Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date December 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 December 15, 2025 Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,486 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 15,012,659,234 shares, up from 14,879,370,342 shares in the previous reporting period [1] - The mid-December short interest represents an average of 2.90 days, compared to 2.22 days in the prior reporting period [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,683 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market reached 3,369,741,795 shares, an increase from 3,311,934,829 shares in the previous period [2] - This represents an average daily volume of 1.29 days, up from 1.00 days in the previous reporting period [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest across all 5,169 Nasdaq securities was 18,382,401,029 shares, compared to 18,191,305,171 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The average daily volume for this total is 2.36 days, an increase from 1.82 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]