Wayfair (W) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $47.70 -0.93 (-1.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.60 -0.10 (-0.21%) As of 05:31 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Wayfair Short Interest DataWayfair (W) has a short interest of 14.73 million shares. This marks a -16.21% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, indicating that it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 3.80 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest14,730,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest17,580,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-16.21%Dollar Volume Sold Short$652.83 millionShort Interest Ratio3.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares125,320,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted11.75%Today's Trading Volume2,990,813 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,796,197 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling Wayfair? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Wayfair and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartW Short Interest Over TimeW Days to Cover Over TimeW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Wayfair Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202414,730,000 shares $652.83 million -16.2%N/A3.3 $44.32 12/15/202417,580,000 shares $919.26 million -0.6%N/A3.7 $52.29 11/30/202417,690,000 shares $817.99 million +10.3%N/A3.6 $46.24 11/15/202416,040,000 shares $612.89 million -6.2%N/A3.3 $38.21 10/31/202417,100,000 shares $732.74 million -18.3%N/A3.6 $42.85 10/15/202420,930,000 shares $1.11 billion +2.9%N/A4.7 $53.14 9/30/202420,340,000 shares $1.14 billion -3.1%N/A4.6 $56.19 9/15/202420,990,000 shares $993.88 million -5.3%N/A5 $47.35 8/31/202422,160,000 shares $942.91 million +9.2%N/A5.5 $42.55 8/15/202420,290,000 shares $896.01 million -9.3%N/A5.1 $44.16 Get the Latest News and Ratings for W and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Wayfair and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202422,370,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.5%N/A5.6 $54.42 7/15/202421,820,000 shares $1.17 billion +5.9%N/A5.3 $53.57 6/30/202420,600,000 shares $1.09 billion -1.0%N/A5 $52.73 6/15/202420,800,000 shares $1.09 billion -5.7%N/A5 $52.62 5/31/202422,050,000 shares $1.31 billion +6.4%N/A5.3 $59.49 5/15/202420,730,000 shares $1.47 billion +8.9%N/A4.8 $71.06 4/30/202419,040,000 shares $955.05 million -18.3%N/A4.2 $50.16 4/15/202423,290,000 shares $1.31 billion +6.6%N/A5.7 $56.42 3/31/202421,840,000 shares $1.48 billion +1.6%N/A5.2 $67.88 3/15/202421,500,000 shares $1.31 billion -4.4%N/A5.2 $60.95 2/29/202422,480,000 shares $1.34 billion +11.1%N/A5 $59.60 2/15/202420,240,000 shares $1.06 billion -1.7%N/A4.4 $52.21 1/31/202420,580,000 shares $1.03 billion +3.4%N/A4.8 $50.26 1/15/202419,900,000 shares $1.01 billion -2.1%N/A4.3 $50.92 12/31/202320,320,000 shares $1.25 billion -0.9%N/A4.8 $61.70 12/15/202320,510,000 shares $1.32 billion -1.3%N/A4.9 $64.14 11/30/202320,780,000 shares $1.16 billion -0.6%N/A5.4 $55.73 11/15/202320,910,000 shares $994.69 million -6.6%N/A5.8 $47.57 10/31/202322,390,000 shares $954.04 million -2.6%N/A6.4 $42.61 10/15/202322,980,000 shares $1.09 billion -1.7%N/A6.3 $47.31 9/30/202323,370,000 shares $1.42 billion +4.1%N/A6.3 $60.57 9/15/202322,460,000 shares $1.59 billion No ChangeN/A5.5 $71.00 8/31/202322,460,000 shares $1.55 billion +5.9%N/A4.9 $69.11 8/15/202321,200,000 shares $1.63 billion -9.4%N/A4.1 $76.84 7/31/202323,390,000 shares $1.82 billion -6.0%N/A4.1 $77.88 7/15/202324,870,000 shares $1.73 billion -0.8%N/A4.4 $69.51 6/30/202325,080,000 shares $1.63 billion +1.5%N/A4.5 $64.99 6/15/202324,700,000 shares $1.32 billion +3.6%N/A4.5 $53.34 5/31/202323,840,000 shares $960.99 million -0.8%31.1%4.3 $40.31 5/15/202324,040,000 shares $882.51 million +5.4%31.3%4.3 $36.71Stunning Trump Manhattan Project Now Underway (Ad)Just as I predicted, President Trump announced his #1 move during his first 100 days... His allies are calling it Trump’s Manhattan Project.You simply have to see this.. 4/30/202322,810,000 shares $794.47 million -5.2%30.0%4.3 $34.83 4/15/202324,070,000 shares $837.88 million -0.3%31.7%4.2 $34.81 3/31/202324,140,000 shares $828.97 million -4.7%37.9%3.9 $34.34 3/15/202325,340,000 shares $818.23 million +0.4%33.7%4.2 $32.29 2/28/202325,250,000 shares $1.02 billion -1.5%34.9%4.4 $40.49 2/15/202325,640,000 shares $1.43 billion -4.7%35.5%4.4 $55.59 1/31/202326,900,000 shares $1.63 billion -0.6%37.5%4.8 $60.50 1/15/202327,070,000 shares $1.17 billion +8.2%37.7%5.2 $43.23 12/30/202225,010,000 shares $822.58 million +4.6%34.9%5.6 $32.89 12/15/202223,920,000 shares $911.11 million +9.8%33.3%5.4 $38.09 11/30/202221,790,000 shares $798.39 million -4.0%30.4%4.7 $36.64 11/15/202222,690,000 shares $956.61 million +2.2%31.7%5.3 $42.16 10/31/202222,200,000 shares $841.82 million +4.5%31.3%5.4 $37.92 10/15/202221,240,000 shares $602.15 million +14.8%29.9%5.2 $28.35 9/30/202218,500,000 shares $602.18 million -8.4%26.1%4.8 $32.55 9/15/202220,190,000 shares $975.98 million +6.7%28.5%5.3 $48.34 8/31/202218,930,000 shares $997.80 million -8.3%26.7%5.2 $52.71 8/15/202220,640,000 shares $1.41 billion -0.1%29.2%5.7 $68.34 7/31/202220,650,000 shares $1.11 billion -8.8%28.4%5.2 $53.91 7/15/202222,630,000 shares $1.18 billion +5.7%31.1%5.5 $52.00 6/30/202221,410,000 shares $932.62 million -5.6%29.4%5.2 $43.56 6/15/202222,680,000 shares $1.10 billion +3.7%31.1%5.8 $48.61 5/31/202221,880,000 shares $1.30 billion -9.5%30.1%6 $59.39 5/15/202224,170,000 shares $1.39 billion +14.2%33.2%6.8 $57.33 4/30/202221,170,000 shares $1.63 billion +17.0%29.2%7.3 $76.94 4/15/202218,090,000 shares $1.96 billion +5.9%25.0%7.4 $108.23 3/31/202217,090,000 shares $1.89 billion -4.1%23.5%7.9 $110.78 3/15/202217,820,000 shares $2.01 billion +9.5%24.5%8.9 $112.80 2/28/202216,280,000 shares $2.29 billion +5.1%22.4%8.5 $140.87 2/15/202215,490,000 shares $2.30 billion -3.3%21.4%8.5 $148.39 1/31/202216,020,000 shares $2.50 billion -4.6%22.3%10 $155.92 1/15/202216,790,000 shares $2.88 billion +2.5%23.3%10.6 $171.46 12/31/202116,380,000 shares $3.11 billion -2.1%22.7%11.5 $189.97 12/15/202116,730,000 shares $3.47 billion +3.9%23.2%11.5 $207.29 11/30/202116,110,000 shares $3.99 billion -3.4%22.4%11.6 $247.84 11/15/202116,670,000 shares $4.23 billion -4.4%23.0%13 $253.53 10/29/202117,440,000 shares $4.34 billion +0.8%24.1%13.1 $249.10 10/15/202117,310,000 shares $4.15 billion -1.3%24.1%12.7 $239.77 9/30/202117,530,000 shares $4.48 billion +7.0%24.4%13.3 $255.51 9/15/202116,380,000 shares $4.53 billion -0.1%22.8%12.6 $276.40 8/31/202116,390,000 shares $4.60 billion -1.3%22.8%12.8 $280.75 8/13/202116,600,000 shares $5.18 billion +5.0%23.1%12.2 $311.88 7/30/202115,810,000 shares $3.82 billion +3.5%22.0%11.3 $241.36 7/15/202115,270,000 shares $4.38 billion +0.5%21.1%11.5 $286.72 6/30/202115,190,000 shares $4.80 billion +0.4%21.0%11.4 $315.71 6/15/202115,130,000 shares $4.68 billion +9.1%20.9%11 $309.36 5/28/202113,870,000 shares $4.25 billion +6.0%19.2%9.9 $306.54 5/14/202113,090,000 shares $3.87 billion +1.1%N/A7.7 $295.27 4/30/202112,950,000 shares $3.97 billion +3.4%N/A7.3 $306.80 4/15/202112,520,000 shares $4.05 billion +1.4%N/A7.2 $323.26Stunning Trump Manhattan Project Now Underway (Ad)Just as I predicted, President Trump announced his #1 move during his first 100 days... His allies are calling it Trump’s Manhattan Project.You simply have to see this.. 3/31/202112,350,000 shares $3.92 billion -4.3%N/A6.1 $317.02 3/15/202112,900,000 shares $4.08 billion +7.8%N/A6.1 $316.26 2/26/202111,970,000 shares $3.09 billion +2.4%N/A5.6 $258.05 2/12/202111,690,000 shares $3.41 billion +2.0%N/A6.2 $291.61 1/29/202111,460,000 shares $3.19 billion -9.6%N/A5.6 $278.14 1/15/202112,680,000 shares $4.18 billion -0.7%N/A5.5 $329.87 12/31/202012,770,000 shares $2.95 billion -0.2%N/A5.9 $230.67 12/15/202012,790,000 shares $3.24 billion -4.0%N/A5.8 $253.48 11/30/202013,320,000 shares $3.47 billion -4.6%N/A5.6 $260.68 10/30/202013,800,000 shares $3.53 billion -3.1%N/A4.9 $255.76 10/15/202014,240,000 shares $4.18 billion -7.5%N/A5.4 $293.88 9/30/202015,400,000 shares $4.48 billion +0.2%N/A6.2 $291.01 9/15/202015,370,000 shares $4.16 billion +0.4%N/A6.2 $270.34 8/31/202015,310,000 shares $4.54 billion -2.3%N/A6.4 $296.56 8/14/202015,670,000 shares $4.86 billion -3.3%N/A6.6 $309.99 7/31/202016,210,000 shares $4.31 billion -2.6%26.6%6.5 $266.09 7/15/202016,650,000 shares $3.63 billion +4.0%27.6%5.5 $217.92 6/30/202016,010,000 shares $3.21 billion -10.8%26.5%4.7 $200.23 6/15/202017,950,000 shares $3.47 billion +2.1%29.8%4.3 $193.19 5/29/202017,580,000 shares $3.02 billion +14.5%29.2%3.8 $171.55 5/15/202015,350,000 shares $2.66 billion -13.2%25.5%3.1 $173.10 4/30/202017,690,000 shares $2.19 billion -22.2%29.3%3.7 $124.04 4/15/202022,730,000 shares $1.84 billion -4.6%35.8%5.6 $81.08 3/31/202023,830,000 shares $1.27 billion +3.0%N/A6.4 $53.44 3/13/202023,127,000 shares $1.78 billion +18.9%36.7%9.8 $76.85 2/28/202019,450,000 shares $592.06 million +0.4%30.9%8.2 $30.44 2/14/202019,380,000 shares $953.50 million -5.8%31.5%9.5 $49.20 1/31/202020,570,000 shares $1.46 billion -5.9%32.8%10.2 $71.15 W Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Wayfair's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Wayfair shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 14,730,000 shares of W short. Learn More on Wayfair's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Wayfair? 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. W shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Wayfair's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Wayfair? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Wayfair: Portman Square Capital LLP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, HBK Investments L P, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Bank of Montreal Can, Citigroup Inc., LMR Partners LLP, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Wayfair's short interest increasing or decreasing? Wayfair saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,730,000 shares, a drop of 16.2% from the previous total of 17,580,000 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. How does Wayfair's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to Wayfair: Burlington Stores, Inc. (4.10%), Chewy, Inc. (3.42%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (6.31%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (5.26%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (2.45%), Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (9.55%), Murphy USA Inc. (5.04%), Bath & Body Works, Inc. (3.04%), MINISO Group Holding Limited (2.44%), Vipshop Holdings Limited (1.89%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Wayfair stock? Short selling W is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Wayfair as its price is falling. W shares are trading down $0.01 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 Wayfair? A short squeeze for Wayfair 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 W, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Wayfair'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 W, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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