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Royal Bank of Canada short interest

5.1M shares of Royal Bank of Canada were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.3M to 9.0M). Short sellers would need 2.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.1Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-39.6%-23% over a year
Days to cover2.68at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 middle of its range over the last year (2.3M to 9.0M), and the share price moved +38% 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
    30 October 20265.1M-39.6%1.9M2.68
    15 October 20268.4M+37.9%1.1M7.88
    30 September 20266.1M+140.9%1.1M5.64
    15 September 20262.5M-51.9%844K3.00
    31 August 20265.3M+56.9%1.5M3.62
    14 August 20263.4M-49.5%1.3M2.67
    31 July 20266.6M-26.7%1.5M4.38
    15 July 20269.0M+17.1%1.4M6.28
    30 June 20267.7M+13.0%2.1M3.62
    15 June 20266.8M+17.3%1.6M4.16
    29 May 20265.8M+9.8%1.1M5.54
    15 May 20265.3M-39.8%1.1M5.00
    30 April 20268.8M+17.4%2.3M3.79
    15 April 20267.5M+48.5%1.5M5.10
    31 March 20265.1M+72.9%1.6M3.25
    13 March 20262.9M+28.9%1.1M2.57
    27 February 20262.3M-2.4%1.3M1.76
    13 February 20262.3M-65.8%1.5M1.59
    30 January 20266.8M-16.5%2.0M3.45
    15 January 20268.1M+155.2%1.1M7.32
    31 December 20253.2M-40.9%749K4.26
    15 December 20255.4M+15.6%1.3M4.14
    28 November 20254.7M+9.9%1.2M4.01
    14 November 20254.3M-35.9%1.1M3.77
    31 October 20256.6M-23.9%1.4M4.77
    15 October 20258.7M+45.2%899K9.68
    30 September 20256.0M+28.5%895K6.70
    15 September 20254.7M-29.9%782K5.97
    29 August 20256.7M-21.2%1.1M6.20
    15 August 20258.5M-12.6%1.2M7.03
    31 July 20259.7M-25.2%1.4M7.09
    15 July 202512.9M+39.5%1.1M11.78
    30 June 20259.3M+9.3%907K10.22
    13 June 20258.5M+9.4%874K9.69
    30 May 20257.7M+80.5%1.5M5.34
    15 May 20254.3M-77.9%1.2M3.62
    30 April 202519.4M+2.1%1.4M14.26
    15 April 202519.0M+129.9%2.1M9.26
    31 March 20258.3M+38.2%811K10.20
    14 March 20256.0M-7.3%1.3M4.56
    28 February 20256.5M-38.9%1.5M4.32
    14 February 202510.6M-14.5%1.0M10.32
    31 January 202512.4M+78.5%1.4M8.62
    15 January 20256.9M+19.9%1.1M6.05
    31 December 20245.8M-9.1%850K6.79
    13 December 20246.4M-19.6%728K8.73
    29 November 20247.9M-25.6%964K8.20
    15 November 202410.6M-41.2%1.3M7.92
    31 October 202418.1M+8.3%1.7M10.94
    15 October 202416.7M+55.0%920K18.15
    30 September 202410.8M-8.8%668K16.12
    13 September 202411.8M+4.4%653K18.08
    30 August 202411.3M-17.1%1.1M10.03
    15 August 202413.6M-33.5%987K13.82
    31 July 202420.5M+13.7%1.2M16.60
    15 July 202418.0M+72.4%1.2M15.40
    28 June 202410.5M+14.5%810K12.92
    14 June 20249.1M-11.2%658K13.90
    31 May 202410.3M-45.5%913K11.28
    15 May 202418.9M-37.1%969K19.50
    30 April 202430.0M+66.9%1.3M22.60
    15 April 202418.0M+51.1%1.1M15.71
    28 March 202411.9M+24.8%1.3M9.18
    15 March 20249.5M+8.0%892K10.70
    29 February 20248.8M-6.8%1.1M7.80
    15 February 20249.5M-69.6%1.1M8.92
    31 January 202431.2M+139.4%1.7M18.33
    12 January 202413.0M+52.5%1.1M11.70
    29 December 20238.5M+28.0%828K10.32
    15 December 20236.7M-33.1%1.2M5.52
    30 November 202310.0M-7.6%1.1M9.14
    15 November 202310.8M-55.4%1.0M10.42
    31 October 202324.2M+2.4%1.8M13.28
    13 October 202323.6M+40.1%1.2M19.24
    29 September 202316.9M+55.7%1.0M16.81
    15 September 202310.8M+22.7%705K15.37
    31 August 20238.8M-49.6%875K10.09
    15 August 202317.5M-40.5%960K18.27
    31 July 202329.5M+90.6%1.4M21.58
    14 July 202315.5M+106.6%869K17.79
    30 June 20237.5M-3.0%601K12.44
    15 June 20237.7M+4.1%565K13.66
    31 May 20237.4M-42.1%923K8.03
    15 May 202312.8M-48.3%692K18.48
    28 April 202324.7M+8.0%1.3M18.67
    14 April 202322.9M+68.7%609K37.62
    31 March 202313.6M+2.4%780K17.40
    15 March 202313.3M+18.8%1.1M11.93
    28 February 202311.2M-25.9%664K16.81
    15 February 202315.1M-53.1%637K23.65
    31 January 202332.1M+92.9%1.2M27.76
    13 January 202316.7M-0.3%809K20.59
    30 December 202216.7M-16.8%926K18.03
    15 December 202220.1M+37.6%1.3M16.03
    30 November 202214.6M-38.2%625K23.33
    15 November 202223.6M-27.1%649K36.40
    31 October 202232.4M+73.4%999K32.41
    14 October 202218.7M+21.9%912K20.49
    30 September 202215.3M+17.6%769K19.94
    15 September 202213.0M+3.3%654K19.93
    31 August 202212.6M-10.0%702K17.95
    15 August 202214.0M-45.6%599K23.41
    29 July 202225.7M+89.5%1.1M23.98
    15 July 202213.6M+10.4%1.1M12.89
    30 June 202212.3M+82.9%941K13.08
    15 June 20226.7M+4.8%884K7.61
    31 May 20226.4M-49.1%1.1M5.87
    13 May 202212.6M-15.0%998K12.64
    29 April 202214.8M+105.2%1.2M12.25
    14 April 20227.2M-2.1%764K9.47
    31 March 20227.4M-6.1%864K8.55
    15 March 20227.9M+8.3%1.3M6.03
    28 February 20227.3M-4.3%1.7M4.18
    15 February 20227.6M-37.2%1.3M5.70
    31 January 202212.1M+88.2%2.5M4.84
    14 January 20226.4M+4.4%1.3M4.84
    31 December 20216.2M+6.7%1.3M4.56
    15 December 20215.8M+2.9%1.5M3.94
    30 November 20215.6M+22.6%1.8M3.08
    15 November 20214.6M+7.1%831K5.51
    29 October 20214.3M-18.2%1.1M3.81
    15 October 20215.2M+36.1%779K6.71
    30 September 20213.8M-13.6%1.3M2.96
    15 September 20214.4M+2.6%628K7.08
    31 August 20214.3M+17.6%1.2M3.61
    13 August 20213.7M-20.6%719K5.12
    30 July 20214.6M-2.6%1.3M3.51
    15 July 20214.8M+21.2%771K6.17
    30 June 20213.9M-21.5%1.0M3.82
    15 June 20215.0M-16.8%947K5.29
    28 May 20216.0M+15.8%979K6.14
    14 May 20215.2M-22.0%995K5.22
    30 April 20216.7M+32.2%1.3M5.24
    15 April 20215.0M+5.5%732K6.88
    31 March 20214.8M-14.6%1.0M4.62
    15 March 20215.6M+2.9%1.7M3.27
    26 February 20215.4M+2.7%1.4M3.96
    12 February 20215.3M-11.0%1.0M5.23
    29 January 20215.9M+35.0%1.6M3.79
    15 January 20214.4M-7.0%634K6.95
    31 December 20204.7M+9.8%425K11.15
    15 December 20204.3M-11.4%527K8.19
    30 November 20204.9M-1.9%529K9.20
    13 November 20205.0M-14.1%651K7.63
    30 October 20205.8M+14.3%1.1M5.46
    15 October 20205.1M+2.1%757K6.68
    30 September 20205.0M-2.1%512K9.67
    15 September 20205.1M-3.7%595K8.51
    31 August 20205.3M-34.1%556K9.45
    14 August 20208.0M-33.9%497K16.03
    31 July 202012.1M+89.1%1.2M10.40
    15 July 20206.4M+6.5%773K8.26
    30 June 20206.0M-12.5%848K7.07
    15 June 20206.9M-9.6%1.2M5.53
    29 May 20207.6M-9.2%1.4M5.23
    15 May 20208.3M+6.3%1.1M7.67
    30 April 20207.9M+15.2%1.3M5.95
    15 April 20206.8M-3.7%1.3M5.27
    31 March 20207.1M-19.8%2.4M3.00
    13 March 20208.8M+86.2%2.4M3.68
    28 February 20204.7M-4.5%1.6M2.88
    14 February 20205.0M-21.7%587K8.44
    31 January 20206.3M+32.5%869K7.29
    15 January 20204.8M+8.0%938K5.09
    31 December 20194.4M+9.6%689K6.41
    13 December 20194.0M+9.1%993K4.06
    29 November 20193.7M+3.4%777K4.76
    15 November 20193.6M-38.9%685K5.22
    31 October 20195.9M+35.9%956K6.12
    15 October 20194.3M-9.1%1.4M3.19
    30 September 20194.7M+14.2%892K5.31
    13 September 20194.1M-15.1%1.1M3.74
    30 August 20194.9M-19.6%812K6.02
    15 August 20196.1M-16.2%1.1M5.75
    31 July 20197.3M+45.6%691K10.52
    15 July 20195.0M-4.6%1.1M4.46
    28 June 20195.2M-4.4%653K8.00
    14 June 20195.5M+1.3%825K6.62
    31 May 20195.4M-0.2%815K6.62
    15 May 20195.4M+5.6%847K6.38
    30 April 20195.1M-3.4%727K7.04
    15 April 20195.3M-4.3%804K6.58
    29 March 20195.5M+3.0%1.4M3.91
    15 March 20195.4M-9.6%837K6.41
    28 February 20195.9M+20.0%918K6.47
    15 February 20195.0M-17.8%740K6.69
    31 January 20196.0M+57.2%1.2M5.05
    15 January 20193.8M-14.1%686K5.59
    31 December 20184.5M-6.4%866K5.15
    14 December 20184.8M+9.2%731K6.51
    30 November 20184.4M+11.1%940K4.64
    15 November 20183.9M-13.4%531K7.39
    31 October 20184.5M+6.7%892K5.09
    15 October 20184.3M+7.8%740K5.74
    28 September 20183.9M-21.2%627K6.30
    14 September 20185.0M-2.4%700K7.15
    31 August 20185.1M+13.8%759K6.75
    15 August 20184.5M-3.9%530K8.50
    31 July 20184.7M-12.5%703K6.67
    13 July 20185.4M-8.9%544K9.84
    29 June 20185.9M-16.1%823K7.14
    15 June 20187.0M+10.9%615K11.38
    31 May 20186.3M+10.6%759K8.33
    15 May 20185.7M+0.8%553K10.32
    30 April 20185.7M+1.5%679K8.34
    13 April 20185.6M-4.6%741K7.54
    29 March 20185.9M+8.7%835K7.00
    15 March 20185.4M-11.7%745K7.23
    28 February 20186.1M-3.4%968K6.30
    15 February 20186.3M+1.2%1.0M6.13
    31 January 20186.2M-3.9%836K7.46
    12 January 20186.5M-6.2%617K10.52
    29 December 20176.9M548K12.63
    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.