iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Shar | IBIT | Nasdaq | Latest report: February 27, 2026
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Shar (IBIT) had reported short interest of 17,743,392 shares at the latest settlement date of February 27, 2026, compared with 22,751,609 shares in the prior report. That was a change of -5.0M shares, or -22.0%. Based on reported average daily volume of 44.4M, the latest days-to-cover reading was 1.
The historical data currently tracked for IBIT includes 65 reported entries from September 15, 2022 to February 27, 2026. During that span, reported short interest ranged between 64 and 27.0M shares.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | 17,743,392 | 22,751,609 | -5.0M | -22.0% | 44.4M | 1 |
| February 13, 2026 | 22,751,609 | 27,024,546 | -4.3M | -15.8% | 110.6M | 1 |
| January 30, 2026 | 27,024,546 | 23,743,001 | 3.3M | +13.8% | 60.3M | 1 |
| January 15, 2026 | 23,743,001 | 19,668,810 | 4.1M | +20.7% | 55.8M | 1 |
| December 31, 2025 | 19,668,810 | 14,470,819 | 5.2M | +35.9% | 47.7M | 1 |
| December 15, 2025 | 14,470,819 | 21,306,967 | -6.8M | -32.1% | 57.5M | 1 |
| November 28, 2025 | 21,306,967 | 24,781,026 | -3.5M | -14.0% | 88.3M | 1 |
| November 14, 2025 | 24,781,026 | 12,133,594 | 12.6M | +104.2% | 61.4M | 1 |
| October 31, 2025 | 12,134,694 | 12,021,305 | 113.4K | +0.9% | 62.0M | 1 |
| October 15, 2025 | 12,021,305 | 14,803,145 | -2.8M | -18.8% | 69.1M | 1 |
| September 15, 2025 | 17,558,647 | 14,824,844 | 2.7M | +18.4% | 39.3M | 1 |
| August 29, 2025 | 14,824,844 | 18,911,441 | -4.1M | -21.6% | 44.3M | 1 |
| August 15, 2025 | 18,911,441 | 15,352,647 | 3.6M | +23.2% | 42.4M | 1 |
| July 31, 2025 | 15,352,647 | 18,943,591 | -3.6M | -19.0% | 43.7M | 1 |
| July 15, 2025 | 18,943,591 | 6,631,966 | 12.3M | +185.6% | 56.3M | 1 |
| June 30, 2025 | 6,631,966 | 4,258,616 | 2.4M | +55.7% | 41.0M | 1 |
| June 13, 2025 | 4,258,616 | 4,585,130 | -326.5K | -7.1% | 37.3M | 1 |
| May 30, 2025 | 4,585,130 | 11,163,705 | -6.6M | -58.9% | 56.8M | 1 |
| May 15, 2025 | 11,163,705 | 22,402,161 | -11.2M | -50.2% | 37.5M | 1 |
| April 30, 2025 | 22,402,161 | 3,854,479 | 18.5M | +481.2% | 42.6M | 1 |
| April 15, 2025 | 3,854,479 | 8,204,136 | -4.3M | -53.0% | 51.6M | 1 |
| March 31, 2025 | 8,204,136 | 9,169,048 | -964.9K | -10.5% | 29.4M | 1 |
| February 28, 2025 | 5,988,431 | 6,408,430 | -420.0K | -6.5% | 51.9M | 1 |
| February 14, 2025 | 6,408,430 | 14,073,312 | -7.7M | -54.5% | 34.7M | 1 |
| January 31, 2025 | 14,073,312 | 4,172,490 | 9.9M | +237.3% | 51.8M | 1 |
| January 15, 2025 | 4,172,490 | 2,650,349 | 1.5M | +57.4% | 42.5M | 1 |
| December 31, 2024 | 2,650,349 | 3,258,268 | -607.9K | -18.7% | 47.1M | 1 |
| December 13, 2024 | 3,258,268 | 10,352,094 | -7.1M | -68.5% | 51.4M | 1 |
| November 29, 2024 | 10,352,094 | 3,741,185 | 6.6M | +176.7% | 66.3M | 1 |
| November 15, 2024 | 3,741,185 | 9,262,339 | -5.5M | -59.6% | 62.1M | 1 |
| October 31, 2024 | 9,262,339 | 11,955,274 | -2.7M | -22.5% | 38.0M | 1 |
| October 15, 2024 | 11,955,274 | 9,801,847 | 2.2M | +22.0% | 30.4M | 1 |
| September 30, 2024 | 9,801,847 | 1,747,515 | 8.1M | +460.9% | 24.7M | 1 |
| September 13, 2024 | 1,747,515 | 4,650,516 | -2.9M | -62.4% | 23.2M | 1 |
| August 30, 2024 | 4,650,516 | 10,069,709 | -5.4M | -53.8% | 24.2M | 1 |
| August 15, 2024 | 10,069,709 | 12,947,097 | -2.9M | -22.2% | 33.8M | 1 |
| July 31, 2024 | 12,947,097 | 18,012,298 | -5.1M | -28.1% | 28.3M | 1 |
| July 15, 2024 | 18,012,298 | 7,965,140 | 10.0M | +126.1% | 23.0M | 1 |
| June 28, 2024 | 7,965,140 | 9,323,751 | -1.4M | -14.6% | 22.5M | 1 |
| June 14, 2024 | 9,323,751 | 15,115,097 | -5.8M | -38.3% | 27.4M | 1 |
| May 31, 2024 | 15,115,097 | 4,763,721 | 10.4M | +217.3% | 23.4M | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | 4,763,721 | 4,127,228 | 636.5K | +15.4% | 24.3M | 1 |
| April 30, 2024 | 4,127,228 | 8,396,310 | -4.3M | -50.8% | 31.3M | 1 |
| April 15, 2024 | 8,396,310 | 1,062,013 | 7.3M | +690.6% | 37.6M | 1 |
| March 28, 2024 | 1,062,013 | 457,334 | 604.7K | +132.2% | 53.5M | 1 |
| March 15, 2024 | 457,334 | 806,505 | -349.2K | -43.3% | 71.3M | 1 |
| February 29, 2024 | 1,296,505 | 382,397 | 914.1K | +239.1% | 35.6M | 1 |
| February 15, 2024 | 382,397 | 936,561 | -554.2K | -59.2% | 18.1M | 1 |
| January 31, 2024 | 936,561 | 0 | 936.6K | +100.0% | 15.5M | 1 |
| April 28, 2023 | 449 | 468 | -19 | -4.1% | 45 | 9.98 |
| April 14, 2023 | 468 | 452 | 16 | +3.5% | 131 | 3.57 |
| March 31, 2023 | 452 | 266 | 186 | +69.9% | 137 | 3.3 |
| March 15, 2023 | 266 | 64 | 202 | +315.6% | 668 | 1 |
| February 28, 2023 | 64 | 66 | -2 | -3.0% | 52 | 1.23 |
| February 15, 2023 | 66 | 69 | -3 | -4.3% | 414 | 1 |
| January 31, 2023 | 69 | 606 | -537 | -88.6% | 512 | 1 |
| January 13, 2023 | 606 | 84 | 522 | +621.4% | 738 | 1 |
| December 30, 2022 | 84 | 267 | -183 | -68.5% | 514 | 1 |
| December 15, 2022 | 267 | 916 | -649 | -70.8% | 579 | 1 |
| November 30, 2022 | 916 | 499 | 417 | +83.6% | 974 | 1 |
| November 15, 2022 | 499 | 245 | 254 | +103.7% | 516 | 1 |
| October 31, 2022 | 245 | 694 | -449 | -64.7% | 629 | 1 |
| October 14, 2022 | 694 | 99 | 595 | +601.0% | 1.4K | 1 |
| September 30, 2022 | 99 | 913 | -814 | -89.2% | 1.9K | 1 |
| September 15, 2022 | 913 | 0 | 913 | +100.0% | 159 | 5.74 |