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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. short interest

8.9M shares of Old Dominion Freight Line were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (7.2M to 15.1M). Short sellers would need 5.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.8%-21% over a year
Days to cover5.08at 1.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.29%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 (7.2M to 15.1M), and the share price moved +22% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20268.9M-0.8%1.7M5.08
    30 September 20268.9M+8.4%2.0M4.51
    15 September 20268.2M+7.0%1.9M4.27
    31 August 20267.7M+6.4%1.3M6.11
    14 August 20267.2M-6.3%1.6M4.40
    31 July 20267.7M-11.4%1.8M4.40
    15 July 20268.7M-4.9%1.5M5.85
    30 June 20269.2M-7.2%2.1M4.27
    15 June 20269.9M-4.5%2.0M4.95
    29 May 202610.4M-9.3%1.8M5.75
    15 May 202611.4M+6.3%1.9M5.98
    30 April 202610.7M-6.5%2.2M4.89
    15 April 202611.5M-7.9%1.8M6.32
    31 March 202612.5M-1.4%2.2M5.57
    13 March 202612.6M-8.2%2.4M5.26
    27 February 202613.8M+2.7%1.8M7.51
    13 February 202613.4M-11.3%3.6M3.76
    30 January 202615.1M+36.0%1.9M7.90
    15 January 202611.1M-18.8%1.9M5.98
    31 December 202513.7M+8.1%1.9M7.39
    15 December 202512.7M-9.1%3.0M4.22
    28 November 202513.9M+30.3%2.0M6.89
    14 November 202510.7M-1.6%2.1M5.14
    31 October 202510.9M-3.3%2.2M4.97
    15 October 202511.2M+2.9%1.9M6.00
    30 September 202510.9M+11.4%2.4M4.62
    15 September 20259.8M-7.0%1.7M5.60
    29 August 202510.5M+8.6%1.9M5.57
    15 August 20259.7M+9.9%1.9M5.14
    31 July 20258.8M-12.0%2.1M4.13
    15 July 202510.0M-1.7%1.4M7.36
    30 June 202510.2M-2.7%2.1M4.89
    13 June 202510.5M-1.3%1.4M7.34
    30 May 202510.6M+1.3%1.7M6.41
    15 May 202510.5M-3.7%1.8M5.97
    30 April 202510.9M+6.2%2.3M4.65
    15 April 202510.3M+8.5%2.1M4.98
    31 March 20259.5M-12.9%1.6M5.86
    14 March 202510.9M-0.9%2.2M4.87
    28 February 202511.0M+12.0%2.3M4.87
    14 February 20259.8M+8.5%1.8M5.35
    31 January 20259.0M+2.6%1.4M6.53
    15 January 20258.8M+1.5%1.3M6.95
    31 December 20248.7M+2.5%1.6M5.47
    13 December 20248.4M+5.2%1.4M6.12
    29 November 20248.0M-8.2%1.1M7.44
    15 November 20248.7M-7.8%1.5M5.86
    31 October 20249.5M+33.9%1.7M5.69
    15 October 20247.1M+6.6%1.1M6.68
    30 September 20246.6M+9.3%1.5M4.42
    13 September 20246.1M+1.4%1.3M4.55
    30 August 20246.0M+4.0%912K6.57
    15 August 20245.8M-1.3%1.7M3.35
    31 July 20245.8M-8.1%1.9M3.05
    15 July 20246.4M-5.5%1.6M4.01
    28 June 20246.7M+17.0%1.7M3.94
    14 June 20245.7M+6.1%1.9M2.99
    31 May 20245.4M+12.1%2.2M2.51
    15 May 20244.8M-4.8%1.7M2.82
    30 April 20245.1M-38.4%2.1M2.41
    15 April 20248.2M-7.7%1.9M4.26
    28 March 20248.9M+112.7%1.9M4.81
    15 March 20244.2M+6.5%1.5M2.76
    29 February 20243.9M-14.4%1.3M3.00
    15 February 20244.6M+13.3%1.7M2.72
    31 January 20244.1M-6.0%1.4M3.00
    12 January 20244.3M+4.6%1.2M3.49
    29 December 20234.1M+0.6%894K4.61
    15 December 20234.1M-9.1%2.0M2.08
    30 November 20234.5M-0.7%1.1M4.21
    15 November 20234.5M+2.3%1.3M3.40
    31 October 20234.4M-6.1%1.6M2.74
    13 October 20234.7M+5.6%996K4.75
    29 September 20234.5M-13.3%1.0M4.31
    15 September 20235.2M-15.1%1.5M3.45
    31 August 20236.1M-6.9%1.3M4.74
    15 August 20236.5M-2.2%1.3M4.88
    31 July 20236.7M-22.3%2.4M2.84
    14 July 20238.6M+2.3%1.4M6.25
    30 June 20238.4M-12.8%2.0M4.18
    15 June 20239.6M-6.9%1.8M5.32
    31 May 202310.3M+4.4%1.8M5.65
    15 May 20239.9M+1.7%1.3M7.51
    28 April 20239.7M+2.2%1.8M5.54
    14 April 20239.5M+0.8%1.2M7.84
    31 March 20239.5M+5.9%1.3M7.24
    15 March 20238.9M-6.2%1.5M6.08
    28 February 20239.5M+0.7%1.3M7.48
    15 February 20239.5M-2.0%2.3M4.14
    31 January 20239.7M-9.8%1.5M6.46
    13 January 202310.7M+3.9%1.3M7.98
    30 December 202210.3M+3.6%1.4M7.23
    15 December 20229.9M+3.3%1.6M6.07
    30 November 20229.6M-4.5%1.4M6.65
    15 November 202210.1M-5.7%2.0M4.95
    31 October 202210.7M+25.3%2.0M5.31
    14 October 20228.5M+8.1%2.2M3.80
    30 September 20227.9M+1.7%1.8M4.46
    15 September 20227.8M-0.4%1.8M4.39
    31 August 20227.8M+0.9%1.4M5.51
    15 August 20227.7M-1.1%1.6M4.94
    29 July 20227.8M-1.5%1.9M4.02
    15 July 20227.9M+5.9%1.5M5.32
    30 June 20227.5M-0.3%1.8M4.07
    15 June 20227.5M+7.8%1.7M4.52
    31 May 20227.0M+14.3%2.2M3.16
    13 May 20226.1M-1.3%1.8M3.41
    29 April 20226.2M+18.4%2.5M2.44
    14 April 20225.2M+4.8%2.9M1.79
    31 March 20225.0M-5.0%1.3M3.78
    15 March 20225.2M-12.4%1.7M3.10
    28 February 20226.0M+50.9%1.6M3.83
    15 February 20224.0M-14.8%1.7M2.28
    31 January 20224.6M+44.0%3.1M1.48
    14 January 20223.2M+20.3%1.9M1.67
    31 December 20212.7M-14.6%1.0M2.60
    15 December 20213.1M-19.3%1.5M2.15
    30 November 20213.9M+8.5%1.3M3.05
    15 November 20213.6M+6.7%1.1M3.27
    29 October 20213.4M-0.8%993K3.39
    15 October 20213.4M-2.6%982K3.45
    30 September 20213.5M-7.5%1.2M2.87
    15 September 20213.8M-8.1%1.3M2.82
    31 August 20214.1M+70.0%901K4.54
    13 August 20212.4M-7.7%775K3.11
    30 July 20212.6M-1.1%1.1M2.30
    15 July 20212.6M+6.6%1.2M2.25
    30 June 20212.5M-23.0%1.3M1.96
    15 June 20213.2M+35.1%1.4M2.25
    28 May 20212.4M-20.4%1.6M1.49
    14 May 20213.0M-10.4%1.0M2.94
    30 April 20213.3M-13.0%1.2M2.72
    15 April 20213.8M-4.0%1.0M3.70
    31 March 20214.0M-6.4%1.5M2.70
    15 March 20214.3M+88.6%1.4M3.11
    26 February 20212.3M-9.8%939K2.41
    12 February 20212.5M-18.2%1.4M1.83
    29 January 20213.1M-11.6%1.1M2.73
    15 January 20213.5M+4.3%1.4M2.40
    31 December 20203.3M+4.6%1.1M2.95
    15 December 20203.2M+11.0%1.3M2.42
    30 November 20202.9M-13.3%995K2.88
    13 November 20203.3M-17.5%1.3M2.64
    30 October 20204.0M-15.9%1.2M3.30
    15 October 20204.8M+2.2%1.2M3.88
    30 September 20204.7M+26.5%2.1M2.23
    15 September 20203.7M+0.0%1.5M2.43
    31 August 20203.7M-1.9%1.2M3.12
    14 August 20203.8M-4.7%1.2M3.09
    31 July 20203.9M-22.7%1.4M2.87
    15 July 20205.1M-20.2%1.3M4.07
    30 June 20206.4M+6.7%1.6M4.07
    15 June 20206.0M+15.6%1.5M3.95
    29 May 20205.2M-17.2%1.4M3.70
    15 May 20206.3M-6.4%1.6M3.92
    30 April 20206.7M-6.3%1.7M4.02
    15 April 20207.1M+6.4%1.8M4.04
    31 March 20206.7M+27.0%2.4M2.81
    13 March 20205.3M-9.7%1.5M3.40
    28 February 20205.8M-0.8%884K6.61
    14 February 20205.9M-14.0%789K7.47
    31 January 20206.8M-4.5%722K9.49
    15 January 20207.2M-30.1%1.1M6.35
    31 December 201910.3M-1.1%1.1M9.07
    13 December 201910.4M-15.6%6.7M1.54
    29 November 201912.3M+2.4%1.3M9.33
    15 November 201912.0M+3.6%1.1M10.72
    31 October 201911.6M-1.5%1.6M7.15
    15 October 201911.8M-1.9%1.2M9.43
    30 September 201912.0M-4.1%1.4M8.80
    13 September 201912.5M+1.8%1.5M8.21
    30 August 201912.3M-8.7%1.5M8.23
    15 August 201913.4M+23.2%2.2M6.03
    31 July 201910.9M+14.1%2.0M5.35
    15 July 20199.6M+5.6%1.1M8.88
    28 June 20199.1M-3.4%1.4M6.41
    14 June 20199.4M-1.0%1.2M7.61
    31 May 20199.5M+12.5%1.6M5.74
    15 May 20198.4M+3.9%1.5M5.55
    30 April 20198.1M+4.0%1.9M4.33
    15 April 20197.8M-10.0%1.2M6.38
    29 March 20198.6M+1.4%1.2M7.35
    15 March 20198.5M+2.2%1.5M5.58
    28 February 20198.4M+7.0%1.7M4.87
    15 February 20197.8M-0.6%2.0M3.99
    31 January 20197.9M-5.8%1.4M5.52
    15 January 20198.3M-0.1%1.3M6.50
    31 December 20188.3M-1.8%1.5M5.56
    14 December 20188.5M+5.2%2.1M4.09
    30 November 20188.1M-2.3%1.7M4.87
    15 November 20188.3M-1.4%1.9M4.24
    31 October 20188.4M-8.2%2.5M3.41
    15 October 20189.1M+3.5%1.9M4.85
    28 September 20188.8M-3.6%2.2M4.07
    14 September 20189.2M+9.6%2.0M4.57
    31 August 20188.4M-13.6%1.3M6.39
    15 August 20189.7M+4.6%1.3M7.24
    31 July 20189.2M-1.1%2.4M3.82
    13 July 20189.3M+1.9%1.8M5.31
    29 June 20189.2M-8.3%1.8M5.13
    15 June 201810.0M+9.4%1.8M5.59
    31 May 20189.1M+3.1%1.5M6.17
    15 May 20188.9M+18.9%2.2M4.02
    30 April 20187.5M-8.9%1.9M3.97
    13 April 20188.2M-0.2%1.7M4.79
    29 March 20188.2M+19.6%1.8M4.54
    15 March 20186.9M+27.9%1.8M3.71
    28 February 20185.4M-11.2%1.5M3.52
    15 February 20186.0M-5.6%2.7M2.25
    31 January 20186.4M+11.4%1.7M3.84
    12 January 20185.7M+10.3%1.7M3.35
    29 December 20175.2M1.7M3.07
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.