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Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. short interest

39.1M shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (10.4M to 42.1M). Short sellers would need 7.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short39.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.2%+275% over a year
Days to cover7.10at 5.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue27.68%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 (10.4M to 42.1M), 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 31 Oct 2019 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202639.1M+6.2%5.5M7.10
    30 September 202636.8M+8.8%6.5M5.62
    15 September 202633.9M-6.2%4.9M6.85
    31 August 202636.1M-7.3%5.5M6.56
    14 August 202638.9M+0.7%11.0M3.54
    31 July 202638.7M-3.5%7.8M4.96
    15 July 202640.1M-4.8%13.3M3.02
    30 June 202642.1M+17.2%23.9M1.76
    15 June 202635.9M+60.1%92.2M1.00
    29 May 202622.5M-1.1%41.9M1.00
    15 May 202622.7M+3.8%9.2M2.48
    30 April 202621.9M+11.5%8.2M2.66
    15 April 202619.6M+7.6%12.7M1.55
    31 March 202618.2M+7.6%4.1M4.42
    13 March 202616.9M+10.0%1.6M10.54
    27 February 202615.4M-9.6%1.6M9.38
    13 February 202617.0M+5.2%3.4M5.08
    30 January 202616.2M+1.4%5.2M3.11
    15 January 202616.0M+5.9%4.3M3.73
    31 December 202515.1M+3.2%6.0M2.51
    15 December 202514.6M+4.9%5.3M2.74
    28 November 202513.9M+10.7%2.4M5.85
    14 November 202512.6M+14.9%3.1M4.11
    31 October 202511.0M+4.9%4.7M2.32
    15 October 202510.4M+6.1%6.2M1.68
    30 September 20259.8M-8.8%4.7M2.10
    15 September 202510.8M-5.6%2.1M5.25
    29 August 202511.4M+7.5%2.3M4.93
    15 August 202510.6M+11.2%3.4M3.15
    31 July 20259.6M-17.1%5.8M1.64
    15 July 202511.5M+0.9%2.4M4.81
    30 June 202511.4M-11.1%2.5M4.60
    13 June 202512.9M+7.7%5.4M2.39
    30 May 202511.9M+2.0%17.8M1.00
    15 May 202511.7M+9.3%2.1M5.65
    30 April 202510.7M+2.6%1.3M8.05
    15 April 202510.4M+20.4%2.0M5.31
    31 March 20258.7M-27.1%2.7M3.18
    14 March 202511.9M+10.9%1.7M6.83
    28 February 202510.7M+9.3%1.5M6.94
    14 February 20259.8M+1.0%1.4M7.25
    31 January 20259.7M+11.7%2.6M3.78
    15 January 20258.7M+10.6%1.7M5.06
    31 December 20247.9M+3.7%1.8M4.32
    13 December 20247.6M+10.8%1.7M4.58
    29 November 20246.9M-4.4%1.9M3.59
    15 November 20247.2M+3.9%2.5M2.86
    31 October 20246.9M-1.8%1.6M4.42
    15 October 20247.0M-1.5%1.0M7.01
    30 September 20247.1M+4.3%1.5M4.63
    13 September 20246.8M+6.3%1.0M6.73
    30 August 20246.4M+0.5%1.3M4.98
    15 August 20246.4M+3.5%1.8M3.60
    31 July 20246.2M+3.9%2.4M2.57
    15 July 20245.9M+12.7%2.8M2.15
    28 June 20245.3M-6.9%3.2M1.65
    14 June 20245.7M+8.6%2.5M2.26
    31 May 20245.2M-0.4%1.2M4.25
    15 May 20245.2M-4.1%1.5M3.52
    30 April 20245.5M+10.7%1.4M3.84
    15 April 20244.9M+5.5%490K10.09
    28 March 20244.7M+10.6%556K8.42
    15 March 20244.2M+0.3%533K7.94
    29 February 20244.2M+2.8%459K9.19
    15 February 20244.1M+2.7%402K10.22
    31 January 20244.0M-1.6%413K9.69
    12 January 20244.1M-0.5%395K10.28
    29 December 20234.1M+1.1%526K7.77
    15 December 20234.0M+1.2%857K4.71
    30 November 20234.0M+4.4%470K8.50
    15 November 20233.8M+3.3%730K5.24
    31 October 20233.7M-1.8%436K8.49
    13 October 20233.8M-1.0%424K8.89
    29 September 20233.8M+16.3%491K7.76
    15 September 20233.3M+3.5%967K3.39
    31 August 20233.2M+2.2%618K5.12
    15 August 20233.1M+4.5%928K3.34
    31 July 20233.0M-6.1%791K3.75
    14 July 20233.2M+5.0%1.1M2.99
    30 June 20233.0M+17.5%3.4M1.00
    15 June 20232.6M-7.4%635K4.03
    31 May 20232.8M-0.0%767K3.60
    15 May 20232.8M+3.1%445K6.21
    28 April 20232.7M-4.8%356K7.53
    14 April 20232.8M-5.9%561K5.02
    31 March 20233.0M+6.7%391K7.66
    15 March 20232.8M+8.7%452K6.20
    28 February 20232.6M+1.7%495K5.21
    15 February 20232.5M-2.9%549K4.63
    31 January 20232.6M+9.8%526K4.97
    13 January 20232.4M-4.1%612K3.89
    30 December 20222.5M+10.7%366K6.79
    15 December 20222.2M+2.7%271K8.28
    30 November 20222.2M-0.3%171K12.73
    15 November 20222.2M-3.0%330K6.63
    31 October 20222.3M-2.4%224K10.08
    14 October 20222.3M-2.0%227K10.19
    30 September 20222.4M-1.7%301K7.85
    15 September 20222.4M+0.4%427K5.63
    31 August 20222.4M+2.9%303K7.91
    15 August 20222.3M-5.8%449K5.18
    29 July 20222.5M-3.3%250K9.89
    15 July 20222.6M-5.7%370K6.91
    30 June 20222.7M+4.8%523K5.18
    15 June 20222.6M-2.6%415K6.22
    31 May 20222.7M+2.9%453K5.85
    13 May 20222.6M+3.3%650K3.96
    29 April 20222.5M-1.1%462K5.40
    14 April 20222.5M-6.6%476K5.29
    31 March 20222.7M+2.9%730K3.70
    15 March 20222.6M+1.8%715K3.67
    28 February 20222.6M+8.3%1.8M1.44
    15 February 20222.4M+8.3%1.4M1.66
    31 January 20222.2M+35.0%957K2.29
    14 January 20221.6M+2.7%1.1M1.48
    31 December 20211.6M-7.7%529K2.99
    15 December 20211.7M-1.0%518K3.32
    30 November 20211.7M-2.1%497K3.49
    15 November 20211.8M-4.6%582K3.04
    29 October 20211.9M+19.4%662K2.80
    15 October 20211.6M+7.3%669K2.32
    30 September 20211.4M+8.0%722K2.01
    15 September 20211.3M+8.8%845K1.59
    31 August 20211.2M-9.1%648K1.90
    13 August 20211.4M-10.5%1.1M1.23
    30 July 20211.5M-6.4%1.3M1.13
    15 July 20211.6M+12.6%3.9M1.00
    30 June 20211.4M-16.3%2.8M1.00
    15 June 20211.7M-25.3%1.2M1.44
    28 May 20212.3M+16.3%2.2M1.04
    14 May 20212.0M+17.6%724K2.73
    30 April 20211.7M+34.3%522K3.22
    15 April 20211.3M+3.8%393K3.19
    31 March 20211.2M+13.8%429K2.81
    15 March 20211.1M+26.7%767K1.38
    26 February 2021835K-14.8%543K1.54
    12 February 2021980K-7.2%1.3M1.00
    29 January 20211.1M-45.3%1.5M1.00
    15 January 20211.9M-11.7%683K2.83
    31 December 20202.2M+9.2%742K2.95
    15 December 20202.0M-0.8%952K2.10
    30 November 20202.0M-15.7%638K3.16
    13 November 20202.4M+1.9%492K4.87
    30 October 20202.3M+15.8%677K3.47
    15 October 20202.0M-10.3%609K3.33
    30 September 20202.3M+7.8%701K3.23
    15 September 20202.1M+17.6%618K3.40
    31 August 20201.8M+2.5%439K4.07
    14 August 20201.7M-6.2%759K2.29
    31 July 20201.9M-4.2%1.3M1.40
    15 July 20201.9M-6.3%943K2.05
    30 June 20202.1M+38.0%775K2.67
    15 June 20201.5M+12.6%795K1.88
    29 May 20201.3M+6.6%586K2.27
    15 May 20201.2M+13.7%665K1.88
    30 April 20201.1M+10.2%506K2.17
    15 April 2020998K+13.1%594K1.68
    31 March 2020882K+7.7%747K1.18
    13 March 2020819K+4.1%705K1.16
    28 February 2020787K-18.3%3.2M1.00
    14 February 2020964K+22.5%626K1.54
    31 January 2020786K+22.0%686K1.15
    15 January 2020644K+7.7%212K3.04
    31 December 2019598K+76.9%227K2.64
    13 December 2019338K+69.9%181K1.87
    29 November 2019199K+11.9%126K1.58
    15 November 2019178K+60.8%90K1.97
    31 October 2019111K209K1.00
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.