Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.59 +0.05 (+0.59%) As of 11:34 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund Short Interest DataWestern Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) has a short interest of 61,900 shares. This marks a 64.63% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 238,069 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest61,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest37,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+64.63%Dollar Volume Sold Short$529.86 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume75,579 sharesAverage Trading Volume238,069 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average32% Short Selling Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWIW Short Interest Over TimeWIW Days to Cover Over TimeWIW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/202561,900 shares $529.86 thousand +64.6%N/A0.3 $8.56 5/15/202537,600 shares $322.61 thousand +241.8%N/A0.2 $8.58 4/30/202511,000 shares $95.04 thousand -66.7%N/A0.1 $8.64 4/15/202533,000 shares $280.34 thousand -32.1%N/A0.2 $8.50 3/31/202548,600 shares $426.47 thousand -21.9%N/A0.2 $8.78 3/15/202562,200 shares $544.06 thousand +101.3%N/A0.3 $8.75 2/28/202530,900 shares $269.60 thousand -72.5%N/A0.1 $8.73 2/15/2025112,200 shares $968.85 thousand -9.7%N/A0.5 $8.64 1/31/2025124,300 shares $1.07 million +1,812.3%N/A0.5 $8.59 1/15/20256,500 shares $54.41 thousand -89.9%N/A0 $8.37 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WIW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/202464,100 shares $530.11 thousand -50.0%N/A0.3 $8.27 12/15/2024128,300 shares $1.10 million -51.5%N/A0.6 $8.57 11/30/2024264,600 shares $2.30 million +84.0%N/A1.1 $8.69 11/15/2024143,800 shares $1.23 million -2.1%N/A0.6 $8.55 10/31/2024146,900 shares $1.29 million +50.1%N/A0.6 $8.77 10/15/202497,900 shares $862.01 thousand +97.4%N/A0.4 $8.81 9/30/202449,600 shares $438.46 thousand +28.2%N/A0.2 $8.84 9/15/202438,700 shares $337.46 thousand +112.6%N/A0.1 $8.72 8/31/202418,200 shares $156.88 thousand -56.8%N/A0.1 $8.62 8/15/202442,100 shares $360.17 thousand +293.5%N/A0.2 $8.56 7/31/202410,700 shares $91.70 thousand -87.3%N/A0 $8.57 7/15/202484,400 shares $727.95 thousand +83.5%N/A0.4 $8.63 6/30/202446,000 shares $391.46 thousand -20.6%N/A0.3 $8.51 6/15/202457,900 shares $499.10 thousand -9.1%N/A0.4 $8.62 5/31/202463,700 shares $547.18 thousand -20.1%N/A0.4 $8.59 5/15/202479,700 shares $689.41 thousand +37.2%N/A0.4 $8.65 4/30/202458,100 shares $488.62 thousand +26.0%N/A0.3 $8.41 4/15/202446,100 shares $388.16 thousand +47.8%N/A0.2 $8.42 3/31/2024259,000 shares $2.24 million +375.2%N/A1.1 $8.63 3/15/202454,500 shares $463.80 thousand +141.2%N/A0.2 $8.51 2/29/202422,600 shares $191.31 thousand +0.9%N/A0.1 $8.47 2/15/202422,400 shares $191.63 thousand +16.1%N/A0.1 $8.56 1/31/202419,300 shares $167.91 thousand +38.9%N/A0.1 $8.70 1/15/202413,900 shares $122.18 thousand +148.2%N/A0.1 $8.79 12/31/20235,600 shares $48.55 thousand -71.4%N/A0 $8.67 12/15/202319,600 shares $172.87 thousand -73.9%N/A0.1 $8.82 11/30/202375,000 shares $638.25 thousand -41.8%N/A0.3 $8.51 11/15/2023128,800 shares $1.10 million -5.2%N/A0.6 $8.57 10/31/2023135,800 shares $1.11 million +506.3%N/A0.7 $8.19 10/15/202322,400 shares $183.68 thousand -64.4%N/A0.1 $8.20Trump’s true trade war strategy (Ad)The media and financial pundits are all misreading Trump’s actions. 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Short interest is the volume of Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 61,900 shares of WIW short. Learn More on Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund's current short interest. Is Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 61,900 shares, an increase of 64.6% from the previous total of 37,600 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. 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 ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund stock? Short selling WIW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund as its price is falling. WIW shares are trading up $0.04 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 Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund? A short squeeze for Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund 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 WIW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund'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 WIW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. 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