WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2018

In 2018, WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC's disclosed short interest ran from 14.06% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 18.32% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +4.26 percentage points. The year's high was 20.34% on 30 Nov 2018 and its low 13.74% on 31 May 2018, averaging 16.25% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 27.86 days on 14 Sep 2018. Full history: WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC.

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Short position data for WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wdr-2021/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-waddell-reed-financial-inc-short-interes-2018-12-31,
  title        = {WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wdr-2021/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 14.06% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 18.32% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +4.26 pp
High: 20.34% (30 Nov 2018)
Low: 13.74% (31 May 2018)
Average: 16.25%
Highest days to cover: 27.86 (14 Sep 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	14.06%	13.56
31 Jan 2018	14.21%	10.05	results (8-K)
15 Feb 2018	14.67%	8.11
28 Feb 2018	16.93%	16.66	10-K filed
15 Mar 2018	19.25%	9.61
29 Mar 2018	15.19%	5.02
13 Apr 2018	14.25%	8.42
30 Apr 2018	14.29%	14.53
15 May 2018	14.17%	9.62	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 May 2018	13.74%	24.76
15 Jun 2018	13.91%	20.04
29 Jun 2018	14.53%	18.21
13 Jul 2018	15.65%	14.83
31 Jul 2018	15.90%	15.68	results (8-K)
15 Aug 2018	17.20%	14.05	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2018	17.94%	24.77
14 Sep 2018	18.71%	27.86
28 Sep 2018	18.26%	16.98
15 Oct 2018	17.41%	13.99
31 Oct 2018	16.81%	8.75	results (8-K)
15 Nov 2018	16.38%	12.10	10-Q filed
30 Nov 2018	20.34%	22.30
14 Dec 2018	17.86%	13.44
31 Dec 2018	18.32%	14.22

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.