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Utz Brands, Inc. short interest

4.6M shares of Utz Brands were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 14 Mar 2025. Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-37.5%-29% over a year
Days to cover2.36at 1.9M 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 fewest since 14 Mar 2025, and the share price moved +16% 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 31 Aug 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.6M-37.5%1.9M2.36
    30 September 20267.3M-20.4%1.5M4.87
    15 September 20269.2M+30.1%1.6M5.67
    31 August 20267.1M-1.2%2.4M2.99
    14 August 20267.2M-3.9%2.2M3.18
    31 July 20267.4M-16.7%10.3M1.00
    15 July 20268.9M+12.1%1.7M5.12
    30 June 20268.0M-8.4%2.0M3.94
    15 June 20268.7M-2.0%1.6M5.54
    29 May 20268.9M-1.0%2.1M4.28
    15 May 20269.0M+17.1%2.3M3.82
    30 April 20267.7M+14.5%1.6M4.66
    15 April 20266.7M-9.1%1.8M3.74
    31 March 20267.4M+10.3%2.0M3.67
    13 March 20266.7M+9.0%1.9M3.52
    27 February 20266.1M+10.0%2.0M3.12
    13 February 20265.6M+10.9%2.2M2.59
    30 January 20265.0M+1.0%1.3M3.82
    15 January 20265.0M-0.4%1.6M3.01
    31 December 20255.0M-24.0%1.5M3.37
    15 December 20256.6M+29.0%1.6M4.14
    28 November 20255.1M-11.4%1.4M3.64
    14 November 20255.7M-3.3%1.9M3.08
    31 October 20255.9M-8.2%1.3M4.67
    15 October 20256.5M-0.7%652K9.93
    30 September 20256.5M-18.2%1.0M6.51
    15 September 20258.0M+24.7%708K11.24
    29 August 20256.4M+4.4%690K9.24
    15 August 20256.1M+9.6%1.0M5.83
    31 July 20255.6M-12.2%1.2M4.83
    15 July 20256.3M-10.1%1.2M5.38
    30 June 20257.1M-12.0%1.2M6.04
    13 June 20258.0M+40.4%877K9.15
    30 May 20255.7M+24.9%1.1M5.43
    15 May 20254.6M-5.8%2.0M2.28
    30 April 20254.9M+0.1%1.1M4.27
    15 April 20254.9M-9.0%1.4M3.55
    31 March 20255.3M+20.3%1.1M4.91
    14 March 20254.4M-18.5%1.4M3.13
    28 February 20255.4M-26.1%1.2M4.36
    14 February 20257.4M-3.1%801K9.19
    31 January 20257.6M+3.5%1.3M5.79
    15 January 20257.3M+7.9%1.2M6.02
    31 December 20246.8M-9.2%672K10.13
    13 December 20247.5M+22.3%504K14.88
    29 November 20246.1M-12.2%539K11.38
    15 November 20247.0M-0.5%882K7.91
    31 October 20247.0M+11.5%573K12.24
    15 October 20246.3M+8.0%569K11.05
    30 September 20245.8M-13.1%674K8.64
    13 September 20246.7M+28.0%713K9.39
    30 August 20245.2M-5.3%607K8.62
    15 August 20245.5M-5.4%1.2M4.59
    31 July 20245.8M-17.9%934K6.25
    15 July 20247.1M+0.9%678K10.49
    28 June 20247.1M+4.7%791K8.91
    14 June 20246.7M+10.4%492K13.69
    31 May 20246.1M+0.3%550K11.09
    15 May 20246.1M-6.2%1.1M5.66
    30 April 20246.5M-11.0%621K10.44
    15 April 20247.3M+13.6%645K11.28
    28 March 20246.4M-0.3%593K10.81
    15 March 20246.4M-8.0%961K6.70
    29 February 20247.0M+6.5%932K7.50
    15 February 20246.6M+3.6%715K9.18
    31 January 20246.3M-2.5%746K8.50
    12 January 20246.5M+3.5%1.1M5.76
    29 December 20236.3M-4.3%765K8.21
    15 December 20236.6M+13.6%802K8.18
    30 November 20235.8M-15.1%747K7.73
    15 November 20236.8M+9.8%916K7.42
    31 October 20236.2M-3.4%643K9.63
    13 October 20236.4M-1.2%933K6.86
    29 September 20236.5M+1.7%702K9.23
    15 September 20236.4M+1.1%450K14.16
    31 August 20236.3M+4.6%379K16.63
    15 August 20236.0M+3.3%455K13.25
    31 July 20235.8M+11.2%574K10.15
    14 July 20235.2M-5.0%334K15.72
    30 June 20235.5M+1.5%572K9.64
    15 June 20235.4M+0.4%536K10.15
    31 May 20235.4M+8.2%488K11.09
    15 May 20235.0M+7.6%496K10.08
    28 April 20234.6M-15.0%349K13.31
    14 April 20235.5M+16.6%591K9.26
    31 March 20234.7M-4.3%535K8.76
    15 March 20234.9M+0.9%544K9.02
    28 February 20234.9M-2.2%352K13.82
    15 February 20235.0M-3.3%427K11.64
    31 January 20235.1M-6.4%457K11.24
    13 January 20235.5M-3.8%294K18.68
    30 December 20225.7M-7.3%611K9.34
    15 December 20226.2M+5.8%537K11.47
    30 November 20225.8M+1.8%440K13.21
    15 November 20225.7M-2.8%602K9.49
    31 October 20225.9M+0.2%478K12.31
    14 October 20225.9M+4.3%533K11.01
    30 September 20225.6M+4.4%495K11.36
    15 September 20225.4M+4.4%406K13.26
    31 August 20225.2M-1.6%527K9.78
    15 August 20225.2M-3.7%718K7.31
    29 July 20225.4M-0.5%383K14.23
    15 July 20225.5M+11.3%498K10.99
    30 June 20224.9M-0.5%745K6.60
    15 June 20224.9M-3.0%512K9.65
    31 May 20225.1M-12.3%630K8.10
    13 May 20225.8M-1.1%696K8.36
    29 April 20225.9M+4.7%397K14.81
    14 April 20225.6M-2.6%733K7.67
    31 March 20225.8M+8.4%460K12.55
    15 March 20225.3M-3.5%608K8.76
    28 February 20225.5M+0.9%365K15.09
    15 February 20225.5M+7.5%459K11.89
    31 January 20225.1M-1.9%595K8.55
    14 January 20225.2M-5.2%697K7.44
    31 December 20215.5M+1.3%447K12.24
    15 December 20215.4M-0.2%678K7.96
    30 November 20215.4M-1.0%677K7.98
    15 November 20215.5M-9.5%618K8.84
    29 October 20216.0M-4.4%470K12.84
    15 October 20216.3M+15.4%971K6.50
    30 September 20215.5M+7.1%647K8.45
    15 September 20215.1M+5.9%482K10.59
    31 August 20214.8M+5.6%985K4.90
    13 August 20214.6M-7.1%865K5.28
    30 July 20214.9M-3.1%428K11.50
    15 July 20215.1M-1.1%575K8.83
    30 June 20215.1M+29.5%1.5M3.41
    15 June 20214.0M-4.0%518K7.65
    28 May 20214.1M+0.1%629K6.56
    14 May 20214.1M-4.7%688K5.99
    30 April 20214.3M-13.2%548K7.90
    15 April 20215.0M+15.0%401K12.43
    31 March 20214.3M+23.9%687K6.31
    15 March 20213.5M+21.2%516K6.78
    26 February 20212.9M-2.1%435K6.64
    12 February 20212.9M-2.0%540K5.46
    29 January 20213.0M-6.2%688K4.38
    15 January 20213.2M+12.8%503K6.38
    31 December 20202.8M-1.3%914K3.11
    15 December 20202.9M-63.7%571K5.05
    30 November 20207.9M+29.1%791K10.03
    13 November 20206.1M+11.6%649K9.47
    30 October 20205.5M+0.8%374K14.69
    15 October 20205.5M+4.0%363K15.02
    30 September 20205.2M+89.4%1.2M4.31
    15 September 20202.8M+461.7%1.4M1.93
    31 August 2020493K883K1.00
    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.