Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $63.82 +0.34 (+0.54%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Wheaton Precious Metals Short Interest DataWheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has a short interest of 8.24 million shares, representing 1.82% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 13.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.79 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,240,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,280,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+13.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$544.09 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares453,668,000 sharesFloat Size452,990,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.82%Today's Trading Volume5,675,414 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,785,925 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average318% Short Selling Wheaton Precious Metals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Wheaton Precious Metals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWPM Short Interest Over TimeWPM Days to Cover Over TimeWPM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Darwin2025: Digital Asset Insights You Need to KnowCryptocurrencies are taking off again, and those in-the-know are positioning themselves to ride this wave in 2025. The question is—will you be one of them? 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Wheaton Precious Metals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/20248,240,000 shares $544.09 million +13.2%1.8%5.1 $66.03 10/15/20247,280,000 shares $449.61 million -5.9%1.6%4.8 $61.76 9/30/20247,740,000 shares $472.76 million -20.8%1.7%5.2 $61.08 9/15/20249,770,000 shares $611.21 million -4.2%2.2%6.9 $62.56 8/31/202410,200,000 shares $630.46 million +7.7%2.3%7.2 $61.81 8/15/20249,470,000 shares $547.08 million -19.0%2.1%6.2 $57.77 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WPM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Wheaton Precious Metals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202411,690,000 shares $698.59 million -13.5%2.6%7.8 $59.76 7/15/202413,510,000 shares $803.71 million -10.9%3.0%8.9 $59.49 6/30/202415,160,000 shares $794.69 million -7.7%3.4%8.9 $52.42 6/15/202416,420,000 shares $869.27 million -5.9%3.6%8.9 $52.94 5/31/202417,450,000 shares $961.67 million -9.4%3.9%9.1 $55.11 5/15/202419,270,000 shares $1.08 billion +4.8%4.3%9.2 $55.93 4/30/202418,390,000 shares $958.85 million -4.4%4.1%8.1 $52.14 4/15/202419,240,000 shares $985.09 million +13.4%4.3%8.5 $51.20 3/31/202416,970,000 shares $799.80 million +8.3%3.8%8 $47.13 3/15/202415,670,000 shares $695.75 million +11.7%3.5%7.9 $44.40 2/29/202414,030,000 shares $577.90 million -13.0%3.1%6.8 $41.19 2/15/202416,130,000 shares $715.04 million +6.3%3.6%8.3 $44.33 1/31/202415,170,000 shares $711.02 million -1.0%3.4%8.7 $46.87 1/15/202415,330,000 shares $743.66 million -0.6%3.4%8.5 $48.51 12/31/202315,420,000 shares $760.82 million -12.1%3.4%8.6 $49.34 12/15/202317,540,000 shares $855.78 million -7.3%3.9%9.7 $48.79 11/30/202318,930,000 shares $925.68 million +6.6%4.2%11.3 $48.90 11/15/202317,760,000 shares $791.74 million -4.9%3.9%11 $44.58 10/31/202318,680,000 shares $789.23 million +5.1%4.1%11 $42.25 10/15/202317,780,000 shares $755.12 million +3.7%3.9%10.3 $42.47 9/30/202317,150,000 shares $695.43 million +3.2%3.8%10.4 $40.55 9/15/202316,620,000 shares $734.94 million +3.2%3.7%10.2 $44.22 8/31/202316,100,000 shares $701.64 million +10.1%3.6%9.7 $43.58 8/15/202314,620,000 shares $620.33 million +18.3%3.2%8.6 $42.43 7/31/202312,360,000 shares $554.22 million -0.4%2.7%7.6 $44.84 7/15/202312,410,000 shares $554.98 million +5.9%2.8%7.5 $44.72 6/30/202311,720,000 shares $506.66 million -6.9%2.6%6.7 $43.23 6/15/202312,590,000 shares $562.40 million -0.4%2.8%6.6 $44.67 5/31/202312,640,000 shares $571.96 million -16.8%2.8%5.6 $45.25 5/15/202315,190,000 shares $771.50 million +13.4%3.4%6.4 $50.79 4/30/202313,390,000 shares $661.20 million -10.1%3.0%5.5 $49.38 4/15/202314,890,000 shares $757.75 million +7.4%3.3%6 $50.89 3/31/202313,860,000 shares $667.50 million -4.7%3.1%5.5 $48.16 3/15/202314,550,000 shares $639.91 million +9.0%3.2%5.9 $43.98917 Trades… Zero Losses? 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But while the masses chase large-cap tech and so-called AI stocks, a small circle of traders are using a strange but tactical method to find a pool of “hidden Trump trades.”Go here to see how you can start accessing these opportunities today 2/28/202313,350,000 shares $556.03 million +10.2%3.0%5.9 $41.65 2/15/202312,120,000 shares $514.01 million -4.4%2.7%5.5 $42.41 1/31/202312,680,000 shares $579.98 million -17.2%2.8%5.7 $45.74 1/15/202315,310,000 shares $681.75 million +1.1%3.4%6.5 $44.53 12/30/202215,140,000 shares $591.67 million -2.3%3.4%6.4 $39.08 12/15/202215,500,000 shares $595.67 million -5.6%3.4%6.2 $38.43 11/30/202216,420,000 shares $640.87 million -1.1%3.6%6.4 $39.03 11/15/202216,610,000 shares $621.38 million +2.3%3.7%6.3 $37.41 10/31/202216,240,000 shares $530.89 million -2.5%3.6%5.7 $32.69 10/15/202216,660,000 shares $511.46 million +1.7%3.7%6.1 $30.70 9/30/202216,390,000 shares $530.38 million +1.5%3.6%5.9 $32.36 9/15/202216,150,000 shares $511.63 million +4.3%3.6%5.9 $31.68 8/31/202215,480,000 shares $472.14 million -3.1%3.4%5.6 $30.50 8/15/202215,970,000 shares $541.86 million +3.6%3.5%6 $33.93 7/31/202215,420,000 shares $528.91 million +14.0%3.4%5.8 $34.30 7/15/202213,530,000 shares $457.31 million +13.9%N/A5 $33.80 6/30/202211,880,000 shares $428.04 million +14.3%N/A4.5 $36.03 6/15/202210,390,000 shares $403.76 million +12.7%N/A4.1 $38.86 5/31/20229,220,000 shares $380.88 million +3.7%2.1%3.6 $41.31 5/15/20228,890,000 shares $352.58 million +6.3%2.0%3.2 $39.66 4/30/20228,360,000 shares $375.03 million +6.0%1.9%3.1 $44.86 4/15/20227,890,000 shares $404.68 million +13.9%1.8%3 $51.29 3/31/20226,930,000 shares $329.73 million -24.1%1.5%2.7 $47.58 3/15/20229,130,000 shares $428.38 million +24.9%2.0%3.6 $46.92 2/28/20227,310,000 shares $320.10 million +2.5%1.6%3 $43.79 2/15/20227,130,000 shares $298.46 million +6.1%1.6%3.2 $41.86 1/31/20226,720,000 shares $270.95 million +1.2%1.5%3.1 $40.32 1/15/20226,640,000 shares $263.34 million -39.5%1.5%3.2 $39.66 12/31/202110,980,000 shares $471.37 million +41.7%2.4%5.3 $42.93 12/15/20217,750,000 shares $303.49 million -6.6%1.7%3.7 $39.16 11/30/20218,300,000 shares $346.69 million +1.2%1.9%4 $41.77 11/15/20218,200,000 shares $369.57 million +5.1%1.8%4.1 $45.07 10/29/20217,800,000 shares $315.20 million -2.5%1.7%4 $40.41 10/15/20218,000,000 shares $328.08 million +4.7%1.8%4.2 $41.01 9/30/20217,640,000 shares $287.11 million +3.7%1.9%4 $37.58 9/15/20217,370,000 shares $325.90 million -1.1%1.6%4.2 $44.22 8/31/20217,450,000 shares $335.55 million +0.4%1.7%4.2 $45.04 8/13/20217,420,000 shares $329.89 million No Change1.7%4.2 $44.46 7/15/20217,210,000 shares $328.20 million +5.9%1.6%3.7 $45.52 6/30/20216,810,000 shares $300.12 million -6.8%1.5%3.4 $44.07 6/15/20217,310,000 shares $342.91 million -5.7%1.6%3.2 $46.91 5/28/20217,750,000 shares $372.16 million +18.5%1.7%3.4 $48.02 5/14/20216,540,000 shares $286.98 million +1.9%1.5%2.6 $43.88 4/30/20216,420,000 shares $269.83 million +11.7%1.4%2.5 $42.03 4/15/20215,750,000 shares $232.07 million -11.9%1.3%2.1 $40.36 3/31/20216,530,000 shares $246.31 million -26.6%1.5%2.3 $37.72 3/15/20218,900,000 shares $349.15 million +7.1%2.0%3.3 $39.23 2/26/20218,310,000 shares $313.79 million +1.8%1.9%3.2 $37.76 2/12/20218,160,000 shares $325.34 million +1.1%1.8%3.1 $39.87 1/29/20218,070,000 shares $324.90 million -1.3%1.8%3.2 $40.26917 Trades… Zero Losses? 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Short interest is the volume of Wheaton Precious Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 8,240,000 shares of WPM short. 1.82% of Wheaton Precious Metals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Wheaton Precious Metals' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Wheaton Precious Metals? 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. WPM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Wheaton Precious Metals's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Wheaton Precious Metals? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Wheaton Precious Metals: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, and Genus Capital Management Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Wheaton Precious Metals? 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. 1.82% of Wheaton Precious Metals' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Wheaton Precious Metals' short interest increasing or decreasing? Wheaton Precious Metals saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,240,000 shares, an increase of 13.2% from the previous total of 7,280,000 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 Wheaton Precious Metals' float size? Wheaton Precious Metals currently has issued a total of 453,668,000 shares. Some of Wheaton Precious Metals' 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. Wheaton Precious Metals currently has a public float of 452,990,000 shares. How does Wheaton Precious Metals' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.82% of Wheaton Precious Metals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "gold & silver ores" compare to Wheaton Precious Metals: Newmont Co. (1.63%), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (1.07%), Barrick Gold Corp (1.03%), Franco-Nevada Co. (1.60%), Gold Fields Limited (0.99%), Kinross Gold Co. (1.05%), AngloGold Ashanti plc (2.84%), Pan American Silver Corp. (2.57%), Alamos Gold Inc. (0.80%), Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (1.08%), 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 Wheaton Precious Metals stock? Short selling WPM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Wheaton Precious Metals as its price is falling. WPM shares are trading up $0.34 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 Wheaton Precious Metals? A short squeeze for Wheaton Precious Metals 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 WPM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Wheaton Precious Metals' 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 WPM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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