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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. short interest

1.6M shares of HomeTrust Bancshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 28 Feb 2025, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 11.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+10.8%+1361% over a year
Days to cover11.43at 137K shares a day
Of shares in issue9.38%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 most at any settlement since 28 Feb 2025, when our record starts, and the share price moved +17% 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 28 Feb 2025 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20261.6M+10.8%137K11.43
    30 September 20261.4M+24.3%230K6.16
    15 September 20261.1M+50.7%231K4.93
    31 August 2026756K+100.8%285K2.65
    14 August 2026377K+40.3%146K2.57
    31 July 2026269K+10.3%128K2.10
    15 July 2026243K-7.6%120K2.03
    30 June 2026263K-2.4%203K1.30
    15 June 2026270K-10.8%92K2.93
    29 May 2026303K-10.7%53K5.73
    15 May 2026339K+9.7%55K6.12
    30 April 2026309K+0.7%60K5.18
    15 April 2026307K-7.2%67K4.60
    31 March 2026330K+57.9%96K3.43
    13 March 2026209K+39.4%82K2.54
    27 February 2026150K-12.8%81K1.86
    13 February 2026172K-4.0%75K2.31
    30 January 2026179K+35.3%75K2.40
    15 January 2026133K+16.8%59K2.26
    31 December 2025114K-46.6%88K1.29
    15 December 2025213K+64.4%53K4.04
    28 November 2025129K+4.6%53K2.44
    14 November 2025124K+6.9%44K2.82
    31 October 2025116K+7.8%85K1.37
    15 October 2025107K+11.7%60K1.80
    30 September 202596K-2.9%105K1.00
    15 September 202599K+2.5%55K1.80
    29 August 202597K-6.9%33K2.96
    15 August 2025104K+8.7%52K1.99
    31 July 202596K-20.4%51K1.87
    15 July 2025120K-11.7%48K2.49
    30 June 2025136K+11.1%63K2.16
    13 June 2025122K+22.6%44K2.77
    30 May 2025100K+18.3%41K2.45
    15 May 202584K+5.9%37K2.28
    30 April 202580K-1.4%34K2.34
    15 April 202581K+16.4%42K1.91
    31 March 202569K+34.8%47K1.47
    14 March 202552K+8.9%39K1.33
    28 February 202547K42K1.11
    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.