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Commerce Bancshares Inc. short interest

6.6M shares of Commerce Bancshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (4.0M to 7.0M). Short sellers would need 7.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.0%+35% over a year
Days to cover7.75at 855K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.62%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 (4.0M to 7.0M), and the share price moved +2% 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 20266.6M+2.0%855K7.75
    30 September 20266.5M+1.3%1.1M5.66
    15 September 20266.4M-2.2%934K6.87
    31 August 20266.6M+4.1%861K7.62
    14 August 20266.3M-4.7%816K7.72
    31 July 20266.6M-3.4%1.3M5.10
    15 July 20266.8M-0.3%1.1M5.98
    30 June 20266.9M-1.6%1.5M4.62
    15 June 20267.0M+13.9%1.3M5.26
    29 May 20266.1M+7.8%1.0M5.97
    15 May 20265.7M+10.2%1.1M5.03
    30 April 20265.2M-1.2%1.4M3.69
    15 April 20265.2M-6.7%1.0M5.21
    31 March 20265.6M+18.4%1.3M4.18
    13 March 20264.7M+4.2%1.4M3.42
    27 February 20264.5M-8.0%1.3M3.39
    13 February 20264.9M+22.3%1.4M3.60
    30 January 20264.0M-10.7%1.5M2.77
    15 January 20264.5M-17.0%1.1M4.16
    31 December 20255.4M+4.4%1.0M5.41
    15 December 20255.2M+4.7%1.1M4.67
    28 November 20255.0M+3.3%1.2M4.32
    14 November 20254.8M-0.1%1.0M4.67
    31 October 20254.8M-1.8%1.3M3.80
    15 October 20254.9M+5.2%914K5.37
    30 September 20254.7M+6.0%950K4.91
    15 September 20254.4M-1.1%985K4.47
    29 August 20254.5M+4.7%813K5.48
    15 August 20254.3M-4.4%580K7.33
    31 July 20254.4M+7.0%966K4.60
    15 July 20254.2M+17.9%755K5.50
    30 June 20253.5M+23.0%859K4.10
    13 June 20252.9M-4.7%492K5.82
    30 May 20253.0M+4.0%616K4.88
    15 May 20252.9M-2.5%387K7.46
    30 April 20253.0M-3.8%646K4.59
    15 April 20253.1M+16.0%757K4.07
    31 March 20252.7M+4.1%800K3.32
    14 March 20252.6M+11.0%631K4.05
    28 February 20252.3M-6.2%492K4.67
    14 February 20252.5M-7.2%492K4.98
    31 January 20252.6M-0.0%575K4.60
    15 January 20252.6M+4.7%495K5.34
    31 December 20242.5M+0.7%523K4.83
    13 December 20242.5M+18.8%436K5.75
    29 November 20242.1M+2.0%485K4.35
    15 November 20242.1M-4.5%591K3.50
    31 October 20242.2M+31.6%669K3.24
    15 October 20241.6M+21.8%569K2.89
    30 September 20241.4M-15.9%584K2.31
    13 September 20241.6M-3.0%486K3.31
    30 August 20241.7M-18.6%611K2.71
    15 August 20242.0M+10.0%466K4.36
    31 July 20241.8M-5.9%867K2.13
    15 July 20242.0M-21.1%537K3.66
    28 June 20242.5M-10.5%499K4.99
    14 June 20242.8M+13.1%370K7.52
    31 May 20242.5M+15.3%524K4.70
    15 May 20242.1M-8.2%378K5.64
    30 April 20242.3M-1.4%524K4.43
    15 April 20242.4M+15.0%532K4.43
    28 March 20242.0M-5.0%389K5.27
    15 March 20242.2M-3.7%477K4.52
    29 February 20242.2M+1.7%434K5.16
    15 February 20242.2M-4.3%456K4.82
    31 January 20242.3M+3.5%568K4.05
    12 January 20242.2M+2.7%425K5.23
    29 December 20232.2M-11.3%366K5.92
    15 December 20232.4M-1.6%555K4.40
    30 November 20232.5M-12.9%534K4.65
    15 November 20232.8M+6.0%466K6.11
    31 October 20232.7M-3.5%681K3.94
    13 October 20232.8M+2.5%518K5.37
    29 September 20232.7M-7.9%527K5.16
    15 September 20232.9M-1.1%723K4.08
    31 August 20233.0M+5.1%403K7.40
    15 August 20232.8M-3.4%410K6.92
    31 July 20232.9M-5.6%815K3.60
    14 July 20233.1M+4.3%617K5.04
    30 June 20233.0M-4.3%647K4.60
    15 June 20233.1M+6.6%530K5.87
    31 May 20232.9M+3.6%582K5.02
    15 May 20232.8M+3.8%661K4.26
    28 April 20232.7M+11.0%731K3.71
    14 April 20232.4M+2.3%527K4.64
    31 March 20232.4M-5.8%653K3.66
    15 March 20232.5M+14.5%646K3.93
    28 February 20232.2M-2.7%410K5.40
    15 February 20232.3M-28.0%380K5.98
    31 January 20233.2M+3.1%473K6.68
    13 January 20233.1M+4.9%288K10.65
    30 December 20222.9M+1.0%432K6.77
    15 December 20222.9M+5.0%328K8.83
    30 November 20222.8M-0.3%268K10.27
    15 November 20222.8M-12.8%317K8.73
    31 October 20223.2M+3.1%404K7.84
    14 October 20223.1M+4.3%362K8.49
    30 September 20222.9M-2.5%420K7.02
    15 September 20223.0M-1.5%343K8.82
    31 August 20223.1M-7.4%435K7.07
    15 August 20223.3M-3.4%351K9.46
    29 July 20223.4M-0.7%398K8.63
    15 July 20223.5M-1.9%311K11.13
    30 June 20223.5M-6.0%437K8.07
    15 June 20223.8M-0.3%354K10.59
    31 May 20223.8M+1.3%428K8.79
    13 May 20223.7M-1.4%380K9.78
    29 April 20223.8M+1.2%504K7.48
    14 April 20223.7M-0.3%388K9.60
    31 March 20223.7M+1.5%370K10.10
    15 March 20223.7M+9.7%444K8.28
    28 February 20223.4M+1.3%413K8.12
    15 February 20223.3M-0.1%467K7.09
    31 January 20223.3M+5.2%439K7.56
    14 January 20223.2M+7.8%385K8.20
    31 December 20212.9M-15.9%488K5.99
    15 December 20213.5M+8.8%341K10.21
    30 November 20213.2M+1.4%266K12.03
    15 November 20213.2M-2.4%252K12.50
    29 October 20213.2M+2.2%280K11.53
    15 October 20213.2M-1.8%247K12.79
    30 September 20213.2M-2.8%414K7.77
    15 September 20213.3M-6.6%318K10.41
    31 August 20213.5M+3.6%309K11.45
    13 August 20213.4M-2.6%501K6.82
    30 July 20213.5M-0.2%493K7.13
    15 July 20213.5M+1.4%328K10.74
    30 June 20213.5M+12.0%522K6.65
    15 June 20213.1M-2.2%318K9.74
    28 May 20213.2M-1.6%362K8.76
    14 May 20213.2M-8.3%295K10.93
    30 April 20213.5M+11.0%458K7.68
    15 April 20213.2M+2.0%270K11.74
    31 March 20213.1M+2.5%432K7.18
    15 March 20213.0M-1.1%341K8.88
    26 February 20213.1M-3.0%502K6.10
    12 February 20213.2M-2.8%310K10.17
    29 January 20213.2M-2.9%469K6.93
    15 January 20213.3M-6.1%399K8.39
    31 December 20203.6M+5.4%490K7.27
    15 December 20203.4M+3.6%300K11.27
    30 November 20203.3M-10.8%484K6.74
    13 November 20203.7M-2.2%318K11.51
    30 October 20203.7M-2.4%424K8.81
    15 October 20203.8M-2.1%314K12.20
    30 September 20203.9M-5.4%414K9.46
    15 September 20204.1M-0.5%267K15.52
    31 August 20204.2M-3.4%224K18.54
    14 August 20204.3M-6.6%286K15.06
    31 July 20204.6M+1.7%607K7.59
    15 July 20204.5M-2.0%296K15.29
    30 June 20204.6M-7.9%488K9.48
    15 June 20205.0M-0.5%474K10.59
    29 May 20205.0M-1.4%362K13.96
    15 May 20205.1M+1.6%426K12.03
    30 April 20205.0M-1.0%487K10.36
    15 April 20205.1M-3.0%444K11.46
    31 March 20205.2M-10.4%916K5.73
    13 March 20205.9M-0.2%782K7.49
    28 February 20205.9M+0.1%588K9.99
    14 February 20205.9M-4.5%385K15.24
    31 January 20206.1M+5.2%484K12.69
    15 January 20205.8M-0.7%340K17.17
    31 December 20195.9M-0.6%498K11.81
    13 December 20195.9M+6.3%412K14.36
    29 November 20195.6M-6.9%368K15.11
    15 November 20196.0M-2.0%340K17.55
    31 October 20196.1M-2.3%490K12.43
    15 October 20196.2M+0.6%566K11.02
    30 September 20196.2M-2.0%525K11.81
    13 September 20196.3M+0.3%387K16.34
    30 August 20196.3M-15.4%362K17.43
    15 August 20197.5M+46.2%526K14.19
    31 July 20195.1M-1.6%499K10.23
    15 July 20195.2M-0.4%354K14.64
    28 June 20195.2M+0.6%423K12.30
    14 June 20195.2M+26.5%340K15.23
    31 May 20194.1M+11.1%440K9.30
    15 May 20193.7M+8.6%403K9.14
    30 April 20193.4M+2.4%515K6.58
    15 April 20193.3M+3.7%530K6.24
    29 March 20193.2M-0.7%382K8.34
    15 March 20193.2M-2.9%345K9.32
    28 February 20193.3M-4.3%451K7.33
    15 February 20193.5M-1.3%448K7.71
    31 January 20193.5M-6.3%593K5.91
    15 January 20193.7M-5.7%358K10.44
    31 December 20184.0M+1.8%555K7.15
    14 December 20183.9M-13.5%476K8.18
    30 November 20184.5M+5.2%377K11.95
    15 November 20184.3M+28.2%470K9.11
    31 October 20183.3M+10.3%649K5.15
    15 October 20183.0M+1.2%639K4.74
    28 September 20183.0M-7.6%522K5.74
    14 September 20183.2M+0.4%299K10.84
    31 August 20183.2M-5.7%304K10.60
    15 August 20183.4M-4.2%342K10.01
    31 July 20183.6M-7.7%434K8.22
    13 July 20183.9M+2.9%749K5.16
    29 June 20183.8M-2.3%381K9.87
    15 June 20183.8M+1.2%419K9.19
    31 May 20183.8M-11.6%436K8.72
    15 May 20184.3M-4.1%376K11.43
    30 April 20184.5M+6.2%536K8.37
    13 April 20184.2M+9.1%677K6.23
    29 March 20183.9M+14.0%658K5.88
    15 March 20183.4M+9.5%417K8.14
    28 February 20183.1M-3.8%503K6.15
    15 February 20183.2M+0.1%478K6.74
    31 January 20183.2M+8.0%501K6.42
    12 January 20183.0M+7.8%447K6.66
    29 December 20172.8M416K6.64
    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.