Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date August 29, 2025

Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased slightly, indicating a potential shift in market sentiment towards bearish positions as of the end of August 2025. Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,315 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 13,901,511,651 shares at the end of the settlement date of August 29, 2025, down from 13,965,671,937 shares in the previous period [1] - The mid-August short interest represents an average of 2.39 days compared to 2.34 days for the prior reporting period [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,673 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market totaled 3,057,145,541 shares at the end of the settlement date of August 29, 2025, an increase from 2,964,394,253 shares in the previous period [2] - This represents an average daily volume of 1.10 days, up from 1.00 days in the previous reporting period [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest in all 4,988 Nasdaq securities reached 16,958,657,192 shares at the August 29, 2025 settlement date, compared to 16,930,066,190 shares in the previous period [3] - This reflects an average of 1.97 days of daily volume, compared to 1.86 days for the prior reporting period [3] Group 4: Short Sale Definition - Open short interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers, regardless of their exchange affiliations [4]