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TFS Financial Corp. short interest

10.0M shares of TFS Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 12.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.7%+134% over a year
Days to cover12.88at 775K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.56%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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +27% 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 202610.0M+4.7%775K12.88
    30 September 20269.5M+18.9%727K13.11
    15 September 20268.0M+3.0%653K12.29
    31 August 20267.8M+0.9%837K9.31
    14 August 20267.7M+2.6%1.0M7.47
    31 July 20267.5M-4.3%933K8.07
    15 July 20267.9M-0.8%702K11.20
    30 June 20267.9M-0.6%1.0M7.90
    15 June 20268.0M-6.6%938K8.50
    29 May 20268.5M+1.6%889K9.60
    15 May 20268.4M+0.2%980K8.57
    30 April 20268.4M+4.9%686K12.23
    15 April 20268.0M+0.3%689K11.61
    31 March 20268.0M+13.1%712K11.20
    13 March 20267.1M+12.4%911K7.74
    27 February 20266.3M+4.2%730K8.60
    13 February 20266.0M+7.1%791K7.61
    30 January 20265.6M+6.2%726K7.75
    15 January 20265.3M+3.4%551K9.61
    31 December 20255.1M+8.4%696K7.36
    15 December 20254.7M+11.3%822K5.75
    28 November 20254.2M-0.7%515K8.24
    14 November 20254.3M-7.5%402K10.63
    31 October 20254.6M+8.6%470K9.83
    15 October 20254.3M+8.0%360K11.83
    30 September 20253.9M+2.1%454K8.68
    15 September 20253.9M-1.5%445K8.67
    29 August 20253.9M+5.5%379K10.33
    15 August 20253.7M+0.5%325K11.43
    31 July 20253.7M+0.2%324K11.42
    15 July 20253.7M-0.5%343K10.77
    30 June 20253.7M+3.8%427K8.68
    13 June 20253.6M-1.3%319K11.19
    30 May 20253.6M-4.3%211K17.16
    15 May 20253.8M+2.4%317K11.93
    30 April 20253.7M+9.6%321K11.51
    15 April 20253.4M+11.5%537K6.26
    31 March 20253.0M+6.3%329K9.18
    14 March 20252.8M+6.2%355K7.99
    28 February 20252.7M-2.1%283K9.44
    14 February 20252.7M+0.8%245K11.15
    31 January 20252.7M+4.1%288K9.42
    15 January 20252.6M-0.9%280K9.29
    31 December 20242.6M+4.1%292K9.01
    13 December 20242.5M-7.1%344K7.33
    29 November 20242.7M-3.4%262K10.37
    15 November 20242.8M+3.5%353K7.97
    31 October 20242.7M+2.7%228K11.93
    15 October 20242.6M+2.6%222K11.92
    30 September 20242.6M-0.1%282K9.12
    13 September 20242.6M+0.6%216K11.92
    30 August 20242.6M+3.5%175K14.68
    15 August 20242.5M+3.1%315K7.86
    31 July 20242.4M+1.0%266K9.03
    15 July 20242.4M-3.4%222K10.72
    28 June 20242.5M-5.2%254K9.69
    14 June 20242.6M+2.4%297K8.73
    31 May 20242.5M-1.6%192K13.22
    15 May 20242.6M-6.3%279K9.23
    30 April 20242.7M-5.9%237K11.60
    15 April 20242.9M+2.7%267K10.93
    28 March 20242.8M+1.2%283K10.05
    15 March 20242.8M+0.4%338K8.32
    29 February 20242.8M-1.6%287K9.76
    15 February 20242.8M-2.3%295K9.65
    31 January 20242.9M+1.0%270K10.78
    12 January 20242.9M-2.9%265K10.88
    29 December 20233.0M-3.3%298K9.95
    15 December 20233.1M+0.7%606K5.07
    30 November 20233.0M-1.2%292K10.44
    15 November 20233.1M-0.5%331K9.32
    31 October 20233.1M+3.7%390K7.94
    13 October 20233.0M-1.6%271K11.02
    29 September 20233.0M+5.3%357K8.49
    15 September 20232.9M-8.4%302K9.53
    31 August 20233.1M-1.4%234K13.44
    15 August 20233.2M-3.7%289K11.03
    31 July 20233.3M-1.2%310K10.71
    14 July 20233.4M-2.6%220K15.23
    30 June 20233.4M+12.8%310K11.09
    15 June 20233.1M+0.7%428K7.13
    31 May 20233.0M+7.8%395K7.66
    15 May 20232.8M+5.0%461K6.09
    28 April 20232.7M-0.7%291K9.21
    14 April 20232.7M+11.9%369K7.29
    31 March 20232.4M-2.3%404K5.95
    15 March 20232.5M-0.5%441K5.59
    28 February 20232.5M+9.8%231K10.71
    15 February 20232.3M+15.1%194K11.64
    31 January 20232.0M+24.0%266K7.35
    13 January 20231.6M-1.1%219K7.21
    30 December 20221.6M+9.7%218K7.34
    15 December 20221.5M-3.6%329K4.42
    30 November 20221.5M+22.1%294K5.14
    15 November 20221.2M+1.2%213K5.80
    31 October 20221.2M+26.7%255K4.80
    14 October 2022965K-1.9%278K3.48
    30 September 2022984K-4.9%335K2.94
    15 September 20221.0M+7.4%217K4.77
    31 August 2022964K+16.5%172K5.59
    15 August 2022827K-23.1%210K3.94
    29 July 20221.1M-15.5%289K3.72
    15 July 20221.3M-10.1%280K4.55
    30 June 20221.4M+4.0%350K4.04
    15 June 20221.4M-4.1%295K4.61
    31 May 20221.4M+15.6%301K4.71
    13 May 20221.2M-8.4%490K2.50
    29 April 20221.3M+15.2%265K5.06
    14 April 20221.2M+2.9%228K5.10
    31 March 20221.1M+39.5%196K5.78
    15 March 2022810K-15.3%202K4.02
    28 February 2022957K+19.4%300K3.19
    15 February 2022802K+15.4%200K4.01
    31 January 2022695K+13.0%233K2.99
    14 January 2022615K-2.0%165K3.73
    31 December 2021628K-27.4%195K3.21
    15 December 2021865K+43.0%200K4.31
    30 November 2021605K+3.6%204K2.97
    15 November 2021584K+5.3%131K4.44
    29 October 2021554K-7.0%169K3.28
    15 October 2021596K+3.2%190K3.14
    30 September 2021577K-6.6%186K3.11
    15 September 2021618K-2.1%192K3.22
    31 August 2021632K-24.2%132K4.79
    13 August 2021833K+2.1%163K5.10
    30 July 2021815K-7.9%141K5.80
    15 July 2021885K-3.0%198K4.47
    30 June 2021913K-9.6%225K4.05
    15 June 20211.0M+5.0%207K4.87
    28 May 2021962K+16.8%216K4.44
    14 May 2021824K-7.9%269K3.07
    30 April 2021894K-12.3%118K7.56
    15 April 20211.0M+8.3%149K6.85
    31 March 2021941K-10.3%168K5.61
    15 March 20211.0M+36.4%298K3.52
    26 February 2021769K-25.5%558K1.38
    12 February 20211.0M+86.3%268K3.85
    29 January 2021554K-30.2%200K2.78
    15 January 2021795K-5.1%182K4.36
    31 December 2020837K+3.8%227K3.69
    15 December 2020806K+5.0%142K5.67
    30 November 2020768K+14.6%160K4.79
    13 November 2020670K-22.4%196K3.41
    30 October 2020863K-14.9%182K4.74
    15 October 20201.0M+4.1%214K4.74
    30 September 2020974K-21.2%227K4.29
    15 September 20201.2M-1.5%182K6.79
    31 August 20201.3M+2.6%175K7.16
    14 August 20201.2M-12.4%230K5.32
    31 July 20201.4M-2.8%156K8.96
    15 July 20201.4M-0.9%263K5.47
    30 June 20201.4M-3.6%371K3.91
    15 June 20201.5M-5.0%302K4.98
    29 May 20201.6M-3.0%188K8.42
    15 May 20201.6M+1.9%305K5.35
    30 April 20201.6M+0.4%280K5.70
    15 April 20201.6M+10.4%395K4.04
    31 March 20201.4M-24.1%431K3.35
    13 March 20201.9M+1.1%377K5.05
    28 February 20201.9M-8.4%240K7.83
    14 February 20202.1M-6.1%226K9.08
    31 January 20202.2M-7.2%127K17.22
    15 January 20202.4M+4.8%134K17.64
    31 December 20192.2M+11.8%215K10.46
    13 December 20192.0M-12.7%143K14.02
    29 November 20192.3M-1.3%150K15.33
    15 November 20192.3M-6.3%138K16.84
    31 October 20192.5M+9.5%167K14.87
    15 October 20192.3M+0.6%138K16.51
    30 September 20192.3M-11.1%128K17.68
    13 September 20192.5M+1.0%148K17.19
    30 August 20192.5M+5.2%148K17.05
    15 August 20192.4M-5.0%206K11.62
    31 July 20192.5M-4.8%224K11.23
    15 July 20192.6M-0.5%165K16.06
    28 June 20192.7M-0.1%155K17.13
    14 June 20192.7M+7.7%166K16.02
    31 May 20192.5M+0.2%156K15.80
    15 May 20192.5M+1.5%202K12.17
    30 April 20192.4M-8.2%160K15.16
    15 April 20192.6M-4.7%113K23.42
    29 March 20192.8M-0.1%183K15.12
    15 March 20192.8M+2.1%185K15.04
    28 February 20192.7M+1.6%176K15.50
    15 February 20192.7M-4.4%177K15.13
    31 January 20192.8M-3.8%171K16.36
    15 January 20192.9M+19.2%237K12.32
    31 December 20182.4M+9.5%347K7.04
    14 December 20182.2M-17.3%285K7.82
    30 November 20182.7M+11.4%207K13.03
    15 November 20182.4M+5.5%209K11.58
    31 October 20182.3M+4.7%191K12.00
    15 October 20182.2M-14.7%219K10.00
    28 September 20182.6M+27.7%229K11.23
    14 September 20182.0M+9.2%154K13.11
    31 August 20181.8M+0.4%116K15.91
    15 August 20181.8M-18.4%108K17.04
    31 July 20182.2M-2.7%132K16.98
    13 July 20182.3M+22.7%129K17.96
    29 June 20181.9M-7.4%184K10.22
    15 June 20182.0M-13.8%179K11.36
    31 May 20182.4M+4.7%183K12.87
    15 May 20182.3M+8.6%187K12.03
    30 April 20182.1M+7.9%146K14.26
    13 April 20181.9M-3.8%163K11.79
    29 March 20182.0M-8.6%206K9.72
    15 March 20182.2M-1.0%182K12.04
    28 February 20182.2M+7.3%163K13.53
    15 February 20182.1M+5.7%275K7.48
    31 January 20181.9M+13.5%187K10.43
    12 January 20181.7M+5.6%194K8.86
    29 December 20171.6M158K10.29
    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.