Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.01 +0.02 (+0.18%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Short Interest DataWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) has a short interest of 17,100 shares. This marks a 8.23% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 24,060 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest17,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest15,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+8.23%Dollar Volume Sold Short$188,100.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume20,547 sharesAverage Trading Volume24,060 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWEA Short Interest Over TimeWEA Days to Cover Over TimeWEA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Western Asset Premier Bond 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 1/15/202517,100 shares $188,100.00 +8.2%N/A0.5 $11.00 12/31/202415,800 shares $170,166.00 +71.7%N/A0.5 $10.77 12/15/20249,200 shares $101,844.00 -22.7%N/A0.3 $11.07 11/30/202411,900 shares $130,186.00 -71.8%N/A0.4 $10.94 11/15/202442,200 shares $463,356.00 +90.1%N/A1.4 $10.98 10/31/202422,200 shares $245,976.00 -31.9%N/A0.7 $11.08 10/15/202432,600 shares $364,468.00 +12.4%N/A1.1 $11.18 9/30/202429,000 shares $327,120.00 +49.5%N/A1 $11.28 9/15/202419,400 shares $216,310.00 -7.2%N/A0.6 $11.15 8/31/202420,900 shares $233,035.00 +4.5%N/A0.6 $11.15 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WEA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/202420,000 shares $220,900.00 -11.5%N/A0.6 $11.05 7/31/202422,600 shares $247,244.00 +80.8%N/A0.7 $10.94 7/15/202412,500 shares $133,625.00 No ChangeN/A0.4 $10.69 2/15/20248,200 shares $91,676.00 -53.1%N/A0.3 $11.18 1/31/202417,500 shares $194,425.00 +21.5%N/A0.6 $11.11 1/15/202414,400 shares $161,712.00 +12.5%N/A0.5 $11.23 12/31/202312,800 shares $138,240.00 +246.0%N/A0.4 $10.80 12/15/20233,700 shares $40,996.00 -77.2%N/A0.1 $11.08 11/30/202316,200 shares $169,614.00 -38.6%N/A0.5 $10.47 11/15/202326,400 shares $279,840.00 +106.3%N/A0.8 $10.60 10/31/202312,800 shares $124,032.00 +7.6%N/A0.4 $9.69 10/15/202311,900 shares $118,143.20 -9.2%N/A0.4 $9.93 9/30/202313,100 shares $132,179.00 -32.1%N/A0.4 $10.09 9/15/202319,300 shares $206,510.00 +66.4%N/A0.6 $10.70 8/31/202311,600 shares $124,468.00 -38.3%N/A0.3 $10.73 8/15/202318,800 shares $199,468.00 -35.6%N/A0.5 $10.61 7/31/202329,200 shares $324,704.00 +30.4%N/A0.9 $11.12 7/15/202322,400 shares $241,472.00 +348.0%N/A0.7 $10.78 6/30/20235,000 shares $50,950.00 -89.8%N/A0.1 $10.19 6/15/202349,000 shares $528,710.00 +110.3%N/A1.4 $10.79 5/31/202323,300 shares $241,388.00 +913.0%N/A0.7 $10.36 5/15/20232,300 shares $23,253.00 -8.0%N/A0.1 $10.11 4/30/20232,500 shares $25,500.00 -81.6%N/A0.1 $10.20 4/15/202313,600 shares $146,472.00 +161.5%N/A0.3 $10.77 3/31/20235,200 shares $53,040.00 -41.6%N/A0.1 $10.20 3/15/20238,900 shares $90,780.00 -1.1%N/A0.2 $10.20 2/28/20239,000 shares $94,410.00 -23.7%N/A0.2 $10.49 2/15/202311,800 shares $129,918.00 -5.6%N/A0.3 $11.01 1/31/202312,500 shares $139,500.00 +17.9%N/A0.3 $11.16 1/15/202310,600 shares $116,706.00 -53.3%N/A0.3 $11.01Better than Bitcoin – and potentially more profitable (Ad)The world is obsessed with Bitcoin again... 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Short interest is the volume of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 17,100 shares of WEA short. Learn More on Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's current short interest. Is Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,100 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the previous total of 15,800 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. 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. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock? Short selling WEA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset Premier Bond Fund as its price is falling. WEA shares are trading up $0.06 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 Western Asset Premier Bond Fund? A short squeeze for Western Asset Premier Bond 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 WEA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Western Asset Premier Bond 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 WEA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025. 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