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Manulife Financial Corporation short interest

12.8M shares of Manulife Financial were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.5M to 24.9M). Short sellers would need 9.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short12.8Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+41.4%-14% over a year
Days to cover9.26at 1.4M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 middle of its range over the last year (4.5M to 24.9M), and the share price moved +37% 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
    30 October 202612.8M+41.4%1.4M9.26
    15 October 20269.0M-24.9%1.4M6.69
    30 September 202612.0M+55.8%1.4M8.39
    15 September 20267.7M-50.4%2.0M3.85
    31 August 202615.6M-29.7%3.2M4.88
    14 August 202622.1M+69.4%2.7M8.13
    31 July 202613.1M+147.3%1.7M7.61
    15 July 20265.3M-12.1%1.3M4.07
    30 June 20266.0M-53.7%2.0M2.99
    15 June 202613.0M-47.8%2.0M6.44
    29 May 202624.9M+66.0%3.3M7.47
    15 May 202615.0M+37.2%2.1M7.01
    30 April 202610.9M+144.4%1.9M5.63
    15 April 20264.5M-1.4%1.8M2.50
    31 March 20264.5M-17.4%2.1M2.13
    13 March 20265.5M-72.1%2.6M2.08
    27 February 202619.7M-1.2%4.1M4.80
    13 February 202619.9M+164.5%2.8M7.08
    30 January 20267.5M+31.0%1.4M5.22
    15 January 20265.8M+4.6%1.8M3.22
    31 December 20255.5M-2.0%1.4M3.84
    15 December 20255.6M-57.3%2.5M2.24
    28 November 202513.1M-2.4%3.1M4.23
    14 November 202513.5M-9.9%2.3M5.90
    31 October 202514.9M+167.7%1.3M11.86
    15 October 20255.6M+16.4%1.6M3.47
    30 September 20254.8M-25.7%1.8M2.68
    15 September 20256.4M-53.6%1.7M3.76
    29 August 202513.9M-41.4%2.6M5.26
    15 August 202523.7M+101.6%2.5M9.34
    31 July 202511.8M+13.0%1.8M6.53
    15 July 202510.4M+9.0%1.9M5.43
    30 June 20259.5M+55.0%2.7M3.48
    13 June 20256.2M-82.2%1.7M3.59
    30 May 202534.5M-41.9%2.9M11.93
    15 May 202559.4M+341.6%2.3M26.30
    30 April 202513.4M+135.5%1.6M8.27
    15 April 20255.7M-7.9%3.5M1.61
    31 March 20256.2M-58.1%1.5M4.03
    14 March 202514.8M-67.6%3.5M4.23
    28 February 202545.6M+13.8%3.1M14.77
    14 February 202540.1M+258.6%2.2M18.17
    31 January 202511.2M+42.0%1.9M5.93
    15 January 20257.9M-16.8%1.6M5.05
    31 December 20249.5M-43.4%1.5M6.33
    13 December 202416.7M-33.2%2.8M5.99
    29 November 202425.0M-8.7%2.6M9.53
    15 November 202427.4M+69.9%1.9M14.27
    31 October 202416.1M+74.2%1.3M12.57
    15 October 20249.3M+18.8%1.5M6.30
    30 September 20247.8M-45.2%2.1M3.68
    13 September 202414.2M-60.8%1.6M8.78
    30 August 202436.2M-1.5%3.1M11.73
    15 August 202436.8M+210.2%2.2M16.70
    31 July 202411.9M+1.5%1.5M7.66
    15 July 202411.7M+79.2%1.6M7.42
    28 June 20246.5M-38.5%2.1M3.13
    14 June 202410.6M-66.2%1.6M6.43
    31 May 202431.4M-14.7%3.6M8.68
    15 May 202436.8M+224.9%3.7M9.84
    30 April 202411.3M+9.5%1.9M5.91
    15 April 202410.3M+37.5%2.7M3.81
    28 March 20247.5M-33.5%3.5M2.14
    15 March 202411.3M-74.2%3.2M3.50
    29 February 202443.9M+16.3%4.4M9.88
    15 February 202437.8M+255.4%3.9M9.59
    31 January 202410.6M+14.5%3.0M3.51
    12 January 20249.3M+8.4%2.7M3.44
    29 December 20238.6M+7.6%2.8M3.03
    15 December 20238.0M-72.6%3.3M2.38
    30 November 202329.1M-21.7%4.4M6.59
    15 November 202337.2M+42.5%2.8M13.16
    31 October 202326.1M+58.2%3.1M8.40
    13 October 202316.5M+26.7%2.2M7.52
    29 September 202313.0M-34.4%3.1M4.21
    15 September 202319.8M-31.6%3.9M5.05
    31 August 202329.0M-17.8%3.3M8.75
    15 August 202335.3M+27.4%3.9M9.00
    31 July 202327.7M+155.1%3.0M9.37
    14 July 202310.9M+1.4%3.2M3.39
    30 June 202310.7M-51.2%3.3M3.23
    15 June 202322.0M-39.5%2.7M8.19
    31 May 202336.3M+28.9%3.3M10.87
    15 May 202328.2M+67.6%3.7M7.54
    28 April 202316.8M+21.8%2.4M6.89
    14 April 202313.8M-14.6%2.2M6.34
    31 March 202316.2M+20.2%4.1M3.93
    15 March 202313.5M-79.9%4.2M3.18
    28 February 202367.0M+32.1%3.7M18.24
    15 February 202350.7M+76.7%3.3M15.57
    31 January 202328.7M+133.1%3.0M9.49
    13 January 202312.3M+16.0%2.6M4.76
    30 December 202210.6M-58.3%3.5M3.07
    15 December 202225.5M-21.2%2.8M8.94
    30 November 202232.3M+22.0%3.7M8.77
    15 November 202226.5M+14.1%3.6M7.41
    31 October 202223.2M+11.9%3.6M6.49
    14 October 202220.7M-0.9%4.8M4.29
    30 September 202220.9M-41.1%3.6M5.80
    15 September 202235.5M-11.9%2.5M14.24
    31 August 202240.4M-26.7%3.0M13.63
    15 August 202255.1M+25.2%2.3M24.05
    29 July 202244.0M+108.4%2.9M15.05
    15 July 202221.1M+13.8%3.9M5.44
    30 June 202218.5M+54.0%5.0M3.72
    15 June 202212.0M-27.9%4.6M2.59
    31 May 202216.7M-3.9%6.5M2.55
    13 May 202217.4M+39.7%5.6M3.09
    29 April 202212.4M+130.8%3.7M3.34
    14 April 20225.4M-13.6%3.2M1.66
    31 March 20226.2M-49.0%4.3M1.44
    15 March 202212.2M-31.3%5.2M2.36
    28 February 202217.8M-18.5%5.1M3.46
    15 February 202221.8M+258.2%4.1M5.26
    31 January 20226.1M-15.4%4.7M1.29
    14 January 20227.2M+16.1%3.3M2.20
    31 December 20216.2M-1.2%2.7M2.27
    15 December 20216.3M-83.5%2.7M2.36
    30 November 202138.2M+380.2%5.3M7.23
    15 November 20217.9M-21.1%3.0M2.66
    29 October 202110.1M-1.7%2.9M3.42
    15 October 202110.2M+0.9%4.6M2.25
    30 September 202110.2M-20.3%3.4M2.99
    15 September 202112.7M+2.2%2.3M5.54
    31 August 202112.5M+52.5%3.7M3.36
    13 August 20218.2M+11.3%3.8M2.13
    30 July 20217.3M-12.6%3.3M2.22
    15 July 20218.4M-0.2%3.2M2.65
    30 June 20218.4M+13.8%3.6M2.33
    15 June 20217.4M-22.3%2.7M2.73
    28 May 20219.5M-17.3%4.0M2.41
    14 May 202111.5M+62.9%3.5M3.28
    30 April 20217.1M+20.2%2.9M2.44
    15 April 20215.9M-2.9%2.2M2.74
    31 March 20216.1M-20.9%2.4M2.51
    15 March 20217.7M-33.4%4.9M1.58
    26 February 202111.5M+109.4%5.0M2.29
    12 February 20215.5M-26.8%2.2M2.48
    29 January 20217.5M-5.3%1.9M3.93
    15 January 20217.9M+24.3%2.6M3.08
    31 December 20206.4M-15.8%1.4M4.55
    15 December 20207.6M-26.2%2.3M3.27
    30 November 202010.3M+45.9%3.8M2.71
    13 November 20207.0M-5.7%2.9M2.40
    30 October 20207.5M+18.0%2.2M3.38
    15 October 20206.3M-14.4%1.3M4.78
    30 September 20207.4M+14.4%2.2M3.33
    15 September 20206.4M-3.8%1.8M3.66
    31 August 20206.7M-12.2%1.3M5.02
    14 August 20207.6M+8.9%2.4M3.18
    31 July 20207.0M-14.0%1.8M3.99
    15 July 20208.2M-10.8%1.8M4.47
    30 June 20209.1M-15.2%2.5M3.62
    15 June 202010.8M+38.6%4.2M2.57
    29 May 20207.8M-19.7%3.0M2.58
    15 May 20209.7M+33.7%4.2M2.30
    30 April 20207.2M-5.3%3.7M1.97
    15 April 20207.7M-4.4%3.1M2.43
    31 March 20208.0M+12.1%3.9M2.03
    13 March 20207.1M-29.5%4.7M1.54
    28 February 202010.1M+218.6%3.8M2.64
    14 February 20203.2M-43.9%1.4M2.21
    31 January 20205.7M+4.6%1.6M3.50
    15 January 20205.4M+36.6%1.4M4.01
    31 December 20194.0M+48.8%1.5M2.65
    13 December 20192.7M-18.5%1.4M1.93
    29 November 20193.3M-23.5%1.4M2.38
    15 November 20194.3M+2.4%2.2M1.98
    31 October 20194.2M-32.6%1.2M3.54
    15 October 20196.2M+1.1%1.4M4.37
    30 September 20196.1M-10.6%1.3M4.86
    13 September 20196.9M-13.6%2.2M3.13
    30 August 20197.9M+22.7%1.2M6.64
    15 August 20196.5M+10.6%2.4M2.69
    31 July 20195.9M+3.7%1.5M3.79
    15 July 20195.6M+10.5%1.7M3.40
    28 June 20195.1M-0.4%1.7M3.09
    14 June 20195.1M-10.3%1.5M3.32
    31 May 20195.7M+38.2%1.9M2.99
    15 May 20194.1M-9.8%3.2M1.30
    30 April 20194.6M-18.6%2.2M2.11
    15 April 20195.6M+1.5%2.0M2.82
    29 March 20195.5M+33.8%3.0M1.84
    15 March 20194.1M-23.4%2.1M1.99
    28 February 20195.4M+4.8%2.0M2.73
    15 February 20195.2M+6.8%2.3M2.29
    31 January 20194.8M+14.5%1.7M2.91
    15 January 20194.2M+29.7%2.0M2.07
    31 December 20183.3M-9.0%2.7M1.19
    14 December 20183.6M-14.3%2.4M1.48
    30 November 20184.2M+0.9%1.8M2.30
    15 November 20184.1M-36.9%3.1M1.35
    31 October 20186.6M-9.7%3.4M1.93
    15 October 20187.3M-12.2%6.6M1.09
    28 September 20188.3M+35.4%2.1M4.01
    14 September 20186.1M+21.0%1.8M3.45
    31 August 20185.0M-10.3%1.4M3.54
    15 August 20185.6M-9.6%2.3M2.45
    31 July 20186.2M-3.8%1.5M4.13
    13 July 20186.5M-3.4%1.6M4.04
    29 June 20186.7M+4.8%1.7M3.95
    15 June 20186.4M-9.1%1.2M5.32
    31 May 20187.0M-14.4%1.8M4.01
    15 May 20188.2M+26.1%2.4M3.36
    30 April 20186.5M-6.9%2.0M3.27
    13 April 20187.0M-7.5%2.5M2.85
    29 March 20187.6M+11.0%2.9M2.57
    15 March 20186.8M+10.1%2.7M2.52
    28 February 20186.2M+4.8%2.7M2.26
    15 February 20185.9M+77.6%4.4M1.35
    31 January 20183.3M-33.5%2.3M1.42
    12 January 20185.0M-11.4%2.3M2.17
    29 December 20175.6M1.6M3.52
    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.