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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited short interest

32.2M shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (19.5M to 34.6M). Short sellers would need 2.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short32.2Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+9.9%-4% over a year
Days to cover2.62at 12.3M 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 near the top of its range over the last year (19.5M to 34.6M), and the share price moved +32% 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 202632.2M+9.9%12.3M2.62
    15 October 202629.3M-3.9%11.1M2.63
    30 September 202630.5M+9.7%10.0M3.06
    15 September 202627.8M-6.9%9.8M2.84
    31 August 202629.8M-1.1%9.5M3.13
    14 August 202630.2M-9.1%10.5M2.88
    31 July 202633.2M-0.5%16.3M2.03
    15 July 202633.4M+20.3%14.3M2.34
    30 June 202627.7M+12.8%15.4M1.80
    15 June 202624.6M-13.1%13.6M1.80
    29 May 202628.3M-1.7%10.8M2.61
    15 May 202628.8M+7.7%14.6M1.97
    30 April 202626.7M+4.2%15.5M1.72
    15 April 202625.6M+14.1%11.3M2.27
    31 March 202622.5M+7.9%14.1M1.59
    13 March 202620.8M+3.3%15.1M1.38
    27 February 202620.2M+2.6%10.0M2.01
    13 February 202619.6M+1.0%15.0M1.31
    30 January 202619.5M-15.1%14.2M1.37
    15 January 202622.9M-4.2%16.4M1.40
    31 December 202523.9M-5.4%8.5M2.81
    15 December 202525.3M-25.0%12.0M2.11
    28 November 202533.7M-2.7%12.8M2.64
    14 November 202534.6M+3.2%12.2M2.84
    31 October 202533.6M-1.5%14.3M2.34
    15 October 202534.1M+5.6%15.3M2.23
    30 September 202532.3M+19.6%12.5M2.58
    15 September 202527.0M+8.5%11.3M2.38
    29 August 202524.9M-2.5%10.7M2.32
    15 August 202525.5M-9.2%10.2M2.50
    31 July 202528.1M+4.1%12.9M2.18
    15 July 202527.0M-1.3%10.9M2.48
    30 June 202527.3M+4.4%10.5M2.60
    13 June 202526.2M-13.1%11.1M2.37
    30 May 202530.1M+0.1%11.2M2.70
    15 May 202530.1M-5.8%15.4M1.95
    30 April 202532.0M-15.5%16.1M1.98
    15 April 202537.8M+19.2%25.6M1.47
    31 March 202531.7M-0.2%12.8M2.48
    14 March 202531.8M-7.1%19.8M1.60
    28 February 202534.2M+3.5%17.2M1.99
    14 February 202533.1M-9.1%12.6M2.62
    31 January 202536.4M+14.9%24.0M1.52
    15 January 202531.7M-4.0%15.8M2.00
    31 December 202433.0M+29.5%11.8M2.80
    13 December 202425.4M-15.5%12.4M2.05
    29 November 202430.1M-2.3%11.1M2.71
    15 November 202430.8M+9.3%13.2M2.33
    31 October 202428.2M+11.1%18.7M1.51
    15 October 202425.4M-2.0%12.0M2.12
    30 September 202425.9M-0.2%12.7M2.05
    13 September 202426.0M-15.6%12.7M2.04
    30 August 202430.8M-2.3%11.2M2.76
    15 August 202431.6M-6.7%20.6M1.53
    31 July 202433.8M+15.3%23.6M1.43
    15 July 202429.3M+5.2%16.3M1.80
    28 June 202427.9M-10.5%18.0M1.55
    14 June 202431.1M+26.1%14.4M2.16
    31 May 202424.7M+15.1%12.5M1.97
    15 May 202421.4M-12.1%11.7M1.83
    30 April 202424.4M+8.2%17.8M1.37
    15 April 202422.5M-9.2%13.5M1.67
    28 March 202424.8M+3.4%13.0M1.91
    15 March 202424.0M+8.3%24.2M1.00
    29 February 202422.2M+1.5%10.9M2.03
    15 February 202421.8M+6.3%15.1M1.44
    31 January 202420.5M+26.8%19.7M1.04
    12 January 202416.2M-0.9%8.1M2.01
    29 December 202316.3M-13.5%6.8M2.38
    15 December 202318.9M+53.3%10.1M1.86
    30 November 202312.3M-8.9%7.4M1.66
    15 November 202313.5M+6.8%10.2M1.32
    31 October 202312.7M-6.3%10.9M1.16
    13 October 202313.5M+9.2%7.5M1.79
    29 September 202312.4M+1.1%7.9M1.57
    15 September 202312.2M-9.0%9.0M1.36
    31 August 202313.4M+9.1%8.5M1.59
    15 August 202312.3M-16.5%7.7M1.60
    31 July 202314.7M+5.4%11.0M1.34
    14 July 202314.0M+3.0%8.5M1.64
    30 June 202313.6M-18.7%9.3M1.46
    15 June 202316.7M-33.5%14.0M1.19
    31 May 202325.1M+31.2%19.9M1.26
    15 May 202319.1M+8.1%7.0M2.73
    28 April 202317.7M-3.1%11.4M1.55
    14 April 202318.3M+5.4%8.7M2.10
    31 March 202317.3M+5.9%10.3M1.68
    15 March 202316.4M-28.2%10.3M1.58
    28 February 202322.8M-28.9%11.7M1.95
    15 February 202332.0M+10.4%15.2M2.11
    31 January 202329.0M-7.3%15.8M1.83
    13 January 202331.3M-0.3%16.1M1.95
    30 December 202231.4M+45.6%10.6M2.96
    15 December 202221.6M-6.9%14.1M1.53
    30 November 202223.2M+9.3%16.9M1.37
    15 November 202221.2M-6.6%17.0M1.25
    31 October 202222.7M+18.2%14.7M1.54
    14 October 202219.2M+4.4%18.5M1.04
    30 September 202218.4M-12.9%11.7M1.57
    15 September 202221.1M+21.2%9.8M2.15
    31 August 202217.4M-25.9%8.9M1.96
    15 August 202223.5M-8.7%14.4M1.64
    29 July 202225.8M+20.5%9.3M2.78
    15 July 202221.4M+44.9%15.1M1.42
    30 June 202214.8M+29.7%9.7M1.53
    15 June 202211.4M-47.6%9.1M1.25
    31 May 202221.7M+1.1%8.4M2.58
    13 May 202221.5M-0.9%10.4M2.07
    29 April 202221.7M+16.8%12.0M1.81
    14 April 202218.6M+48.7%13.2M1.41
    31 March 202212.5M+2.7%11.8M1.06
    15 March 202212.2M+5.4%18.0M1.00
    28 February 202211.5M-12.6%13.5M1.00
    15 February 202213.2M-1.1%8.5M1.56
    31 January 202213.4M-5.9%13.8M1.00
    14 January 202214.2M+67.9%22.0M1.00
    31 December 20218.4M-15.1%6.9M1.22
    15 December 202110.0M-23.7%7.2M1.39
    30 November 202113.1M+11.5%9.3M1.40
    15 November 202111.7M-5.1%8.5M1.38
    29 October 202112.3M-9.6%6.1M2.02
    15 October 202113.6M+8.0%8.5M1.61
    30 September 202112.6M+2.8%7.1M1.77
    15 September 202112.3M-7.6%7.1M1.73
    31 August 202113.3M-22.4%10.3M1.30
    13 August 202117.2M-4.3%5.0M3.45
    30 July 202117.9M+8.1%7.6M2.36
    15 July 202116.6M+10.9%10.2M1.62
    30 June 202115.0M+20.7%9.1M1.64
    15 June 202112.4M-7.1%7.1M1.75
    28 May 202113.3M-13.0%6.3M2.12
    14 May 202115.3M-0.6%9.0M1.70
    30 April 202115.4M+4.6%7.7M2.00
    15 April 202114.7M+24.0%10.3M1.44
    31 March 202111.9M+9.1%11.2M1.07
    15 March 202110.9M-23.8%13.1M1.00
    26 February 202114.3M-5.7%11.3M1.26
    12 February 202115.2M+7.4%8.6M1.75
    29 January 202114.1M-14.1%15.7M1.00
    15 January 202116.4M+19.5%14.9M1.10
    31 December 202013.7M-30.3%5.3M2.57
    15 December 202019.7M+13.3%8.5M2.32
    30 November 202017.4M-2.3%7.4M2.35
    13 November 202017.8M+7.7%6.6M2.69
    30 October 202016.5M-8.1%6.0M2.78
    15 October 202018.0M+19.6%7.9M2.28
    30 September 202015.0M-11.3%7.9M1.90
    15 September 202017.0M-8.8%10.2M1.66
    31 August 202018.6M-7.4%7.0M2.66
    14 August 202020.1M-12.5%8.5M2.36
    31 July 202023.0M+14.6%18.2M1.26
    15 July 202020.0M+51.1%10.0M2.01
    30 June 202013.3M+7.3%6.0M2.21
    15 June 202012.4M-16.6%8.0M1.54
    29 May 202014.8M-14.8%9.2M1.61
    15 May 202017.4M+30.6%7.5M2.32
    30 April 202013.3M+33.1%8.9M1.50
    15 April 202010.0M-4.6%7.4M1.36
    31 March 202010.5M-30.3%11.2M1.00
    13 March 202015.1M+8.1%11.7M1.29
    28 February 202013.9M+7.2%10.2M1.36
    14 February 202013.0M-11.3%6.3M2.06
    31 January 202014.7M+8.7%8.5M1.72
    15 January 202013.5M+34.1%6.4M2.11
    31 December 201910.1M-31.0%5.0M2.01
    13 December 201914.6M+31.1%6.5M2.25
    29 November 201911.1M-11.3%4.7M2.39
    15 November 201912.5M-15.6%6.0M2.07
    31 October 201914.9M+6.2%8.1M1.84
    15 October 201914.0M-13.7%9.1M1.54
    30 September 201916.2M+33.8%7.4M2.18
    13 September 201912.1M-10.9%5.3M2.28
    30 August 201913.6M-1.2%5.0M2.74
    15 August 201913.8M+17.3%7.2M1.90
    31 July 201911.7M+16.2%7.2M1.64
    15 July 201910.1M-4.9%6.0M1.69
    28 June 201910.6M-15.2%9.3M1.14
    14 June 201912.5M-41.6%7.4M1.69
    31 May 201921.4M-0.8%11.4M1.87
    15 May 201921.6M-7.3%8.7M2.49
    30 April 201923.3M-6.4%11.6M2.01
    15 April 201924.9M-10.5%5.8M4.27
    29 March 201927.8M-1.0%6.4M4.36
    15 March 201928.1M-9.7%5.9M4.78
    28 February 201931.1M-10.1%6.2M5.02
    15 February 201934.7M-0.2%7.6M4.55
    31 January 201934.7M-0.7%13.0M2.67
    15 January 201935.0M+49.6%9.7M3.61
    31 December 201823.4M+9.8%9.6M2.43
    14 December 201821.3M+1.2%9.4M2.26
    30 November 201821.0M+21.0%9.1M2.32
    15 November 201817.4M-0.3%10.0M1.74
    31 October 201817.4M-8.9%10.7M1.63
    15 October 201819.1M-2.5%7.7M2.50
    28 September 201819.6M-6.7%6.7M2.94
    14 September 201821.0M+13.1%9.4M2.24
    31 August 201818.6M-7.3%6.9M2.69
    15 August 201820.1M+1.0%5.9M3.40
    31 July 201819.9M+8.5%8.7M2.29
    13 July 201818.3M-10.1%6.9M2.65
    29 June 201820.3M+10.5%9.1M2.25
    15 June 201818.4M-20.6%7.9M2.33
    31 May 201823.2M-3.2%7.2M3.23
    15 May 201824.0M+5.9%6.8M3.52
    30 April 201822.6M+12.8%11.6M1.95
    13 April 201820.1M+17.4%6.0M3.35
    29 March 201817.1M-11.5%6.8M2.53
    15 March 201819.3M-3.9%6.0M3.20
    28 February 201820.1M-9.6%6.5M3.08
    15 February 201822.2M+20.1%9.7M2.30
    31 January 201818.5M+7.5%8.2M2.25
    12 January 201817.2M+3.1%5.5M3.15
    29 December 201716.7M4.1M4.09
    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.