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Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. short interest

7.3M shares of Capitol Federal Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 6.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.9%+114% over a year
Days to cover6.70at 1.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.80%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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +34% 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 20267.3M+2.9%1.1M6.70
    30 September 20267.1M-0.6%1.2M6.13
    15 September 20267.1M+9.2%788K9.06
    31 August 20266.5M+3.9%755K8.65
    14 August 20266.3M-5.9%818K7.70
    31 July 20266.7M+8.8%929K7.20
    15 July 20266.1M+1.0%662K9.29
    30 June 20266.1M+0.5%999K6.10
    15 June 20266.1M+2.5%668K9.07
    29 May 20265.9M+4.5%692K8.54
    15 May 20265.7M-3.8%788K7.17
    30 April 20265.9M+14.0%1.1M5.34
    15 April 20265.2M-0.9%691K7.46
    31 March 20265.2M+17.4%1.1M4.65
    13 March 20264.4M+9.7%912K4.86
    27 February 20264.0M+2.5%767K5.26
    13 February 20263.9M+11.0%938K4.20
    30 January 20263.5M+2.4%1.0M3.45
    15 January 20263.5M+3.3%951K3.64
    31 December 20253.4M-14.2%1.2M2.70
    15 December 20253.9M-5.2%839K4.66
    28 November 20254.1M+13.0%799K5.16
    14 November 20253.6M+10.1%683K5.34
    31 October 20253.3M-2.7%766K4.33
    15 October 20253.4M+0.8%612K5.56
    30 September 20253.4M-1.0%745K4.53
    15 September 20253.4M+3.6%586K5.82
    29 August 20253.3M+6.0%579K5.69
    15 August 20253.1M-8.4%692K4.49
    31 July 20253.4M-10.2%716K4.74
    15 July 20253.8M-8.4%600K6.30
    30 June 20254.1M-4.2%1.1M3.85
    13 June 20254.3M+15.3%966K4.46
    30 May 20253.7M-5.7%1.1M3.55
    15 May 20254.0M+1.5%1.1M3.74
    30 April 20253.9M+1.9%895K4.36
    15 April 20253.8M+3.0%1.0M3.72
    31 March 20253.7M+2.5%738K5.04
    14 March 20253.6M-2.9%648K5.59
    28 February 20253.7M-0.5%522K7.15
    14 February 20253.8M+3.9%626K6.00
    31 January 20253.6M-2.7%777K4.65
    15 January 20253.7M+2.2%739K5.02
    31 December 20243.6M+0.6%945K3.84
    13 December 20243.6M+5.4%683K5.28
    29 November 20243.4M+1.7%530K6.47
    15 November 20243.4M+6.3%763K4.42
    31 October 20243.2M-1.8%861K3.68
    15 October 20243.2M+0.3%487K6.62
    30 September 20243.2M-16.6%971K3.31
    13 September 20243.9M-1.9%501K7.71
    30 August 20243.9M-8.9%597K6.59
    15 August 20244.3M+9.9%961K4.49
    31 July 20243.9M-10.0%1.2M3.29
    15 July 20244.4M-13.4%547K7.99
    28 June 20245.0M-4.4%1.2M4.32
    14 June 20245.3M+7.3%704K7.50
    31 May 20244.9M-12.7%665K7.40
    15 May 20245.6M-5.2%726K7.76
    30 April 20245.9M-5.2%999K5.95
    15 April 20246.3M+5.2%761K8.25
    28 March 20246.0M-10.6%772K7.73
    15 March 20246.7M+3.7%1.0M6.44
    29 February 20246.4M+4.9%813K7.92
    15 February 20246.1M+3.8%1.1M5.52
    31 January 20245.9M-4.8%956K6.19
    12 January 20246.2M+1.0%782K7.94
    29 December 20236.1M+7.7%861K7.13
    15 December 20235.7M+16.1%1.2M4.67
    30 November 20234.9M-3.1%773K6.36
    15 November 20235.1M-5.9%828K6.12
    31 October 20235.4M-12.5%1.2M4.56
    13 October 20236.2M-4.0%636K9.69
    29 September 20236.4M+5.2%957K6.70
    15 September 20236.1M-3.6%1.1M5.55
    31 August 20236.3M+1.2%735K8.60
    15 August 20236.3M-0.8%661K9.46
    31 July 20236.3M+5.6%985K6.40
    14 July 20236.0M-3.2%617K9.67
    30 June 20236.2M-8.5%836K7.37
    15 June 20236.7M-1.2%805K8.37
    31 May 20236.8M+4.2%884K7.71
    15 May 20236.5M+2.6%946K6.92
    28 April 20236.4M-2.6%914K6.99
    14 April 20236.6M+3.1%846K7.74
    31 March 20236.4M+1.6%1.6M3.94
    15 March 20236.3M+7.8%1.2M5.08
    28 February 20235.8M+8.5%717K8.08
    15 February 20235.3M+12.8%735K7.27
    31 January 20234.7M+16.7%772K6.13
    13 January 20234.1M+3.7%624K6.51
    30 December 20223.9M+14.7%1.0M3.91
    15 December 20223.4M-2.9%692K4.93
    30 November 20223.5M+3.1%540K6.51
    15 November 20223.4M-2.8%630K5.41
    31 October 20223.5M-0.1%847K4.14
    14 October 20223.5M-6.0%554K6.34
    30 September 20223.7M+0.3%564K6.62
    15 September 20223.7M+1.4%508K7.33
    31 August 20223.7M+1.0%354K10.36
    15 August 20223.6M-0.7%511K7.11
    29 July 20223.7M-2.7%536K6.82
    15 July 20223.8M-12.7%786K4.78
    30 June 20224.3M+8.0%795K5.42
    15 June 20224.0M-5.2%757K5.27
    31 May 20224.2M+12.3%659K6.38
    13 May 20223.7M-7.0%672K5.57
    29 April 20224.0M+4.5%650K6.19
    14 April 20223.8M+6.2%595K6.47
    31 March 20223.6M-4.0%761K4.76
    15 March 20223.8M-1.7%580K6.51
    28 February 20223.8M-7.6%639K6.01
    15 February 20224.2M-4.9%743K5.59
    31 January 20224.4M+6.8%896K4.87
    14 January 20224.1M+4.8%578K7.07
    31 December 20213.9M-14.8%601K6.49
    15 December 20214.6M+5.7%558K8.21
    30 November 20214.3M-0.1%570K7.60
    15 November 20214.3M-2.4%405K10.70
    29 October 20214.4M+0.6%373K11.92
    15 October 20214.4M-3.5%332K13.29
    30 September 20214.6M-6.3%533K8.58
    15 September 20214.9M-3.5%363K13.43
    31 August 20215.1M+8.6%411K12.31
    13 August 20214.7M+4.9%334K13.95
    30 July 20214.4M-15.8%447K9.95
    15 July 20215.3M+22.9%475K11.09
    30 June 20214.3M+9.6%612K7.01
    15 June 20213.9M-4.3%481K8.13
    28 May 20214.1M+8.8%401K10.21
    14 May 20213.8M-2.2%318K11.81
    30 April 20213.8M-10.2%299K12.86
    15 April 20214.3M+0.3%347K12.34
    31 March 20214.3M+6.2%568K7.52
    15 March 20214.0M+3.1%648K6.20
    26 February 20213.9M-4.9%540K7.21
    12 February 20214.1M-40.7%564K7.27
    29 January 20216.9M+11.6%475K14.56
    15 January 20216.2M+2.5%555K11.16
    31 December 20206.0M+0.5%595K10.16
    15 December 20206.0M+4.4%499K12.06
    30 November 20205.8M+12.2%710K8.11
    13 November 20205.1M-7.8%683K7.52
    30 October 20205.6M-13.2%723K7.70
    15 October 20206.4M+229.4%4.2M1.51
    30 September 20201.9M-7.5%743K2.62
    15 September 20202.1M-4.6%484K4.35
    31 August 20202.2M-0.8%413K5.35
    14 August 20202.2M-16.5%531K4.18
    31 July 20202.7M-28.0%1.6M1.68
    15 July 20203.7M+6.2%363K10.21
    30 June 20203.5M+5.6%445K7.83
    15 June 20203.3M-2.6%373K8.84
    29 May 20203.4M-7.5%429K7.90
    15 May 20203.7M-6.7%417K8.80
    30 April 20203.9M-0.1%472K8.32
    15 April 20203.9M+0.8%476K8.26
    31 March 20203.9M-15.9%812K4.80
    13 March 20204.6M+3.2%648K7.15
    28 February 20204.5M+0.7%452K9.94
    14 February 20204.5M+11.9%322K13.85
    31 January 20204.0M+2.8%254K15.72
    15 January 20203.9M-3.6%283K13.72
    31 December 20194.0M-2.8%303K13.29
    13 December 20194.1M+0.6%336K12.31
    29 November 20194.1M+3.1%291K14.13
    15 November 20194.0M-1.2%222K17.96
    31 October 20194.0M-4.8%242K16.73
    15 October 20194.2M-2.3%200K21.26
    30 September 20194.3M-7.7%314K13.82
    13 September 20194.7M+13.3%263K17.92
    30 August 20194.2M-0.5%213K19.51
    15 August 20194.2M-2.2%279K14.99
    31 July 20194.3M-0.5%263K16.25
    15 July 20194.3M-8.4%260K16.48
    28 June 20194.7M+3.2%402K11.66
    14 June 20194.5M-1.6%240K18.95
    31 May 20194.6M+0.5%226K20.39
    15 May 20194.6M-3.3%275K16.65
    30 April 20194.7M-2.9%268K17.67
    15 April 20194.9M-4.6%196K24.91
    29 March 20195.1M-3.8%390K13.13
    15 March 20195.3M+7.8%360K14.80
    28 February 20194.9M+0.4%341K14.48
    15 February 20194.9M-2.9%350K14.07
    31 January 20195.1M-4.8%446K11.37
    15 January 20195.3M-4.7%449K11.85
    31 December 20185.6M-4.7%765K7.31
    14 December 20185.9M+3.8%462K12.67
    30 November 20185.6M-10.1%608K9.28
    15 November 20186.3M-0.1%345K18.19
    31 October 20186.3M+2.5%360K17.45
    15 October 20186.1M+0.1%283K21.64
    28 September 20186.1M+7.5%315K19.42
    14 September 20185.7M+1.6%199K28.63
    31 August 20185.6M+11.8%238K23.56
    15 August 20185.0M+5.1%280K17.90
    31 July 20184.8M+9.7%317K15.03
    13 July 20184.3M-2.2%284K15.31
    29 June 20184.4M-8.0%419K10.59
    15 June 20184.8M+17.5%362K13.36
    31 May 20184.1M+7.2%312K13.16
    15 May 20183.8M+2.9%355K10.79
    30 April 20183.7M+14.1%312K11.95
    13 April 20183.3M+0.0%337K9.70
    29 March 20183.3M-3.7%440K7.42
    15 March 20183.4M+0.5%355K9.54
    28 February 20183.4M-2.2%414K8.16
    15 February 20183.5M-1.8%547K6.31
    31 January 20183.5M-5.1%464K7.57
    12 January 20183.7M-6.7%339K10.92
    29 December 20174.0M344K11.54
    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.