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U.S. Bancorp short interest

25.7M shares of U.S. Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (16.9M to 28.2M). Short sellers would need 3.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short25.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.9%+52% over a year
Days to cover3.12at 8.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.65%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 top of its range over the last year (16.9M to 28.2M), and the share price moved +28% 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 202625.7M-0.9%8.2M3.12
    30 September 202626.0M+8.3%9.3M2.80
    15 September 202624.0M-4.4%6.2M3.84
    31 August 202625.1M-1.0%6.5M3.85
    14 August 202625.3M-5.1%5.8M4.40
    31 July 202626.7M+7.8%9.2M2.91
    15 July 202624.8M+4.7%7.2M3.43
    30 June 202623.7M-13.3%11.4M2.07
    15 June 202627.3M+7.6%9.1M3.00
    29 May 202625.4M+12.0%7.0M3.60
    15 May 202622.6M-13.7%9.2M2.47
    30 April 202626.2M+11.0%8.9M2.95
    15 April 202623.7M-10.5%9.0M2.64
    31 March 202626.4M+7.8%11.5M2.30
    13 March 202624.5M-2.8%10.7M2.30
    27 February 202625.2M-8.6%9.1M2.77
    13 February 202627.6M-2.1%12.7M2.17
    30 January 202628.2M+24.4%12.7M2.22
    15 January 202622.7M+9.3%11.5M1.98
    31 December 202520.7M-4.5%8.2M2.54
    15 December 202521.7M+6.3%9.4M2.31
    28 November 202520.4M+10.8%7.7M2.64
    14 November 202518.4M+5.7%6.6M2.80
    31 October 202517.4M+3.3%11.0M1.59
    15 October 202516.9M+7.8%8.6M1.97
    30 September 202515.7M-28.8%10.8M1.46
    15 September 202522.0M-0.2%8.9M2.47
    29 August 202522.1M+9.3%8.6M2.57
    15 August 202520.2M-5.3%7.6M2.67
    31 July 202521.3M+5.1%12.5M1.70
    15 July 202520.3M-19.8%12.6M1.62
    30 June 202525.3M+35.0%13.5M1.87
    13 June 202518.7M+10.8%8.0M2.33
    30 May 202516.9M-22.0%6.6M2.57
    15 May 202521.7M+7.8%7.8M2.78
    30 April 202520.1M+18.1%10.2M1.96
    15 April 202517.0M+14.8%16.7M1.02
    31 March 202514.8M-32.9%15.0M1.00
    14 March 202522.1M-12.2%12.2M1.81
    28 February 202525.2M+9.6%8.8M2.87
    14 February 202523.0M+7.2%8.3M2.75
    31 January 202521.4M-5.0%11.2M1.92
    15 January 202522.6M+0.2%8.0M2.81
    31 December 202422.5M-1.8%7.2M3.14
    13 December 202422.9M+6.1%6.2M3.72
    29 November 202421.6M-0.4%6.8M3.19
    15 November 202421.7M+18.0%9.1M2.38
    31 October 202418.4M+0.5%9.9M1.86
    15 October 202418.3M-5.9%6.3M2.89
    30 September 202419.4M+9.2%8.1M2.41
    13 September 202417.8M+2.2%8.2M2.17
    30 August 202417.4M+5.6%6.3M2.75
    15 August 202416.5M-6.7%8.1M2.03
    31 July 202417.7M+13.6%10.8M1.65
    15 July 202415.6M-9.1%7.8M2.00
    28 June 202417.1M+13.1%8.7M1.96
    14 June 202415.1M+5.4%8.8M1.72
    31 May 202414.4M-27.1%7.8M1.84
    15 May 202419.7M-0.3%6.5M3.02
    30 April 202419.8M+4.9%8.4M2.35
    15 April 202418.8M-19.7%6.5M2.90
    28 March 202423.5M+7.1%7.0M3.35
    15 March 202421.9M+17.7%10.3M2.12
    29 February 202418.6M+1.7%7.6M2.44
    15 February 202418.3M-14.2%9.8M1.87
    31 January 202421.3M-14.5%11.0M1.95
    12 January 202425.0M+10.1%7.8M3.21
    29 December 202322.7M-2.0%7.9M2.88
    15 December 202323.1M-11.3%13.2M1.76
    30 November 202326.1M-9.5%7.5M3.49
    15 November 202328.8M-6.3%10.0M2.88
    31 October 202330.7M-7.3%16.6M1.85
    13 October 202333.1M-12.9%10.0M3.30
    29 September 202338.1M+18.8%10.7M3.57
    15 September 202332.0M+1.0%15.3M2.10
    31 August 202331.7M-4.2%9.3M3.42
    15 August 202333.1M-17.7%11.3M2.94
    31 July 202340.2M-2.4%16.1M2.50
    14 July 202341.2M+2.3%11.2M3.68
    30 June 202340.3M+7.3%15.7M2.57
    15 June 202337.6M-1.9%14.3M2.63
    31 May 202338.3M-11.4%15.3M2.51
    15 May 202343.2M+20.6%22.6M1.91
    28 April 202335.8M+38.2%21.3M1.68
    14 April 202325.9M+1.1%12.5M2.08
    31 March 202325.6M+109.3%28.2M1.00
    15 March 202312.2M+33.5%15.3M1.00
    28 February 20239.2M-11.1%4.9M1.86
    15 February 202310.3M-1.2%5.7M1.80
    31 January 202310.4M-16.5%8.8M1.18
    13 January 202312.5M+17.3%10.9M1.15
    30 December 202210.7M+2.6%10.0M1.07
    15 December 202210.4M-4.7%10.6M1.00
    30 November 202210.9M-6.0%7.4M1.48
    15 November 202211.6M-1.4%11.1M1.04
    31 October 202211.8M+0.8%11.9M1.00
    14 October 202211.7M+22.5%10.9M1.07
    30 September 20229.5M-14.8%10.5M1.00
    15 September 202211.2M+4.2%7.1M1.57
    31 August 202210.7M+0.3%5.3M2.04
    15 August 202210.7M-4.5%5.7M1.87
    29 July 202211.2M-9.2%6.6M1.69
    15 July 202212.3M+5.4%5.3M2.31
    30 June 202211.7M+6.5%7.9M1.48
    15 June 202211.0M-8.6%8.1M1.36
    31 May 202212.0M-1.6%7.0M1.73
    13 May 202212.2M+16.0%7.7M1.59
    29 April 202210.5M-9.7%7.7M1.37
    14 April 202211.7M+1.2%8.5M1.37
    31 March 202211.5M+33.7%7.9M1.45
    15 March 20228.6M-17.9%9.2M1.00
    28 February 202210.5M-5.0%7.8M1.35
    15 February 202211.1M-12.0%6.6M1.67
    31 January 202212.6M+1.6%10.3M1.22
    14 January 202212.4M+11.0%6.6M1.88
    31 December 202111.1M+31.6%5.7M1.96
    15 December 20218.5M-15.5%5.7M1.48
    30 November 202110.0M-5.3%4.9M2.04
    15 November 202110.6M-6.4%3.6M2.93
    29 October 202111.3M-6.2%4.6M2.48
    15 October 202112.1M+6.3%5.7M2.14
    30 September 202111.4M-3.7%7.3M1.56
    15 September 202111.8M-7.5%5.1M2.32
    31 August 202112.8M-0.2%4.2M3.00
    13 August 202112.8M-2.3%4.3M2.99
    30 July 202113.1M-16.2%5.4M2.40
    15 July 202115.6M+11.7%5.4M2.88
    30 June 202114.0M+11.4%7.2M1.95
    15 June 202112.5M+17.1%5.3M2.39
    28 May 202110.7M-1.5%5.8M1.84
    14 May 202110.9M-11.2%5.8M1.87
    30 April 202112.2M+3.9%6.0M2.04
    15 April 202111.8M-18.1%5.1M2.32
    31 March 202114.4M-9.8%9.9M1.46
    15 March 202116.0M+7.6%7.6M2.09
    26 February 202114.8M+0.3%6.2M2.40
    12 February 202114.8M-7.3%5.1M2.91
    29 January 202115.9M+8.9%9.3M1.71
    15 January 202114.6M+17.5%6.3M2.33
    31 December 202012.5M-6.6%6.0M2.09
    15 December 202013.3M-18.1%5.9M2.25
    30 November 202016.3M-3.0%5.8M2.81
    13 November 202016.8M+22.0%7.1M2.36
    30 October 202013.8M+8.8%5.7M2.41
    15 October 202012.7M+11.0%5.8M2.17
    30 September 202011.4M+2.0%5.8M1.95
    15 September 202011.2M-5.5%6.8M1.65
    31 August 202011.8M-0.8%4.5M2.63
    14 August 202011.9M-20.2%4.9M2.45
    31 July 202015.0M-1.5%6.5M2.29
    15 July 202015.2M-18.7%6.1M2.48
    30 June 202018.7M+15.2%10.2M1.83
    15 June 202016.2M-17.3%9.1M1.79
    29 May 202019.6M+17.3%7.6M2.58
    15 May 202016.7M+9.5%8.3M2.02
    30 April 202015.3M+2.3%8.1M1.90
    15 April 202014.9M-4.0%7.7M1.94
    31 March 202015.5M-7.7%14.0M1.11
    13 March 202016.8M+2.2%13.9M1.21
    28 February 202016.5M+15.6%9.9M1.67
    14 February 202014.2M-0.4%4.6M3.09
    31 January 202014.3M-2.0%6.8M2.10
    15 January 202014.6M-16.3%5.0M2.90
    31 December 201917.4M+2.4%6.2M2.81
    13 December 201917.0M-5.1%5.8M2.96
    29 November 201917.9M+10.2%5.5M3.23
    15 November 201916.3M+0.1%4.5M3.63
    31 October 201916.3M+6.2%5.3M3.09
    15 October 201915.3M-9.5%5.1M3.01
    30 September 201916.9M+3.4%5.6M3.02
    13 September 201916.4M-0.8%5.2M3.13
    30 August 201916.5M-1.9%4.3M3.80
    15 August 201916.8M-2.7%6.3M2.66
    31 July 201917.3M+6.1%6.6M2.63
    15 July 201916.3M-4.4%3.9M4.19
    28 June 201917.0M-6.1%5.8M2.95
    14 June 201918.1M-1.0%4.9M3.69
    31 May 201918.3M+1.8%4.9M3.76
    15 May 201918.0M+18.4%5.2M3.49
    30 April 201915.2M+2.3%6.7M2.28
    15 April 201914.9M-1.2%6.3M2.37
    29 March 201915.0M+12.3%7.1M2.12
    15 March 201913.4M+1.5%5.2M2.58
    28 February 201913.2M-14.5%5.8M2.26
    15 February 201915.4M-2.7%6.3M2.45
    31 January 201915.9M+15.8%7.9M2.00
    15 January 201913.7M-14.6%7.4M1.86
    31 December 201816.0M+7.0%11.3M1.42
    14 December 201815.0M-3.9%10.0M1.49
    30 November 201815.6M+12.0%7.2M2.18
    15 November 201813.9M-6.1%7.7M1.82
    31 October 201814.8M+9.4%9.9M1.50
    15 October 201813.6M-11.4%7.5M1.80
    28 September 201815.3M+3.9%6.4M2.40
    14 September 201814.7M-6.5%4.7M3.16
    31 August 201815.8M+10.4%4.8M3.25
    15 August 201814.3M+1.8%5.0M2.85
    31 July 201814.0M-0.8%8.7M1.62
    13 July 201814.1M+5.6%5.9M2.42
    29 June 201813.4M+5.4%7.8M1.73
    15 June 201812.7M-1.9%7.9M1.61
    31 May 201813.0M+5.1%6.9M1.88
    15 May 201812.3M-6.4%5.8M2.13
    30 April 201813.2M-1.6%8.0M1.64
    13 April 201813.4M+2.4%6.6M2.01
    29 March 201813.1M-1.2%8.2M1.60
    15 March 201813.2M+1.0%5.7M2.31
    28 February 201813.1M+3.3%5.8M2.27
    15 February 201812.7M-26.0%9.4M1.34
    31 January 201817.1M+2.1%7.3M2.33
    12 January 201816.8M+12.8%6.3M2.66
    29 December 201714.9M4.3M3.48
    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.