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News Corp. short interest

3.5M shares of News were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Oct 2024. Short sellers would need 3.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-14.4%-55% over a year
Days to cover3.87at 896K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.65%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 fewest since 15 Oct 2024, and the share price moved -3% 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 20263.5M-14.4%896K3.87
    30 September 20264.1M-14.7%1.3M3.04
    15 September 20264.7M-10.9%1.1M4.43
    31 August 20265.3M-10.8%1.0M5.19
    14 August 20266.0M-14.9%1.3M4.64
    31 July 20267.0M-6.1%957K7.34
    15 July 20267.5M-6.9%1.4M5.35
    30 June 20268.0M-25.4%2.9M2.79
    15 June 202610.8M+9.2%1.4M7.71
    29 May 20269.9M-2.2%1.3M7.79
    15 May 202610.1M+3.4%1.5M6.57
    30 April 20269.8M-0.5%935K10.43
    15 April 20269.8M+15.2%1.0M9.62
    31 March 20268.5M+16.6%2.6M3.30
    13 March 20267.3M-8.2%1.2M5.89
    27 February 20267.9M-6.0%1.3M6.31
    13 February 20268.5M-12.5%2.1M4.06
    30 January 20269.7M+31.6%1.2M8.22
    15 January 20267.3M+0.6%816K9.00
    31 December 20257.3M-3.7%1.1M6.93
    15 December 20257.6M-2.2%838K9.04
    28 November 20257.8M-6.5%727K10.66
    14 November 20258.3M-5.0%926K8.96
    31 October 20258.7M+12.8%870K10.04
    15 October 20257.7M+9.1%1.1M7.07
    30 September 20257.1M+4.8%1.9M3.66
    15 September 20256.8M-8.1%2.1M3.16
    29 August 20257.4M+6.3%554K13.30
    15 August 20256.9M+10.8%976K7.10
    31 July 20256.3M+8.4%645K9.70
    15 July 20255.8M-3.6%522K11.05
    30 June 20256.0M-2.9%1.0M5.93
    13 June 20256.2M-1.6%617K9.98
    30 May 20256.3M-1.0%552K11.34
    15 May 20256.3M+1.3%603K10.49
    30 April 20256.2M+1.4%453K13.78
    15 April 20256.2M+19.8%910K6.77
    31 March 20255.1M-11.6%1.2M4.18
    14 March 20255.8M-0.0%599K9.70
    28 February 20255.8M-1.0%833K6.98
    14 February 20255.9M+31.4%1.3M4.55
    31 January 20254.5M+18.8%563K7.93
    15 January 20253.8M+3.1%555K6.77
    31 December 20243.6M-4.8%608K6.00
    13 December 20243.8M+3.7%690K5.55
    29 November 20243.7M+0.1%926K3.99
    15 November 20243.7M+4.4%777K4.74
    31 October 20243.5M+10.3%588K6.00
    15 October 20243.2M-0.3%568K5.63
    30 September 20243.2M+3.5%768K4.18
    13 September 20243.1M+16.0%908K3.41
    30 August 20242.7M-4.5%454K5.88
    15 August 20242.8M+3.0%647K4.32
    31 July 20242.7M-0.7%603K4.50
    15 July 20242.7M-21.7%710K3.85
    28 June 20243.5M+53.9%1.4M2.52
    14 June 20242.3M-4.8%514K4.41
    31 May 20242.4M-6.2%529K4.51
    15 May 20242.5M-23.8%906K2.80
    30 April 20243.3M-2.8%632K5.28
    15 April 20243.4M-14.8%736K4.66
    28 March 20244.0M-4.9%646K6.23
    15 March 20244.2M-8.0%817K5.19
    29 February 20244.6M+1.1%564K8.16
    15 February 20244.6M-1.9%928K4.91
    31 January 20244.6M-8.4%797K5.82
    12 January 20245.1M-3.2%858K5.91
    29 December 20235.2M-12.2%656K7.98
    15 December 20236.0M+7.4%1.0M5.88
    30 November 20235.6M-12.4%1.1M5.06
    15 November 20236.3M-24.1%1.3M5.00
    31 October 20238.3M+73.1%1.5M5.44
    13 October 20234.8M+42.6%1.5M3.28
    29 September 20233.4M+39.0%1.3M2.60
    15 September 20232.4M+32.7%1.5M1.66
    31 August 20231.8M-4.0%830K2.21
    15 August 20231.9M+89.0%951K2.01
    31 July 20231.0M+1.3%626K1.61
    14 July 2023996K-2.2%586K1.70
    30 June 20231.0M-29.3%732K1.39
    15 June 20231.4M-6.2%908K1.59
    31 May 20231.5M-34.3%652K2.36
    15 May 20232.3M+16.2%840K2.78
    28 April 20232.0M+15.1%659K3.05
    14 April 20231.7M+10.1%823K2.13
    31 March 20231.6M-41.2%926K1.71
    15 March 20232.7M+4.3%1.1M2.38
    28 February 20232.6M+25.4%910K2.85
    15 February 20232.1M-10.5%843K2.45
    31 January 20232.3M+15.3%1.1M2.20
    13 January 20232.0M-4.4%608K3.29
    30 December 20222.1M-14.5%774K2.71
    15 December 20222.4M-6.7%876K2.80
    30 November 20222.6M-1.0%1.0M2.55
    15 November 20222.7M+34.8%1.3M2.00
    31 October 20222.0M+4.8%1.6M1.27
    14 October 20221.9M+18.3%692K2.71
    30 September 20221.6M-3.7%678K2.34
    15 September 20221.6M+26.1%693K2.38
    31 August 20221.3M+34.3%435K3.00
    15 August 2022973K-1.8%536K1.82
    29 July 2022991K-28.9%605K1.64
    15 July 20221.4M+3.8%466K2.99
    30 June 20221.3M-20.7%1.1M1.27
    15 June 20221.7M+11.2%640K2.65
    31 May 20221.5M-16.6%748K2.04
    13 May 20221.8M+46.3%1.0M1.79
    29 April 20221.2M+14.3%539K2.32
    14 April 20221.1M+25.0%436K2.51
    31 March 2022874K-28.6%512K1.71
    15 March 20221.2M+28.3%604K2.03
    28 February 2022955K-44.7%560K1.71
    15 February 20221.7M-35.1%640K2.70
    31 January 20222.7M+29.5%534K4.98
    14 January 20222.1M-2.1%488K4.21
    31 December 20212.1M+8.6%514K4.08
    15 December 20211.9M+32.1%925K2.09
    30 November 20211.5M+89.1%874K1.67
    15 November 2021773K-18.0%802K1.00
    29 October 2021943K-15.9%715K1.32
    15 October 20211.1M-1.7%677K1.66
    30 September 20211.1M+3.4%825K1.38
    15 September 20211.1M-11.2%560K1.97
    31 August 20211.2M+6.8%478K2.60
    13 August 20211.2M+8.1%727K1.60
    30 July 20211.1M+9.2%354K3.04
    15 July 2021985K-0.1%408K2.41
    30 June 2021987K-16.6%482K2.05
    15 June 20211.2M+16.5%423K2.79
    28 May 20211.0M-0.5%516K1.97
    14 May 20211.0M-3.3%421K2.43
    30 April 20211.1M-28.8%435K2.43
    15 April 20211.5M+42.7%560K2.64
    31 March 20211.0M+0.0%819K1.27
    15 March 20211.0M-3.8%461K2.25
    26 February 20211.1M-29.3%510K2.12
    12 February 20211.5M+23.2%750K2.03
    29 January 20211.2M+5.0%1.0M1.22
    15 January 20211.2M+8.0%685K1.72
    31 December 20201.1M+33.9%1.2M1.00
    15 December 2020816K-22.2%414K1.97
    30 November 20201.0M-9.1%346K3.03
    13 November 20201.2M+42.6%626K1.85
    30 October 2020810K-17.4%274K2.95
    15 October 2020980K+21.0%404K2.42
    30 September 2020810K-11.9%706K1.15
    15 September 2020919K+9.3%466K1.97
    31 August 2020841K-28.3%400K2.10
    14 August 20201.2M+10.7%374K3.13
    31 July 20201.1M-20.6%294K3.60
    15 July 20201.3M-11.7%328K4.07
    30 June 20201.5M-9.4%576K2.62
    15 June 20201.7M-10.5%511K3.26
    29 May 20201.9M-3.6%409K4.55
    15 May 20201.9M+15.1%568K3.40
    30 April 20201.7M-7.7%522K3.21
    15 April 20201.8M+2.5%738K2.46
    31 March 20201.8M-34.6%1.5M1.17
    13 March 20202.7M+0.3%1.6M1.74
    28 February 20202.7M-2.8%957K2.83
    14 February 20202.8M-8.4%657K4.24
    31 January 20203.0M-14.0%596K5.09
    15 January 20203.5M+15.5%558K6.33
    31 December 20193.1M+9.6%577K5.30
    13 December 20192.8M-2.6%552K5.05
    29 November 20192.9M+27.0%579K4.94
    15 November 20192.3M+19.1%732K3.08
    31 October 20191.9M+15.6%615K3.08
    15 October 20191.6M-4.0%602K2.72
    30 September 20191.7M-14.8%522K3.27
    13 September 20192.0M-5.6%407K4.92
    30 August 20192.1M+17.8%414K5.12
    15 August 20191.8M+5.8%828K2.18
    31 July 20191.7M-2.4%590K2.88
    15 July 20191.7M+18.8%498K3.50
    28 June 20191.5M+11.8%1.1M1.39
    14 June 20191.3M+10.6%805K1.63
    31 May 20191.2M+40.0%732K1.62
    15 May 2019848K+16.3%884K1.00
    30 April 2019729K-23.8%502K1.45
    15 April 2019957K-4.0%525K1.82
    29 March 2019997K+10.3%1.1M1.00
    15 March 2019904K+0.7%699K1.29
    28 February 2019898K+16.0%444K2.02
    15 February 2019774K-14.1%611K1.27
    31 January 2019901K-10.0%853K1.06
    15 January 20191.0M-23.0%623K1.61
    31 December 20181.3M-8.7%725K1.79
    14 December 20181.4M-6.4%507K2.81
    30 November 20181.5M+0.7%453K3.35
    15 November 20181.5M+4.1%645K2.34
    31 October 20181.4M-37.5%802K1.81
    15 October 20182.3M-23.7%853K2.72
    28 September 20183.0M+2.1%637K4.77
    14 September 20183.0M+24.1%575K5.18
    31 August 20182.4M+79.8%804K2.99
    15 August 20181.3M+48.4%675K1.98
    31 July 2018900K-4.8%270K3.33
    13 July 2018946K-3.0%260K3.63
    29 June 2018974K-46.7%481K2.03
    15 June 20181.8M+0.1%535K3.41
    31 May 20181.8M+44.5%668K2.73
    15 May 20181.3M+9.6%676K1.87
    30 April 20181.2M-2.9%272K4.23
    13 April 20181.2M-17.5%340K3.49
    29 March 20181.4M+5.2%872K1.65
    15 March 20181.4M-9.2%349K3.92
    28 February 20181.5M-6.1%401K3.76
    15 February 20181.6M-6.7%654K2.45
    31 January 20181.7M-4.5%310K5.55
    12 January 20181.8M-0.7%467K3.86
    29 December 20171.8M395K4.59
    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.