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Herbalife Ltd. short interest

8.0M shares of Herbalife were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 5.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.0%-35% over a year
Days to cover5.55at 1.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue7.62%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 the fewest since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +48% 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 20268.0M-2.0%1.4M5.55
    30 September 20268.1M-9.7%1.5M5.61
    15 September 20269.0M+3.4%1.7M5.17
    31 August 20268.7M-6.3%1.7M5.25
    14 August 20269.3M+2.5%1.8M5.05
    31 July 20269.1M-2.6%1.1M7.90
    15 July 20269.3M+8.2%1.7M5.62
    30 June 20268.6M+8.5%2.1M4.18
    15 June 20267.9M+8.0%1.6M4.98
    29 May 20267.3M-6.8%1.5M5.04
    15 May 20267.9M-5.5%1.7M4.57
    30 April 20268.3M+0.0%951K8.78
    15 April 20268.3M+6.0%1.3M6.54
    31 March 20267.9M-8.2%1.3M6.08
    13 March 20268.6M+17.2%1.6M5.24
    27 February 20267.3M-14.8%2.6M2.86
    13 February 20268.6M-4.6%1.4M6.35
    30 January 20269.0M-9.7%1.4M6.56
    15 January 202610.0M-6.7%1.8M5.39
    31 December 202510.7M+1.3%1.8M5.96
    15 December 202510.5M-8.2%2.4M4.33
    28 November 202511.5M-5.1%2.9M3.96
    14 November 202512.1M+0.3%1.9M6.23
    31 October 202512.1M-1.2%1.3M9.54
    15 October 202512.2M+4.3%1.3M9.57
    30 September 202511.7M+0.4%1.2M10.00
    15 September 202511.7M+3.5%1.7M7.06
    29 August 202511.3M-6.6%1.7M6.81
    15 August 202512.1M-7.7%2.3M5.34
    31 July 202513.1M-0.9%1.9M6.89
    15 July 202513.2M-1.6%1.9M6.89
    30 June 202513.4M-5.0%1.7M7.85
    13 June 202514.1M+3.6%1.5M9.30
    30 May 202513.6M+2.0%1.6M8.31
    15 May 202513.4M-6.7%2.3M5.76
    30 April 202514.3M-2.4%2.3M6.22
    15 April 202514.7M-4.1%1.9M7.68
    31 March 202515.3M+2.8%1.7M9.07
    14 March 202514.9M-5.3%2.3M6.53
    28 February 202515.7M-6.0%5.9M2.66
    14 February 202516.7M+6.7%2.1M7.98
    31 January 202515.7M+7.5%2.0M7.87
    15 January 202514.6M+7.5%1.9M7.87
    31 December 202413.6M+26.0%2.7M5.01
    13 December 202410.8M+3.6%2.9M3.75
    29 November 202410.4M-1.4%2.0M5.26
    15 November 202410.5M-19.3%2.8M3.78
    31 October 202413.0M+4.7%2.3M5.56
    15 October 202412.5M-0.5%1.5M8.29
    30 September 202412.5M-12.6%1.8M7.12
    13 September 202414.3M-2.6%1.9M7.36
    30 August 202414.7M-5.8%1.5M9.82
    15 August 202415.6M+7.7%2.3M6.82
    31 July 202414.5M-5.2%2.2M6.61
    15 July 202415.3M+3.2%2.0M7.80
    28 June 202414.8M+8.5%2.1M7.06
    14 June 202413.7M-8.0%2.5M5.54
    31 May 202414.8M-3.4%1.9M7.74
    15 May 202415.4M-2.6%2.5M6.15
    30 April 202415.8M+3.2%1.8M8.88
    15 April 202415.3M+26.8%3.6M4.23
    28 March 202412.1M-7.7%1.9M6.27
    15 March 202413.1M-5.1%1.7M7.80
    29 February 202413.8M+5.0%2.9M4.80
    15 February 202413.1M-2.3%3.4M3.82
    31 January 202413.4M+1.4%993K13.54
    12 January 202413.3M+4.9%1.3M10.21
    29 December 202312.6M-4.0%1.1M11.75
    15 December 202313.2M-1.3%1.5M8.53
    30 November 202313.3M-4.0%1.4M9.81
    15 November 202313.9M-1.8%2.2M6.24
    31 October 202314.1M+7.0%2.0M7.17
    13 October 202313.2M-0.7%1.7M7.88
    29 September 202313.3M-3.9%1.8M7.46
    15 September 202313.8M+12.3%1.9M7.40
    31 August 202312.3M+0.2%1.3M9.16
    15 August 202312.3M-5.7%1.8M6.73
    31 July 202313.0M-1.9%1.4M9.05
    14 July 202313.3M+0.8%1.4M9.49
    30 June 202313.2M+2.2%1.3M10.38
    15 June 202312.9M+6.7%1.4M9.17
    31 May 202312.1M+3.3%1.7M7.03
    15 May 202311.7M-8.7%1.7M6.81
    28 April 202312.8M+1.2%951K13.49
    14 April 202312.7M+7.7%1.1M11.84
    31 March 202311.8M+5.0%1.1M10.57
    15 March 202311.2M+1.3%1.2M8.99
    28 February 202311.1M-8.8%1.5M7.36
    15 February 202312.1M+13.4%2.1M5.68
    31 January 202310.7M+5.8%1.5M7.36
    13 January 202310.1M-7.1%1.2M8.15
    30 December 202210.9M-0.9%1.7M6.42
    15 December 202211.0M+140.7%3.9M2.85
    30 November 20224.6M-20.3%871K5.24
    15 November 20225.7M+0.8%1.7M3.38
    31 October 20225.7M-6.0%1.1M5.34
    14 October 20226.0M+20.6%918K6.58
    30 September 20225.0M+5.4%989K5.06
    15 September 20224.8M-15.0%889K5.35
    31 August 20225.6M-6.3%823K6.79
    15 August 20226.0M-10.8%959K6.22
    29 July 20226.7M-9.7%812K8.24
    15 July 20227.4M-8.7%1.6M4.70
    30 June 20228.1M+52.0%2.4M3.33
    15 June 20225.3M+4.6%1.2M4.59
    31 May 20225.1M-6.3%1.2M4.27
    13 May 20225.4M-16.9%2.3M2.33
    29 April 20226.6M-3.7%1.8M3.58
    14 April 20226.8M-16.2%1.4M4.86
    31 March 20228.1M-15.0%1.1M7.20
    15 March 20229.6M+16.9%963K9.93
    28 February 20228.2M-7.1%1.7M4.75
    15 February 20228.8M+3.6%1.4M6.49
    31 January 20228.5M+1.2%1.5M5.60
    14 January 20228.4M+10.5%1.1M7.98
    31 December 20217.6M+20.7%1.1M6.65
    15 December 20216.3M+1.4%1.1M5.89
    30 November 20216.2M-3.1%1.2M5.30
    15 November 20216.4M+2.1%1.2M5.13
    29 October 20216.3M+14.0%862K7.27
    15 October 20215.5M-4.8%649K8.47
    30 September 20215.8M-11.1%1.7M3.31
    15 September 20216.5M+16.1%2.2M3.02
    31 August 20215.6M-4.1%777K7.21
    13 August 20215.8M+0.7%723K8.07
    30 July 20215.8M-5.2%490K11.82
    15 July 20216.1M-8.5%656K9.32
    30 June 20216.7M+13.0%1.0M6.46
    15 June 20215.9M+1.1%1.0M5.63
    28 May 20215.8M+3.0%634K9.21
    14 May 20215.7M-4.6%1.4M4.08
    30 April 20216.0M-5.7%543K10.97
    15 April 20216.3M-0.8%573K11.02
    31 March 20216.4M+1.0%1.0M6.17
    15 March 20216.3M+2.2%985K6.40
    26 February 20216.2M+22.2%1.8M3.39
    12 February 20215.0M-8.4%1.1M4.77
    29 January 20215.5M-0.3%668K8.25
    15 January 20215.5M+5.0%974K5.67
    31 December 20205.3M-12.9%720K7.31
    15 December 20206.0M+5.5%728K8.29
    30 November 20205.7M+1.4%845K6.77
    13 November 20205.6M-9.8%1.2M4.62
    30 October 20206.3M-10.7%625K10.01
    15 October 20207.0M+5.6%654K10.73
    30 September 20206.6M+15.0%914K7.27
    15 September 20205.8M-4.4%982K5.88
    31 August 20206.0M-2.8%1.7M3.58
    14 August 20206.2M+1.4%1.3M4.65
    31 July 20206.1M-8.0%956K6.41
    15 July 20206.7M-2.8%1.2M5.53
    30 June 20206.9M-4.8%742K9.24
    15 June 20207.2M-3.1%1.1M6.52
    29 May 20207.4M-25.3%2.5M2.96
    15 May 20209.9M+20.4%1.7M5.74
    30 April 20208.3M+1.4%1.3M6.30
    15 April 20208.1M+86.3%1.9M4.40
    31 March 20204.4M-3.8%1.6M2.69
    13 March 20204.5M-4.7%1.6M2.83
    28 February 20204.8M+11.2%2.5M1.94
    14 February 20204.3M-8.7%882K4.86
    31 January 20204.7M-1.9%1.2M4.05
    15 January 20204.8M+2.6%810K5.91
    31 December 20194.7M-0.4%748K6.24
    13 December 20194.7M-2.3%597K7.86
    29 November 20194.8M-5.0%427K11.25
    15 November 20195.0M-9.9%823K6.14
    31 October 20195.6M-7.7%1.3M4.31
    15 October 20196.1M-0.6%962K6.30
    30 September 20196.1M-10.1%935K6.53
    13 September 20196.8M+3.8%1.8M3.73
    30 August 20196.5M-19.5%1.4M4.59
    15 August 20198.1M-19.0%2.1M3.88
    31 July 201910.0M-20.3%2.2M4.64
    15 July 201912.6M-11.4%2.0M6.17
    28 June 201914.2M-3.4%2.5M5.58
    14 June 201914.7M-5.2%2.0M7.44
    31 May 201915.5M-12.8%2.5M6.14
    15 May 201917.8M+0.4%2.7M6.65
    30 April 201917.7M+11.9%2.1M8.53
    15 April 201915.8M+1.2%1.4M11.42
    29 March 201915.7M+4.2%1.5M10.43
    15 March 201915.0M+3.4%1.1M13.22
    28 February 201914.5M-0.1%1.7M8.68
    15 February 201914.6M+1.9%1.4M10.13
    31 January 201914.3M-0.5%1.0M13.87
    15 January 201914.3M+1.0%1.2M11.61
    31 December 201814.2M+1.4%1.3M10.60
    14 December 201814.0M+12.5%1.2M11.66
    30 November 201812.5M-2.3%1.1M10.95
    15 November 201812.7M-8.4%933K13.67
    31 October 201813.9M+14.7%1.4M10.30
    15 October 201812.1M-2.6%1.3M9.62
    28 September 201812.5M-3.1%898K13.87
    14 September 201812.9M+2.2%1.0M12.59
    31 August 201812.6M-3.5%859K14.64
    15 August 201813.0M+11.4%2.1M6.29
    31 July 201811.7M+0.5%1.0M11.36
    13 July 201811.7M+8.0%1.1M10.27
    29 June 201810.8M-8.0%1.3M8.41
    15 June 201811.7M-6.3%1.8M6.57
    31 May 201812.5M-2.9%2.9M4.34
    15 May 201812.9M-0.2%1.7M7.47
    30 April 201812.9M+6.0%1.7M7.52
    13 April 201812.2M-0.4%2.0M5.96
    29 March 201812.2M+21.2%2.3M5.40
    15 March 201810.1M-28.6%3.5M2.89
    28 February 201814.1M-23.4%4.0M3.54
    15 February 201818.4M-10.5%2.7M6.77
    31 January 201820.6M-13.1%2.6M7.91
    12 January 201823.7M+1.8%1.1M21.90
    29 December 201723.3M1.8M13.09
    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.