Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.90 -0.10 (-1.06%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.90 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/24/2025 04:10 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 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 158,200 shares. This marks a 127.63% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 220,235 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest158,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest69,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+127.63%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.40 millionShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume185,803 sharesAverage Trading Volume220,235 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average84% 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 Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 9/30/2025158,200 shares $1.40 million +127.6%N/A0.7 $8.88 9/15/202569,500 shares $618.90 thousand -63.0%N/A0.3 $8.91 8/31/2025187,700 shares $1.68 million +114.8%N/A0.8 $8.95 8/15/202587,400 shares $769.12 thousand +61.0%N/A0.4 $8.80 7/31/202554,300 shares $475.13 thousand -69.9%N/A0.3 $8.75 7/15/2025180,500 shares $1.59 million -99.8%N/A0.8 $8.81 6/30/202572,370,000 shares $634.68 million +112,101.6%0.7%12.1 $8.77 6/15/202564,500 shares $551.80 thousand +4.2%N/A0.3 $8.56 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 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. 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 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 $8.20 9/30/202363,000 shares $518.49 thousand +187.7%N/A0.3 $8.23 9/15/202321,900 shares $189.11 thousand +16.5%N/A0.1 $8.64 8/31/202318,800 shares $164.03 thousand -66.4%N/A0.1 $8.73 8/15/202355,900 shares $490.80 thousand -30.0%N/A0.3 $8.78 7/31/202379,800 shares $713.41 thousand +1,673.3%N/A0.4 $8.94 7/15/20234,500 shares $40.14 thousand -71.3%N/A0 $8.92 6/30/202315,700 shares $139.42 thousand +60.2%N/A0.1 $8.88 6/15/20239,800 shares $88.00 thousand -78.2%N/A0.1 $8.98 5/31/202344,900 shares $402.75 thousand +78.9%N/A0.3 $8.97 5/15/202325,100 shares $229.41 thousand -58.9%N/A0.2 $9.14 4/30/202361,100 shares $563.34 thousand +1,257.8%N/A0.4 $9.22 4/15/20234,500 shares $41.67 thousand -70.6%N/A0 $9.26 3/31/202315,300 shares $140.00 thousand -58.5%N/A0.1 $9.15 3/15/202336,900 shares $339.48 thousand -46.4%N/A0.2 $9.20 2/28/202368,900 shares $627.68 thousand -16.4%N/A0.3 $9.11 2/15/202382,400 shares $767.97 thousand -36.7%N/A0.4 $9.32 1/31/2023130,200 shares $1.25 million +478.7%N/A0.6 $9.63 1/15/202322,500 shares $216.68 thousand -1.8%N/A0.1 $9.63 12/30/202222,900 shares $209.08 thousand +120.2%N/A0.1 $9.13 12/15/202210,400 shares $98.59 thousand -67.6%N/A0 $9.48 11/30/202232,100 shares $306.23 thousand -9.3%N/A0.2 $9.54 11/15/202235,400 shares $332.76 thousand -27.3%N/A0.2 $9.40 10/31/202248,700 shares $448.04 thousand -39.2%N/A0.3 $9.20 10/15/202280,100 shares $749.74 thousand No ChangeN/A0.6 $9.36 9/30/202210,700 shares $97.05 thousand -51.1%N/A0.1 $9.07 9/15/202221,900 shares $220.31 thousand +177.2%N/A0.2 $10.06 8/31/20227,900 shares $81.05 thousand +23.4%N/A0.1 $10.26 8/15/20226,400 shares $69.18 thousand +106.5%N/A0 $10.81 7/31/20223,100 shares $33.57 thousand -73.5%N/A0 $10.83 7/15/202211,700 shares $119.22 thousand -4.1%N/A0.1 $10.19 6/30/202212,200 shares $128.47 thousand -40.5%N/A0.1 $10.53 6/15/202220,500 shares $215.66 thousand -31.2%N/A0.1 $10.52 5/31/202229,800 shares $334.06 thousand -6.0%N/A0.2 $11.21 5/15/202231,700 shares $334.12 thousand +7.1%N/A0.2 $10.54 4/30/202229,600 shares $326.49 thousand +113.0%N/A0.2 $11.03 4/15/202213,900 shares $158.32 thousand -80.0%N/A0.1 $11.39 3/31/202269,400 shares $833.49 thousand +43.7%N/A0.5 $12.01 3/15/202248,300 shares $584.43 thousand +0.2%N/A0.4 $12.10 2/28/202248,200 shares $594.31 thousand -20.5%N/A0.3 $12.33 2/15/202260,600 shares $731.44 thousand +254.4%N/A0.4 $12.07 1/31/202217,100 shares $209.65 thousand -45.2%N/A0.1 $12.26 1/15/202231,200 shares $405.60 thousand -40.2%N/A0.2 $13.00 12/31/202152,200 shares $708.88 thousand +625.0%N/A0.3 $13.58 12/15/20217,200 shares $95.69 thousand -50.3%N/A0.1 $13.29 11/30/202114,500 shares $195.90 thousand -37.0%N/A0.1 $13.51 11/15/202123,000 shares $316.71 thousand -52.7%N/A0.2 $13.77 10/29/202148,600 shares $663.88 thousand +205.7%N/A0.4 $13.66 10/15/202115,900 shares $214.65 thousand -65.2%N/A0.1 $13.50 9/30/202145,700 shares $607.35 thousand +68.6%N/A0.5 $13.29 9/15/202127,100 shares $365.04 thousand +8.0%N/A0.3 $13.47 8/31/202125,100 shares $334.33 thousand +63.0%N/A0.3 $13.32 8/13/202115,400 shares $204.82 thousand -33.0%N/A0.2 $13.30 7/30/202123,000 shares $308.43 thousand +23.7%N/A0.2 $13.41 7/15/202118,600 shares $248.31 thousand -38.4%N/A0.2 $13.35 6/30/202130,200 shares $395.92 thousand -5.3%N/A0.3 $13.11 6/15/202131,900 shares $421.40 thousand -33.8%N/A0.3 $13.21 5/28/202148,200 shares $626.60 thousand -14.7%N/A0.4 $13.00 5/14/202156,500 shares $717.55 thousand +26.4%N/A0.5 $12.70 4/30/202144,700 shares $557.41 thousand -48.3%N/A0.4 $12.47 4/15/202186,400 shares $1.07 million +56.5%N/A0.7 $12.38 3/31/202155,200 shares $688.90 thousand +198.4%N/A0.4 $12.48 3/15/202118,500 shares $223.67 thousand -16.7%N/A0.1 $12.09 2/26/202122,200 shares $272.17 thousand -24.2%N/A0.1 $12.26 2/12/202129,300 shares $367.72 thousand -52.6%N/A0.2 $12.55 1/29/202161,800 shares $767.56 thousand +56.9%N/A0.4 $12.42 1/15/202139,400 shares $488.17 thousand +302.0%N/A0.3 $12.39 12/31/20209,800 shares $120.05 thousand +100.0%N/A0.1 $12.25 12/15/20204,900 shares $59.09 thousand -92.2%N/A0 $12.06 11/30/202062,600 shares $741.18 thousand -25.7%N/A0.6 $11.84 10/30/202049,300 shares $558.08 thousand +5.8%N/A0.4 $11.32 WIW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 158,200 shares of WIW short. Learn More on Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund? 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. WIW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund's short interest ratio. 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 September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 158,200 shares, an increase of 127.6% from the previous total of 69,500 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: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 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 down $0.10 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 appreciates 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 September, 30 2025. 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