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News Corp. short interest

11.0M shares of News were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (9.3M to 16.3M). Short sellers would need 3.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short11.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.4%-2% over a year
Days to cover3.45at 3.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.05%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 (9.3M to 16.3M), and the share price moved -1% 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 202611.0M+0.4%3.2M3.45
    30 September 202611.0M-7.3%5.3M2.07
    15 September 202611.8M+3.0%3.6M3.32
    31 August 202611.5M-4.5%3.6M3.18
    14 August 202612.0M+0.4%4.3M2.81
    31 July 202612.0M-3.1%3.3M3.66
    15 July 202612.4M+7.7%3.8M3.23
    30 June 202611.5M-29.6%9.1M1.26
    15 June 202616.3M+0.9%4.6M3.59
    29 May 202616.2M+11.4%4.0M4.02
    15 May 202614.5M-1.6%5.3M2.75
    30 April 202614.8M-7.8%3.3M4.48
    15 April 202616.0M+36.8%3.5M4.63
    31 March 202611.7M+5.5%6.4M1.82
    13 March 202611.1M-12.8%3.5M3.21
    27 February 202612.7M+3.1%3.7M3.47
    13 February 202612.3M+19.4%5.9M2.07
    30 January 202610.3M+10.6%3.1M3.35
    15 January 20269.3M-7.9%2.9M3.20
    31 December 202510.1M-2.5%4.3M2.38
    15 December 202510.4M-4.4%2.8M3.66
    28 November 202510.9M+3.8%4.0M2.72
    14 November 202510.5M-6.4%4.7M2.23
    31 October 202511.2M-0.6%2.8M4.05
    15 October 202511.3M+28.4%4.0M2.82
    30 September 20258.8M+3.0%4.9M1.79
    15 September 20258.5M+14.5%5.0M1.70
    29 August 20257.4M+2.4%2.3M3.27
    15 August 20257.3M+2.9%4.3M1.70
    31 July 20257.0M+9.6%2.5M2.79
    15 July 20256.4M-13.8%2.3M2.75
    30 June 20257.5M-12.4%4.6M1.63
    13 June 20258.5M+9.7%2.8M3.01
    30 May 20257.8M-13.3%3.2M2.43
    15 May 20259.0M+10.9%3.4M2.67
    30 April 20258.1M-1.7%2.7M3.03
    15 April 20258.2M+50.0%4.3M1.91
    31 March 20255.5M-16.8%4.4M1.23
    14 March 20256.6M+4.5%3.3M1.99
    28 February 20256.3M-1.1%3.4M1.88
    14 February 20256.4M+6.7%3.3M1.91
    31 January 20256.0M+12.2%2.3M2.55
    15 January 20255.3M+9.2%2.5M2.14
    31 December 20244.9M+4.2%2.0M2.38
    13 December 20244.7M-14.0%2.2M2.14
    29 November 20245.4M-0.7%2.9M1.87
    15 November 20245.5M-7.1%3.0M1.83
    31 October 20245.9M-21.5%2.1M2.87
    15 October 20247.5M+14.0%1.9M3.97
    30 September 20246.6M+35.7%2.5M2.63
    13 September 20244.8M+6.4%2.7M1.81
    30 August 20244.6M-6.8%1.8M2.55
    15 August 20244.9M-17.6%3.5M1.38
    31 July 20245.9M-10.0%2.6M2.25
    15 July 20246.6M-14.7%2.2M2.95
    28 June 20247.7M+0.0%3.0M2.53
    14 June 20247.7M-10.4%2.0M3.89
    31 May 20248.6M+1.7%2.3M3.68
    15 May 20248.5M-8.6%3.8M2.22
    30 April 20249.3M-0.7%1.9M4.91
    15 April 20249.3M+8.8%2.5M3.74
    28 March 20248.6M-6.5%2.4M3.62
    15 March 20249.2M+17.5%3.3M2.82
    29 February 20247.8M-5.7%2.7M2.85
    15 February 20248.3M-4.7%4.0M2.09
    31 January 20248.7M-8.8%2.4M3.58
    12 January 20249.5M-4.0%2.3M4.16
    29 December 20239.9M-7.8%1.7M5.72
    15 December 202310.8M-1.8%2.7M4.05
    30 November 202311.0M-0.4%2.5M4.33
    15 November 202311.0M+3.4%3.6M3.06
    31 October 202310.6M-5.5%3.7M2.88
    13 October 202311.3M+9.0%3.3M3.40
    29 September 202310.3M+6.1%2.8M3.73
    15 September 20239.7M+5.7%2.3M4.31
    31 August 20239.2M-5.4%2.2M4.13
    15 August 20239.7M+30.7%3.0M3.21
    31 July 20237.5M-8.5%2.2M3.44
    14 July 20238.1M+12.4%1.9M4.39
    30 June 20237.3M-3.7%1.8M4.14
    15 June 20237.5M-22.6%2.6M2.88
    31 May 20239.7M-13.1%2.0M4.82
    15 May 202311.2M-1.1%3.0M3.72
    28 April 202311.3M-9.4%2.2M5.27
    14 April 202312.5M+11.7%2.3M5.55
    31 March 202311.2M+33.6%3.0M3.67
    15 March 20238.4M+8.4%3.3M2.57
    28 February 20237.7M+9.5%2.8M2.73
    15 February 20237.1M+26.8%3.2M2.22
    31 January 20235.6M-1.8%2.9M1.94
    13 January 20235.7M+2.6%1.8M3.23
    30 December 20225.5M-21.2%2.2M2.53
    15 December 20227.0M+20.1%2.1M3.35
    30 November 20225.8M-6.8%2.5M2.31
    15 November 20226.3M+0.5%3.7M1.69
    31 October 20226.2M+8.4%4.0M1.56
    14 October 20225.8M+13.9%2.3M2.56
    30 September 20225.1M+41.1%2.6M1.97
    15 September 20223.6M+28.3%2.2M1.64
    31 August 20222.8M-29.2%1.9M1.45
    15 August 20223.9M-6.0%2.9M1.34
    29 July 20224.2M-18.9%2.4M1.74
    15 July 20225.2M-18.1%1.8M2.88
    30 June 20226.3M+10.0%4.2M1.50
    15 June 20225.7M+9.0%3.1M1.84
    31 May 20225.3M-2.7%3.5M1.49
    13 May 20225.4M+14.6%4.6M1.17
    29 April 20224.7M+7.2%2.3M2.05
    14 April 20224.4M+18.2%2.1M2.08
    31 March 20223.7M-12.9%2.5M1.52
    15 March 20224.3M-7.5%3.3M1.29
    28 February 20224.6M-4.9%2.9M1.59
    15 February 20224.9M-15.6%3.8M1.29
    31 January 20225.8M+4.0%2.9M1.96
    14 January 20225.5M+9.0%2.8M2.01
    31 December 20215.1M-21.0%2.6M1.99
    15 December 20216.4M-22.1%3.3M1.94
    30 November 20218.3M-4.5%5.3M1.55
    15 November 20218.6M+18.6%3.3M2.62
    29 October 20217.3M+12.1%2.3M3.24
    15 October 20216.5M+2.7%2.1M3.11
    30 September 20216.3M+21.8%3.3M1.92
    15 September 20215.2M-4.6%2.4M2.20
    31 August 20215.5M-18.5%2.2M2.46
    13 August 20216.7M-5.3%2.6M2.59
    30 July 20217.1M+2.6%1.9M3.74
    15 July 20216.9M-8.1%1.9M3.71
    30 June 20217.5M-14.2%2.0M3.74
    15 June 20218.7M-0.1%2.4M3.62
    28 May 20218.7M-1.2%4.7M1.87
    14 May 20218.8M+21.1%3.2M2.77
    30 April 20217.3M-4.5%2.8M2.65
    15 April 20217.6M+21.1%2.8M2.71
    31 March 20216.3M+44.5%4.3M1.47
    15 March 20214.4M-35.7%4.1M1.07
    26 February 20216.8M+8.4%4.2M1.61
    12 February 20216.3M-6.2%3.2M1.98
    29 January 20216.7M+0.3%2.5M2.63
    15 January 20216.7M+5.1%2.0M3.32
    31 December 20206.3M-9.6%2.5M2.57
    15 December 20207.0M+14.9%3.2M2.18
    30 November 20206.1M-14.0%1.8M3.43
    13 November 20207.1M-10.1%2.6M2.69
    30 October 20207.9M-9.4%1.4M5.79
    15 October 20208.7M+20.7%1.7M5.05
    30 September 20207.2M-8.9%3.1M2.31
    15 September 20207.9M+21.7%1.9M4.08
    31 August 20206.5M-18.4%1.6M4.11
    14 August 20208.0M+1.1%2.4M3.32
    31 July 20207.9M-3.3%1.1M7.21
    15 July 20208.2M-0.6%1.6M4.98
    30 June 20208.2M-11.7%2.3M3.56
    15 June 20209.3M+9.3%2.6M3.53
    29 May 20208.5M-0.5%2.1M4.06
    15 May 20208.6M+16.7%2.5M3.47
    30 April 20207.3M-36.4%2.3M3.14
    15 April 202011.5M+7.4%3.4M3.38
    31 March 202010.8M+14.7%4.0M2.68
    13 March 20209.4M-21.5%4.0M2.34
    28 February 202011.9M+17.3%3.5M3.45
    14 February 202010.2M-22.2%2.7M3.75
    31 January 202013.1M+31.3%2.2M5.95
    15 January 202010.0M+2.7%1.6M6.05
    31 December 20199.7M-22.7%1.9M5.12
    13 December 201912.6M-10.4%2.2M5.61
    29 November 201914.0M+36.2%2.2M6.23
    15 November 201910.3M+18.6%3.3M3.09
    31 October 20198.7M+27.5%1.9M4.49
    15 October 20196.8M-7.9%2.2M3.10
    30 September 20197.4M-12.6%2.2M3.35
    13 September 20198.4M-14.5%2.3M3.69
    30 August 20199.9M-18.8%2.1M4.76
    15 August 201912.2M+21.2%4.1M2.98
    31 July 201910.0M+2.1%2.8M3.56
    15 July 20199.8M-2.6%2.2M4.39
    28 June 201910.1M+12.0%4.9M2.05
    14 June 20199.0M-18.6%3.4M2.66
    31 May 201911.1M-8.6%2.3M4.80
    15 May 201912.1M-21.2%2.9M4.12
    30 April 201915.4M+12.0%2.8M5.51
    15 April 201913.7M+0.5%2.0M6.72
    29 March 201913.7M-1.8%3.8M3.60
    15 March 201913.9M+24.5%2.4M5.71
    28 February 201911.2M+3.7%3.2M3.54
    15 February 201910.8M+7.7%2.5M4.25
    31 January 201910.0M+17.2%2.3M4.44
    15 January 20198.5M-1.9%1.9M4.59
    31 December 20188.7M+0.8%3.2M2.74
    14 December 20188.6M-6.9%3.1M2.83
    30 November 20189.3M-22.3%3.1M2.95
    15 November 201811.9M-17.3%4.2M2.82
    31 October 201814.4M+31.9%4.6M3.11
    15 October 201810.9M+30.2%5.6M1.94
    28 September 20188.4M-3.0%5.3M1.58
    14 September 20188.7M+5.7%3.0M2.85
    31 August 20188.2M-10.8%3.2M2.55
    15 August 20189.2M+13.8%3.1M3.01
    31 July 20188.1M+1.5%1.6M4.95
    13 July 20188.0M-1.4%1.7M4.75
    29 June 20188.1M-8.3%1.8M4.59
    15 June 20188.8M+0.6%1.8M4.84
    31 May 20188.8M-11.2%1.9M4.59
    15 May 20189.9M+7.5%2.2M4.44
    30 April 20189.2M+9.9%1.6M5.90
    13 April 20188.3M-3.7%1.8M4.76
    29 March 20188.7M-0.5%2.2M3.98
    15 March 20188.7M+26.5%1.9M4.69
    28 February 20186.9M+7.6%2.0M3.37
    15 February 20186.4M-18.6%3.0M2.13
    31 January 20187.9M-2.2%2.0M3.99
    12 January 20188.0M+46.9%2.5M3.16
    29 December 20175.5M2.1M2.64
    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.