How shorted is The Western Union Company right now?

16.43% of The Western Union Company's (WU) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 31 Jul 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report.

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.

Which funds are short?

US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.

How shorted is The Western Union Company?

More shorted than 92% of the 2,877 ranked US companies

16.43%

of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 31 Jul 2026

vs previous report: −1.77
5 reports (~10 weeks): +0.78

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Short position data for The Western Union Company: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Jul 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wu/

History

Settlement date	Short %	Change
31 Jul 2026	16.43%	−1.77
15 Jul 2026	18.20%	+0.79
30 Jun 2026	17.41%	−0.39
15 Jun 2026	17.80%	+1.45
29 May 2026	16.35%	+0.70
15 May 2026	15.65%	−0.30
30 Apr 2026	15.95%	+1.10
15 Apr 2026	14.85%	−0.18
31 Mar 2026	15.03%	+0.89
13 Mar 2026	14.14%	+0.80
27 Feb 2026	13.34%	−2.63
13 Feb 2026	15.97%	+1.67
30 Jan 2026	14.30%	+0.38
15 Jan 2026	13.92%	−0.34
31 Dec 2025	14.26%	+0.34
15 Dec 2025	13.92%	+0.57
28 Nov 2025	13.35%	+0.32
14 Nov 2025	13.03%	−1.15
31 Oct 2025	14.18%	−0.06
15 Oct 2025	14.24%	+0.96
30 Sep 2025	13.28%	+0.65
15 Sep 2025	12.63%	+1.69
29 Aug 2025	10.94%	+1.50
15 Aug 2025	9.44%	−0.18
31 Jul 2025	9.62%	–

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is The Western Union Company right now?: 16.43% of The Western Union Company's (WU) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 31 Jul 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report.
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.
Which funds are short?: US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.