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PulteGroup Inc. short interest

8.1M shares of PulteGroup were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 30 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 4.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.7%+73% over a year
Days to cover4.28at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.39%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 30 Apr 2026, and the share price moved +6% 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 20268.1M-1.7%1.9M4.28
    30 September 20268.2M-7.0%1.9M4.44
    15 September 20268.8M+7.7%1.4M6.23
    31 August 20268.2M-3.2%1.2M6.75
    14 August 20268.5M-7.8%1.3M6.49
    31 July 20269.2M+0.5%2.2M4.22
    15 July 20269.1M+12.7%1.4M6.32
    30 June 20268.1M-9.9%2.4M3.38
    15 June 20269.0M+5.0%1.3M6.95
    29 May 20268.6M+2.7%1.8M4.66
    15 May 20268.4M+9.8%1.9M4.48
    30 April 20267.6M+14.2%2.1M3.64
    15 April 20266.7M-15.7%1.9M3.42
    31 March 20267.9M-1.3%1.9M4.07
    13 March 20268.0M-1.6%1.7M4.83
    27 February 20268.1M+5.2%1.6M4.97
    13 February 20267.7M+7.5%2.1M3.73
    30 January 20267.2M+10.4%1.9M3.81
    15 January 20266.5M-1.3%2.0M3.25
    31 December 20256.6M-14.8%2.0M3.25
    15 December 20257.7M+24.4%1.5M5.17
    28 November 20256.2M+6.3%1.7M3.57
    14 November 20255.9M-5.7%1.7M3.40
    31 October 20256.2M+33.5%2.6M2.38
    15 October 20254.7M-7.0%2.3M2.00
    30 September 20255.0M-23.2%2.2M2.32
    15 September 20256.5M+7.1%2.0M3.23
    29 August 20256.1M-4.9%1.9M3.17
    15 August 20256.4M+9.5%2.0M3.18
    31 July 20255.8M-28.6%2.3M2.58
    15 July 20258.2M+4.7%2.6M3.19
    30 June 20257.8M+9.0%2.1M3.67
    13 June 20257.2M+2.4%1.6M4.52
    30 May 20257.0M+1.3%1.9M3.65
    15 May 20256.9M+3.7%1.7M4.13
    30 April 20256.7M+6.2%2.2M2.99
    15 April 20256.3M+9.4%2.5M2.49
    31 March 20255.7M+16.0%2.3M2.50
    14 March 20254.9M+4.9%2.5M1.99
    28 February 20254.7M-6.9%2.2M2.18
    14 February 20255.1M-9.5%2.3M2.19
    31 January 20255.6M+15.2%2.6M2.19
    15 January 20254.8M+1.0%1.9M2.57
    31 December 20244.8M+4.7%2.1M2.31
    13 December 20244.6M-11.9%1.8M2.50
    29 November 20245.2M+8.0%1.5M3.49
    15 November 20244.8M-8.2%1.8M2.68
    31 October 20245.2M-18.3%2.1M2.53
    15 October 20246.4M-4.7%1.2M5.36
    30 September 20246.7M-13.5%2.2M3.06
    13 September 20247.8M+4.7%1.9M4.05
    30 August 20247.4M+7.1%1.6M4.55
    15 August 20247.0M+3.3%1.8M3.85
    31 July 20246.7M-1.2%2.6M2.54
    15 July 20246.8M+13.0%1.9M3.53
    28 June 20246.0M+13.4%2.0M2.99
    14 June 20245.3M+4.1%1.5M3.49
    31 May 20245.1M+20.0%1.6M3.18
    15 May 20244.3M-17.2%1.7M2.57
    30 April 20245.1M+10.1%2.0M2.60
    15 April 20244.7M+7.3%1.6M2.92
    28 March 20244.4M-29.0%1.5M2.90
    15 March 20246.1M+12.3%2.2M2.84
    29 February 20245.5M+7.1%1.6M3.52
    15 February 20245.1M+29.2%1.7M3.02
    31 January 20243.9M-28.4%2.2M1.77
    12 January 20245.5M-4.9%1.6M3.34
    29 December 20235.8M-4.4%1.5M3.89
    15 December 20236.1M+7.8%2.7M2.23
    30 November 20235.6M-10.4%1.6M3.42
    15 November 20236.3M-14.3%2.5M2.55
    31 October 20237.3M-20.2%2.5M2.90
    13 October 20239.2M-8.9%2.1M4.38
    29 September 202310.1M-10.6%2.0M4.99
    15 September 202311.3M+19.1%2.8M4.07
    31 August 20239.5M+5.7%2.5M3.72
    15 August 20239.0M+0.9%2.0M4.58
    31 July 20238.9M+5.5%3.0M2.96
    14 July 20238.4M-3.2%2.5M3.44
    30 June 20238.7M-4.6%2.9M3.00
    15 June 20239.1M-1.4%2.6M3.56
    31 May 20239.2M+0.8%3.1M3.03
    15 May 20239.2M+13.4%3.0M3.04
    28 April 20238.1M-2.0%3.5M2.28
    14 April 20238.2M+14.1%2.4M3.39
    31 March 20237.2M-12.2%2.9M2.49
    15 March 20238.2M+12.5%2.9M2.80
    28 February 20237.3M-6.8%2.5M2.90
    15 February 20237.8M+1.3%3.0M2.66
    31 January 20237.7M-6.2%2.6M2.96
    13 January 20238.3M+10.0%1.9M4.41
    30 December 20227.5M-15.2%1.6M4.63
    15 December 20228.9M-1.8%2.1M4.21
    30 November 20229.0M-12.3%2.1M4.21
    15 November 202210.3M-12.0%2.8M3.68
    31 October 202211.7M+8.1%3.0M3.92
    14 October 202210.8M-1.5%2.1M5.22
    30 September 202211.0M+10.2%2.8M3.88
    15 September 202210.0M+2.2%2.4M4.22
    31 August 20229.7M-4.1%1.8M5.52
    15 August 202210.2M+3.7%1.9M5.27
    29 July 20229.8M-0.9%2.5M3.86
    15 July 20229.9M+0.3%2.5M3.92
    30 June 20229.9M+7.3%3.4M2.89
    15 June 20229.2M-3.7%2.2M4.12
    31 May 20229.5M+39.3%3.0M3.13
    13 May 20226.8M+16.4%3.8M1.80
    29 April 20225.9M-5.6%2.3M2.54
    14 April 20226.2M-22.1%3.4M1.83
    31 March 20228.0M+7.9%2.6M3.13
    15 March 20227.4M+21.3%2.8M2.63
    28 February 20226.1M+2.2%3.0M2.06
    15 February 20226.0M-12.2%3.9M1.55
    31 January 20226.8M-1.2%3.6M1.90
    14 January 20226.9M+3.4%2.5M2.78
    31 December 20216.7M-4.8%2.0M3.28
    15 December 20217.0M+20.1%2.5M2.76
    30 November 20215.8M-8.5%2.1M2.74
    15 November 20216.4M+5.0%2.3M2.72
    29 October 20216.1M+11.1%2.6M2.32
    15 October 20215.5M+11.8%2.0M2.79
    30 September 20214.9M-3.4%2.6M1.86
    15 September 20215.1M-10.6%3.1M1.64
    31 August 20215.6M+1.9%1.9M3.01
    13 August 20215.5M-12.3%1.9M2.95
    30 July 20216.3M-8.2%2.4M2.69
    15 July 20216.9M-15.3%2.4M2.91
    30 June 20218.1M-10.6%3.4M2.41
    15 June 20219.1M-0.4%2.6M3.48
    28 May 20219.1M+2.7%2.3M3.97
    14 May 20218.9M+23.1%2.9M3.08
    30 April 20217.2M+4.8%2.8M2.61
    15 April 20216.9M+14.8%2.2M3.08
    31 March 20216.0M+8.8%3.1M1.96
    15 March 20215.5M+0.7%2.6M2.11
    26 February 20215.5M-10.2%2.5M2.16
    12 February 20216.1M-2.6%2.5M2.43
    29 January 20216.3M-34.6%3.8M1.66
    15 January 20219.6M+13.5%2.9M3.37
    31 December 20208.5M+15.8%2.4M3.59
    15 December 20207.3M-2.8%3.2M2.30
    30 November 20207.5M+4.4%2.3M3.31
    13 November 20207.2M+10.1%3.0M2.43
    30 October 20206.5M+0.2%3.3M1.97
    15 October 20206.5M+26.9%2.0M3.33
    30 September 20205.1M-6.8%2.2M2.37
    15 September 20205.5M+2.0%2.1M2.58
    31 August 20205.4M-20.3%2.2M2.42
    14 August 20206.8M+5.6%2.2M3.08
    31 July 20206.4M+2.9%4.0M1.62
    15 July 20206.3M+28.3%2.8M2.26
    30 June 20204.9M-10.4%3.4M1.43
    15 June 20205.4M-9.3%3.3M1.65
    29 May 20206.0M-1.7%3.7M1.63
    15 May 20206.1M-21.3%3.7M1.65
    30 April 20207.8M+4.9%4.7M1.65
    15 April 20207.4M+13.0%5.0M1.47
    31 March 20206.5M-53.8%6.7M1.00
    13 March 202014.2M+1.8%4.8M2.94
    28 February 202013.9M+8.8%4.1M3.43
    14 February 202012.8M+0.3%2.6M4.82
    31 January 202012.7M-11.5%3.8M3.33
    15 January 202014.4M-4.7%3.0M4.78
    31 December 201915.1M+6.9%3.0M4.98
    13 December 201914.1M-1.2%2.4M5.89
    29 November 201914.3M+15.1%2.7M5.30
    15 November 201912.4M+14.6%3.5M3.52
    31 October 201910.9M+5.1%4.5M2.42
    15 October 201910.3M-5.5%2.8M3.75
    30 September 201910.9M-14.4%3.1M3.52
    13 September 201912.8M-18.7%3.2M3.95
    30 August 201915.7M-10.7%2.7M5.72
    15 August 201917.6M+7.2%2.9M6.10
    31 July 201916.4M+1.5%5.0M3.30
    15 July 201916.2M+4.2%3.4M4.73
    28 June 201915.5M+2.9%3.9M3.94
    14 June 201915.1M+17.0%3.2M4.68
    31 May 201912.9M-3.2%2.9M4.42
    15 May 201913.3M+3.7%3.1M4.25
    30 April 201912.9M-4.3%3.8M3.36
    15 April 201913.4M-8.0%2.8M4.79
    29 March 201914.6M-18.6%5.0M2.90
    15 March 201917.9M-1.6%4.2M4.26
    28 February 201918.2M-12.4%4.8M3.78
    15 February 201920.8M-17.4%4.5M4.58
    31 January 201925.2M-2.3%6.9M3.64
    15 January 201925.8M+3.9%6.5M3.98
    31 December 201824.8M-6.1%5.3M4.67
    14 December 201826.4M-1.3%5.8M4.55
    30 November 201826.8M-0.8%6.6M4.06
    15 November 201827.0M+13.9%6.6M4.10
    31 October 201823.7M+3.1%10.5M2.25
    15 October 201823.0M+7.4%5.5M4.14
    28 September 201821.4M+20.9%5.2M4.13
    14 September 201817.7M-7.1%4.3M4.10
    31 August 201819.1M-6.1%3.2M6.03
    15 August 201820.3M-11.0%4.4M4.60
    31 July 201822.8M-1.1%6.2M3.71
    13 July 201823.1M+10.8%3.0M7.64
    29 June 201820.8M-14.5%4.9M4.28
    15 June 201824.4M+5.6%4.8M5.10
    31 May 201823.1M+3.4%3.9M5.95
    15 May 201822.3M+16.0%4.4M5.08
    30 April 201819.2M+11.5%5.2M3.70
    13 April 201817.3M-4.6%4.6M3.78
    29 March 201818.1M-19.3%4.1M4.41
    15 March 201822.4M+35.6%4.7M4.82
    28 February 201816.5M-0.3%4.7M3.49
    15 February 201816.6M+2.6%6.2M2.69
    31 January 201816.2M-15.0%5.7M2.83
    12 January 201819.0M+7.3%4.1M4.65
    29 December 201717.7M3.1M5.73
    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.