WEA
Western Asset Premier Bond FundCompany with tickers: WEA
CIK
1163792
CUSIP
957664105
Shares Outstanding
11,865,600
Investor Relations
https://investors.franklintempleton.com/
13F Activity (30d)
2 filings
1 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
45/100
Short interest 0.2% of shares — P25
Days to cover 1.0 — P15
Short-volume trend +19.7% — P94
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 18,177 | 8,964 | +9,213 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 8,964 | 6,482 | +2,482 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 6,482 | 14,178 | -7,696 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | 14,178 | 9,881 | +4,297 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-31 | 9,881 | 19,087 | -9,206 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 19,087 | 3,378 | +15,709 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,378 | 12,203 | -8,825 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-13 | 12,203 | 29,979 | -17,776 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-30 | 29,979 | 52,348 | -22,369 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-15 | 52,348 | 15,264 | +37,084 | 1.84 |
| 2025-12-31 | 15,264 | 22,207 | -6,943 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-15 | 22,207 | 16,427 | +5,780 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-28 | 16,427 | 16,909 | -482 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-14 | 16,909 | 27,791 | -10,882 | 1.12 |
| 2025-10-31 | 27,791 | 720 | +27,071 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-15 | 720 | 21,674 | -20,954 | 1.00 |
| 2025-09-30 | 21,674 | 31,496 | -9,822 | 1.00 |
| 2025-09-15 | 31,496 | 27,201 | +4,295 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-29 | 27,201 | 8,400 | +18,801 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-15 | 8,400 | 2,781 | +5,619 | 1.00 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2,781 | 860 | +1,921 | 1.00 |
| 2025-07-15 | 860 | 18,403 | -17,543 | 1.00 |
| 2025-06-30 | 18,403 | 20,885 | -2,482 | 1.00 |
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