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Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. short interest

176K shares of Hawthorn Bancshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 May 2024. Short sellers would need 10.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short176Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.8%+93% over a year
Days to cover10.80at 16K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.55%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 since 15 May 2024, 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
    15 October 2026176K+7.8%16K10.80
    30 September 2026164K+9.5%20K8.10
    15 September 2026149K+22.3%16K9.58
    31 August 2026122K+35.7%13K9.50
    14 August 202690K+34.0%16K5.73
    31 July 202667K-2.9%16K4.20
    15 July 202669K+0.1%12K5.88
    30 June 202669K+49.8%25K2.72
    15 June 202646K+2.0%7K6.26
    29 May 202645K-2.2%6K7.84
    15 May 202646K-3.5%11K4.21
    30 April 202648K-5.3%8K5.90
    15 April 202651K-13.5%8K6.00
    31 March 202659K-10.2%9K6.52
    13 March 202665K-5.4%5K13.20
    27 February 202669K+15.3%4K15.47
    13 February 202660K-31.0%7K8.71
    30 January 202687K+3.5%6K13.55
    15 January 202684K+9.9%7K11.51
    31 December 202576K-28.6%11K6.91
    15 December 2025107K+10.2%11K9.90
    28 November 202597K-1.8%7K13.32
    14 November 202599K+11.8%13K7.77
    31 October 202588K-3.6%9K10.17
    15 October 202591K-17.1%6K15.12
    30 September 2025110K+13.7%11K10.30
    15 September 202597K-3.6%6K15.15
    29 August 2025101K-10.0%8K12.74
    15 August 2025112K-7.5%10K10.69
    31 July 2025121K-5.7%10K12.35
    15 July 2025128K-15.9%17K7.72
    30 June 2025152K+1111.5%92K1.66
    13 June 202513K+0.6%19K1.00
    30 May 202512K+36.2%14K1.00
    15 May 20259K-1.2%12K1.00
    30 April 20259K-37.7%7K1.26
    15 April 202515K+46.0%20K1.00
    31 March 202510K+41.2%14K1.00
    14 March 20257K+1.4%13K1.00
    28 February 20257K-23.7%12K1.00
    14 February 20259K+25.7%19K1.00
    31 January 20257K-7.6%9K1.00
    15 January 20258K+1.3%9K1.00
    31 December 20248K-24.8%6K1.39
    13 December 202411K+107.4%12K1.00
    29 November 20245K-35.7%8K1.00
    15 November 20248K-25.9%17K1.00
    31 October 202411K-90.9%21K1.00
    15 October 2024118K+14.4%7K17.83
    30 September 2024103K-16.2%7K15.83
    13 September 2024123K-8.5%5K23.92
    30 August 2024134K-4.8%3K39.72
    15 August 2024141K+2.0%2K75.09
    31 July 2024138K-10.3%4K38.94
    15 July 2024154K-2.3%5K32.04
    28 June 2024158K-5.1%5K34.06
    14 June 2024166K+1.2%3K51.69
    31 May 2024164K-13.5%8K20.11
    15 May 2024190K+6.4%9K21.45
    30 April 2024178K+23.1%15K11.59
    15 April 2024145K+6.7%10K14.71
    28 March 2024136K+9.5%10K13.36
    15 March 2024124K+163.7%17K7.35
    29 February 202447K+233.3%21K2.23
    15 February 202414K+58.1%38K1.00
    31 January 20249K-32.0%11K1.00
    12 January 202413K+22.7%10K1.37
    29 December 202311K-38.6%18K1.00
    15 December 202317K+35.9%8K2.20
    30 November 202313K+18.0%8K1.64
    15 November 202311K-27.1%10K1.06
    31 October 202315K+47.7%9K1.62
    13 October 202310K-15.5%8K1.20
    29 September 202312K-41.2%6K1.89
    15 September 202320K+101.4%4K4.54
    31 August 202310K+2.8%4K2.41
    15 August 202310K-13.0%11K1.00
    31 July 202311K-49.3%9K1.25
    14 July 202322K-8.5%5K4.79
    30 June 202324K-30.7%6K3.95
    15 June 202335K+27.3%10K3.49
    31 May 202328K+0.1%13K2.06
    15 May 202328K-52.5%21K1.31
    28 April 202358K+70.9%11K5.23
    14 April 202334K-2.3%4K9.00
    31 March 202335K+0.1%10K3.64
    15 March 202335K-10.2%7K4.68
    28 February 202339K+3.2%9K4.29
    15 February 202337K+28.9%9K4.02
    31 January 202329K+66.2%13K2.29
    13 January 202317K+8.0%5K3.86
    30 December 202216K-31.9%5K3.14
    15 December 202224K+45.6%6K4.00
    30 November 202216K-9.9%3K4.67
    15 November 202218K+24.4%4K4.65
    31 October 202215K-12.3%3K4.54
    14 October 202217K-2.6%3K5.61
    30 September 202217K-37.5%5K3.10
    15 September 202227K+98.6%6K4.25
    31 August 202214K-13.7%3K4.24
    15 August 202216K-3.7%2K7.47
    29 July 202217K-10.0%3K6.47
    15 July 202218K+7.4%6K3.15
    30 June 202217K+15.5%10K1.67
    15 June 202215K+16.2%5K3.22
    31 May 202213K+7.0%5K2.69
    13 May 202212K+12.2%3K4.23
    29 April 202211K-27.4%4K2.93
    14 April 202215K+44.0%13K1.15
    31 March 202210K+9.5%5K1.85
    15 March 20229K-31.1%7K1.28
    28 February 202213K+19.1%13K1.04
    15 February 202211K-27.3%6K1.92
    31 January 202216K-2.3%5K2.95
    14 January 202216K-19.5%3K5.88
    31 December 202120K+8.4%7K3.01
    15 December 202118K+42.1%9K2.10
    30 November 202113K-29.0%5K2.35
    15 November 202118K+26.0%7K2.54
    29 October 202114K+11.9%5K2.86
    15 October 202113K-11.0%7K1.89
    30 September 202114K+2.0%10K1.45
    15 September 202114K+12.8%9K1.66
    31 August 202113K-17.2%6K2.27
    13 August 202115K-25.1%5K2.87
    30 July 202120K-40.0%10K2.09
    15 July 202134K+8.0%23K1.48
    30 June 202131K-86.0%97K1.00
    15 June 2021222K+8.2%12K18.12
    28 May 2021205K-0.1%19K10.65
    14 May 2021205K+45.6%20K10.22
    30 April 2021141K+23.9%14K10.05
    15 April 2021114K+29.4%12K9.57
    31 March 202188K+15.4%15K5.80
    15 March 202176K-5.3%16K4.68
    26 February 202180K+0.9%6K14.39
    12 February 202180K-2.3%12K6.58
    29 January 202182K-0.8%11K7.28
    15 January 202182K+4.1%9K8.75
    31 December 202079K+11.3%8K9.48
    15 December 202071K-0.5%5K13.33
    30 November 202071K+5.2%5K14.80
    13 November 202068K-9.8%8K8.33
    30 October 202075K-5.2%5K13.72
    15 October 202079K+0.9%5K15.55
    30 September 202079K+4.4%7K12.00
    15 September 202075K-2.3%5K14.74
    31 August 202077K-0.6%4K19.04
    14 August 202078K-8.7%15K5.35
    31 July 202085K-4.0%5K17.79
    15 July 202089K-10.3%7K12.03
    30 June 202099K+43.3%12K8.51
    15 June 202069K+3.6%13K5.21
    29 May 202067K+11.3%9K7.10
    15 May 202060K+12.6%9K6.42
    30 April 202053K+4.0%11K4.81
    15 April 202051K-17.9%12K4.25
    31 March 202062K-29.0%12K5.19
    13 March 202087K+37.6%11K8.15
    28 February 202064K+1.6%10K6.40
    14 February 202063K-6.1%7K9.41
    31 January 202067K-7.8%8K8.35
    15 January 202072K-6.9%6K11.71
    31 December 201978K-2.9%7K11.73
    13 December 201980K-15.1%5K15.41
    29 November 201994K-7.6%6K14.92
    15 November 2019102K-3.3%6K17.08
    31 October 2019105K+0.0%7K15.50
    15 October 2019105K-8.5%12K8.88
    30 September 2019115K+2.7%18K6.54
    13 September 2019112K+10.4%11K9.82
    30 August 2019102K-3.3%12K8.27
    15 August 2019105K-8.8%13K8.18
    31 July 2019115K+5.4%15K7.68
    15 July 2019109K+880.8%18K6.06
    28 June 201911K+23.8%77K1.00
    14 June 20199K+55.0%12K1.00
    31 May 20196K+136.6%10K1.00
    15 May 20192K-22.0%9K1.00
    30 April 20193K-0.6%4K1.00
    15 April 20193K-12.4%3K1.17
    29 March 20194K-48.3%6K1.00
    15 March 20197K-18.8%5K1.35
    28 February 20199K+68.2%6K1.49
    15 February 20195K-48.1%6K1.00
    31 January 201910K-18.9%5K1.82
    15 January 201912K-14.4%4K2.84
    31 December 201814K+473.8%11K1.35
    14 December 20182K+129.8%6K1.00
    30 November 20181K+43.9%13K1.00
    15 November 2018751-37.2%3K1.00
    31 October 20181K-2.9%4K1.00
    15 October 20181K-54.7%20K1.00
    28 September 20183K+83.8%7K1.00
    14 September 20181K+37.4%7K1.00
    31 August 20181K-55.2%4K1.00
    15 August 20182K-48.1%7K1.00
    31 July 20185K+0.5%4K1.08
    13 July 20185K+79.3%8K1.00
    29 June 20183K-26.6%2K1.48
    15 June 20184K-0.1%3K1.03
    31 May 20184K-31.2%16K1.00
    15 May 20185K+15.7%1K3.74
    30 April 20184K+23.8%41210.70
    13 April 20184K+13.6%6K1.00
    29 March 20183K+65.1%2K1.93
    15 March 20182K-47.0%6K1.00
    28 February 20184K+0.8%2K1.53
    15 February 20184K-4.0%38K1.00
    31 January 20184K-59.1%6K1.00
    12 January 20189K-14.1%7K1.31
    29 December 201711K20K1.00
    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.