Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date November 28, 2025

Core Insights - The total short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities increased to 14,879,370,342 shares as of November 28, 2025, up from 14,632,128,542 shares on November 14, 2025, indicating a rise in bearish sentiment [1] - The average short interest across all Nasdaq securities reached 18,191,305,171 shares, compared to 17,958,812,154 shares in the previous reporting period, reflecting a growing trend in short selling [3] Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,453 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 14,879,370,342 shares at the end of the settlement date of November 28, 2025, compared to 14,632,128,542 shares in 3,414 issues reported for the prior settlement date [1] - The short interest represents an average of 2.22 days, slightly up from 2.16 days in the previous reporting period [1] Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,698 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market was 3,311,934,829 shares at the end of the settlement date of November 28, 2025, down from 3,326,683,612 shares in the previous reporting period [2] - This represents a consistent average daily volume of 1.00 day, unchanged from the previous reporting period [2] Overall Nasdaq Securities - The total short interest across all 5,151 Nasdaq securities was 18,191,305,171 shares as of November 28, 2025, compared to 17,958,812,154 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The average daily volume for all securities increased to 1.82 days from 1.75 days in the prior reporting period [3] Short Selling 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 security borrowed by or for the account of the seller [4]