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Independent Bank Corp. short interest

668K shares of Independent Bank were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (165K to 771K). Short sellers would need 3.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short668Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-13.3%+300% over a year
Days to cover3.47at 193K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.24%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 near the top of its range over the last year (165K to 771K), 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 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026668K-13.3%193K3.47
    30 September 2026771K+1.8%216K3.57
    15 September 2026757K+8.9%152K4.99
    31 August 2026695K+10.4%173K4.02
    14 August 2026630K+15.7%182K3.47
    31 July 2026544K+3.3%242K2.25
    15 July 2026527K-27.4%173K3.05
    30 June 2026726K+14.9%227K3.20
    15 June 2026632K-2.4%140K4.53
    29 May 2026648K+9.9%111K5.85
    15 May 2026590K+5.1%183K3.23
    30 April 2026561K+13.8%154K3.64
    15 April 2026493K-23.5%162K3.04
    31 March 2026644K+37.2%298K2.17
    13 March 2026470K+21.1%138K3.40
    27 February 2026388K+79.1%161K2.40
    13 February 2026217K+31.4%140K1.55
    30 January 2026165K-7.4%136K1.21
    15 January 2026178K-44.0%111K1.61
    31 December 2025318K-9.8%153K2.08
    15 December 2025352K+17.1%129K2.73
    28 November 2025301K+66.0%164K1.83
    14 November 2025181K-6.2%89K2.03
    31 October 2025193K+15.6%159K1.22
    15 October 2025167K+17.1%90K1.86
    30 September 2025143K-5.8%110K1.30
    15 September 2025152K+1.9%85K1.77
    29 August 2025149K-4.7%81K1.84
    15 August 2025156K+14.8%95K1.65
    31 July 2025136K-8.6%65K2.08
    15 July 2025149K-23.1%95K1.56
    30 June 2025194K-11.5%79K2.46
    13 June 2025219K+3.1%64K3.41
    30 May 2025212K-3.4%58K3.64
    15 May 2025219K-0.3%88K2.50
    30 April 2025220K-4.1%106K2.08
    15 April 2025229K+13.7%139K1.65
    31 March 2025202K-13.1%103K1.95
    14 March 2025232K+23.1%96K2.41
    28 February 2025189K+36.1%142K1.33
    14 February 2025139K+42.6%87K1.60
    31 January 202597K-47.9%152K1.00
    15 January 2025187K+111.2%134K1.39
    31 December 202488K-53.0%92K1.00
    13 December 2024188K-4.9%63K3.00
    29 November 2024198K-5.3%66K3.01
    15 November 2024209K+11.8%117K1.78
    31 October 2024187K-30.8%90K2.08
    15 October 2024270K+8.5%74K3.65
    30 September 2024249K-2.1%138K1.80
    13 September 2024254K+14.6%97K2.61
    30 August 2024222K-23.5%105K2.11
    15 August 2024290K+9.0%117K2.48
    31 July 2024266K-13.1%146K1.82
    15 July 2024306K+47.4%97K3.14
    28 June 2024207K+16.3%181K1.15
    14 June 2024178K-10.6%62K2.90
    31 May 2024199K+20.1%79K2.52
    15 May 2024166K-19.0%88K1.89
    30 April 2024205K-10.6%67K3.06
    15 April 2024229K-0.6%61K3.76
    28 March 2024231K-18.6%61K3.79
    15 March 2024283K+10.1%70K4.06
    29 February 2024257K+8.7%77K3.33
    15 February 2024237K-0.6%87K2.71
    31 January 2024238K+26.1%111K2.15
    12 January 2024189K-0.9%74K2.54
    29 December 2023191K+28.0%79K2.42
    15 December 2023149K-7.1%89K1.67
    30 November 2023160K-14.5%64K2.51
    15 November 2023187K+14.7%69K2.73
    31 October 2023163K-4.5%63K2.60
    13 October 2023171K-37.0%52K3.30
    29 September 2023272K+43.7%48K5.70
    15 September 2023189K+6.8%62K3.07
    31 August 2023177K-19.7%58K3.07
    15 August 2023221K+39.0%70K3.15
    31 July 2023159K-10.9%62K2.57
    14 July 2023178K-37.0%77K2.32
    30 June 2023283K-14.7%104K2.71
    15 June 2023332K+9.3%82K4.03
    31 May 2023304K+8.6%77K3.93
    15 May 2023279K+14.1%95K2.95
    28 April 2023245K+27.1%93K2.63
    14 April 2023193K-18.0%79K2.44
    31 March 2023235K+10.8%159K1.47
    15 March 2023212K-19.1%104K2.03
    28 February 2023262K-13.8%64K4.10
    15 February 2023304K-6.0%71K4.31
    31 January 2023323K-36.6%98K3.30
    13 January 2023510K-1.7%75K6.83
    30 December 2022519K+2.6%121K4.28
    15 December 2022505K+3.3%76K6.65
    30 November 2022489K+10.6%75K6.54
    15 November 2022442K+4.3%79K5.59
    31 October 2022424K-10.5%70K6.04
    14 October 2022474K-3.9%52K9.19
    30 September 2022493K-3.6%62K7.95
    15 September 2022511K-15.4%57K8.98
    31 August 2022604K+9.3%60K10.01
    15 August 2022553K+3.3%53K10.39
    29 July 2022535K-7.6%83K6.42
    15 July 2022579K-3.2%74K7.80
    30 June 2022598K-3.6%140K4.26
    15 June 2022620K+8.6%70K8.85
    31 May 2022571K+3.7%73K7.80
    13 May 2022551K+2.2%84K6.53
    29 April 2022539K-5.9%94K5.75
    14 April 2022572K-6.9%79K7.24
    31 March 2022615K+1.7%95K6.49
    15 March 2022605K+11.1%68K8.84
    28 February 2022544K+3.7%99K5.47
    15 February 2022524K+9.8%120K4.36
    31 January 2022478K+14.1%134K3.58
    14 January 2022419K+8.4%87K4.81
    31 December 2021386K-9.5%99K3.90
    15 December 2021427K-11.7%97K4.40
    30 November 2021483K-1.0%102K4.75
    15 November 2021488K+14.9%83K5.86
    29 October 2021425K-1.2%69K6.12
    15 October 2021430K-7.2%61K7.02
    30 September 2021463K+4.6%101K4.58
    15 September 2021443K+6.5%66K6.72
    31 August 2021415K+3.3%60K6.91
    13 August 2021402K-2.5%108K3.73
    30 July 2021413K-8.6%106K3.89
    15 July 2021452K+25.0%113K4.01
    30 June 2021361K+19.1%175K2.07
    15 June 2021303K+2.5%82K3.70
    28 May 2021296K+6.9%71K4.18
    14 May 2021277K+9.7%83K3.32
    30 April 2021252K-34.0%83K3.03
    15 April 2021383K-6.6%68K5.66
    31 March 2021410K+12.9%110K3.72
    15 March 2021363K+0.9%99K3.68
    26 February 2021360K+4.2%86K4.21
    12 February 2021345K+23.5%118K2.94
    29 January 2021280K-23.9%92K3.03
    15 January 2021367K-3.3%89K4.15
    31 December 2020380K+3.1%87K4.35
    15 December 2020369K-2.1%75K4.92
    30 November 2020376K+6.4%98K3.85
    13 November 2020354K+36.7%97K3.66
    30 October 2020259K-2.4%72K3.60
    15 October 2020265K-5.6%54K4.87
    30 September 2020281K-1.2%91K3.09
    15 September 2020284K+1.6%85K3.33
    31 August 2020280K-1.9%60K4.63
    14 August 2020285K-4.1%72K3.97
    31 July 2020297K-29.9%123K2.41
    15 July 2020424K-5.5%86K4.93
    30 June 2020449K+43.6%163K2.75
    15 June 2020312K+10.7%120K2.61
    29 May 2020282K+2.8%81K3.47
    15 May 2020275K-9.5%103K2.67
    30 April 2020303K+2.1%85K3.55
    15 April 2020297K+7.7%129K2.30
    31 March 2020276K-25.4%173K1.59
    13 March 2020370K+39.8%146K2.53
    28 February 2020264K-15.2%138K1.92
    14 February 2020312K+10.2%128K2.45
    31 January 2020283K-21.0%114K2.49
    15 January 2020358K+0.9%88K4.08
    31 December 2019355K+47.9%79K4.52
    13 December 2019240K+15.7%76K3.17
    29 November 2019207K-36.7%72K2.87
    15 November 2019328K+7.9%60K5.46
    31 October 2019304K-6.8%90K3.36
    15 October 2019326K-23.0%70K4.65
    30 September 2019423K+31.6%147K2.89
    13 September 2019322K-3.5%90K3.57
    30 August 2019333K+25.2%64K5.24
    15 August 2019266K+14.4%96K2.76
    31 July 2019233K-19.7%93K2.50
    15 July 2019290K+4.8%79K3.67
    28 June 2019276K-6.6%156K1.77
    14 June 2019296K-6.8%82K3.60
    31 May 2019318K+3.4%175K1.82
    15 May 2019307K+7.1%82K3.74
    30 April 2019287K-13.6%109K2.63
    15 April 2019332K-20.1%76K4.34
    29 March 2019415K-23.4%151K2.75
    15 March 2019542K+0.7%145K3.73
    28 February 2019538K+61.9%67K8.01
    15 February 2019332K+52.9%100K3.32
    31 January 2019217K-36.4%122K1.78
    15 January 2019342K+10.0%93K3.67
    31 December 2018311K-6.7%182K1.71
    14 December 2018333K-16.4%148K2.24
    30 November 2018398K+25.3%71K5.58
    15 November 2018318K+22.6%113K2.81
    31 October 2018259K+35.1%136K1.90
    15 October 2018192K-26.2%206K1.00
    28 September 2018260K+98.0%106K2.46
    14 September 2018131K-8.2%76K1.72
    31 August 2018143K+12.2%86K1.67
    15 August 2018128K-37.0%125K1.02
    31 July 2018203K+0.6%102K1.99
    13 July 2018201K-12.6%67K3.01
    29 June 2018231K+46.7%158K1.46
    15 June 2018157K+0.2%171K1.00
    31 May 2018157K+91.9%153K1.02
    15 May 201882K+29.4%174K1.00
    30 April 201863K-20.2%150K1.00
    13 April 201879K-5.8%90K1.00
    29 March 201884K-30.3%100K1.00
    15 March 2018121K+12.5%55K2.19
    28 February 2018107K+2.7%82K1.31
    15 February 2018104K+54.1%130K1.00
    31 January 201868K-19.0%72K1.00
    12 January 201884K+57.5%112K1.00
    29 December 201753K148K1.00
    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.