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Sun Life Financial Inc. short interest

4.2M shares of Sun Life Financial were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.6M to 7.1M). Short sellers would need 12.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.2Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.7%+64% over a year
Days to cover12.64at 330K 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 (1.6M to 7.1M), and the share price moved +21% 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 20264.2M+3.7%330K12.64
    15 October 20264.0M-7.1%455K8.85
    30 September 20264.3M+10.2%473K9.17
    15 September 20263.9M-36.4%685K5.75
    31 August 20266.2M-12.9%1.4M4.34
    14 August 20267.1M+39.5%846K8.41
    31 July 20265.1M+84.8%581K8.77
    15 July 20262.8M-10.4%499K5.52
    30 June 20263.1M+33.0%608K5.06
    15 June 20262.3M-59.1%559K4.14
    29 May 20265.7M-8.9%1.1M5.01
    15 May 20266.2M+68.0%710K8.75
    30 April 20263.7M+22.9%661K5.59
    15 April 20263.0M+28.9%617K4.88
    31 March 20262.3M+5.6%634K3.68
    13 March 20262.2M-60.8%632K3.50
    27 February 20265.6M+22.6%1.2M4.90
    13 February 20264.6M+142.1%880K5.22
    30 January 20261.9M+10.7%441K4.31
    15 January 20261.7M+8.1%405K4.23
    31 December 20251.6M-24.1%303K5.25
    15 December 20252.1M-59.1%468K4.47
    28 November 20255.1M+15.8%498K10.26
    14 November 20254.4M+73.0%609K7.25
    31 October 20252.6M-12.7%341K7.48
    15 October 20252.9M+7.5%383K7.62
    30 September 20252.7M-24.8%462K5.88
    15 September 20253.6M-54.7%422K8.57
    29 August 20258.0M+3.0%820K9.74
    15 August 20257.8M+116.4%889K8.72
    31 July 20253.6M-3.4%901K3.98
    15 July 20253.7M+7.9%509K7.28
    30 June 20253.4M+182.0%473K7.28
    13 June 20251.2M-86.1%557K2.19
    30 May 20258.8M-27.5%1.3M6.68
    15 May 202512.1M+247.8%492K24.64
    30 April 20253.5M+49.0%462K7.55
    15 April 20252.3M+53.7%545K4.29
    31 March 20251.5M-72.0%340K4.47
    14 March 20255.4M-66.8%719K7.57
    28 February 202516.4M+35.4%1.5M10.71
    14 February 202512.1M+395.4%808K14.98
    31 January 20252.4M+47.0%573K4.26
    15 January 20251.7M+7.4%422K3.93
    31 December 20241.5M-54.1%440K3.52
    13 December 20243.4M-47.8%808K4.17
    29 November 20246.5M+46.1%847K7.62
    15 November 20244.4M+86.3%799K5.53
    31 October 20242.4M+27.7%346K6.86
    15 October 20241.9M-2.6%317K5.87
    30 September 20241.9M-63.2%399K4.78
    13 September 20245.2M-55.3%591K8.77
    30 August 202411.6M+10.2%997K11.63
    15 August 202410.5M+94.4%704K14.94
    31 July 20245.4M-4.9%348K15.57
    15 July 20245.7M+116.9%419K13.57
    28 June 20242.6M-65.2%678K3.87
    14 June 20247.5M-36.8%965K7.82
    31 May 202411.9M+62.5%1.4M8.37
    15 May 20247.3M+143.8%1.1M6.81
    30 April 20243.0M-10.7%492K6.11
    15 April 20243.4M+69.1%608K5.55
    28 March 20242.0M-50.7%344K5.80
    15 March 20244.0M-72.6%606K6.67
    29 February 202414.7M+67.0%1.2M12.69
    15 February 20248.8M+413.6%706K12.50
    31 January 20241.7M+4.2%519K3.31
    12 January 20241.7M-8.8%453K3.64
    29 December 20231.8M-30.6%506K3.58
    15 December 20232.6M-77.3%776K3.36
    30 November 202311.5M+109.6%1.2M9.68
    15 November 20235.5M+9.0%829K6.59
    31 October 20235.0M-8.2%586K8.57
    13 October 20235.5M+0.0%444K12.30
    29 September 20235.5M+4.3%490K11.14
    15 September 20235.2M-41.2%767K6.83
    31 August 20238.9M+29.7%691K12.90
    15 August 20236.9M+184.9%611K11.25
    31 July 20232.4M+14.3%383K6.31
    14 July 20232.1M-2.0%400K5.28
    30 June 20232.2M-67.5%445K4.84
    15 June 20236.6M-50.8%400K16.57
    31 May 202313.5M+84.9%468K28.77
    15 May 20237.3M+148.4%541K13.46
    28 April 20232.9M-9.5%410K7.14
    14 April 20233.2M-21.2%328K9.85
    31 March 20234.1M+11.0%552K7.44
    15 March 20233.7M-72.1%685K5.40
    28 February 202313.2M+23.7%831K15.94
    15 February 202310.7M+285.8%448K23.91
    31 January 20232.8M+6.0%385K7.21
    13 January 20232.6M-0.8%413K6.34
    30 December 20222.6M-61.7%363K7.27
    15 December 20226.9M-29.2%440K15.66
    30 November 20229.7M-8.9%1.0M9.36
    15 November 202210.7M+11.0%673K15.89
    31 October 20229.6M+79.4%653K14.74
    14 October 20225.4M+3.2%829K6.47
    30 September 20225.2M-11.4%867K6.00
    15 September 20225.9M-13.2%705K8.33
    31 August 20226.8M-2.1%962K7.03
    15 August 20226.9M+25.9%660K10.46
    29 July 20225.5M+17.1%641K8.55
    15 July 20224.7M-1.8%729K6.42
    30 June 20224.8M+2.2%827K5.77
    15 June 20224.7M-46.4%687K6.79
    31 May 20228.7M+115.6%997K8.74
    13 May 20224.0M+3.7%1.0M3.92
    29 April 20223.9M+19.5%729K5.34
    14 April 20223.3M+13.8%612K5.33
    31 March 20222.9M-69.4%759K3.77
    15 March 20229.3M-21.8%889K10.51
    28 February 202211.9M+202.8%1.4M8.76
    15 February 20223.9M+8.1%911K4.33
    31 January 20223.6M-12.5%886K4.12
    14 January 20224.2M+3.1%665K6.27
    31 December 20214.0M-24.2%587K6.90
    15 December 20215.3M-52.6%638K8.36
    30 November 202111.3M+98.6%1.4M7.84
    15 November 20215.7M+2.1%498K11.39
    29 October 20215.6M+5.1%817K6.80
    15 October 20215.3M-6.7%586K9.02
    30 September 20215.7M+8.8%586K9.67
    15 September 20215.2M+6.0%465K11.20
    31 August 20214.9M+226.4%1.1M4.50
    13 August 20211.5M-21.7%530K2.84
    30 July 20211.9M-22.3%618K3.11
    15 July 20212.5M+8.1%484K5.11
    30 June 20212.3M+32.8%608K3.76
    15 June 20211.7M+13.2%524K3.29
    28 May 20211.5M+12.5%784K1.94
    14 May 20211.4M+15.4%448K3.02
    30 April 20211.2M-9.8%405K2.89
    15 April 20211.3M+41.2%408K3.19
    31 March 2021920K-15.0%433K2.12
    15 March 20211.1M-63.0%495K2.19
    26 February 20212.9M+154.2%825K3.55
    12 February 20211.2M-8.7%460K2.50
    29 January 20211.3M+18.3%412K3.06
    15 January 20211.1M+72.5%440K2.42
    31 December 2020618K+76.5%295K2.09
    15 December 2020350K-48.2%400K1.00
    30 November 2020676K-31.7%964K1.00
    13 November 2020990K-45.3%525K1.88
    30 October 20201.8M-21.5%415K4.36
    15 October 20202.3M+4.3%283K8.14
    30 September 20202.2M+2.2%373K5.92
    15 September 20202.2M-13.6%349K6.20
    31 August 20202.5M-7.5%737K3.40
    14 August 20202.7M+12.3%494K5.48
    31 July 20202.4M-23.8%414K5.82
    15 July 20203.2M+38.5%792K4.00
    30 June 20202.3M+4.3%558K4.09
    15 June 20202.2M-10.2%715K3.06
    29 May 20202.4M-9.3%516K4.73
    15 May 20202.7M+72.6%839K3.20
    30 April 20201.6M-9.7%699K2.23
    15 April 20201.7M+1.4%711K2.42
    31 March 20201.7M-37.1%1.1M1.49
    13 March 20202.7M-23.0%1.2M2.20
    28 February 20203.5M+13.5%847K4.14
    14 February 20203.1M-23.4%381K8.12
    31 January 20204.0M+5.1%329K12.27
    15 January 20203.8M+17.8%460K8.36
    31 December 20193.3M+232.4%638K5.11
    13 December 2019982K-79.0%438K2.24
    29 November 20194.7M+143.9%847K5.53
    15 November 20191.9M-21.9%555K3.46
    31 October 20192.5M-1.9%542K4.53
    15 October 20192.5M-0.5%502K4.99
    30 September 20192.5M-16.5%422K5.97
    13 September 20193.0M+3.6%588K5.13
    30 August 20192.9M+77.6%484K6.02
    15 August 20191.6M-22.0%716K2.29
    31 July 20192.1M-11.7%424K4.95
    15 July 20192.4M+15.0%387K6.14
    28 June 20192.1M+3.5%493K4.20
    14 June 20192.0M-0.9%570K3.51
    31 May 20192.0M-4.9%813K2.48
    15 May 20192.1M-11.5%508K4.18
    30 April 20192.4M-17.5%335K7.15
    15 April 20192.9M-1.9%353K8.22
    29 March 20193.0M-27.2%639K4.64
    15 March 20194.1M+64.7%425K9.59
    28 February 20192.5M+9.3%595K4.16
    15 February 20192.3M-36.1%596K3.79
    31 January 20193.5M-13.5%441K8.03
    15 January 20194.1M+3.9%511K8.00
    31 December 20183.9M-9.7%601K6.54
    14 December 20184.4M+19.9%446K9.78
    30 November 20183.6M+27.7%405K8.98
    15 November 20182.8M-1.9%452K6.30
    31 October 20182.9M+0.0%680K4.27
    15 October 20182.9M+0.0%663K4.38
    28 September 20182.9M-0.7%355K8.19
    14 September 20182.9M+21.1%319K9.15
    31 August 20182.4M+2.0%406K5.94
    15 August 20182.4M-8.7%526K4.50
    31 July 20182.6M-15.1%377K6.88
    13 July 20183.1M+18.0%307K9.93
    29 June 20182.6M+42.6%359K7.20
    15 June 20181.8M-12.6%320K5.67
    31 May 20182.1M-4.4%467K4.45
    15 May 20182.2M+75.9%552K3.94
    30 April 20181.2M-19.2%479K2.58
    13 April 20181.5M-17.5%639K2.40
    29 March 20181.9M+6.2%704K2.64
    15 March 20181.7M-7.6%530K3.30
    28 February 20181.9M+102.7%614K3.08
    15 February 2018934K+75.7%708K1.32
    31 January 2018532K+27.9%509K1.04
    12 January 2018416K-9.7%474K1.00
    29 December 2017460K376K1.22
    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.