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Burford Capital Ltd. short interest

15.3M shares of Burford Capital were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (4.9M to 15.7M). Short sellers would need 7.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short15.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.2%+216% over a year
Days to cover7.51at 2.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue6.98%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 top of its range over the last year (4.9M to 15.7M), and the share price moved -69% 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 202615.3M-2.2%2.0M7.51
    30 September 202615.7M+10.7%2.4M6.48
    15 September 202614.2M+0.2%1.8M7.88
    31 August 202614.1M-3.9%1.1M12.73
    14 August 202614.7M-3.0%1.9M7.95
    31 July 202615.2M-3.6%1.8M8.52
    15 July 202615.7M+1.0%2.1M7.64
    30 June 202615.6M+8.0%2.5M6.28
    15 June 202614.4M+9.7%2.3M6.14
    29 May 202613.1M+0.7%2.7M4.88
    15 May 202613.0M+5.9%4.0M3.28
    30 April 202612.3M+16.6%2.7M4.51
    15 April 202610.6M-6.2%4.0M2.64
    31 March 202611.3M+28.2%8.0M1.40
    13 March 20268.8M-6.5%2.4M3.64
    27 February 20269.4M-10.9%1.9M5.05
    13 February 202610.5M-0.1%1.6M6.46
    30 January 202610.6M+18.4%1.7M6.08
    15 January 20268.9M+11.2%1.4M6.16
    31 December 20258.0M-3.5%1.7M4.80
    15 December 20258.3M+12.8%2.1M3.97
    28 November 20257.4M+9.2%2.7M2.70
    14 November 20256.7M-4.9%3.0M2.23
    31 October 20257.1M+46.0%2.9M2.45
    15 October 20254.9M-11.9%1.4M3.39
    30 September 20255.5M-0.5%1.3M4.28
    15 September 20255.5M+1.7%1.6M3.47
    29 August 20255.4M+15.4%1.4M3.96
    15 August 20254.7M-0.4%1.4M3.36
    31 July 20254.7M+3.3%1.2M3.98
    15 July 20254.6M-12.1%2.7M1.67
    30 June 20255.2M+11.6%3.9M1.35
    13 June 20254.7M+27.8%1.1M4.29
    30 May 20253.7M+10.6%1.6M2.32
    15 May 20253.3M-20.4%928K3.56
    30 April 20254.2M+15.7%802K5.18
    15 April 20253.6M-3.7%1.4M2.51
    31 March 20253.7M-9.8%929K4.01
    14 March 20254.1M+39.5%1.4M3.04
    28 February 20253.0M+10.8%965K3.07
    14 February 20252.7M+9.9%666K4.01
    31 January 20252.4M-27.6%878K2.77
    15 January 20253.4M+8.0%869K3.87
    31 December 20243.1M-23.3%801K3.89
    13 December 20244.1M-10.2%739K5.50
    29 November 20244.5M-2.5%732K6.18
    15 November 20244.6M-39.5%979K4.74
    31 October 20247.7M+26.8%506K15.14
    15 October 20246.0M+1.1%423K14.30
    30 September 20246.0M-17.5%577K10.37
    13 September 20247.2M+3.0%488K14.85
    30 August 20247.0M-5.4%444K15.83
    15 August 20247.4M+5.4%777K9.58
    31 July 20247.1M-11.6%958K7.37
    15 July 20248.0M+226.3%1.0M7.85
    28 June 20242.4M-1.6%4.7M1.00
    14 June 20242.5M+16.0%908K2.74
    31 May 20242.1M+40.2%997K2.15
    15 May 20241.5M+5.0%983K1.56
    30 April 20241.5M-4.2%1.1M1.37
    15 April 20241.5M+33.2%1.4M1.05
    28 March 20241.1M+8.3%909K1.26
    15 March 20241.1M-8.8%972K1.08
    29 February 20241.2M-13.8%685K1.68
    15 February 20241.3M-4.6%522K2.56
    31 January 20241.4M-28.6%617K2.27
    12 January 20242.0M-13.0%940K2.09
    29 December 20232.3M-6.1%1.5M1.55
    15 December 20232.4M-2.1%766K3.14
    30 November 20232.5M+8.1%688K3.58
    15 November 20232.3M-9.2%607K3.75
    31 October 20232.5M+17.5%424K5.91
    13 October 20232.1M-13.9%475K4.49
    29 September 20232.5M-0.2%594K4.17
    15 September 20232.5M+14.4%1.6M1.55
    31 August 20232.2M-0.8%241K9.01
    15 August 20232.2M+4.5%733K2.98
    31 July 20232.1M+4.0%528K3.96
    14 July 20232.0M+8.1%400K5.02
    30 June 20231.9M+42.1%601K3.10
    15 June 20231.3M-9.8%530K2.47
    31 May 20231.5M-12.6%566K2.56
    15 May 20231.7M+9.5%594K2.80
    28 April 20231.5M-27.8%532K2.86
    14 April 20232.1M+127.1%1.7M1.22
    31 March 2023926K+25.9%2.1M1.00
    15 March 2023735K+5.3%448K1.64
    28 February 2023699K-0.2%417K1.67
    15 February 2023700K-26.1%304K2.31
    31 January 2023948K+39.9%187K5.08
    13 January 2023678K-14.9%165K4.11
    30 December 2022797K-1.1%278K2.87
    15 December 2022805K-2.8%129K6.26
    30 November 2022828K-15.8%115K7.21
    15 November 2022984K-17.4%170K5.80
    31 October 20221.2M-2.6%128K9.29
    14 October 20221.2M+40.0%407K3.00
    30 September 2022873K+6.1%216K4.04
    15 September 2022822K-2.5%205K4.02
    31 August 2022844K-4.1%119K7.07
    15 August 2022879K-5.9%136K6.47
    29 July 2022934K+3.8%195K4.79
    15 July 2022900K+4.3%250K3.60
    30 June 2022863K+4.0%344K2.51
    15 June 2022830K+0.7%159K5.22
    31 May 2022824K+0.7%220K3.74
    13 May 2022818K+2.7%331K2.47
    29 April 2022797K+18.4%282K2.83
    14 April 2022673K-8.8%184K3.66
    31 March 2022738K-9.2%291K2.53
    15 March 2022812K+3.7%237K3.43
    28 February 2022783K+25.6%504K1.55
    15 February 2022624K+20.6%187K3.33
    31 January 2022517K+2.8%262K1.97
    14 January 2022503K-7.3%176K2.86
    31 December 2021543K+7.5%165K3.29
    15 December 2021505K-28.1%108K4.67
    30 November 2021703K+6.1%133K5.28
    15 November 2021662K+55.7%214K3.09
    29 October 2021425K+5.2%193K2.21
    15 October 2021404K+54.1%121K3.34
    30 September 2021262K+34.7%83K3.18
    15 September 2021195K-35.8%128K1.52
    31 August 2021303K+6.0%119K2.55
    13 August 2021286K+30.4%154K1.86
    30 July 2021219K+26.1%106K2.08
    15 July 2021174K+23.6%90K1.93
    30 June 2021141K+17.1%106K1.32
    15 June 2021120K-7.9%55K2.18
    28 May 2021131K-11.2%42K3.13
    14 May 2021147K-8.9%125K1.18
    30 April 2021162K-10.9%297K1.00
    15 April 2021181K+38.0%149K1.22
    31 March 2021131K+10.5%211K1.00
    15 March 2021119K+15.7%172K1.00
    26 February 2021103K-14.4%153K1.00
    12 February 2021120K-3.3%81K1.47
    29 January 2021124K+6.6%116K1.07
    15 January 2021116K+85.2%179K1.00
    31 December 202063K-47.7%130K1.00
    15 December 2020120K-36.7%120K1.00
    30 November 2020190K+28.1%88K2.17
    13 November 2020148K+3.7%46K3.21
    30 October 2020143K-40.8%84K1.70
    13 April 2018241K+6.8%48K5.04
    29 March 2018226K-1.1%53K4.23
    15 March 2018228K-7.1%177K1.29
    28 February 2018246K+4.6%97K2.54
    15 February 2018235K+101.6%180K1.31
    31 January 2018117K+23.0%186K1.00
    12 January 201895K+14.4%107K1.00
    29 December 201783K182K1.00
    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.