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Ford Motor Co. short interest

114.6M shares of Ford Motor were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (85.9M to 198.0M). Short sellers would need 3.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short114.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-13.7%-34% over a year
Days to cover2.95at 38.8M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 (85.9M to 198.0M), 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 2026114.6M-13.7%38.8M2.95
    30 September 2026132.8M+17.6%50.9M2.61
    15 September 2026112.9M+14.1%46.9M2.41
    31 August 202699.0M-3.4%39.2M2.53
    14 August 2026102.5M+19.3%42.2M2.43
    31 July 202685.9M-11.0%60.0M1.43
    15 July 202696.5M-7.1%47.5M2.03
    30 June 2026103.9M-8.9%59.0M1.76
    15 June 2026114.1M-11.8%56.2M2.03
    29 May 2026129.3M+5.7%85.4M1.52
    15 May 2026122.3M-14.4%79.8M1.53
    30 April 2026142.8M+6.8%40.0M3.57
    15 April 2026133.8M-8.4%37.3M3.58
    31 March 2026146.1M+2.3%51.3M2.85
    13 March 2026142.7M-10.5%69.5M2.05
    27 February 2026159.5M-6.1%63.8M2.50
    13 February 2026169.9M-1.4%82.8M2.05
    30 January 2026172.4M-12.9%62.4M2.76
    15 January 2026198.0M+6.1%67.6M2.93
    31 December 2025186.5M+1.1%37.2M5.02
    15 December 2025184.5M+1.0%51.7M3.57
    28 November 2025182.7M+2.0%60.4M3.03
    14 November 2025179.2M+1.2%73.5M2.44
    31 October 2025177.0M+2.3%191.6M1.00
    15 October 2025173.0M-0.3%89.0M1.94
    30 September 2025173.5M-1.5%69.7M2.49
    15 September 2025176.1M+7.1%47.6M3.70
    29 August 2025164.4M-4.2%47.8M3.44
    15 August 2025171.6M+1.3%61.8M2.78
    31 July 2025169.3M-6.3%73.1M2.32
    15 July 2025180.6M+4.5%79.5M2.27
    30 June 2025172.9M+14.7%98.1M1.76
    13 June 2025150.6M+2.3%106.5M1.41
    30 May 2025147.2M-4.6%89.5M1.64
    15 May 2025154.2M+1.5%98.9M1.56
    30 April 2025151.9M-5.4%116.8M1.30
    15 April 2025160.5M-15.6%179.0M1.00
    31 March 2025190.1M+36.3%137.2M1.39
    14 March 2025139.5M-3.7%150.3M1.00
    28 February 2025144.8M-10.2%74.3M1.95
    14 February 2025161.2M+37.1%100.8M1.60
    31 January 2025117.6M+2.3%67.7M1.74
    15 January 2025115.0M+0.3%65.1M1.77
    31 December 2024114.7M+3.5%63.3M1.81
    13 December 2024110.8M+17.8%52.3M2.12
    29 November 202494.1M-6.4%52.7M1.79
    15 November 2024100.5M-5.3%56.6M1.78
    31 October 2024106.1M+6.5%58.3M1.82
    15 October 202499.6M+7.2%45.2M2.21
    30 September 202492.9M-2.2%52.0M1.79
    13 September 202495.0M+9.0%48.1M1.98
    30 August 202487.2M-15.8%45.0M1.94
    15 August 2024103.5M-2.2%70.0M1.48
    31 July 2024105.8M-6.5%87.2M1.21
    15 July 2024113.1M-0.5%48.6M2.33
    28 June 2024113.7M-6.9%46.4M2.45
    14 June 2024122.1M-5.6%46.6M2.62
    31 May 2024129.5M+8.9%40.7M3.18
    15 May 2024118.8M+3.4%44.7M2.66
    30 April 2024115.0M-17.3%61.3M1.88
    15 April 2024139.0M-0.9%47.1M2.95
    28 March 2024140.3M-3.1%49.7M2.82
    15 March 2024144.8M-5.1%52.6M2.75
    29 February 2024152.6M-2.5%41.1M3.71
    15 February 2024156.6M+2.5%74.6M2.10
    31 January 2024152.8M+7.4%55.7M2.74
    12 January 2024142.2M+3.0%49.9M2.85
    29 December 2023138.2M-8.2%42.0M3.29
    15 December 2023150.5M+1.7%58.0M2.59
    30 November 2023148.0M+6.7%46.8M3.16
    15 November 2023138.8M+0.6%53.9M2.58
    31 October 2023138.0M+1.7%70.7M1.95
    13 October 2023135.7M-3.4%46.0M2.95
    29 September 2023140.5M-2.4%46.7M3.01
    15 September 2023144.0M-4.5%45.4M3.17
    31 August 2023150.8M-3.7%36.1M4.17
    15 August 2023156.6M+5.4%55.3M2.83
    31 July 2023148.5M+3.1%66.1M2.25
    14 July 2023144.0M-11.1%49.3M2.92
    30 June 2023162.1M-1.9%54.3M2.99
    15 June 2023165.2M-10.4%64.4M2.57
    31 May 2023184.4M-3.0%65.9M2.80
    15 May 2023190.0M-5.0%61.1M3.11
    28 April 2023199.9M+3.7%56.2M3.56
    14 April 2023192.9M+1.6%55.3M3.48
    31 March 2023189.9M+40.5%80.1M2.37
    15 March 2023135.2M+4.6%77.1M1.75
    28 February 2023129.2M+1.3%59.7M2.16
    15 February 2023127.5M+4.4%81.9M1.56
    31 January 2023122.2M+12.6%54.0M2.26
    13 January 2023108.5M-5.6%56.4M1.92
    30 December 2022114.9M-4.7%63.8M1.80
    15 December 2022120.5M+0.8%43.5M2.77
    30 November 2022119.6M-11.8%36.6M3.27
    15 November 2022135.6M+5.6%61.1M2.22
    31 October 2022128.4M+0.4%63.2M2.03
    14 October 2022127.9M-4.7%73.9M1.73
    30 September 2022134.2M-2.6%90.8M1.48
    15 September 2022137.7M+27.1%62.2M2.22
    31 August 2022108.4M-4.5%53.4M2.03
    15 August 2022113.4M+9.3%74.1M1.53
    29 July 2022103.8M-9.2%66.3M1.56
    15 July 2022114.4M-3.6%58.4M1.96
    30 June 2022118.7M+2.5%57.1M2.08
    15 June 2022115.8M-1.7%52.1M2.22
    31 May 2022117.8M-6.8%58.6M2.01
    13 May 2022126.4M+9.8%71.5M1.77
    29 April 2022115.0M+23.5%64.8M1.77
    14 April 202293.2M+4.9%69.3M1.34
    31 March 202288.8M-9.5%68.2M1.30
    15 March 202298.2M+25.3%84.7M1.16
    28 February 202278.4M-16.2%83.7M1.00
    15 February 202293.6M+28.0%105.2M1.00
    31 January 202273.1M-13.1%128.6M1.00
    14 January 202284.1M+16.9%162.3M1.00
    31 December 202171.9M+8.1%65.4M1.10
    15 December 202166.6M-3.3%102.8M1.00
    30 November 202168.8M-18.0%85.1M1.00
    15 November 202183.9M-2.4%130.1M1.00
    29 October 202186.0M-2.0%90.0M1.00
    15 October 202187.8M-4.8%69.9M1.26
    30 September 202192.2M-1.2%77.5M1.19
    15 September 202193.3M+11.4%56.0M1.67
    31 August 202183.8M+13.0%54.7M1.53
    13 August 202174.1M-1.3%50.2M1.48
    30 July 202175.1M+21.3%63.0M1.19
    15 July 202161.9M-2.8%54.9M1.13
    30 June 202163.7M-9.7%82.5M1.00
    15 June 202170.6M-1.5%92.5M1.00
    28 May 202171.6M+8.8%123.3M1.00
    14 May 202165.8M+0.1%48.7M1.35
    30 April 202165.8M-26.4%64.7M1.02
    15 April 202189.3M+8.4%48.9M1.83
    31 March 202182.4M-0.6%67.4M1.22
    15 March 202183.0M+12.2%68.1M1.22
    26 February 202173.9M-2.4%54.4M1.36
    12 February 202175.8M-0.4%85.1M1.00
    29 January 202176.1M-18.6%107.0M1.00
    15 January 202193.4M-4.0%78.7M1.19
    31 December 202097.3M-2.2%45.7M2.13
    15 December 202099.4M+1.2%56.9M1.75
    30 November 202098.3M+7.9%61.7M1.59
    13 November 202091.1M+2.1%66.1M1.38
    30 October 202089.2M-5.1%60.6M1.47
    15 October 202094.1M-2.2%56.9M1.65
    30 September 202096.1M+8.6%53.1M1.81
    15 September 202088.5M-10.0%58.0M1.53
    31 August 202098.4M-10.4%43.5M2.26
    14 August 2020109.8M-5.3%54.3M2.02
    31 July 2020115.9M-12.1%64.2M1.80
    15 July 2020131.9M-5.3%65.4M2.02
    30 June 2020139.3M+12.7%77.2M1.81
    15 June 2020123.6M-5.9%104.2M1.19
    29 May 2020131.3M-10.2%84.0M1.56
    15 May 2020146.3M+0.8%79.6M1.84
    30 April 2020145.1M-10.3%73.3M1.98
    15 April 2020161.8M+10.2%98.0M1.65
    31 March 2020146.8M-0.5%118.3M1.24
    13 March 2020147.4M+19.8%84.7M1.74
    28 February 2020123.0M+1.6%88.0M1.40
    14 February 2020121.1M+7.4%80.2M1.51
    31 January 2020112.8M+0.8%51.6M2.19
    15 January 2020111.9M+7.4%40.6M2.75
    31 December 2019104.2M+1.2%34.2M3.05
    13 December 2019102.9M+3.9%30.3M3.40
    29 November 201999.1M-3.3%31.9M3.10
    15 November 2019102.4M-23.6%34.8M2.94
    31 October 2019134.1M+3.7%43.5M3.08
    15 October 2019129.3M+0.9%34.0M3.80
    30 September 2019128.1M+2.2%29.8M4.29
    13 September 2019125.4M-6.9%37.3M3.37
    30 August 2019134.7M+7.6%27.7M4.86
    15 August 2019125.2M-3.3%40.4M3.10
    31 July 2019129.5M+6.6%50.2M2.58
    15 July 2019121.6M-1.1%28.9M4.21
    28 June 2019122.9M+16.6%33.2M3.70
    14 June 2019105.4M-2.7%29.6M3.57
    31 May 2019108.3M+2.5%34.2M3.16
    15 May 2019105.7M+15.3%38.5M2.74
    30 April 201991.7M-11.2%53.7M1.71
    15 April 2019103.3M-2.7%36.5M2.83
    29 March 2019106.2M-1.1%44.4M2.39
    15 March 2019107.4M+17.3%45.4M2.36
    28 February 201991.6M-7.3%44.0M2.08
    15 February 201998.8M-9.3%34.4M2.87
    31 January 2019108.9M+18.8%49.9M2.18
    15 January 201991.7M-13.8%45.6M2.01
    31 December 2018106.3M+8.4%52.7M2.02
    14 December 201898.1M+2.5%47.7M2.06
    30 November 201895.7M-18.4%36.5M2.62
    15 November 2018117.3M+0.8%46.3M2.53
    31 October 2018116.3M-11.0%64.1M1.81
    15 October 2018130.6M+10.8%48.3M2.70
    28 September 2018117.9M-0.4%48.2M2.45
    14 September 2018118.3M+8.6%35.8M3.31
    31 August 2018109.0M-0.7%38.3M2.84
    15 August 2018109.7M+0.5%36.2M3.03
    31 July 2018109.1M+6.4%50.1M2.18
    13 July 2018102.6M-14.7%27.9M3.68
    29 June 2018120.2M-1.5%36.5M3.30
    15 June 2018122.0M+2.3%36.3M3.36
    31 May 2018119.3M-1.5%29.4M4.06
    15 May 2018121.1M-6.3%34.4M3.52
    30 April 2018129.2M-0.0%45.1M2.86
    13 April 2018129.2M-11.2%38.7M3.34
    29 March 2018145.6M+8.6%49.4M2.95
    15 March 2018134.0M+7.1%46.6M2.87
    28 February 2018125.1M-6.9%33.0M3.79
    15 February 2018134.3M-3.5%64.2M2.09
    31 January 2018139.3M+21.9%67.0M2.08
    12 January 2018114.2M+2.6%37.5M3.04
    29 December 2017111.4M18.6M5.97
    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.