Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.14 +0.20 (+1.78%) As of 02:07 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Warner Bros. Discovery Short Interest DataWarner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has a short interest of 116.97 million shares, representing 5.25% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 14.24% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 41.58 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest116,970,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest102,390,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+14.24%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.17 billionShort Interest Ratio2.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares2,454,760,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.25%Today's Trading Volume24,621,828 sharesAverage Trading Volume41,579,328 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average59% Short Selling Warner Bros. Discovery? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Warner Bros. Discovery and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWBD Short Interest Over TimeWBD Days to Cover Over TimeWBD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Warner Bros. Discovery Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/2025116,970,000 shares $1.17 billion +14.2%5.3%2.5 $10.03 5/31/2025102,390,000 shares $1.01 billion -4.0%4.6%2.3 $9.85 5/15/2025106,610,000 shares $974.42 million +17.4%4.8%2.5 $9.14 4/30/202590,810,000 shares $787.32 million -2.1%4.1%2.1 $8.67 4/15/202592,790,000 shares $765.52 million +7.6%4.1%2.3 $8.25 3/31/202586,220,000 shares $925.14 million +23.7%3.9%2.3 $10.73 3/15/202569,730,000 shares $710.55 million +8.9%3.1%2.1 $10.19 2/28/202564,050,000 shares $734.01 million -4.9%2.9%2 $11.46 2/15/202567,350,000 shares $696.40 million -5.7%3.0%2.3 $10.34 1/31/202571,380,000 shares $745.21 million -7.5%3.2%2.4 $10.44 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WBD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Warner Bros. Discovery and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/202577,150,000 shares $755.30 million -3.6%3.5%2.6 $9.79 12/31/202480,050,000 shares $846.13 million -15.5%3.6%2.7 $10.57 12/15/202494,760,000 shares $1.14 billion 0.0%4.3%3.2 $12.07 11/30/202494,790,000 shares $993.40 million -9.5%4.3%3.2 $10.48 11/15/2024104,750,000 shares $965.80 million +5.2%4.7%3.4 $9.22 10/31/202499,610,000 shares $809.83 million -5.1%4.5%3.3 $8.13 10/15/2024104,960,000 shares $797.70 million +5.8%4.7%3.4 $7.60 9/30/202499,240,000 shares $818.73 million -2.5%4.5%3.1 $8.25 9/15/2024101,750,000 shares $863.86 million -11.0%4.6%3.1 $8.49 8/31/2024114,380,000 shares $896.74 million -17.6%5.2%3.7 $7.84 8/15/2024138,800,000 shares $1.00 billion +20.7%6.3%4.5 $7.24 7/31/2024114,980,000 shares $994.58 million -13.6%5.2%3.7 $8.65 7/15/2024133,020,000 shares $987.01 million +3.3%6.0%4.5 $7.42 6/30/2024128,730,000 shares $957.75 million +7.6%5.8%4.4 $7.44 6/15/2024119,692,400 shares $866.57 million +1.0%5.4%4.1 $7.24 5/31/2024118,520,000 shares $976.60 million +4.9%5.3%4 $8.24 5/15/2024112,960,000 shares $926.27 million +6.3%5.1%3.6 $8.20 4/30/2024106,230,000 shares $781.85 million -6.6%4.8%3.4 $7.36 4/15/2024113,730,000 shares $950.78 million +2.8%5.1%4 $8.36 3/31/2024110,630,000 shares $965.80 million +9.1%5.0%4.1 $8.73 3/15/2024101,450,000 shares $866.38 million +7.2%4.6%3.9 $8.54 2/29/202494,610,000 shares $831.62 million +13.3%4.3%3.7 $8.79 2/15/202483,520,000 shares $846.89 million +1.0%3.8%3.5 $10.14 1/31/202482,690,000 shares $828.55 million -4.1%3.7%3.6 $10.02 1/15/202486,210,000 shares $918.14 million +1.6%3.9%3.8 $10.65 12/31/202384,840,000 shares $965.48 million -1.7%N/A0 $11.38 12/15/202386,290,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.9%3.9%3.8 $12.26 11/30/202390,750,000 shares $948.34 million -12.7%4.1%4.2 $10.45 11/15/2023103,900,000 shares $1.10 billion +1.8%4.7%4.9 $10.56 10/31/2023102,050,000 shares $1.01 billion +11.6%4.6%5.1 $9.94Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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Discovery's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Warner Bros. Discovery shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 116,970,000 shares of WBD short. 5.25% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Warner Bros. Discovery? 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. WBD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Warner Bros. Discovery? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Warner Bros. Discovery: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Oribel Capital Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Warner Bros. Discovery? 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. 5.25% of Warner Bros. Discovery's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Warner Bros. Discovery's short interest increasing or decreasing? Warner Bros. Discovery saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 116,970,000 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the previous total of 102,390,000 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. How does Warner Bros. Discovery's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.25% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Warner Bros. Discovery: America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR (0.49%), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (0.13%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group Sponsored ADR (3.26%), Telefonica SA (0.09%), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (2.65%), Vodafone Group PLC (0.65%), Fox Corporation (7.08%), TELUS Corporation (2.25%), Fox Corporation (2.99%), BCE, Inc. (5.50%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Warner Bros. Discovery stock? Short selling WBD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Warner Bros. Discovery as its price is falling. WBD shares are trading up $0.14 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 Warner Bros. Discovery? A short squeeze for Warner Bros. Discovery 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 WBD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Warner Bros. Discovery'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 WBD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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