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Alphabet Inc. short interest

Short interest in Alphabet Inc. was 45.3 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, up 5.6% on the previous settlement, with 2.86 days to cover at an average daily volume of 15.8 million shares, as reported to FINRA.

SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
31 August 202645,274,909+5.6%15,819,5132.86
14 August 202642,891,363-8.6%17,778,7272.41
31 July 202646,940,256-15.7%22,857,9442.05
15 July 202655,653,051-4.8%15,787,7193.53
30 June 202658,492,586+10.9%29,363,4031.99
15 June 202652,717,958+16.6%25,040,9392.11
29 May 202645,216,936+3.9%21,182,2372.13
15 May 202643,535,503+11.5%17,512,5192.49
30 April 202639,053,435-5.6%18,718,1692.09
15 April 202641,388,607-6.0%15,688,6522.64
31 March 202644,038,271+26.8%22,644,4911.94
13 March 202634,727,040+8.9%17,994,6831.93

FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement. Days to cover is shares short over average daily volume. Short interest as a share of the float is not shown: the float is not in the public record.

Source

FINRA equity short interest data, the public dataset.

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