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Ventas, Inc. short interest

14.4M shares of Ventas were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 14 Nov 2025. Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short14.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-12.5%+33% over a year
Days to cover3.34at 4.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.73%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 fewest since 14 Nov 2025, and the share price moved +29% 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 202614.4M-12.5%4.3M3.34
    30 September 202616.5M-16.6%4.2M3.90
    15 September 202619.8M-2.9%3.2M6.16
    31 August 202620.4M-14.0%2.9M7.14
    14 August 202623.7M+0.1%3.1M7.58
    31 July 202623.7M-4.3%3.7M6.46
    15 July 202624.7M+8.5%3.7M6.75
    30 June 202622.8M-0.7%4.8M4.79
    15 June 202623.0M-0.7%3.7M6.29
    29 May 202623.1M+4.5%4.0M5.74
    15 May 202622.1M+11.3%5.0M4.45
    30 April 202619.9M+4.3%5.4M3.69
    15 April 202619.0M+4.4%3.1M6.20
    31 March 202618.3M-8.0%3.3M5.55
    13 March 202619.8M+6.4%2.8M7.10
    27 February 202618.7M+26.9%3.1M6.08
    13 February 202614.7M+1.8%3.6M4.09
    30 January 202614.4M-0.9%2.8M5.24
    15 January 202614.6M-8.1%2.8M5.27
    31 December 202515.9M-2.2%2.9M5.50
    15 December 202516.2M+10.6%3.3M4.91
    28 November 202514.7M+8.7%3.1M4.80
    14 November 202513.5M+13.5%3.2M4.26
    31 October 202511.9M+9.3%2.8M4.25
    15 October 202510.9M+8.2%2.3M4.70
    30 September 202510.0M-44.7%3.5M2.90
    15 September 202518.2M+17.2%2.3M7.81
    29 August 202515.5M-3.1%2.5M6.19
    15 August 202516.0M-6.3%2.7M5.93
    31 July 202517.1M+0.7%2.6M6.61
    15 July 202517.0M+7.6%2.8M6.07
    30 June 202515.8M+21.5%4.8M3.26
    13 June 202513.0M+2.4%2.9M4.46
    30 May 202512.7M-7.1%3.0M4.21
    15 May 202513.6M-0.5%3.3M4.10
    30 April 202513.7M+2.7%2.3M5.90
    15 April 202513.4M+66.8%4.1M3.24
    31 March 20258.0M-38.7%3.9M2.05
    14 March 202513.1M+4.9%3.0M4.37
    28 February 202512.4M+13.6%3.4M3.70
    14 February 202511.0M-9.7%2.6M4.27
    31 January 202512.1M+1.2%2.5M4.93
    15 January 202512.0M+9.1%2.6M4.67
    31 December 202411.0M-49.0%3.6M3.03
    13 December 202421.5M+0.2%2.3M9.35
    29 November 202421.5M+0.1%2.5M8.73
    15 November 202421.5M+161.9%2.8M7.76
    31 October 20248.2M-1.6%2.2M3.73
    15 October 20248.3M-18.3%2.2M3.72
    30 September 202410.2M+4.1%3.7M2.78
    13 September 20249.8M+26.1%2.9M3.33
    30 August 20247.8M-2.4%2.0M3.97
    15 August 20248.0M+2.1%3.1M2.53
    31 July 20247.8M-0.8%1.6M4.80
    15 July 20247.9M+3.3%2.0M3.86
    28 June 20247.6M-6.7%2.6M2.92
    14 June 20248.2M-3.3%2.0M4.01
    31 May 20248.4M+10.8%2.3M3.72
    15 May 20247.6M-0.6%2.3M3.28
    30 April 20247.7M-2.4%1.8M4.21
    15 April 20247.8M+23.7%2.3M3.45
    28 March 20246.3M-7.1%2.6M2.40
    15 March 20246.8M+4.0%2.6M2.65
    29 February 20246.6M-15.1%2.7M2.39
    15 February 20247.7M-11.0%2.9M2.69
    31 January 20248.7M+14.4%1.9M4.63
    12 January 20247.6M+4.0%2.2M3.39
    29 December 20237.3M-9.5%2.0M3.58
    15 December 20238.1M+10.7%2.5M3.29
    30 November 20237.3M-1.5%1.6M4.50
    15 November 20237.4M-2.2%2.1M3.46
    31 October 20237.6M-4.8%2.2M3.51
    13 October 20238.0M+4.9%2.3M3.45
    29 September 20237.6M-9.8%1.7M4.34
    15 September 20238.4M-8.6%2.4M3.48
    31 August 20239.2M-1.2%2.4M3.77
    15 August 20239.3M-1.5%2.7M3.44
    31 July 20239.5M-0.4%1.4M6.58
    14 July 20239.5M+4.5%2.0M4.74
    30 June 20239.1M-1.9%2.5M3.69
    15 June 20239.3M+20.3%2.7M3.46
    31 May 20237.7M+2.9%2.7M2.83
    15 May 20237.5M+17.3%2.0M3.70
    28 April 20236.4M+3.7%1.9M3.34
    14 April 20236.1M-24.9%2.6M2.33
    31 March 20238.2M-13.9%2.6M3.15
    15 March 20239.5M+1.3%2.4M4.02
    28 February 20239.4M+0.9%2.1M4.43
    15 February 20239.3M+16.8%1.9M4.89
    31 January 20238.0M-4.3%2.0M3.90
    13 January 20238.3M-1.5%1.8M4.69
    30 December 20228.5M-13.1%1.9M4.34
    15 December 20229.7M+3.6%2.4M4.10
    30 November 20229.4M+24.4%2.1M4.52
    15 November 20227.6M-0.9%3.0M2.54
    31 October 20227.6M+22.9%2.0M3.87
    14 October 20226.2M+27.5%2.6M2.36
    30 September 20224.9M-6.8%2.2M2.25
    15 September 20225.2M+0.4%1.6M3.22
    31 August 20225.2M+5.1%2.1M2.47
    15 August 20224.9M-15.0%1.7M2.93
    29 July 20225.8M-8.8%1.6M3.66
    15 July 20226.4M+8.7%1.4M4.68
    30 June 20225.9M-8.9%2.2M2.71
    15 June 20226.4M+0.9%1.5M4.29
    31 May 20226.4M-4.2%2.4M2.63
    13 May 20226.7M+7.9%2.2M3.00
    29 April 20226.2M+11.4%2.2M2.76
    14 April 20225.5M-28.3%1.9M2.92
    31 March 20227.7M+0.1%2.6M3.00
    15 March 20227.7M+6.6%2.9M2.71
    28 February 20227.2M-18.3%2.6M2.81
    15 February 20228.9M+6.4%2.3M3.85
    31 January 20228.3M-9.1%3.1M2.73
    14 January 20229.2M-0.0%2.0M4.59
    31 December 20219.2M-5.2%1.8M4.96
    15 December 20219.7M-2.9%2.7M3.65
    30 November 202110.0M-14.4%2.8M3.56
    15 November 202111.6M+3.0%2.5M4.68
    29 October 202111.3M+5.0%1.4M7.94
    15 October 202110.8M+12.7%1.8M5.93
    30 September 20219.6M-16.1%3.2M2.94
    15 September 202111.4M-9.9%1.9M5.88
    31 August 202112.6M+4.5%1.9M6.64
    13 August 202112.1M+10.7%2.1M5.87
    30 July 202110.9M+0.8%1.7M6.37
    15 July 202110.8M+23.4%3.7M2.95
    30 June 20218.8M+3.2%2.7M3.24
    15 June 20218.5M-0.4%1.6M5.46
    28 May 20218.5M+5.3%1.5M5.88
    14 May 20218.1M+5.4%2.1M3.84
    30 April 20217.7M-3.8%1.7M4.53
    15 April 20218.0M+2.5%2.4M3.38
    31 March 20217.8M-6.2%2.0M3.84
    15 March 20218.3M+3.6%2.3M3.70
    26 February 20218.0M+7.4%1.9M4.18
    12 February 20217.5M-4.4%1.6M4.65
    29 January 20217.8M-4.3%2.2M3.61
    15 January 20218.2M-3.5%1.6M5.17
    31 December 20208.5M-2.1%2.0M4.22
    15 December 20208.7M+5.9%1.7M5.10
    30 November 20208.2M-15.8%2.0M4.02
    13 November 20209.7M-13.2%3.4M2.85
    30 October 202011.2M-12.4%2.2M5.11
    15 October 202012.8M-1.8%2.0M6.39
    30 September 202013.0M+4.1%2.9M4.42
    15 September 202012.5M+6.7%2.4M5.11
    31 August 202011.7M-4.7%1.9M6.20
    14 August 202012.3M+7.5%2.3M5.41
    31 July 202011.4M+9.7%2.6M4.45
    15 July 202010.4M-14.2%2.7M3.93
    30 June 202012.1M+12.3%4.7M2.59
    15 June 202010.8M-23.4%4.0M2.67
    29 May 202014.1M+28.9%3.7M3.86
    15 May 202010.9M+53.6%4.0M2.74
    30 April 20207.1M+1.2%3.0M2.41
    15 April 20207.0M+8.1%4.4M1.60
    31 March 20206.5M-26.8%9.2M1.00
    13 March 20208.9M+19.6%5.8M1.54
    28 February 20207.4M+20.7%4.0M1.86
    14 February 20206.2M-8.4%1.4M4.42
    31 January 20206.7M+8.6%2.1M3.16
    15 January 20206.2M-3.8%1.8M3.40
    31 December 20196.4M+13.3%2.0M3.19
    13 December 20195.7M-4.4%2.1M2.68
    29 November 20195.9M-4.6%2.0M2.94
    15 November 20196.2M+3.6%2.4M2.57
    31 October 20196.0M-8.2%2.8M2.18
    15 October 20196.5M-5.0%1.6M3.97
    30 September 20196.9M+20.2%1.8M3.86
    13 September 20195.7M+1.1%2.2M2.58
    30 August 20195.7M-4.6%1.5M3.87
    15 August 20195.9M+3.2%2.0M2.96
    31 July 20195.8M-2.2%1.7M3.40
    15 July 20195.9M-15.3%1.9M3.08
    28 June 20196.9M+56.6%3.9M1.79
    14 June 20194.4M-13.8%3.6M1.25
    31 May 20195.1M+19.4%1.4M3.56
    15 May 20194.3M-5.2%1.4M3.08
    30 April 20194.5M-5.1%2.4M1.90
    15 April 20194.8M+0.7%1.6M3.03
    29 March 20194.8M+6.4%2.5M1.87
    15 March 20194.5M-11.1%1.9M2.33
    28 February 20195.0M-7.0%1.9M2.71
    15 February 20195.4M+10.4%2.1M2.53
    31 January 20194.9M-14.5%2.0M2.40
    15 January 20195.7M+0.2%2.4M2.38
    31 December 20185.7M-31.2%2.2M2.56
    14 December 20188.3M+18.3%3.0M2.72
    30 November 20187.0M-3.2%1.9M3.71
    15 November 20187.2M-3.8%2.0M3.60
    31 October 20187.5M+8.8%3.2M2.35
    15 October 20186.9M-8.3%2.4M2.90
    28 September 20187.5M-5.5%2.3M3.31
    14 September 20188.0M+2.7%1.7M4.79
    31 August 20187.8M+7.7%1.7M4.65
    15 August 20187.2M+3.9%1.9M3.77
    31 July 20186.9M-1.9%2.7M2.54
    13 July 20187.1M+7.5%1.9M3.63
    29 June 20186.6M-3.8%2.2M2.98
    15 June 20186.8M-14.4%1.9M3.58
    31 May 20188.0M+1.5%2.4M3.36
    15 May 20187.9M+4.7%2.8M2.81
    30 April 20187.5M-1.6%2.6M2.94
    13 April 20187.6M+2.9%2.3M3.35
    29 March 20187.4M+2.6%2.9M2.54
    15 March 20187.2M-6.2%3.6M2.01
    28 February 20187.7M-4.7%2.4M3.26
    15 February 20188.1M+2.5%3.7M2.18
    31 January 20187.9M+12.4%3.0M2.66
    12 January 20187.0M+14.8%2.5M2.79
    29 December 20176.1M1.8M3.40
    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.