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How shorted is John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class? WLY

#787most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 79%

9.19%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.12
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.06
days to cover
6.23
Aggregate net short position time series for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
3 Sep 20269.07% 31 Aug 20269.19% 15 Sep 2026+0.12
16 Jun 20267.38% 15 Jun 20268.13% 30 Jun 2026+0.75
5 Mar 20267.42% 27 Feb 20267.70% 13 Mar 2026+0.28
4 Dec 20254.52% 28 Nov 20255.46% 15 Dec 2025+0.94
4 Sep 20254.24% 29 Aug 20254.27% 15 Sep 2025+0.03
17 Jun 20254.73% 13 Jun 20254.28% 30 Jun 2025−0.45
6 Mar 20253.79% 28 Feb 20253.77% 14 Mar 2025−0.02
5 Dec 20241.99% 29 Nov 20242.35% 13 Dec 2024+0.36

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for WLY: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
1,550
3 Sep 2026
Highest in window
41,648
3 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
59
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 42K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20269.19%+0.12
31 Aug 20269.07%+0.16
14 Aug 20268.91%+0.71
31 Jul 20268.20%+0.75
15 Jul 20267.45%−0.68
30 Jun 20268.13%+0.75
15 Jun 20267.38%+0.19
29 May 20267.19%−0.11
15 May 20267.30%+0.37
30 Apr 20266.93%+0.03
15 Apr 20266.90%−0.24
31 Mar 20267.14%−0.56
13 Mar 20267.70%+0.28
27 Feb 20267.42%+0.08
13 Feb 20267.34%+0.66
30 Jan 20266.68%+0.74
15 Jan 20265.94%+0.39
31 Dec 20255.55%+0.09
15 Dec 20255.46%+0.94
28 Nov 20254.52%+0.24
14 Nov 20254.28%+0.11
31 Oct 20254.17%+0.01
15 Oct 20254.16%+0.06
30 Sep 20254.10%−0.17
15 Sep 20254.27%+0.03
29 Aug 20254.24%−0.11
15 Aug 20254.35%+0.16
31 Jul 20254.19%+0.42
15 Jul 20253.77%−0.51
30 Jun 20254.28%−0.45
13 Jun 20254.73%+0.03
30 May 20254.70%+0.16
15 May 20254.54%+0.51
30 Apr 20254.03%+0.06
15 Apr 20253.97%+0.53
31 Mar 20253.44%−0.33
14 Mar 20253.77%−0.02
28 Feb 20253.79%+0.08
14 Feb 20253.71%+0.27
31 Jan 20253.44%+0.68
15 Jan 20252.76%+0.19
31 Dec 20242.57%+0.22
13 Dec 20242.35%+0.36
29 Nov 20241.99%−0.06
15 Nov 20242.05%+0.11
31 Oct 20241.94%+0.01
15 Oct 20241.93%+0.22
30 Sep 20241.71%−0.03
13 Sep 20241.74%+0.29
30 Aug 20241.45%+0.05
15 Aug 20241.40%+0.15
31 Jul 20241.25%+0.03
15 Jul 20241.22%+0.29
28 Jun 20240.93%−0.35
14 Jun 20241.28%−0.12
31 May 20241.40%+0.02
15 May 20241.38%−0.07
30 Apr 20241.45%0.00
15 Apr 20241.45%+0.15
28 Mar 20241.30%−0.08
15 Mar 20241.38%+0.09
29 Feb 20241.29%−0.11
15 Feb 20241.40%−0.36
31 Jan 20241.76%−0.06
12 Jan 20241.82%+0.17
29 Dec 20231.65%−0.35
15 Dec 20232.00%+0.30
30 Nov 20231.70%+0.41
15 Nov 20231.29%−0.01
31 Oct 20231.30%+0.10
13 Oct 20231.20%−0.06
29 Sep 20231.26%−0.02
15 Sep 20231.28%+0.13
31 Aug 20231.15%−0.24
15 Aug 20231.39%−1.04
31 Jul 20232.43%−0.23
14 Jul 20232.66%+0.30
30 Jun 20232.36%+0.45
15 Jun 20231.91%+0.14
31 May 20231.77%−0.19
15 May 20231.96%+0.31
28 Apr 20231.65%−0.01
14 Apr 20231.66%−0.24
31 Mar 20231.90%−0.01
15 Mar 20231.91%+0.49
28 Feb 20231.42%−0.19
15 Feb 20231.61%+0.05
31 Jan 20231.56%−0.03
13 Jan 20231.59%−0.03
30 Dec 20221.62%−0.22
15 Dec 20221.84%0.00
30 Nov 20221.84%−0.65
15 Nov 20222.49%−0.16
31 Oct 20222.65%+0.20
14 Oct 20222.45%−0.10
30 Sep 20222.55%−0.05
15 Sep 20222.60%+0.59
31 Aug 20222.01%−0.06
15 Aug 20222.07%+0.21
29 Jul 20221.86%−0.18
15 Jul 20222.04%−0.30
31 Mar 20222.34%+0.02
15 Mar 20222.32%+0.15
28 Feb 20222.17%−0.17
15 Feb 20222.34%+0.03
31 Jan 20222.31%+0.43
14 Jan 20221.88%−0.06
31 Dec 20211.94%−0.21
15 Dec 20212.15%−0.01
30 Nov 20212.16%−0.03
15 Nov 20212.19%−0.99
29 Oct 20213.18%+0.11
15 Oct 20213.07%−0.10
30 Sep 20213.17%+0.13
15 Sep 20213.04%−0.30
31 Aug 20213.34%−0.11
13 Aug 20213.45%−0.03
30 Jul 20213.48%+0.07
15 Jul 20213.41%−0.88
30 Jun 20214.29%+0.79
15 Jun 20213.50%+0.23
28 May 20213.27%−0.28
14 May 20213.55%−0.13
30 Apr 20213.68%+0.09
15 Apr 20213.59%+0.66
31 Mar 20212.93%−0.43
15 Mar 20213.36%+0.77
26 Feb 20212.59%−0.02
12 Feb 20212.61%−0.46
29 Jan 20213.07%+0.03
15 Jan 20213.04%−0.23
31 Dec 20203.27%+0.56
15 Dec 20202.71%+0.15
30 Nov 20202.56%−0.05
13 Nov 20202.61%−0.95
30 Oct 20203.56%+0.23
15 Oct 20203.33%+0.04
30 Sep 20203.29%+0.66
15 Sep 20202.63%+0.01
31 Aug 20202.62%−0.10
14 Aug 20202.72%−0.14
31 Jul 20202.86%+0.09
15 Jul 20202.77%+0.22
30 Jun 20202.55%+0.51
15 Jun 20202.04%−0.15
29 May 20202.19%+0.42
15 May 20201.77%+0.30
30 Apr 20201.47%+0.07
15 Apr 20201.40%+0.08
31 Mar 20201.32%−0.52
13 Mar 20201.84%+0.12
28 Feb 20201.72%+0.10
14 Feb 20201.62%−0.21
31 Jan 20201.83%+0.46
15 Jan 20201.37%+0.15
31 Dec 20191.22%−0.39
13 Dec 20191.61%−0.32
29 Nov 20191.93%+0.04
15 Nov 20191.89%−1.07
31 Oct 20192.96%−0.90
15 Oct 20193.86%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class right now?
9.19% of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class's (WLY) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 787th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this WLY's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is WLY's days to cover?
6.23 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.