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Morgan Stanley short interest

14.3M shares of Morgan Stanley were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (13.3M to 18.3M). Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short14.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.4%-6% over a year
Days to cover2.17at 6.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.91%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 bottom of its range over the last year (13.3M to 18.3M), and the share price moved +12% 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 202614.3M-2.4%6.6M2.17
    30 September 202614.6M-0.6%5.6M2.63
    15 September 202614.7M-1.1%4.6M3.23
    31 August 202614.9M+6.9%3.9M3.78
    14 August 202613.9M+4.1%4.5M3.06
    31 July 202613.3M-22.5%6.0M2.22
    15 July 202617.2M-2.6%5.5M3.14
    30 June 202617.7M-1.3%7.2M2.46
    15 June 202617.9M-2.0%5.9M3.04
    29 May 202618.3M+19.1%6.0M3.07
    15 May 202615.3M+5.0%5.2M2.95
    30 April 202614.6M-5.7%5.3M2.77
    15 April 202615.5M-4.8%6.4M2.42
    31 March 202616.3M-8.7%7.6M2.13
    13 March 202617.8M+12.0%7.2M2.48
    27 February 202615.9M-3.6%7.3M2.18
    13 February 202616.5M+17.2%9.2M1.80
    30 January 202614.1M-11.5%8.1M1.74
    15 January 202615.9M+1.1%6.1M2.63
    31 December 202515.7M+0.5%4.8M3.30
    15 December 202515.7M+15.8%5.5M2.86
    28 November 202513.5M-3.0%6.0M2.26
    14 November 202513.9M-1.7%5.3M2.63
    31 October 202514.2M-6.0%5.5M2.58
    15 October 202515.1M+3.6%6.1M2.47
    30 September 202514.6M-10.2%6.1M2.40
    15 September 202516.2M+10.5%5.1M3.16
    29 August 202514.7M-3.9%4.0M3.64
    15 August 202515.3M+4.6%4.8M3.16
    31 July 202514.6M-2.2%5.7M2.56
    15 July 202514.9M+1.1%5.5M2.71
    30 June 202514.8M-1.1%6.4M2.31
    13 June 202514.9M+4.4%4.5M3.31
    30 May 202514.3M-16.2%5.5M2.60
    15 May 202517.1M+15.2%6.5M2.64
    30 April 202514.8M+1.1%6.2M2.37
    15 April 202514.6M-1.5%12.1M1.21
    31 March 202514.9M+2.9%7.4M2.02
    14 March 202514.4M+1.1%9.6M1.51
    28 February 202514.3M+8.8%6.3M2.27
    14 February 202513.1M-4.5%5.0M2.61
    31 January 202513.8M+9.2%8.1M1.71
    15 January 202512.6M-8.6%6.8M1.85
    31 December 202413.8M-1.9%5.8M2.37
    13 December 202414.0M-8.4%5.9M2.37
    29 November 202415.3M-8.1%6.3M2.42
    15 November 202416.7M+13.0%7.7M2.17
    31 October 202414.8M-12.3%7.5M1.97
    15 October 202416.8M+2.9%5.2M3.22
    30 September 202416.4M+7.4%5.7M2.89
    13 September 202415.2M+2.5%6.1M2.51
    30 August 202414.9M+2.9%3.5M4.29
    15 August 202414.4M-11.9%6.9M2.09
    31 July 202416.4M+26.2%8.6M1.91
    15 July 202413.0M+29.1%6.1M2.12
    28 June 202410.1M-17.8%6.8M1.48
    14 June 202412.2M-7.5%4.7M2.60
    31 May 202413.2M-15.1%5.4M2.46
    15 May 202415.6M+26.4%5.7M2.73
    30 April 202412.3M-22.5%7.6M1.63
    15 April 202415.9M+5.3%7.8M2.03
    28 March 202415.1M-7.7%7.3M2.07
    15 March 202416.4M+15.1%12.1M1.35
    29 February 202414.2M-2.4%6.9M2.06
    15 February 202414.6M-13.6%7.4M1.98
    31 January 202416.9M-19.3%11.5M1.47
    12 January 202420.9M-9.8%7.5M2.80
    29 December 202323.2M+21.2%6.3M3.67
    15 December 202319.2M+7.4%9.7M1.98
    30 November 202317.8M-15.6%6.5M2.74
    15 November 202321.1M+4.8%9.6M2.21
    31 October 202320.2M+0.1%12.9M1.56
    13 October 202320.1M-4.0%7.1M2.82
    29 September 202321.0M+2.2%5.9M3.53
    15 September 202320.5M+6.5%8.0M2.57
    31 August 202319.3M+3.5%5.9M3.26
    15 August 202318.6M+1.5%5.5M3.41
    31 July 202318.3M+12.0%9.0M2.04
    14 July 202316.4M-18.6%7.7M2.14
    30 June 202320.1M-7.3%7.6M2.64
    15 June 202321.7M-2.4%6.8M3.20
    31 May 202322.3M+8.8%7.2M3.09
    15 May 202320.4M-6.4%6.5M3.15
    28 April 202321.8M+17.8%7.6M2.86
    14 April 202318.5M+1.6%5.9M3.13
    31 March 202318.2M-5.6%9.0M2.04
    15 March 202319.3M+0.9%8.9M2.17
    28 February 202319.2M+6.8%6.2M3.09
    15 February 202317.9M-3.6%6.5M2.75
    31 January 202318.6M+11.7%10.3M1.81
    13 January 202316.7M-6.4%6.2M2.68
    30 December 202217.8M-3.2%6.1M2.93
    15 December 202218.4M+19.9%7.7M2.37
    30 November 202215.3M-13.3%5.3M2.91
    15 November 202217.7M-10.2%7.1M2.48
    31 October 202219.7M+9.6%8.3M2.36
    14 October 202218.0M-5.4%7.9M2.27
    30 September 202219.0M-17.6%9.0M2.11
    15 September 202223.1M-14.6%8.4M2.76
    31 August 202227.0M+22.9%6.7M4.05
    15 August 202222.0M+12.1%6.6M3.34
    29 July 202219.6M+24.0%8.1M2.43
    15 July 202215.8M-4.7%7.8M2.03
    30 June 202216.6M-7.8%9.6M1.72
    15 June 202218.0M-16.3%7.1M2.52
    31 May 202221.5M-0.5%7.4M2.91
    13 May 202221.6M+7.2%9.1M2.37
    29 April 202220.1M+27.5%10.0M2.02
    14 April 202215.8M-5.3%9.9M1.60
    31 March 202216.7M+8.3%9.8M1.70
    15 March 202215.4M-22.4%12.2M1.26
    28 February 202219.8M+4.9%13.3M1.49
    15 February 202218.9M-1.0%8.8M2.15
    31 January 202219.1M+46.4%17.6M1.08
    14 January 202213.0M-5.3%9.4M1.39
    31 December 202113.8M+4.3%7.5M1.84
    15 December 202113.2M-4.0%9.8M1.34
    30 November 202113.8M+6.0%10.5M1.31
    15 November 202113.0M-5.6%8.1M1.60
    29 October 202113.7M-0.8%6.9M1.99
    15 October 202113.9M-10.9%8.9M1.56
    30 September 202115.5M-18.3%10.5M1.48
    15 September 202119.0M-8.2%6.4M2.95
    31 August 202120.7M-6.8%6.7M3.07
    13 August 202122.2M-12.6%7.9M2.82
    30 July 202125.4M+56.4%11.1M2.28
    15 July 202116.3M+33.4%9.0M1.80
    30 June 202112.2M-30.6%11.2M1.09
    15 June 202117.6M-7.2%7.6M2.32
    28 May 202118.9M+34.8%9.0M2.11
    14 May 202114.0M+6.5%8.4M1.66
    30 April 202113.2M+32.7%11.1M1.18
    15 April 20219.9M-19.0%8.8M1.13
    31 March 202112.3M-22.4%10.1M1.21
    15 March 202115.8M-37.9%10.8M1.46
    26 February 202125.5M+6.0%8.8M2.90
    12 February 202124.0M-15.0%8.2M2.91
    29 January 202128.2M-5.3%13.2M2.14
    15 January 202129.8M+7.6%11.1M2.70
    31 December 202027.7M-0.2%7.8M3.57
    15 December 202027.8M-2.4%9.4M2.95
    30 November 202028.4M+23.0%10.0M2.83
    13 November 202023.1M+17.2%12.2M1.89
    30 October 202019.7M+31.7%12.3M1.60
    15 October 202015.0M-64.8%16.6M1.00
    30 September 202042.6M+2.0%9.1M4.70
    15 September 202041.7M-8.6%8.0M5.24
    31 August 202045.7M+4.2%6.5M7.07
    14 August 202043.8M-25.9%6.8M6.46
    31 July 202059.1M+2.2%11.2M5.27
    15 July 202057.9M-4.7%10.4M5.56
    30 June 202060.7M-1.6%12.0M5.08
    15 June 202061.7M-5.1%12.6M4.91
    29 May 202065.0M+10.2%12.8M5.09
    15 May 202059.0M+6.5%10.5M5.63
    30 April 202055.4M+1.5%13.8M4.02
    15 April 202054.6M+10.4%16.6M3.29
    31 March 202049.5M-2.8%24.2M2.05
    13 March 202050.9M+33.3%24.1M2.11
    28 February 202038.2M+125.9%26.8M1.42
    14 February 202016.9M+1.8%6.6M2.58
    31 January 202016.6M-9.6%12.6M1.32
    15 January 202018.4M+25.3%6.5M2.81
    31 December 201914.7M-14.6%7.4M1.97
    13 December 201917.2M+3.0%8.0M2.15
    29 November 201916.7M+12.4%7.7M2.17
    15 November 201914.8M-13.3%9.3M1.59
    31 October 201917.1M+23.0%10.5M1.64
    15 October 201913.9M+3.5%9.8M1.41
    30 September 201913.4M+15.4%9.0M1.50
    13 September 201911.6M-4.2%9.9M1.17
    30 August 201912.1M+11.0%9.8M1.24
    15 August 201910.9M+10.8%12.5M1.00
    31 July 20199.9M-8.2%8.9M1.11
    15 July 201910.8M-8.0%7.6M1.42
    28 June 201911.7M-9.9%10.1M1.16
    14 June 201913.0M+24.5%8.4M1.55
    31 May 201910.4M+5.7%9.2M1.13
    15 May 20199.9M-15.9%9.9M1.00
    30 April 201911.7M-1.7%10.8M1.08
    15 April 201911.9M-11.8%12.2M1.00
    29 March 201913.5M+0.9%13.4M1.01
    15 March 201913.4M+19.3%10.7M1.26
    28 February 201911.2M-1.7%9.9M1.13
    15 February 201911.4M-13.3%11.9M1.00
    31 January 201913.2M+1.2%18.6M1.00
    15 January 201913.0M-17.8%11.0M1.18
    31 December 201815.9M+29.7%16.3M1.00
    14 December 201812.2M+24.5%16.0M1.00
    30 November 20189.8M-21.7%9.8M1.00
    15 November 201812.6M-7.5%11.4M1.10
    31 October 201813.6M+20.7%15.7M1.00
    15 October 201811.2M-10.4%11.4M1.00
    28 September 201812.5M+13.6%11.1M1.13
    14 September 201811.0M+4.4%6.8M1.63
    31 August 201810.6M-9.1%8.1M1.30
    15 August 201811.6M-15.2%8.2M1.41
    31 July 201813.7M+25.9%9.5M1.45
    13 July 201810.9M+15.5%8.2M1.33
    29 June 20189.4M-6.4%12.2M1.00
    15 June 201810.1M-0.3%8.3M1.21
    31 May 201810.1M-32.5%9.5M1.07
    15 May 201815.0M+32.0%8.4M1.79
    30 April 201811.3M+17.2%11.4M1.00
    13 April 20189.7M-9.5%9.7M1.00
    29 March 201810.7M-18.9%10.9M1.00
    15 March 201813.2M+7.6%8.7M1.51
    28 February 201812.3M-0.1%8.2M1.50
    15 February 201812.3M+3.7%11.7M1.05
    31 January 201811.8M-5.7%10.6M1.12
    12 January 201812.6M+13.3%7.8M1.61
    29 December 201711.1M6.5M1.70
    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.