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Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Willis Towers Watson Public Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) had a short interest of 2.78 million shares sold short, representing 2.95% of the public float. This marks a 30.51% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, meaning it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 823,957 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,775,972 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,127,027 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
30.51%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$689.50 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
94,450,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.95%
Today's Trading Volume
681,470 shares
Average Trading Volume
823,957 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
83%
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WTW Short Interest Over Time

WTW Days to Cover Over Time

WTW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Willis Towers Watson Public Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/20262,775,972 shares $689.50 million +30.5%3.0%2.59 $248.38
4/30/20262,127,027 shares $544.94 million +2.8%2.3%2.93 $256.20
4/15/20262,069,787 shares $604.69 million -25.2%2.2%3.46 $292.15
3/31/20262,766,650 shares $804.27 million +55.0%2.9%5.43 $290.70
3/13/20261,784,808 shares $516.77 million -2.3%1.9%2.95 $289.54
2/27/20261,827,122 shares $557.58 million +12.4%1.9%2.1 $305.17
2/13/20261,625,318 shares $467.67 million -26.1%1.7%0.99 $287.74
1/30/20262,197,813 shares $697.74 million -12.6%2.3%4.29 $317.47
1/15/20262,514,813 shares $826.09 million -35.7%2.6%5.42 $328.49
12/31/20253,909,211 shares $1.28 billion +49.6%4.1%6.71 $328.60
12/15/20252,613,526 shares $864.48 million +13.4%2.7%3.57 $330.77
11/28/20252,304,424 shares $739.90 million -5.1%2.4%3.71 $321.08
11/14/20252,428,831 shares $782.40 million +2.8%2.5%3.23 $322.13
10/31/20252,362,031 shares $739.55 million -6.6%2.4%3.59 $313.10
10/15/20252,530,000 shares $858.73 million -16.8%2.6%4.5 $339.42
9/30/20253,040,000 shares $1.05 billion +16.0%3.1%5.1 $345.45
9/15/20252,620,000 shares $874.29 million -4.7%2.7%4 $333.70
8/31/20252,750,000 shares $898.67 million -10.4%2.8%4.1 $326.79
8/15/20253,070,000 shares $1.01 billion +19.9%3.2%4.6 $330.50
7/31/20252,560,000 shares $808.47 million +29.3%2.6%3.9 $315.81
7/15/20251,980,000 shares $602.69 million -49.9%2.0%2.9 $304.39
6/30/20253,950,000 shares $1.21 billion +190.4%4.3%3.3 $306.50
6/15/20251,360,000 shares $403.01 million No Change1.4%2 $296.33
5/31/20251,360,000 shares $429.91 million +3.0%1.4%2 $316.11
5/15/20251,320,000 shares $409.21 million +6.5%1.3%2 $310.01
4/30/20251,240,000 shares $381.67 million +3.3%1.3%1.8 $307.80
4/15/20251,200,000 shares $392.59 million -8.4%1.2%1.8 $327.16
3/31/20251,310,000 shares $442.71 million +10.1%1.3%2.1 $337.95
3/15/20251,190,000 shares $386.29 million +12.3%1.2%2.1 $324.61
2/28/20251,060,000 shares $360.03 million -7.0%1.1%1.8 $339.65
2/15/20251,140,000 shares $365.26 million +1.8%1.1%1.8 $320.40
1/31/20251,120,000 shares $369.12 million -1.8%1.1%1.7 $329.57
1/15/20251,140,000 shares $357.22 million -19.2%1.1%1.7 $313.35
12/31/20241,410,000 shares $441.67 million +38.2%1.4%2.1 $313.24
12/15/20241,020,000 shares $317.62 million -3.8%1.0%1.5 $311.39
11/30/20241,060,000 shares $341.32 million +6.2%1.1%1.6 $322.00
11/15/2024998,000 shares $312.02 million +2.1%1.0%1.7 $312.65
10/31/2024977,700 shares $295.45 million +9.9%1.0%1.8 $302.19
10/15/2024890,000 shares $259.11 million -3.2%0.9%1.8 $291.14
9/30/2024919,100 shares $270.70 million +21.7%0.9%2 $294.53
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9/15/2024755,200 shares $219.54 million +0.5%0.8%1.7 $290.70
8/31/2024751,500 shares $219.52 million -9.3%0.7%1.7 $292.11
8/15/2024828,900 shares $231.99 million -6.7%0.8%1.9 $279.88
7/31/2024888,300 shares $250.75 million +4.4%0.9%2 $282.28
7/15/2024851,300 shares $224.17 million -23.3%0.8%1.9 $263.33
6/30/20241,110,000 shares $290.98 million +25.5%1.1%2.5 $262.14
6/15/2024884,600 shares $225.82 million +3.2%0.9%1.9 $255.28
5/31/2024857,300 shares $218.86 million +9.9%0.8%1.9 $255.29
5/15/2024780,100 shares $199.42 million -3.5%0.8%1.7 $255.63
4/30/2024808,100 shares $202.95 million +21.2%0.8%1.7 $251.14
4/15/2024667,000 shares $172.41 million +0.1%0.7%1.4 $258.49
3/31/2024666,500 shares $183.29 million -8.5%0.7%1.4 $275.00
3/15/2024728,400 shares $198.09 million +18.7%0.7%1.6 $271.95
2/29/2024613,900 shares $167.36 million -20.2%0.6%1.3 $272.61
2/15/2024769,100 shares $213.38 million +9.3%0.8%1.7 $277.44
1/31/2024703,700 shares $173.32 million -10.1%0.7%1.4 $246.30
1/15/2024782,300 shares $194.32 million -5.4%0.8%1.4 $248.40
12/31/2023827,000 shares $199.47 million -8.2%0.8%1.5 $241.20
12/15/2023901,300 shares $213.36 million +18.3%0.9%1.5 $236.73
11/30/2023762,000 shares $187.68 million -21.8%0.7%1.2 $246.30
11/15/2023973,800 shares $235.11 million +16.4%1.0%1.6 $241.44
10/31/2023836,800 shares $197.39 million +17.9%0.8%1.3 $235.89
10/15/2023709,500 shares $151.29 million -34.9%0.7%1.1 $213.24
9/30/20231,090,000 shares $227.77 million +55.1%1.0%1.6 $208.96
9/15/2023703,000 shares $144.16 million -5.3%0.7%1 $205.07
8/31/2023742,000 shares $153.42 million -6.6%0.7%1.1 $206.76
8/15/2023794,800 shares $156.18 million +32.0%0.8%1.2 $196.50
7/31/2023602,100 shares $127.24 million -21.4%0.6%1 $211.33
7/15/2023765,800 shares $176.03 million -22.8%0.7%1.4 $229.87
6/30/2023992,100 shares $233.64 million +26.0%0.9%1.9 $235.50
6/15/2023787,500 shares $183.23 million -13.2%0.7%1.5 $232.67
5/31/2023907,400 shares $198.58 million +15.5%0.9%1.8 $218.85
5/15/2023785,800 shares $180.54 million -6.9%0.7%1.5 $229.75
4/30/2023843,600 shares $195.38 million -10.0%0.8%1.5 $231.60
4/15/2023937,400 shares $222.60 million -21.2%0.9%1.7 $237.46
3/31/20231,190,000 shares $276.53 million +40.5%1.1%2.2 $232.38
3/15/2023846,800 shares $186.06 million -9.1%0.8%1.6 $219.72
2/28/2023931,800 shares $218.38 million -20.4%0.9%1.8 $234.36
2/15/20231,170,000 shares $283.62 million -11.4%1.1%2.3 $242.41
1/31/20231,320,000 shares $335.53 million -21.4%1.2%2.4 $254.19
1/15/20231,680,000 shares $427.81 million -38.5%1.6%3 $254.65
12/30/20222,730,000 shares $667.70 million +30.6%2.5%4.7 $244.58
12/15/20222,090,000 shares $510.84 million -13.6%2.0%3.4 $244.42
11/30/20222,420,000 shares $595.71 million +21.0%2.3%3.9 $246.16
11/15/20222,000,000 shares $466 million +10.5%1.9%3.3 $233.00
10/31/20221,810,000 shares $394.96 million +8.4%1.7%3.1 $218.21
10/15/20221,670,000 shares $337.39 million -16.5%1.6%2.9 $202.03
9/30/20222,000,000 shares $401.88 million +33.3%1.9%3.5 $200.94
9/15/20221,500,000 shares $310.13 million -12.3%1.4%2.6 $206.75
8/31/20221,710,000 shares $353.68 million +1.8%1.6%2.7 $206.83
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8/15/20221,680,000 shares $369.28 million -20.4%1.6%2.6 $219.81
7/31/20222,110,000 shares $436.64 million +3.9%2.0%3 $206.94
7/15/20222,030,000 shares $395.65 million No Change1.9%2.6 $194.90

WTW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Willis Towers Watson Public shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,775,972 shares of WTW short. 2.95% of Willis Towers Watson Public's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Willis Towers Watson Public'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. WTW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.6. Learn More on Willis Towers Watson Public'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. 2.95% of Willis Towers Watson Public's floating shares are currently sold short.

Willis Towers Watson Public saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,775,972 shares, an increase of 30.5% from the previous total of 2,127,027 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.

2.95% of Willis Towers Watson Public's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Willis Towers Watson Public: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (2.13%), Aon plc (1.35%), Brown & Brown, Inc. (5.49%), Marsh (1.45%), Manulife Financial Corp (0.90%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (1.12%), Prudential Public Limited Company (0.09%), Principal Financial Group, Inc. (4.18%), Aegon NV (0.14%), Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (0.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WTW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Willis Towers Watson Public as its price is falling. WTW shares are trading up $7.37 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.

A short squeeze for Willis Towers Watson Public 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 WTW, 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 WTW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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.



This page (NASDAQ:WTW) was last updated on 6/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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