Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $139.15 -2.00 (-1.42%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$139.41 +0.26 (+0.19%) As of 07/18/2025 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Willis Lease Finance Short Interest DataWillis Lease Finance (WLFC) has a short interest of 80,000 shares, representing 8.29% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -63.47% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 59,885 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest80,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest219,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-63.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$11.42 millionShort Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares7,670,000 sharesFloat Size964,600 sharesShort Percent of Float8.29%Today's Trading Volume54,597 sharesAverage Trading Volume59,885 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average91% Short Selling Willis Lease Finance? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Willis Lease Finance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWLFC Short Interest Over TimeWLFC Days to Cover Over TimeWLFC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Willis Lease Finance Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/202580,000 shares $11.42 million -63.5%8.3%0.1 $142.78 6/15/2025219,000 shares $31.19 million +28.6%7.6%2.4 $142.41 5/31/2025170,300 shares $23.05 million -3.6%5.2%2.3 $135.35 5/15/2025176,600 shares $24.76 million +9.4%6.4%3.4 $140.18 4/30/2025161,400 shares $24.97 million +2.5%7.1%3.6 $154.72 4/15/2025157,500 shares $22.49 million +0.1%8.0%3.8 $142.79 3/31/2025157,300 shares $24.85 million -11.9%8.1%3.7 $157.97 3/15/2025178,600 shares $31.42 million -11.5%7.6%4.8 $175.91 2/28/2025201,800 shares $40.81 million -5.4%8.6%5.4 $202.25 2/15/2025213,200 shares $41.75 million +9.6%9.2%6.2 $195.84 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WLFC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Willis Lease Finance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/2025194,600 shares $37.74 million +20.0%8.4%4.7 $193.92 1/15/2025162,200 shares $32.92 million -2.5%7.0%3.7 $202.99 12/31/2024166,300 shares $34.52 million +36.9%7.1%3.6 $207.55 12/15/2024121,500 shares $25.51 million +7.5%5.2%2.8 $209.99 11/30/2024113,000 shares $24.64 million -16.9%4.8%2.6 $218.07 11/15/2024136,000 shares $26.95 million +1.3%5.8%3.2 $198.16 10/31/2024134,300 shares $24.35 million +24.8%6.0%3.3 $181.33 10/15/2024107,600 shares $20.05 million +50.3%4.8%3.4 $186.35 9/30/202471,600 shares $10.65 million +20.7%3.2%2.7 $148.81 9/15/202459,300 shares $7.12 million -8.5%2.6%2.2 $120.11 8/31/202464,800 shares $7.01 million +44.3%2.9%2.8 $108.19 8/15/202444,900 shares $4.37 million +8.5%2.0%2.1 $97.23 7/31/202441,400 shares $3.57 million +19.7%1.9%2.2 $86.28 7/15/202434,600 shares $2.49 million +18.5%1.6%2 $71.84 6/30/202429,200 shares $2.02 million +28.6%1.3%1.9 $69.30 6/15/202422,700 shares $1.36 million -11.0%1.0%1.9 $59.86 5/31/202425,500 shares $1.66 million -16.9%1.2%2.2 $65.13 5/15/202430,700 shares $1.98 million +26.9%1.5%3.1 $64.36 4/30/202424,200 shares $1.18 million +48.5%1.2%2.8 $48.61 4/15/202416,300 shares $796.58 thousand -2.4%0.8%2.3 $48.87 3/31/202416,700 shares $828.65 thousand -20.1%0.9%1.9 $49.62 3/15/202420,900 shares $1.01 million +5.6%1.0%2.4 $48.51 2/29/202419,800 shares $948.82 thousand +11.9%0.9%2.3 $47.92 2/15/202417,700 shares $877.57 thousand -8.3%0.8%2 $49.58 1/31/202419,300 shares $945.89 thousand -18.2%0.9%2.1 $49.01 1/15/202423,600 shares $1.11 million -9.2%1.1%2.5 $47.09 12/31/202326,000 shares $1.27 million -14.2%N/A0 $48.88 12/15/202330,300 shares $1.45 million +23.2%1.4%3.9 $47.75 11/30/202324,600 shares $1.12 million +10.8%1.2%2.9 $45.72 11/15/202322,200 shares $991.23 thousand -11.9%1.1%2.5 $44.65Presidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer? 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While the mainstream media focuses on political theater, this story is quietly developing behind closed doors.We recently interviewed Rickards to get the full story and understand how everyday Americans can pre 10/31/202325,200 shares $1.13 million -11.9%1.2%2.9 $44.68 10/15/202328,600 shares $1.20 million -8.3%1.4%3.2 $42.00 9/30/202331,200 shares $1.32 million +30.5%1.5%3.4 $42.30 9/15/202323,900 shares $983.25 thousand +9.1%1.2%1.5 $41.14 8/31/202321,900 shares $933.60 thousand +2.3%1.0%1.4 $42.63 8/15/202321,400 shares $960.65 thousand -15.8%0.9%1.3 $44.89 7/31/202325,400 shares $1.07 million -11.2%1.3%1.5 $42.29 7/15/202328,600 shares $1.14 million +9.2%1.3%1.8 $39.75 6/30/202326,200 shares $1.03 million +140.4%1.2%1.5 $39.13 6/15/202310,900 shares $467.17 thousand No Change0.5%0.6 $42.86 5/31/202310,900 shares $423.47 thousand No Change0.6%1 $38.85 5/15/202310,900 shares $490.17 thousand -62.4%0.6%1.1 $44.97 4/30/202329,000 shares $1.46 million -16.2%1.6%3 $50.50 4/15/202334,600 shares $1.98 million +1.8%1.9%3.7 $57.24 3/31/202334,000 shares $1.86 million -4.2%1.9%3.8 $54.78 3/15/202335,500 shares $2.01 million +22.8%1.8%3.9 $56.60 2/28/202328,900 shares $1.69 million -3.0%1.5%2.7 $58.54 2/15/202329,800 shares $1.69 million +62.0%1.6%3 $56.70 1/31/202318,400 shares $1.07 million +10.8%1.0%1.6 $57.99 1/15/202316,600 shares $1.04 million +17.7%0.9%1.5 $62.61 12/30/202214,100 shares $832.04 thousand -39.7%0.7%1.3 $59.01 12/15/202223,400 shares $1.32 million +46.3%1.2%2.5 $56.56 11/30/202216,000 shares $768 thousand -1.8%0.8%2 $48.00 11/15/202216,300 shares $701.23 thousand +14.8%0.9%2.1 $43.02 10/31/202214,200 shares $541.02 thousand -32.7%0.6%2.4 $38.10 10/15/202221,100 shares $772.26 thousand -5.0%0.9%3 $36.60 9/30/202222,200 shares $726.83 thousand -3.9%1.0%3.1 $32.74 9/15/202223,100 shares $831.14 thousand +2.2%1.0%1.8 $35.98 8/31/202222,600 shares $827.16 thousand -38.1%1.0%1.4 $36.60 8/15/202236,500 shares $1.47 million -22.7%1.6%1.9 $40.36 7/31/202247,200 shares $1.84 million -4.5%2.0%2.3 $39.03 7/15/202249,400 shares $1.84 million -13.0%2.1%2.3 $37.15 6/30/202256,800 shares $2.13 million -53.7%2.4%2.5 $37.48 6/15/2022122,700 shares $4.45 million +21.5%3.9%5.4 $36.23 5/31/2022101,000 shares $3.79 million +5.8%4.6%6.1 $37.52 5/15/202295,500 shares $3.02 million +11.6%4.3%7.6 $31.65 4/30/202285,600 shares $2.66 million +28.0%4.0%7.7 $31.10 4/15/202266,900 shares $2.16 million +11.7%3.1%6.6 $32.23 3/31/202259,900 shares $1.93 million +13.2%2.7%6.2 $32.19 3/15/202252,900 shares $1.76 million +17.8%2.3%5.6 $33.27 2/28/202244,900 shares $1.57 million +13.7%1.9%5.3 $34.96 2/15/202239,500 shares $1.40 million +17.6%1.7%4.5 $35.50 1/31/202233,600 shares $1.20 million +43.6%1.4%3.7 $35.77 1/15/202223,400 shares $847.08 thousand +27.2%1.0%2.5 $36.20 12/31/202118,400 shares $692.76 thousand +3.4%0.9%1.9 $37.65 12/15/202117,800 shares $643.65 thousand -4.3%0.9%1.9 $36.16 11/30/202118,600 shares $637.05 thousand No Change1.0%1.9 $34.25 11/15/202118,600 shares $736.75 thousand -14.7%1.0%1.9 $39.61 10/29/202121,800 shares $883.12 thousand -0.9%1.1%2.2 $40.51 10/15/202122,000 shares $895.62 thousand -12.0%1.1%2.3 $40.71Presidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer? (Ad)Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. For the first time in over a century, a sitting President could release a national treasure that's been tied up in red tape, for generations. I'm talking about a $150 trillion American asset that's scattered across all 50 states. While the mainstream media focuses on political theater, this story is quietly developing behind closed doors.We recently interviewed Rickards to get the full story and understand how everyday Americans can pre 9/30/202125,000 shares $929.75 thousand +2.5%1.1%2.9 $37.19 9/15/202124,400 shares $912.32 thousand +5.6%1.0%2.3 $37.39 8/31/202123,100 shares $869.72 thousand +6.9%1.0%2.4 $37.65 8/13/202121,600 shares $807.41 thousand -4.4%1.1%2.5 $37.38 7/30/202122,600 shares $940.16 thousand -8.9%1.1%2.5 $41.60 7/15/202124,800 shares $1.05 million -6.1%1.2%2.6 $42.40 6/30/202126,400 shares $1.13 million -45.0%1.3%2.8 $42.86 6/15/202148,000 shares $0.00 -6.1%2.4%5.5 $0.00 5/28/202151,100 shares $2.27 million +5.4%2.5%4.1 $44.35 5/14/202148,500 shares $2.12 million +46.1%2.6%3.5 $43.75 4/30/202133,200 shares $1.44 million -13.1%1.8%2.4 $43.23 4/15/202138,200 shares $1.62 million +19.4%2.0%2.5 $42.49 3/31/202132,000 shares $1.38 million +16.8%1.7%1.9 $43.00 3/15/202127,400 shares $977.08 thousand +5.4%1.4%1.5 $35.66 2/26/202126,000 shares $858 thousand -11.9%1.3%1.6 $33.00 2/12/202129,500 shares $974.09 thousand +1.0%1.5%1.9 $33.02 1/29/202129,200 shares $823.73 thousand +6.6%1.5%1.9 $28.21 1/15/202127,400 shares $888.31 thousand +1.1%1.4%1.8 $32.42 12/31/202027,100 shares $907.85 thousand -23.9%1.4%2.2 $33.50 12/15/202035,600 shares $1.32 million +6.9%1.8%2.8 $37.18 11/30/202033,300 shares $1.06 million +3.1%1.7%3.1 $31.79 10/30/202032,900 shares $709.65 thousand -4.1%1.7%3.3 $21.57 10/15/202034,300 shares $708.30 thousand -15.3%1.5%3 $20.65 9/30/202040,500 shares $747.23 thousand -14.0%1.8%3.6 $18.45 9/15/202047,100 shares $950.01 thousand +3.1%2.1%4.1 $20.17 8/31/202045,700 shares $977.07 thousand +22.2%2.4%3.7 $21.38 8/14/202037,400 shares $949.96 thousand +6.0%1.5%2.3 $25.40 7/31/202035,300 shares $688.35 thousand +4.4%1.5%2 $19.50 WLFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Willis Lease Finance's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Willis Lease Finance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 80,000 shares of WLFC short. 8.29% of Willis Lease Finance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Willis Lease Finance's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Willis Lease Finance? 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. 8.29% of Willis Lease Finance's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Willis Lease Finance's short interest increasing or decreasing? Willis Lease Finance saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 80,000 shares, a decrease of 63.5% from the previous total of 219,000 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. What is Willis Lease Finance's float size? Willis Lease Finance currently has issued a total of 7,670,000 shares. Some of Willis Lease Finance's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Willis Lease Finance currently has a public float of 964,600 shares. How does Willis Lease Finance's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.29% of Willis Lease Finance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Willis Lease Finance: Rush Enterprises, Inc. (6.56%), H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (5.25%), DXP Enterprises, Inc. (2.93%), MRC Global Inc. (2.66%), BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (4.75%), Titan Machinery Inc. (4.22%), Adicet Bio, Inc. (4.35%), United Rentals, Inc. (13.76%), W.W. Grainger, Inc. (2.55%), Fastenal Company (2.44%), 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 ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Willis Lease Finance stock? Short selling WLFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Willis Lease Finance as its price is falling. WLFC shares are trading down $2.00 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 Willis Lease Finance? A short squeeze for Willis Lease Finance 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 WLFC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Willis Lease Finance'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 WLFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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