Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date September 30, 2025

Summary of Key Points Core Perspective - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased slightly, indicating a growing bearish sentiment among investors as of the settlement date of September 30, 2025 [1][3]. Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - At the end of the settlement date of September 30, 2025, short interest in 3,366 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 14,078,324,727 shares, up from 14,035,983,054 shares in the previous period [1]. - The average short interest represented 2.16 days compared to 2.49 days in the prior reporting period, indicating a decrease in the average time shares are held short [1]. Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,675 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market reached 3,220,349,947 shares, an increase from 3,110,176,592 shares in the previous reporting period [2]. - The average daily volume for this segment was 1.00 day, down from 1.08 days in the prior period [2]. Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - The total short interest across all 5,041 Nasdaq securities was 17,298,674,674 shares at the September 30, 2025 settlement date, compared to 17,146,159,646 shares in the previous reporting period [3]. - This represents an average of 1.71 days of short interest, a decrease from 2.01 days in the prior 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].