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Fifth Third Bancorp short interest

32.9M shares of Fifth Third Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (30.8M to 64.1M). Short sellers would need 4.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short32.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-9.2%-13% over a year
Days to cover4.52at 7.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.63%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 bottom of its range over the last year (30.8M to 64.1M), and the share price moved +24% 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 202632.9M-9.2%7.3M4.52
    30 September 202636.3M+12.6%7.2M5.05
    15 September 202632.2M+4.4%4.6M7.05
    31 August 202630.8M-8.8%5.4M5.71
    14 August 202633.8M-20.8%4.6M7.30
    31 July 202642.7M-0.8%6.5M6.59
    15 July 202643.1M-17.4%6.6M6.51
    30 June 202652.1M+15.2%8.0M6.52
    15 June 202645.3M+1.4%7.6M5.92
    29 May 202644.6M+10.0%7.0M6.40
    15 May 202640.6M+15.9%5.1M8.03
    30 April 202635.0M-13.9%6.2M5.69
    15 April 202640.7M+2.5%7.2M5.62
    31 March 202639.7M+2.2%10.9M3.64
    13 March 202638.8M-9.9%10.4M3.73
    27 February 202643.1M-1.9%9.1M4.74
    13 February 202644.0M-31.3%14.4M3.06
    30 January 202664.1M+17.0%21.4M2.99
    15 January 202654.8M-2.1%7.4M7.36
    31 December 202555.9M+6.6%5.6M9.95
    15 December 202552.5M+11.8%7.5M6.97
    28 November 202547.0M+3.1%5.8M8.16
    14 November 202545.5M+11.8%7.8M5.87
    31 October 202540.7M+7.6%8.1M5.00
    15 October 202537.9M+41.6%11.6M3.27
    30 September 202526.8M+4.7%4.4M6.09
    15 September 202525.6M+5.7%4.5M5.73
    29 August 202524.2M-1.9%3.4M7.11
    15 August 202524.6M-4.3%3.6M6.87
    31 July 202525.7M+18.9%6.4M4.00
    15 July 202521.7M+5.7%5.4M4.04
    30 June 202520.5M+11.2%6.5M3.14
    13 June 202518.4M-5.0%3.9M4.78
    30 May 202519.4M+2.9%3.6M5.38
    15 May 202518.9M-2.0%3.4M5.47
    30 April 202519.2M+9.4%5.3M3.61
    15 April 202517.6M-9.3%6.7M2.64
    31 March 202519.4M-20.6%5.1M3.82
    14 March 202524.4M-6.2%5.7M4.28
    28 February 202526.0M-2.4%4.0M6.55
    14 February 202526.7M+6.7%3.7M7.18
    31 January 202525.0M+20.7%5.1M4.89
    15 January 202520.7M+2.6%5.0M4.14
    31 December 202420.2M+7.3%4.6M4.38
    13 December 202418.8M-6.0%3.9M4.86
    29 November 202420.0M-8.9%3.8M5.28
    15 November 202422.0M-4.7%4.3M5.08
    31 October 202423.0M+22.7%5.0M4.61
    15 October 202418.8M-9.5%3.4M5.48
    30 September 202420.8M+0.8%4.2M5.00
    13 September 202420.6M+0.8%3.8M5.43
    30 August 202420.4M-7.8%3.1M6.61
    15 August 202422.1M-9.2%4.3M5.17
    31 July 202424.4M-0.9%4.9M5.00
    15 July 202424.6M-3.2%4.6M5.31
    28 June 202425.4M-4.0%4.3M5.86
    14 June 202426.5M+33.4%4.4M5.99
    31 May 202419.9M-6.4%3.0M6.51
    15 May 202421.2M-14.0%3.6M5.84
    30 April 202424.7M+0.1%5.1M4.84
    15 April 202424.7M-3.7%3.9M6.32
    28 March 202425.6M+21.8%4.6M5.52
    15 March 202421.0M+19.2%7.0M2.99
    29 February 202417.6M-3.5%4.1M4.26
    15 February 202418.3M+9.4%5.4M3.38
    31 January 202416.7M+0.9%6.4M2.59
    12 January 202416.6M-5.1%5.1M3.22
    29 December 202317.4M-8.5%4.9M3.59
    15 December 202319.1M+9.0%7.5M2.55
    30 November 202317.5M+1.8%3.8M4.60
    15 November 202317.2M+13.8%5.2M3.33
    31 October 202315.1M+20.6%6.0M2.51
    13 October 202312.5M-0.4%4.6M2.71
    29 September 202312.6M+1.6%4.8M2.60
    15 September 202312.4M+33.0%6.6M1.88
    31 August 20239.3M+18.9%4.6M2.04
    15 August 20237.8M+2.7%4.3M1.82
    31 July 20237.6M-21.7%5.4M1.41
    14 July 20239.7M-1.1%5.0M1.97
    30 June 20239.8M+9.6%5.4M1.83
    15 June 20239.0M+28.5%6.3M1.43
    31 May 20237.0M-22.4%6.7M1.04
    15 May 20239.0M+16.4%9.7M1.00
    28 April 20237.7M-20.9%7.5M1.03
    14 April 20239.8M-1.4%6.8M1.44
    31 March 20239.9M-13.5%14.6M1.00
    15 March 202311.5M-14.9%16.3M1.00
    28 February 202313.5M-3.4%4.1M3.25
    15 February 202313.9M-3.8%4.3M3.24
    31 January 202314.5M+46.2%6.6M2.19
    13 January 20239.9M+6.5%4.8M2.06
    30 December 20229.3M+0.6%4.1M2.27
    15 December 20229.3M-2.0%5.8M1.60
    30 November 20229.4M-2.9%3.1M3.06
    15 November 20229.7M-17.5%5.0M1.96
    31 October 202211.8M-13.2%5.7M2.08
    14 October 202213.6M+1.4%4.6M2.93
    30 September 202213.4M+23.5%5.0M2.67
    15 September 202210.8M+2.6%3.8M2.84
    31 August 202210.6M+5.2%3.0M3.58
    15 August 202210.0M+4.3%3.7M2.68
    29 July 20229.6M-31.1%5.7M1.68
    15 July 202214.0M+0.7%4.4M3.19
    30 June 202213.9M+20.6%5.1M2.72
    15 June 202211.5M+4.5%4.2M2.71
    31 May 202211.0M-3.9%4.8M2.29
    13 May 202211.5M+13.1%6.5M1.76
    29 April 202210.1M+10.6%7.5M1.36
    14 April 20229.2M-15.4%5.7M1.60
    31 March 202210.8M+0.5%6.7M1.61
    15 March 202210.8M+2.2%7.3M1.48
    28 February 202210.5M+16.5%6.5M1.61
    15 February 20229.0M-15.3%5.9M1.54
    31 January 202210.7M+14.4%7.4M1.44
    14 January 20229.3M-22.0%5.1M1.82
    31 December 202112.0M+24.5%4.4M2.72
    15 December 20219.6M+3.5%4.8M1.98
    30 November 20219.3M-15.3%4.5M2.05
    15 November 202111.0M-24.8%3.6M3.02
    29 October 202114.6M+74.5%3.7M3.97
    15 October 20218.4M-27.5%3.9M2.16
    30 September 202111.5M-2.6%6.8M1.70
    15 September 202111.8M-15.1%4.7M2.50
    31 August 202113.9M-18.1%4.6M3.04
    13 August 202117.0M-9.8%4.3M3.95
    30 July 202118.9M+162.1%5.5M3.41
    15 July 20217.2M+0.4%4.0M1.78
    30 June 20217.2M-19.3%5.9M1.21
    15 June 20218.9M-16.7%3.8M2.34
    28 May 202110.7M-8.6%4.0M2.66
    14 May 202111.7M-12.1%4.8M2.45
    30 April 202113.3M+89.9%5.0M2.65
    15 April 20217.0M-24.6%3.9M1.80
    31 March 20219.3M-26.9%8.1M1.15
    15 March 202112.7M+30.5%7.3M1.75
    26 February 20219.7M-1.7%5.5M1.78
    12 February 20219.9M-4.4%3.7M2.66
    29 January 202110.4M+57.6%4.4M2.33
    15 January 20216.6M-10.7%5.1M1.30
    31 December 20207.4M-27.1%3.7M2.02
    15 December 202010.1M+14.7%4.9M2.07
    30 November 20208.8M-12.1%4.8M1.83
    13 November 202010.0M-9.8%6.4M1.56
    30 October 202011.1M-20.2%4.6M2.42
    15 October 202013.9M-5.0%5.0M2.79
    30 September 202014.7M+50.6%6.8M2.15
    15 September 20209.7M-3.2%4.5M2.14
    31 August 202010.1M-3.6%4.3M2.34
    14 August 202010.4M+7.6%4.0M2.63
    31 July 20209.7M-14.0%5.5M1.78
    15 July 202011.3M-25.1%6.0M1.87
    30 June 202015.1M+22.6%9.6M1.57
    15 June 202012.3M-3.2%9.0M1.37
    29 May 202012.7M+1.6%7.1M1.80
    15 May 202012.5M-9.2%6.5M1.93
    30 April 202013.8M+1.8%7.7M1.78
    15 April 202013.5M+14.0%8.0M1.70
    31 March 202011.9M-3.4%11.1M1.07
    13 March 202012.3M+17.3%10.4M1.19
    28 February 202010.5M+12.1%5.7M1.83
    14 February 20209.3M-4.4%3.6M2.59
    31 January 20209.8M+3.4%4.9M1.98
    15 January 20209.4M+12.6%4.0M2.34
    31 December 20198.4M-17.0%3.8M2.19
    13 December 201910.1M-8.6%3.8M2.68
    29 November 201911.1M+0.4%3.4M3.21
    15 November 201911.0M-5.3%4.8M2.32
    31 October 201911.6M+38.8%6.5M1.78
    15 October 20198.4M-4.5%4.4M1.90
    30 September 20198.8M-14.2%4.9M1.78
    13 September 201910.2M-6.8%5.6M1.83
    30 August 201911.0M-31.5%5.2M2.13
    15 August 201916.0M+44.7%5.5M2.89
    31 July 201911.1M+49.5%5.7M1.95
    15 July 20197.4M-18.7%4.6M1.59
    28 June 20199.1M-36.0%7.6M1.20
    14 June 201914.2M-15.6%6.7M2.12
    31 May 201916.8M-25.5%6.1M2.74
    15 May 201922.6M-35.3%6.7M3.37
    30 April 201934.9M-3.1%7.7M4.52
    15 April 201936.0M-14.4%8.0M4.53
    29 March 201942.1M+117.0%14.8M2.84
    15 March 201919.4M+23.5%8.7M2.24
    28 February 201915.7M+1.2%5.5M2.88
    15 February 201915.5M-9.7%5.1M3.04
    31 January 201917.2M-1.4%5.8M2.99
    15 January 201917.4M-5.1%5.2M3.33
    31 December 201818.4M+11.5%7.5M2.46
    14 December 201816.5M+10.3%6.8M2.42
    30 November 201814.9M+1.3%4.5M3.30
    15 November 201814.8M-6.5%6.2M2.38
    31 October 201815.8M+0.2%8.8M1.79
    15 October 201815.7M-10.0%5.7M2.76
    28 September 201817.5M-6.1%5.5M3.17
    14 September 201818.6M+2.7%4.7M4.00
    31 August 201818.2M-5.6%4.1M4.40
    15 August 201819.2M+4.2%4.6M4.20
    31 July 201818.4M+14.4%8.3M2.23
    13 July 201816.1M+5.0%5.1M3.15
    29 June 201815.4M-23.1%6.7M2.28
    15 June 201820.0M-9.2%6.2M3.21
    31 May 201822.0M+72.9%11.1M1.98
    15 May 201812.7M+1.2%5.0M2.56
    30 April 201812.6M-17.0%6.4M1.95
    13 April 201815.1M+1.7%4.6M3.32
    29 March 201814.9M-27.5%5.8M2.59
    15 March 201820.5M-7.5%4.2M4.89
    28 February 201822.2M-14.5%5.2M4.28
    15 February 201826.0M+40.2%5.8M4.50
    31 January 201818.5M-5.0%5.1M3.66
    12 January 201819.5M+5.9%5.6M3.47
    29 December 201718.4M4.5M4.08
    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.