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Verisign Inc. short interest

2.2M shares of Verisign were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+12.5%+31% over a year
Days to cover2.23at 999K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.48%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 +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 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.2M+12.5%999K2.23
    30 September 20262.0M+1.1%770K2.57
    15 September 20262.0M+20.9%662K2.96
    31 August 20261.6M+8.7%635K2.55
    14 August 20261.5M-21.5%790K1.89
    31 July 20261.9M+3.6%937K2.02
    15 July 20261.8M-3.7%645K2.84
    30 June 20261.9M-22.7%1.0M1.85
    15 June 20262.5M+15.6%717K3.43
    29 May 20262.1M+2.7%899K2.37
    15 May 20262.1M-1.2%767K2.70
    30 April 20262.1M+22.1%874K2.40
    15 April 20261.7M-10.3%948K1.81
    31 March 20261.9M+6.4%831K2.30
    13 March 20261.8M+7.1%677K2.66
    27 February 20261.7M-5.7%742K2.27
    13 February 20261.8M-22.4%1.1M1.56
    30 January 20262.3M-13.8%664K3.46
    15 January 20262.7M+9.2%562K4.75
    31 December 20252.4M+4.8%579K4.22
    15 December 20252.3M-9.7%870K2.68
    28 November 20252.6M+12.5%1.2M2.14
    14 November 20252.3M+0.5%835K2.75
    31 October 20252.3M+34.9%1.3M1.79
    15 October 20251.7M-8.7%623K2.71
    30 September 20251.9M-9.1%757K2.45
    15 September 20252.0M+10.8%693K2.94
    29 August 20251.8M-12.3%687K2.68
    15 August 20252.1M+17.7%1.0M2.01
    31 July 20251.8M+2.1%1.2M1.47
    15 July 20251.7M-4.7%618K2.83
    30 June 20251.8M+0.4%690K2.66
    13 June 20251.8M+13.7%666K2.74
    30 May 20251.6M-21.2%842K1.91
    15 May 20252.0M+13.9%1.1M1.92
    30 April 20251.8M-6.7%970K1.85
    15 April 20251.9M-1.2%1.1M1.75
    31 March 20251.9M-12.6%834K2.33
    14 March 20252.2M+21.9%809K2.75
    28 February 20251.8M+18.8%961K1.90
    14 February 20251.5M-4.3%807K1.90
    31 January 20251.6M-16.4%595K2.70
    15 January 20251.9M+1.7%846K2.27
    31 December 20241.9M+10.2%691K2.73
    13 December 20241.7M+9.2%606K2.83
    29 November 20241.6M-15.9%648K2.42
    15 November 20241.9M-16.3%625K2.99
    31 October 20242.2M+6.3%704K3.17
    15 October 20242.1M-4.4%446K4.70
    30 September 20242.2M+3.4%695K3.16
    13 September 20242.1M+15.6%647K3.28
    30 August 20241.8M+8.3%530K3.47
    15 August 20241.7M+17.0%767K2.21
    31 July 20241.4M-30.2%850K1.71
    15 July 20242.1M+2.2%480K4.33
    28 June 20242.0M-3.7%898K2.26
    14 June 20242.1M+5.4%576K3.67
    31 May 20242.0M+7.8%774K2.59
    15 May 20241.9M+7.2%792K2.35
    30 April 20241.7M-4.7%939K1.85
    15 April 20241.8M+4.2%626K2.91
    28 March 20241.7M-0.7%488K3.58
    15 March 20241.8M+3.8%625K2.82
    29 February 20241.7M-3.2%558K3.04
    15 February 20241.8M-7.3%732K2.39
    31 January 20241.9M+13.2%427K4.42
    12 January 20241.7M+1.2%487K3.43
    29 December 20231.7M-3.1%549K3.01
    15 December 20231.7M+0.8%638K2.67
    30 November 20231.7M+10.2%690K2.45
    15 November 20231.5M+48.5%471K3.25
    31 October 20231.0M+18.6%636K1.62
    13 October 2023871K+5.4%422K2.06
    29 September 2023826K-5.4%405K2.04
    15 September 2023874K+4.7%588K1.48
    31 August 2023834K+9.6%330K2.53
    15 August 2023761K-15.8%417K1.83
    31 July 2023904K+10.2%493K1.84
    14 July 2023821K+5.9%467K1.76
    30 June 2023775K-7.5%493K1.57
    15 June 2023838K+0.7%444K1.89
    31 May 2023832K-3.2%467K1.78
    15 May 2023860K+1.3%436K1.97
    28 April 2023849K-13.0%397K2.14
    14 April 2023976K-18.2%386K2.53
    31 March 20231.2M+1.3%725K1.65
    15 March 20231.2M+6.8%474K2.49
    28 February 20231.1M-15.8%598K1.84
    15 February 20231.3M-11.7%658K1.99
    31 January 20231.5M+21.2%489K3.04
    13 January 20231.2M-20.5%594K2.06
    30 December 20221.5M-15.0%1.1M1.38
    15 December 20221.8M-2.5%676K2.68
    30 November 20221.9M-4.9%656K2.83
    15 November 20222.0M+21.4%623K3.13
    31 October 20221.6M+8.1%728K2.21
    14 October 20221.5M-11.2%660K2.26
    30 September 20221.7M+4.9%887K1.89
    15 September 20221.6M+6.2%581K2.75
    31 August 20221.5M+5.4%489K3.08
    15 August 20221.4M-14.5%513K2.78
    29 July 20221.7M-4.7%679K2.46
    15 July 20221.8M+35.4%514K3.41
    30 June 20221.3M-2.9%882K1.47
    15 June 20221.3M+24.1%590K2.26
    31 May 20221.1M-30.1%828K1.30
    13 May 20221.5M+2.5%1.2M1.24
    29 April 20221.5M+38.4%761K1.97
    14 April 20221.1M+3.9%485K2.23
    31 March 20221.0M+1.9%700K1.49
    15 March 20221.0M-12.3%607K1.68
    28 February 20221.2M-15.1%541K2.15
    15 February 20221.4M+30.5%647K2.12
    31 January 20221.1M-27.9%690K1.52
    14 January 20221.5M+10.6%559K2.61
    31 December 20211.3M-13.2%610K2.16
    15 December 20211.5M+16.9%699K2.17
    30 November 20211.3M+35.4%846K1.54
    15 November 2021959K-3.6%493K1.95
    29 October 2021995K-3.5%500K1.99
    15 October 20211.0M-3.1%410K2.52
    30 September 20211.1M+4.6%484K2.20
    15 September 20211.0M-2.3%394K2.58
    31 August 20211.0M-3.7%417K2.50
    13 August 20211.1M-1.1%355K3.05
    30 July 20211.1M+7.2%518K2.11
    15 July 20211.0M+0.6%405K2.52
    30 June 20211.0M-23.0%719K1.41
    15 June 20211.3M+2.7%462K2.85
    28 May 20211.3M-11.5%432K2.97
    14 May 20211.4M-7.0%478K3.03
    30 April 20211.6M+6.4%508K3.07
    15 April 20211.5M-11.5%531K2.76
    31 March 20211.7M-5.9%676K2.45
    15 March 20211.8M+18.5%634K2.77
    26 February 20211.5M+18.2%603K2.46
    12 February 20211.3M-12.6%462K2.72
    29 January 20211.4M-1.5%539K2.67
    15 January 20211.5M+22.8%618K2.36
    31 December 20201.2M-7.5%447K2.65
    15 December 20201.3M+1.1%609K2.11
    30 November 20201.3M+0.7%567K2.24
    13 November 20201.3M+19.2%567K2.22
    30 October 20201.1M+6.2%638K1.66
    15 October 2020995K-5.3%402K2.48
    30 September 20201.1M-27.2%695K1.51
    15 September 20201.4M+12.2%730K1.98
    31 August 20201.3M-13.9%591K2.17
    14 August 20201.5M+8.8%511K2.92
    31 July 20201.4M-10.3%709K1.93
    15 July 20201.5M-10.7%516K2.96
    30 June 20201.7M+4.6%605K2.83
    15 June 20201.6M-8.0%630K2.59
    29 May 20201.8M-3.3%522K3.41
    15 May 20201.8M-8.2%488K3.77
    30 April 20202.0M-16.4%759K2.64
    15 April 20202.4M+10.1%693K3.46
    31 March 20202.2M+22.8%976K2.23
    13 March 20201.8M+25.6%851K2.08
    28 February 20201.4M-3.6%790K1.79
    14 February 20201.5M+24.2%564K2.59
    31 January 20201.2M-13.0%387K3.04
    15 January 20201.4M-6.7%551K2.46
    31 December 20191.5M+3.4%530K2.74
    13 December 20191.4M+18.7%568K2.47
    29 November 20191.2M-6.5%701K1.68
    15 November 20191.3M-10.5%593K2.13
    31 October 20191.4M+2.7%581K2.43
    15 October 20191.4M-1.5%624K2.21
    30 September 20191.4M+10.1%634K2.20
    13 September 20191.3M-1.8%707K1.79
    30 August 20191.3M+0.0%433K2.98
    15 August 20191.3M-4.4%563K2.29
    31 July 20191.3M+7.0%736K1.83
    15 July 20191.3M-15.1%557K2.27
    28 June 20191.5M+10.5%651K2.28
    14 June 20191.3M-5.0%544K2.47
    31 May 20191.4M+16.7%495K2.86
    15 May 20191.2M-1.6%551K2.20
    30 April 20191.2M-2.4%610K2.02
    15 April 20191.3M-22.6%610K2.07
    29 March 20191.6M-6.5%561K2.91
    15 March 20191.7M+10.8%605K2.89
    28 February 20191.6M-7.1%559K2.82
    15 February 20191.7M-26.8%657K2.59
    31 January 20192.3M-4.9%640K3.62
    15 January 20192.4M-11.8%666K3.67
    31 December 20182.8M+19.8%1.2M2.37
    14 December 20182.3M+6.5%913K2.53
    30 November 20182.2M-0.1%749K2.89
    15 November 20182.2M+2.2%1.3M1.64
    31 October 20182.1M+17.7%944K2.25
    15 October 20181.8M-8.2%772K2.34
    28 September 20182.0M-11.9%1.0M1.88
    14 September 20182.2M+5.9%682K3.27
    31 August 20182.1M-5.1%704K2.99
    15 August 20182.2M-4.0%578K3.84
    31 July 20182.3M-11.8%631K3.66
    13 July 20182.6M+0.1%518K5.06
    29 June 20182.6M-4.0%1.1M2.36
    15 June 20182.7M+16.1%933K2.93
    31 May 20182.4M+16.5%950K2.47
    15 May 20182.0M-86.0%962K2.10
    30 April 201814.4M+2.1%1.3M10.76
    13 April 201814.1M+2.3%1.0M13.82
    29 March 201813.8M-6.8%1.3M10.27
    15 March 201814.8M+2.6%1.2M12.39
    28 February 201814.4M+2.7%1.2M11.71
    15 February 201814.0M-0.1%1.3M10.38
    31 January 201814.0M-3.1%711K19.72
    12 January 201814.5M+1.8%821K17.63
    29 December 201714.2M630K22.54
    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.