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General Motors Co. short interest

21.6M shares of General Motors were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (18.9M to 26.9M). Short sellers would need 3.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short21.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.6%-6% over a year
Days to cover3.36at 6.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.54%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 (18.9M to 26.9M), and the share price moved +49% 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 202621.6M+7.6%6.4M3.36
    30 September 202620.0M-3.5%8.6M2.32
    15 September 202620.8M-4.5%6.1M3.39
    31 August 202621.8M-0.8%5.6M3.89
    14 August 202621.9M+9.2%4.7M4.71
    31 July 202620.1M-17.8%8.7M2.31
    15 July 202624.5M-9.2%5.9M4.12
    30 June 202626.9M+18.4%10.2M2.63
    15 June 202622.8M+8.8%8.2M2.78
    29 May 202620.9M-4.2%8.0M2.61
    15 May 202621.8M+7.4%6.5M3.36
    30 April 202620.3M+4.9%7.3M2.80
    15 April 202619.4M-4.8%5.9M3.31
    31 March 202620.4M-0.7%8.0M2.54
    13 March 202620.5M-10.9%8.2M2.52
    27 February 202623.0M-8.8%8.2M2.82
    13 February 202625.3M+11.3%8.0M3.16
    30 January 202622.7M-3.6%10.6M2.14
    15 January 202623.6M+0.3%8.3M2.82
    31 December 202523.5M+13.6%7.7M3.05
    15 December 202520.7M+9.4%10.4M1.98
    28 November 202518.9M-6.6%9.1M2.07
    14 November 202520.2M-2.1%8.1M2.49
    31 October 202520.7M-9.9%13.3M1.55
    15 October 202522.9M+9.5%8.0M2.88
    30 September 202520.9M+10.6%8.1M2.57
    15 September 202518.9M+5.7%6.7M2.85
    29 August 202517.9M+1.1%6.8M2.65
    15 August 202517.7M+4.8%6.6M2.70
    31 July 202516.9M-9.0%12.4M1.37
    15 July 202518.6M-12.3%8.2M2.25
    30 June 202521.2M+5.7%10.6M1.99
    13 June 202520.0M-4.7%9.4M2.14
    30 May 202521.0M-12.7%8.5M2.47
    15 May 202524.1M+7.4%10.6M2.26
    30 April 202522.4M-5.6%11.8M1.89
    15 April 202523.7M-17.7%18.0M1.32
    31 March 202528.8M-34.7%20.0M1.45
    14 March 202544.1M+3.1%17.6M2.51
    28 February 202542.8M+70.0%10.6M4.02
    14 February 202525.2M-2.7%10.8M2.33
    31 January 202525.9M-18.1%13.5M1.91
    15 January 202531.6M-11.6%8.4M3.76
    31 December 202435.8M-2.6%9.8M3.66
    13 December 202436.7M+7.6%10.3M3.55
    29 November 202434.1M-1.7%15.1M2.27
    15 November 202434.7M+17.1%12.2M2.85
    31 October 202429.6M-9.5%13.4M2.20
    15 October 202432.8M+6.8%11.8M2.77
    30 September 202430.7M-10.1%14.3M2.15
    13 September 202434.1M-15.5%13.8M2.48
    30 August 202440.4M+8.9%10.1M3.98
    15 August 202437.1M+5.5%14.8M2.51
    31 July 202435.1M-17.4%17.7M1.99
    15 July 202442.5M-15.6%11.0M3.85
    28 June 202450.4M-18.9%16.6M3.03
    14 June 202462.1M+6.6%15.9M3.91
    31 May 202458.3M-6.7%12.8M4.56
    15 May 202462.5M-3.3%10.7M5.86
    30 April 202464.6M+3.0%15.6M4.15
    15 April 202462.8M-14.7%12.8M4.92
    28 March 202473.6M-10.8%15.7M4.69
    15 March 202482.5M-12.8%22.0M3.76
    29 February 202494.7M-1.8%14.9M6.37
    15 February 202496.4M-2.8%17.4M5.55
    31 January 202499.2M-10.4%22.8M4.36
    12 January 2024110.7M-4.2%16.4M6.73
    29 December 2023115.6M-4.5%14.0M8.27
    15 December 2023121.0M+360.0%26.7M4.53
    30 November 202326.3M-18.7%26.2M1.00
    15 November 202332.3M+13.2%17.5M1.85
    31 October 202328.6M-11.6%20.5M1.39
    13 October 202332.3M-2.8%14.5M2.23
    29 September 202333.2M-2.2%10.7M3.12
    15 September 202334.0M-1.2%12.7M2.67
    31 August 202334.4M+9.6%10.3M3.35
    15 August 202331.4M+17.0%14.2M2.20
    31 July 202326.8M-11.2%16.2M1.66
    14 July 202330.2M-9.4%11.3M2.68
    30 June 202333.4M+1.6%11.3M2.96
    15 June 202332.8M-1.1%16.2M2.03
    31 May 202333.2M+0.5%13.1M2.54
    15 May 202333.0M+1.5%14.5M2.28
    28 April 202332.5M+23.5%16.3M1.99
    14 April 202326.3M-5.2%12.0M2.19
    31 March 202327.8M-7.9%14.6M1.91
    15 March 202330.2M+27.9%14.7M2.06
    28 February 202323.6M-4.4%14.6M1.61
    15 February 202324.7M+16.6%16.4M1.50
    31 January 202321.2M+3.6%19.0M1.11
    13 January 202320.4M-4.3%13.2M1.55
    30 December 202221.3M+3.0%13.4M1.59
    15 December 202220.7M+10.8%10.9M1.89
    30 November 202218.7M-28.0%14.0M1.33
    15 November 202225.9M+11.3%13.2M1.97
    31 October 202223.3M+7.0%14.7M1.58
    14 October 202221.8M-10.5%15.6M1.40
    30 September 202224.3M-8.8%16.8M1.45
    15 September 202226.7M+17.8%14.8M1.80
    31 August 202222.7M-16.4%14.9M1.52
    15 August 202227.1M+4.7%12.6M2.15
    29 July 202225.9M-17.1%12.8M2.02
    15 July 202231.2M+4.1%16.4M1.90
    30 June 202230.0M-6.5%16.8M1.79
    15 June 202232.1M+1.5%14.2M2.27
    31 May 202231.6M-3.3%17.6M1.80
    13 May 202232.7M+2.8%20.4M1.60
    29 April 202231.8M+9.9%16.9M1.89
    14 April 202228.9M+4.0%19.5M1.48
    31 March 202227.8M-4.7%14.9M1.87
    15 March 202229.2M+3.9%20.4M1.43
    28 February 202228.1M+6.0%16.2M1.73
    15 February 202226.5M+17.2%23.2M1.14
    31 January 202222.6M-22.7%23.3M1.00
    14 January 202229.3M+9.5%23.8M1.23
    31 December 202126.7M-18.8%15.7M1.70
    15 December 202132.9M+12.7%18.9M1.74
    30 November 202129.2M+9.7%18.7M1.56
    15 November 202126.6M+3.0%19.3M1.38
    29 October 202125.8M-12.9%16.6M1.56
    15 October 202129.7M+9.8%21.5M1.38
    30 September 202127.0M+15.6%17.6M1.53
    15 September 202123.4M+13.8%13.9M1.68
    31 August 202120.6M-11.5%18.9M1.09
    13 August 202123.2M+12.8%20.5M1.13
    30 July 202120.6M+16.6%13.4M1.54
    15 July 202117.7M-4.4%14.3M1.24
    30 June 202118.5M-6.7%16.3M1.13
    15 June 202119.8M+11.6%16.1M1.23
    28 May 202117.7M-4.8%13.4M1.32
    14 May 202118.6M+22.7%15.4M1.21
    30 April 202115.2M-23.6%12.8M1.19
    15 April 202119.9M+10.7%17.3M1.15
    31 March 202118.0M-2.0%19.9M1.00
    15 March 202118.3M+13.3%21.6M1.00
    26 February 202116.2M-19.3%15.6M1.04
    12 February 202120.0M+12.6%24.6M1.00
    29 January 202117.8M-4.9%34.7M1.00
    15 January 202118.7M+19.3%26.4M1.00
    31 December 202015.7M-7.5%11.4M1.37
    15 December 202017.0M-21.0%11.4M1.49
    30 November 202021.5M-16.6%16.1M1.33
    13 November 202025.7M+29.6%18.3M1.41
    30 October 202019.9M-5.3%16.4M1.21
    15 October 202021.0M+6.3%9.5M2.21
    30 September 202019.7M+3.0%11.2M1.76
    15 September 202019.2M-7.6%18.6M1.03
    31 August 202020.7M+15.4%13.8M1.50
    14 August 202018.0M-34.5%10.3M1.74
    31 July 202027.5M+9.3%12.0M2.29
    15 July 202025.1M+44.1%13.1M1.92
    30 June 202017.4M-17.1%13.5M1.29
    15 June 202021.0M-13.7%15.7M1.34
    29 May 202024.4M+18.6%14.4M1.69
    15 May 202020.5M-4.4%16.5M1.25
    30 April 202021.5M-7.0%14.2M1.51
    15 April 202023.1M+26.7%17.6M1.31
    31 March 202018.2M-17.1%23.5M1.00
    13 March 202022.0M+11.1%17.3M1.27
    28 February 202019.8M+4.0%12.8M1.54
    14 February 202019.0M-10.4%12.2M1.56
    31 January 202021.2M+5.8%8.3M2.55
    15 January 202020.1M-3.4%8.9M2.24
    31 December 201920.8M+8.2%7.8M2.67
    13 December 201919.2M+8.9%7.3M2.63
    29 November 201917.6M-19.4%10.3M1.72
    15 November 201921.9M-1.1%9.0M2.44
    31 October 201922.1M+2.5%9.1M2.43
    15 October 201921.6M-5.0%9.7M2.23
    30 September 201922.7M+27.2%9.5M2.40
    13 September 201917.9M-20.9%7.6M2.34
    30 August 201922.6M-9.1%5.4M4.22
    15 August 201924.9M-3.9%8.4M2.96
    31 July 201925.9M+4.9%7.5M3.44
    15 July 201924.7M-8.7%6.1M4.08
    28 June 201927.0M+10.8%9.8M2.75
    14 June 201924.4M+12.8%7.7M3.15
    31 May 201921.6M+16.2%10.6M2.03
    15 May 201918.6M+1.1%9.3M1.99
    30 April 201918.4M-0.7%9.3M1.97
    15 April 201918.5M+0.2%6.0M3.08
    29 March 201918.5M+1.4%8.2M2.25
    15 March 201918.2M-5.2%8.8M2.06
    28 February 201919.2M-5.7%8.5M2.27
    15 February 201920.4M-11.0%10.2M1.99
    31 January 201922.9M-4.7%10.6M2.15
    15 January 201924.0M-2.6%12.9M1.86
    31 December 201824.7M-4.8%12.0M2.06
    14 December 201825.9M-4.7%12.0M2.16
    30 November 201827.2M+4.2%13.9M1.95
    15 November 201826.1M-7.6%11.6M2.25
    31 October 201828.3M+0.5%16.9M1.67
    15 October 201828.1M+5.5%17.0M1.66
    28 September 201826.6M+19.3%13.3M2.01
    14 September 201822.3M-3.9%12.1M1.85
    31 August 201823.2M-12.6%9.8M2.37
    15 August 201826.6M-10.9%9.9M2.69
    31 July 201829.8M+25.9%13.3M2.25
    13 July 201823.7M-3.9%7.8M3.03
    29 June 201824.6M+0.2%11.9M2.07
    15 June 201824.6M+10.4%14.6M1.69
    31 May 201822.3M-12.5%13.0M1.71
    15 May 201825.5M-8.5%8.4M3.01
    30 April 201827.8M-6.4%8.8M3.15
    13 April 201829.7M-5.7%12.5M2.38
    29 March 201831.5M-13.7%12.9M2.45
    15 March 201836.6M+10.9%14.6M2.51
    28 February 201833.0M+2.1%11.5M2.86
    15 February 201832.3M-8.3%16.0M2.02
    31 January 201835.2M-13.1%13.7M2.57
    12 January 201840.6M+8.6%12.6M3.21
    29 December 201737.4M8.8M4.26
    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.