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General Electric Co. short interest

11.5M shares of General Electric were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (11.2M to 17.0M). Short sellers would need 2.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short11.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.3%+2% over a year
Days to cover2.88at 4.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.11%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 (11.2M to 17.0M), and the share price moved +8% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202611.5M+0.3%4.0M2.88
    30 September 202611.4M-27.4%4.7M2.42
    15 September 202615.8M-1.6%3.7M4.21
    31 August 202616.0M+19.4%4.2M3.83
    14 August 202613.4M-5.9%3.0M4.46
    31 July 202614.2M-4.4%4.1M3.50
    15 July 202614.9M+15.3%3.8M3.96
    30 June 202612.9M-7.3%6.2M2.10
    15 June 202613.9M+0.8%4.3M3.22
    29 May 202613.8M-2.8%5.4M2.55
    15 May 202614.2M-15.7%5.3M2.71
    30 April 202616.9M+33.3%8.7M1.95
    15 April 202612.7M+4.0%4.8M2.65
    31 March 202612.2M+4.4%6.2M1.95
    13 March 202611.7M+3.9%5.0M2.33
    27 February 202611.2M-27.3%5.3M2.13
    13 February 202615.5M-1.8%5.3M2.90
    30 January 202615.7M+14.2%8.2M1.91
    15 January 202613.8M-2.9%4.3M3.19
    31 December 202514.2M-1.9%3.9M3.60
    15 December 202514.5M-15.0%5.2M2.77
    28 November 202517.0M+32.9%4.6M3.69
    14 November 202512.8M+5.8%3.7M3.42
    31 October 202512.1M+7.2%4.1M2.97
    15 October 202511.3M-12.5%3.0M3.82
    30 September 202512.9M-9.5%4.8M2.67
    15 September 202514.2M-5.8%4.0M3.56
    29 August 202515.1M+28.6%3.9M3.92
    15 August 202511.8M-7.1%4.3M2.72
    31 July 202512.7M-18.9%6.6M1.91
    15 July 202515.6M+0.9%6.4M2.45
    30 June 202515.5M+21.3%8.7M1.77
    13 June 202512.8M-3.7%6.8M1.87
    30 May 202513.2M-5.5%6.1M2.19
    15 May 202514.0M+12.6%4.9M2.84
    30 April 202512.5M+2.4%6.0M2.06
    15 April 202512.2M-5.7%9.9M1.23
    31 March 202512.9M-11.1%4.7M2.74
    14 March 202514.5M-7.5%5.4M2.66
    28 February 202515.7M+36.3%4.1M3.85
    14 February 202511.5M+0.8%4.1M2.81
    31 January 202511.4M-8.3%7.2M1.59
    15 January 202512.4M-5.6%5.4M2.30
    31 December 202413.2M+11.2%5.1M2.60
    13 December 202411.9M+5.5%5.6M2.12
    29 November 202411.2M-7.3%4.0M2.84
    15 November 202412.1M+7.7%4.4M2.76
    31 October 202411.3M+3.4%5.6M2.02
    15 October 202410.9M+6.8%3.2M3.39
    30 September 202410.2M-23.0%5.4M1.90
    13 September 202413.2M-1.7%4.6M2.89
    30 August 202413.5M+27.8%3.9M3.48
    15 August 202410.5M+6.0%4.7M2.23
    31 July 20249.9M-10.5%7.1M1.40
    15 July 202411.1M-19.1%4.4M2.52
    28 June 202413.7M-4.4%7.2M1.90
    14 June 202414.4M+7.3%5.2M2.77
    31 May 202413.4M+20.4%5.9M2.27
    15 May 202411.1M+6.6%5.5M2.04
    30 April 202410.4M-4.6%8.1M1.28
    15 April 202410.9M-3.8%10.5M1.04
    28 March 202411.4M-10.9%6.5M1.74
    15 March 202412.7M+42.3%8.4M1.51
    29 February 20249.0M-1.7%5.7M1.56
    15 February 20249.1M+9.7%5.5M1.67
    31 January 20248.3M-1.1%5.9M1.40
    12 January 20248.4M-23.0%4.0M2.09
    29 December 202310.9M+3.3%3.6M3.01
    15 December 202310.6M+33.5%4.9M2.17
    30 November 20237.9M+1.0%3.8M2.07
    15 November 20237.8M+3.0%5.3M1.46
    31 October 20237.6M-12.1%6.1M1.25
    13 October 20238.6M-25.7%4.2M2.08
    29 September 202311.6M-5.6%4.2M2.76
    15 September 202312.3M-5.3%4.0M3.07
    31 August 202313.0M+1.6%3.7M3.53
    15 August 202312.8M-3.5%4.0M3.22
    31 July 202313.3M-4.5%6.2M2.12
    14 July 202313.9M+4.0%3.6M3.86
    30 June 202313.4M-4.0%5.7M2.35
    15 June 202313.9M+5.0%5.2M2.69
    31 May 202313.2M-1.7%5.5M2.39
    15 May 202313.5M-13.1%5.0M2.67
    28 April 202315.5M-5.3%6.4M2.41
    14 April 202316.4M-1.1%6.6M2.48
    31 March 202316.6M-1.0%6.8M2.42
    15 March 202316.7M+24.1%11.1M1.51
    28 February 202313.5M+0.5%6.5M2.06
    15 February 202313.4M+11.3%5.1M2.61
    31 January 202312.0M-24.1%8.6M1.40
    13 January 202315.9M+34.9%10.7M1.49
    30 December 202211.8M-12.9%5.5M2.14
    15 December 202213.5M+9.3%6.0M2.25
    30 November 202212.4M-0.0%4.3M2.90
    15 November 202212.4M+7.6%6.7M1.85
    31 October 202211.5M+11.3%6.5M1.76
    14 October 202210.3M-9.1%5.6M1.84
    30 September 202211.3M+5.7%8.0M1.42
    15 September 202210.7M+6.7%5.2M2.05
    31 August 202210.1M-4.8%4.9M2.07
    15 August 202210.6M-26.1%6.2M1.70
    29 July 202214.3M-0.5%8.2M1.75
    15 July 202214.4M+15.9%6.0M2.41
    30 June 202212.4M-19.9%8.2M1.51
    15 June 202215.5M+5.9%6.1M2.55
    31 May 202214.6M+11.8%5.9M2.48
    13 May 202213.1M+21.2%7.5M1.75
    29 April 202210.8M+6.1%9.3M1.17
    14 April 202210.2M+3.1%5.3M1.92
    31 March 20229.9M-9.5%6.1M1.61
    15 March 202210.9M+0.3%6.5M1.69
    28 February 202210.9M-2.5%8.0M1.36
    15 February 202211.2M+6.3%6.3M1.78
    31 January 202210.5M+5.7%9.1M1.16
    14 January 20229.9M-4.0%5.3M1.86
    31 December 202110.3M+8.1%5.1M2.02
    15 December 20219.6M+0.1%6.4M1.50
    30 November 20219.6M-8.0%8.3M1.15
    15 November 202110.4M-4.5%7.6M1.36
    29 October 202110.9M-5.2%6.6M1.66
    15 October 202111.5M-11.9%6.5M1.77
    30 September 202113.0M+13.1%9.9M1.32
    15 September 202111.5M+5.2%10.3M1.12
    31 August 202110.9M+3.9%7.8M1.40
    13 August 202110.5M+2.6%10.9M1.00
    30 July 202110.3M-3.5%8.2M1.25
    15 July 202110.6M+2.5%6.2M1.71
    30 June 202110.4M-5.2%7.3M1.41
    15 June 202110.9M-12.6%6.0M1.82
    28 May 202112.5M-10.1%7.7M1.63
    14 May 202113.9M+14.2%7.0M1.98
    30 April 202112.2M-8.8%7.6M1.60
    15 April 202113.4M+8.0%5.8M2.28
    31 March 202112.4M-7.2%7.4M1.68
    15 March 202113.3M+37.9%16.6M1.00
    26 February 20219.7M-0.3%8.1M1.20
    12 February 20219.7M-14.2%6.5M1.50
    29 January 202111.3M+2.0%11.0M1.03
    15 January 202111.1M-1.3%8.9M1.24
    31 December 202011.2M+6.5%7.5M1.50
    15 December 202010.5M+11.2%11.0M1.00
    30 November 20209.5M-11.3%12.2M1.00
    13 November 202010.7M+4.5%12.9M1.00
    30 October 202010.2M-16.4%14.5M1.00
    15 October 202012.2M+10.0%11.6M1.06
    30 September 202011.1M-14.3%15.8M1.00
    15 September 202012.9M+24.4%10.4M1.24
    31 August 202010.4M+2.3%7.3M1.43
    14 August 202010.2M-9.9%9.1M1.11
    31 July 202011.3M+2.6%8.9M1.27
    15 July 202011.0M-16.5%8.4M1.31
    30 June 202013.2M-5.0%10.0M1.31
    15 June 202013.9M-0.9%13.9M1.00
    29 May 202014.0M-25.4%14.4M1.00
    15 May 202018.7M+34.2%14.0M1.34
    30 April 202014.0M+1.8%14.7M1.00
    15 April 202013.7M+13.2%11.4M1.20
    31 March 202012.1M-9.1%13.2M1.00
    13 March 202013.3M+28.9%13.2M1.01
    28 February 202010.3M-6.9%9.3M1.11
    14 February 202011.1M-0.1%5.8M1.91
    31 January 202011.1M-9.5%8.5M1.31
    15 January 202012.3M+13.3%7.8M1.58
    31 December 201910.8M-0.7%5.3M2.05
    13 December 201910.9M-7.1%5.8M1.87
    29 November 201911.7M-2.1%5.7M2.04
    15 November 201912.0M-5.9%7.7M1.55
    31 October 201912.7M-10.8%7.9M1.61
    15 October 201914.3M-3.1%5.7M2.50
    30 September 201914.8M-5.2%5.1M2.87
    13 September 201915.6M-4.3%8.0M1.95
    30 August 201916.3M+0.1%11.7M1.38
    15 August 201916.2M+25.6%12.7M1.27
    31 July 201912.9M+10.2%6.9M1.87
    15 July 201911.7M-8.8%4.5M2.61
    28 June 201912.9M-0.3%6.2M2.08
    14 June 201912.9M+1.8%5.9M2.19
    31 May 201912.7M-4.0%6.5M1.94
    15 May 201913.2M-6.9%8.0M1.65
    30 April 201914.2M-10.5%8.5M1.68
    15 April 201915.8M-6.9%8.7M1.82
    29 March 201917.0M+16.6%7.2M2.37
    15 March 201914.6M+3.9%15.5M1.00
    28 February 201914.0M-10.9%12.6M1.11
    15 February 201915.7M+7.5%12.7M1.24
    31 January 201914.6M-22.5%14.9M1.00
    15 January 201918.9M-0.5%14.8M1.28
    31 December 201819.0M+8.9%17.7M1.08
    14 December 201817.5M+3.4%16.3M1.07
    30 November 201816.9M+3.2%16.2M1.04
    15 November 201816.4M+6.6%23.3M1.00
    31 October 201815.4M-1.0%14.9M1.03
    15 October 201815.5M+0.3%16.4M1.00
    28 September 201815.5M+23.8%10.9M1.42
    14 September 201812.5M+1.0%6.0M2.07
    31 August 201812.4M-18.5%5.8M2.12
    15 August 201815.2M+8.3%5.8M2.63
    31 July 201814.0M+1.6%8.3M1.69
    13 July 201813.8M-15.2%6.5M2.11
    29 June 201816.3M-12.9%11.9M1.37
    15 June 201818.7M+2.1%7.6M2.45
    31 May 201818.3M+5.5%8.7M2.09
    15 May 201817.4M-5.5%5.6M3.11
    30 April 201818.4M-2.2%9.9M1.85
    13 April 201818.8M-0.8%7.7M2.43
    29 March 201818.9M-2.6%12.1M1.57
    15 March 201819.4M+13.9%9.1M2.13
    28 February 201817.0M+0.8%10.7M1.60
    15 February 201816.9M-5.0%11.6M1.46
    31 January 201817.8M+0.6%16.8M1.06
    12 January 201817.7M+25.4%10.3M1.72
    29 December 201714.1M7.8M1.81
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.