Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Wells Fargo & Company Short Interest Data

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has a short interest of 33.21 million shares, representing 1.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.48% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 15.03 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
33,210,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
30,060,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+10.48%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.52 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
3,329,490,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.01%
Today's Trading Volume
7,200,947 shares
Average Trading Volume
15,029,900 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
48%
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WFC Short Interest Over Time

WFC Days to Cover Over Time

WFC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Wells Fargo & Company Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/15/202533,210,000 shares $2.52 billion +10.5%1.0%2 $75.86
12/31/202430,060,000 shares $2.11 billion -20.2%0.9%1.7 $70.24
12/15/202437,660,000 shares $2.65 billion -5.1%1.1%2.1 $70.44
11/30/202439,700,000 shares $3.02 billion +8.5%1.2%2.1 $76.17
11/15/202436,600,000 shares $2.72 billion +4.7%1.1%2 $74.34
10/31/202434,960,000 shares $2.27 billion -2.1%1.1%1.9 $64.92
10/15/202435,720,000 shares $2.25 billion +15.2%1.1%2 $63.04
9/30/202431,010,000 shares $1.75 billion -3.2%0.9%1.8 $56.47
9/15/202432,050,000 shares $1.69 billion -12.4%0.9%1.8 $52.78
8/31/202436,580,000 shares $2.14 billion +23.7%1.1%2.1 $58.47
8/15/202429,570,000 shares $1.61 billion -3.2%0.9%1.7 $54.57
7/31/202430,550,000 shares $1.81 billion -9.4%0.9%1.8 $59.34
7/15/202433,700,000 shares $1.95 billion +9.8%1.0%1.9 $57.74
6/30/202430,700,000 shares $1.82 billion -20.9%0.9%1.7 $59.39
6/15/202438,790,000 shares $2.23 billion +6.7%1.1%2.2 $57.40
5/31/202436,350,000 shares $2.18 billion -4.7%1.0%2.1 $59.92
5/15/202438,130,000 shares $2.38 billion -1.1%1.1%2.1 $62.33
4/30/202438,540,000 shares $2.29 billion +18.6%1.1%2 $59.32
4/15/202432,500,000 shares $1.85 billion -17.9%0.9%1.7 $56.97
3/31/202439,580,000 shares $2.29 billion -13.2%1.1%2.1 $57.96
3/15/202445,590,000 shares $2.62 billion +29.4%1.3%2.5 $57.50
2/29/202435,230,000 shares $1.96 billion +19.8%1.0%1.8 $55.52
2/15/202429,400,000 shares $1.53 billion -4.2%0.8%1.6 $52.05
1/31/202430,680,000 shares $1.54 billion -0.1%0.9%1.7 $50.16
1/15/202430,720,000 shares $1.46 billion +3.3%0.9%1.8 $47.40
12/31/202329,730,000 shares $1.46 billion -2.7%0.8%1.8 $49.22
12/15/202330,550,000 shares $1.54 billion +8.4%0.8%1.8 $50.28
11/30/202328,180,000 shares $1.26 billion -5.7%0.8%1.7 $44.59
11/15/202329,880,000 shares $1.28 billion +32.3%0.8%1.9 $42.85
10/31/202322,590,000 shares $898.40 million -11.8%0.6%1.5 $39.77
10/15/202325,610,000 shares $1.05 billion -7.4%0.7%1.7 $40.96
9/30/202327,660,000 shares $1.13 billion -10.0%0.8%1.8 $40.86
9/15/202330,740,000 shares $1.32 billion -2.3%0.8%2 $42.95
8/31/202331,460,000 shares $1.30 billion +7.4%0.9%2.1 $41.29
8/15/202329,300,000 shares $1.25 billion -3.2%0.8%1.8 $42.72
7/31/202330,260,000 shares $1.40 billion +9.0%0.8%1.7 $46.16
7/15/202327,770,000 shares $1.21 billion -2.6%0.7%1.4 $43.56
6/30/202328,500,000 shares $1.22 billion -11.0%0.8%1.3 $42.69
6/15/202332,020,000 shares $1.36 billion -11.1%0.9%1.4 $42.37
5/31/202336,010,000 shares $1.43 billion +5.2%1.0%1.3 $39.81
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5/15/202334,220,000 shares $1.33 billion -2.7%0.9%1.3 $38.77
4/30/202335,160,000 shares $1.40 billion -0.4%0.9%1.4 $39.75
4/15/202335,310,000 shares $1.40 billion -3.4%0.9%1.5 $39.64
3/31/202336,560,000 shares $1.37 billion +21.8%1.0%1.5 $37.38
3/15/202330,020,000 shares $1.17 billion +10.2%0.8%1.4 $38.85
2/28/202327,240,000 shares $1.27 billion -0.8%0.7%1.5 $46.77
2/15/202327,460,000 shares $1.32 billion +29.0%0.7%1.5 $47.97
1/31/202321,290,000 shares $997.86 million -11.3%0.6%1.2 $46.87
1/15/202323,990,000 shares $1.06 billion -9.4%0.6%1.3 $44.22
12/30/202226,470,000 shares $1.09 billion -0.9%0.7%1.5 $41.29
12/15/202226,710,000 shares $1.10 billion -9.2%0.7%1.4 $41.37
11/30/202229,410,000 shares $1.41 billion -3.5%0.8%1.6 $47.95
11/15/202230,490,000 shares $1.42 billion +0.1%0.8%1.8 $46.71
10/31/202230,460,000 shares $1.40 billion +3.4%0.8%1.8 $45.99
10/15/202229,450,000 shares $1.27 billion -0.3%0.8%1.8 $43.17
9/30/202229,530,000 shares $1.19 billion -13.3%0.8%1.8 $40.22
9/15/202234,050,000 shares $1.50 billion +1.4%0.9%2 $44.14
8/31/202233,590,000 shares $1.47 billion +8.0%0.9%1.8 $43.71
8/15/202231,100,000 shares $1.42 billion -2.5%0.8%1.6 $45.75
7/31/202231,900,000 shares $1.40 billion +0.3%0.8%1.5 $43.87
7/15/202231,810,000 shares $1.31 billion +2.4%0.8%1.4 $41.13
6/30/202231,060,000 shares $1.22 billion -10.0%0.8%1.3 $39.17
6/15/202234,510,000 shares $1.32 billion -11.9%0.9%1.3 $38.17
5/31/202239,170,000 shares $1.79 billion +8.2%1.0%1.5 $45.77
5/15/202236,200,000 shares $1.54 billion +5.7%1.0%1.3 $42.64
4/30/202234,260,000 shares $1.49 billion +0.2%0.9%1.2 $43.63
4/15/202234,210,000 shares $1.59 billion +12.6%0.9%1.1 $46.35
3/31/202230,370,000 shares $1.47 billion -21.6%0.8%0.9 $48.46
3/15/202238,740,000 shares $1.94 billion -6.3%1.0%1.2 $50.11
2/28/202241,340,000 shares $2.21 billion -13.5%1.1%1.3 $53.37
2/15/202247,800,000 shares $2.79 billion +31.6%1.2%1.6 $58.38
1/31/202236,330,000 shares $1.95 billion -23.6%0.9%1.3 $53.80
1/15/202247,580,000 shares $2.76 billion +10.3%1.2%1.8 $58.06
12/31/202143,140,000 shares $2.07 billion -9.8%1.1%1.7 $47.98
12/15/202147,820,000 shares $2.34 billion +10.6%1.2%1.9 $48.94
11/30/202143,230,000 shares $2.07 billion +1.8%1.1%1.7 $47.78
11/15/202142,470,000 shares $2.17 billion -14.2%1.1%1.6 $51.08
10/29/202149,470,000 shares $2.53 billion +17.8%1.2%1.9 $51.16
10/15/202141,990,000 shares $2.03 billion -8.2%1.1%1.6 $48.38
9/30/202145,750,000 shares $2.12 billion -2.8%1.1%1.7 $46.41
9/15/202147,050,000 shares $2.19 billion -0.7%1.2%1.7 $46.64
8/31/202147,380,000 shares $2.17 billion -6.6%1.2%1.7 $45.70
8/13/202150,700,000 shares $2.55 billion +5.7%1.2%2 $50.37
7/30/202147,960,000 shares $2.20 billion +13.7%1.2%1.8 $45.94
7/15/202142,170,000 shares $1.90 billion -16.5%1.0%1.6 $45.00
6/30/202150,530,000 shares $2.29 billion +9.0%N/A1.8 $45.29
6/15/202146,360,000 shares $2.11 billion -4.3%N/A1.7 $45.46
5/28/202148,450,000 shares $2.26 billion -1.3%N/A1.7 $46.72
5/14/202149,100,000 shares $2.31 billion -4.6%1.2%1.6 $46.96
4/30/202151,470,000 shares $2.32 billion +7.9%1.3%1.6 $45.05
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4/15/202147,710,000 shares $2.02 billion -5.6%1.2%1.4 $42.24
3/31/202150,560,000 shares $1.98 billion -13.5%1.2%1.5 $39.07
3/15/202158,470,000 shares $2.32 billion +11.8%1.4%1.6 $39.70
2/26/202152,300,000 shares $1.89 billion +13.9%1.3%1.4 $36.17
2/12/202145,900,000 shares $1.54 billion -4.5%1.1%1.2 $33.53
1/29/202148,050,000 shares $1.44 billion +3.6%1.2%1.3 $29.88
1/15/202146,390,000 shares $1.49 billion +20.7%1.1%1.2 $32.04
12/31/202038,430,000 shares $1.16 billion -5.9%0.9%1 $30.18
12/15/202040,830,000 shares $1.21 billion +10.4%1.0%1 $29.73
11/30/202037,000,000 shares $1.01 billion +6.2%0.9%0.9 $27.35
10/30/202034,780,000 shares $746.03 million +0.6%0.8%0.8 $21.45
10/15/202034,590,000 shares $793.84 million -20.8%0.8%0.9 $22.95
9/30/202043,690,000 shares $1.03 billion +40.1%N/A1 $23.51
9/15/202031,180,000 shares $775.76 million -3.3%0.8%0.7 $24.88
8/31/202032,230,000 shares $778.35 million -2.0%0.8%0.7 $24.15
8/14/202032,880,000 shares $831.86 million -5.6%0.8%0.7 $25.30
7/31/202034,830,000 shares $844.98 million +15.7%0.9%0.7 $24.26
7/15/202030,110,000 shares $763.29 million -18.4%0.7%0.6 $25.35
6/30/202036,910,000 shares $944.90 million -18.3%0.9%0.7 $25.60
6/15/202045,160,000 shares $1.27 billion -2.4%1.1%0.9 $28.21
5/29/202046,270,000 shares $1.22 billion -8.4%1.1%0.9 $26.47
5/15/202050,520,000 shares $1.18 billion +9.0%1.2%1.1 $23.36
4/30/202046,360,000 shares $1.35 billion -2.0%1.1%1.1 $29.05
4/15/202047,290,000 shares $1.34 billion +0.7%1.2%1.3 $28.44
3/31/202046,970,000 shares $1.35 billion -13.0%1.2%1.3 $28.70
3/13/202053,958,300 shares $1.67 billion +24.3%1.3%2.3 $30.89
2/28/202043,400,000 shares $1.77 billion +11.5%1.1%1.8 $40.85
2/14/202038,920,000 shares $1.88 billion -5.8%0.9%2 $48.22

WFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wells Fargo & Company's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Wells Fargo & Company shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 33,210,000 shares of WFC short. 1.01% of Wells Fargo & Company's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Wells Fargo & Company's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Wells Fargo & Company?

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. WFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Wells Fargo & Company's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Wells Fargo & Company?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Wells Fargo & Company: Twin Tree Management LP, Delta Accumulation LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, XY Capital Ltd, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Atomi Financial Group Inc., Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., CTC LLC, Barclays PLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Prospector Partners LLC, and Bank of Montreal Can. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Wells Fargo & Company?

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. 1.01% of Wells Fargo & Company's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Wells Fargo & Company's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Wells Fargo & Company saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,210,000 shares, an increase of 10.5% from the previous total of 30,060,000 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 Wells Fargo & Company's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.01% of Wells Fargo & Company's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Wells Fargo & Company: U.S. Bancorp (1.45%), Comerica Incorporated (2.75%), Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (0.90%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.08%), Bank of America Co. (0.95%), Citigroup Inc. (2.07%), UBS Group AG (0.22%), The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1.39%), Capital One Financial Co. (4.42%), Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (0.01%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Wells Fargo & Company stock?

Short selling WFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Wells Fargo & Company as its price is falling. WFC shares are trading up $0.56 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 Wells Fargo & Company?

A short squeeze for Wells Fargo & Company 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 WFC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Wells Fargo & Company'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 WFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:WFC) was last updated on 2/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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