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Northern Trust Corp. short interest

4.0M shares of Northern Trust were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Jul 2025. Short sellers would need 3.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+5.0%+57% over a year
Days to cover3.61at 1.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.19%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 the most since 15 Jul 2025, and the share price moved +33% 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 20264.0M+5.0%1.1M3.61
    30 September 20263.8M-4.1%1.1M3.50
    15 September 20263.9M+5.2%920K4.27
    31 August 20263.7M+3.9%918K4.07
    14 August 20263.6M+6.1%1.1M3.36
    31 July 20263.4M+4.9%1.3M2.71
    15 July 20263.2M-7.2%804K4.02
    30 June 20263.5M+13.6%1.2M2.99
    15 June 20263.1M+24.1%1.1M2.91
    29 May 20262.5M-3.7%1.2M2.10
    15 May 20262.6M+12.8%892K2.87
    30 April 20262.3M-12.3%1.5M1.54
    15 April 20262.6M+16.6%873K2.97
    31 March 20262.2M+7.1%1.1M2.08
    13 March 20262.1M+16.5%1.1M1.91
    27 February 20261.8M-6.0%1.0M1.78
    13 February 20261.9M+7.4%1.2M1.53
    30 January 20261.8M+12.7%1.2M1.41
    15 January 20261.6M-9.8%832K1.88
    31 December 20251.7M-35.2%970K1.79
    15 December 20252.7M+8.1%957K2.80
    28 November 20252.5M+2.4%980K2.53
    14 November 20252.4M-5.3%872K2.78
    31 October 20252.6M+1.8%1.2M2.13
    15 October 20252.5M+9.1%1.1M2.30
    30 September 20252.3M-20.3%1.3M1.82
    15 September 20252.9M+1.2%1.1M2.61
    29 August 20252.9M+0.1%821K3.48
    15 August 20252.9M-5.7%1.2M2.42
    31 July 20253.0M-27.1%1.6M1.92
    15 July 20254.2M-25.3%1.8M2.30
    30 June 20255.6M-15.5%4.0M1.40
    13 June 20256.6M+1.3%1.4M4.84
    30 May 20256.5M+5.3%1.7M3.74
    15 May 20256.2M+15.0%1.4M4.54
    30 April 20255.4M+25.7%1.4M3.84
    15 April 20254.3M+57.4%1.8M2.37
    31 March 20252.7M-19.4%1.4M1.99
    14 March 20253.4M+2.0%1.4M2.45
    28 February 20253.3M+19.6%1.4M2.44
    14 February 20252.8M+20.9%1.1M2.50
    31 January 20252.3M-2.4%1.3M1.81
    15 January 20252.3M+11.6%1.1M2.10
    31 December 20242.1M-9.1%1.2M1.81
    13 December 20242.3M+0.8%1.5M1.53
    29 November 20242.3M-3.0%1.1M2.17
    15 November 20242.4M+32.5%1.2M2.05
    31 October 20241.8M-43.8%1.5M1.22
    15 October 20243.2M-1.9%1.0M3.12
    30 September 20243.2M-13.6%1.2M2.81
    13 September 20243.7M+8.6%1.2M3.04
    30 August 20243.4M+14.1%927K3.72
    15 August 20243.0M+33.1%1.1M2.74
    31 July 20242.3M-2.0%1.6M1.46
    15 July 20242.3M+33.8%960K2.41
    28 June 20241.7M-29.4%1.1M1.61
    14 June 20242.5M+96.4%1.3M1.85
    31 May 20241.3M-38.5%1.2M1.01
    15 May 20242.0M+13.4%868K2.34
    30 April 20241.8M+3.4%1.6M1.15
    15 April 20241.7M-15.8%1.1M1.54
    28 March 20242.1M-17.0%1.2M1.78
    15 March 20242.5M+24.9%2.7M1.00
    29 February 20242.0M-17.5%1.1M1.83
    15 February 20242.4M+11.0%1.3M1.88
    31 January 20242.2M-26.6%1.6M1.33
    12 January 20243.0M+12.7%1.1M2.74
    29 December 20232.6M+43.0%959K2.73
    15 December 20231.8M-29.7%1.5M1.20
    30 November 20232.6M+28.4%1.0M2.54
    15 November 20232.0M-25.5%1.4M1.45
    31 October 20232.7M+3.7%2.3M1.20
    13 October 20232.6M+5.8%1.3M2.02
    29 September 20232.5M-23.5%982K2.53
    15 September 20233.2M-0.8%1.4M2.26
    31 August 20233.3M-11.6%989K3.31
    15 August 20233.7M-0.5%743K4.99
    31 July 20233.7M+16.8%2.2M1.67
    14 July 20233.2M-7.2%1.4M2.30
    30 June 20233.4M-10.9%1.6M2.13
    15 June 20233.9M-1.0%1.2M3.16
    31 May 20233.9M-3.6%1.1M3.66
    15 May 20234.0M+15.4%1.3M3.08
    28 April 20233.5M+17.9%1.6M2.20
    14 April 20233.0M+0.5%1.1M2.79
    31 March 20233.0M-22.7%1.2M2.48
    15 March 20233.8M+4.3%1.6M2.34
    28 February 20233.7M+13.4%819K4.47
    15 February 20233.2M+22.7%961K3.36
    31 January 20232.6M+31.3%1.6M1.68
    13 January 20232.0M-5.9%890K2.25
    30 December 20222.1M-6.5%714K2.98
    15 December 20222.3M-6.1%1.0M2.26
    30 November 20222.4M-18.0%743K3.26
    15 November 20223.0M-17.8%870K3.40
    31 October 20223.6M+34.0%1.5M2.33
    14 October 20222.7M-6.9%915K2.93
    30 September 20222.9M-5.7%1.1M2.74
    15 September 20223.1M+4.3%1.1M2.70
    31 August 20222.9M-14.2%813K3.60
    15 August 20223.4M-0.9%673K5.07
    29 July 20223.4M+9.1%970K3.55
    15 July 20223.2M+3.0%925K3.42
    30 June 20223.1M+0.4%1.1M2.78
    15 June 20223.1M+1.2%1.0M2.98
    31 May 20223.0M+11.3%677K4.46
    13 May 20222.7M-2.6%732K3.71
    29 April 20222.8M+8.8%987K2.82
    14 April 20222.6M-11.0%686K3.73
    31 March 20222.9M-17.6%854K3.37
    15 March 20223.5M+10.6%1.2M2.89
    28 February 20223.2M+9.5%967K3.26
    15 February 20222.9M+19.4%911K3.16
    31 January 20222.4M+40.6%1.3M1.82
    14 January 20221.7M-0.4%904K1.90
    31 December 20211.7M-6.7%557K3.09
    15 December 20211.8M+4.0%629K2.94
    30 November 20211.8M+0.1%592K3.00
    15 November 20211.8M+9.6%626K2.84
    29 October 20211.6M-3.6%893K1.81
    15 October 20211.7M-8.7%834K2.01
    30 September 20211.8M-4.3%747K2.46
    15 September 20211.9M-14.6%743K2.58
    31 August 20212.3M-2.8%530K4.24
    13 August 20212.3M-9.0%684K3.39
    30 July 20212.5M-17.8%713K3.57
    15 July 20213.1M+18.8%666K4.65
    30 June 20212.6M+17.9%1.1M2.48
    15 June 20212.2M-17.4%788K2.81
    28 May 20212.7M+12.3%651K4.11
    14 May 20212.4M+2.8%633K3.77
    30 April 20212.3M-20.1%936K2.48
    15 April 20212.9M-0.5%650K4.46
    31 March 20212.9M+14.8%1.3M2.19
    15 March 20212.5M-0.9%878K2.89
    26 February 20212.6M+3.3%816K3.14
    12 February 20212.5M-13.4%658K3.77
    29 January 20212.9M+2.2%1.1M2.54
    15 January 20212.8M+7.8%762K3.68
    31 December 20202.6M-16.6%740K3.52
    15 December 20203.1M-22.8%989K3.16
    30 November 20204.0M+5.6%677K5.97
    13 November 20203.8M+10.8%887K4.31
    30 October 20203.5M-14.5%835K4.13
    15 October 20204.0M-6.0%659K6.13
    30 September 20204.3M-11.1%1.3M3.37
    15 September 20204.8M+0.5%928K5.21
    31 August 20204.8M+8.1%564K8.53
    14 August 20204.4M-6.6%698K6.37
    31 July 20204.8M+24.2%1.3M3.64
    15 July 20203.8M-34.8%1.1M3.62
    30 June 20205.9M+2.6%1.7M3.55
    15 June 20205.7M-2.9%1.3M4.53
    29 May 20205.9M+8.8%1.1M5.51
    15 May 20205.4M-2.2%1.0M5.40
    30 April 20205.6M-12.2%1.5M3.68
    15 April 20206.3M+4.6%1.6M4.03
    31 March 20206.0M-18.7%2.1M2.91
    13 March 20207.4M+87.4%2.5M3.00
    28 February 20204.0M+16.3%1.7M2.32
    14 February 20203.4M-11.0%829K4.12
    31 January 20203.8M+8.4%1.4M2.77
    15 January 20203.5M-13.7%871K4.06
    31 December 20194.1M-9.6%1.0M4.09
    13 December 20194.5M+2.9%1.0M4.35
    29 November 20194.4M-6.7%782K5.63
    15 November 20194.7M+12.0%927K5.09
    31 October 20194.2M+6.6%1.1M3.80
    15 October 20194.0M+1.9%903K4.38
    30 September 20193.9M-8.9%891K4.35
    13 September 20194.3M+3.9%1.1M3.98
    30 August 20194.1M+22.3%892K4.59
    15 August 20193.3M+0.3%1.1M3.03
    31 July 20193.3M-2.1%1.3M2.50
    15 July 20193.4M+11.5%1.3M2.54
    28 June 20193.1M+10.3%1.4M2.24
    14 June 20192.8M+34.5%1.3M2.21
    31 May 20192.1M-7.2%1.0M2.03
    15 May 20192.2M-1.0%892K2.49
    30 April 20192.2M-19.0%1.7M1.31
    15 April 20192.8M+1.5%943K2.94
    29 March 20192.7M+12.0%1.2M2.37
    15 March 20192.4M+7.5%1.4M1.68
    28 February 20192.3M-14.7%959K2.36
    15 February 20192.7M+17.7%1.1M2.31
    31 January 20192.3M+9.3%1.6M1.38
    15 January 20192.1M+15.5%1.1M1.88
    31 December 20181.8M-10.7%2.1M1.00
    14 December 20182.0M-2.4%1.7M1.19
    30 November 20182.1M-4.5%891K2.31
    15 November 20182.2M-15.4%916K2.35
    31 October 20182.5M+26.3%2.0M1.29
    15 October 20182.0M+2.7%1.3M1.54
    28 September 20182.0M-6.0%1.6M1.25
    14 September 20182.1M+18.2%1.4M1.49
    31 August 20181.8M+9.3%988K1.79
    15 August 20181.6M-12.4%978K1.65
    31 July 20181.8M+3.1%1.2M1.59
    13 July 20181.8M+3.5%711K2.51
    29 June 20181.7M+0.5%1.1M1.56
    15 June 20181.7M+23.4%1.0M1.68
    31 May 20181.4M-13.0%884K1.57
    15 May 20181.6M-7.7%1.0M1.56
    30 April 20181.7M+9.2%1.2M1.46
    13 April 20181.6M-11.6%1.2M1.33
    29 March 20181.8M-17.8%1.1M1.59
    15 March 20182.2M+11.9%1.1M1.96
    28 February 20182.0M-2.8%1.2M1.65
    15 February 20182.0M+1.1%1.5M1.30
    31 January 20182.0M-1.9%1.3M1.56
    12 January 20182.0M+27.1%974K2.08
    29 December 20171.6M798K2.00
    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.