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How shorted is WH SMITH PLC? GB00B2PDGW16

#10most shorted UK stockof 421 companies with disclosed positions, more shorted than 97%

11.38%สณ
of issued share capital sold short ยท 9 Oct 2026
5-day change
โˆ’1.18
20-day change
โˆ’0.52
Aggregate net short position time series for WH SMITH PLC
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Before 2026: the named era

Reconstructed from the frozen named register: the sum of individually disclosed positions of 0.5% or more in WH SMITH PLC at each disclosure date, back to 1 Nov 2012. This is a lower bound and a different measure from today's aggregate above, because positions between 0.1% and 0.5% were reported to the FCA but never published with names, so the two series are charted separately and are not comparable point for point. See the methodology.

Aggregate net short position time series for WH SMITH PLC (pre-2026 named aggregate)

Who was short WH SMITH PLC?

The FCA stopped naming position holders on 13 July 2026. This is the final named register's last word, every position of 0.5%+ still open as of 10 Jul 2026, from our frozen archive of 616 named WH SMITH PLC disclosures dating back to 2012. It no longer updates. Browse the full final register or see how UK disclosure changed.

Final named short positions of 0.5% or more in WH SMITH PLC, as of 10 Jul 2026
Position holder (historical)PositionDisclosed
Squarepoint Ops LLC1.90%2 Jul 2026
Mirabella Financial Services LLP1.10%7 Jul 2026
GLG Partners LP1.02%29 Jun 2026
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP0.90%24 Jun 2026
Walleye Capital LLC0.90%9 Jul 2026
Two Sigma Investments, LP0.89%19 Jun 2026
Marshall Wace LLP0.79%23 Jun 2026
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd0.78%17 Jun 2026
Capital Fund Management SA0.71%1 Jul 2026
AQR Capital Management, LLC0.50%7 Jul 2026
Systematica Investments Limited0.50%24 Jun 2026

Sector: Consumer retail ยท By year: 2026

History

Full disclosed short interest history
Position dateShort %Change
9 Oct 202611.38%สณโˆ’0.02
7 Oct 202611.40%+0.13
6 Oct 202611.27%+0.05
5 Oct 202611.22%โˆ’0.01
2 Oct 202611.23%โˆ’1.33
1 Oct 202612.56%โˆ’0.30
30 Sep 202612.86%โˆ’0.12
28 Sep 202612.98%โˆ’0.11
24 Sep 202613.09%+0.09
23 Sep 202613.00%โˆ’0.09
21 Sep 202613.09%สณโˆ’0.22
18 Sep 202613.31%+0.36
15 Sep 202612.95%+0.56
14 Sep 202612.39%+0.19
10 Sep 202612.20%+0.01
9 Sep 202612.19%+0.08
4 Sep 202612.11%โˆ’0.10
3 Sep 202612.21%+0.14
2 Sep 202612.07%+0.06
1 Sep 202612.01%+0.11
28 Aug 202611.90%+0.10
25 Aug 202611.80%สณ+0.09
24 Aug 202611.71%+0.02
21 Aug 202611.69%+0.16
20 Aug 202611.53%+0.01
19 Aug 202611.52%โˆ’0.10
18 Aug 202611.62%โˆ’0.11
14 Aug 202611.73%+0.20
13 Aug 202611.53%โˆ’0.16
11 Aug 202611.69%โˆ’0.10
10 Aug 202611.79%โˆ’0.10
5 Aug 202611.89%โˆ’0.10
4 Aug 202611.99%โˆ’0.61
3 Aug 202612.60%โˆ’0.44
31 Jul 202613.04%โˆ’0.57
28 Jul 202613.61%โˆ’0.13
27 Jul 202613.74%โˆ’0.13
24 Jul 202613.87%สณ+0.35
22 Jul 202613.52%โˆ’0.11
21 Jul 202613.63%+0.20
20 Jul 202613.43%+0.12
17 Jul 202613.31%โˆ’0.02
16 Jul 202613.33%โˆ’0.07
15 Jul 202613.40%+0.08
14 Jul 202613.32%+0.11
13 Jul 202613.21%+0.08
10 Jul 202613.13%โˆ’0.37
9 Jul 202613.50%โ€“

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 9 Jul 2026.

สณ figure revised by the FCA after first publication. See how revisions work.

About this data

ISIN
GB00B2PDGW16
Reportable Shares List
On the FCA's RSL since 13 Jul 2026.
First seen in dataset
9 Jul 2026
Listing
WH SMITH PLC on the London Stock Exchange โ†—

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is WH SMITH PLC right now?
11.38% of WH SMITH PLC's issued share capital was sold short as of 9 Oct 2026, per the FCA's aggregate net short position publication. That makes it the 10th most shorted UK stock, out of 421 companies with disclosed positions.
What is WH SMITH PLC's short interest?
11.38% of issued share capital as of 9 Oct 2026. "Short interest" is the US term; the FCA publishes the aggregate net short position, the sum of every disclosed position of 0.2% or more, so it is a lower bound on all short selling in the stock.
What does this number include?
It is the sum of every individual net short position amounting to 0.2% or more of the company's issued share capital, as notified to the FCA. Smaller positions are not counted, so total short interest can be somewhat higher.
Which funds are shorting WH SMITH PLC?
Since 13 July 2026 the FCA no longer publishes position-holder names, only the aggregate per company. The final named register (as of 10 Jul 2026) listed 11 funds with positions of 0.5% or more in WH SMITH PLC, led by Squarepoint Ops LLC at 1.90%; the full final list is preserved on this page.
How often is this updated?
The FCA publishes every working day around midday, two working days after the position date. We ingest each publication the same day and re-check recent days for corrections.