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Novo Nordisk A/S short interest

38.3M shares of Novo Nordisk A/S were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short38.3Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.3%+36% over a year
Days to cover4.04at 9.5M 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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved -18% 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 202638.3M+2.3%9.5M4.04
    15 October 202637.4M+18.4%12.1M3.11
    30 September 202631.6M+20.1%18.2M1.74
    15 September 202626.3M-16.8%9.0M2.92
    31 August 202631.6M-6.4%11.8M2.68
    14 August 202633.8M+15.0%15.5M2.18
    31 July 202629.4M-5.4%10.2M2.89
    15 July 202631.1M+11.9%9.3M3.34
    30 June 202627.8M+13.5%12.6M2.20
    15 June 202624.5M+7.9%14.4M1.70
    29 May 202622.7M+4.4%11.6M1.95
    15 May 202621.7M+55.2%18.0M1.21
    30 April 202614.0M-17.8%17.9M1.00
    15 April 202617.0M-14.6%15.3M1.11
    31 March 202619.9M-19.3%18.1M1.10
    13 March 202624.7M-12.6%20.7M1.19
    27 February 202628.3M+4.8%33.3M1.00
    13 February 202627.0M-14.9%30.5M1.00
    30 January 202631.7M+12.6%23.0M1.38
    15 January 202628.2M-13.1%21.8M1.29
    31 December 202532.4M+13.7%18.1M1.79
    15 December 202528.5M-3.7%13.7M2.09
    28 November 202529.6M+6.9%24.3M1.22
    14 November 202527.7M-1.9%24.0M1.16
    31 October 202528.2M+5.9%12.0M2.35
    15 October 202526.7M-15.2%12.2M2.18
    30 September 202531.5M+9.5%16.3M1.93
    15 September 202528.7M+11.5%13.1M2.19
    29 August 202525.8M+22.6%16.3M1.58
    15 August 202521.0M+1.3%23.2M1.00
    31 July 202520.8M-12.0%25.3M1.00
    15 July 202523.6M-8.2%6.8M3.49
    30 June 202525.7M-3.4%8.8M2.93
    13 June 202526.6M-21.0%9.8M2.70
    30 May 202533.7M+22.1%10.3M3.28
    15 May 202527.6M+9.8%12.4M2.22
    30 April 202525.1M+31.7%11.5M2.19
    15 April 202519.1M+30.1%9.5M2.01
    31 March 202514.7M+15.9%6.8M2.17
    14 March 202512.6M-6.4%7.4M1.70
    28 February 202513.5M-0.1%8.6M1.58
    14 February 202513.5M-0.3%9.0M1.50
    31 January 202513.6M+64.2%10.5M1.30
    15 January 20258.3M-0.4%8.3M1.00
    31 December 20248.3M+76.7%10.9M1.00
    13 December 20244.7M-17.3%5.0M1.00
    29 November 20245.7M+15.2%5.8M1.00
    15 November 20244.9M-18.6%6.3M1.00
    31 October 20246.1M-4.9%5.2M1.16
    15 October 20246.4M-9.5%4.2M1.53
    30 September 20247.0M+21.1%5.1M1.37
    13 September 20245.8M+13.2%2.5M2.35
    30 August 20245.1M-2.7%2.3M2.23
    15 August 20245.3M+30.1%5.9M1.00
    31 July 20244.1M+28.5%4.3M1.00
    15 July 20243.2M-30.4%4.1M1.00
    28 June 20244.5M+3.9%3.5M1.31
    14 June 20244.4M-2.8%3.8M1.14
    31 May 20244.5M+20.9%3.1M1.45
    15 May 20243.7M+1.9%4.5M1.00
    30 April 20243.6M+12.1%3.8M1.00
    15 April 20243.2M+14.5%3.4M1.00
    28 March 20242.8M-31.1%4.2M1.00
    15 March 20244.1M-15.9%7.2M1.00
    29 February 20244.9M+4.6%4.9M1.00
    15 February 20244.7M-37.9%5.7M1.00
    31 January 20247.5M+37.7%4.7M1.60
    12 January 20245.5M-5.1%4.4M1.24
    29 December 20235.8M-11.0%3.1M1.85
    15 December 20236.5M+15.5%4.1M1.56
    30 November 20235.6M-6.2%4.0M1.40
    15 November 20236.0M+34.8%5.4M1.10
    31 October 20234.4M-26.4%3.8M1.18
    13 October 20236.0M+1.7%6.8M1.00
    29 September 20235.9M+110.9%4.0M1.47
    15 September 20232.8M+44.0%2.4M1.15
    31 August 20231.9M-5.0%1.5M1.31
    15 August 20232.0M+105.9%2.6M1.00
    31 July 2023995K-21.3%1.2M1.00
    14 July 20231.3M-44.1%1.2M1.01
    30 June 20232.3M+9.0%1.2M1.81
    15 June 20232.1M+16.7%1.3M1.64
    31 May 20231.8M+13.8%1.4M1.24
    15 May 20231.6M+6.1%1.4M1.12
    28 April 20231.5M-14.5%1.4M1.07
    14 April 20231.7M-26.0%1.5M1.14
    31 March 20232.3M+65.6%1.4M1.71
    15 March 20231.4M+29.2%1.5M1.00
    28 February 20231.1M-4.1%912K1.19
    15 February 20231.1M-33.7%1.6M1.00
    31 January 20231.7M+3.8%1.6M1.07
    13 January 20231.6M-10.3%1.4M1.19
    30 December 20221.8M+34.3%1.4M1.29
    15 December 20221.4M-34.1%1.3M1.08
    30 November 20222.1M-20.9%1.2M1.79
    15 November 20222.6M-1.0%1.6M1.65
    31 October 20222.6M-17.7%1.3M1.97
    14 October 20223.2M+0.8%996K3.23
    30 September 20223.2M+2.2%1.4M2.25
    15 September 20223.1M-9.0%1.4M2.22
    31 August 20223.4M+48.6%2.3M1.47
    15 August 20222.3M+76.1%2.5M1.00
    29 July 20221.3M+26.1%931K1.41
    15 July 20221.0M-46.4%1.2M1.00
    30 June 20221.9M-22.7%1.4M1.43
    15 June 20222.5M+46.7%1.2M2.05
    31 May 20221.7M-29.1%1.5M1.13
    13 May 20222.4M+39.3%1.8M1.32
    29 April 20221.7M-47.0%1.5M1.17
    14 April 20223.3M+57.9%1.6M2.01
    31 March 20222.1M-21.2%946K2.19
    15 March 20222.6M+9.7%1.9M1.42
    28 February 20222.4M-4.7%971K2.47
    15 February 20222.5M-24.7%1.6M1.56
    31 January 20223.3M+0.5%1.7M2.01
    14 January 20223.3M+17.9%2.0M1.66
    31 December 20212.8M+42.7%1.8M1.60
    15 December 20212.0M+3.3%856K2.30
    30 November 20211.9M-25.9%762K2.51
    15 November 20212.6M+22.3%1.0M2.54
    29 October 20212.1M-17.2%844K2.50
    15 October 20212.5M+7.9%789K3.23
    30 September 20212.4M-10.2%987K2.39
    15 September 20212.6M-24.2%897K2.93
    31 August 20213.5M+19.9%1.2M2.96
    13 August 20212.9M-30.5%1.4M2.05
    30 July 20214.2M-11.3%1.0M3.96
    15 July 20214.7M-5.1%693K6.76
    30 June 20214.9M-1.5%760K6.49
    15 June 20215.0M+7.1%1,000K5.01
    28 May 20214.7M+14.9%808K5.78
    14 May 20214.1M-15.3%1.0M4.05
    30 April 20214.8M+11.9%677K7.10
    15 April 20214.3M+1.4%661K6.50
    31 March 20214.2M-0.9%767K5.52
    15 March 20214.3M-6.2%895K4.78
    26 February 20214.6M+4.6%1.1M4.15
    12 February 20214.4M-12.6%1.1M3.79
    29 January 20215.0M+1.5%816K6.11
    15 January 20214.9M+21.3%973K5.04
    31 December 20204.0M-1.1%1.0M4.00
    15 December 20204.1M-17.8%711K5.75
    30 November 20205.0M-12.1%1.0M4.94
    13 November 20205.7M+13.1%1.5M3.74
    30 October 20205.0M+21.7%924K5.43
    15 October 20204.1M-1.3%976K4.22
    30 September 20204.2M-10.8%870K4.80
    15 September 20204.7M+19.0%799K5.85
    31 August 20203.9M+4.1%637K6.16
    14 August 20203.8M+35.5%1.1M3.38
    31 July 20202.8M-1.7%832K3.35
    15 July 20202.8M-17.3%961K2.95
    30 June 20203.4M-0.2%1.2M2.88
    15 June 20203.4M+25.4%1.2M2.85
    29 May 20202.7M+21.5%1.3M2.11
    15 May 20202.3M+0.2%1.3M1.76
    30 April 20202.3M-13.1%1.5M1.49
    15 April 20202.6M-22.3%2.8M1.00
    31 March 20203.3M-34.8%2.8M1.19
    13 March 20205.1M+9.8%2.6M1.99
    28 February 20204.7M-10.8%1.4M3.25
    14 February 20205.2M-13.7%1.3M3.97
    31 January 20206.0M+17.1%1.2M4.94
    15 January 20205.2M+3.3%1.0M4.96
    31 December 20195.0M-2.8%1.2M4.03
    13 December 20195.1M+2.9%1.3M4.10
    29 November 20195.0M-20.6%1.8M2.83
    15 November 20196.3M-4.2%1.5M4.30
    31 October 20196.6M-8.5%1.3M5.25
    15 October 20197.2M+10.8%1.2M5.89
    30 September 20196.5M+12.1%1.5M4.27
    13 September 20195.8M+0.0%1.7M3.49
    30 August 20195.8M+15.3%1.3M4.54
    15 August 20195.0M+36.0%1.5M3.31
    31 July 20193.7M+15.3%1.7M2.11
    15 July 20193.2M+14.7%1.5M2.16
    28 June 20192.8M+0.4%1.3M2.15
    14 June 20192.8M+6.9%1.7M1.63
    31 May 20192.6M-5.6%1.2M2.15
    15 May 20192.8M+1.0%1.4M1.93
    30 April 20192.7M-20.3%1.3M2.06
    15 April 20193.4M+5.8%1.4M2.44
    29 March 20193.2M-14.8%1.3M2.47
    15 March 20193.8M-11.6%1.0M3.79
    28 February 20194.3M+9.4%1.4M3.16
    15 February 20193.9M-15.0%1.4M2.72
    31 January 20194.6M+1.5%1.5M3.11
    15 January 20194.6M+5.8%1.7M2.74
    31 December 20184.3M+27.7%1.5M2.89
    14 December 20183.4M+20.8%1.8M1.86
    30 November 20182.8M+35.1%1.5M1.84
    15 November 20182.1M-26.0%1.4M1.48
    31 October 20182.8M+29.9%1.5M1.80
    15 October 20182.1M-20.6%2.6M1.00
    28 September 20182.7M+7.3%1.4M1.99
    14 September 20182.5M-15.4%1.2M2.16
    31 August 20183.0M+30.8%1.1M2.64
    15 August 20182.3M-8.6%1.6M1.42
    31 July 20182.5M-0.2%1.4M1.82
    13 July 20182.5M+31.3%1.6M1.55
    29 June 20181.9M+5.3%1.9M1.01
    15 June 20181.8M-3.2%1.6M1.11
    31 May 20181.9M+11.2%1.3M1.39
    15 May 20181.7M-22.0%1.7M1.00
    30 April 20182.1M+53.4%1.6M1.33
    13 April 20181.4M+11.5%1.1M1.25
    29 March 20181.3M-42.5%1.2M1.03
    15 March 20182.2M-12.2%1.4M1.51
    28 February 20182.5M+20.7%1.9M1.28
    15 February 20182.1M-11.1%2.4M1.00
    31 January 20182.3M-8.2%1.3M1.83
    12 January 20182.5M+9.3%747K3.37
    29 December 20172.3M771K2.99
    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.