Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $163.27 -1.72 (-1.04%) Closing price 03/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$164.20 +0.92 (+0.56%) As of 03/21/2025 07:35 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Williams-Sonoma Short Interest DataWilliams-Sonoma (WSM) has a short interest of 9.06 million shares, representing 7.47% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.07% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.6, indicating that it would take 5.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.92 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,060,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,790,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+3.07%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.76 billionShort Interest Ratio5.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares123,100,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.47%Today's Trading Volume31,888,938 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,915,851 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average1,664% Short Selling Williams-Sonoma? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Williams-Sonoma and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWSM Short Interest Over TimeWSM Days to Cover Over TimeWSM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Williams-Sonoma Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20259,060,000 shares $1.76 billion +3.1%7.5%5.6 $194.23 2/15/20258,790,000 shares $1.89 billion +7.3%7.2%5 $214.88 1/31/20258,190,000 shares $1.73 billion -12.4%N/A4.2 $211.39 1/15/20259,350,000 shares $1.85 billion -9.7%N/A4.6 $198.27 12/31/202410,350,000 shares $1.92 billion -13.6%N/A5.1 $185.18 12/15/202411,980,000 shares $2.34 billion -6.1%N/A6 $195.63 11/30/202412,760,000 shares $2.19 billion -7.5%N/A6.9 $172.02 11/15/202413,800,000 shares $1.80 billion -1.9%N/A7.4 $130.66 10/31/202414,070,000 shares $1.89 billion +4.2%N/A8.2 $134.13 10/15/202413,510,000 shares $2.00 billion -6.6%N/A8.2 $148.13 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WSM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Williams-Sonoma and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202414,470,000 shares $2.24 billion +3.1%N/A8.8 $154.90 9/15/202414,040,000 shares $2.03 billion +4.5%N/A7.9 $144.51 8/31/202413,430,000 shares $1.80 billion +3.8%N/A7.3 $134.33 8/15/202412,940,000 shares $1.83 billion +1.9%N/A6.5 $141.14 7/31/202412,700,000 shares $1.97 billion -0.4%N/A6.3 $154.73 7/15/202412,750,000 shares $1.97 billion -0.4%N/A6.3 $154.81 6/30/202412,800,000 shares $1.81 billion +124.2%N/A6.2 $141.19 6/15/20245,710,000 shares $1.72 billion -0.7%9.2%5.7 $301.62 5/31/20245,750,000 shares $1.69 billion -13.0%9.3%5 $293.38 5/15/20246,610,000 shares $2.12 billion -2.9%10.7%5.6 $320.05 4/30/20246,810,000 shares $1.95 billion +10.2%10.7%6.2 $286.91 4/15/20246,180,000 shares $1.78 billion +1.5%10.3%5.7 $288.60 3/31/20246,090,000 shares $1.93 billion -1.8%10.1%5.8 $317.53 3/15/20246,200,000 shares $1.76 billion -9.9%10.3%6.1 $283.61 2/29/20246,880,000 shares $1.62 billion -3.0%11.4%7.8 $235.53 2/15/20247,090,000 shares $1.58 billion -4.1%11.8%9.2 $222.92 1/31/20247,390,000 shares $1.43 billion +1.2%12.3%8.8 $193.45 1/15/20247,300,000 shares $1.49 billion No Change12.2%8.8 $203.96 12/31/20237,300,000 shares $1.47 billion -1.4%12.2%8.5 $201.78 12/15/20237,400,000 shares $1.52 billion +5.7%12.3%7.9 $204.76 11/30/20237,000,000 shares $1.31 billion -13.7%11.7%6.7 $187.37 11/15/20238,110,000 shares $1.31 billion -1.1%13.5%7.7 $161.29 10/31/20238,200,000 shares $1.23 billion +4.6%13.7%7.3 $150.22 10/15/20237,840,000 shares $1.27 billion -14.3%13.1%6.9 $161.52 9/30/20239,150,000 shares $1.42 billion -3.7%15.3%8 $155.40 9/15/20239,500,000 shares $1.37 billion +3.6%15.1%8.3 $144.04 8/31/20239,170,000 shares $1.29 billion +21.3%14.6%8.7 $141.22 8/15/20237,560,000 shares $1.00 billion +2.0%12.0%6.7 $132.51 7/31/20237,410,000 shares $1.03 billion -7.7%11.8%7.3 $138.59 7/15/20238,030,000 shares $1.02 billion +1.7%12.7%7.8 $126.83Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 6/30/20237,900,000 shares $988.92 million -6.8%12.5%7.6 $125.18 6/15/20238,480,000 shares $1.08 billion -8.9%13.4%8.1 $127.26 5/31/20239,310,000 shares $1.06 billion +2.1%14.8%8.1 $113.50 5/15/20239,120,000 shares $1.06 billion -0.2%14.0%8.4 $116.44 4/30/20239,140,000 shares $1.11 billion +1.7%14.0%8.8 $121.04 4/15/20238,990,000 shares $1.07 billion +6.3%13.8%8.3 $118.49 3/31/20238,460,000 shares $1.03 billion -6.1%13.0%7.8 $121.66 3/15/20239,010,000 shares $1.07 billion -3.3%13.7%8.7 $118.61 2/28/20239,320,000 shares $1.16 billion -2.4%14.2%9.4 $124.92 2/15/20239,550,000 shares $1.25 billion -3.1%14.6%9.4 $131.24 1/31/20239,850,000 shares $1.33 billion -4.3%15.0%8.6 $134.94 1/15/202310,290,000 shares $1.32 billion -1.6%15.7%8.9 $128.51 12/30/202210,460,000 shares $1.20 billion +2.2%15.9%8.8 $114.92 12/15/202210,240,000 shares $1.19 billion +0.1%15.6%8.3 $116.52 11/30/202210,230,000 shares $1.20 billion -3.5%15.6%8.2 $116.90 11/15/202210,600,000 shares $1.43 billion -1.6%16.1%8.5 $135.36 10/31/202210,770,000 shares $1.33 billion -5.0%16.4%9.3 $123.83 10/15/202211,340,000 shares $1.33 billion -0.9%17.2%9.6 $117.29 9/30/202211,440,000 shares $1.35 billion -0.5%17.4%9.9 $117.85 9/15/202211,500,000 shares $1.59 billion +3.3%17.5%9.8 $138.40 8/31/202211,130,000 shares $1.66 billion -11.2%16.9%9.6 $148.75 8/15/202212,530,000 shares $2.02 billion -2.0%18.5%9.3 $161.47 7/31/202212,790,000 shares $1.85 billion -5.4%18.9%8.7 $144.42 7/15/202213,520,000 shares $1.78 billion +7.6%20.0%9.1 $131.90 6/30/202212,570,000 shares $1.39 billion +0.8%18.5%8.2 $110.95 6/15/202212,470,000 shares $1.51 billion +8.0%18.4%7.9 $121.29 5/31/202211,550,000 shares $1.48 billion +0.3%16.7%7 $127.92 5/15/202211,520,000 shares $0.00 +13.2%16.7%7.7 $0.00 4/30/202210,180,000 shares $1.33 billion +9.8%14.7%7.5 $130.48 4/15/20229,270,000 shares $1.38 billion +15.9%13.1%6.8 $148.98 3/31/20228,000,000 shares $1.16 billion +3.1%11.3%5.9 $145.00 3/15/20227,760,000 shares $1.15 billion -8.1%10.7%6 $148.51 2/28/20228,440,000 shares $1.22 billion +10.3%11.7%7.1 $144.86 2/15/20227,650,000 shares $1.18 billion -0.1%10.6%6.5 $154.33 1/31/20227,660,000 shares $1.23 billion +1.3%10.6%6.7 $160.54 1/15/20227,560,000 shares $1.11 billion +5.6%10.5%6.9 $147.04 12/31/20217,160,000 shares $1.21 billion +26.3%9.9%7.1 $169.13 12/15/20215,670,000 shares $972.97 million +11.2%7.9%5.8 $171.60 11/30/20215,100,000 shares $993.68 million -10.4%7.1%5.5 $194.84 11/15/20215,690,000 shares $1.21 billion -5.6%7.7%5.6 $212.00 10/29/20216,030,000 shares $1.12 billion -2.4%8.2%6.3 $185.73 10/15/20216,180,000 shares $1.13 billion +4.9%8.4%6.5 $182.26 9/30/20215,890,000 shares $1.04 billion +2.6%9.0%6.2 $177.33 9/15/20215,740,000 shares $1.06 billion +5.5%7.8%6.3 $184.25 8/31/20215,440,000 shares $1.02 billion -16.6%7.4%5.7 $186.70 8/13/20216,520,000 shares $1.04 billion +5.5%8.8%7 $159.31 7/30/20216,180,000 shares $937.51 million +2.2%8.3%6.4 $151.70 7/15/20216,050,000 shares $955.54 million -7.5%8.2%5.9 $157.94 6/30/20216,540,000 shares $1.04 billion +6.5%8.8%5.9 $159.65 6/15/20216,140,000 shares $991.61 million +1.2%8.3%4.9 $161.50Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 5/28/20216,070,000 shares $1.03 billion -3.3%8.1%4.2 $169.54 5/14/20216,280,000 shares $1.05 billion -3.5%8.4%4.5 $167.61 4/30/20216,510,000 shares $1.14 billion +0.5%8.7%4.7 $175.75 4/15/20216,480,000 shares $1.12 billion +10.4%8.6%4.3 $172.63 3/31/20215,870,000 shares $1.08 billion No Change7.8%3.8 $184.00 3/15/20215,870,000 shares $792.92 million -4.1%7.8%4.2 $135.08 2/26/20216,120,000 shares $784.95 million -0.8%8.1%5.3 $128.26 2/12/20216,170,000 shares $787.54 million +8.8%8.1%4.9 $127.64 1/29/20215,670,000 shares $759.33 million -15.0%7.5%4.3 $133.92 1/15/20216,670,000 shares $834.62 million -5.1%8.8%5.3 $125.13 12/31/20207,030,000 shares $727.39 million No Change9.3%6.1 $103.47 12/15/20207,030,000 shares $752.28 million -6.1%9.3%6 $107.01 11/30/20207,490,000 shares $823.45 million +5.3%9.9%6.2 $109.94 10/30/20206,740,000 shares $635.04 million +5.6%8.8%5.7 $94.22 10/15/20206,380,000 shares $665.82 million -3.5%8.3%5.5 $104.36 9/30/20206,610,000 shares $597.81 million -5.7%8.6%5.6 $90.44 9/15/20207,010,000 shares $652.21 million +23.0%9.1%6.1 $93.04 8/31/20205,700,000 shares $500.23 million -10.0%7.4%4.8 $87.76 8/14/20206,330,000 shares $598.69 million +12.4%8.2%4.8 $94.58 7/31/20205,630,000 shares $490.49 million -3.6%7.3%3.9 $87.12 7/15/20205,840,000 shares $495.52 million +1.7%7.6%3.7 $84.85 6/30/20205,740,000 shares $470.74 million -4.2%7.5%3.4 $82.01 6/15/20205,990,000 shares $480.40 million -41.7%7.8%3.3 $80.20 5/29/202010,270,000 shares $854.57 million +0.3%13.4%5.2 $83.21 5/15/202010,240,000 shares $667.24 million -8.5%13.5%5.8 $65.16 4/30/202011,190,000 shares $691.99 million +0.4%14.7%7.1 $61.84 4/15/202011,150,000 shares $595.86 million +18.2%14.6%8 $53.44 3/31/20209,430,000 shares $400.96 million +21.8%12.4%7.5 $42.52 WSM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Williams-Sonoma's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Williams-Sonoma shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 9,060,000 shares of WSM short. 7.47% of Williams-Sonoma's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Williams-Sonoma's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Williams-Sonoma? 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. WSM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Williams-Sonoma's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Williams-Sonoma? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Williams-Sonoma: GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Twin Tree Management LP, Genus Capital Management Inc., and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Williams-Sonoma? 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. 7.47% of Williams-Sonoma's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Williams-Sonoma's short interest increasing or decreasing? Williams-Sonoma saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 9,060,000 shares, an increase of 3.1% from the previous total of 8,790,000 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 Williams-Sonoma's short interest compare to its competitors? 7.47% of Williams-Sonoma's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Williams-Sonoma: RH (13.30%), Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (8.84%), Kirkland's, Inc. (41.60%), Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (2.44%), The Container Store Group, Inc. (0.95%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.70%), JD.com, Inc. (2.53%), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (1.31%), AutoZone, Inc. (1.73%), Target Co. (2.52%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Williams-Sonoma stock? Short selling WSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Williams-Sonoma as its price is falling. WSM shares are trading down $1.72 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 Williams-Sonoma? A short squeeze for Williams-Sonoma 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 WSM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Williams-Sonoma'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 WSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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