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Qualcomm Inc. short interest

29.8M shares of Qualcomm were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 31 Dec 2025. Short sellers would need 3.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short29.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-15.6%+25% over a year
Days to cover3.05at 9.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.78%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 31 Dec 2025, and the share price moved +2% 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 202629.8M-15.6%9.8M3.05
    30 September 202635.3M-7.8%15.9M2.22
    15 September 202638.3M+13.6%12.5M3.06
    31 August 202633.7M+1.3%10.2M3.31
    14 August 202633.3M-3.8%9.2M3.61
    31 July 202634.6M-4.4%13.9M2.48
    15 July 202636.2M-10.1%13.7M2.63
    30 June 202640.2M-9.9%25.8M1.56
    15 June 202644.6M-0.9%18.8M2.38
    29 May 202645.0M-10.7%24.5M1.84
    15 May 202650.4M+1.9%31.9M1.58
    30 April 202649.5M+1.8%22.2M2.23
    15 April 202648.6M+11.5%9.1M5.36
    31 March 202643.6M+10.0%15.7M2.77
    13 March 202639.6M+5.6%9.3M4.26
    27 February 202637.5M+6.6%8.9M4.22
    13 February 202635.2M+2.7%13.9M2.54
    30 January 202634.3M+7.2%9.0M3.80
    15 January 202632.0M+7.8%9.4M3.41
    31 December 202529.7M-3.8%6.9M4.27
    15 December 202530.8M+18.5%7.8M3.97
    28 November 202526.0M+1.4%9.3M2.80
    14 November 202525.7M+5.1%11.0M2.34
    31 October 202524.4M+2.8%14.7M1.66
    15 October 202523.8M-0.3%8.0M2.98
    30 September 202523.8M+12.0%8.2M2.91
    15 September 202521.3M+17.9%7.0M3.05
    29 August 202518.1M-9.8%6.7M2.70
    15 August 202520.0M-14.5%7.7M2.61
    31 July 202523.4M-0.6%9.2M2.55
    15 July 202523.6M+12.1%6.5M3.62
    30 June 202521.0M-9.5%9.4M2.25
    13 June 202523.2M+10.3%7.3M3.18
    30 May 202521.1M-16.0%8.3M2.53
    15 May 202525.1M+43.4%9.9M2.53
    30 April 202517.5M+1.7%7.9M2.20
    15 April 202517.2M+3.2%12.6M1.37
    31 March 202516.7M-19.5%6.7M2.50
    14 March 202520.7M+19.8%7.8M2.65
    28 February 202517.3M+3.9%8.9M1.93
    14 February 202516.6M-12.1%8.1M2.05
    31 January 202518.9M-21.3%7.8M2.44
    15 January 202524.0M-4.2%7.0M3.43
    31 December 202425.1M+9.5%7.7M3.24
    13 December 202422.9M-3.3%8.0M2.86
    29 November 202423.7M+2.4%8.4M2.83
    15 November 202423.1M-1.0%9.9M2.34
    31 October 202423.3M-6.8%7.0M3.35
    15 October 202425.0M-2.5%6.7M3.71
    30 September 202425.7M+7.8%9.3M2.75
    13 September 202423.8M+6.3%7.5M3.16
    30 August 202422.4M-25.7%7.4M3.02
    15 August 202430.1M-0.3%11.2M2.70
    31 July 202430.2M+5.8%10.5M2.88
    15 July 202428.6M+2.6%6.4M4.49
    28 June 202427.9M+19.6%15.4M1.81
    14 June 202423.3M+15.8%8.4M2.78
    31 May 202420.1M-7.6%11.3M1.77
    15 May 202421.8M+6.2%9.5M2.28
    30 April 202420.5M+7.6%7.3M2.79
    15 April 202419.0M-1.9%6.6M2.90
    28 March 202419.4M-4.0%6.3M3.10
    15 March 202420.2M+17.4%10.6M1.90
    29 February 202417.2M-7.7%7.7M2.22
    15 February 202418.7M+25.0%10.5M1.78
    31 January 202414.9M+3.5%10.3M1.45
    12 January 202414.4M-10.2%7.0M2.06
    29 December 202316.1M+3.1%5.8M2.78
    15 December 202315.6M+5.0%9.7M1.60
    30 November 202314.8M-17.6%8.9M1.66
    15 November 202318.0M+26.6%10.5M1.71
    31 October 202314.2M+4.6%7.7M1.86
    13 October 202313.6M-9.1%6.2M2.18
    29 September 202315.0M+13.0%6.2M2.41
    15 September 202313.2M+21.6%10.3M1.28
    31 August 202310.9M-9.7%6.5M1.67
    15 August 202312.1M-9.8%10.2M1.18
    31 July 202313.4M+1.1%9.3M1.43
    14 July 202313.2M+28.9%6.7M1.97
    30 June 202310.2M-19.0%8.4M1.23
    15 June 202312.6M+28.9%8.4M1.50
    31 May 20239.8M+1.8%10.5M1.00
    15 May 20239.6M+2.6%9.6M1.00
    28 April 20239.4M-6.4%5.7M1.65
    14 April 202310.0M-14.2%5.8M1.74
    31 March 202311.7M+13.5%7.4M1.59
    15 March 202310.3M+17.6%7.3M1.40
    28 February 20238.8M-16.4%6.7M1.31
    15 February 202310.5M+3.6%8.0M1.31
    31 January 202310.1M-23.1%8.5M1.19
    13 January 202313.2M+3.2%8.3M1.58
    30 December 202212.8M-4.5%7.4M1.73
    15 December 202213.4M+5.9%7.5M1.77
    30 November 202212.6M-16.4%7.3M1.72
    15 November 202215.1M+14.4%11.2M1.35
    31 October 202213.2M-0.5%7.5M1.75
    14 October 202213.2M+1.9%8.2M1.62
    30 September 202213.0M-8.0%8.7M1.49
    15 September 202214.1M-8.6%7.0M2.02
    31 August 202215.5M+7.7%6.3M2.47
    15 August 202214.4M-7.9%6.0M2.37
    29 July 202215.6M-8.1%9.4M1.66
    15 July 202217.0M-6.5%8.1M2.09
    30 June 202218.1M-5.4%12.4M1.46
    15 June 202219.2M+26.0%8.0M2.40
    31 May 202215.2M-9.4%9.9M1.54
    13 May 202216.8M-4.2%10.8M1.55
    29 April 202217.5M-2.2%11.8M1.49
    14 April 202217.9M-3.9%13.2M1.36
    31 March 202218.6M+8.1%10.5M1.77
    15 March 202217.2M+23.6%10.6M1.63
    28 February 202214.0M-19.3%9.4M1.48
    15 February 202217.3M+9.3%14.9M1.16
    31 January 202215.8M-0.3%11.2M1.41
    14 January 202215.9M+9.1%9.6M1.66
    31 December 202114.5M-2.2%7.2M2.03
    15 December 202114.9M+2.4%10.1M1.48
    30 November 202114.5M-8.9%15.4M1.00
    15 November 202115.9M+7.5%15.3M1.04
    29 October 202114.8M+0.2%5.3M2.79
    15 October 202114.8M-0.7%8.7M1.71
    30 September 202114.9M+1.8%7.2M2.05
    15 September 202114.6M+16.2%6.5M2.26
    31 August 202112.6M-18.8%6.6M1.92
    13 August 202115.5M+3.2%6.2M2.49
    30 July 202115.0M+1.9%8.0M1.87
    15 July 202114.7M-8.6%6.9M2.14
    30 June 202116.1M-11.0%7.4M2.18
    15 June 202118.1M+4.2%6.8M2.67
    28 May 202117.4M-19.7%7.0M2.48
    14 May 202121.6M+29.5%9.7M2.23
    30 April 202116.7M-28.3%9.0M1.87
    15 April 202123.3M+5.0%8.5M2.73
    31 March 202122.2M+1.1%9.5M2.34
    15 March 202121.9M+27.2%11.3M1.95
    26 February 202117.2M+0.1%10.4M1.66
    12 February 202117.2M+25.5%14.7M1.17
    29 January 202113.7M-18.2%6.4M2.16
    15 January 202116.8M+3.7%6.5M2.57
    31 December 202016.2M-5.3%5.4M3.02
    15 December 202017.1M+26.7%9.6M1.79
    30 November 202013.5M-13.6%7.3M1.85
    13 November 202015.6M+1.7%10.1M1.55
    30 October 202015.4M-4.4%5.1M3.02
    15 October 202016.1M+4.3%6.9M2.31
    30 September 202015.4M+12.8%7.6M2.02
    15 September 202013.7M+1.6%8.1M1.69
    31 August 202013.4M-18.3%7.1M1.89
    14 August 202016.5M+4.0%11.1M1.48
    31 July 202015.8M-11.5%9.6M1.65
    15 July 202017.9M+11.2%6.2M2.90
    30 June 202016.1M+4.4%8.6M1.86
    15 June 202015.4M-11.3%9.8M1.57
    29 May 202017.3M+17.9%8.5M2.04
    15 May 202014.7M+22.1%7.4M1.99
    30 April 202012.0M-19.8%7.4M1.62
    15 April 202015.0M+5.2%10.7M1.41
    31 March 202014.3M-27.8%14.2M1.01
    13 March 202019.8M+2.5%12.2M1.62
    28 February 202019.3M+3.4%12.8M1.50
    14 February 202018.7M+28.4%9.8M1.90
    31 January 202014.5M+4.3%9.8M1.48
    15 January 202013.9M-18.3%7.8M1.78
    31 December 201917.1M-9.0%6.8M2.52
    13 December 201918.7M+17.7%7.9M2.38
    29 November 201915.9M-11.7%9.7M1.64
    15 November 201918.0M-0.5%13.2M1.37
    31 October 201918.1M-7.6%6.0M3.04
    15 October 201919.6M+9.1%6.0M3.26
    30 September 201918.0M-8.7%5.9M3.05
    13 September 201919.7M-22.3%7.2M2.72
    30 August 201925.3M-10.9%9.5M2.68
    15 August 201928.4M-0.8%12.0M2.36
    31 July 201928.6M+4.3%11.7M2.44
    15 July 201927.4M+17.8%10.1M2.72
    28 June 201923.3M+23.4%13.3M1.75
    14 June 201918.9M-11.1%11.8M1.60
    31 May 201921.2M-48.8%25.2M1.00
    15 May 201941.5M-4.0%19.6M2.12
    30 April 201943.2M+134.2%49.1M1.00
    15 April 201918.5M-19.9%11.6M1.58
    29 March 201923.0M-17.4%11.5M1.99
    15 March 201927.9M-20.4%13.3M2.10
    28 February 201935.0M-5.6%12.3M2.85
    15 February 201937.1M-6.6%13.1M2.84
    31 January 201939.7M-27.2%23.4M1.69
    15 January 201954.6M-12.8%12.4M4.41
    31 December 201862.6M-15.6%17.1M3.67
    14 December 201874.2M-0.4%15.3M4.86
    30 November 201874.5M-11.1%19.9M3.75
    15 November 201883.9M-8.7%18.0M4.67
    31 October 201891.8M-14.9%15.8M5.83
    15 October 2018107.9M-15.0%15.9M6.78
    28 September 2018127.0M-7.2%15.1M8.40
    14 September 2018136.8M+357.8%15.5M8.83
    31 August 201829.9M+87.9%13.8M2.16
    15 August 201815.9M-0.8%9.0M1.76
    31 July 201816.0M+6.7%12.0M1.34
    13 July 201815.0M-14.5%7.2M2.07
    29 June 201817.6M-16.0%8.8M1.99
    15 June 201820.9M-19.8%9.0M2.31
    31 May 201826.1M+40.4%11.6M2.25
    15 May 201818.6M+10.1%9.9M1.87
    30 April 201816.9M-15.7%10.5M1.60
    13 April 201820.0M+4.1%9.2M2.17
    29 March 201819.2M+27.4%13.7M1.41
    15 March 201815.1M-20.0%16.9M1.00
    28 February 201818.9M-6.4%15.5M1.22
    15 February 201820.2M+10.4%17.0M1.18
    31 January 201818.3M+5.5%10.8M1.68
    12 January 201817.3M-2.3%5.7M3.03
    29 December 201717.7M5.5M3.21
    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.