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Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$38.62 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 11/6/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$38.69 +0.07 (+0.18%)
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Washington Trust Bancorp Short Interest Overview

As of October 15, 2026, Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) had a short interest of 1.36 million shares sold short, representing 7.24% of the public float. This marks a 1.31% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.0, meaning it would take 11.0 days of the average trading volume of 139,640 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,363,087 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,381,186 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
-1.31%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$50.53 million
Short Interest Ratio
11.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
19,070,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.24%
Today's Trading Volume
143,692 shares
Average Trading Volume
139,640 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
103%
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Washington Trust Bancorp Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/20261,363,087 shares $50.53 million -1.3%7.2%10.95 $37.07
9/30/20261,381,186 shares $52.47 million -0.7%7.3%11.52 $37.99
9/15/20261,391,472 shares $55.84 million -1.1%7.4%10.71 $40.13
8/31/20261,407,333 shares $55.07 million +6.1%7.5%9.33 $39.13
8/14/20261,325,932 shares $53.29 million +6.0%7.0%11.4 $40.19
7/31/20261,250,906 shares $48.76 million +6.1%6.6%6.82 $38.98
7/15/20261,179,138 shares $42.77 million -1.7%6.3%7.87 $36.27
6/30/20261,199,630 shares $43.76 million +14.2%6.4%5 $36.48
6/15/20261,050,912 shares $36.97 million +10.8%5.6%6.36 $35.18
5/29/2026948,454 shares $30.89 million +3.2%5.0%6.21 $32.57
5/15/2026918,731 shares $28.41 million -7.4%4.9%5.29 $30.92
4/30/2026991,777 shares $31.17 million -3.0%5.3%3.53 $31.43
4/15/20261,022,287 shares $36.40 million +22.4%5.4%5.98 $35.61
3/31/2026835,420 shares $27.95 million +6.4%4.4%3.82 $33.46
3/13/2026784,949 shares $25.23 million -0.8%4.2%4.87 $32.14
2/27/2026791,146 shares $26.65 million +3.8%4.2%7.41 $33.69
2/13/2026762,398 shares $27.37 million +3.1%4.1%4.94 $35.90
1/30/2026739,256 shares $25.41 million +0.4%3.9%5.28 $34.37
1/15/2026736,506 shares $22.54 million -0.2%3.9%7 $30.60
12/31/2025737,781 shares $21.80 million -2.5%3.9%6 $29.55
12/15/2025756,318 shares $23.29 million +3.9%4.0%7.14 $30.79
11/28/2025728,023 shares $22.42 million -0.6%3.9%8.09 $30.79
11/14/2025732,285 shares $20.36 million -5.5%3.9%6.51 $27.81
10/31/2025775,018 shares $21.11 million -12.5%4.1%4.93 $27.24
10/15/2025885,600 shares $23.81 million +3.5%4.7%6 $26.89
9/30/2025855,900 shares $24.76 million +5.3%N/A6.2 $28.93
9/15/2025812,900 shares $23.75 million -3.1%N/A5.6 $29.22
8/31/2025839,100 shares $25.45 million +7.2%4.4%5.9 $30.33
8/15/2025782,800 shares $22.08 million -0.1%N/A5.4 $28.21
7/31/2025783,800 shares $21.12 million -3.6%4.1%5.4 $26.94
7/15/2025812,900 shares $23.18 million +2,530.7%N/A5.7 $28.51
6/30/202530,900 shares $873.85 thousand -96.6%0.2%0.9 $28.28
6/15/2025894,500 shares $24.34 million +0.3%4.7%5.7 $27.21
5/31/2025891,800 shares $24.82 million -2.4%4.7%5.1 $27.83
5/15/2025913,800 shares $27.19 million -0.4%4.8%5.2 $29.75
4/30/2025917,400 shares $25.32 million +10.8%N/A5 $27.60
4/15/2025827,700 shares $22.41 million +27.3%4.4%4.2 $27.07
3/31/2025650,300 shares $20.07 million +67.3%3.4%3.3 $30.86
3/15/2025388,600 shares $11.99 million -13.4%2.1%1.9 $30.85
2/28/2025448,500 shares $14.41 million +13.2%2.4%2.1 $32.12
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1/31/2025408,300 shares $13.38 million +11.0%N/A2 $32.77
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12/31/2024322,600 shares $10.11 million -67.1%N/A1.8 $31.35
12/15/2024980,700 shares $34.35 million +6.1%N/A6.2 $35.03
11/30/2024924,400 shares $34.33 million +61.9%5.5%8.2 $37.14
11/15/2024571,100 shares $21.89 million +0.9%3.4%5.2 $38.33
10/31/2024565,800 shares $19.31 million -6.9%3.4%5.7 $34.13
10/15/2024607,700 shares $20.21 million -4.5%3.6%6.7 $33.26
9/30/2024636,500 shares $20.50 million -3.3%3.8%6.5 $32.21
9/15/2024658,200 shares $20.86 million -5.2%3.9%6.1 $31.69
8/31/2024694,000 shares $22.76 million -0.7%4.2%6.9 $32.80
8/15/2024698,900 shares $20.68 million -2.3%4.2%7.1 $29.59
7/31/2024715,100 shares $22.89 million -4.9%4.3%7.2 $32.01
7/15/2024752,000 shares $22.18 million +9.8%4.5%7.7 $29.50
6/30/2024684,800 shares $18.77 million +1.5%4.1%7.8 $27.41
6/15/2024674,500 shares $17.04 million +3.1%4.0%8.2 $25.26
5/31/2024654,400 shares $17.18 million +1.5%3.9%7.7 $26.25
5/15/2024644,500 shares $17.63 million +0.3%3.9%7.4 $27.35
4/30/2024642,500 shares $16.36 million +11.6%3.9%7 $25.46
4/15/2024576,000 shares $14.14 million +0.2%3.4%6 $24.54
3/31/2024574,600 shares $15.45 million +3.4%3.4%6.6 $26.88
3/15/2024555,600 shares $13.97 million +16.5%3.3%6.3 $25.15
2/29/2024477,000 shares $12.28 million +7.4%2.9%5.2 $25.74
2/15/2024444,200 shares $12.25 million +2.2%2.7%4.8 $27.57
1/31/2024434,800 shares $12.09 million -4.5%2.6%4.8 $27.81
1/15/2024455,100 shares $13.60 million +0.2%2.7%4.6 $29.88
12/31/2023454,200 shares $14.71 million -2.0%N/A0 $32.38
12/15/2023463,500 shares $14.86 million +1.6%2.8%4.5 $32.06
11/30/2023456,000 shares $12.19 million -2.9%2.7%4.7 $26.74
11/15/2023469,800 shares $12.77 million -15.9%2.8%5 $27.19
10/31/2023558,300 shares $12.95 million +9.0%3.3%5.8 $23.19
10/15/2023512,400 shares $13.17 million +5.4%3.1%5.2 $25.70
9/30/2023486,100 shares $12.80 million +2.2%2.9%4.9 $26.33
9/15/2023475,700 shares $13.27 million +2.9%2.9%4.4 $27.90
8/31/2023462,400 shares $12.95 million -1.5%2.8%4.1 $28.00
8/15/2023469,400 shares $13.81 million -11.3%2.8%3.8 $29.41
7/31/2023529,000 shares $16.96 million -5.2%3.2%3.6 $32.06
7/15/2023557,700 shares $15.08 million -6.7%3.3%3.6 $27.04
6/30/2023597,800 shares $16.03 million +13.0%3.6%3.9 $26.81
6/15/2023529,100 shares $15.01 million -1.9%3.2%3.5 $28.37
5/31/2023539,300 shares $13.73 million -8.6%3.2%3.2 $25.46
5/15/2023589,800 shares $13.62 million -0.4%3.5%3.6 $23.10
4/30/2023592,100 shares $16.64 million +11.2%3.5%4.3 $28.11
4/15/2023532,500 shares $17.37 million -5.5%3.2%4.1 $32.62
3/31/2023563,700 shares $19.54 million -24.2%3.3%4.7 $34.66
3/15/2023744,100 shares $25.93 million +14.9%4.4%6.7 $34.85
2/28/2023647,600 shares $27.20 million 0.0%3.8%8.5 $42.00
2/15/2023647,700 shares $28.80 million +0.4%3.8%9 $44.46
1/31/2023645,100 shares $27.59 million -7.5%3.8%9.4 $42.77
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1/15/2023697,200 shares $33.65 million +0.1%4.1%12.8 $48.26
12/30/2022696,300 shares $32.85 million +3.7%4.1%12.9 $47.18
12/15/2022671,200 shares $31.96 million +18.1%4.0%12.5 $47.62
11/30/2022568,400 shares $28.28 million +5.6%3.4%10.7 $49.76
11/15/2022538,200 shares $26.37 million -4.8%3.2%10.3 $48.99
10/31/2022565,400 shares $27.42 million +0.1%3.3%11.2 $48.50
10/15/2022565,100 shares $27.15 million -3.3%3.3%10.9 $48.05
9/30/2022584,200 shares $27.15 million +7.7%3.5%10.9 $46.48
9/15/2022542,300 shares $26.82 million +1.9%3.2%9.8 $49.46
8/31/2022532,300 shares $26.95 million -4.0%3.2%9.8 $50.63
8/15/2022554,400 shares $30.85 million +1.4%3.3%9.6 $55.64
7/31/2022547,000 shares $30.02 million +2.4%3.7%9.2 $54.88
7/15/2022534,000 shares $26.09 million -1.1%3.6%9.1 $48.85
6/30/2022539,800 shares $26.11 million -4.1%3.6%9.5 $48.37
6/15/2022563,100 shares $27.66 million +21.2%3.8%9.7 $49.12
5/31/2022464,700 shares $23.33 million +15.5%2.7%8.3 $50.20
5/15/2022402,300 shares $18.88 million 0.0%2.4%7.1 $46.92
4/30/2022402,400 shares $18.89 million -1.4%2.4%7.2 $46.94
4/15/2022408,100 shares $19.91 million -6.7%2.4%7 $48.78
3/31/2022437,400 shares $22.96 million +2.0%2.6%7.2 $52.50
3/15/2022428,900 shares $23.00 million +8.1%2.5%7.7 $53.62
2/28/2022396,900 shares $21.54 million +3.3%2.3%7.2 $54.27
2/15/2022384,400 shares $21.64 million +8.5%2.3%7.4 $56.29
1/31/2022354,300 shares $20.22 million -0.8%2.1%7.2 $57.08
1/15/2022357,300 shares $21.34 million +2.9%2.1%8.1 $59.73
12/31/2021347,400 shares $19.58 million -15.2%2.1%9 $56.37
12/15/2021409,600 shares $22.46 million +2.8%2.4%10.4 $54.83
11/30/2021398,400 shares $21.43 million -0.1%2.4%10.7 $53.80
11/15/2021398,700 shares $23.18 million -3.7%2.4%10.5 $58.13

WASH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Washington Trust Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, investors have sold 1,363,087 shares of WASH short. 7.24% of Washington Trust Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Washington Trust Bancorp's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. WASH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Washington Trust Bancorp's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 7.24% of Washington Trust Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Washington Trust Bancorp saw a drop in short interest since the prior report. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,363,087 shares, a drop of 1.3% from the previous total of 1,381,186 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

7.24% of Washington Trust Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Washington Trust Bancorp: ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (4.34%), First Financial Bancorp. (6.43%), First Merchants Corporation (3.73%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (6.51%), Independent Bank Corporation (3.20%), First Financial Corporation Indiana (3.91%), United Bankshares, Inc. (5.15%), WSFS Financial Corporation (5.14%), Provident Financial Services, Inc (4.81%), Tompkins Financial Corporation (3.35%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.77 billion), Invesco QQQ ($59.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), Medtronic PLC ($13.33 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.47 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($10.36 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($8.98 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.92 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($8.10 billion), and iShares Semiconductor ETF ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WASH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Washington Trust Bancorp as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Washington Trust Bancorp occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of WASH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including WASH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like WASH:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:WASH is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/26/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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