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Vera Bradley, Inc. short interest

911K shares of Vera Bradley were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 1.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short911Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+54.2%-48% over a year
Days to cover1.61at 567K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.18%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 the most since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +221% 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 2026911K+54.2%567K1.61
    30 September 2026591K-0.7%583K1.01
    15 September 2026595K-13.7%1.3M1.00
    31 August 2026690K-3.2%75K9.22
    14 August 2026712K-9.9%117K6.09
    31 July 2026791K-0.0%98K8.10
    15 July 2026791K-4.6%145K5.44
    30 June 2026829K-17.8%320K2.59
    15 June 20261.0M+4.5%1.1M1.00
    29 May 2026965K-8.7%103K9.38
    15 May 20261.1M-4.9%208K5.09
    30 April 20261.1M-5.4%225K4.94
    15 April 20261.2M+5.7%304K3.86
    31 March 20261.1M-20.9%299K3.72
    13 March 20261.4M+22.8%749K1.88
    27 February 20261.1M-7.1%139K8.25
    13 February 20261.2M-5.8%182K6.76
    30 January 20261.3M-6.4%283K4.62
    15 January 20261.4M-20.8%535K2.61
    31 December 20251.8M-15.1%692K2.55
    15 December 20252.1M+25.6%1.4M1.53
    28 November 20251.7M+25.9%3.4M1.00
    14 November 20251.3M+2.9%188K6.97
    31 October 20251.3M-26.7%338K3.77
    15 October 20251.7M+3.9%149K11.71
    30 September 20251.7M+8.3%164K10.24
    15 September 20251.5M-14.5%341K4.53
    29 August 20251.8M+6.3%123K14.67
    15 August 20251.7M-17.9%99K17.21
    31 July 20252.1M-10.4%243K8.55
    15 July 20252.3M-6.4%228K10.17
    30 June 20252.5M-28.4%816K3.04
    13 June 20253.5M+2.3%593K5.83
    30 May 20253.4M-2.4%152K22.21
    15 May 20253.5M-0.4%146K23.68
    30 April 20253.5M+17.9%225K15.47
    15 April 20253.0M-0.7%242K12.19
    31 March 20253.0M+5.3%217K13.68
    14 March 20252.8M+8.6%325K8.70
    28 February 20252.6M-0.4%251K10.34
    14 February 20252.6M+11.5%189K13.80
    31 January 20252.3M-3.6%163K14.39
    15 January 20252.4M-3.0%199K12.21
    31 December 20242.5M-13.4%456K5.49
    13 December 20242.9M-4.4%417K6.93
    29 November 20243.0M+0.1%209K14.43
    15 November 20243.0M-9.3%191K15.84
    31 October 20243.3M-2.6%180K18.50
    15 October 20243.4M+9.4%390K8.76
    30 September 20243.1M-22.6%499K6.26
    13 September 20244.0M+17.6%923K4.37
    30 August 20243.4M+39.8%424K8.10
    15 August 20242.5M+11.4%307K8.00
    31 July 20242.2M+35.7%297K7.42
    15 July 20241.6M+53.6%435K3.74
    28 June 20241.1M+26.8%578K1.83
    14 June 2024834K+22.7%567K1.47
    31 May 2024679K-10.1%253K2.68
    15 May 2024755K-1.1%192K3.93
    30 April 2024763K+2.3%210K3.64
    15 April 2024746K+24.1%243K3.07
    28 March 2024601K-23.6%352K1.71
    15 March 2024787K+7.3%416K1.89
    29 February 2024733K-7.4%224K3.27
    15 February 2024792K+7.7%249K3.18
    31 January 2024735K-3.7%302K2.43
    12 January 2024763K-4.4%399K1.92
    29 December 2023798K+21.6%279K2.86
    15 December 2023657K+15.3%444K1.48
    30 November 2023569K+0.3%226K2.52
    15 November 2023568K-4.2%220K2.58
    31 October 2023593K+2.7%169K3.50
    13 October 2023577K-4.4%171K3.37
    29 September 2023604K+0.6%224K2.69
    15 September 2023601K-8.9%239K2.52
    31 August 2023659K+9.3%244K2.71
    15 August 2023604K-5.7%151K3.99
    31 July 2023640K+5.2%155K4.12
    14 July 2023608K-4.8%183K3.33
    30 June 2023639K+117.8%584K1.09
    15 June 2023293K+6.1%533K1.00
    31 May 2023276K-25.8%196K1.41
    15 May 2023373K-15.6%158K2.36
    28 April 2023442K+1.5%213K2.07
    14 April 2023435K+31.5%292K1.49
    31 March 2023331K-0.4%324K1.02
    15 March 2023333K-6.0%333K1.00
    28 February 2023354K+1.1%189K1.87
    15 February 2023350K+8.3%223K1.57
    31 January 2023323K-45.1%252K1.28
    13 January 2023588K+49.8%228K2.58
    30 December 2022393K-3.8%305K1.29
    15 December 2022408K+7.4%364K1.12
    30 November 2022380K+0.3%201K1.89
    15 November 2022379K-6.2%176K2.15
    31 October 2022404K-21.4%232K1.74
    14 October 2022514K-21.3%272K1.89
    30 September 2022653K+4.6%357K1.83
    15 September 2022625K+1.9%481K1.30
    31 August 2022613K+5.4%274K2.24
    15 August 2022582K-6.6%251K2.32
    29 July 2022623K-16.8%397K1.57
    15 July 2022748K+9.3%407K1.84
    30 June 2022685K-71.8%1.5M1.00
    15 June 20222.4M-22.5%781K3.11
    31 May 20223.1M+7.6%373K8.41
    13 May 20222.9M+13.5%377K7.73
    29 April 20222.6M+13.6%246K10.44
    14 April 20222.3M-2.8%241K9.40
    31 March 20222.3M-11.0%255K9.11
    15 March 20222.6M+42.7%368K7.10
    28 February 20221.8M+7.8%197K9.29
    15 February 20221.7M+8.2%177K9.62
    31 January 20221.6M-5.0%228K6.90
    14 January 20221.7M-10.0%231K7.15
    31 December 20211.8M+12.5%249K7.38
    15 December 20211.6M-5.9%546K2.99
    30 November 20211.7M-2.6%197K8.82
    15 November 20211.8M-4.6%214K8.32
    29 October 20211.9M+15.4%176K10.60
    15 October 20211.6M+33.5%230K7.02
    30 September 20211.2M-1.6%369K3.28
    15 September 20211.2M+31.9%495K2.48
    31 August 2021932K+3.1%159K5.86
    13 August 2021904K-9.2%199K4.53
    30 July 2021995K-5.1%162K6.15
    15 July 20211.0M-0.2%182K5.76
    30 June 20211.0M+31.7%348K3.01
    15 June 2021797K+30.5%430K1.86
    28 May 2021611K+1.5%185K3.30
    14 May 2021602K-1.2%182K3.31
    30 April 2021609K+1.0%149K4.09
    15 April 2021603K-18.0%251K2.41
    31 March 2021736K-14.9%314K2.34
    15 March 2021865K-23.6%355K2.44
    26 February 20211.1M-23.4%259K4.37
    12 February 20211.5M-40.4%347K4.26
    29 January 20212.5M-0.8%228K10.88
    15 January 20212.5M-2.8%246K10.15
    31 December 20202.6M+3.9%339K7.60
    15 December 20202.5M+1.8%657K3.77
    30 November 20202.4M+4.8%428K5.68
    13 November 20202.3M+13.1%281K8.26
    30 October 20202.1M+0.5%246K8.33
    15 October 20202.0M-5.9%333K6.12
    30 September 20202.2M+0.9%434K5.00
    15 September 20202.1M+65.4%2.3M1.00
    31 August 20201.3M-4.3%260K5.01
    14 August 20201.4M-5.5%208K6.54
    31 July 20201.4M-4.0%243K5.92
    15 July 20201.5M-2.1%259K5.79
    30 June 20201.5M-0.2%396K3.87
    15 June 20201.5M-0.6%320K4.79
    29 May 20201.5M-1.4%174K8.87
    15 May 20201.6M+1.3%184K8.49
    30 April 20201.5M-1.9%163K9.45
    15 April 20201.6M-2.3%317K4.97
    31 March 20201.6M-13.8%359K4.48
    13 March 20201.9M-7.8%425K4.40
    28 February 20202.0M+15.8%229K8.87
    14 February 20201.8M+0.3%164K10.70
    31 January 20201.7M+1.7%188K9.28
    15 January 20201.7M-2.5%188K9.12
    31 December 20191.8M-1.3%335K5.26
    13 December 20191.8M+12.3%462K3.87
    29 November 20191.6M-4.9%177K8.96
    15 November 20191.7M+6.3%252K6.62
    31 October 20191.6M-22.1%319K4.93
    15 October 20192.0M-18.5%368K5.49
    30 September 20192.5M+7.0%413K6.00
    13 September 20192.3M+2.2%746K3.10
    30 August 20192.3M+0.9%259K8.75
    15 August 20192.2M-3.4%246K9.14
    31 July 20192.3M-2.9%207K11.21
    15 July 20192.4M-0.3%217K11.02
    28 June 20192.4M+3.9%356K6.74
    14 June 20192.3M-8.4%647K3.57
    31 May 20192.5M+6.1%284K8.88
    15 May 20192.4M-11.2%252K9.45
    30 April 20192.7M+23.1%336K7.97
    15 April 20192.2M-4.0%285K7.64
    29 March 20192.3M-6.5%378K5.99
    15 March 20192.4M+12.9%727K3.34
    28 February 20192.1M-5.8%192K11.17
    15 February 20192.3M-4.0%211K10.80
    31 January 20192.4M-2.5%221K10.73
    15 January 20192.4M-1.1%320K7.60
    31 December 20182.5M-11.4%560K4.40
    14 December 20182.8M-22.5%825K3.37
    30 November 20183.6M-11.3%454K7.89
    15 November 20184.0M-2.8%339K11.94
    31 October 20184.2M-3.1%373K11.16
    15 October 20184.3M+7.2%573K7.50
    28 September 20184.0M-1.3%460K8.71
    14 September 20184.1M-2.1%896K4.53
    31 August 20184.1M+5.1%221K18.77
    15 August 20183.9M-1.7%248K15.91
    31 July 20184.0M-3.7%239K16.79
    13 July 20184.2M-0.4%308K13.51
    29 June 20184.2M+5.0%471K8.87
    15 June 20184.0M+31.1%779K5.11
    31 May 20183.0M+1.0%202K15.00
    15 May 20183.0M-3.1%173K17.43
    30 April 20183.1M-6.5%208K14.92
    13 April 20183.3M+2.5%184K18.02
    29 March 20183.2M-15.8%319K10.16
    15 March 20183.8M-2.7%417K9.23
    28 February 20184.0M-5.7%222K17.84
    15 February 20184.2M-10.8%273K15.33
    31 January 20184.7M-0.7%258K18.22
    12 January 20184.7M+10.7%394K12.01
    29 December 20174.3M362K11.80
    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.