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CDW Corp. short interest

9.0M shares of CDW were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.0M to 11.1M). Short sellers would need 6.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short9.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.5%+116% over a year
Days to cover6.06at 1.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue7.19%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 (4.0M to 11.1M), and the share price moved +6% 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 20269.0M-3.5%1.5M6.06
    30 September 20269.3M-1.9%1.5M6.28
    15 September 20269.5M+4.5%1.5M6.15
    31 August 20269.1M+9.9%1.8M5.13
    14 August 20268.3M+0.9%2.2M3.77
    31 July 20268.2M-16.2%1.8M4.64
    15 July 20269.8M-11.7%1.8M5.50
    30 June 202611.1M+14.3%2.1M5.17
    15 June 20269.7M+9.2%2.2M4.49
    29 May 20268.9M+0.8%1.9M4.58
    15 May 20268.8M+25.1%3.1M2.87
    30 April 20267.0M+19.0%1.4M5.08
    15 April 20265.9M+15.8%1.4M4.14
    31 March 20265.1M+11.1%1.7M3.07
    13 March 20264.6M-9.0%1.5M3.02
    27 February 20265.0M+0.1%1.7M2.95
    13 February 20265.0M+15.4%2.2M2.25
    30 January 20264.4M+8.9%1.6M2.73
    15 January 20264.0M+0.4%1.4M2.84
    31 December 20254.0M-21.9%2.4M1.67
    15 December 20255.1M+3.0%1.3M4.02
    28 November 20255.0M+11.7%1.3M3.84
    14 November 20254.5M+5.3%2.0M2.18
    31 October 20254.2M+1.4%1.3M3.16
    15 October 20254.2M+11.2%1.1M3.66
    30 September 20253.8M-7.6%1.7M2.26
    15 September 20254.1M+10.6%1.3M3.20
    29 August 20253.7M-4.4%1.1M3.33
    15 August 20253.8M+9.5%1.5M2.50
    31 July 20253.5M-4.6%768K4.56
    15 July 20253.7M-1.6%829K4.43
    30 June 20253.7M+1.3%1.4M2.65
    13 June 20253.7M+3.9%1.1M3.35
    30 May 20253.5M-10.1%961K3.69
    15 May 20253.9M+32.2%1.7M2.34
    30 April 20253.0M+10.3%1.0M2.89
    15 April 20252.7M-2.8%2.3M1.16
    31 March 20252.8M-7.5%1.3M2.20
    14 March 20253.0M-12.9%1.4M2.09
    28 February 20253.5M+23.7%1.2M2.99
    14 February 20252.8M-12.1%1.7M1.67
    31 January 20253.2M+0.8%1.1M2.91
    15 January 20253.2M+9.6%1.5M2.09
    31 December 20242.9M+8.4%1.1M2.64
    13 December 20242.7M+0.3%1.3M2.07
    29 November 20242.6M+8.0%1.6M1.70
    15 November 20242.4M-35.1%1.7M1.46
    31 October 20243.8M-2.9%1.2M3.12
    15 October 20243.9M+2.8%685K5.67
    30 September 20243.8M+1.4%699K5.41
    13 September 20243.7M+0.6%674K5.53
    30 August 20243.7M+15.1%1.1M3.47
    15 August 20243.2M-15.8%1.0M3.09
    31 July 20243.8M+16.6%909K4.21
    15 July 20243.3M+16.4%909K3.61
    28 June 20242.8M+23.7%1.2M2.28
    14 June 20242.3M+8.2%704K3.24
    31 May 20242.1M+1.9%979K2.15
    15 May 20242.1M-18.2%874K2.37
    30 April 20242.5M-18.0%602K4.20
    15 April 20243.1M+1.7%630K4.89
    28 March 20243.0M+14.5%601K5.04
    15 March 20242.6M+9.7%679K3.90
    29 February 20242.4M+6.1%574K4.20
    15 February 20242.3M+0.6%883K2.58
    31 January 20242.3M+7.4%637K3.55
    12 January 20242.1M-27.0%869K2.43
    29 December 20232.9M+21.5%604K4.78
    15 December 20232.4M+39.2%1.6M1.46
    30 November 20231.7M-14.2%848K2.01
    15 November 20232.0M-1.4%638K3.12
    31 October 20232.0M-9.2%606K3.33
    13 October 20232.2M+9.6%731K3.04
    29 September 20232.0M-0.8%578K3.51
    15 September 20232.0M+35.6%664K3.08
    31 August 20231.5M-5.0%432K3.49
    15 August 20231.6M-10.0%773K2.05
    31 July 20231.8M+15.6%538K3.27
    14 July 20231.5M+8.1%559K2.73
    30 June 20231.4M+6.8%901K1.56
    15 June 20231.3M-13.0%816K1.62
    31 May 20231.5M-4.3%906K1.67
    15 May 20231.6M-3.5%1.1M1.51
    28 April 20231.6M+8.3%1.6M1.06
    14 April 20231.5M-9.7%620K2.44
    31 March 20231.7M-3.2%793K2.12
    15 March 20231.7M-2.5%645K2.69
    28 February 20231.8M+3.8%856K2.08
    15 February 20231.7M+6.4%1.1M1.57
    31 January 20231.6M+46.8%939K1.72
    13 January 20231.1M+6.9%560K1.96
    30 December 20221.0M-34.9%528K1.94
    15 December 20221.6M-1.7%556K2.83
    30 November 20221.6M+8.9%585K2.74
    15 November 20221.5M-12.4%672K2.19
    31 October 20221.7M-16.9%603K2.79
    14 October 20222.0M-4.7%694K2.91
    30 September 20222.1M+30.4%634K3.34
    15 September 20221.6M-0.8%617K2.64
    31 August 20221.6M-13.3%911K1.80
    15 August 20221.9M+15.3%905K2.09
    29 July 20221.6M-8.1%579K2.83
    15 July 20221.8M-0.9%527K3.38
    30 June 20221.8M-15.4%750K2.40
    15 June 20222.1M+44.7%684K3.11
    31 May 20221.5M+40.5%928K1.59
    13 May 20221.0M-27.6%998K1.05
    29 April 20221.4M+14.4%1.1M1.37
    14 April 20221.3M+7.5%743K1.70
    31 March 20221.2M-45.4%818K1.44
    15 March 20222.2M+1.1%687K3.13
    28 February 20222.1M+8.1%980K2.17
    15 February 20222.0M+3.3%1.2M1.63
    31 January 20221.9M+37.5%924K2.06
    14 January 20221.4M-8.7%879K1.58
    31 December 20211.5M-26.8%1.3M1.19
    15 December 20212.1M+22.3%751K2.76
    30 November 20211.7M+14.3%754K2.25
    15 November 20211.5M+5.8%786K1.89
    29 October 20211.4M-4.2%671K2.09
    15 October 20211.5M+8.8%765K1.91
    30 September 20211.3M-15.6%714K1.88
    15 September 20211.6M+2.8%623K2.56
    31 August 20211.6M-0.7%611K2.54
    13 August 20211.6M+0.9%749K2.08
    30 July 20211.5M+7.1%511K3.03
    15 July 20211.4M-15.0%635K2.27
    30 June 20211.7M+3.0%870K1.95
    15 June 20211.6M+12.2%626K2.64
    28 May 20211.5M+25.1%702K2.10
    14 May 20211.2M-17.9%971K1.21
    30 April 20211.4M-21.4%616K2.33
    15 April 20211.8M-10.3%684K2.66
    31 March 20212.0M+2.0%798K2.54
    15 March 20212.0M+22.4%730K2.73
    26 February 20211.6M-10.0%688K2.36
    12 February 20211.8M+4.5%847K2.13
    29 January 20211.7M-1.5%679K2.55
    15 January 20211.8M-8.3%849K2.07
    31 December 20201.9M-3.7%837K2.29
    15 December 20202.0M+19.4%715K2.79
    30 November 20201.7M-16.0%926K1.80
    13 November 20202.0M+25.3%879K2.26
    30 October 20201.6M-8.0%443K3.57
    15 October 20201.7M-26.8%646K2.67
    30 September 20202.4M+20.4%857K2.74
    15 September 20202.0M+23.7%913K2.14
    31 August 20201.6M+13.5%607K2.60
    14 August 20201.4M+1.7%739K1.88
    31 July 20201.4M-12.9%557K2.46
    15 July 20201.6M-14.6%700K2.25
    30 June 20201.8M-8.4%1.1M1.75
    15 June 20202.0M-1.6%1.0M2.00
    29 May 20202.0M+1.8%839K2.44
    15 May 20202.0M-4.8%803K2.50
    30 April 20202.1M-8.0%917K2.30
    15 April 20202.3M-6.5%1.1M2.15
    31 March 20202.5M-40.7%1.7M1.44
    13 March 20204.1M+16.4%1.9M2.21
    28 February 20203.6M+9.8%1.4M2.61
    14 February 20203.2M+22.2%1.0M3.08
    31 January 20202.6M-12.1%1.1M2.49
    15 January 20203.0M-8.7%883K3.41
    31 December 20193.3M+32.3%1.2M2.72
    13 December 20192.5M-0.5%617K4.04
    29 November 20192.5M-13.2%693K3.62
    15 November 20192.9M-5.4%1.0M2.80
    31 October 20193.1M-13.8%906K3.37
    15 October 20193.5M-21.5%1.3M2.83
    30 September 20194.5M+108.3%4.6M1.00
    13 September 20192.2M-1.1%746K2.90
    30 August 20192.2M+1.7%617K3.55
    15 August 20192.2M+2.2%813K2.65
    31 July 20192.1M-12.6%752K2.80
    15 July 20192.4M-8.2%785K3.07
    28 June 20192.6M+9.6%996K2.64
    14 June 20192.4M-6.6%584K4.10
    31 May 20192.6M+17.9%703K3.64
    15 May 20192.2M-5.9%661K3.29
    30 April 20192.3M-9.4%614K3.76
    15 April 20192.5M+11.2%810K3.15
    29 March 20192.3M-15.9%733K3.13
    15 March 20192.7M+14.9%703K3.88
    28 February 20192.4M+1.7%705K3.37
    15 February 20192.3M+3.0%1.0M2.30
    31 January 20192.3M-1.7%820K2.76
    15 January 20192.3M+5.6%1.1M2.05
    31 December 20182.2M+6.2%1.1M2.01
    14 December 20182.1M+10.3%1.5M1.39
    30 November 20181.9M+2.5%996K1.87
    15 November 20181.8M-20.4%1.1M1.68
    31 October 20182.3M+15.9%1.1M2.08
    15 October 20182.0M+12.6%853K2.31
    28 September 20181.7M-11.0%1.0M1.75
    14 September 20182.0M+11.6%657K2.99
    31 August 20181.8M+22.0%744K2.36
    15 August 20181.4M-21.1%798K1.81
    31 July 20181.8M+7.1%712K2.57
    13 July 20181.7M-14.6%711K2.40
    29 June 20182.0M-14.8%964K2.07
    15 June 20182.3M+4.7%980K2.39
    31 May 20182.2M-13.8%741K3.02
    15 May 20182.6M-33.6%922K2.82
    30 April 20183.9M+1.9%538K7.26
    13 April 20183.8M+12.7%657K5.84
    29 March 20183.4M-12.5%852K3.99
    15 March 20183.9M+15.8%828K4.70
    28 February 20183.4M+16.1%902K3.72
    15 February 20182.9M+91.8%1.6M1.84
    31 January 20181.5M-8.2%572K2.64
    12 January 20181.6M+0.9%740K2.22
    29 December 20171.6M545K2.99
    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.