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Unilever plc short interest

5.8M shares of Unilever were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, the most since 29 Jul 2022. Short sellers would need 1.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.8Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+30.9%+29% over a year
Days to cover1.22at 4.7M 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 most since 29 Jul 2022, and the share price moved +3% 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 20265.8M+30.9%4.7M1.22
    15 October 20264.4M-10.7%3.3M1.33
    30 September 20265.0M+8.3%2.6M1.92
    15 September 20264.6M+10.3%3.7M1.23
    31 August 20264.1M+74.2%4.1M1.01
    14 August 20262.4M+6.3%3.1M1.00
    31 July 20262.2M+106.6%5.6M1.00
    15 July 20261.1M-44.7%3.8M1.00
    30 June 20262.0M-4.8%3.8M1.00
    15 June 20262.1M-23.8%4.8M1.00
    29 May 20262.7M-22.1%3.8M1.00
    15 May 20263.5M+21.4%3.9M1.00
    30 April 20262.9M+1.5%4.3M1.00
    15 April 20262.8M-23.1%5.4M1.00
    31 March 20263.7M+12.9%6.0M1.00
    13 March 20263.2M-9.9%3.7M1.00
    27 February 20263.6M-28.1%3.6M1.00
    13 February 20265.0M+32.4%4.1M1.23
    30 January 20263.8M+0.3%3.8M1.00
    15 January 20263.8M+34.3%2.6M1.45
    31 December 20252.8M-7.3%1.7M1.63
    15 December 20253.0M-28.7%3.6M1.00
    28 November 20254.2M-21.7%2.8M1.49
    14 November 20255.4M+20.7%2.9M1.90
    31 October 20254.5M+6.2%3.6M1.25
    15 October 20254.2M+30.3%3.0M1.40
    30 September 20253.3M-31.4%2.4M1.34
    15 September 20254.7M+41.0%2.3M2.05
    29 August 20253.4M-21.1%2.1M1.59
    15 August 20254.3M+55.9%2.3M1.87
    31 July 20252.7M-0.5%2.3M1.16
    15 July 20252.7M-7.2%1.9M1.45
    30 June 20253.0M-19.0%2.4M1.24
    13 June 20253.7M+27.5%2.0M1.86
    30 May 20252.9M+6.1%1.9M1.53
    15 May 20252.7M+17.2%2.1M1.27
    30 April 20252.3M+17.2%3.0M1.00
    15 April 20252.0M+27.5%4.3M1.00
    31 March 20251.5M-17.0%2.5M1.00
    14 March 20251.9M-11.9%2.5M1.00
    28 February 20252.1M+18.7%2.9M1.00
    14 February 20251.8M+29.2%2.8M1.00
    31 January 20251.4M-54.1%2.8M1.00
    15 January 20253.0M+19.7%2.3M1.32
    31 December 20242.5M-16.7%2.6M1.00
    13 December 20243.0M+55.1%2.1M1.41
    29 November 20241.9M-18.4%2.5M1.00
    15 November 20242.4M+4.9%2.1M1.12
    31 October 20242.3M+11.4%1.9M1.22
    15 October 20242.0M-18.7%1.6M1.30
    30 September 20242.5M-17.5%1.5M1.64
    13 September 20243.0M-46.4%2.4M1.29
    30 August 20245.7M+27.8%2.8M2.05
    15 August 20244.4M+18.8%3.2M1.39
    31 July 20243.7M+5.8%3.5M1.07
    15 July 20243.5M-15.4%2.2M1.59
    28 June 20244.2M+7.8%2.0M2.12
    14 June 20243.9M+4.8%2.6M1.46
    31 May 20243.7M+42.6%2.4M1.52
    15 May 20242.6M+42.8%3.0M1.00
    30 April 20241.8M+11.5%4.1M1.00
    15 April 20241.6M-21.2%2.5M1.00
    28 March 20242.1M+0.5%2.7M1.00
    15 March 20242.0M-20.4%2.5M1.00
    29 February 20242.6M-19.3%2.2M1.15
    15 February 20243.2M+2.7%2.9M1.08
    31 January 20243.1M+64.3%3.3M1.00
    12 January 20241.9M+6.7%2.7M1.00
    29 December 20231.8M+1.8%2.1M1.00
    15 December 20231.7M+13.9%2.7M1.00
    30 November 20231.5M-29.6%3.1M1.00
    15 November 20232.2M-40.1%2.2M1.01
    31 October 20233.6M+43.3%2.5M1.44
    13 October 20232.5M+3.5%2.1M1.23
    29 September 20232.5M-0.9%1.7M1.45
    15 September 20232.5M-4.4%1.5M1.65
    31 August 20232.6M-7.5%2.0M1.32
    15 August 20232.8M+4.0%1.6M1.77
    31 July 20232.7M-14.3%2.0M1.35
    14 July 20233.1M-31.6%1.8M1.77
    30 June 20234.6M+84.9%2.2M2.11
    15 June 20232.5M+11.4%2.5M1.00
    31 May 20232.2M-26.8%2.0M1.11
    15 May 20233.0M+10.6%1.8M1.71
    28 April 20232.7M-17.8%2.0M1.39
    14 April 20233.3M-31.2%2.0M1.65
    31 March 20234.9M+116.3%2.3M2.11
    15 March 20232.2M-48.2%2.0M1.14
    28 February 20234.3M+2.1%1.6M2.73
    15 February 20234.2M+6.6%1.9M2.22
    31 January 20234.0M+0.9%1.9M2.07
    13 January 20233.9M-7.0%1.8M2.20
    30 December 20224.2M+22.4%2.0M2.09
    15 December 20223.5M+13.4%2.7M1.27
    30 November 20223.1M-17.2%2.2M1.37
    15 November 20223.7M+19.3%2.7M1.39
    31 October 20223.1M-20.5%3.2M1.00
    14 October 20223.9M-14.1%3.1M1.27
    30 September 20224.5M+41.8%3.7M1.22
    15 September 20223.2M-14.1%2.2M1.43
    31 August 20223.7M+0.1%1.8M2.02
    15 August 20223.7M-51.2%2.4M1.54
    29 July 20227.6M+4.8%3.2M2.40
    15 July 20227.3M+2.9%2.3M3.22
    30 June 20227.1M+10.1%3.0M2.38
    15 June 20226.4M+40.4%4.0M1.61
    31 May 20224.6M-30.8%5.5M1.00
    13 May 20226.6M+8.7%3.9M1.69
    29 April 20226.1M+43.3%4.5M1.34
    14 April 20224.2M+39.4%3.6M1.18
    31 March 20223.0M-8.2%3.7M1.00
    15 March 20223.3M-9.0%5.5M1.00
    28 February 20223.6M+88.1%3.0M1.22
    15 February 20221.9M-22.2%3.1M1.00
    31 January 20222.5M+4.7%11.7M1.00
    14 January 20222.4M+42.8%2.8M1.00
    31 December 20211.7M-43.5%2.1M1.00
    15 December 20212.9M+159.0%3.7M1.00
    30 November 20211.1M-40.2%3.3M1.00
    15 November 20211.9M-7.2%2.2M1.00
    29 October 20212.0M-6.0%1.8M1.17
    15 October 20212.2M+7.6%1.9M1.12
    30 September 20212.0M-13.0%2.3M1.00
    15 September 20212.3M+16.7%1.9M1.20
    31 August 20212.0M-4.6%1.4M1.39
    13 August 20212.1M-5.5%1.4M1.53
    30 July 20212.2M+54.0%2.4M1.00
    15 July 20211.4M-29.8%1.1M1.26
    30 June 20212.0M-17.5%1.3M1.55
    15 June 20212.5M+5.0%1.2M2.15
    28 May 20212.4M-20.2%1.3M1.82
    14 May 20213.0M+19.4%1.9M1.57
    30 April 20212.5M+27.6%1.8M1.39
    15 April 20211.9M-26.8%1.6M1.23
    31 March 20212.7M+33.3%1.8M1.44
    15 March 20212.0M-28.5%2.5M1.00
    26 February 20212.8M+63.1%2.6M1.09
    12 February 20211.7M+102.5%3.0M1.00
    29 January 2021843K-25.4%1.2M1.00
    15 January 20211.1M-28.7%1.8M1.00
    31 December 20201.6M+14.6%1.6M1.00
    15 December 20201.4M-66.4%2.3M1.00
    30 November 20204.1M+93.4%1.9M2.17
    13 November 20202.1M+0.5%1.2M1.85
    30 October 20202.1M-9.6%1.2M1.83
    15 October 20202.3M-0.4%854K2.74
    30 September 20202.4M-11.2%870K2.70
    15 September 20202.6M-5.9%924K2.87
    31 August 20202.8M-1.2%569K4.94
    14 August 20202.8M+8.2%703K4.05
    31 July 20202.6M-12.6%824K3.19
    15 July 20203.0M+4.7%930K3.24
    30 June 20202.9M-44.2%1.1M2.60
    15 June 20205.2M+10.7%1.4M3.71
    29 May 20204.7M-8.0%1.3M3.62
    15 May 20205.1M+38.5%1.2M4.08
    30 April 20203.7M+52.8%1.6M2.36
    15 April 20202.4M-8.3%1.3M1.83
    31 March 20202.6M+91.7%2.8M1.00
    13 March 20201.4M-4.7%1.8M1.00
    28 February 20201.4M+14.2%1.1M1.27
    14 February 20201.3M-25.6%684K1.83
    31 January 20201.7M+123.0%1.5M1.11
    15 January 2020755K-37.4%893K1.00
    31 December 20191.2M+48.9%1.3M1.00
    13 December 2019810K+0.5%657K1.23
    29 November 2019806K+118.0%700K1.15
    15 November 2019370K-62.1%712K1.00
    31 October 2019976K+61.0%808K1.21
    15 October 2019606K-21.5%984K1.00
    30 September 2019772K-32.0%801K1.00
    13 September 20191.1M-39.4%626K1.81
    30 August 20191.9M+75.6%735K2.55
    15 August 20191.1M+10.6%743K1.43
    31 July 2019963K-12.1%557K1.73
    15 July 20191.1M+17.5%548K2.00
    28 June 2019933K-19.1%685K1.36
    14 June 20191.2M-29.5%657K1.75
    31 May 20191.6M+55.7%878K1.86
    15 May 20191.1M-26.1%733K1.43
    30 April 20191.4M+15.6%774K1.84
    15 April 20191.2M-2.9%669K1.84
    29 March 20191.3M-16.0%1.0M1.24
    15 March 20191.5M+64.5%1.3M1.19
    28 February 2019917K+5.4%1.4M1.00
    15 February 2019870K-22.7%854K1.02
    31 January 20191.1M+28.6%999K1.13
    15 January 2019875K+28.6%1.0M1.00
    31 December 2018680K+13.6%1.8M1.00
    14 December 2018599K-34.7%1.2M1.00
    30 November 2018917K+49.8%1.3M1.00
    15 November 2018612K-15.7%1.1M1.00
    31 October 2018726K+17.3%1.2M1.00
    15 October 2018619K-41.7%882K1.00
    28 September 20181.1M-26.7%658K1.61
    14 September 20181.4M-6.9%678K2.14
    31 August 20181.6M-27.0%580K2.68
    15 August 20182.1M+21.4%684K3.11
    31 July 20181.8M+10.1%609K2.88
    13 July 20181.6M+16.7%633K2.52
    29 June 20181.4M-13.1%1.1M1.26
    15 June 20181.6M+37.8%825K1.90
    31 May 20181.1M-33.0%809K1.41
    15 May 20181.7M-16.4%761K2.24
    30 April 20182.0M+1.4%846K2.40
    13 April 20182.0M+12.7%892K2.25
    29 March 20181.8M+19.2%1.3M1.39
    15 March 20181.5M+118.0%1.0M1.43
    28 February 2018685K-15.2%1.2M1.00
    15 February 2018807K-24.2%1.5M1.00
    31 January 20181.1M+146.5%2.4M1.00
    12 January 2018432K+23.0%1.1M1.00
    29 December 2017351K648K1.00
    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.