Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date August 15, 2025

Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased, indicating a growing bearish sentiment among investors as of the settlement date of August 15, 2025 Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,302 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 13,965,671,937 shares, up from 13,683,072,188 shares in the previous period [1] - The mid-August short interest represents an average of 2.34 days, compared to 2.15 days in the prior reporting period [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,665 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market reached 2,964,394,253 shares, an increase from 2,910,549,464 shares in the previous period [2] - The average daily volume for this period remained at 1.00 day, consistent with the previous reporting period [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest across all 4,967 Nasdaq securities amounted to 16,930,066,190 shares, compared to 16,593,621,652 shares in the prior period [3] - This represents an average of 1.86 days of daily volume, up from 1.56 days in the previous reporting period [3] Group 4: Short Sale Definition - A short sale is defined as the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale consummated by the delivery of a borrowed security [4]