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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. short interest

5.5M shares of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 4.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.5Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.5%+66% over a year
Days to cover4.38at 1.3M 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 the fewest since 15 Apr 2026, and the share price moved +49% 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 20265.5M-1.5%1.3M4.38
    15 October 20265.6M-8.3%1.5M3.62
    30 September 20266.1M-17.3%1.3M4.56
    15 September 20267.4M-14.7%1.5M4.82
    31 August 20268.7M+1.8%1.2M7.38
    14 August 20268.5M-1.6%1.5M5.55
    31 July 20268.6M-0.3%1.8M4.94
    15 July 20268.7M+6.6%2.0M4.44
    30 June 20268.1M-4.6%2.1M3.93
    15 June 20268.5M-1.2%2.0M4.16
    29 May 20268.6M+15.6%1.9M4.58
    15 May 20267.5M+13.7%2.2M3.39
    30 April 20266.6M+19.0%2.1M3.13
    15 April 20265.5M-8.6%2.3M2.39
    31 March 20266.0M-0.8%2.2M2.78
    13 March 20266.1M+47.0%2.7M2.24
    27 February 20264.1M+23.0%2.2M1.89
    13 February 20263.4M+25.5%2.6M1.29
    30 January 20262.7M+1.4%1.8M1.50
    15 January 20262.6M+17.6%2.3M1.15
    31 December 20252.3M+9.5%1.7M1.34
    15 December 20252.1M-38.0%2.2M1.00
    28 November 20253.3M-13.7%1.8M1.83
    14 November 20253.8M+15.5%2.7M1.43
    31 October 20253.3M+18.8%2.2M1.49
    15 October 20252.8M+88.6%2.2M1.27
    30 September 20251.5M-22.2%1.7M1.00
    15 September 20251.9M-17.4%1.9M1.00
    29 August 20252.3M-7.4%2.1M1.11
    15 August 20252.5M-4.1%2.1M1.20
    31 July 20252.6M-9.9%2.3M1.11
    15 July 20252.9M-18.3%2.2M1.30
    30 June 20253.5M+18.7%1.7M2.04
    13 June 20253.0M-2.8%1.4M2.08
    30 May 20253.1M-5.0%1.9M1.64
    15 May 20253.2M+15.2%2.5M1.31
    30 April 20252.8M-9.9%2.0M1.43
    15 April 20253.1M-4.9%3.7M1.00
    31 March 20253.3M-40.6%1.1M3.01
    14 March 20255.5M-4.2%984K5.58
    28 February 20255.7M+1.5%1.3M4.41
    14 February 20255.6M+7.7%1.7M3.37
    31 January 20255.2M-4.7%1.4M3.78
    15 January 20255.5M+2.5%1.8M3.11
    31 December 20245.4M+24.1%1.7M3.25
    13 December 20244.3M+4.5%1.3M3.45
    29 November 20244.1M+11.9%678K6.11
    15 November 20243.7M+3.0%912K4.06
    31 October 20243.6M+10.1%801K4.48
    15 October 20243.3M+23.1%1.6M1.99
    30 September 20242.7M-42.3%1.6M1.67
    13 September 20244.6M-7.4%1.2M3.68
    30 August 20245.0M+9.0%1.3M3.88
    15 August 20244.6M+2.5%2.4M1.87
    31 July 20244.4M+0.6%1.0M4.23
    15 July 20244.4M-0.2%624K7.07
    28 June 20244.4M+3.2%788K5.60
    14 June 20244.3M+20.1%864K4.96
    31 May 20243.6M-3.3%803K4.44
    15 May 20243.7M+4.7%710K5.19
    30 April 20243.5M+33.1%850K4.14
    15 April 20242.6M-1.1%1.2M2.20
    28 March 20242.7M-21.7%1.2M2.24
    15 March 20243.4M+2.9%1.5M2.30
    29 February 20243.3M-15.3%1.5M2.21
    15 February 20243.9M+6.6%2.0M1.92
    31 January 20243.7M-2.8%1.5M2.46
    12 January 20243.8M+11.2%1.4M2.71
    29 December 20233.4M-17.4%2.7M1.27
    15 December 20234.1M+22.9%2.7M1.51
    30 November 20233.4M+30.9%1.7M1.94
    15 November 20232.6M-12.7%2.5M1.05
    31 October 20232.9M-8.6%2.0M1.46
    13 October 20233.2M-13.1%2.0M1.61
    29 September 20233.7M+37.2%2.0M1.87
    15 September 20232.7M-7.4%1.3M2.15
    31 August 20232.9M-8.4%1.1M2.74
    15 August 20233.2M-7.6%1.3M2.48
    31 July 20233.4M-2.1%2.0M1.75
    14 July 20233.5M-7.6%1.6M2.16
    30 June 20233.8M+7.3%1.5M2.55
    15 June 20233.5M+34.1%2.1M1.69
    31 May 20232.6M-13.3%1.9M1.38
    15 May 20233.0M-8.0%2.9M1.03
    28 April 20233.3M+33.6%2.8M1.18
    14 April 20232.5M-3.3%3.0M1.00
    31 March 20232.6M-40.3%3.5M1.00
    15 March 20234.3M+121.1%5.7M1.00
    28 February 20231.9M+3.8%2.4M1.00
    15 February 20231.9M-42.7%3.1M1.00
    31 January 20233.3M-34.1%3.8M1.00
    13 January 20235.0M-9.7%4.6M1.08
    30 December 20225.5M+21.6%4.6M1.20
    15 December 20224.5M-9.6%2.6M1.76
    30 November 20225.0M-5.5%2.2M2.28
    15 November 20225.3M-8.7%3.4M1.55
    31 October 20225.8M-15.1%3.3M1.78
    14 October 20226.8M+62.7%4.3M1.60
    30 September 20224.2M+25.7%3.5M1.22
    15 September 20223.3M+137.1%2.8M1.21
    31 August 20221.4M-67.6%1.7M1.00
    15 August 20224.3M+52.7%1.8M2.40
    29 July 20222.8M-2.9%2.6M1.08
    15 July 20222.9M-18.8%2.9M1.02
    30 June 20223.6M-16.9%4.2M1.00
    15 June 20224.3M-12.1%3.5M1.24
    31 May 20224.9M+21.6%2.6M1.88
    13 May 20224.1M+3.3%3.4M1.20
    29 April 20223.9M+1.8%2.6M1.51
    14 April 20223.9M+27.8%3.3M1.19
    31 March 20223.0M-18.3%3.8M1.00
    15 March 20223.7M+9.6%3.9M1.00
    28 February 20223.4M-4.9%2.5M1.36
    15 February 20223.5M+30.7%2.0M1.77
    31 January 20222.7M-10.5%2.0M1.35
    14 January 20223.0M-1.0%1.8M1.72
    31 December 20213.1M-17.5%1.5M2.06
    15 December 20213.7M+65.1%1.8M2.02
    30 November 20212.2M-52.5%1.4M1.63
    15 November 20214.7M-3.7%1.8M2.61
    29 October 20214.9M+8.1%2.1M2.29
    15 October 20214.5M+0.4%1.3M3.55
    30 September 20214.5M-7.5%1.1M4.14
    15 September 20214.9M+46.7%940K5.20
    31 August 20213.3M-29.2%985K3.39
    13 August 20214.7M+0.5%1.2M4.03
    30 July 20214.7M+26.3%1.6M2.91
    15 July 20213.7M+2.9%1.6M2.34
    30 June 20213.6M-1.8%1.8M2.04
    15 June 20213.7M+3.5%936K3.92
    28 May 20213.5M+5.4%1.1M3.23
    14 May 20213.4M+28.8%1.4M2.33
    30 April 20212.6M+13.1%963K2.71
    15 April 20212.3M+7.1%1.3M1.80
    31 March 20212.2M+89.4%1.4M1.55
    15 March 20211.1M+3.6%1.4M1.00
    26 February 20211.1M-14.5%1.1M1.01
    12 February 20211.3M+11.7%817K1.57
    29 January 20211.2M-17.1%1.1M1.05
    15 January 20211.4M+3.9%1.3M1.09
    31 December 20201.3M-10.1%1.2M1.08
    15 December 20201.5M+24.4%1.1M1.29
    30 November 20201.2M-51.0%1.2M1.03
    13 November 20202.4M-19.8%1.2M2.08
    30 October 20203.0M-2.9%1.4M2.21
    15 October 20203.1M-4.1%1.1M2.75
    30 September 20203.3M+25.3%915K3.56
    15 September 20202.6M-3.7%853K3.05
    31 August 20202.7M+7.7%791K3.41
    14 August 20202.5M+2.4%1.2M2.13
    31 July 20202.4M-5.0%944K2.59
    15 July 20202.6M+2.4%953K2.70
    30 June 20202.5M+5.1%1.3M1.94
    15 June 20202.4M-12.8%2.1M1.15
    29 May 20202.7M-0.7%1.9M1.47
    15 May 20202.8M+8.0%1.4M1.91
    30 April 20202.6M+26.8%1.9M1.33
    15 April 20202.0M+11.6%2.7M1.00
    31 March 20201.8M-18.3%3.5M1.00
    13 March 20202.2M+22.2%3.6M1.00
    28 February 20201.8M+0.8%4.9M1.00
    14 February 20201.8M+4.6%1.2M1.47
    31 January 20201.7M+16.1%858K2.00
    15 January 20201.5M+24.5%1.3M1.14
    31 December 20191.2M-23.8%618K1.92
    13 December 20191.6M-3.8%1.1M1.40
    29 November 20191.6M+8.2%797K2.03
    15 November 20191.5M-25.9%914K1.64
    31 October 20192.0M+5.5%1.2M1.68
    15 October 20191.9M-24.2%1.8M1.06
    30 September 20192.5M+130.7%1.3M1.88
    13 September 20191.1M-35.5%1.3M1.00
    30 August 20191.7M+51.1%1.6M1.08
    15 August 20191.1M-6.8%6.5M1.00
    31 July 20191.2M+9.9%960K1.26
    15 July 20191.1M+2.0%1.2M1.00
    28 June 20191.1M+0.5%2.0M1.00
    14 June 20191.1M-48.8%2.0M1.00
    31 May 20192.1M-5.1%1.2M1.72
    15 May 20192.2M-14.1%1.1M1.98
    30 April 20192.6M-41.3%1.5M1.69
    15 April 20194.4M+23.7%1.4M3.11
    29 March 20193.5M+0.0%1.1M3.24
    15 March 20193.5M-8.2%1.1M3.30
    28 February 20193.8M-5.9%839K4.58
    15 February 20194.1M+6.2%967K4.22
    31 January 20193.8M+3.3%1.8M2.13
    15 January 20193.7M+48.4%2.4M1.54
    31 December 20182.5M+57.0%2.8M1.00
    14 December 20181.6M-1.7%3.0M1.00
    30 November 20181.6M-47.2%1.5M1.11
    15 November 20183.1M+21.9%1.7M1.76
    31 October 20182.5M+128.6%1.6M1.63
    15 October 20181.1M+45.1%1.2M1.00
    28 September 2018762K+26.3%1.0M1.00
    14 September 2018603K-22.2%792K1.00
    31 August 2018775K-34.0%1.1M1.00
    15 August 20181.2M-35.7%2.4M1.00
    31 July 20181.8M+14.1%762K2.40
    13 July 20181.6M-43.4%878K1.82
    29 June 20182.8M+1.3%958K2.95
    15 June 20182.8M-5.2%768K3.64
    31 May 20182.9M-19.8%1.6M1.83
    15 May 20183.7M+34.0%997K3.69
    30 April 20182.7M+0.1%734K3.74
    13 April 20182.7M+8.6%988K2.78
    29 March 20182.5M-51.2%2.2M1.17
    15 March 20185.2M+13.3%1.0M5.14
    28 February 20184.6M+27.8%1.4M3.22
    15 February 20183.6M+22.0%1.5M2.45
    31 January 20182.9M+4.8%1.3M2.24
    12 January 20182.8M+5.9%1.0M2.77
    29 December 20172.6M749K3.53
    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.