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$152.22 +3.48 (+2.34%) At close · Sep 2
S&P 400 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$10.27B
Shares
67.47M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

WTFC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 2,511,806 WTFC shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 432,085 shares. Days to cover was 4.05 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

WTFC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 2,569,739 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 2,212,791 to 2,905,476 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 54% chance it falls
2,569,739 +2.3% vs reported
Likely range 2,212,791 to 2,905,476 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
50/100
Short interest 3.7% of shares — P65 Days to cover 4.1 — P61 Price vs VWAP -4.0% — P38 Short-volume trend -11.0% — P17 Short interest change +20.8% — P85 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P16

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-09-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 24
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    2026-08-31 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 10
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    2026-08-14 2,511,806 2,079,721 +432,085 4.05
    2026-07-31 2,079,721 2,598,684 -518,963 2.74
    2026-07-15 2,598,684 2,459,841 +138,843 4.52
    2026-06-30 2,459,841 2,588,870 -129,029 4.10
    2026-06-15 2,588,870 2,644,177 -55,307 5.81
    2026-05-29 2,644,177 2,182,302 +461,875 7.15
    2026-05-15 2,182,302 2,107,496 +74,806 5.16
    2026-04-30 2,107,496 2,034,809 +72,687 4.16
    2026-04-15 2,034,809 2,158,176 -123,367 5.84
    2026-03-31 2,158,176 1,960,074 +198,102 4.09
    2026-03-13 1,960,074 2,054,721 -94,647 4.21
    2026-02-27 2,054,721 2,311,500 -256,779 5.06
    2026-02-13 2,311,500 1,920,974 +390,526 3.67
    2026-01-30 1,920,974 1,742,068 +178,906 3.12
    2026-01-15 1,742,068 1,937,846 -195,778 5.10
    2025-12-31 1,937,846 1,913,696 +24,150 3.41
    2025-12-15 1,913,696 1,763,438 +150,258 4.90
    2025-11-28 1,763,438 1,609,275 +154,163 3.93
    2025-11-14 1,609,275 1,462,101 +147,174 4.09
    2025-10-31 1,462,101 1,292,070 +170,031 2.40
    2025-10-15 1,292,070 1,200,666 +91,404 2.89
    2025-09-30 1,200,666 1,359,838 -159,172 3.08
    2025-09-15 1,359,838 1,401,673 -41,835 3.63

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