Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $123.84 +1.04 (+0.85%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$123.84 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 05:46 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Wintrust Financial Short Interest DataWintrust Financial (WTFC) has a short interest of 1.85 million shares. This marks a 458.41% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 463,807 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,850,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest331,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+458.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$237.30 millionShort Interest Ratio4.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares66,950,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted2.76%Today's Trading Volume215,696 sharesAverage Trading Volume463,807 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average47% Short Selling Wintrust Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Wintrust Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWTFC Short Interest Over TimeWTFC Days to Cover Over TimeWTFC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Wintrust Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20251,850,000 shares $237.30 million +458.4%N/A4.6 $128.27 6/30/2025331,300 shares $41.07 million -83.3%2.2%10.6 $123.98 6/15/20251,980,000 shares $233.62 million +9.4%3.0%4.7 $117.99 5/31/20251,810,000 shares $216.10 million -11.7%2.8%4 $119.39 5/15/20252,050,000 shares $250.69 million -1.4%3.1%4.3 $122.29 4/30/20252,080,000 shares $231.23 million +5.6%N/A4.3 $111.17 4/15/20251,970,000 shares $202.85 million -1.5%3.0%3.9 $102.97 3/31/20252,000,000 shares $224.92 million +8.7%3.1%4.1 $112.46 3/15/20251,840,000 shares $203.96 million +12.2%2.8%3.9 $110.85 2/28/20251,640,000 shares $204.13 million +14.7%2.5%3.8 $124.47 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WTFC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Wintrust Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20251,430,000 shares $185.34 million +9.2%2.2%3.3 $129.61 1/31/20251,310,000 shares $171.36 million +35.1%N/A2.9 $130.81 1/15/2025969,600 shares $129.39 million +15.9%N/A2.2 $133.45 12/31/2024836,300 shares $104.29 million -12.1%N/A2 $124.71 12/15/2024951,600 shares $125.05 million +24.1%N/A2.3 $131.41 11/30/2024766,900 shares $105.84 million +17.2%N/A1.9 $138.01 11/15/2024654,300 shares $86.21 million -18.4%N/A1.7 $131.76 10/31/2024801,900 shares $92.93 million +6.8%N/A2.2 $115.89 10/15/2024750,700 shares $84.60 million -4.7%N/A1.9 $112.70 9/30/2024787,500 shares $85.47 million -8.3%N/A1.9 $108.53 9/15/2024859,000 shares $90.26 million -13.9%N/A2 $105.08 8/31/2024997,800 shares $108.56 million -2.2%N/A2.4 $108.80 8/15/20241,020,000 shares $102.64 million -14.3%N/A2.6 $100.63 7/31/20241,190,000 shares $128.76 million -13.1%N/A3.1 $108.20 7/15/20241,370,000 shares $145.93 million -12.2%N/A4 $106.52 6/30/20241,560,000 shares $153.75 million +12.2%N/A4.9 $98.56 6/15/20241,390,000 shares $127.81 million +6.1%N/A4.5 $91.95 5/31/20241,310,000 shares $129.18 million +2.3%N/A4 $98.61 5/15/20241,280,000 shares $131.83 million -14.7%N/A3.7 $102.99 4/30/20241,500,000 shares $144.96 million -10.2%N/A4.1 $96.64 4/15/20241,670,000 shares $160.75 million -10.2%N/A4.2 $96.26 3/31/20241,860,000 shares $194.17 million +12.7%N/A4.6 $104.39 3/15/20241,650,000 shares $160.17 million -3.5%N/A4.1 $97.07 2/29/20241,710,000 shares $164.76 million +4.3%N/A4.1 $96.35 2/15/20241,640,000 shares $159.82 million +18.0%N/A4.1 $97.45 1/31/20241,390,000 shares $134.80 million -19.2%N/A3.4 $96.98 1/15/20241,720,000 shares $161.66 million +17.8%N/A4 $93.99 12/31/20231,460,000 shares $135.42 million -8.8%N/A3.5 $92.75 12/15/20231,600,000 shares $148.83 million +41.6%N/A3.9 $93.02 11/30/20231,130,000 shares $96.81 million -3.4%N/A2.9 $85.67A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly crushing it (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 11/15/20231,170,000 shares $98.44 million +11.4%N/A3 $84.14 10/31/20231,050,000 shares $78.42 million -19.2%N/A2.9 $74.69 10/15/20231,300,000 shares $95.65 million +4.0%N/A3.5 $73.58 9/30/20231,250,000 shares $94.38 million -3.1%N/A3.4 $75.50 9/15/20231,290,000 shares $99.86 million +15.2%N/A3.3 $77.41 8/31/20231,120,000 shares $86.92 million -6.7%N/A2.7 $77.61 8/15/20231,200,000 shares $95.24 million -18.9%N/A2.7 $79.37 7/31/20231,480,000 shares $124.85 million -14.0%N/A3.1 $84.36 7/15/20231,720,000 shares $131.61 million -16.5%N/A3.3 $76.52 6/30/20232,060,000 shares $149.60 million +16.4%N/A3.9 $72.62 6/15/20231,770,000 shares $126.52 million +11.3%N/A3.3 $71.48 5/31/20231,590,000 shares $101.08 million +15.2%N/A2.4 $63.57 5/15/20231,380,000 shares $87.00 million +9.5%N/A2.1 $63.04 4/30/20231,260,000 shares $86.15 million -1.6%N/A2 $68.37 4/15/20231,280,000 shares $92.48 million -12.3%N/A2.1 $72.25 3/31/20231,460,000 shares $106.51 million +17.7%N/A2.5 $72.95 3/15/20231,240,000 shares $88.51 million +7.8%N/A2.2 $71.38 2/28/20231,150,000 shares $105.95 million +7.5%N/A2.6 $92.13 2/15/20231,070,000 shares $99.15 million +20.6%N/A2.6 $92.66 1/31/2023886,900 shares $81.12 million -10.8%N/A2 $91.47 1/15/2023994,200 shares $87.15 million +7.9%N/A2.3 $87.66 12/30/2022921,700 shares $77.90 million -19.2%N/A2.1 $84.52 12/15/20221,140,000 shares $92.49 million +12.9%N/A2.6 $81.13 11/30/20221,010,000 shares $92.34 million +29.3%N/A2.3 $91.43 11/15/2022781,400 shares $70.33 million -18.5%N/A1.9 $90.00 10/31/2022958,200 shares $89.71 million -15.2%N/A2.5 $93.62 10/15/20221,130,000 shares $100.28 million -3.4%N/A2.9 $88.74 9/30/20221,170,000 shares $95.41 million +6.4%N/A3.2 $81.55 9/15/20221,100,000 shares $95.80 million +25.1%N/A2.9 $87.09 8/31/2022879,400 shares $74.17 million +11.2%N/A2.1 $84.34 8/15/2022790,600 shares $70.48 million -34.1%N/A1.7 $89.15 7/31/20221,200,000 shares $103.25 million -6.3%N/A2.5 $86.04 7/15/20221,280,000 shares $104.36 million -13.5%N/A2.6 $81.53 6/30/20221,480,000 shares $118.62 million +16.5%N/A3.1 $80.15 6/15/20221,270,000 shares $102.16 million +41.7%2.3%2.6 $80.44 5/31/2022896,500 shares $78.35 million -0.8%1.6%2 $87.39 5/15/2022903,600 shares $75.59 million +11.9%1.6%2.1 $83.65 4/30/2022807,600 shares $70.52 million -1.2%1.4%1.8 $87.32 4/15/2022817,600 shares $72.44 million -16.9%1.5%1.8 $88.60 3/31/2022983,300 shares $91.38 million -17.4%1.7%2.1 $92.93 3/15/20221,190,000 shares $109.94 million -14.4%2.1%2.7 $92.39 2/28/20221,390,000 shares $138.11 million +16.8%2.5%3.2 $99.36 2/15/20221,190,000 shares $124.30 million +7.2%2.1%3 $104.45 1/31/20221,110,000 shares $108.86 million -0.9%2.0%3.1 $98.07 1/15/20221,120,000 shares $115.11 million +28.4%2.0%3.3 $102.78 12/31/2021872,600 shares $79.25 million -22.1%N/A0 $90.82 12/15/20211,120,000 shares $99.55 million +3.7%2.0%3.4 $88.88 11/30/20211,080,000 shares $94.53 million +32.7%1.9%3.4 $87.53 11/15/2021813,900 shares $75.50 million -15.1%1.5%2.6 $92.76 10/29/2021958,200 shares $84.80 million -4.1%1.7%3.2 $88.50A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly crushing it (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 10/15/2021998,600 shares $83.86 million +10.4%1.8%3.6 $83.98 9/30/2021904,800 shares $72.72 million -26.4%1.6%3.2 $80.37 9/15/20211,230,000 shares $92.35 million +24.4%2.2%4.2 $75.08 8/31/2021988,900 shares $74.01 million -3.1%1.8%3.4 $74.84 8/13/20211,020,000 shares $75.78 million +3.7%1.8%3.4 $74.29 7/30/2021983,200 shares $70.20 million -16.7%1.8%3 $71.40 7/15/20211,180,000 shares $87.96 million +0.9%2.1%3.4 $74.54 6/30/20211,170,000 shares $88.49 million +1.7%2.1%3.5 $75.63 6/15/20211,150,000 shares $92.83 million No Change2.1%3.3 $80.72 5/28/20211,150,000 shares $92.48 million -0.9%2.1%3.2 $80.42 5/14/20211,160,000 shares $91.91 million +13.7%2.1%2.8 $79.23 4/30/20211,020,000 shares $80.23 million -12.8%1.8%2.5 $78.66 4/15/20211,170,000 shares $89.87 million -7.1%2.1%2.7 $76.81 3/31/20211,260,000 shares $98.94 million +32.8%2.2%2.9 $78.52 3/15/2021948,700 shares $78.82 million +0.9%1.7%2.2 $83.08 2/26/2021940,700 shares $72.39 million -1.3%1.7%2.2 $76.95 2/12/2021952,800 shares $64.60 million +7.6%1.7%2.3 $67.80 1/29/2021885,900 shares $55.19 million -11.4%1.6%2.1 $62.30 1/15/2021999,400 shares $68.20 million -15.3%1.8%2.3 $68.24 12/31/20201,180,000 shares $72.06 million -25.3%N/A2.8 $61.07 12/15/20201,580,000 shares $96.43 million -12.2%N/A3.8 $61.03 11/30/20201,800,000 shares $103.59 million +22.5%N/A4.2 $57.55 10/30/20201,710,000 shares $82.66 million +30.5%N/A4.8 $48.34 10/15/20201,310,000 shares $61.11 million +8.3%N/A3.8 $46.65 9/30/20201,210,000 shares $48.46 million +14.2%N/A3.7 $40.05 9/15/20201,060,000 shares $44.50 million +5.0%N/A3.2 $41.98 8/31/20201,010,000 shares $43.96 million -1.0%N/A3 $43.52 8/14/20201,020,000 shares $47.29 million -13.6%N/A2.3 $46.36 WTFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Wintrust Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Wintrust Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 1,850,000 shares of WTFC short. Learn More on Wintrust Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Wintrust Financial? 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. WTFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Wintrust Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Wintrust Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Wintrust Financial: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Quaker Wealth Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Wintrust Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Wintrust Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,850,000 shares, an increase of 458.4% from the previous total of 331,300 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. How does Wintrust Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Wintrust Financial: Ameris Bancorp (2.44%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (3.27%), Hancock Whitney Corporation (4.02%), Old National Bancorp (3.96%), SouthState Co. (5.79%), Associated Banc-Corp (3.29%), F.N.B. Corporation (3.78%), Regions Financial Corporation (3.98%), Synovus Financial Corp. (2.33%), Webster Financial Corporation (2.36%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Wintrust Financial stock? Short selling WTFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Wintrust Financial as its price is falling. WTFC shares are trading up $1.04 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. How does a short squeeze work against Wintrust Financial? A short squeeze for Wintrust Financial 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 WTFC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Wintrust Financial'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 WTFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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