Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased, indicating a growing bearish sentiment among investors as of June 13, 2025 Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,207 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 13,689,191,607 shares, up from 13,504,275,894 shares in the previous reporting period [1] - The mid-June short interest represents an average of 2.32 days, compared to 2.19 days for the prior reporting period [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,642 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market reached 2,687,331,325 shares, an increase from 2,610,068,615 shares in the previous period [2] - The average daily volume remained stable at 1.00 day for both reporting periods [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest across all 4,849 Nasdaq securities was 16,376,522,932 shares, compared to 16,114,344,509 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - This represents an average of 1.72 days of short interest, up from 1.54 days in the prior 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 completed by delivering a borrowed security [4]

Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased, indicating a growing bearish sentiment among investors as of the settlement date of May 15, 2025 Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,168 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 13,735,568,588 shares, up from 13,300,707,903 shares in the previous reporting period [1] - The mid-May short interest represents an average of 2.41 days, slightly higher than the previous period's 2.40 days [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,639 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market reached 2,731,907,808 shares, an increase from 2,645,060,429 shares in the prior period [2] - The average daily volume for this segment remained stable at 1.00 day [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest across all 4,807 Nasdaq securities amounted to 16,467,476,396 shares, compared to 15,945,768,332 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - This represents an average of 1.79 days of short interest, down from 1.92 days in the prior 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 completed by delivering a borrowed security [4]