WEX (WEX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $179.08 -1.83 (-1.01%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WEX Short Interest DataWEX (WEX) has a short interest of 863,700 shares, representing 2.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -34.57% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 551,805 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest863,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,320,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-34.57%Dollar Volume Sold Short$149.07 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares39,780,000 sharesFloat Size39,450,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.19%Today's Trading Volume439,705 sharesAverage Trading Volume551,805 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average80% Short Selling WEX? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for WEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWEX Short Interest Over TimeWEX Days to Cover Over TimeWEX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide WEX Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024863,700 shares $149.07 million -34.6%2.2%2.1 $172.60 10/15/20241,320,000 shares $282.45 million -30.2%3.2%3.6 $213.98 9/30/20241,890,000 shares $396.11 million +0.5%4.6%5.1 $209.58 9/15/20241,880,000 shares $373.57 million -3.6%4.6%5 $198.71 8/31/20241,950,000 shares $372.49 million +15.4%4.8%5.3 $191.02 8/15/20241,690,000 shares $301.09 million -11.1%4.2%4.6 $178.16 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WEX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for WEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20241,900,000 shares $348.31 million +164.9%4.7%5 $183.32 7/15/2024717,400 shares $132.75 million +30.8%1.7%2 $185.04 6/30/2024548,600 shares $97.18 million -30.2%1.3%1.6 $177.14 6/15/2024786,000 shares $133.20 million +3.6%1.9%2.5 $169.47 5/31/2024758,900 shares $142.13 million -12.1%1.8%2.6 $187.29 5/15/2024863,000 shares $175.66 million -3.9%2.1%2.9 $203.55 4/30/2024898,000 shares $189.71 million +1.4%2.2%2.9 $211.26 4/15/2024885,700 shares $206.35 million +5.0%2.1%3 $232.98 3/31/2024843,900 shares $200.45 million +5.2%2.0%2.8 $237.53 3/15/2024801,900 shares $186.24 million +32.0%1.9%2.7 $232.25 2/29/2024607,700 shares $133.52 million -6.1%1.5%1.9 $219.71 2/15/2024646,800 shares $145.04 million +25.5%1.5%2 $224.24 1/31/2024515,200 shares $105.30 million +23.6%1.2%1.6 $204.39 1/15/2024416,900 shares $82.55 million -17.7%1.0%1.3 $198.02 12/31/2023506,400 shares $98.52 million -25.2%1.2%1.6 $194.55 12/15/2023676,800 shares $127.67 million +12.0%1.6%2.1 $188.64 11/30/2023604,300 shares $106.71 million -22.3%1.4%1.9 $176.58 11/15/2023777,700 shares $138.82 million -11.8%1.8%2.6 $178.50 10/31/2023881,900 shares $146.77 million +7.2%2.1%3.1 $166.42 10/15/2023822,500 shares $155.25 million +35.2%1.9%3.2 $188.75 9/30/2023608,300 shares $114.42 million +9.9%1.4%2.4 $188.09 9/15/2023553,400 shares $111.37 million +16.6%1.3%2.2 $201.24 8/31/2023474,800 shares $93.14 million -6.9%1.1%1.8 $196.17 8/15/2023510,000 shares $96.23 million -12.7%1.2%1.8 $188.69 7/31/2023583,900 shares $110.53 million +4.5%1.4%2 $189.30 7/15/2023558,700 shares $108.20 million +22.9%1.3%1.8 $193.66 6/30/2023454,800 shares $82.81 million -23.5%1.1%1.5 $182.08 6/15/2023594,200 shares $106.95 million -3.0%1.4%1.9 $179.99 5/31/2023612,500 shares $101.56 million +0.2%1.4%1.9 $165.81 5/15/2023611,100 shares $107.30 million +16.8%1.4%2 $175.59 4/30/2023523,300 shares $92.81 million -14.1%1.3%1.5 $177.35 4/15/2023609,000 shares $114.85 million +4.4%1.4%1.9 $188.59 3/31/2023583,100 shares $107.23 million +3.5%1.4%1.8 $183.89 3/15/2023563,200 shares $97.75 million -10.3%1.3%1.7 $173.56The centerpiece of Trump’s crypto’s masterplan … (Ad)Donald Trump wants to be America’s first crypto president. He was the keynote speaker at the recent Bitcoin conference in Nashville … Where he told an adoring crowd that the U.S. would become … “The crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the world.”Click here to find out more about what could be Trump and JD Vance’s favorite coin. 2/28/2023627,900 shares $121.07 million -30.7%1.5%1.9 $192.81 2/15/2023906,000 shares $179.39 million +14.0%2.1%2.6 $198.00 1/31/2023794,500 shares $146.96 million -34.9%1.9%2.4 $184.97 1/15/20231,220,000 shares $215.38 million -1.6%2.9%3.5 $176.54 12/30/20221,240,000 shares $202.93 million +2.5%2.9%3.4 $163.65 12/15/20221,210,000 shares $197.69 million No Change2.8%3.1 $163.38 11/30/20221,210,000 shares $204.66 million +5.2%2.8%3.1 $169.14 11/15/20221,150,000 shares $187.74 million +18.8%2.7%3.1 $163.25 10/31/2022967,900 shares $158.87 million +4.1%2.3%2.7 $164.14 10/15/2022929,600 shares $126.91 million +2.2%2.2%2.7 $136.52 9/30/2022910,000 shares $115.52 million -14.2%2.1%2.8 $126.94 9/15/20221,060,000 shares $156.74 million +29.1%2.5%3.6 $147.87 8/31/2022821,300 shares $126.69 million -0.9%1.9%2.8 $154.25 8/15/2022828,700 shares $137.34 million -5.3%1.9%2.8 $165.73 7/31/2022875,000 shares $145.43 million +3.5%2.0%2.8 $166.21 7/15/2022845,100 shares $134.43 million -18.0%1.9%2.6 $159.07 6/30/20221,030,000 shares $160.23 million -16.3%2.3%3.2 $155.56 6/15/20221,230,000 shares $198.13 million +4.2%2.8%3.7 $161.08 5/31/20221,180,000 shares $200.93 million -0.8%2.7%3.5 $170.28 5/15/20221,190,000 shares $187.04 million +40.1%2.7%3.2 $157.18 4/30/2022849,200 shares $141.17 million +1.3%1.9%2 $166.24 4/15/2022838,400 shares $145.43 million -14.3%1.9%2 $173.46 3/31/2022978,300 shares $174.58 million +12.7%2.2%2.2 $178.45 3/15/2022868,300 shares $141.72 million -26.4%2.0%1.9 $163.22 2/28/20221,180,000 shares $198.84 million -7.8%2.7%2.5 $168.51 2/15/20221,280,000 shares $224.09 million +26.7%2.9%2.6 $175.07 1/31/20221,010,000 shares $162.59 million +5.2%2.3%2.1 $160.98 1/15/2022960,100 shares $150.95 million +12.9%2.2%1.9 $157.22 12/31/2021850,600 shares $119.42 million -1.5%1.9%1.8 $140.39 12/15/2021863,100 shares $110.21 million -22.9%2.0%1.8 $127.69 11/30/20211,120,000 shares $141.59 million +16.3%2.6%2.5 $126.42 11/15/2021962,900 shares $143.92 million +6.1%2.2%2.5 $149.46 10/29/2021907,200 shares $135.81 million -34.3%2.1%2.5 $149.70 10/15/20211,380,000 shares $266.23 million +2.2%3.1%4.6 $192.92 9/30/20211,350,000 shares $237.79 million +0.8%3.1%4.5 $176.14 9/15/20211,340,000 shares $229.90 million +12.6%3.1%4.2 $171.57 8/31/20211,190,000 shares $218.45 million -20.7%2.7%3.8 $183.57 8/13/20211,500,000 shares $262.92 million -1.3%3.4%4.6 $175.28 7/30/20211,520,000 shares $288.39 million No Change3.5%4.3 $189.73 7/15/20211,520,000 shares $293.30 million -5.6%3.5%4.2 $192.96 6/30/20211,610,000 shares $312.18 million +11.0%3.7%4.3 $193.90 6/15/20211,450,000 shares $291.35 million +4.3%3.3%4.1 $200.93 5/28/20211,390,000 shares $272.31 million -12.6%3.2%3.9 $195.91 5/14/20211,590,000 shares $298.90 million -4.8%N/A4.1 $187.99 4/30/20211,670,000 shares $354.42 million -3.5%N/A4.3 $212.23 4/15/20211,730,000 shares $390.98 million +1.8%N/A4.9 $226.00 3/31/20211,700,000 shares $361.98 million +12.6%N/A4.9 $212.93 3/15/20211,510,000 shares $333.83 million +5.6%N/A4.4 $221.08 2/26/20211,430,000 shares $311.67 million +19.2%N/A4 $217.95 2/12/20211,200,000 shares $263.23 million +13.2%N/A3.7 $219.36The centerpiece of Trump’s crypto’s masterplan … (Ad)Donald Trump wants to be America’s first crypto president. He was the keynote speaker at the recent Bitcoin conference in Nashville … Where he told an adoring crowd that the U.S. would become … “The crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the world.”Click here to find out more about what could be Trump and JD Vance’s favorite coin. 1/29/20211,060,000 shares $207.98 million -10.9%N/A2.8 $196.21 1/15/20211,190,000 shares $252.38 million -9.2%N/A2.9 $212.08 12/31/20201,310,000 shares $263.48 million -3.0%N/A3 $201.13 12/15/20201,350,000 shares $249.66 million -7.5%N/A2.9 $184.93 11/30/20201,460,000 shares $265.02 million -3.3%N/A3.1 $181.52 10/30/20201,760,000 shares $221.76 million -0.6%N/A4 $126.00 10/15/20201,770,000 shares $264.44 million -6.4%N/A4.5 $149.40 9/30/20201,890,000 shares $262.65 million -8.7%N/A5 $138.97 9/15/20202,070,000 shares $302.86 million +4.0%N/A4.8 $146.31 8/31/20201,990,000 shares $317.82 million +2.6%N/A4.1 $159.71 8/14/20201,940,000 shares $313.10 million -4.9%N/A3.7 $161.39 7/31/20202,040,000 shares $323.07 million -7.3%N/A3.7 $158.37 7/15/20202,200,000 shares $335.61 million -5.2%5.1%3.8 $152.55 6/30/20202,320,000 shares $377.37 million +27.5%5.4%3.9 $162.66 6/15/20201,820,000 shares $289.02 million +9.0%4.2%2.8 $158.80 5/29/20201,670,000 shares $247.98 million -2.9%3.9%2.4 $148.49 5/15/20201,720,000 shares $207.26 million -1.7%4.0%2.3 $120.50 4/30/20201,750,000 shares $231.56 million +15.9%4.1%2.3 $132.32 4/15/20201,510,000 shares $164.20 million +7.1%3.5%2.1 $108.74 3/31/20201,410,000 shares $147.42 million -24.9%3.3%2.1 $104.55 3/13/20201,877,300 shares $230.87 million +26.8%4.4%4.5 $122.98 2/28/20201,480,000 shares $123.18 million +17.5%3.4%3.5 $83.23 2/14/20201,260,000 shares $188.23 million -7.4%2.9%4 $149.39 1/31/20201,360,000 shares $271.77 million +22.5%3.2%4.8 $199.83 1/15/20201,110,000 shares $238.95 million No Change2.6%3.8 $215.27 12/31/20191,110,000 shares $255.30 million +1.8%2.6%3.9 $230.00 WEX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is WEX's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of WEX shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 863,700 shares of WEX short. 2.19% of WEX's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on WEX's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for WEX? 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. WEX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on WEX's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting WEX? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of WEX: Jane Street Group LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for WEX? 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. 2.19% of WEX's floating shares are currently sold short. Is WEX's short interest increasing or decreasing? WEX saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 863,700 shares, a decrease of 34.6% from the previous total of 1,320,000 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 WEX's float size? WEX currently has issued a total of 39,780,000 shares. Some of WEX'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. WEX currently has a public float of 39,450,000 shares. How does WEX's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.19% of WEX's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to WEX: Global Payments Inc. (2.49%), Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (1.40%), Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (2.29%), Genpact Limited (3.18%), ExlService Holdings, Inc. (2.38%), Maximus, Inc. (1.30%), Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (2.61%), The Western Union Company (6.12%), Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (2.01%), CSG Systems International, Inc. (6.98%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short WEX stock? Short selling WEX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WEX as its price is falling. WEX shares are trading down $1.83 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 WEX? A short squeeze for WEX 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 WEX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is WEX'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 WEX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Global Payments Short Squeeze Broadridge Financial Solutions Short Squeeze Jack Henry & Associates Short Squeeze Genpact Short Squeeze ExlService Short Squeeze Maximus Short Squeeze Euronet Worldwide Short Squeeze Western Union Short Squeeze Paymentus Short Squeeze CSG Systems International Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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