It’s not an amount. it’s the annual percentage rate. So you cab borrow at about 8% per year. See the copy paste: Quote This table shows the interest rate that must be paid by a short seller of US:DBMM to the lender of that security. This fee is shown as an annual percentage rate (APR). Lenders are funds or individuals that own the security that have indicated to the broker that they are willing to lend it out. Dividends paid to a shorted security go to the owner/lender of the security, not to the borrower. Unquote