Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund (BWG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.47 +0.03 (+0.36%) Closing price 08/5/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.47 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/5/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Short Interest DataLegg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund (BWG) has a short interest of 91,400 shares. This marks a 59.51% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, indicating that it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 81,476 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest91,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest57,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+59.51%Dollar Volume Sold Short$770.05 thousandShort Interest Ratio1.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume47,336 sharesAverage Trading Volume81,476 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average58% Short Selling Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBWG Short Interest Over TimeBWG Days to Cover Over TimeBWG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202591,400 shares $770.05 thousand +59.5%N/A1 $8.43 6/30/202557,300 shares $476.16 thousand +467.3%N/A0.6 $8.31 6/15/202510,100 shares $82.26 thousand +60.3%N/A0.1 $8.15 5/31/20256,300 shares $50.84 thousand -83.3%N/A0.1 $8.07 5/15/202537,700 shares $308.76 thousand +1.9%N/A0.5 $8.19 4/30/202537,000 shares $300.44 thousand +42.3%N/A0.5 $8.12 4/15/202526,000 shares $202.28 thousand +23.8%N/A0.3 $7.78 3/31/202521,000 shares $175.14 thousand +2.9%N/A0.3 $8.34 3/15/202520,400 shares $171.03 thousand -16.1%N/A0.3 $8.38 2/28/202524,300 shares $205.46 thousand -38.5%N/A0.3 $8.46 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BWG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202539,500 shares $333.38 thousand +114.7%N/A0.5 $8.44 1/31/202518,400 shares $151.98 thousand +39.4%N/A0.2 $8.26 1/15/202513,200 shares $106.66 thousand +123.7%N/A0.2 $8.08 12/31/20245,900 shares $47.20 thousand -84.0%N/A0.1 $8.00 12/15/202436,900 shares $312.17 thousand +33.2%N/A0.6 $8.46 11/30/202427,700 shares $233.79 thousand +113.1%N/A0.4 $8.44 11/15/202413,000 shares $108.03 thousand -45.4%N/A0.2 $8.31 10/31/202423,800 shares $200.40 thousand -28.5%N/A0.4 $8.42 10/15/202433,300 shares $287.71 thousand +22.9%N/A0.6 $8.64 9/30/202427,100 shares $239.56 thousand +197.8%N/A0.5 $8.84 9/15/20249,100 shares $80.17 thousand +184.4%N/A0.2 $8.81 8/31/20243,200 shares $27.84 thousand -33.3%N/A0.1 $8.70 8/15/20244,800 shares $41.47 thousand -54.7%N/A0.1 $8.64 7/31/202410,600 shares $91.05 thousand +9.3%N/A0.3 $8.59 7/15/20249,700 shares $83.81 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $8.64 1/15/20248,100 shares $69.26 thousand +44.6%N/A0.2 $8.55 12/31/20235,600 shares $46.79 thousand -45.1%N/A0.1 $8.36 12/15/202310,200 shares $83.74 thousand -4.7%N/A0.2 $8.21 11/30/202310,700 shares $84.32 thousand +84.5%N/A0.2 $7.88 11/15/20235,800 shares $44.49 thousand -60.0%N/A0.1 $7.67 10/31/202314,500 shares $101.94 thousand -18.5%N/A0.3 $7.03 10/15/202317,800 shares $131.54 thousand +49.6%N/A0.3 $7.39 9/30/202311,900 shares $89.37 thousand -26.5%N/A0.2 $7.51 9/15/202316,200 shares $128.95 thousand +157.1%N/A0.3 $7.96 8/31/20236,300 shares $50.90 thousand -42.7%N/A0.1 $8.08 8/15/202311,000 shares $89.76 thousand +233.3%N/A0.2 $8.16 7/31/20233,300 shares $27.46 thousand -47.6%N/A0.1 $8.32 7/15/20236,300 shares $53.05 thousand -32.3%N/A0.1 $8.42 6/30/20239,300 shares $74.77 thousand +17.7%N/A0.2 $8.04 6/15/20237,900 shares $64.23 thousand -6.0%N/A0.2 $8.13The End of Elon Musk…? 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime.Click here to see why the "End of Elon" crowd is about to be wrong again. 5/31/20238,400 shares $63.84 thousand +82.6%N/A0.2 $7.60 5/15/20234,600 shares $36.11 thousand -35.2%N/A0.1 $7.85 4/30/20237,100 shares $55.59 thousand +102.9%N/A0.1 $7.83 4/15/20233,500 shares $28.25 thousand -67.0%N/A0.1 $8.07 3/31/202310,600 shares $84.38 thousand -52.7%N/A0.2 $7.96 3/15/202322,400 shares $176.51 thousand -24.6%N/A0.3 $7.88 2/28/202329,700 shares $242.06 thousand +75.7%N/A0.4 $8.15 2/15/202316,900 shares $145.17 thousand +48.3%N/A0.2 $8.59 1/31/202311,400 shares $97.01 thousand +15.2%N/A0.2 $8.51 1/15/20239,900 shares $83.75 thousand -56.8%N/A0.1 $8.46 12/30/202222,900 shares $186.64 thousand +69.6%N/A0.4 $8.15 12/15/202213,500 shares $111.11 thousand -2.9%N/A0.3 $8.23 11/30/202213,900 shares $114.12 thousand +58.0%N/A0.3 $8.21 11/15/20228,800 shares $71.46 thousand -64.7%N/A0.2 $8.12 10/31/202224,900 shares $194.97 thousand +132.7%N/A0.6 $7.83 10/15/202210,700 shares $82.60 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $7.72 9/30/202211,600 shares $88.39 thousand -16.6%N/A0.3 $7.62 9/15/202213,900 shares $118.01 thousand -5.4%N/A0.3 $8.49 8/31/202214,700 shares $127.16 thousand +0.7%N/A0.3 $8.65 8/15/202214,600 shares $137.68 thousand -40.4%N/A0.2 $9.43 7/31/202224,500 shares $216.83 thousand -9.9%N/A0.4 $8.85 7/15/202227,200 shares $234.46 thousand -42.4%N/A0.4 $8.62 6/30/202247,200 shares $397.42 thousand No ChangeN/A0.8 $8.42 6/15/202247,200 shares $406.86 thousand +131.4%N/A0.7 $8.62 5/31/202220,400 shares $184.21 thousand +48.9%N/A0.3 $9.03 5/15/202213,700 shares $118.78 thousand +67.1%N/A0.2 $8.67 4/30/20228,200 shares $76.26 thousand +86.4%N/A0.1 $9.30 4/15/20224,400 shares $42.86 thousand +214.3%N/A0.1 $9.74 3/31/20221,400 shares $14.17 thousand -94.5%N/A0 $10.12 3/15/202225,500 shares $247.86 thousand +779.3%N/A0.4 $9.72 2/28/20222,900 shares $30.25 thousand -73.4%N/A0 $10.43 2/15/202210,900 shares $118.27 thousand -68.1%N/A0.2 $10.85 1/31/202234,200 shares $385.78 thousand +968.8%N/A0.6 $11.28 1/15/20223,200 shares $37.41 thousand -8.6%N/A0 $11.69 12/31/20213,500 shares $40.99 thousand -68.8%N/A0.1 $11.71 12/15/202111,200 shares $131.15 thousand +180.0%N/A0.2 $11.71 11/30/20214,000 shares $46.96 thousand -75.5%N/A0.1 $11.74 11/15/202116,300 shares $202.94 thousand -56.0%N/A0.3 $12.45 10/29/202137,000 shares $452.51 thousand -10.4%N/A0.7 $12.23 10/15/202141,300 shares $514.19 thousand -78.6%N/A0.8 $12.45 9/30/2021192,500 shares $2.41 million +993.8%N/A4 $12.52 9/15/202117,600 shares $223.34 thousand -65.0%N/A0.4 $12.69 8/31/202150,300 shares $638.81 thousand +465.2%N/A0.9 $12.70 8/13/20218,900 shares $113.12 thousand -5.3%N/A0.2 $12.71 7/30/20219,400 shares $117.69 thousand +422.2%N/A0.2 $12.52 7/15/20211,800 shares $22.66 thousand -82.0%N/A0 $12.59 6/30/202110,000 shares $126.10 thousand -47.1%N/A0.2 $12.61 6/15/202118,900 shares $243.62 thousand +22.7%N/A0.3 $12.89 5/28/202115,400 shares $191.58 thousand +208.0%N/A0.3 $12.44 5/14/20215,000 shares $61.50 thousand -44.4%N/A0.1 $12.30The End of Elon Musk…? 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime.Click here to see why the "End of Elon" crowd is about to be wrong again. 4/30/20219,000 shares $110.25 thousand +400.0%N/A0.1 $12.25 4/15/20211,800 shares $21.96 thousand -93.6%N/A0 $12.20 3/31/202128,200 shares $338.12 thousand +4.1%N/A0.5 $11.99 3/15/202127,100 shares $328.72 thousand -16.4%N/A0.5 $12.13 2/26/202132,400 shares $396.25 thousand +852.9%N/A0.5 $12.23 2/12/20213,400 shares $42.98 thousand -72.8%N/A0.1 $12.64 1/29/202112,500 shares $157.50 thousand +5.9%N/A0.2 $12.60 1/15/202111,800 shares $146.67 thousand +0.9%N/A0.2 $12.43 12/31/202011,700 shares $145.31 thousand +148.9%N/A0.2 $12.42 12/15/20204,700 shares $58.84 thousand -19.0%N/A0.1 $12.52 11/30/20205,800 shares $72.96 thousand +56.8%N/A0.1 $12.58 BWG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 91,400 shares of BWG short. Learn More on Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund? 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. BWG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's short interest ratio. Is Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,400 shares, an increase of 59.5% from the previous total of 57,300 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 Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund: Blackrock Income Trust (0.28%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.32%), 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 Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund stock? Short selling BWG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund as its price is falling. BWG shares are trading up $0.03 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 Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund? A short squeeze for Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund 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 BWG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund'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 BWG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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