{"slug":"can-i-sell-on-the-ex-dividend-date","qid":"short_shares","label":"Shares held short against average daily volume, large dividend payers","post_title":"Can You Sell on the Ex-Dividend Date?","post_url":"/blog/can-i-sell-on-the-ex-dividend-date#q-short_shares","columns":["ticker","as_of","shares_short_millions","avg_volume_millions"],"rows":[{"ticker":"AAPL","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":141.61,"avg_volume_millions":58.4},{"ticker":"MSFT","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":81.31,"avg_volume_millions":40.02},{"ticker":"KO","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":44.82,"avg_volume_millions":18.76},{"ticker":"XOM","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":42.35,"avg_volume_millions":14.39},{"ticker":"PEP","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":29.39,"avg_volume_millions":8.18},{"ticker":"PG","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":27.11,"avg_volume_millions":8.35},{"ticker":"JNJ","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":25.41,"avg_volume_millions":8.5},{"ticker":"CVX","as_of":"Jul 31, 2026","shares_short_millions":20.25,"avg_volume_millions":7.37}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    formatDateTime(max(settlement_date), '%b %e, %Y')         AS as_of,\n    round(argMax(short_interest, settlement_date) / 1e6, 2)   AS shares_short_millions,\n    round(argMax(avg_daily_volume, settlement_date) / 1e6, 2) AS avg_volume_millions\nFROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\nWHERE ticker IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'JNJ', 'KO', 'PG', 'XOM', 'CVX', 'PEP')\n  AND settlement_date >= today() - 150\n  AND short_interest > 0\nGROUP BY ticker\nORDER BY shares_short_millions DESC","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:03:56.065757+00:00","elapsed":0.0333445}