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Shutterstock, Inc. short interest

2.2M shares of Shutterstock were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.0M to 2.7M). Short sellers would need 2.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-20.6%+61% over a year
Days to cover2.69at 801K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.85%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 (1.0M to 2.7M), and the share price moved -84% 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 20262.2M-20.6%801K2.69
    30 September 20262.7M+17.1%937K2.89
    15 September 20262.3M+4.4%953K2.43
    31 August 20262.2M-0.0%922K2.40
    14 August 20262.2M+42.8%1.2M1.84
    31 July 20261.6M+25.9%1.5M1.05
    15 July 20261.2M+6.3%1.6M1.00
    30 June 20261.2M+5.3%561K2.07
    15 June 20261.1M+1.8%872K1.26
    29 May 20261.1M-5.8%389K2.79
    15 May 20261.2M+12.1%289K3.98
    30 April 20261.0M-42.7%243K4.22
    15 April 20261.8M+31.5%243K7.37
    31 March 20261.4M-14.8%229K5.93
    13 March 20261.6M-37.5%356K4.49
    27 February 20262.6M+41.0%636K4.02
    13 February 20261.8M+32.7%337K5.37
    30 January 20261.4M+3.4%214K6.38
    15 January 20261.3M+15.1%166K7.97
    31 December 20251.1M-19.3%272K4.23
    15 December 20251.4M+10.8%278K5.11
    28 November 20251.3M+4.5%163K7.86
    14 November 20251.2M+1.7%258K4.77
    31 October 20251.2M-9.8%469K2.58
    15 October 20251.3M-16.3%306K4.38
    30 September 20251.6M+5.4%200K8.03
    15 September 20251.5M+20.1%213K7.13
    29 August 20251.3M-19.5%185K6.85
    15 August 20251.6M-5.2%306K5.14
    31 July 20251.7M-26.7%320K5.18
    15 July 20252.3M-2.8%229K9.90
    30 June 20252.3M+7.1%303K7.67
    13 June 20252.2M-9.3%271K8.03
    30 May 20252.4M-0.2%208K11.52
    15 May 20252.4M-2.2%297K8.09
    30 April 20252.5M-1.7%340K7.22
    15 April 20252.5M+3.7%642K3.90
    31 March 20252.4M-2.1%530K4.55
    14 March 20252.5M+0.9%538K4.58
    28 February 20252.4M+1.1%659K3.70
    14 February 20252.4M-4.6%350K6.90
    31 January 20252.5M-11.9%531K4.76
    15 January 20252.9M-12.0%1.6M1.82
    31 December 20243.3M-0.9%356K9.17
    13 December 20243.3M+4.0%398K8.29
    29 November 20243.2M-5.7%311K10.17
    15 November 20243.4M-6.3%439K7.64
    31 October 20243.6M-7.5%702K5.10
    15 October 20243.9M+18.2%515K7.52
    30 September 20243.3M-12.1%693K4.73
    13 September 20243.7M-8.4%419K8.89
    30 August 20244.1M-3.1%594K6.85
    15 August 20244.2M-12.6%670K6.27
    31 July 20244.8M-6.3%429K11.20
    15 July 20245.1M-4.0%378K13.58
    28 June 20245.3M+0.7%492K10.86
    14 June 20245.3M+3.4%386K13.73
    31 May 20245.1M+5.7%593K8.64
    15 May 20244.8M-1.0%495K9.79
    30 April 20244.9M-3.2%324K15.10
    15 April 20245.1M+1.7%399K12.67
    28 March 20245.0M+5.4%434K11.46
    15 March 20244.7M+9.6%708K6.67
    29 February 20244.3M+3.7%722K5.96
    15 February 20244.2M+2.0%456K9.10
    31 January 20244.1M+3.0%483K8.43
    12 January 20244.0M+1.4%439K9.00
    29 December 20233.9M-10.7%406K9.60
    15 December 20234.4M+5.0%619K7.05
    30 November 20234.2M+3.0%383K10.83
    15 November 20234.0M+4.6%599K6.73
    31 October 20233.9M-7.0%542K7.11
    13 October 20234.1M-7.0%386K10.73
    29 September 20234.5M+6.2%378K11.81
    15 September 20234.2M+0.2%604K6.95
    31 August 20234.2M+6.0%494K8.47
    15 August 20234.0M+6.1%786K5.03
    31 July 20233.7M-8.4%619K6.02
    14 July 20234.1M-8.4%913K4.46
    30 June 20234.4M+5.2%782K5.68
    15 June 20234.2M-4.4%682K6.19
    31 May 20234.4M+10.7%765K5.77
    15 May 20234.0M+51.8%1.0M3.86
    28 April 20232.6M+10.2%568K4.63
    14 April 20232.4M+3.2%307K7.77
    31 March 20232.3M+3.0%485K4.77
    15 March 20232.2M+32.0%435K5.16
    28 February 20231.7M+1.5%513K3.31
    15 February 20231.7M-9.0%521K3.21
    31 January 20231.8M-4.3%411K4.47
    13 January 20231.9M-13.2%245K7.84
    30 December 20222.2M+2.6%362K6.12
    15 December 20222.2M-0.7%241K8.97
    30 November 20222.2M+0.4%218K9.99
    15 November 20222.2M-5.9%273K7.94
    31 October 20222.3M-4.2%496K4.64
    14 October 20222.4M+1.1%249K9.64
    30 September 20222.4M-12.7%437K5.43
    15 September 20222.7M-9.0%271K10.03
    31 August 20223.0M+4.3%310K9.66
    15 August 20222.9M-0.4%254K11.31
    29 July 20222.9M+23.2%430K6.70
    15 July 20222.3M-10.7%253K9.23
    30 June 20222.6M+1.6%422K6.21
    15 June 20222.6M+5.5%448K5.75
    31 May 20222.4M+15.8%384K6.36
    13 May 20222.1M+0.3%442K4.78
    29 April 20222.1M+13.1%387K5.44
    14 April 20221.9M+3.5%293K6.35
    31 March 20221.8M+43.0%243K7.40
    15 March 20221.3M-0.6%326K3.86
    28 February 20221.3M-7.6%366K3.46
    15 February 20221.4M+12.3%280K4.88
    31 January 20221.2M+0.9%320K3.81
    14 January 20221.2M-5.0%217K5.57
    31 December 20211.3M-6.7%189K6.73
    15 December 20211.4M+8.2%287K4.75
    30 November 20211.3M-8.4%234K5.39
    15 November 20211.4M-3.3%193K7.13
    29 October 20211.4M+4.7%232K6.13
    15 October 20211.4M+3.8%186K7.30
    30 September 20211.3M+6.3%227K5.76
    15 September 20211.2M-9.9%221K5.56
    31 August 20211.4M+12.0%179K7.62
    13 August 20211.2M+0.3%180K6.76
    30 July 20211.2M-19.6%362K3.36
    15 July 20211.5M-9.2%211K7.19
    30 June 20211.7M+4.1%231K7.22
    15 June 20211.6M-9.7%186K8.59
    28 May 20211.8M-9.7%197K8.99
    14 May 20212.0M-3.2%353K5.56
    30 April 20212.0M+1.8%278K7.30
    15 April 20212.0M-9.9%268K7.45
    31 March 20212.2M-6.5%248K8.94
    15 March 20212.4M+5.4%309K7.65
    26 February 20212.2M-5.3%401K5.60
    12 February 20212.4M-2.0%302K7.86
    29 January 20212.4M-1.3%214K11.29
    15 January 20212.5M-1.8%329K7.46
    31 December 20202.5M-4.6%215K11.62
    15 December 20202.6M+0.7%446K5.87
    30 November 20202.6M-1.6%205K12.66
    13 November 20202.6M-1.9%308K8.58
    30 October 20202.7M-8.4%340K7.93
    15 October 20202.9M+2.5%294K10.01
    30 September 20202.9M+11.7%364K7.88
    15 September 20202.6M-4.8%296K8.68
    31 August 20202.7M+0.6%264K10.21
    14 August 20202.7M+9.9%624K4.30
    31 July 20202.4M+10.5%317K7.69
    15 July 20202.2M-5.5%169K13.04
    30 June 20202.3M+2.7%183K12.79
    15 June 20202.3M-1.1%188K12.11
    29 May 20202.3M+1.5%164K13.99
    15 May 20202.3M+2.3%200K11.33
    30 April 20202.2M-0.6%252K8.78
    15 April 20202.2M+0.1%219K10.19
    31 March 20202.2M-27.1%371K6.00
    13 March 20203.1M-4.3%270K11.31
    28 February 20203.2M+0.5%218K14.60
    14 February 20203.2M-13.9%163K19.43
    31 January 20203.7M+0.1%100K37.03
    15 January 20203.7M+1.2%119K30.86
    31 December 20193.6M-1.5%134K27.12
    13 December 20193.7M+1.8%177K20.81
    29 November 20193.6M+9.1%244K14.86
    15 November 20193.3M-10.2%365K9.11
    31 October 20193.7M+1.7%254K14.59
    15 October 20193.6M+7.7%175K20.77
    30 September 20193.4M-0.1%185K18.28
    13 September 20193.4M+0.8%153K22.05
    30 August 20193.4M-8.5%201K16.73
    15 August 20193.7M+0.6%309K11.85
    31 July 20193.6M+5.5%164K22.21
    15 July 20193.5M+14.0%166K20.86
    28 June 20193.0M-9.7%182K16.67
    14 June 20193.4M+6.1%120K28.01
    31 May 20193.2M-4.8%174K18.24
    15 May 20193.3M-2.5%209K15.92
    30 April 20193.4M+0.0%293K11.65
    15 April 20193.4M+5.2%138K24.75
    29 March 20193.2M-3.1%162K20.05
    15 March 20193.3M+13.6%332K10.08
    28 February 20192.9M+6.4%395K7.45
    15 February 20192.8M+16.9%141K19.63
    31 January 20192.4M-3.8%203K11.68
    15 January 20192.5M-1.2%145K16.90
    31 December 20182.5M+5.3%303K8.20
    14 December 20182.4M-0.3%201K11.74
    30 November 20182.4M-11.0%232K10.20
    15 November 20182.7M-7.7%297K8.97
    31 October 20182.9M-17.2%378K7.64
    15 October 20183.5M+0.7%253K13.76
    28 September 20183.5M+6.2%261K13.27
    14 September 20183.3M-16.8%192K17.01
    31 August 20183.9M+16.8%182K21.50
    15 August 20183.4M-1.1%335K10.02
    31 July 20183.4M+2.3%253K13.39
    13 July 20183.3M+6.7%168K19.73
    29 June 20183.1M+3.5%158K19.66
    15 June 20183.0M+10.7%183K16.40
    31 May 20182.7M+5.1%185K14.69
    15 May 20182.6M-0.7%263K9.80
    30 April 20182.6M-7.7%264K9.85
    13 April 20182.8M+1.5%210K13.45
    29 March 20182.8M+1.1%305K9.09
    15 March 20182.7M+3.9%363K7.56
    28 February 20182.6M-21.6%597K4.43
    15 February 20183.4M+3.0%243K13.85
    31 January 20183.3M-0.2%182K17.94
    12 January 20183.3M+8.2%202K16.22
    29 December 20173.0M140K21.58
    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.