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Vale S.A. short interest

59.2M shares of Vale were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, the most since 30 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 1.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short59.2Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.9%-20% over a year
Days to cover1.43at 41.3M 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 the most since 30 Jun 2026, and the share price moved -4% 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 202659.2M+3.9%41.3M1.43
    15 October 202657.0M+2.9%40.4M1.41
    30 September 202655.4M+20.0%27.5M2.02
    15 September 202646.1M+5.1%32.2M1.43
    31 August 202643.9M-5.5%27.2M1.61
    14 August 202646.4M-11.5%24.1M1.92
    31 July 202652.5M-10.3%20.3M2.58
    15 July 202658.5M-4.9%22.9M2.55
    30 June 202661.5M-1.2%22.4M2.75
    15 June 202662.2M-7.4%24.0M2.59
    29 May 202667.2M+34.9%21.4M3.14
    15 May 202649.8M-22.6%26.2M1.90
    30 April 202664.4M-8.6%23.9M2.69
    15 April 202670.4M+19.0%26.8M2.63
    31 March 202659.2M+2.9%28.2M2.10
    13 March 202657.5M-0.6%38.8M1.48
    27 February 202657.9M-9.0%29.9M1.94
    13 February 202663.6M-23.1%46.0M1.38
    30 January 202682.8M-11.2%49.0M1.69
    15 January 202693.2M+29.8%40.4M2.31
    31 December 202571.8M-6.1%21.5M3.34
    15 December 202576.5M+14.4%40.1M1.91
    28 November 202566.8M-6.6%27.9M2.40
    14 November 202571.6M-3.1%30.7M2.33
    31 October 202573.9M-4.1%35.7M2.07
    15 October 202577.1M+37.2%36.7M2.10
    30 September 202556.2M-14.0%32.3M1.74
    15 September 202565.3M+12.2%23.4M2.79
    29 August 202558.2M-16.2%20.6M2.82
    15 August 202569.5M+5.4%36.1M1.93
    31 July 202566.0M-28.6%55.0M1.20
    15 July 202592.5M+11.2%50.9M1.82
    30 June 202583.1M+23.3%55.2M1.51
    13 June 202567.4M-4.6%28.9M2.34
    30 May 202570.7M-15.4%27.1M2.61
    15 May 202583.6M-12.2%22.8M3.67
    30 April 202595.2M+1.4%28.7M3.31
    15 April 202593.9M-8.8%52.2M1.80
    31 March 2025103.0M-4.6%29.6M3.48
    14 March 2025107.9M-4.7%30.3M3.56
    28 February 2025113.2M-15.0%35.7M3.17
    14 February 2025133.1M-10.5%30.9M4.31
    31 January 2025148.7M+62.5%51.5M2.89
    15 January 202591.5M+22.1%26.6M3.43
    31 December 202474.9M+24.0%26.9M2.78
    13 December 202460.4M-10.4%32.6M1.85
    29 November 202467.4M-6.3%23.9M2.82
    15 November 202471.9M-6.1%30.0M2.40
    31 October 202476.6M+5.0%30.7M2.50
    15 October 202472.9M-19.3%31.1M2.34
    30 September 202490.4M+43.4%36.4M2.49
    13 September 202463.1M-3.7%27.6M2.29
    30 August 202465.5M-3.4%26.5M2.47
    15 August 202467.8M+18.1%31.7M2.14
    31 July 202457.4M+4.3%26.8M2.14
    15 July 202455.0M-20.2%26.5M2.07
    28 June 202468.9M+5.5%24.0M2.87
    14 June 202465.3M+11.6%27.2M2.40
    31 May 202458.5M+24.8%23.6M2.48
    15 May 202446.9M-5.3%20.5M2.29
    30 April 202449.5M-1.4%30.8M1.61
    15 April 202450.2M+32.1%33.4M1.51
    28 March 202438.0M+2.9%20.8M1.83
    15 March 202436.9M+9.1%33.4M1.10
    29 February 202433.9M-19.0%27.5M1.23
    15 February 202441.8M-1.7%20.8M2.01
    31 January 202442.5M-11.6%29.6M1.44
    12 January 202448.1M+4.7%15.9M3.03
    29 December 202346.0M-6.2%15.3M3.00
    15 December 202349.0M+6.7%19.8M2.47
    30 November 202345.9M-27.1%22.8M2.01
    15 November 202363.0M-5.8%21.3M2.96
    31 October 202366.9M+18.4%26.3M2.54
    13 October 202356.5M+1.8%15.5M3.65
    29 September 202355.4M+9.4%26.6M2.09
    15 September 202350.7M-2.8%18.2M2.78
    31 August 202352.2M+2.5%17.4M3.00
    15 August 202350.9M+9.9%22.1M2.30
    31 July 202346.3M+21.8%20.2M2.30
    14 July 202338.0M-6.2%22.5M1.69
    30 June 202340.5M-2.2%20.7M1.96
    15 June 202341.4M-10.1%25.5M1.63
    31 May 202346.1M-7.1%21.3M2.16
    15 May 202349.6M+6.0%19.4M2.55
    28 April 202346.8M+13.4%28.9M1.62
    14 April 202341.2M+20.4%21.3M1.94
    31 March 202334.2M-39.3%24.5M1.40
    15 March 202356.4M+15.4%28.4M1.99
    28 February 202348.9M-10.5%21.4M2.29
    15 February 202354.7M-0.9%20.3M2.70
    31 January 202355.2M+4.7%18.6M2.96
    13 January 202352.7M+0.0%25.2M2.09
    30 December 202252.7M-19.4%19.8M2.66
    15 December 202265.4M+7.2%33.1M1.97
    30 November 202261.0M-7.9%28.0M2.18
    15 November 202266.2M+6.2%46.3M1.43
    31 October 202262.3M+14.3%59.2M1.05
    14 October 202254.6M+67.2%46.5M1.17
    30 September 202232.6M+21.8%46.5M1.00
    15 September 202226.8M+10.6%34.5M1.00
    31 August 202224.2M-20.2%28.1M1.00
    15 August 202230.3M+18.1%33.4M1.00
    29 July 202225.7M-31.6%31.2M1.00
    15 July 202237.6M+18.9%33.0M1.14
    30 June 202231.6M-0.7%37.4M1.00
    15 June 202231.8M-1.4%31.6M1.01
    31 May 202232.3M+10.2%33.0M1.00
    13 May 202229.3M+6.3%38.6M1.00
    29 April 202227.6M-21.2%42.0M1.00
    14 April 202235.0M+3.3%30.0M1.17
    31 March 202233.9M-33.0%33.6M1.01
    15 March 202250.5M-3.5%48.9M1.03
    28 February 202252.3M-2.6%35.2M1.49
    15 February 202253.7M+13.3%34.1M1.58
    31 January 202247.4M-24.3%38.1M1.24
    14 January 202262.6M+12.9%34.3M1.82
    31 December 202155.5M-21.5%19.9M2.78
    15 December 202170.7M-10.9%33.8M2.09
    30 November 202179.4M+19.5%35.7M2.22
    15 November 202166.4M+11.5%46.1M1.44
    29 October 202159.6M+70.3%36.8M1.62
    15 October 202135.0M+17.0%28.7M1.22
    30 September 202129.9M+31.2%47.8M1.00
    15 September 202122.8M-5.7%26.2M1.00
    31 August 202124.2M-45.1%27.4M1.00
    13 August 202144.0M-0.1%23.0M1.91
    30 July 202144.0M-18.3%22.9M1.92
    15 July 202153.9M+7.0%20.7M2.61
    30 June 202150.3M-12.3%28.0M1.80
    15 June 202157.4M-5.6%30.1M1.91
    28 May 202160.8M-4.8%33.1M1.84
    14 May 202163.9M+6.6%30.3M2.11
    30 April 202159.9M-9.7%24.3M2.47
    15 April 202166.4M+10.4%21.7M3.06
    31 March 202160.1M-6.0%24.0M2.51
    15 March 202164.0M-23.2%34.5M1.85
    26 February 202183.3M+6.0%25.4M3.28
    12 February 202178.6M-6.2%25.9M3.03
    29 January 202183.7M-10.8%22.8M3.67
    15 January 202193.9M+1.1%34.4M2.73
    31 December 202092.9M+5.9%18.3M5.08
    15 December 202087.7M-22.9%35.2M2.49
    30 November 2020113.7M+34.5%40.6M2.80
    13 November 202084.5M+16.2%24.1M3.51
    30 October 202072.8M+5.2%20.1M3.63
    15 October 202069.2M+0.4%22.4M3.09
    30 September 202068.9M+5.8%40.3M1.71
    15 September 202065.2M+6.3%24.3M2.68
    31 August 202061.3M+44.8%20.5M3.00
    14 August 202042.3M+23.9%31.6M1.34
    31 July 202034.2M-20.3%25.9M1.32
    15 July 202042.9M+40.4%21.9M1.96
    30 June 202030.5M+10.8%25.7M1.19
    15 June 202027.5M+28.6%29.3M1.00
    29 May 202021.4M-16.7%26.2M1.00
    15 May 202025.7M+10.1%20.2M1.27
    30 April 202023.4M-8.3%24.5M1.00
    15 April 202025.5M+3.3%21.4M1.19
    31 March 202024.7M-5.5%28.7M1.00
    13 March 202026.1M-8.0%55.1M1.00
    28 February 202028.4M+9.6%39.1M1.00
    14 February 202025.9M+9.9%21.7M1.19
    31 January 202023.6M-6.8%22.2M1.06
    15 January 202025.3M-5.2%17.6M1.44
    31 December 201926.7M+17.4%15.5M1.72
    13 December 201922.7M-17.2%17.5M1.30
    29 November 201927.4M-5.2%17.2M1.59
    15 November 201929.0M-1.9%21.5M1.35
    31 October 201929.5M+12.4%17.5M1.69
    15 October 201926.2M-7.9%20.6M1.28
    30 September 201928.5M+0.1%15.1M1.89
    13 September 201928.5M+14.0%20.2M1.41
    30 August 201925.0M-11.6%19.7M1.27
    15 August 201928.2M+30.6%22.2M1.27
    31 July 201921.6M+0.5%16.2M1.34
    15 July 201921.5M+3.5%22.4M1.00
    28 June 201920.8M-12.7%16.1M1.29
    14 June 201923.8M+8.4%21.1M1.13
    31 May 201922.0M-26.0%25.7M1.00
    15 May 201929.7M+33.1%19.2M1.54
    30 April 201922.3M-30.1%17.0M1.32
    15 April 201931.9M-46.7%19.4M1.64
    29 March 201959.8M+12.9%28.2M2.12
    15 March 201953.0M+3.7%29.3M1.81
    28 February 201951.1M+8.1%24.1M2.12
    15 February 201947.2M-14.5%44.0M1.07
    31 January 201955.3M-17.2%61.6M1.00
    15 January 201966.7M+0.6%23.9M2.79
    31 December 201866.3M-2.3%19.5M3.40
    14 December 201867.8M-1.0%24.1M2.81
    30 November 201868.5M-5.2%24.1M2.84
    15 November 201872.2M+9.6%18.8M3.83
    31 October 201865.9M+32.4%28.5M2.31
    15 October 201849.8M-12.4%24.1M2.07
    28 September 201856.8M+9.8%20.6M2.76
    14 September 201851.8M+0.8%15.7M3.30
    31 August 201851.3M+9.3%17.3M2.96
    15 August 201847.0M-14.7%21.1M2.23
    31 July 201855.1M-22.0%20.8M2.65
    13 July 201870.6M-11.4%14.8M4.78
    29 June 201879.7M-7.9%22.1M3.60
    15 June 201886.6M-2.1%26.0M3.33
    31 May 201888.5M-0.7%23.3M3.79
    15 May 201889.1M-1.5%20.0M4.46
    30 April 201890.5M+0.4%20.6M4.39
    13 April 201890.1M+3.3%17.7M5.09
    29 March 201887.2M-7.0%23.4M3.72
    15 March 201893.7M-5.1%20.8M4.52
    28 February 201898.7M-2.1%27.1M3.65
    15 February 2018100.9M+18.2%34.7M2.91
    31 January 201885.4M+9.4%28.9M2.95
    12 January 201878.1M-5.6%20.1M3.89
    29 December 201782.7M17.5M4.74
    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.