Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.87 +0.01 (+0.08%) Closing price 08/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.85 -0.02 (-0.17%) As of 08/12/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Walgreens Boots Alliance Short Interest DataWalgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has a short interest of 21.45 million shares, representing 3.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 37.41% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 6.25 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest21,450,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest15,610,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+37.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$246.89 millionShort Interest Ratio2.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares865,560,000 sharesFloat Size712,720,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.01%Today's Trading Volume7,122,511 sharesAverage Trading Volume6,252,401 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average114% Short Selling Walgreens Boots Alliance? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Walgreens Boots Alliance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWBA Short Interest Over TimeWBA Days to Cover Over TimeWBA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Walgreens Boots Alliance Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202521,450,000 shares $246.89 million +37.4%3.0%2.6 $11.51 6/30/202515,610,000 shares $179.20 million -18.7%10.0%11.7 $11.48 6/15/202519,190,000 shares $218.57 million -18.4%2.7%1.8 $11.39 5/31/202523,530,000 shares $265.65 million -3.3%3.3%1.8 $11.29 5/15/202524,330,000 shares $272.01 million -7.0%3.4%1.5 $11.18 4/30/202526,150,000 shares $286.87 million -22.8%3.7%1.4 $10.97 4/15/202533,890,000 shares $367.71 million -7.6%4.8%1.6 $10.85 3/31/202536,690,000 shares $409.83 million -20.2%5.2%1.4 $11.17 3/15/202545,950,000 shares $516.02 million -27.0%6.5%1.8 $11.23 2/28/202562,970,000 shares $672.83 million -6.1%8.9%2.2 $10.69 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WBA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202567,050,000 shares $650.39 million +5.6%9.5%2.6 $9.70 1/31/202563,510,000 shares $652.88 million -13.6%9.0%2.5 $10.28 1/15/202573,490,000 shares $920.83 million -5.0%10.4%3 $12.53 12/31/202477,330,000 shares $721.49 million -19.9%10.9%3.1 $9.33 12/15/202496,530,000 shares $1.00 billion -4.7%13.6%4.1 $10.39 11/30/2024101,280,000 shares $913.55 million +0.5%14.3%4.5 $9.02 11/15/2024100,790,000 shares $854.70 million +15.3%14.2%4.4 $8.48 10/31/202487,430,000 shares $827.09 million +2.6%12.3%4.1 $9.46 10/15/202485,200,000 shares $887.78 million -10.0%12.0%4.1 $10.42 9/30/202494,650,000 shares $848.06 million +5.7%13.3%4.9 $8.96 9/15/202489,560,000 shares $824.85 million +8.0%12.6%4.1 $9.21 8/31/202482,910,000 shares $766.92 million +15.2%11.7%4 $9.25 8/15/202471,970,000 shares $778.72 million +8.5%10.1%3.8 $10.82 7/31/202466,330,000 shares $787.34 million -2.7%9.3%3.5 $11.87 7/15/202468,140,000 shares $797.24 million +15.4%9.6%3.9 $11.70 6/30/202459,050,000 shares $714.21 million +34.2%8.3%3.8 $12.10 6/15/202444,006,100 shares $684.29 million +3.7%6.2%3.5 $15.55 5/31/202442,440,000 shares $688.38 million -1.9%6.0%3.5 $16.22 5/15/202443,270,000 shares $774.10 million +7.7%6.1%3.7 $17.89 4/30/202440,160,000 shares $712.04 million +3.3%5.6%3.5 $17.73 4/15/202438,880,000 shares $686.23 million +10.4%5.5%3 $17.65 3/31/202435,220,000 shares $763.92 million +13.0%5.0%2.6 $21.69 3/15/202431,160,000 shares $648.75 million -0.1%4.4%2.3 $20.82 2/29/202431,190,000 shares $663.10 million -3.9%4.4%2.1 $21.26 2/15/202432,450,000 shares $723.31 million -6.4%4.6%2.2 $22.29 1/31/202434,670,000 shares $782.50 million -5.1%4.9%2.4 $22.57 1/15/202436,530,000 shares $850.05 million -2.5%5.1%2.7 $23.27 12/31/202337,470,000 shares $978.34 million -12.3%N/A2.7 $26.11 12/15/202342,710,000 shares $1.08 billion -9.9%6.0%3.4 $25.20 11/30/202347,410,000 shares $945.36 million -8.6%6.7%3.8 $19.94BREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills! 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Discover the under-the-radar project I believe will skyrocket as a result. 10/15/202117,880,000 shares $874.69 million +4.6%2.5%3.3 $48.92 9/30/202117,090,000 shares $804.08 million +1.1%2.4%3.3 $47.05 9/15/202116,900,000 shares $847.03 million +9.2%2.4%3 $50.12 8/31/202115,480,000 shares $785.61 million +20.6%2.2%2.8 $50.75 8/13/202112,840,000 shares $632.88 million +3.8%1.8%2.3 $49.29 7/30/202112,370,000 shares $583.25 million -7.6%1.7%2.2 $47.15 7/15/202113,380,000 shares $618.83 million +7.9%1.9%2.4 $46.25 6/30/202112,400,000 shares $652.36 million -3.1%1.7%2.3 $52.61 6/15/202112,800,000 shares $694.27 million -1.5%1.8%2.5 $54.24 5/28/202112,990,000 shares $684.05 million +8.3%1.8%2.4 $52.66 5/14/202111,990,000 shares $649.14 million +4.9%1.7%2.2 $54.14 4/30/202111,430,000 shares $602.76 million -18.3%1.6%2.1 $52.74 4/15/202113,990,000 shares $762.04 million +4.2%2.0%2.4 $54.47 3/31/202113,430,000 shares $711.52 million +1.1%1.9%2.1 $52.98 3/15/202113,280,000 shares $706.63 million -0.4%1.9%2.1 $53.21 2/26/202113,330,000 shares $643.44 million -17.2%1.9%2 $48.27 2/12/202116,100,000 shares $806.93 million +5.4%2.3%2.3 $50.12 1/29/202115,270,000 shares $773.88 million +1.5%2.1%1.9 $50.68 1/15/202115,050,000 shares $742.27 million -17.0%2.1%1.8 $49.32 12/31/202018,130,000 shares $713.23 million +6.9%2.5%2.2 $39.34 12/15/202016,960,000 shares $703.50 million -7.0%2.4%2.2 $41.48 11/30/202018,240,000 shares $711.36 million +14.4%2.5%2.2 $39.00 10/30/202019,900,000 shares $667.05 million -5.9%2.8%2.8 $33.52 10/15/202021,150,000 shares $759.50 million +5.7%3.0%3.2 $35.91 9/30/202020,010,000 shares $718.76 million +5.4%N/A3.1 $35.92 9/15/202018,990,000 shares $669.78 million -0.3%2.7%2.7 $35.27 8/31/202019,040,000 shares $723.90 million +8.6%2.7%2.9 $38.02 8/14/202017,540,000 shares $735.10 million -7.3%2.4%2.7 $41.91 WBA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Walgreens Boots Alliance's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 21,450,000 shares of WBA short. 3.01% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Walgreens Boots Alliance's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Walgreens Boots Alliance? 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. WBA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Walgreens Boots Alliance? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Walgreens Boots Alliance: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, BlackBarn Capital Partners LP, Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC, Atika Capital Management LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., and Capital Fund Management S.A.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Walgreens Boots Alliance? 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. 3.01% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest increasing or decreasing? Walgreens Boots Alliance saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,450,000 shares, an increase of 37.4% from the previous total of 15,610,000 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. What is Walgreens Boots Alliance's float size? Walgreens Boots Alliance currently has issued a total of 865,560,000 shares. Some of Walgreens Boots Alliance's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Walgreens Boots Alliance currently has a public float of 712,720,000 shares. How does Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.01% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Walgreens Boots Alliance: Amazon.com, Inc. (0.59%), Dollar Tree, Inc. (7.00%), CVS Health Corporation (1.08%), Dollar General Corporation (3.67%), 3M Company (1.87%), Walmart Inc. (0.42%), Herbalife Ltd (13.33%), Tractor Supply Company (8.49%), On Holding AG (9.27%), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (4.72%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Walgreens Boots Alliance stock? Short selling WBA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Walgreens Boots Alliance as its price is falling. WBA shares are trading up $0.01 today. 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. How does a short squeeze work against Walgreens Boots Alliance? A short squeeze for Walgreens Boots Alliance occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of WBA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including WBA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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