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PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. short interest

3.7M shares of PennyMac Financial Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 14 Oct 2022. Short sellers would need 4.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.5%+102% over a year
Days to cover4.69at 787K shares a day
Of shares in issue7.11%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 14 Oct 2022, and the share price moved -46% 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 20263.7M+11.5%787K4.69
    30 September 20263.3M+10.8%626K5.29
    15 September 20263.0M+2.7%544K5.50
    31 August 20262.9M+3.0%417K6.98
    14 August 20262.8M+7.5%701K4.04
    31 July 20262.6M+9.3%665K3.95
    15 July 20262.4M-1.0%467K5.15
    30 June 20262.4M+6.9%676K3.60
    15 June 20262.3M+24.5%536K4.24
    29 May 20261.8M-9.4%527K3.46
    15 May 20262.0M-16.9%623K3.23
    30 April 20262.4M-1.6%451K5.37
    15 April 20262.5M+27.9%548K4.50
    31 March 20261.9M+3.6%579K3.33
    13 March 20261.9M-7.9%825K2.25
    27 February 20262.0M+2.7%947K2.13
    13 February 20262.0M+48.1%1.6M1.27
    30 January 20261.3M+10.1%1.1M1.24
    15 January 20261.2M+4.1%361K3.34
    31 December 20251.2M-15.7%270K4.29
    15 December 20251.4M-10.1%339K4.05
    28 November 20251.5M-17.9%360K4.25
    14 November 20251.9M-0.0%254K7.32
    31 October 20251.9M+2.1%426K4.37
    15 October 20251.8M-0.6%382K4.78
    30 September 20251.8M-3.6%361K5.09
    15 September 20251.9M+12.7%495K3.85
    29 August 20251.7M+0.6%354K4.77
    15 August 20251.7M-7.0%402K4.19
    31 July 20251.8M+15.0%474K3.81
    15 July 20251.6M-2.2%425K3.70
    30 June 20251.6M-4.9%398K4.04
    13 June 20251.7M+0.0%280K6.05
    30 May 20251.7M-4.5%314K5.38
    15 May 20251.8M+2.3%263K6.73
    30 April 20251.7M+11.6%421K4.11
    15 April 20251.6M+27.5%680K2.28
    31 March 20251.2M-14.8%287K4.23
    14 March 20251.4M-4.4%334K4.28
    28 February 20251.5M+6.7%318K4.70
    14 February 20251.4M+8.5%358K3.91
    31 January 20251.3M+11.9%400K3.22
    15 January 20251.2M+9.3%295K3.91
    31 December 20241.1M-5.2%289K3.64
    13 December 20241.1M+17.6%194K5.72
    29 November 2024945K-18.9%235K4.02
    15 November 20241.2M-10.5%316K3.69
    31 October 20241.3M-1.5%295K4.41
    15 October 20241.3M-24.0%255K5.19
    30 September 20241.7M-0.3%317K5.48
    13 September 20241.7M+6.9%305K5.71
    30 August 20241.6M+31.5%224K7.28
    15 August 20241.2M-0.1%310K4.00
    31 July 20241.2M+17.6%360K3.45
    15 July 20241.1M+13.4%219K4.82
    28 June 2024932K+8.1%303K3.08
    14 June 2024862K+0.7%159K5.41
    31 May 2024856K-20.6%180K4.75
    15 May 20241.1M-1.4%228K4.74
    30 April 20241.1M+16.3%309K3.54
    15 April 2024941K-3.4%218K4.31
    28 March 2024974K+3.3%249K3.91
    15 March 2024943K-1.6%241K3.92
    29 February 2024958K+7.5%223K4.29
    15 February 2024891K-5.6%288K3.10
    31 January 2024944K-19.8%192K4.91
    12 January 20241.2M+0.6%238K4.95
    29 December 20231.2M-7.7%178K6.56
    15 December 20231.3M-14.6%380K3.34
    30 November 20231.5M-0.6%209K7.11
    15 November 20231.5M-23.6%349K4.28
    31 October 20232.0M-0.8%289K6.76
    13 October 20232.0M-7.7%230K8.57
    29 September 20232.1M-2.8%170K12.54
    15 September 20232.2M-2.6%255K8.62
    31 August 20232.3M-3.6%220K10.23
    15 August 20232.3M-5.1%178K13.11
    31 July 20232.5M-7.1%448K5.50
    14 July 20232.7M-3.3%256K10.34
    30 June 20232.7M-5.4%311K8.80
    15 June 20232.9M+2.4%326K8.89
    31 May 20232.8M-5.6%349K8.10
    15 May 20233.0M+9.1%397K7.54
    28 April 20232.7M+0.3%378K7.26
    14 April 20232.7M+0.4%349K7.84
    31 March 20232.7M+18.7%429K6.35
    15 March 20232.3M+6.6%456K5.04
    28 February 20232.2M-9.3%373K5.78
    15 February 20232.4M-4.8%506K4.70
    31 January 20232.5M-1.7%312K7.99
    13 January 20232.5M+1.8%305K8.33
    30 December 20222.5M+4.4%290K8.60
    15 December 20222.4M+4.4%362K6.59
    30 November 20222.3M-18.4%243K9.43
    15 November 20222.8M-22.5%434K6.45
    31 October 20223.6M-6.5%707K5.12
    14 October 20223.9M+54.5%745K5.19
    30 September 20222.5M+17.1%620K4.04
    15 September 20222.1M+0.7%308K6.95
    31 August 20222.1M-7.3%292K7.26
    15 August 20222.3M-5.2%480K4.78
    29 July 20222.4M-16.8%300K8.06
    15 July 20222.9M-2.7%385K7.54
    30 June 20223.0M+7.0%533K5.60
    15 June 20222.8M+3.1%509K5.48
    31 May 20222.7M-26.7%566K4.79
    13 May 20223.7M+14.6%891K4.14
    29 April 20223.2M+12.8%559K5.77
    14 April 20222.9M-4.3%855K3.34
    31 March 20223.0M+6.5%521K5.73
    15 March 20222.8M+3.8%668K4.20
    28 February 20222.7M+10.8%620K4.35
    15 February 20222.4M+75.1%821K2.97
    31 January 20221.4M+6.1%780K1.78
    14 January 20221.3M+8.4%559K2.35
    31 December 20211.2M-57.2%477K2.54
    15 December 20212.8M+9.3%562K5.04
    30 November 20212.6M+158.0%751K3.45
    15 November 20211.0M-36.8%676K1.48
    29 October 20211.6M-20.1%611K2.60
    15 October 20212.0M-20.2%550K3.62
    30 September 20212.5M+7.1%708K3.52
    15 September 20212.3M-2.7%456K5.11
    31 August 20212.4M-12.4%416K5.75
    13 August 20212.7M-7.9%629K4.34
    30 July 20213.0M-3.0%625K4.74
    15 July 20213.1M+9.7%718K4.26
    30 June 20212.8M-0.3%799K3.49
    15 June 20212.8M+7.1%657K4.26
    28 May 20212.6M-5.7%619K4.22
    14 May 20212.8M+5.4%713K3.88
    30 April 20212.6M+3.1%534K4.92
    15 April 20212.5M-17.5%727K3.50
    31 March 20213.1M+13.7%1.1M2.71
    15 March 20212.7M+20.8%927K2.93
    26 February 20212.2M-11.8%816K2.75
    12 February 20212.5M-8.3%662K3.84
    29 January 20212.8M-2.1%991K2.80
    15 January 20212.8M-2.8%863K3.29
    31 December 20202.9M-3.9%669K4.37
    15 December 20203.0M+6.3%570K5.33
    30 November 20202.9M+1.9%642K4.45
    13 November 20202.8M+8.6%1.0M2.80
    30 October 20202.6M-22.4%775K3.33
    15 October 20203.3M+14.6%569K5.85
    30 September 20202.9M-5.3%597K4.87
    15 September 20203.1M+3.6%574K5.34
    31 August 20203.0M+3.0%579K5.11
    14 August 20202.9M-12.8%967K2.98
    31 July 20203.3M-8.1%502K6.57
    15 July 20203.6M-10.2%504K7.12
    30 June 20204.0M+34.1%1.2M3.33
    15 June 20203.0M+17.3%716K4.16
    29 May 20202.5M+7.5%673K3.78
    15 May 20202.4M+2.2%614K3.85
    30 April 20202.3M+0.3%577K4.01
    15 April 20202.3M-0.2%1.1M2.01
    31 March 20202.3M-16.3%1.5M1.57
    13 March 20202.8M+11.7%1.3M2.19
    28 February 20202.5M+16.4%994K2.49
    14 February 20202.1M+26.2%856K2.48
    31 January 20201.7M-10.2%323K5.21
    15 January 20201.9M-11.3%334K5.62
    31 December 20192.1M+16.6%250K8.46
    13 December 20191.8M+11.2%228K7.94
    29 November 20191.6M-6.7%340K4.79
    15 November 20191.7M+5.6%518K3.37
    31 October 20191.7M+31.7%408K4.06
    15 October 20191.3M+26.9%312K4.02
    30 September 2019991K+11.0%462K2.14
    13 September 2019893K+15.6%491K1.82
    30 August 2019772K+14.9%339K2.28
    15 August 2019672K-5.4%342K1.97
    31 July 2019710K-9.2%174K4.08
    15 July 2019783K-0.9%217K3.61
    28 June 2019790K-13.6%549K1.44
    14 June 2019915K+32.4%265K3.45
    31 May 2019691K+25.7%245K2.81
    15 May 2019549K-10.3%241K2.28
    30 April 2019613K-9.5%202K3.03
    15 April 2019677K-4.9%177K3.83
    29 March 2019712K-18.8%244K2.92
    15 March 2019878K-5.3%286K3.07
    28 February 2019927K+43.1%485K1.91
    15 February 2019647K-0.1%223K2.90
    31 January 2019648K-26.1%217K2.99
    15 January 2019877K-5.7%285K3.07
    31 December 2018930K+60.0%570K1.63
    14 December 2018582K+26.6%740K1.00
    30 November 2018459K-7.2%150K3.07
    15 November 2018495K+3.8%212K2.33
    31 October 2018477K+19.1%204K2.34
    15 October 2018400K-9.3%97K4.11
    28 September 2018441K-1.6%84K5.26
    14 September 2018449K-2.9%107K4.21
    31 August 2018462K+0.7%71K6.49
    15 August 2018459K-7.9%168K2.73
    31 July 2018498K-3.8%148K3.37
    13 July 2018518K-6.7%91K5.69
    29 June 2018555K+14.1%235K2.36
    15 June 2018487K+12.6%129K3.77
    31 May 2018432K+5.2%153K2.83
    15 May 2018411K+44.8%274K1.50
    30 April 2018284K+11.6%154K1.85
    13 April 2018254K-16.0%156K1.63
    29 March 2018303K-12.3%156K1.94
    15 March 2018346K+4.5%185K1.86
    28 February 2018331K+7.5%163K2.03
    15 February 2018308K-3.8%353K1.00
    31 January 2018320K-11.7%116K2.76
    12 January 2018363K+81.5%196K1.85
    29 December 2017200K372K1.00
    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.