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Wells Fargo & Company short interest

26.7M shares of Wells Fargo & were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (24.5M to 42.7M). Short sellers would need 1.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short26.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+9.0%-16% over a year
Days to cover1.54at 17.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.89%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 (24.5M to 42.7M), and the share price moved -3% 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 202626.7M+9.0%17.3M1.54
    30 September 202624.5M-22.3%14.3M1.72
    15 September 202631.5M-7.0%14.3M2.20
    31 August 202633.9M+20.8%11.8M2.88
    14 August 202628.1M-1.3%11.5M2.43
    31 July 202628.5M-1.9%16.0M1.78
    15 July 202629.0M+1.4%16.5M1.75
    30 June 202628.6M-17.9%17.6M1.62
    15 June 202634.8M+7.4%14.6M2.39
    29 May 202632.5M-7.1%15.8M2.05
    15 May 202634.9M+17.8%18.4M1.90
    30 April 202629.6M+7.1%17.1M1.74
    15 April 202627.7M-4.0%15.3M1.81
    31 March 202628.8M-4.9%18.5M1.55
    13 March 202630.3M+10.9%19.8M1.53
    27 February 202627.3M+2.5%16.6M1.65
    13 February 202626.7M-16.7%15.6M1.71
    30 January 202632.0M-4.9%18.3M1.75
    15 January 202633.7M-12.3%16.7M2.02
    31 December 202538.4M-7.4%11.7M3.27
    15 December 202541.4M-3.0%13.9M2.97
    28 November 202542.7M+5.8%13.8M3.09
    14 November 202540.4M+34.4%15.2M2.65
    31 October 202530.0M-6.0%16.3M1.84
    15 October 202532.0M-7.6%15.5M2.06
    30 September 202534.6M-21.4%13.8M2.50
    15 September 202544.0M-4.7%14.5M3.04
    29 August 202546.2M+15.8%12.3M3.76
    15 August 202539.9M+0.5%14.7M2.71
    31 July 202539.7M+15.4%18.0M2.20
    15 July 202534.4M-6.5%20.1M1.71
    30 June 202536.8M-3.1%19.0M1.93
    13 June 202538.0M-2.2%16.6M2.29
    30 May 202538.8M-9.0%12.5M3.11
    15 May 202542.6M+7.1%16.5M2.59
    30 April 202539.8M+17.0%19.4M2.05
    15 April 202534.0M+14.6%27.2M1.25
    31 March 202529.7M-16.1%13.8M2.15
    14 March 202535.4M+16.1%21.2M1.67
    28 February 202530.5M+6.5%15.9M1.92
    14 February 202528.6M+5.1%15.6M1.84
    31 January 202527.3M-17.9%14.3M1.91
    15 January 202533.2M+10.5%15.9M2.08
    31 December 202430.1M-20.2%15.8M1.90
    13 December 202437.7M-5.1%14.9M2.53
    29 November 202439.7M+8.5%17.9M2.22
    15 November 202436.6M+4.7%20.2M1.81
    31 October 202435.0M-2.1%17.0M2.06
    15 October 202435.7M+15.2%16.7M2.14
    30 September 202431.0M-3.2%20.6M1.50
    13 September 202432.1M-12.4%21.5M1.49
    30 August 202436.6M+23.7%13.6M2.69
    15 August 202429.6M-3.2%18.1M1.63
    31 July 202430.6M-9.3%13.9M2.19
    15 July 202433.7M+9.8%17.6M1.91
    28 June 202430.7M-20.8%25.3M1.21
    14 June 202438.8M+6.7%15.0M2.58
    31 May 202436.4M-4.7%15.2M2.40
    15 May 202438.1M-1.1%16.0M2.38
    30 April 202438.5M+18.6%22.1M1.75
    15 April 202432.5M-17.9%15.6M2.09
    28 March 202439.6M-13.2%15.6M2.54
    15 March 202445.6M+29.4%22.2M2.06
    29 February 202435.2M+19.8%21.1M1.67
    15 February 202429.4M-4.2%18.7M1.58
    31 January 202430.7M-0.1%19.1M1.61
    12 January 202430.7M+3.3%17.7M1.73
    29 December 202329.7M-2.7%14.0M2.12
    15 December 202330.6M+8.4%23.3M1.31
    30 November 202328.2M-5.7%14.5M1.94
    15 November 202329.9M+32.3%16.6M1.80
    31 October 202322.6M-11.8%15.2M1.48
    13 October 202325.6M-7.4%15.9M1.61
    29 September 202327.7M-10.0%14.3M1.93
    15 September 202330.7M-2.3%19.1M1.61
    31 August 202331.5M+7.4%12.8M2.46
    15 August 202329.3M-3.2%11.9M2.46
    31 July 202330.3M+9.0%17.5M1.73
    14 July 202327.8M-2.5%16.5M1.68
    30 June 202328.5M-11.0%17.9M1.60
    15 June 202332.0M-11.1%16.8M1.91
    31 May 202336.0M+5.2%22.7M1.58
    15 May 202334.2M-2.7%26.2M1.30
    28 April 202335.2M-0.4%23.3M1.51
    14 April 202335.3M-3.4%24.2M1.46
    31 March 202336.6M+21.8%30.2M1.21
    15 March 202330.0M+10.2%33.5M1.00
    28 February 202327.2M-0.8%14.8M1.85
    15 February 202327.5M+29.0%17.9M1.54
    31 January 202321.3M-11.2%19.6M1.09
    13 January 202324.0M-9.4%20.3M1.18
    30 December 202226.5M-0.9%16.4M1.61
    15 December 202226.7M-9.2%22.8M1.17
    30 November 202229.4M-3.5%12.8M2.30
    15 November 202230.5M+0.1%20.1M1.52
    31 October 202230.5M+3.4%17.7M1.72
    14 October 202229.5M-0.2%18.8M1.56
    30 September 202229.5M-13.3%18.3M1.62
    15 September 202234.0M+1.3%15.3M2.22
    31 August 202233.6M+8.0%13.0M2.59
    15 August 202231.1M-2.5%13.9M2.23
    29 July 202231.9M+0.3%18.4M1.73
    15 July 202231.8M+2.4%19.4M1.64
    30 June 202231.1M-10.0%27.5M1.13
    15 June 202234.5M-11.9%20.8M1.66
    31 May 202239.2M+8.2%26.0M1.51
    13 May 202236.2M+5.7%26.2M1.38
    29 April 202234.3M+0.1%22.8M1.50
    14 April 202234.2M+12.6%29.4M1.16
    31 March 202230.4M-21.6%29.3M1.04
    15 March 202238.7M-6.3%36.6M1.06
    28 February 202241.3M-13.5%27.2M1.52
    15 February 202247.8M+31.6%32.0M1.49
    31 January 202236.3M-23.6%37.5M1.00
    14 January 202247.6M+10.3%36.8M1.29
    31 December 202143.1M-9.8%23.3M1.85
    15 December 202147.8M+10.6%23.8M2.01
    30 November 202143.2M+1.8%26.1M1.66
    15 November 202142.5M-14.1%21.9M1.94
    29 October 202149.5M+17.8%23.3M2.13
    15 October 202142.0M-8.2%25.8M1.63
    30 September 202145.8M-2.8%29.8M1.53
    15 September 202147.0M-0.7%32.4M1.45
    31 August 202147.4M-6.5%22.6M2.09
    13 August 202150.7M+5.7%25.7M1.97
    30 July 202148.0M+13.7%27.4M1.75
    15 July 202142.2M-16.5%25.9M1.63
    30 June 202150.5M+9.0%34.7M1.46
    15 June 202146.4M-4.3%20.5M2.26
    28 May 202148.4M-1.3%25.6M1.90
    14 May 202149.1M-4.6%23.2M2.12
    30 April 202151.5M+7.9%27.9M1.84
    15 April 202147.7M-5.6%24.9M1.92
    31 March 202150.6M-13.5%33.1M1.53
    15 March 202158.5M+11.8%30.2M1.93
    26 February 202152.3M+13.9%39.0M1.34
    12 February 202145.9M-4.5%23.1M1.99
    29 January 202148.1M+3.6%28.5M1.68
    15 January 202146.4M+20.7%41.0M1.13
    31 December 202038.4M-5.9%29.3M1.31
    15 December 202040.8M+10.3%32.3M1.26
    30 November 202037.0M+6.2%37.4M1.00
    13 November 202034.9M+0.2%41.6M1.00
    30 October 202034.8M+0.5%35.1M1.00
    15 October 202034.6M-20.8%30.9M1.12
    30 September 202043.7M+40.1%46.7M1.00
    15 September 202031.2M-3.3%39.9M1.00
    31 August 202032.2M-2.0%29.6M1.09
    14 August 202032.9M-5.6%35.6M1.00
    31 July 202034.8M+15.7%38.7M1.00
    15 July 202030.1M-18.4%46.1M1.00
    30 June 202036.9M-18.3%45.9M1.00
    15 June 202045.2M-2.4%56.7M1.00
    29 May 202046.3M-8.4%42.2M1.10
    15 May 202050.5M+9.0%52.1M1.00
    30 April 202046.4M-2.0%36.6M1.27
    15 April 202047.3M+0.7%39.5M1.20
    31 March 202047.0M-13.0%47.4M1.00
    13 March 202054.0M+24.3%43.2M1.25
    28 February 202043.4M+11.5%30.0M1.45
    14 February 202038.9M-5.8%14.3M2.72
    31 January 202041.3M-4.5%20.2M2.04
    15 January 202043.2M+2.6%19.2M2.25
    31 December 201942.1M+4.2%17.8M2.37
    13 December 201940.4M+4.8%16.4M2.47
    29 November 201938.6M-3.3%14.9M2.59
    15 November 201939.9M-6.2%17.7M2.26
    31 October 201942.6M+1.9%19.6M2.17
    15 October 201941.8M-7.5%21.5M1.95
    30 September 201945.2M+1.5%25.2M1.79
    13 September 201944.5M+12.8%21.6M2.06
    30 August 201939.4M+10.4%16.0M2.46
    15 August 201935.7M+1.3%22.6M1.58
    31 July 201935.2M+28.8%22.6M1.56
    15 July 201927.4M-5.6%14.1M1.94
    28 June 201929.0M-0.8%21.2M1.36
    14 June 201929.2M+19.2%17.1M1.71
    31 May 201924.5M-11.7%17.4M1.41
    15 May 201927.8M+7.5%20.2M1.38
    30 April 201925.8M+22.7%19.5M1.33
    15 April 201921.0M-5.6%32.9M1.00
    29 March 201922.3M-11.1%23.7M1.00
    15 March 201925.1M-4.3%20.6M1.22
    28 February 201926.2M+12.2%16.7M1.57
    15 February 201923.4M-12.0%18.0M1.30
    31 January 201926.6M-7.8%23.3M1.14
    15 January 201928.8M-7.3%21.4M1.35
    31 December 201831.1M-12.5%30.3M1.03
    14 December 201835.5M+39.0%32.7M1.09
    30 November 201825.6M+19.4%18.6M1.37
    15 November 201821.4M-6.4%21.2M1.01
    31 October 201822.9M+3.8%25.6M1.00
    15 October 201822.0M+12.1%21.8M1.01
    28 September 201819.7M-33.9%21.3M1.00
    14 September 201829.7M+9.9%21.5M1.38
    31 August 201827.0M-1.5%16.9M1.60
    15 August 201827.4M-17.3%15.6M1.76
    31 July 201833.2M-7.3%20.9M1.59
    13 July 201835.8M-0.3%18.2M1.97
    29 June 201835.9M-11.5%21.0M1.72
    15 June 201840.6M-7.7%16.2M2.50
    31 May 201844.0M+23.7%20.0M2.20
    15 May 201835.6M+14.0%16.6M2.14
    30 April 201831.2M+4.5%21.9M1.42
    13 April 201829.9M-5.8%19.4M1.54
    29 March 201831.7M-11.4%25.6M1.24
    15 March 201835.8M-4.7%18.9M1.89
    28 February 201837.5M-5.7%18.4M2.03
    15 February 201839.8M+11.4%41.3M1.00
    31 January 201835.7M-1.4%17.0M2.10
    12 January 201836.2M+6.5%17.6M2.06
    29 December 201734.0M14.5M2.35
    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.