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Pershing Square Inc. short interest

2.2M shares of Pershing Square were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (232K to 2.4M). Short sellers would need 7.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.1%+301% over a year
Days to cover7.25at 304K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.55%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 top of its range over the last year (232K to 2.4M), and the share price moved +62% 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 31 May 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.2M-7.1%304K7.25
    30 September 20262.4M+185.5%1.1M2.18
    15 September 2026830K+83.0%388K2.14
    31 August 2026454K+95.2%181K2.50
    14 August 2026232K-55.7%141K1.65
    31 July 2026525K-6.7%122K4.31
    15 July 2026563K-16.1%185K3.04
    30 June 2026671K-21.6%239K2.81
    15 June 2026856K+52.2%326K2.63
    29 May 2026563K+18.6%352K1.60
    15 May 2026474K-13.7%1.1M1.00
    30 April 2026550K-95.7%513K1.07
    31 March 202112.8M+30.0%3.5M3.72
    15 March 20219.9M+50.8%4.8M2.05
    26 February 20216.6M+1.2%1.5M4.35
    12 February 20216.5M+12.9%1.6M4.02
    29 January 20215.7M-2.6%1.3M4.57
    15 January 20215.9M-18.5%2.1M2.80
    31 December 20207.2M+0.9%3.5M2.06
    15 December 20207.2M-3.8%4.7M1.53
    30 November 20207.4M-6.1%1.5M4.91
    13 November 20207.9M-7.3%2.7M2.96
    30 October 20208.6M+2.3%863K9.91
    15 October 20208.4M+6.5%903K9.26
    30 September 20207.9M-2.3%897K8.75
    15 September 20208.0M-3.6%1.4M5.71
    31 August 20208.3M+1.3%1.2M6.83
    14 August 20208.2M+1.8%987K8.33
    31 July 20208.1M+6.9%1.3M6.39
    15 July 20207.6M-4.1%1.2M6.51
    30 June 20207.9M-12.3%2.8M2.83
    15 June 20209.0M-9.9%2.2M4.00
    29 May 202010.0M-14.6%1.4M6.99
    15 May 202011.7M-12.5%1.4M8.60
    30 April 202013.4M+12.0%1.4M9.79
    15 April 202011.9M-4.0%1.7M7.16
    31 March 202012.4M+6.2%2.7M4.67
    13 March 202011.7M-1.0%1.7M6.94
    28 February 202011.8M+1.2%1.7M7.08
    14 February 202011.7M-5.3%1.6M7.09
    31 January 202012.3M+4.0%911K13.52
    15 January 202011.8M-9.4%1.4M8.67
    31 December 201913.1M+1.1%1.1M12.19
    13 December 201912.9M+2.0%1.1M12.13
    29 November 201912.7M-3.8%1.4M9.36
    15 November 201913.2M-15.5%1.5M8.80
    31 October 201915.6M+3.1%1.3M12.15
    15 October 201915.1M+2.7%1.1M13.59
    30 September 201914.7M+19.1%2.1M6.97
    13 September 201912.4M+7.4%2.1M5.92
    30 August 201911.5M+5.1%2.6M4.37
    15 August 201911.0M+16.9%5.2M2.09
    31 July 20199.4M-2.5%1.3M7.05
    15 July 20199.6M-5.8%1.1M8.98
    28 June 201910.2M+6.7%2.4M4.19
    14 June 20199.6M-3.5%2.0M4.88
    31 May 20199.9M+6.0%1.4M7.03
    15 May 20199.4M+7.1%1.7M5.63
    30 April 20198.7M+44.4%2.3M3.73
    15 April 20196.0M-8.2%1.4M4.29
    29 March 20196.6M+25.5%1.9M3.49
    15 March 20195.2M+144.3%3.2M1.65
    28 February 20192.1M-29.9%1.4M1.54
    15 February 20193.1M-19.6%1.2M2.62
    31 January 20193.8M-17.7%923K4.13
    15 January 20194.6M-11.8%920K5.04
    31 December 20185.3M+8.0%790K6.65
    14 December 20184.9M-11.0%1.0M4.71
    30 November 20185.5M-21.8%1.2M4.56
    15 November 20187.0M+29.6%1.1M6.38
    31 October 20185.4M+16.4%1.0M5.23
    15 October 20184.6M-2.1%865K5.35
    28 September 20184.7M+17.6%570K8.31
    14 September 20184.0M+51.1%658K6.12
    31 August 20182.7M+32.6%473K5.64
    15 August 20182.0M+6.3%624K3.22
    31 July 20181.9M-2.6%356K5.31
    13 July 20181.9M+82.2%574K3.38
    29 June 20181.1M+27.3%740K1.44
    15 June 2018837K+41.4%815K1.03
    31 May 2018592K2.3M1.00
    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.