Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date December 31, 2025

Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased slightly, indicating a growing bearish sentiment among investors as of December 31, 2025 Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,498 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 15,183,396,236 shares at the end of December 31, 2025, up from 15,012,659,234 shares in the previous period [1] - The December short interest represents an average of 2.83 days, a decrease from 2.90 days in the prior reporting period [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,671 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market totaled 3,382,557,383 shares at the end of December 31, 2025, compared to 3,369,741,795 shares in the previous period [2] - This represents an average daily volume of 1.27 days, slightly down from 1.29 days in the prior reporting period [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest in all 5,169 Nasdaq securities reached 18,565,953,619 shares at the December 31, 2025 settlement date, an increase from 18,382,401,029 shares in the previous period [3] - This reflects an average of 2.31 days of daily volume, down from 2.36 days in 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]