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Jefferson Capital, Inc. short interest

1.1M shares of Jefferson Capital were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (217K to 1.2M). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+26.1%+102% over a year
Days to cover4.15at 268K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.94%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 (217K to 1.2M), and the share price moved +10% 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 20261.1M+26.1%268K4.15
    30 September 2026881K-15.8%261K3.38
    15 September 20261.0M+6.9%219K4.78
    31 August 2026979K-2.8%328K2.98
    14 August 20261.0M-17.0%495K2.04
    31 July 20261.2M+9.0%327K3.71
    15 July 20261.1M-5.6%257K4.33
    30 June 20261.2M+15.5%509K2.32
    15 June 20261.0M-0.1%231K4.43
    29 May 20261.0M+34.0%287K3.57
    15 May 2026763K-0.3%202K3.78
    30 April 2026765K-7.3%277K2.77
    15 April 2026825K-1.3%277K2.98
    31 March 2026837K+49.9%490K1.71
    13 March 2026558K+52.4%316K1.77
    27 February 2026366K+43.2%222K1.65
    13 February 2026256K+2.9%249K1.03
    30 January 2026248K+14.7%215K1.16
    15 January 2026217K-37.2%754K1.00
    31 December 2025345K-45.6%221K1.56
    15 December 2025634K+34.8%167K3.79
    28 November 2025470K-20.0%129K3.65
    14 November 2025588K+16.0%150K3.92
    31 October 2025507K-7.9%104K4.89
    15 October 2025550K-3.0%162K3.40
    30 September 2025567K+687.1%353K1.60
    15 September 202572K+57.1%155K1.00
    29 August 202546K-57.4%175K1.00
    15 August 2025108K+178.2%179K1.00
    31 July 202539K-22.9%125K1.00
    15 July 202550K-67.3%247K1.00
    30 June 2025154K-62.2%445K1.00
    30 October 2020407K+7.7%497K1.00
    15 October 2020377K-17.8%274K1.38
    30 September 2020459K-0.0%306K1.50
    15 September 2020459K+9.9%165K2.79
    31 August 2020418K-2.1%233K1.80
    14 August 2020427K-56.9%864K1.00
    31 July 2020991K-8.7%104K9.54
    15 July 20201.1M-32.5%159K6.84
    30 June 20201.6M+47.9%217K7.40
    15 June 20201.1M-3.4%276K3.94
    29 May 20201.1M-6.3%318K3.54
    15 May 20201.2M+1.7%237K5.07
    30 April 20201.2M-0.6%225K5.24
    15 April 20201.2M-25.1%331K3.59
    31 March 20201.6M+5.1%418K3.80
    13 March 20201.5M+1.8%258K5.86
    28 February 20201.5M-3.0%311K4.77
    14 February 20201.5M-5.2%176K8.66
    31 January 20201.6M-13.1%205K7.88
    15 January 20201.9M+2.8%267K6.94
    31 December 20191.8M+20.7%445K4.06
    13 December 20191.5M+5.5%164K9.14
    29 November 20191.4M+6.4%227K6.25
    15 November 20191.3M+30.2%352K3.78
    31 October 20191.0M+18.4%184K5.57
    15 October 2019864K-32.7%158K5.47
    30 September 20191.3M+65.0%230K5.59
    13 September 2019779K-6.6%168K4.63
    30 August 2019833K+2.6%147K5.65
    15 August 2019812K+1.8%288K2.82
    31 July 2019797K+5.7%150K5.32
    15 July 2019754K-0.9%121K6.23
    28 June 2019761K+6.7%147K5.19
    14 June 2019714K-8.3%101K7.08
    31 May 2019778K+12.0%132K5.91
    15 May 2019695K-12.1%161K4.31
    30 April 2019791K-2.5%110K7.21
    15 April 2019811K-13.0%141K5.73
    29 March 2019931K+15.4%128K7.28
    15 March 2019807K+14.9%156K5.19
    28 February 2019702K+2.4%122K5.76
    15 February 2019686K+0.1%105K6.53
    31 January 2019685K-11.6%111K6.18
    15 January 2019775K-3.5%151K5.15
    31 December 2018803K-40.0%267K3.01
    14 December 20181.3M-1.5%316K4.23
    30 November 20181.4M+27.8%462K2.94
    15 November 20181.1M+15.7%218K4.87
    31 October 2018918K-12.9%204K4.50
    15 October 20181.1M+4.5%254K4.15
    28 September 20181.0M+40.4%227K4.43
    14 September 2018718K+6.9%146K4.93
    31 August 2018671K+40.8%159K4.22
    15 August 2018477K-2.0%108K4.40
    31 July 2018486K+3.1%144K3.38
    13 July 2018472K-32.8%178K2.65
    29 June 2018702K+3.3%310K2.26
    15 June 2018680K-6.0%340K2.00
    31 May 2018723K-16.1%87K8.28
    15 May 2018862K-18.8%77K11.13
    30 April 20181.1M+7.2%95K11.22
    13 April 2018990K-7.4%76K13.04
    29 March 20181.1M-2.5%107K9.96
    15 March 20181.1M-6.5%124K8.88
    28 February 20181.2M-2.7%99K11.90
    15 February 20181.2M-9.7%171K7.03
    31 January 20181.3M-3.6%119K11.22
    12 January 20181.4M-0.3%184K7.55
    29 December 20171.4M209K6.66
    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.