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QCR Holdings Inc. short interest

517K shares of QCR Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (247K to 552K). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short517Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.3%+82% over a year
Days to cover4.25at 122K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.16%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 (247K to 552K), and the share price moved +44% 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 2026517K-6.3%122K4.25
    30 September 2026552K+14.5%110K5.02
    15 September 2026482K+21.8%99K4.88
    31 August 2026396K-13.7%159K2.49
    14 August 2026459K+19.9%88K5.21
    31 July 2026383K-4.0%134K2.86
    15 July 2026399K-5.1%91K4.36
    30 June 2026420K+24.0%173K2.43
    15 June 2026338K-14.1%112K3.03
    29 May 2026394K+1.9%76K5.21
    15 May 2026387K+14.4%93K4.15
    30 April 2026338K-1.0%115K2.93
    15 April 2026342K+20.0%96K3.57
    31 March 2026285K+6.5%125K2.27
    13 March 2026267K+3.8%135K1.98
    27 February 2026257K-7.0%96K2.68
    13 February 2026277K+11.0%84K3.29
    30 January 2026249K+0.8%87K2.86
    15 January 2026247K-9.0%79K3.13
    31 December 2025272K-18.3%93K2.91
    15 December 2025333K+5.3%121K2.76
    28 November 2025316K-0.6%89K3.54
    14 November 2025318K+10.5%86K3.70
    31 October 2025288K+1.5%107K2.68
    15 October 2025283K+1.0%107K2.65
    30 September 2025281K+22.8%121K2.31
    15 September 2025229K-15.7%71K3.21
    29 August 2025271K+3.3%88K3.08
    15 August 2025263K+11.6%110K2.39
    31 July 2025235K-4.4%136K1.73
    15 July 2025246K-13.5%116K2.13
    30 June 2025285K+15.1%113K2.52
    13 June 2025247K-6.9%69K3.58
    30 May 2025266K-0.9%79K3.35
    15 May 2025268K+8.6%88K3.03
    30 April 2025247K+3.1%99K2.50
    15 April 2025239K+8.2%98K2.46
    31 March 2025221K+37.8%79K2.80
    14 March 2025161K+14.7%94K1.72
    28 February 2025140K+10.4%81K1.72
    14 February 2025127K-25.1%70K1.81
    31 January 2025169K+6.3%84K2.02
    15 January 2025159K+5.9%86K1.85
    31 December 2024151K+45.3%84K1.80
    13 December 2024104K-22.3%72K1.44
    29 November 2024133K-6.3%58K2.30
    15 November 2024142K-15.2%88K1.61
    31 October 2024168K-12.1%67K2.52
    15 October 2024191K+41.9%69K2.78
    30 September 2024135K-11.0%61K2.21
    13 September 2024151K-3.7%66K2.29
    30 August 2024157K-2.8%68K2.32
    15 August 2024162K+0.1%62K2.59
    31 July 2024161K-11.9%110K1.47
    15 July 2024183K+27.7%56K3.26
    28 June 2024143K+21.8%79K1.81
    14 June 2024118K+9.9%44K2.69
    31 May 2024107K-12.5%41K2.60
    15 May 2024122K-6.5%38K3.21
    30 April 2024131K+4.6%54K2.42
    15 April 2024125K+36.1%45K2.78
    28 March 202492K-28.1%65K1.42
    15 March 2024128K+7.9%67K1.90
    29 February 2024119K+20.6%45K2.63
    15 February 202498K-4.6%55K1.77
    31 January 2024103K-12.4%63K1.64
    12 January 2024118K-1.7%44K2.65
    29 December 2023120K-1.2%52K2.28
    15 December 2023121K+10.1%62K1.95
    30 November 2023110K-26.3%36K3.06
    15 November 2023149K+5.4%69K2.17
    31 October 2023142K-3.6%50K2.84
    13 October 2023147K-5.0%40K3.70
    29 September 2023155K+14.6%45K3.41
    15 September 2023135K-16.8%70K1.93
    31 August 2023162K+26.1%70K2.31
    15 August 2023129K+17.2%67K1.91
    31 July 2023110K-4.1%97K1.13
    14 July 2023114K-3.1%78K1.46
    30 June 2023118K-26.3%77K1.53
    15 June 2023160K-6.9%74K2.18
    31 May 2023172K-12.8%66K2.60
    15 May 2023197K+10.4%63K3.15
    28 April 2023179K+4.6%44K4.08
    14 April 2023171K+5.9%46K3.69
    31 March 2023161K-21.6%66K2.44
    15 March 2023206K+26.3%93K2.21
    28 February 2023163K+13.6%55K2.99
    15 February 2023143K-1.4%53K2.71
    31 January 2023146K+1.3%78K1.86
    13 January 2023144K-7.6%42K3.40
    30 December 2022155K-9.0%67K2.33
    15 December 2022171K+16.6%75K2.27
    30 November 2022146K-18.7%63K2.34
    15 November 2022180K-17.6%68K2.64
    31 October 2022219K-13.1%93K2.34
    14 October 2022252K+9.7%54K4.70
    30 September 2022229K-10.0%64K3.58
    15 September 2022255K+14.3%56K4.56
    31 August 2022223K-14.1%56K4.00
    15 August 2022260K-2.1%56K4.61
    29 July 2022265K-6.7%70K3.80
    15 July 2022284K-2.0%54K5.22
    30 June 2022290K+0.8%92K3.17
    15 June 2022288K+6.2%97K2.95
    31 May 2022271K+9.3%103K2.63
    13 May 2022248K+18.2%100K2.49
    29 April 2022210K-20.6%139K1.51
    14 April 2022264K-43.5%123K2.15
    31 March 2022467K+7.8%87K5.36
    15 March 2022434K+11.9%68K6.41
    28 February 2022387K+1.9%36K10.82
    15 February 2022380K+9.4%60K6.34
    31 January 2022348K+5.5%63K5.56
    14 January 2022330K+7.8%61K5.44
    31 December 2021306K+0.3%51K5.98
    15 December 2021305K+2.6%47K6.44
    30 November 2021297K-7.8%53K5.59
    15 November 2021322K+56.8%82K3.91
    29 October 2021206K+1.1%59K3.49
    15 October 2021203K-10.1%47K4.37
    30 September 2021226K-7.6%64K3.54
    15 September 2021245K+19.4%42K5.83
    31 August 2021205K+0.2%52K3.97
    13 August 2021205K-8.0%50K4.07
    30 July 2021222K+18.2%59K3.77
    15 July 2021188K+2.9%44K4.28
    30 June 2021183K+23.9%95K1.93
    15 June 2021147K-32.0%57K2.60
    28 May 2021217K+2.1%42K5.16
    14 May 2021212K-0.6%31K6.82
    30 April 2021214K-15.1%41K5.19
    15 April 2021252K+52.4%47K5.34
    31 March 2021165K+5.9%67K2.45
    15 March 2021156K-3.0%61K2.58
    26 February 2021161K+10.3%40K4.07
    12 February 2021146K+3.2%58K2.53
    29 January 2021141K-2.6%47K3.01
    15 January 2021145K+22.2%46K3.17
    31 December 2020119K+24.7%53K2.25
    15 December 202095K-3.7%40K2.39
    30 November 202099K-1.7%35K2.81
    13 November 2020101K+5.1%41K2.43
    30 October 202096K-10.0%33K2.88
    15 October 2020106K-7.7%32K3.29
    30 September 2020115K-5.5%52K2.21
    15 September 2020122K-3.7%31K3.99
    31 August 2020127K+1.3%35K3.62
    14 August 2020125K-12.6%61K2.05
    31 July 2020143K+5.2%62K2.29
    15 July 2020136K-4.9%55K2.47
    30 June 2020143K+21.3%58K2.48
    15 June 2020118K-6.5%57K2.08
    29 May 2020126K+6.2%45K2.81
    15 May 2020119K+9.6%42K2.84
    30 April 2020108K+3.3%48K2.25
    15 April 2020105K+13.6%63K1.67
    31 March 202092K-28.1%71K1.30
    13 March 2020129K+40.0%53K2.44
    28 February 202092K+13.8%36K2.57
    14 February 202081K+7.7%30K2.71
    31 January 202075K+8.4%38K1.98
    15 January 202069K-7.8%41K1.71
    31 December 201975K-12.0%46K1.63
    13 December 201985K-14.5%32K2.64
    29 November 2019100K+16.8%44K2.26
    15 November 201985K-13.5%34K2.52
    31 October 201999K-38.3%80K1.23
    15 October 2019160K+7.9%36K4.49
    30 September 2019148K+1.6%44K3.40
    13 September 2019146K-4.9%40K3.67
    30 August 2019153K+11.4%36K4.31
    15 August 2019138K+13.4%38K3.61
    31 July 2019121K-4.0%62K1.96
    15 July 2019126K+17.1%31K4.09
    28 June 2019108K+39.0%73K1.47
    14 June 201978K+12.8%38K2.04
    31 May 201969K-4.2%41K1.66
    15 May 201972K+23.0%36K2.00
    30 April 201958K-17.4%35K1.67
    15 April 201971K-21.2%18K3.82
    29 March 201990K+30.2%33K2.71
    15 March 201969K-0.2%31K2.22
    28 February 201969K+2.8%26K2.61
    15 February 201967K-23.4%33K2.02
    31 January 201988K-10.8%31K2.85
    15 January 201998K+42.8%32K3.11
    31 December 201869K-5.6%40K1.74
    14 December 201873K-26.6%50K1.46
    30 November 201899K-13.0%22K4.45
    15 November 2018114K+34.4%32K3.59
    31 October 201885K-10.3%41K2.07
    15 October 201895K-14.8%31K3.02
    28 September 2018111K+113.1%65K1.71
    14 September 201852K+5.4%39K1.34
    31 August 201849K-27.4%40K1.24
    15 August 201868K-5.6%64K1.06
    31 July 201872K+21.5%73K1.00
    13 July 201859K-9.4%27K2.21
    29 June 201866K+50.7%45K1.47
    15 June 201843K-11.0%34K1.28
    31 May 201849K+0.3%33K1.48
    15 May 201849K-4.2%44K1.11
    30 April 201851K-11.8%75K1.00
    13 April 201858K-11.4%36K1.60
    29 March 201865K-11.6%70K1.00
    15 March 201874K-4.1%39K1.87
    28 February 201877K+2.6%54K1.41
    15 February 201875K+52.8%68K1.10
    31 January 201849K-13.0%44K1.12
    12 January 201856K+7.7%65K1.00
    29 December 201752K42K1.25
    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.