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Charles Schwab Corp. short interest

17.0M shares of Charles Schwab were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (12.5M to 25.0M). Short sellers would need 2.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-11.3%+1% over a year
Days to cover2.09at 8.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.98%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 middle of its range over the last year (12.5M to 25.0M), and the share price moved -3% 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 202617.0M-11.3%8.1M2.09
    30 September 202619.2M-0.8%9.9M1.93
    15 September 202619.3M-9.3%6.9M2.80
    31 August 202621.3M+26.3%8.2M2.61
    14 August 202616.9M-17.7%6.6M2.55
    31 July 202620.5M-9.7%8.9M2.30
    15 July 202622.7M-9.4%8.5M2.68
    30 June 202625.0M+10.6%13.6M1.85
    15 June 202622.6M+7.9%11.1M2.05
    29 May 202621.0M+10.3%12.5M1.68
    15 May 202619.0M+14.8%10.0M1.91
    30 April 202616.6M+20.2%13.7M1.21
    15 April 202613.8M+5.0%10.3M1.33
    31 March 202613.1M+1.9%8.0M1.63
    13 March 202612.9M+1.0%9.2M1.40
    27 February 202612.7M-7.2%11.8M1.08
    13 February 202613.7M-11.1%16.5M1.00
    30 January 202615.4M-4.0%10.9M1.41
    15 January 202616.1M+8.0%7.6M2.10
    31 December 202514.9M-21.1%8.2M1.81
    15 December 202518.9M+19.1%9.4M2.02
    28 November 202515.8M+27.0%8.7M1.81
    14 November 202512.5M-15.0%7.9M1.59
    31 October 202514.7M-13.1%8.8M1.68
    15 October 202516.9M-21.8%8.7M1.95
    30 September 202521.6M+3.6%10.3M2.09
    15 September 202520.8M-5.0%10.3M2.03
    29 August 202521.9M+15.1%7.5M2.92
    15 August 202519.1M-4.4%8.3M2.30
    31 July 202519.9M+4.4%10.5M1.91
    15 July 202519.1M+4.3%6.8M2.83
    30 June 202518.3M+5.7%9.3M1.98
    13 June 202517.3M+1.2%5.9M2.92
    30 May 202517.1M-2.2%7.2M2.36
    15 May 202517.5M+1.0%8.1M2.16
    30 April 202517.3M-14.1%10.3M1.68
    15 April 202520.2M+9.9%15.7M1.29
    31 March 202518.4M+8.1%7.9M2.32
    14 March 202517.0M+1.0%12.7M1.34
    28 February 202516.8M-26.0%9.9M1.70
    14 February 202522.7M+70.4%20.3M1.12
    31 January 202513.3M-10.0%9.8M1.36
    15 January 202514.8M+9.8%8.1M1.84
    31 December 202413.5M-12.0%7.5M1.81
    13 December 202415.3M-11.9%7.2M2.14
    29 November 202417.4M+3.1%6.8M2.58
    15 November 202416.9M-0.5%9.6M1.75
    31 October 202417.0M-6.6%7.1M2.39
    15 October 202418.2M+1.6%8.7M2.10
    30 September 202417.9M+10.1%8.0M2.23
    13 September 202416.2M+1.7%7.9M2.06
    30 August 202416.0M-13.3%8.3M1.92
    15 August 202418.4M+5.3%8.4M2.18
    31 July 202417.5M+3.2%17.1M1.02
    15 July 202417.0M+9.8%5.2M3.27
    28 June 202415.4M-13.7%7.0M2.20
    14 June 202417.9M+15.4%5.2M3.43
    31 May 202415.5M+7.8%8.2M1.88
    15 May 202414.4M-9.9%6.2M2.32
    30 April 202416.0M+9.2%7.9M2.01
    15 April 202414.6M-2.6%6.8M2.16
    28 March 202415.0M-0.3%7.3M2.06
    15 March 202415.0M+0.9%8.2M1.83
    29 February 202414.9M-3.7%5.7M2.61
    15 February 202415.5M-13.8%7.5M2.07
    31 January 202418.0M-10.4%9.5M1.89
    12 January 202420.1M-8.5%8.1M2.47
    29 December 202321.9M-16.6%7.4M2.97
    15 December 202326.3M+22.8%13.0M2.02
    30 November 202321.4M+7.3%9.3M2.31
    15 November 202320.0M-2.4%10.9M1.83
    31 October 202320.4M-8.0%11.8M1.74
    13 October 202322.2M-6.5%10.1M2.19
    29 September 202323.8M+10.7%7.9M3.03
    15 September 202321.5M+10.5%10.2M2.10
    31 August 202319.4M-8.2%8.4M2.30
    15 August 202321.2M-26.6%7.6M2.77
    31 July 202328.8M+6.5%14.2M2.04
    14 July 202327.1M+10.7%9.3M2.92
    30 June 202324.5M-5.2%13.9M1.76
    15 June 202325.8M-7.4%11.6M2.23
    31 May 202327.9M+0.8%13.8M2.02
    15 May 202327.7M-10.5%18.1M1.53
    28 April 202330.9M+8.3%23.4M1.32
    14 April 202328.5M+13.9%26.5M1.08
    31 March 202325.1M+58.8%42.5M1.00
    15 March 202315.8M+40.9%47.1M1.00
    28 February 202311.2M+5.0%6.2M1.81
    15 February 202310.7M-11.4%7.2M1.49
    31 January 202312.0M-33.2%12.7M1.00
    13 January 202318.0M+6.7%7.2M2.51
    30 December 202216.9M-1.9%6.3M2.70
    15 December 202217.2M+7.3%6.3M2.74
    30 November 202216.0M-0.1%6.2M2.60
    15 November 202216.1M+9.9%7.7M2.09
    31 October 202214.6M-21.5%9.8M1.50
    14 October 202218.6M+5.2%8.5M2.20
    30 September 202217.7M+9.4%8.3M2.12
    15 September 202216.2M+3.7%5.4M2.99
    31 August 202215.6M+14.9%5.9M2.66
    15 August 202213.6M+2.8%8.7M1.56
    29 July 202213.2M-9.5%8.1M1.64
    15 July 202214.6M-8.9%5.3M2.74
    30 June 202216.0M-6.0%9.2M1.74
    15 June 202217.0M-6.2%9.0M1.90
    31 May 202218.2M-1.7%8.1M2.25
    13 May 202218.5M+7.2%8.1M2.28
    29 April 202217.3M+25.5%11.8M1.46
    14 April 202213.8M-2.0%8.6M1.61
    31 March 202214.0M+11.5%7.8M1.79
    15 March 202212.6M-11.1%7.8M1.61
    28 February 202214.1M-0.1%7.8M1.81
    15 February 202214.2M-18.2%8.0M1.76
    31 January 202217.3M-9.9%11.2M1.55
    14 January 202219.2M+20.8%8.8M2.18
    31 December 202115.9M+11.9%5.2M3.04
    15 December 202114.2M+13.1%5.3M2.66
    30 November 202112.6M+4.1%5.6M2.24
    15 November 202112.1M-8.4%4.4M2.77
    29 October 202113.2M+0.2%5.5M2.41
    15 October 202113.2M-13.7%5.7M2.32
    30 September 202115.2M+4.8%6.3M2.42
    15 September 202114.5M+1.2%4.0M3.65
    31 August 202114.4M-8.6%5.1M2.83
    13 August 202115.7M+8.7%5.4M2.93
    30 July 202114.5M-9.3%6.3M2.31
    15 July 202116.0M+2.2%7.6M2.09
    30 June 202115.6M-5.1%8.5M1.84
    15 June 202116.5M+14.5%7.3M2.26
    28 May 202114.4M-7.3%6.0M2.39
    14 May 202115.5M+13.5%5.9M2.64
    30 April 202113.7M+3.0%7.4M1.85
    15 April 202113.3M-21.3%5.9M2.27
    31 March 202116.9M-6.4%6.2M2.71
    15 March 202118.0M-1.1%7.7M2.35
    26 February 202118.2M+22.1%8.2M2.22
    12 February 202114.9M+4.1%6.8M2.19
    29 January 202114.3M-9.0%7.4M1.94
    15 January 202115.7M-0.6%10.1M1.56
    31 December 202015.8M+2.2%5.7M2.79
    15 December 202015.5M-25.4%7.1M2.18
    30 November 202020.8M+1.9%9.2M2.26
    13 November 202020.4M+11.1%10.7M1.90
    30 October 202018.3M-22.8%10.1M1.82
    15 October 202023.8M-70.6%21.2M1.12
    30 September 202080.8M+0.7%7.1M11.33
    15 September 202080.2M-0.3%7.5M10.76
    31 August 202080.5M+4.7%6.4M12.65
    14 August 202076.8M-2.2%7.9M9.67
    31 July 202078.6M-1.2%8.3M9.43
    15 July 202079.5M+2.0%8.9M8.98
    30 June 202078.0M+5.7%12.5M6.22
    15 June 202073.8M+0.5%12.1M6.10
    29 May 202073.4M-0.2%9.2M7.99
    15 May 202073.6M-1.2%8.1M9.03
    30 April 202074.4M+4.3%8.8M8.44
    15 April 202071.4M+1.5%10.5M6.78
    31 March 202070.3M-6.5%17.0M4.13
    13 March 202075.2M+16.1%24.0M3.14
    28 February 202064.8M+2.0%16.1M4.02
    14 February 202063.5M+3.9%6.9M9.17
    31 January 202061.1M+15.5%8.5M7.21
    15 January 202052.9M+22.1%7.5M7.05
    31 December 201943.3M+21.3%7.8M5.54
    13 December 201935.7M+15.9%9.7M3.68
    29 November 201930.8M+72.3%17.4M1.78
    15 November 201917.9M+15.8%5.8M3.11
    31 October 201915.5M-28.2%6.9M2.24
    15 October 201921.5M+23.0%16.4M1.31
    30 September 201917.5M-1.8%6.6M2.63
    13 September 201917.8M+11.2%7.8M2.28
    30 August 201916.0M-9.8%7.2M2.24
    15 August 201917.8M+20.3%13.2M1.35
    31 July 201914.8M-10.9%10.1M1.46
    15 July 201916.6M-9.8%8.6M1.94
    28 June 201918.4M+10.8%11.4M1.61
    14 June 201916.6M-3.0%7.9M2.10
    31 May 201917.1M+1.1%6.9M2.46
    15 May 201916.9M+35.1%6.1M2.79
    30 April 201912.5M-16.2%5.9M2.14
    15 April 201914.9M-7.4%6.7M2.21
    29 March 201916.1M+18.2%7.6M2.12
    15 March 201913.6M+14.7%6.2M2.19
    28 February 201911.9M-23.6%5.2M2.28
    15 February 201915.6M+12.9%6.7M2.34
    31 January 201913.8M-14.6%7.8M1.77
    15 January 201916.2M-5.3%6.6M2.44
    31 December 201817.1M+3.3%9.7M1.76
    14 December 201816.5M-16.7%10.6M1.56
    30 November 201819.8M-0.5%8.2M2.41
    15 November 201819.9M+31.6%7.4M2.69
    31 October 201815.2M+5.3%11.2M1.35
    15 October 201814.4M+11.8%7.6M1.89
    28 September 201812.9M-21.6%5.7M2.24
    14 September 201816.4M+10.5%5.6M2.91
    31 August 201814.9M+13.2%5.4M2.77
    15 August 201813.1M-26.8%5.6M2.33
    31 July 201817.9M-6.5%5.8M3.07
    13 July 201819.2M+21.6%5.9M3.24
    29 June 201815.8M-13.5%5.8M2.74
    15 June 201818.2M-12.5%4.7M3.84
    31 May 201820.8M-26.9%6.8M3.08
    15 May 201828.5M+24.2%6.0M4.77
    30 April 201823.0M+13.5%8.0M2.87
    13 April 201820.2M+11.8%6.7M3.03
    29 March 201818.1M-20.1%7.0M2.57
    15 March 201822.7M+23.6%7.3M3.11
    28 February 201818.3M+8.0%6.0M3.04
    15 February 201817.0M-16.7%9.2M1.84
    31 January 201820.4M-18.7%7.7M2.66
    12 January 201825.1M+21.8%6.4M3.95
    29 December 201720.6M4.6M4.48
    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.