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HDFC Bank Limited short interest

40.3M shares of HDFC Bank were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 4.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short40.3Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.1%+150% over a year
Days to cover4.44at 9.1M 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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved -28% 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
    30 October 202640.3M+4.1%9.1M4.44
    15 October 202638.7M+4.0%9.2M4.19
    30 September 202637.2M+3.2%9.5M3.90
    15 September 202636.0M-1.2%11.2M3.22
    31 August 202636.5M+34.5%11.0M3.32
    14 August 202627.1M+15.1%6.7M4.03
    31 July 202623.6M+11.1%11.2M2.11
    15 July 202621.2M+13.0%7.7M2.75
    30 June 202618.8M+26.7%7.6M2.48
    15 June 202614.8M-34.1%11.0M1.35
    29 May 202622.5M+12.9%10.1M2.22
    15 May 202619.9M+72.2%7.3M2.74
    30 April 202611.6M-13.8%7.7M1.51
    15 April 202613.4M+64.6%8.8M1.52
    31 March 20268.1M-21.8%15.8M1.00
    13 March 202610.4M-4.4%8.9M1.17
    27 February 202610.9M-9.3%5.8M1.88
    13 February 202612.0M-7.1%7.7M1.57
    30 January 202612.9M+2.7%5.8M2.22
    15 January 202612.6M-4.9%7.5M1.67
    31 December 202513.2M+1.1%2.8M4.75
    15 December 202513.1M-11.4%3.8M3.48
    28 November 202514.8M-3.0%3.4M4.33
    14 November 202515.2M-5.2%3.4M4.50
    31 October 202516.1M+10.0%4.0M4.00
    15 October 202514.6M+2.7%3.6M4.03
    30 September 202514.2M-18.2%3.3M4.29
    15 September 202517.4M+122.7%3.3M5.23
    29 August 20257.8M-9.7%1.7M4.67
    15 August 20258.6M-28.4%1.5M5.86
    31 July 202512.1M-15.4%2.2M5.53
    15 July 202514.3M-4.4%1.6M8.98
    30 June 202515.0M+1.2%2.3M6.39
    13 June 202514.8M+4.1%2.2M6.84
    30 May 202514.2M-5.4%2.1M6.78
    15 May 202515.0M+7.3%2.3M6.64
    30 April 202514.0M-18.3%3.9M3.61
    15 April 202517.1M-11.6%4.5M3.76
    31 March 202519.4M-0.6%3.2M6.07
    14 March 202519.5M+1.4%2.4M7.98
    28 February 202519.2M+28.1%2.4M8.17
    14 February 202515.0M+4.9%2.3M6.65
    31 January 202514.3M+9.7%2.7M5.30
    15 January 202513.0M-31.3%3.2M4.10
    31 December 202419.0M+0.0%2.3M8.38
    13 December 202418.9M+9.1%2.9M6.60
    29 November 202417.4M-10.0%3.7M4.65
    15 November 202419.3M+3.5%1.9M10.37
    31 October 202418.7M-1.4%2.2M8.49
    15 October 202418.9M+14.8%2.7M7.02
    30 September 202416.5M-5.8%3.5M4.69
    13 September 202417.5M+7.9%2.5M6.92
    30 August 202416.2M-1.3%1.7M9.79
    15 August 202416.4M+40.3%4.6M3.60
    31 July 202411.7M-0.3%2.0M5.97
    15 July 202411.8M-24.0%3.2M3.66
    28 June 202415.5M+17.5%3.1M4.95
    14 June 202413.2M+8.7%3.0M4.35
    31 May 202412.1M+24.7%2.0M5.92
    15 May 20249.7M-19.0%2.5M3.95
    30 April 202412.0M-13.6%2.5M4.83
    15 April 202413.9M+24.3%3.4M4.13
    28 March 202411.2M-15.8%2.0M5.63
    15 March 202413.3M+50.5%3.0M4.46
    29 February 20248.8M+24.9%3.7M2.37
    15 February 20247.0M-9.3%3.6M1.94
    31 January 20247.8M+49.4%7.4M1.05
    12 January 20245.2M-8.7%1.6M3.16
    29 December 20235.7M+11.6%1.6M3.54
    15 December 20235.1M-15.6%2.9M1.78
    30 November 20236.1M+6.8%1.6M3.71
    15 November 20235.7M+31.1%2.1M2.75
    31 October 20234.3M+22.8%2.5M1.75
    13 October 20233.5M+20.3%1.8M1.96
    29 September 20232.9M-6.2%3.7M1.00
    15 September 20233.1M-6.8%1.5M2.01
    31 August 20233.3M+53.2%1.8M1.85
    15 August 20232.2M-17.2%1.3M1.74
    31 July 20232.6M+8.3%2.4M1.09
    14 July 20232.4M-19.8%1.9M1.28
    30 June 20233.0M+85.1%1.9M1.60
    15 June 20231.6M-1.0%1.4M1.16
    31 May 20231.7M-49.0%1.9M1.00
    15 May 20233.2M+27.7%2.1M1.53
    28 April 20232.5M-4.7%1.6M1.62
    14 April 20232.7M+14.2%1.0M2.54
    31 March 20232.3M-16.0%1.4M1.66
    15 March 20232.8M-14.6%1.7M1.65
    28 February 20233.3M+4.3%1.2M2.74
    15 February 20233.1M-7.7%1.4M2.19
    31 January 20233.4M+0.9%1.7M2.00
    13 January 20233.4M-3.6%1.1M3.09
    30 December 20223.5M+6.8%1.1M3.29
    15 December 20223.3M-28.5%1.2M2.63
    30 November 20224.6M+43.8%1.0M4.45
    15 November 20223.2M+10.7%1.5M2.11
    31 October 20222.9M+50.9%1.5M1.93
    14 October 20221.9M-1.8%1.3M1.50
    30 September 20221.9M-47.7%1.8M1.05
    15 September 20223.7M+30.8%1.6M2.33
    31 August 20222.8M+13.7%913K3.09
    15 August 20222.5M-19.5%1.3M1.91
    29 July 20223.1M-13.9%1.5M2.11
    15 July 20223.6M+57.3%1.6M2.24
    30 June 20222.3M-21.0%1.8M1.26
    15 June 20222.9M-39.6%2.2M1.29
    31 May 20224.8M-13.6%2.3M2.04
    13 May 20225.5M+25.1%2.6M2.12
    29 April 20224.4M-8.7%3.2M1.37
    14 April 20224.8M+0.3%2.2M2.23
    31 March 20224.8M+1.2%1.8M2.70
    15 March 20224.8M+59.9%3.1M1.55
    28 February 20223.0M-32.8%1.6M1.83
    15 February 20224.4M-5.0%1.4M3.11
    31 January 20224.7M+1.0%1.8M2.65
    14 January 20224.6M+4.5%1.6M2.86
    31 December 20214.4M+10.5%976K4.53
    15 December 20214.0M-29.4%1.8M2.26
    30 November 20215.7M+32.2%1.6M3.47
    15 November 20214.3M+15.3%1.5M2.90
    29 October 20213.7M+3.9%1.6M2.29
    15 October 20213.6M+11.0%1.7M2.05
    30 September 20213.2M+25.3%1.7M1.86
    15 September 20212.6M-40.7%1.9M1.35
    31 August 20214.3M+32.9%1.5M2.99
    13 August 20213.3M+3.6%997K3.28
    30 July 20213.2M+2.7%1.0M3.04
    15 July 20213.1M-42.8%1.5M1.99
    30 June 20215.4M+40.5%1.4M3.74
    15 June 20213.8M+9.1%833K4.59
    28 May 20213.5M+7.5%1.3M2.63
    14 May 20213.3M-14.7%1.2M2.71
    30 April 20213.8M-30.1%1.8M2.12
    15 April 20215.5M+6.7%1.5M3.63
    31 March 20215.1M-15.9%1.3M4.07
    15 March 20216.1M+8.4%1.3M4.77
    26 February 20215.6M+4.4%1.3M4.49
    12 February 20215.4M-3.3%1.4M3.92
    29 January 20215.6M-13.1%1.7M3.19
    15 January 20216.4M+4.6%986K6.51
    31 December 20206.1M+12.7%987K6.21
    15 December 20205.4M-16.8%1.4M3.96
    30 November 20206.5M-8.6%1.3M5.14
    13 November 20207.1M-1.0%1.6M4.60
    30 October 20207.2M+17.0%1.8M4.11
    15 October 20206.2M+5.8%1.1M5.71
    30 September 20205.8M-4.7%1.0M5.69
    15 September 20206.1M-11.5%1.1M5.59
    31 August 20206.9M-0.0%1.2M5.87
    14 August 20206.9M+26.9%1.4M4.96
    31 July 20205.5M+4.9%2.0M2.78
    15 July 20205.2M-0.3%1.7M3.07
    30 June 20205.2M+43.2%1.8M2.88
    15 June 20203.6M-20.8%2.8M1.32
    29 May 20204.6M+5.1%3.6M1.29
    15 May 20204.4M-10.8%3.3M1.31
    30 April 20204.9M-6.5%2.6M1.91
    15 April 20205.3M-16.0%2.6M2.00
    31 March 20206.3M+42.4%5.9M1.06
    13 March 20204.4M+4.8%3.1M1.43
    28 February 20204.2M-4.5%2.1M2.03
    14 February 20204.4M-2.8%1.1M3.99
    31 January 20204.5M-14.7%1.6M2.85
    15 January 20205.3M-14.1%1.3M3.97
    31 December 20196.2M+0.9%937K6.57
    13 December 20196.1M+21.3%1.0M5.83
    29 November 20195.0M-0.8%1.2M4.31
    15 November 20195.1M+22.5%1.2M4.35
    31 October 20194.1M-11.5%1.7M2.49
    15 October 20194.7M-1.5%1.8M2.62
    30 September 20194.8M+253.9%3.0M1.61
    13 September 20191.3M-20.8%1.3M1.04
    30 August 20191.7M-21.9%1.1M1.54
    15 August 20192.2M+3.0%809K2.68
    31 July 20192.1M+2.1%951K2.22
    15 July 20192.1M+0.9%639K3.23
    28 June 20192.0M-27.0%600K3.41
    14 June 20192.8M+5.9%726K3.86
    31 May 20192.6M-11.9%886K2.99
    15 May 20193.0M-3.4%576K5.22
    30 April 20193.1M+14.7%625K4.99
    15 April 20192.7M+22.5%555K4.89
    29 March 20192.2M-7.0%633K3.50
    15 March 20192.4M+25.9%774K3.08
    28 February 20191.9M-15.7%669K2.83
    15 February 20192.2M-8.5%604K3.72
    31 January 20192.5M-6.4%879K2.79
    15 January 20192.6M+46.4%570K4.60
    31 December 20181.8M-2.6%764K2.34
    14 December 20181.8M+0.6%1.1M1.68
    30 November 20181.8M+10.0%688K2.65
    15 November 20181.7M-22.8%815K2.04
    31 October 20182.1M+6.0%820K2.62
    15 October 20182.0M+32.5%988K2.05
    28 September 20181.5M+7.3%993K1.54
    14 September 20181.4M+24.3%621K2.30
    31 August 20181.1M-1.9%457K2.51
    15 August 20181.2M-35.6%918K1.27
    31 July 20181.8M-7.0%746K2.43
    13 July 20182.0M-4.4%499K3.91
    29 June 20182.0M+16.9%526K3.88
    15 June 20181.7M+21.1%602K2.90
    31 May 20181.4M+95.7%984K1.46
    15 May 2018736K-27.2%997K1.00
    30 April 20181.0M+21.8%715K1.41
    13 April 2018829K-48.7%996K1.00
    29 March 20181.6M+36.7%733K2.20
    15 March 20181.2M+81.8%674K1.75
    28 February 2018650K-32.4%533K1.22
    15 February 2018961K-26.8%801K1.20
    31 January 20181.3M+49.9%755K1.74
    12 January 2018876K-13.2%535K1.64
    29 December 20171.0M431K2.34
    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.