Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date April 15, 2025

Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased slightly, indicating a potential shift in market sentiment towards short selling as of April 15, 2025 Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,143 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 13,211,633,004 shares, up from 13,072,444,217 shares in the previous reporting period [1] - The mid-April short interest represents 1.76 days of average daily volume, a decrease from 2.64 days in the prior reporting period [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,634 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market totaled 2,609,354,721 shares, down from 2,682,510,166 shares in the previous reporting period [2] - This represents an average daily volume of 1.00 day, compared to 1.12 days in the prior reporting period [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest across all 4,777 Nasdaq securities reached 15,820,987,725 shares, an increase from 15,754,954,383 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The average daily volume for this total is 1.52 days, down from 2.14 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]