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Mizuho Financial Group Inc. short interest

9.5M shares of Mizuho Financial Group were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.8M to 11.8M). Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short9.5Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-11.0%+138% over a year
Days to cover2.23at 4.2M 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 top of its range over the last year (1.8M to 11.8M), and the share price moved +47% 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 20269.5M-11.0%4.2M2.23
    15 October 202610.6M+0.1%3.3M3.24
    30 September 202610.6M+20.9%3.1M3.40
    15 September 20268.8M+18.5%3.7M2.39
    31 August 20267.4M-7.3%2.8M2.64
    14 August 20268.0M-32.2%2.8M2.82
    31 July 202611.8M+9.3%4.2M2.82
    15 July 202610.8M+32.7%4.3M2.53
    30 June 20268.1M+22.4%4.4M1.86
    15 June 20266.6M+16.8%3.9M1.72
    29 May 20265.7M+64.1%3.8M1.50
    15 May 20263.5M-35.0%2.9M1.21
    30 April 20265.3M+22.0%4.0M1.33
    15 April 20264.4M+10.8%5.0M1.00
    31 March 20263.9M-8.0%5.2M1.00
    13 March 20264.3M+83.3%5.6M1.00
    27 February 20262.3M-48.6%4.8M1.00
    13 February 20264.5M+154.3%5.4M1.00
    30 January 20261.8M-32.8%4.9M1.00
    15 January 20262.7M-11.4%3.0M1.00
    31 December 20253.0M-41.4%3.5M1.00
    15 December 20255.1M-8.2%3.2M1.60
    28 November 20255.6M-8.3%2.4M2.32
    14 November 20256.1M+53.2%3.3M1.87
    31 October 20254.0M+23.0%2.9M1.38
    15 October 20253.2M-5.3%2.3M1.41
    30 September 20253.4M+5.5%2.0M1.69
    15 September 20253.2M+5.1%2.2M1.48
    29 August 20253.1M-31.5%2.0M1.53
    15 August 20254.5M+48.9%2.1M2.18
    31 July 20253.0M+358.1%3.5M1.00
    15 July 2025658K-70.0%4.7M1.00
    30 June 20252.2M-10.6%2.5M1.00
    13 June 20252.5M-7.5%2.0M1.22
    30 May 20252.6M+17.9%3.9M1.00
    15 May 20252.2M-48.4%3.5M1.00
    30 April 20254.4M-40.1%3.9M1.12
    15 April 20257.3M+367.6%6.9M1.05
    31 March 20251.6M-20.2%1.7M1.00
    14 March 20251.9M+53.4%1.8M1.08
    28 February 20251.3M+1.2%1.2M1.04
    14 February 20251.3M-0.4%1.4M1.00
    31 January 20251.3M-14.9%1.5M1.00
    15 January 20251.5M-10.0%978K1.51
    31 December 20241.6M+1.7%1.0M1.58
    13 December 20241.6M-16.7%931K1.74
    29 November 20241.9M-17.7%858K2.26
    15 November 20242.4M+21.8%1.7M1.39
    31 October 20241.9M-21.1%1.1M1.70
    15 October 20242.5M-72.5%3.4M1.00
    30 September 20248.9M+86.9%4.6M1.93
    13 September 20244.8M+0.3%994K4.81
    30 August 20244.8M+3.2%881K5.41
    15 August 20244.6M+43.3%1.6M2.84
    31 July 20243.2M-26.5%502K6.42
    15 July 20244.4M+23.6%601K7.29
    28 June 20243.5M-30.1%740K4.79
    14 June 20245.1M+15.3%648K7.83
    31 May 20244.4M+22.0%844K5.22
    15 May 20243.6M+51.9%833K4.33
    30 April 20242.4M+41.3%1.0M2.30
    15 April 20241.7M+1.1%1.2M1.43
    28 March 20241.7M-53.4%914K1.82
    15 March 20243.6M+23.9%1.4M2.47
    29 February 20242.9M+3.4%1.2M2.31
    15 February 20242.8M+5.3%1.2M2.41
    31 January 20242.6M+22.7%694K3.81
    12 January 20242.2M-31.2%816K2.64
    29 December 20233.1M+43.0%1.3M2.40
    15 December 20232.2M+72.3%816K2.68
    30 November 20231.3M+1.6%554K2.29
    15 November 20231.3M+15.6%884K1.42
    31 October 20231.1M+33.5%609K1.78
    13 October 2023811K+13.2%527K1.54
    29 September 2023716K+45.8%521K1.37
    15 September 2023491K-27.7%432K1.14
    31 August 2023679K+55.2%653K1.04
    15 August 2023437K+92.9%505K1.00
    31 July 2023227K+4.7%718K1.00
    14 July 2023217K-5.9%634K1.00
    30 June 2023230K+5.0%641K1.00
    15 June 2023219K-31.3%1.0M1.00
    31 May 2023319K-24.4%1.1M1.00
    15 May 2023422K+6.7%882K1.00
    28 April 2023396K+36.0%584K1.00
    14 April 2023291K-13.4%834K1.00
    31 March 2023336K-17.9%1.1M1.00
    15 March 2023410K-63.9%1.9M1.00
    28 February 20231.1M-13.4%726K1.56
    15 February 20231.3M-23.9%882K1.49
    31 January 20231.7M+177.2%1.8M1.00
    13 January 2023622K+0.7%1.4M1.00
    30 December 2022617K+7.1%1.1M1.00
    15 December 2022576K+6.6%777K1.00
    30 November 2022541K-23.5%837K1.00
    15 November 2022707K-55.6%2.3M1.00
    31 October 20221.6M-37.3%1.7M1.00
    14 October 20222.5M+26.9%1.9M1.36
    30 September 20222.0M+36.1%1.5M1.31
    15 September 20221.5M+82.6%1.6M1.00
    31 August 2022806K-71.2%1.1M1.00
    15 August 20222.8M-30.6%1.2M2.25
    29 July 20224.0M+102.7%2.2M1.86
    15 July 20222.0M+112.9%2.4M1.00
    30 June 2022936K+194.1%2.0M1.00
    15 June 2022318K-11.1%1.8M1.00
    31 May 2022358K-33.3%1.2M1.00
    13 May 2022536K-56.1%1.7M1.00
    29 April 20221.2M-27.7%1.4M1.00
    14 April 20221.7M-18.1%1.1M1.52
    31 March 20222.1M+45.1%780K2.64
    15 March 20221.4M-19.6%1.1M1.28
    28 February 20221.8M-4.1%815K2.17
    15 February 20221.8M+103.1%737K2.50
    31 January 2022908K+2.7%484K1.88
    14 January 2022884K+12.5%602K1.47
    31 December 2021785K+32.8%862K1.00
    15 December 2021591K+18.2%1.2M1.00
    30 November 2021500K-20.6%791K1.00
    15 November 2021629K+40.8%525K1.20
    29 October 2021447K-15.9%561K1.00
    15 October 2021531K-7.2%362K1.47
    30 September 2021572K+9.9%295K1.94
    15 September 2021521K-0.6%286K1.82
    31 August 2021524K+15.0%307K1.70
    13 August 2021456K+1.4%310K1.47
    30 July 2021449K-28.5%554K1.00
    15 July 2021628K-6.2%457K1.37
    30 June 2021670K-54.6%636K1.05
    15 June 20211.5M-0.5%365K4.04
    28 May 20211.5M+15.1%246K6.01
    14 May 20211.3M+99.9%418K3.08
    30 April 2021644K-8.9%273K2.36
    15 April 2021707K+44.7%270K2.62
    31 March 2021489K-58.2%326K1.50
    15 March 20211.2M+4.2%368K3.18
    26 February 20211.1M+11.8%476K2.35
    12 February 20211.0M+46.0%302K3.32
    29 January 2021687K-13.3%357K1.92
    15 January 2021792K-2.9%335K2.36
    31 December 2020815K-30.4%401K2.03
    15 December 20201.2M+6.7%449K2.61
    30 November 20201.1M+25.7%257K4.27
    13 November 2020873K+23.2%394K2.21
    30 October 2020709K+3.6%396K1.79
    15 October 2020684K-27.3%292K2.34
    30 September 2020941K-38.4%218K4.32
    15 September 20201.5M+6.6%143K10.70
    31 August 20201.4M+1.2%296K4.84
    14 August 20201.4M+17.4%444K3.19
    31 July 20201.2M+26.0%481K2.50
    15 July 2020956K+20.5%301K3.18
    30 June 2020793K+37.7%502K1.58
    15 June 2020576K-2.6%694K1.00
    29 May 2020592K-49.5%1.0M1.00
    15 May 20201.2M-44.4%689K1.70
    30 April 20202.1M+42.0%1.1M1.95
    15 April 20201.5M+337.9%1.7M1.00
    31 March 2020339K+1.3%1.2M1.00
    13 March 2020335K-55.9%2.0M1.00
    28 February 2020759K+9.1%822K1.00
    14 February 2020696K-18.9%219K3.17
    31 January 2020858K-32.1%268K3.20
    15 January 20201.3M+0.5%165K7.68
    31 December 20191.3M-11.3%235K5.35
    13 December 20191.4M+20.8%301K4.71
    29 November 20191.2M+1.1%176K6.68
    15 November 20191.2M-18.8%219K5.29
    31 October 20191.4M-6.8%276K5.18
    15 October 20191.5M-8.7%241K6.35
    30 September 20191.7M-25.8%679K2.47
    13 September 20192.3M-1.3%705K3.21
    30 August 20192.3M-11.2%877K2.61
    15 August 20192.6M+82.2%830K3.11
    31 July 20191.4M+0.5%496K2.85
    15 July 20191.4M+12.3%601K2.34
    28 June 20191.3M+26.7%824K1.52
    14 June 2019991K-29.2%2.4M1.00
    31 May 20191.4M-14.6%764K1.83
    15 May 20191.6M+12.5%437K3.74
    30 April 20191.5M-14.5%410K3.55
    15 April 20191.7M-3.8%775K2.20
    29 March 20191.8M+22.5%533K3.32
    15 March 20191.4M+31.5%506K2.86
    28 February 20191.1M-0.5%391K2.81
    15 February 20191.1M-36.1%556K1.99
    31 January 20191.7M+56.4%561K3.09
    15 January 20191.1M-13.1%688K1.61
    31 December 20181.3M+28.4%1.3M1.00
    14 December 2018990K-15.9%1.2M1.00
    30 November 20181.2M-19.8%548K2.15
    15 November 20181.5M-40.4%915K1.60
    31 October 20182.5M+41.2%450K5.48
    15 October 20181.7M-19.0%308K5.66
    28 September 20182.2M-6.6%291K7.40
    14 September 20182.3M+14.3%309K7.46
    31 August 20182.0M+3.5%318K6.35
    15 August 20182.0M+86.3%941K2.07
    31 July 20181.0M-18.4%367K2.85
    13 July 20181.3M-20.9%424K3.03
    29 June 20181.6M-16.9%427K3.80
    15 June 20182.0M+10.5%394K4.95
    31 May 20181.8M+25.2%313K5.64
    15 May 20181.4M+1.7%194K7.27
    30 April 20181.4M-8.7%335K4.14
    13 April 20181.5M+8.1%331K4.58
    29 March 20181.4M+19.3%287K4.89
    15 March 20181.2M+24.5%260K4.54
    28 February 2018946K-23.8%320K2.96
    15 February 20181.2M-28.1%430K2.89
    31 January 20181.7M-22.7%354K4.88
    12 January 20182.2M+96.4%540K4.14
    29 December 20171.1M208K5.46
    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.