NVS
Novartis AG
$150.80
+0.44 (+0.29%)
At close · Jul 15
Market Cap
$287.74B
Shares
1,908,091,965
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
43/100
Short interest 0.3% of shares — P28
Days to cover 2.0 — P44
Price vs VWAP +0.1% — P54
Short-volume trend +3.0% — P63
Short interest change +2.1% — P53
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P29
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 5,355,498 | 5,246,790 | +108,708 | 1.95 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,246,790 | 4,543,531 | +703,259 | 2.56 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,543,531 | 4,475,369 | +68,162 | 3.67 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,475,369 | 4,488,888 | -13,519 | 3.52 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4,488,888 | 5,785,672 | -1,296,784 | 2.95 |
| 2026-04-15 | 5,785,672 | 6,255,669 | -469,997 | 3.94 |
| 2026-03-31 | 6,255,669 | 7,533,454 | -1,277,785 | 3.41 |
| 2026-03-13 | 7,533,454 | 6,848,820 | +684,634 | 2.45 |
| 2026-02-27 | 6,848,820 | 7,488,605 | -639,785 | 2.44 |
| 2026-02-13 | 7,488,605 | 5,116,628 | +2,371,977 | 2.47 |
| 2026-01-30 | 5,116,628 | 5,650,772 | -534,144 | 2.79 |
| 2026-01-15 | 5,650,772 | 5,989,213 | -338,441 | 3.38 |
| 2025-12-31 | 5,989,213 | 5,422,912 | +566,301 | 4.73 |
| 2025-12-15 | 5,422,912 | 4,976,663 | +446,249 | 3.07 |
| 2025-11-28 | 4,976,663 | 5,426,777 | -450,114 | 2.69 |
| 2025-11-14 | 5,426,777 | 5,749,914 | -323,137 | 3.74 |
| 2025-10-31 | 5,749,914 | 4,348,833 | +1,401,081 | 3.09 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,348,833 | 4,352,360 | -3,527 | 2.29 |
| 2025-09-30 | 4,352,360 | 4,274,039 | +78,321 | 3.65 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,274,039 | 4,382,657 | -108,618 | 3.57 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,382,657 | 3,967,945 | +414,712 | 4.48 |
| 2025-08-15 | 3,967,945 | 4,377,907 | -409,962 | 2.43 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4,377,907 | 4,252,688 | +125,219 | 1.88 |
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CIK
1114448
CUSIP
66987V109
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