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IQVIA Holdings Inc. short interest

3.0M shares of IQVIA Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 30 Apr 2025. Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.0%-37% over a year
Days to cover2.35at 1.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.82%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 30 Apr 2025, and the share price moved +34% 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 20263.0M-7.0%1.3M2.35
    30 September 20263.2M-21.9%1.8M1.74
    15 September 20264.1M+9.0%1.4M3.05
    31 August 20263.8M-11.1%1.3M2.85
    14 August 20264.2M-6.8%1.2M3.62
    31 July 20264.6M-13.3%1.7M2.72
    15 July 20265.3M+5.7%1.2M4.24
    30 June 20265.0M-1.0%1.8M2.74
    15 June 20265.0M+2.8%1.4M3.48
    29 May 20264.9M-0.7%1.9M2.57
    15 May 20264.9M-0.6%1.9M2.54
    30 April 20265.0M+3.2%1.6M3.18
    15 April 20264.8M+6.4%1.3M3.67
    31 March 20264.5M+7.3%1.5M2.93
    13 March 20264.2M+11.0%1.7M2.47
    27 February 20263.8M-25.5%3.2M1.19
    13 February 20265.1M+11.5%3.9M1.32
    30 January 20264.6M+9.4%1.2M3.69
    15 January 20264.2M+11.7%1.3M3.30
    31 December 20253.7M-20.6%1.2M3.21
    15 December 20254.7M-15.0%1.5M3.17
    28 November 20255.5M+10.5%1.2M4.60
    14 November 20255.0M+10.5%1.6M3.14
    31 October 20254.5M-4.3%2.0M2.30
    15 October 20254.7M+5.5%1.6M2.94
    30 September 20254.5M-3.9%1.1M3.94
    15 September 20254.7M-5.3%1.2M3.87
    29 August 20254.9M-13.6%1.2M4.12
    15 August 20255.7M-16.1%1.4M4.23
    31 July 20256.8M-24.8%2.9M2.33
    15 July 20259.0M-0.0%1.5M6.13
    30 June 20259.1M-3.0%2.5M3.64
    13 June 20259.3M+29.7%2.5M3.79
    30 May 20257.2M+29.3%2.8M2.59
    15 May 20255.6M+98.0%2.6M2.12
    30 April 20252.8M-4.2%1.8M1.53
    15 April 20252.9M-6.9%2.7M1.08
    31 March 20253.2M-17.3%1.6M1.94
    14 March 20253.8M+8.7%1.5M2.58
    28 February 20253.5M+25.2%1.6M2.19
    14 February 20252.8M-4.5%1.4M1.97
    31 January 20252.9M-3.4%1.5M2.02
    15 January 20253.0M-2.6%1.3M2.32
    31 December 20243.1M+10.8%1.3M2.32
    13 December 20242.8M-9.4%1.5M1.94
    29 November 20243.1M-7.1%1.9M1.60
    15 November 20243.3M+27.6%2.3M1.46
    31 October 20242.6M-10.0%1.3M1.98
    15 October 20242.9M-5.9%824K3.53
    30 September 20243.1M-3.6%1.3M2.47
    13 September 20243.2M+15.7%1.4M2.35
    30 August 20242.8M-15.8%748K3.71
    15 August 20243.3M+13.6%903K3.65
    31 July 20242.9M+8.5%1.4M2.07
    15 July 20242.7M-13.2%1.1M2.44
    28 June 20243.1M-5.3%1.7M1.76
    14 June 20243.2M+0.8%1.2M2.61
    31 May 20243.2M+6.1%1.2M2.64
    15 May 20243.0M+4.3%939K3.24
    30 April 20242.9M+2.0%869K3.35
    15 April 20242.9M-1.4%708K4.03
    28 March 20242.9M-9.5%848K3.41
    15 March 20243.2M+9.1%889K3.60
    29 February 20242.9M-11.5%1.1M2.71
    15 February 20243.3M-9.1%1.3M2.63
    31 January 20243.6M+19.2%1.0M3.56
    12 January 20243.1M-3.0%1.0M2.94
    29 December 20233.1M-11.7%754K4.18
    15 December 20233.6M-3.2%1.2M3.01
    30 November 20233.7M-8.9%1.2M3.05
    15 November 20234.0M+33.1%2.0M2.06
    31 October 20233.0M-22.6%1.4M2.24
    13 October 20233.9M+12.8%1.1M3.71
    29 September 20233.5M-1.9%1.3M2.69
    15 September 20233.5M+13.1%1.1M3.26
    31 August 20233.1M+31.0%726K4.32
    15 August 20232.4M+7.6%913K2.63
    31 July 20232.2M-1.9%925K2.41
    14 July 20232.3M-3.8%990K2.29
    30 June 20232.4M+0.5%1.1M2.15
    15 June 20232.3M-0.5%973K2.41
    31 May 20232.4M+18.2%1.3M1.84
    15 May 20232.0M+23.9%1.2M1.61
    28 April 20231.6M-12.5%1.4M1.11
    14 April 20231.8M-17.8%754K2.44
    31 March 20232.2M+28.4%1.2M1.85
    15 March 20231.7M+1.6%1.2M1.42
    28 February 20231.7M+4.9%824K2.09
    15 February 20231.6M-7.5%1.0M1.61
    31 January 20231.8M-10.7%663K2.67
    13 January 20232.0M+29.0%872K2.27
    30 December 20221.5M-11.8%671K2.29
    15 December 20221.7M-2.6%1.0M1.72
    30 November 20221.8M-20.9%996K1.80
    15 November 20222.3M+16.4%849K2.66
    31 October 20221.9M-3.5%1.5M1.27
    14 October 20222.0M-8.2%1.1M1.86
    30 September 20222.2M-13.0%1.3M1.64
    15 September 20222.5M+12.2%835K3.02
    31 August 20222.2M-0.9%684K3.28
    15 August 20222.3M+35.8%914K2.48
    29 July 20221.7M-16.0%1.2M1.44
    15 July 20222.0M+1.4%734K2.71
    30 June 20222.0M-0.3%1.5M1.30
    15 June 20222.0M-4.4%923K2.13
    31 May 20222.1M-2.2%1.1M1.94
    13 May 20222.1M-5.9%1.1M1.93
    29 April 20222.2M+2.4%1.4M1.58
    14 April 20222.2M+10.2%1.2M1.89
    31 March 20222.0M-0.7%988K2.01
    15 March 20222.0M-13.8%1.1M1.82
    28 February 20222.3M+13.6%1.6M1.45
    15 February 20222.0M-0.7%1.3M1.62
    31 January 20222.1M-0.2%1.0M1.97
    14 January 20222.1M+11.0%947K2.17
    31 December 20211.9M-16.2%671K2.76
    15 December 20212.2M-6.0%865K2.56
    30 November 20212.4M+19.7%1.0M2.26
    15 November 20212.0M-21.7%802K2.45
    29 October 20212.5M-2.6%721K3.48
    15 October 20212.6M-14.8%575K4.49
    30 September 20213.0M+1.8%802K3.77
    15 September 20213.0M-1.1%544K5.47
    31 August 20213.0M+6.0%631K4.77
    13 August 20212.8M+15.8%620K4.58
    30 July 20212.5M-6.9%982K2.50
    15 July 20212.6M-7.4%751K3.51
    30 June 20212.8M+9.9%1.3M2.19
    15 June 20212.6M-12.9%1.0M2.54
    28 May 20213.0M+9.5%891K3.33
    14 May 20212.7M+6.4%892K3.04
    30 April 20212.6M-12.8%1.2M2.04
    15 April 20212.9M+5.7%656K4.46
    31 March 20212.8M+5.4%713K3.88
    15 March 20212.6M-0.6%742K3.54
    26 February 20212.6M+10.2%852K3.10
    12 February 20212.4M+4.3%1.0M2.37
    29 January 20212.3M+7.6%878K2.62
    15 January 20212.1M+2.8%681K3.14
    31 December 20202.1M+6.4%927K2.24
    15 December 20202.0M+0.7%1.2M1.64
    30 November 20201.9M+0.7%622K3.12
    13 November 20201.9M+1.5%908K2.12
    30 October 20201.9M-11.2%1.1M1.69
    15 October 20202.1M-10.7%634K3.38
    30 September 20202.4M+1.1%1.3M1.92
    15 September 20202.4M-5.3%813K2.92
    31 August 20202.5M+5.4%656K3.82
    14 August 20202.4M-4.8%717K3.31
    31 July 20202.5M+0.4%1.2M2.15
    15 July 20202.5M-15.4%862K2.89
    30 June 20202.9M+13.3%1.3M2.20
    15 June 20202.6M-5.9%1.1M2.37
    29 May 20202.8M+2.0%1.1M2.42
    15 May 20202.7M-5.7%852K3.17
    30 April 20202.9M-17.5%1.1M2.66
    15 April 20203.5M+26.6%1.7M2.01
    31 March 20202.7M-1.2%3.1M1.00
    13 March 20202.8M-22.1%2.0M1.38
    28 February 20203.6M+23.7%1.9M1.84
    14 February 20202.9M+19.4%1.5M1.88
    31 January 20202.4M-25.6%809K2.99
    15 January 20203.2M-5.4%1.1M2.85
    31 December 20193.4M+4.9%1.4M2.40
    13 December 20193.3M-7.8%1.1M2.95
    29 November 20193.6M-5.4%1.3M2.66
    15 November 20193.8M+8.7%1.4M2.78
    31 October 20193.5M-21.3%1.4M2.39
    15 October 20194.4M-5.2%1.1M3.97
    30 September 20194.6M+43.0%1.9M2.47
    13 September 20193.2M+34.1%1.5M2.20
    30 August 20192.4M+7.8%807K2.99
    15 August 20192.2M-9.5%1.2M1.93
    31 July 20192.5M-12.4%1.0M2.37
    15 July 20192.8M+4.5%1.1M2.68
    28 June 20192.7M+6.4%2.0M1.32
    14 June 20192.5M-16.4%1.3M1.92
    31 May 20193.0M-11.6%1.0M2.95
    15 May 20193.4M+9.9%1.3M2.57
    30 April 20193.1M+10.5%1.2M2.54
    15 April 20192.8M-8.7%1.1M2.50
    29 March 20193.1M-4.9%1.1M2.71
    15 March 20193.3M+12.0%1.6M2.08
    28 February 20192.9M-0.4%1.2M2.38
    15 February 20192.9M-10.3%1.3M2.24
    31 January 20193.3M-6.9%1.1M2.85
    15 January 20193.5M-16.9%1.3M2.65
    31 December 20184.2M-0.7%1.6M2.64
    14 December 20184.2M+4.3%1.7M2.46
    30 November 20184.1M-7.5%1.4M3.00
    15 November 20184.4M+6.6%1.1M4.04
    31 October 20184.1M+18.9%1.7M2.39
    15 October 20183.5M-3.0%1.0M3.38
    28 September 20183.6M-6.2%1.3M2.82
    14 September 20183.8M-8.5%1.1M3.45
    31 August 20184.2M+4.6%904K4.61
    15 August 20184.0M-11.2%812K4.91
    31 July 20184.5M-13.2%1.7M2.60
    13 July 20185.2M+3.4%1.1M4.58
    29 June 20185.0M-13.1%2.2M2.25
    15 June 20185.8M-12.0%1.3M4.35
    31 May 20186.5M+17.0%2.6M2.54
    15 May 20185.6M+2.7%991K5.64
    30 April 20185.4M-9.7%817K6.66
    13 April 20186.0M-1.6%856K7.04
    29 March 20186.1M-4.3%946K6.47
    15 March 20186.4M+13.0%919K6.96
    28 February 20185.7M-10.3%1.4M4.00
    15 February 20186.3M+9.1%1.4M4.66
    31 January 20185.8M-3.6%1.1M5.21
    12 January 20186.0M+4.1%1.2M5.22
    29 December 20175.8M1.1M5.10
    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.