183.9M-7.8%976K4.03
    30 April 20184.3M+49.7%1.4M3.07
    13 April 20182.9M+13.2%1.3M2.20
    29 March 20182.5M-24.6%1.3M1.87
    15 March 20183.3M+2.1%1.3M2.53
    28 February 20183.3M+4.5%857K3.82
    15 February 20183.1M+37.2%1.6M1.99
    31 January 20182.3M-26.5%2.0M1.15
    12 January 20183.1M-8.7%845K3.67
    29 December 20173.4M700K4.86
    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.