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Vital Farms, Inc. short interest

8.9M shares of Vital Farms were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (7.4M to 14.1M). Short sellers would need 5.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.3%-7% over a year
Days to cover5.38at 1.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue20.70%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 (7.4M to 14.1M), and the share price moved -78% 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 14 Aug 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20268.9M+2.3%1.7M5.38
    30 September 20268.7M-16.9%2.3M3.79
    15 September 202610.5M+9.3%1.1M9.11
    31 August 20269.6M+14.2%1.3M7.41
    14 August 20268.4M-4.2%1.7M4.83
    31 July 20268.7M+9.6%1.4M6.12
    15 July 20268.0M+7.6%1.6M5.09
    30 June 20267.4M-35.0%3.2M2.32
    15 June 202611.4M-0.1%2.1M5.44
    29 May 202611.4M-16.4%3.1M3.69
    15 May 202613.7M-3.2%5.5M2.48
    30 April 202614.1M+12.5%2.7M5.19
    15 April 202612.6M+22.5%2.5M4.95
    31 March 202610.2M+19.1%3.0M3.40
    13 March 20268.6M+9.1%2.2M3.91
    27 February 20267.9M-16.8%3.0M2.60
    13 February 20269.5M-5.1%1.4M6.84
    30 January 202610.0M+0.2%1.9M5.28
    15 January 202610.0M-0.6%1.2M8.26
    31 December 202510.0M+1.9%1.4M7.10
    15 December 20259.8M+12.0%3.3M2.97
    28 November 20258.8M-9.6%1.3M6.97
    14 November 20259.7M+10.3%1.6M5.90
    31 October 20258.8M-7.9%1.2M7.22
    15 October 20259.6M-1.3%998K9.58
    30 September 20259.7M+3.4%1.0M9.31
    15 September 20259.4M+18.1%1.1M8.45
    29 August 20257.9M+7.8%1.1M7.16
    15 August 20257.4M-4.4%1.3M5.82
    31 July 20257.7M+1.2%824K9.35
    15 July 20257.6M-4.0%640K11.90
    30 June 20257.9M+2.8%989K8.02
    13 June 20257.7M+8.0%789K9.78
    30 May 20257.1M+9.0%726K9.84
    15 May 20256.6M+2.3%846K7.74
    30 April 20256.4M-12.8%636K10.06
    15 April 20257.3M+14.3%1.0M7.22
    31 March 20256.4M-2.4%878K7.32
    14 March 20256.6M+6.4%1.2M5.37
    28 February 20256.2M-8.9%1.7M3.55
    14 February 20256.8M+15.9%1.2M5.89
    31 January 20255.9M-4.0%1.0M5.59
    15 January 20256.1M-7.1%1.0M5.87
    31 December 20246.6M-11.8%790K8.31
    13 December 20247.4M-24.0%803K9.27
    29 November 20249.8M+15.0%1.5M6.72
    15 November 20248.5M-6.7%1.5M5.65
    31 October 20249.1M-5.2%1.2M7.85
    15 October 20249.6M+13.3%1.0M9.25
    30 September 20248.5M+5.0%1.0M8.17
    13 September 20248.1M+5.0%861K9.40
    30 August 20247.7M+12.6%674K11.43
    15 August 20246.8M+55.1%1.4M4.88
    31 July 20244.4M+26.2%914K4.83
    15 July 20243.5M+12.7%735K4.75
    28 June 20243.1M+20.6%863K3.60
    14 June 20242.6M+13.0%797K3.23
    31 May 20242.3M+11.6%738K3.09
    15 May 20242.0M+9.0%1.1M1.80
    30 April 20241.9M+5.1%566K3.30
    15 April 20241.8M+13.7%564K3.16
    28 March 20241.6M-12.0%662K2.37
    15 March 20241.8M+0.2%489K3.64
    29 February 20241.8M+9.3%387K4.59
    15 February 20241.6M-7.8%211K7.73
    31 January 20241.8M+11.8%223K7.89
    12 January 20241.6M+3.0%198K7.95
    29 December 20231.5M-0.9%185K8.29
    15 December 20231.5M+1.9%333K4.64
    30 November 20231.5M+2.4%255K5.96
    15 November 20231.5M+2.2%310K4.78
    31 October 20231.5M-7.3%230K6.32
    13 October 20231.6M-1.8%210K7.46
    29 September 20231.6M-3.2%355K4.49
    15 September 20231.6M-4.3%313K5.27
    31 August 20231.7M-6.8%389K4.43
    15 August 20231.8M-3.7%598K3.09
    31 July 20231.9M-3.3%536K3.58
    14 July 20232.0M-10.5%534K3.71
    30 June 20232.2M+7.5%327K6.78
    15 June 20232.1M-8.9%242K8.52
    31 May 20232.3M-2.1%214K10.57
    15 May 20232.3M+28.0%311K7.43
    28 April 20231.8M+8.2%139K12.98
    14 April 20231.7M+1.3%158K10.59
    31 March 20231.6M+3.4%191K8.63
    15 March 20231.6M+8.3%260K6.13
    28 February 20231.5M+9.8%231K6.37
    15 February 20231.3M+5.9%226K5.93
    31 January 20231.3M-0.8%226K5.60
    13 January 20231.3M-5.1%234K5.45
    30 December 20221.3M+1.6%146K9.24
    15 December 20221.3M-7.0%204K6.48
    30 November 20221.4M-3.4%132K10.83
    15 November 20221.5M-8.8%165K8.96
    31 October 20221.6M-16.9%147K10.96
    14 October 20221.9M-1.0%169K11.51
    30 September 20222.0M+5.4%249K7.88
    15 September 20221.9M+8.0%259K7.20
    31 August 20221.7M+5.5%238K7.26
    15 August 20221.6M-0.7%363K4.51
    29 July 20221.6M-5.0%399K4.12
    15 July 20221.7M-28.6%204K8.48
    30 June 20222.4M-5.2%318K7.63
    15 June 20222.6M+2.1%287K8.91
    31 May 20222.5M+1.7%280K8.94
    13 May 20222.5M-14.2%319K7.73
    29 April 20222.9M-2.6%202K14.21
    14 April 20222.9M-0.8%326K9.04
    31 March 20223.0M-1.1%173K17.24
    15 March 20223.0M+5.1%337K8.92
    28 February 20222.9M-0.1%219K13.04
    15 February 20222.9M-0.3%125K22.85
    31 January 20222.9M-1.6%162K17.67
    14 January 20222.9M+1.4%147K19.80
    31 December 20212.9M-0.8%156K18.43
    15 December 20212.9M-8.3%184K15.76
    30 November 20213.2M+1.9%216K14.65
    15 November 20213.1M+3.2%296K10.49
    29 October 20213.0M-4.6%168K17.93
    15 October 20213.2M-15.0%256K12.31
    30 September 20213.7M-0.2%302K12.30
    15 September 20213.7M-2.8%316K11.77
    31 August 20213.8M-7.3%243K15.75
    13 August 20214.1M+2.1%372K11.08
    30 July 20214.0M-9.1%270K14.98
    15 July 20214.4M+5.2%331K13.44
    30 June 20214.2M-0.9%306K13.81
    15 June 20214.3M+1.9%387K11.02
    28 May 20214.2M+2.8%266K15.75
    14 May 20214.1M+4.3%429K9.48
    30 April 20213.9M-5.9%332K11.76
    15 April 20214.1M+1.1%268K15.45
    31 March 20214.1M+18.6%957K4.28
    15 March 20213.5M-3.6%383K9.03
    26 February 20213.6M+13.2%644K5.56
    12 February 20213.2M+1.9%546K5.79
    29 January 20213.1M-15.3%555K5.59
    15 January 20213.7M+14.2%361K10.15
    31 December 20203.2M+10.3%395K8.13
    15 December 20202.9M+22.4%441K6.60
    30 November 20202.4M+21.8%469K5.08
    13 November 20202.0M+69.0%576K3.39
    30 October 20201.2M+29.9%127K9.11
    15 October 2020890K+9.9%144K6.17
    30 September 2020809K+91.1%322K2.51
    15 September 2020423K+147.6%229K1.85
    31 August 2020171K+12.5%195K1.00
    14 August 2020152K482K1.00
    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.