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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. short interest

2.2M shares of LPL Financial Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (1.8M to 4.9M). Short sellers would need 2.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+10.5%+1% over a year
Days to cover2.77at 788K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.77%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 bottom of its range over the last year (1.8M to 4.9M), and the share price moved -4% 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 20262.2M+10.5%788K2.77
    30 September 20262.0M+11.6%968K2.04
    15 September 20261.8M-7.3%595K2.98
    31 August 20261.9M-22.5%498K3.83
    14 August 20262.5M-14.9%665K3.70
    31 July 20262.9M-40.4%721K4.02
    15 July 20264.9M+12.4%699K6.94
    30 June 20264.3M+14.8%1.3M3.23
    15 June 20263.8M+26.7%1.0M3.74
    29 May 20263.0M-5.8%1.3M2.27
    15 May 20263.2M-3.2%908K3.47
    30 April 20263.3M+3.5%732K4.44
    15 April 20263.1M-15.9%762K4.13
    31 March 20263.7M+14.5%1.1M3.56
    13 March 20263.3M+10.6%933K3.50
    27 February 20263.0M+2.9%1.1M2.77
    13 February 20262.9M+2.5%1.5M1.94
    30 January 20262.8M+1.6%680K4.12
    15 January 20262.8M+1.0%550K5.02
    31 December 20252.7M+10.6%694K3.94
    15 December 20252.5M+7.5%637K3.88
    28 November 20252.3M-18.6%565K4.07
    14 November 20252.8M+17.4%645K4.37
    31 October 20252.4M+11.5%1.1M2.19
    15 October 20252.2M-2.1%909K2.37
    30 September 20252.2M+0.8%921K2.39
    15 September 20252.2M-7.9%1.0M2.12
    29 August 20252.4M-16.1%604K3.92
    15 August 20252.8M+31.2%952K2.97
    31 July 20252.2M+22.7%841K2.56
    15 July 20251.8M+1.9%716K2.45
    30 June 20251.7M+7.8%755K2.28
    13 June 20251.6M-18.8%457K3.50
    30 May 20252.0M+22.7%578K3.41
    15 May 20251.6M-8.8%724K2.22
    30 April 20251.8M-6.1%588K2.99
    15 April 20251.9M+12.2%1.8M1.05
    31 March 20251.7M+52.8%738K2.26
    14 March 20251.1M-9.0%1.1M1.00
    28 February 20251.2M+58.7%959K1.25
    14 February 2025758K+15.6%676K1.12
    31 January 2025655K-17.2%634K1.03
    15 January 2025791K+0.4%519K1.52
    31 December 2024788K-8.0%419K1.88
    13 December 2024857K+14.3%402K2.13
    29 November 2024750K-30.7%494K1.52
    15 November 20241.1M+19.3%836K1.29
    31 October 2024907K-19.9%803K1.13
    15 October 20241.1M-4.1%818K1.38
    30 September 20241.2M-8.4%970K1.22
    13 September 20241.3M-6.3%713K1.81
    30 August 20241.4M+3.2%620K2.22
    15 August 20241.3M+56.4%1.1M1.18
    31 July 2024853K+18.0%2.3M1.00
    15 July 2024722K+5.2%569K1.27
    28 June 2024686K+3.5%559K1.23
    14 June 2024663K-9.3%456K1.45
    31 May 2024732K-6.2%482K1.52
    15 May 2024780K-8.6%566K1.38
    30 April 2024854K-20.1%466K1.83
    15 April 20241.1M-15.4%463K2.31
    28 March 20241.3M+22.0%465K2.72
    15 March 20241.0M-3.3%472K2.19
    29 February 20241.1M+6.3%529K2.03
    15 February 20241.0M+35.9%709K1.42
    31 January 2024742K-28.5%566K1.31
    12 January 20241.0M+0.1%496K2.09
    29 December 20231.0M+4.7%595K1.74
    15 December 2023990K+1.0%902K1.10
    30 November 2023979K+8.0%660K1.48
    15 November 2023907K+4.7%717K1.26
    31 October 2023866K-5.8%559K1.55
    13 October 2023919K-10.7%453K2.03
    29 September 20231.0M+0.3%476K2.16
    15 September 20231.0M+1.5%542K1.89
    31 August 20231.0M+14.8%509K1.99
    15 August 2023881K+3.0%515K1.71
    31 July 2023855K-2.6%866K1.00
    14 July 2023878K-2.9%657K1.34
    30 June 2023905K-9.7%690K1.31
    15 June 20231.0M+0.7%768K1.30
    31 May 2023994K+40.4%708K1.41
    15 May 2023708K-29.7%1.0M1.00
    28 April 20231.0M+11.9%857K1.17
    14 April 2023900K-18.7%886K1.02
    31 March 20231.1M-16.5%1.2M1.00
    15 March 20231.3M+31.1%1.4M1.00
    28 February 20231.0M-9.7%587K1.72
    15 February 20231.1M-15.3%812K1.38
    31 January 20231.3M-12.4%504K2.62
    13 January 20231.5M-24.6%721K2.09
    30 December 20222.0M+5.9%549K3.64
    15 December 20221.9M-12.8%962K1.96
    30 November 20222.2M+33.2%1.1M1.98
    15 November 20221.6M-34.4%1.4M1.16
    31 October 20222.5M-2.5%1.1M2.33
    14 October 20222.5M+20.5%1.0M2.44
    30 September 20222.1M+1.5%1.0M2.11
    15 September 20222.1M+3.0%664K3.13
    31 August 20222.0M-6.8%521K3.87
    15 August 20222.2M-5.2%949K2.28
    29 July 20222.3M-6.4%497K4.60
    15 July 20222.4M-3.4%583K4.19
    30 June 20222.5M-3.6%698K3.62
    15 June 20222.6M+10.4%605K4.33
    31 May 20222.4M+40.5%1.3M1.81
    13 May 20221.7M-11.0%851K1.99
    29 April 20221.9M-5.0%1.2M1.59
    14 April 20222.0M+33.3%1.3M1.49
    31 March 20221.5M-18.3%615K2.44
    15 March 20221.8M+42.7%682K2.69
    28 February 20221.3M+15.7%616K2.09
    15 February 20221.1M-11.4%736K1.51
    31 January 20221.3M+2.5%593K2.12
    14 January 20221.2M+46.9%678K1.81
    31 December 2021834K-21.7%322K2.59
    15 December 20211.1M+2.7%392K2.72
    30 November 20211.0M+6.3%352K2.95
    15 November 2021976K-12.2%372K2.62
    29 October 20211.1M-14.2%562K1.98
    15 October 20211.3M-10.5%610K2.12
    30 September 20211.4M+23.2%604K2.39
    15 September 20211.2M+9.4%244K4.82
    31 August 20211.1M-8.6%331K3.25
    13 August 20211.2M-0.1%426K2.75
    30 July 20211.2M-7.7%488K2.41
    15 July 20211.3M-17.2%588K2.17
    30 June 20211.5M+8.3%880K1.75
    15 June 20211.4M+29.8%644K2.20
    28 May 20211.1M-12.2%330K3.31
    14 May 20211.2M-6.7%480K2.60
    30 April 20211.3M-2.7%360K3.71
    15 April 20211.4M-8.5%330K4.15
    31 March 20211.5M-0.9%597K2.52
    15 March 20211.5M-22.3%702K2.16
    26 February 20211.9M-3.0%393K4.96
    12 February 20212.0M+15.7%619K3.24
    29 January 20211.7M-0.8%632K2.75
    15 January 20211.7M+15.9%669K2.61
    31 December 20201.5M+4.0%324K4.67
    15 December 20201.5M+47.9%660K2.20
    30 November 2020981K-19.1%443K2.21
    13 November 20201.2M+28.1%1.0M1.19
    30 October 2020947K-9.7%418K2.27
    15 October 20201.0M-27.6%520K2.02
    30 September 20201.4M+2.1%407K3.56
    15 September 20201.4M+15.9%475K2.99
    31 August 20201.2M-27.8%268K4.57
    14 August 20201.7M+141.8%560K3.03
    31 July 2020702K-3.2%513K1.37
    15 July 2020725K-67.1%571K1.27
    30 June 20202.2M-15.0%802K2.75
    15 June 20202.6M+139.8%1.2M2.14
    29 May 20201.1M-24.2%707K1.53
    15 May 20201.4M+56.5%929K1.54
    30 April 2020911K+14.1%647K1.41
    15 April 2020799K-26.1%882K1.00
    31 March 20201.1M+6.0%1.3M1.00
    13 March 20201.0M-14.0%1.6M1.00
    28 February 20201.2M+7.4%803K1.48
    14 February 20201.1M-0.7%427K2.59
    31 January 20201.1M-6.9%549K2.03
    15 January 20201.2M-14.1%468K2.55
    31 December 20191.4M+3.0%426K3.26
    13 December 20191.4M-4.7%433K3.12
    29 November 20191.4M+11.6%475K2.98
    15 November 20191.3M+15.1%744K1.71
    31 October 20191.1M+18.8%605K1.82
    15 October 2019929K-30.0%921K1.01
    30 September 20191.3M+12.2%544K2.44
    13 September 20191.2M+4.7%563K2.10
    30 August 20191.1M+4.5%585K1.93
    15 August 20191.1M+6.7%787K1.37
    31 July 20191.0M-30.7%647K1.57
    15 July 20191.5M+17.9%545K2.68
    28 June 20191.2M-8.5%764K1.62
    14 June 20191.4M-3.9%457K2.97
    31 May 20191.4M+20.2%726K1.94
    15 May 20191.2M+41.6%945K1.24
    30 April 2019829K-11.2%519K1.60
    15 April 2019934K-10.8%500K1.87
    29 March 20191.0M-19.6%766K1.37
    15 March 20191.3M-12.0%728K1.79
    28 February 20191.5M-41.4%993K1.49
    15 February 20192.5M+59.8%1.1M2.23
    31 January 20191.6M+25.8%845K1.87
    15 January 20191.3M+12.0%636K1.97
    31 December 20181.1M+45.4%713K1.57
    14 December 2018771K-4.9%810K1.00
    30 November 2018811K-40.3%636K1.27
    15 November 20181.4M+2.9%827K1.64
    31 October 20181.3M-9.3%1.0M1.27
    15 October 20181.5M-30.1%651K2.24
    28 September 20182.1M+11.5%583K3.57
    14 September 20181.9M+10.4%529K3.53
    31 August 20181.7M-4.1%423K4.00
    15 August 20181.8M+26.2%572K3.08
    31 July 20181.4M-25.2%895K1.56
    13 July 20181.9M+15.6%560K3.34
    29 June 20181.6M+23.1%608K2.66
    15 June 20181.3M+11.4%695K1.89
    31 May 20181.2M-41.1%782K1.51
    15 May 20182.0M+3.3%1.2M1.71
    30 April 20181.9M+26.0%876K2.21
    13 April 20181.5M+62.5%1.0M1.48
    29 March 2018945K+37.9%748K1.26
    15 March 2018685K-15.0%710K1.00
    28 February 2018806K-49.1%1.0M1.00
    15 February 20181.6M+37.3%1.2M1.28
    31 January 20181.2M-54.2%860K1.34
    12 January 20182.5M+196.2%819K3.08
    29 December 2017852K430K1.98
    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.