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UnitedHealth Group Inc. short interest

14.0M shares of UnitedHealth Group were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (12.3M to 19.5M). Short sellers would need 2.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short14.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-12.2%+4% over a year
Days to cover2.05at 6.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.56%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 near the bottom of its range over the last year (12.3M to 19.5M), and the share price moved +9% 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 202614.0M-12.2%6.8M2.05
    30 September 202616.0M+20.7%4.9M3.28
    15 September 202613.2M-13.5%5.4M2.47
    31 August 202615.3M-1.1%4.2M3.63
    14 August 202615.5M+2.5%4.0M3.84
    31 July 202615.1M-13.0%6.0M2.52
    15 July 202617.3M-5.8%5.0M3.46
    30 June 202618.4M+7.2%6.9M2.65
    15 June 202617.2M-10.9%7.4M2.31
    29 May 202619.3M+10.4%6.4M3.04
    15 May 202617.5M-10.5%6.8M2.58
    30 April 202619.5M+28.6%10.1M1.93
    15 April 202615.2M-14.2%8.1M1.88
    31 March 202617.7M-0.9%9.8M1.80
    13 March 202617.8M+20.6%7.4M2.42
    27 February 202614.8M+7.7%8.1M1.83
    13 February 202613.7M-2.9%10.2M1.35
    30 January 202614.1M+5.7%16.6M1.00
    15 January 202613.4M-3.9%6.6M2.02
    31 December 202513.9M-6.2%5.5M2.53
    15 December 202514.8M+14.6%6.8M2.17
    28 November 202512.9M+5.0%7.2M1.81
    14 November 202512.3M-2.1%9.1M1.35
    31 October 202512.6M-6.9%8.7M1.44
    15 October 202513.5M+2.7%8.6M1.57
    30 September 202513.2M-7.4%9.6M1.37
    15 September 202514.2M+19.5%16.9M1.00
    29 August 202511.9M-28.3%16.5M1.00
    15 August 202516.6M+9.0%22.9M1.00
    31 July 202515.2M+19.9%18.8M1.00
    15 July 202512.7M-2.8%12.2M1.05
    30 June 202513.1M+11.3%11.6M1.13
    13 June 202511.7M+8.4%13.7M1.00
    30 May 202510.8M-2.5%33.3M1.00
    15 May 202511.1M+25.6%26.7M1.00
    30 April 20258.9M-23.6%10.7M1.00
    15 April 202511.6M+6.6%7.0M1.65
    31 March 202510.9M+6.0%4.3M2.50
    14 March 202510.3M+17.9%4.5M2.26
    28 February 20258.7M+9.8%7.6M1.14
    14 February 20257.9M+2.3%3.5M2.26
    31 January 20257.7M+4.7%4.7M1.66
    15 January 20257.4M-9.6%4.4M1.67
    31 December 20248.2M+27.2%6.7M1.21
    13 December 20246.4M-18.8%7.0M1.00
    29 November 20247.9M-2.7%3.1M2.57
    15 November 20248.1M+15.3%3.6M2.28
    31 October 20247.1M-8.7%3.1M2.27
    15 October 20247.7M-1.7%3.4M2.30
    30 September 20247.9M-8.1%3.1M2.52
    13 September 20248.6M+9.4%3.0M2.89
    30 August 20247.8M-6.0%2.2M3.63
    15 August 20248.3M+0.9%3.3M2.49
    31 July 20248.2M+17.3%5.0M1.65
    15 July 20247.0M-8.6%3.6M1.98
    28 June 20247.7M-1.5%6.2M1.25
    14 June 20247.8M+3.9%3.4M2.27
    31 May 20247.5M-7.4%3.8M1.99
    15 May 20248.1M+8.7%2.8M2.87
    30 April 20247.5M-5.4%5.5M1.35
    15 April 20247.9M+1.6%5.5M1.45
    28 March 20247.8M+6.6%3.1M2.50
    15 March 20247.3M+8.2%5.0M1.47
    29 February 20246.7M+6.3%3.9M1.73
    15 February 20246.3M+1.4%3.2M1.97
    31 January 20246.2M-0.1%5.7M1.10
    12 January 20246.3M-4.1%3.2M1.96
    29 December 20236.5M-3.0%2.5M2.63
    15 December 20236.7M+34.6%3.6M1.89
    30 November 20235.0M-16.0%3.0M1.65
    15 November 20235.9M+0.0%2.3M2.55
    31 October 20235.9M-3.5%2.6M2.29
    13 October 20236.2M+5.1%3.1M1.98
    29 September 20235.9M-7.2%3.2M1.84
    15 September 20236.3M+21.3%2.8M2.25
    31 August 20235.2M-16.2%2.3M2.28
    15 August 20236.2M-0.3%2.3M2.72
    31 July 20236.2M-5.3%3.8M1.66
    14 July 20236.6M+9.1%5.4M1.22
    30 June 20236.0M+28.3%4.3M1.42
    15 June 20234.7M-14.9%4.5M1.04
    31 May 20235.5M+6.2%2.8M1.95
    15 May 20235.2M-0.3%2.1M2.51
    28 April 20235.2M+0.2%3.2M1.62
    14 April 20235.2M+3.4%3.8M1.37
    31 March 20235.0M-6.5%3.2M1.56
    15 March 20235.4M+11.3%3.1M1.74
    28 February 20234.8M-0.2%3.1M1.57
    15 February 20234.8M-5.1%4.1M1.18
    31 January 20235.1M-1.1%3.8M1.34
    13 January 20235.2M-18.4%4.4M1.19
    30 December 20226.3M+5.8%2.3M2.77
    15 December 20226.0M+32.2%2.8M2.15
    30 November 20224.5M-8.1%3.7M1.22
    15 November 20224.9M-4.5%3.7M1.33
    31 October 20225.2M+19.0%2.6M1.95
    14 October 20224.3M-16.5%3.1M1.41
    30 September 20225.2M+2.4%2.7M1.92
    15 September 20225.1M+22.0%2.5M2.03
    31 August 20224.2M-12.2%1.9M2.18
    15 August 20224.7M-9.5%2.1M2.21
    29 July 20225.2M-7.9%2.8M1.90
    15 July 20225.7M-19.2%3.1M1.84
    30 June 20227.0M+22.0%5.6M1.25
    15 June 20225.8M+0.8%2.6M2.19
    31 May 20225.7M+23.9%3.0M1.91
    13 May 20224.6M-5.6%3.5M1.31
    29 April 20224.9M-11.3%2.8M1.74
    14 April 20225.5M+6.1%3.3M1.65
    31 March 20225.2M-21.6%3.1M1.66
    15 March 20226.6M+13.0%3.3M2.01
    28 February 20225.9M+1.0%3.1M1.87
    15 February 20225.8M+8.4%3.1M1.90
    31 January 20225.4M+0.4%3.8M1.39
    14 January 20225.3M+0.4%4.2M1.26
    31 December 20215.3M-1.9%2.4M2.22
    15 December 20215.4M-5.7%3.5M1.54
    30 November 20215.7M-3.1%3.3M1.74
    15 November 20215.9M-11.6%2.6M2.32
    29 October 20216.7M+13.2%2.6M2.56
    15 October 20215.9M-6.6%3.1M1.91
    30 September 20216.3M+1.8%2.9M2.19
    15 September 20216.2M-2.7%2.8M2.24
    31 August 20216.4M-2.3%2.3M2.76
    13 August 20216.5M-0.7%2.0M3.30
    30 July 20216.6M+0.9%2.3M2.89
    15 July 20216.5M+4.3%2.6M2.46
    30 June 20216.3M-2.2%4.7M1.33
    15 June 20216.4M-2.0%2.8M2.29
    28 May 20216.5M-5.1%2.2M3.03
    14 May 20216.9M-2.1%2.4M2.89
    30 April 20217.0M+5.9%2.3M3.02
    15 April 20216.6M-10.7%2.4M2.77
    31 March 20217.4M+8.0%3.3M2.28
    15 March 20216.9M+28.7%3.2M2.18
    26 February 20215.4M-12.3%2.6M2.03
    12 February 20216.1M-6.8%3.7M1.64
    29 January 20216.5M+5.3%2.8M2.33
    15 January 20216.2M-0.5%3.0M2.06
    31 December 20206.2M+0.5%2.6M2.39
    15 December 20206.2M+7.0%2.8M2.23
    30 November 20205.8M-2.7%2.7M2.18
    13 November 20206.0M+22.4%4.0M1.49
    30 October 20204.9M-10.8%2.3M2.08
    15 October 20205.5M+9.2%2.3M2.37
    30 September 20205.0M-3.5%2.8M1.82
    15 September 20205.2M-6.9%2.4M2.14
    31 August 20205.6M+1.9%2.3M2.42
    14 August 20205.5M-4.0%2.6M2.12
    31 July 20205.7M+12.9%2.3M2.49
    15 July 20205.0M-9.3%2.5M2.04
    30 June 20205.6M-9.3%3.2M1.75
    15 June 20206.1M-21.1%3.9M1.57
    29 May 20207.8M+31.9%3.5M2.23
    15 May 20205.9M-13.4%3.3M1.76
    30 April 20206.8M-2.4%4.1M1.67
    15 April 20207.0M-0.9%4.4M1.57
    31 March 20207.0M-16.4%8.1M1.00
    13 March 20208.4M-4.3%7.8M1.08
    28 February 20208.8M-3.5%5.9M1.48
    14 February 20209.1M-4.4%3.9M2.36
    31 January 20209.5M-1.0%3.7M2.61
    15 January 20209.6M-8.9%3.3M2.95
    31 December 201910.6M+1.8%2.7M3.96
    13 December 201910.4M-2.2%2.6M4.05
    29 November 201910.6M+20.5%3.6M2.97
    15 November 20198.8M-13.0%3.7M2.40
    31 October 201910.1M+2.9%4.1M2.48
    15 October 20199.8M+16.6%5.5M1.79
    30 September 20198.4M+8.8%4.7M1.81
    13 September 20197.7M-1.2%4.1M1.89
    30 August 20197.8M+6.1%3.7M2.11
    15 August 20197.4M+3.9%3.2M2.28
    31 July 20197.1M-0.6%3.6M1.97
    15 July 20197.2M+7.4%3.9M1.83
    28 June 20196.7M-13.2%4.0M1.65
    14 June 20197.7M+6.9%3.3M2.36
    31 May 20197.2M+2.2%4.2M1.69
    15 May 20197.0M+6.7%5.0M1.42
    30 April 20196.6M+18.1%11.6M1.00
    15 April 20195.6M-14.3%5.2M1.07
    29 March 20196.5M+0.3%4.0M1.63
    15 March 20196.5M+5.7%5.6M1.16
    28 February 20196.1M-3.1%4.7M1.30
    15 February 20196.3M-0.1%3.6M1.77
    31 January 20196.4M+9.0%3.6M1.75
    15 January 20195.8M-11.5%4.3M1.36
    31 December 20186.6M+10.0%5.4M1.22
    14 December 20186.0M+2.2%3.9M1.54
    30 November 20185.9M+8.4%3.8M1.53
    15 November 20185.4M-7.4%3.3M1.63
    31 October 20185.8M+8.9%4.2M1.39
    15 October 20185.4M+0.4%3.1M1.73
    28 September 20185.3M-5.3%3.0M1.79
    14 September 20185.6M-13.3%2.6M2.18
    31 August 20186.5M+5.9%2.3M2.84
    15 August 20186.1M+3.0%1.8M3.35
    31 July 20186.0M-6.9%2.7M2.17
    13 July 20186.4M-0.3%1.8M3.54
    29 June 20186.4M-18.3%2.6M2.49
    15 June 20187.9M+10.3%2.7M2.92
    31 May 20187.1M-8.3%2.5M2.87
    15 May 20187.8M-0.9%2.9M2.69
    30 April 20187.9M+4.0%3.3M2.39
    13 April 20187.6M-10.2%3.7M2.06
    29 March 20188.4M-0.4%4.4M1.93
    15 March 20188.4M+2.0%3.3M2.59
    28 February 20188.3M-7.8%3.2M2.55
    15 February 20189.0M+9.7%4.9M1.82
    31 January 20188.2M+11.8%4.7M1.72
    12 January 20187.3M+26.2%2.8M2.59
    29 December 20175.8M2.2M2.58
    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.