WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2020

In 2020, WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC's disclosed short interest ran from 30.26% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 9.19% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of -21.07 percentage points. The year's high was 35.25% on 29 May 2020 and its low 9.19% on 31 Dec 2020, averaging 29.28% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 40.05 days on 31 Aug 2020. Full history: WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC.

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Short position data for WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wdr-2021/2020/

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@misc{howshorted-waddell-reed-financial-inc-short-interes-2020-12-31,
  title        = {WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wdr-2021/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 30.26% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 9.19% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: -21.07 pp
High: 35.25% (29 May 2020)
Low: 9.19% (31 Dec 2020)
Average: 29.28%
Highest days to cover: 40.05 (31 Aug 2020)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2020

WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	30.26%	21.29
31 Jan 2020	29.19%	28.44
14 Feb 2020	30.49%	21.05	results (8-K)
28 Feb 2020	31.11%	16.68	10-K filed
13 Mar 2020	31.02%	11.47
31 Mar 2020	30.71%	11.18
15 Apr 2020	30.41%	19.73
30 Apr 2020	33.67%	20.59	results (8-K)
15 May 2020	32.84%	25.81	10-Q filed
29 May 2020	35.25%	23.33
15 Jun 2020	32.21%	19.09
30 Jun 2020	32.74%	21.64
15 Jul 2020	32.80%	21.76
31 Jul 2020	33.30%	27.97	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
14 Aug 2020	33.81%	33.35
31 Aug 2020	34.12%	40.05
15 Sep 2020	33.85%	26.72
30 Sep 2020	28.58%	21.42
15 Oct 2020	24.94%	15.12
30 Oct 2020	26.48%	18.94	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
13 Nov 2020	26.58%	20.40
30 Nov 2020	25.44%	24.32
15 Dec 2020	13.79%	1.86
31 Dec 2020	9.19%	4.29

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.