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Western Union (WU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$6.92 +0.04 (+0.51%)
Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$6.96 +0.03 (+0.43%)
As of 09/11/2026 07:57 PM Eastern
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Western Union Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Western Union (WU) had a short interest of 46.80 million shares sold short, representing 15.52% of the public float. This marks a 6.48% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.3, meaning it would take 6.3 days of the average trading volume of 7.05 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
46,803,462 shares
Previous Short Interest
43,953,151 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
6.48%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$335.58 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
311,880,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
15.52%
Today's Trading Volume
4,626,747 shares
Average Trading Volume
7,048,508 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
66%
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Western Union Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/202646,803,462 shares $335.58 million +6.5%15.5%6.27 $7.17
8/14/202643,953,151 shares $326.97 million -14.2%14.6%3.51 $7.44
7/31/202651,232,547 shares $325.58 million -9.9%17.0%3.58 $6.36
7/15/202656,859,898 shares $456.30 million +4.5%18.8%9.14 $8.03
6/30/202654,401,179 shares $418.89 million -2.2%18.0%6.31 $7.70
6/15/202655,610,453 shares $416.36 million +8.9%18.4%5.91 $7.49
5/29/202651,089,710 shares $415.61 million +4.5%16.9%6.94 $8.14
5/15/202648,910,799 shares $407.67 million -1.8%16.2%6.71 $8.34
4/30/202649,819,649 shares $452.11 million +7.0%16.5%4.08 $9.08
4/15/202646,541,281 shares $427.02 million -1.2%15.4%6.71 $9.18
3/31/202647,123,414 shares $412.19 million +6.4%15.6%5.56 $8.75
3/13/202644,307,894 shares $422.48 million +5.9%14.7%5.93 $9.54
2/27/202641,827,152 shares $401.54 million -16.5%13.8%3.35 $9.60
2/13/202650,066,909 shares $480.39 million +10.2%16.6%5.21 $9.60
1/30/202645,442,731 shares $426.48 million +2.7%15.0%6.22 $9.39
1/15/202644,253,294 shares $421.29 million -2.4%14.6%5.8 $9.52
12/31/202545,323,081 shares $421.96 million +2.4%15.0%6.92 $9.31
12/15/202544,252,533 shares $424.60 million +4.3%14.6%5.1 $9.60
11/28/202542,439,202 shares $371.77 million +2.5%14.0%5.32 $8.76
11/14/202541,416,193 shares $366.33 million -8.1%13.2%4.49 $8.85
10/31/202545,076,520 shares $419.44 million -2.0%14.4%3.24 $9.31
10/15/202546,000,000 shares $375.13 million +7.3%14.4%4.4 $8.16
9/30/202542,880,000 shares $342.18 million +5.1%13.4%4.2 $7.98
9/15/202540,790,000 shares $342.23 million +15.4%12.7%4.4 $8.39
8/31/202535,350,000 shares $306.31 million +15.9%11.0%3.8 $8.67
8/15/202530,500,000 shares $255.29 million -1.9%9.5%3.4 $8.37
7/31/202531,080,000 shares $250.04 million -19.6%9.7%3.7 $8.05
7/15/202538,650,000 shares $313.64 million +1,955.9%11.8%4.9 $8.12
6/30/20251,880,000 shares $15.87 million -94.3%1.9%2.7 $8.44
6/15/202532,850,000 shares $284.02 million +15.1%10.0%4.4 $8.65
5/31/202528,540,000 shares $264.57 million +5.7%8.7%4.1 $9.27
5/15/202527,000,000 shares $264.33 million +2.3%8.2%3.9 $9.79
4/30/202526,400,000 shares $261.62 million -2.9%8.1%3.9 $9.91
4/15/202527,180,000 shares $267.86 million -2.1%8.3%4 $9.86
3/31/202527,760,000 shares $294.39 million +7.6%8.4%4.4 $10.61
3/15/202525,790,000 shares $275.82 million +5.8%7.7%4.5 $10.70
2/28/202524,370,000 shares $263.56 million -5.7%7.3%4.4 $10.82
2/15/202525,830,000 shares $271.60 million -4.6%7.7%4.9 $10.52
1/31/202527,070,000 shares $279.82 million +22.4%8.1%5.2 $10.34
1/15/202522,120,000 shares $232.92 million +1.9%6.6%4.7 $10.53
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8/15/202422,550,000 shares $265.41 million +10.2%6.7%5.7 $11.77
7/31/202420,470,000 shares $243.49 million -2.1%6.1%5.6 $11.90
7/15/202420,900,000 shares $260.21 million +5.3%6.2%6.1 $12.45
6/30/202419,850,000 shares $242.57 million -7.6%5.9%5.9 $12.22
6/15/202421,490,000 shares $259.17 million +4.5%6.4%6.5 $12.06
5/31/202420,560,000 shares $263.17 million +9.9%6.1%6.1 $12.80
5/15/202418,710,000 shares $248.38 million +3.5%5.6%5.4 $13.28
4/30/202418,080,000 shares $243.18 million -12.4%5.4%4.4 $13.45
4/15/202420,630,000 shares $264.79 million -2.5%6.1%4.7 $12.84
3/31/202421,160,000 shares $295.82 million -0.2%6.2%4.7 $13.98
3/15/202421,200,000 shares $285.78 million +7.6%6.2%4.5 $13.48
2/29/202419,710,000 shares $264.31 million -0.8%5.8%4.1 $13.41
2/15/202419,870,000 shares $259.90 million +6.9%5.8%4 $13.08
1/31/202418,590,000 shares $233.68 million +20.4%5.1%3.9 $12.57
1/15/202415,440,000 shares $188.21 million -10.4%4.3%3.2 $12.19
12/31/202317,230,000 shares $205.38 million +5.1%4.8%3.6 $11.92
12/15/202316,400,000 shares $196.14 million -9.5%4.5%3.4 $11.96
11/30/202318,130,000 shares $210.85 million -2.3%5.0%3.8 $11.63
11/15/202318,550,000 shares $225.94 million -11.8%5.1%4 $12.18
10/31/202321,030,000 shares $237.53 million +10.9%5.8%4.5 $11.30
10/15/202318,970,000 shares $249.46 million -6.3%5.1%4.3 $13.15
9/30/202320,240,000 shares $266.76 million +17.2%5.4%4.7 $13.18
9/15/202317,270,000 shares $218.03 million -10.7%4.6%4.1 $12.63
8/31/202319,330,000 shares $238.53 million -0.1%5.2%4.2 $12.34
8/15/202319,350,000 shares $224.85 million +7.8%5.2%4.2 $11.62
7/31/202317,950,000 shares $218.63 million -6.2%4.8%3.5 $12.18
7/15/202319,130,000 shares $231.28 million +0.8%5.1%3.6 $12.09
6/30/202318,970,000 shares $222.52 million +11.7%5.1%3.4 $11.73
6/15/202316,990,000 shares $197.68 million -8.7%4.6%2.7 $11.64
5/31/202318,610,000 shares $211.97 million -8.0%5.0%2.4 $11.39
5/15/202320,220,000 shares $247.49 million -4.4%5.4%2.2 $12.24
4/30/202321,140,000 shares $231.06 million -3.8%5.7%2.2 $10.93
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3/31/202321,170,000 shares $236.05 million -26.6%5.7%2.4 $11.15
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2/28/202337,560,000 shares $486.78 million 0.0%10.2%5.6 $12.96
2/15/202337,570,000 shares $533.12 million +7.8%9.8%7.2 $14.19
1/31/202334,850,000 shares $493.82 million -3.7%9.1%7 $14.17
1/15/202336,180,000 shares $517.01 million -3.4%9.5%7.3 $14.29
12/30/202237,470,000 shares $515.96 million +6.5%9.8%7.2 $13.77
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WU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Western Union shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 46,803,462 shares of WU short. 15.52% of Western Union's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Western Union'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. WU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.3. Learn More on Western Union'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. 15.52% of Western Union's floating shares are currently sold short.

Western Union saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 46,803,462 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the previous total of 43,953,151 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.

15.52% of Western Union's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transaction & payment processing services" compare to Western Union: PayPal Holdings, Inc. (3.93%), WEX Inc. (7.22%), Remitly Global, Inc. (8.57%), Klarna Group plc (9.29%), Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (5.02%), DLocal Limited (10.82%), Sezzle Inc. (25.56%), Shift4 Payments, Inc. (17.61%), NCR Atleos Corporation (6.09%), Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (14.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Union as its price is falling. WU 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.

A short squeeze for Western Union 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 WU, 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 WU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

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

  • 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.


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Short interest data for NYSE:WU is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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