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Vistra Corp. short interest

9.9M shares of Vistra were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.8M to 15.9M). Short sellers would need 1.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short9.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.1%+46% over a year
Days to cover1.06at 9.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.96%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 middle of its range over the last year (6.8M to 15.9M), and the share price moved -41% 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 20269.9M-5.1%9.4M1.06
    30 September 202610.5M+8.1%4.8M2.19
    15 September 20269.7M-10.0%4.7M2.04
    31 August 202610.8M+11.8%4.0M2.67
    14 August 20269.6M+11.0%5.1M1.87
    31 July 20268.7M-31.1%4.2M2.05
    15 July 202612.6M-20.8%4.0M3.17
    30 June 202615.9M+3.6%4.6M3.45
    15 June 202615.4M-2.2%4.2M3.66
    29 May 202615.7M+16.9%6.0M2.64
    15 May 202613.4M+7.8%5.8M2.31
    30 April 202612.5M+11.0%3.8M3.26
    15 April 202611.2M+20.4%3.4M3.31
    31 March 20269.3M+5.8%4.6M2.05
    13 March 20268.8M-10.9%4.9M1.80
    27 February 20269.9M-2.2%4.7M2.13
    13 February 202610.1M+4.9%7.0M1.45
    30 January 20269.6M+7.0%5.7M1.70
    15 January 20269.0M+15.2%6.9M1.31
    31 December 20257.8M+10.5%4.1M1.93
    15 December 20257.1M-8.9%4.3M1.66
    28 November 20257.8M+9.3%3.9M2.01
    14 November 20257.1M-10.2%4.7M1.50
    31 October 20257.9M+15.9%4.9M1.62
    15 October 20256.8M-15.8%4.4M1.56
    30 September 20258.1M+12.0%5.2M1.57
    15 September 20257.2M-2.0%4.6M1.56
    29 August 20257.4M-5.3%3.4M2.17
    15 August 20257.8M+3.0%4.9M1.58
    31 July 20257.6M-7.7%5.3M1.44
    15 July 20258.2M-8.7%4.5M1.82
    30 June 20259.0M+36.3%5.3M1.71
    13 June 20256.6M-8.4%5.4M1.22
    30 May 20257.2M-19.8%5.2M1.39
    15 May 20259.0M+35.1%7.7M1.17
    30 April 20256.7M+5.8%5.2M1.27
    15 April 20256.3M-20.0%9.6M1.00
    31 March 20257.9M+12.7%6.8M1.16
    14 March 20257.0M+1.1%10.9M1.00
    28 February 20256.9M+0.8%10.2M1.00
    14 February 20256.8M-16.2%6.3M1.08
    31 January 20258.2M-16.5%13.4M1.00
    15 January 20259.8M+3.1%7.3M1.33
    31 December 20249.5M+31.0%4.5M2.11
    13 December 20247.2M-12.7%4.9M1.49
    29 November 20248.3M-4.9%5.7M1.44
    15 November 20248.7M-9.4%7.2M1.21
    31 October 20249.6M-9.0%5.5M1.77
    15 October 202410.6M-22.8%10.2M1.04
    30 September 202413.7M+0.8%10.8M1.27
    13 September 202413.6M+12.3%5.2M2.61
    30 August 202412.1M+13.2%4.3M2.79
    15 August 202410.7M+12.3%6.9M1.56
    31 July 20249.5M+13.1%7.8M1.22
    15 July 20248.4M-14.9%5.1M1.65
    28 June 20249.9M-24.8%9.5M1.04
    14 June 202413.2M-9.0%8.8M1.50
    31 May 202414.5M+20.5%7.4M1.96
    15 May 202412.0M+4.8%15.2M1.00
    30 April 202411.5M+5.7%5.5M2.10
    15 April 202410.8M-10.5%5.7M1.89
    28 March 202412.1M+1.8%6.4M1.90
    15 March 202411.9M+1.4%7.2M1.65
    29 February 202411.7M+7.6%6.3M1.87
    15 February 202410.9M+26.6%4.2M2.58
    31 January 20248.6M-2.3%2.5M3.43
    12 January 20248.8M-6.5%3.0M2.91
    29 December 20239.4M-8.4%2.5M3.77
    15 December 202310.3M-19.6%5.1M2.03
    30 November 202312.8M-17.6%3.8M3.42
    15 November 202315.6M+3.7%4.0M3.88
    31 October 202315.0M-4.9%3.1M4.92
    13 October 202315.8M+5.0%5.0M3.16
    29 September 202315.0M+46.2%4.7M3.20
    15 September 202310.3M+23.6%11.2M1.00
    31 August 20238.3M-3.6%3.8M2.20
    15 August 20238.6M-14.4%4.2M2.03
    31 July 202310.1M-4.4%2.6M3.87
    14 July 202310.5M+18.1%2.0M5.19
    30 June 20238.9M-11.6%4.1M2.18
    15 June 202310.1M+13.3%3.3M3.02
    31 May 20238.9M+2.4%2.9M3.09
    15 May 20238.7M+7.7%3.7M2.36
    28 April 20238.1M-0.4%2.8M2.85
    14 April 20238.1M-10.8%3.0M2.74
    31 March 20239.1M+19.6%3.7M2.45
    15 March 20237.6M-11.2%7.5M1.01
    28 February 20238.6M+4.1%3.3M2.62
    15 February 20238.2M+8.5%2.7M3.02
    31 January 20237.6M+22.7%2.8M2.71
    13 January 20236.2M+28.4%3.1M2.00
    30 December 20224.8M-18.3%3.5M1.39
    15 December 20225.9M-1.0%3.3M1.81
    30 November 20225.9M-15.1%3.0M2.01
    15 November 20227.0M+0.6%4.2M1.68
    31 October 20227.0M-41.0%3.9M1.79
    14 October 202211.8M+9.7%4.3M2.75
    30 September 202210.8M-1.0%4.6M2.34
    15 September 202210.9M+1.8%3.7M2.95
    31 August 202210.7M+6.4%4.1M2.63
    15 August 202210.0M-3.5%3.3M3.02
    29 July 202210.4M-11.9%4.3M2.43
    15 July 202211.8M+8.5%4.2M2.84
    30 June 202210.9M-14.7%6.5M1.67
    15 June 202212.8M-14.0%5.5M2.32
    31 May 202214.8M+24.4%5.8M2.57
    13 May 202211.9M-12.9%6.6M1.81
    29 April 202213.7M-7.7%5.3M2.56
    14 April 202214.8M+23.3%5.5M2.71
    31 March 202212.0M-21.5%3.7M3.26
    15 March 202215.3M+0.7%4.6M3.36
    28 February 202215.2M+9.5%4.0M3.82
    15 February 202213.9M-21.7%4.7M2.97
    31 January 202217.8M+9.9%5.4M3.31
    14 January 202216.2M-11.0%4.9M3.30
    31 December 202118.2M+0.2%3.5M5.25
    15 December 202118.1M+20.9%4.3M4.22
    30 November 202115.0M-7.1%4.5M3.31
    15 November 202116.2M-5.0%4.0M4.08
    29 October 202117.0M+26.1%3.9M4.41
    15 October 202113.5M+21.7%5.2M2.58
    30 September 202111.1M+4.7%4.9M2.28
    15 September 202110.6M+10.2%2.6M4.01
    31 August 20219.6M-7.0%3.0M3.17
    13 August 202110.3M-8.8%3.4M3.06
    30 July 202111.3M+1.8%3.3M3.48
    15 July 202111.1M-15.5%4.6M2.41
    30 June 202113.2M-19.5%4.2M3.13
    15 June 202116.4M+11.0%5.4M3.04
    28 May 202114.7M+9.8%5.0M2.94
    14 May 202113.4M+30.5%7.0M1.92
    30 April 202110.3M+67.5%4.6M2.23
    15 April 20216.1M-9.6%3.6M1.72
    31 March 20216.8M-22.6%6.3M1.08
    15 March 20218.8M+5.7%9.9M1.00
    26 February 20218.3M+10.9%5.6M1.48
    12 February 20217.5M+8.6%3.5M2.11
    29 January 20216.9M-18.9%3.8M1.83
    15 January 20218.5M+16.6%3.8M2.27
    31 December 20207.3M+35.4%3.6M2.05
    15 December 20205.4M-26.0%3.0M1.81
    30 November 20207.3M-5.9%2.3M3.19
    13 November 20207.7M-13.0%3.4M2.25
    30 October 20208.9M-3.0%2.4M3.76
    15 October 20209.2M+19.3%4.5M2.04
    30 September 20207.7M-11.3%3.9M1.99
    15 September 20208.7M-7.5%2.1M4.05
    31 August 20209.4M-2.7%2.3M4.08
    14 August 20209.6M-12.9%2.7M3.59
    31 July 202011.0M-4.8%3.3M3.32
    15 July 202011.6M-12.3%2.7M4.29
    30 June 202013.2M+8.0%4.7M2.83
    15 June 202012.3M+6.6%3.8M3.24
    29 May 202011.5M-11.0%3.3M3.53
    15 May 202012.9M-1.9%3.5M3.74
    30 April 202013.2M+14.8%3.6M3.69
    15 April 202011.5M+9.5%4.3M2.68
    31 March 202010.5M-23.4%6.8M1.55
    13 March 202013.7M-1.4%6.1M2.24
    28 February 202013.9M-2.4%5.8M2.39
    14 February 202014.2M-0.6%3.9M3.61
    31 January 202014.3M+10.1%3.6M4.00
    15 January 202013.0M+26.7%4.1M3.21
    31 December 201910.2M+7.9%5.1M2.00
    13 December 20199.5M-16.9%5.8M1.63
    29 November 201911.4M-9.5%3.4M3.38
    15 November 201912.6M-4.7%5.1M2.47
    31 October 201913.3M+21.8%3.3M4.03
    15 October 201910.9M-23.5%3.5M3.07
    30 September 201914.2M+4.4%4.9M2.88
    13 September 201913.6M-9.9%5.1M2.69
    30 August 201915.2M-6.3%4.8M3.18
    15 August 201916.2M+11.6%4.8M3.36
    31 July 201914.5M+10.4%3.1M4.72
    15 July 201913.1M-17.1%4.0M3.31
    28 June 201915.8M+9.7%6.8M2.34
    14 June 201914.4M+5.5%3.6M3.98
    31 May 201913.7M+22.8%5.4M2.53
    15 May 201911.1M-7.9%5.4M2.05
    30 April 201912.1M-9.0%3.4M3.56
    15 April 201913.3M-17.9%3.5M3.78
    29 March 201916.2M-1.4%4.0M4.09
    15 March 201916.4M+6.4%4.2M3.87
    28 February 201915.5M-11.1%3.4M4.53
    15 February 201917.4M-5.8%3.0M5.82
    31 January 201918.4M+1.7%3.4M5.38
    15 January 201918.1M-5.4%3.7M4.85
    31 December 201819.2M+1.0%4.9M3.95
    14 December 201819.0M-8.5%5.7M3.34
    30 November 201820.7M+11.0%5.2M3.96
    15 November 201818.7M-8.0%5.1M3.66
    31 October 201820.3M+18.4%5.3M3.85
    15 October 201817.1M-2.1%5.7M3.02
    28 September 201817.5M+2.5%4.8M3.63
    14 September 201817.1M+2.9%3.4M5.03
    31 August 201816.6M-0.8%3.4M4.86
    15 August 201816.7M+5.0%4.6M3.64
    31 July 201815.9M+2.8%2.7M5.93
    13 July 201815.5M-0.9%3.3M4.70
    29 June 201815.7M+5.4%5.0M3.14
    15 June 201814.8M+23.7%4.5M3.28
    31 May 201812.0M-23.7%4.3M2.76
    15 May 201815.7M+0.1%5.3M2.99
    30 April 201815.7M-38.8%4.9M3.21
    13 April 201825.7M-21.1%7.9M3.25
    29 March 201832.6M-1.9%4.5M7.16
    15 March 201833.2M+2.8%5.3M6.24
    28 February 201832.3M-0.8%3.4M9.57
    15 February 201832.6M-1.7%4.0M8.17
    31 January 201833.1M-4.9%4.3M7.73
    12 January 201834.8M+11.7%3.5M9.91
    29 December 201731.2M4.2M7.36
    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.