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Williams Sonoma Inc. short interest

6.6M shares of Williams Sonoma were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 5.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+20.8%-0% over a year
Days to cover5.45at 1.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.60%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is the most since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +34% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20266.6M+20.8%1.2M5.45
    30 September 20265.5M-4.8%1.1M4.77
    15 September 20265.7M+5.2%1.2M4.90
    31 August 20265.5M+2.9%1.2M4.41
    14 August 20265.3M-5.6%924K5.73
    31 July 20265.6M-11.6%849K6.61
    15 July 20266.3M-1.6%1.0M6.32
    30 June 20266.5M-11.9%1.5M4.32
    15 June 20267.3M+7.4%1.0M7.03
    29 May 20266.8M+3.8%1.6M4.26
    15 May 20266.6M-5.3%1.1M6.04
    30 April 20266.9M-1.9%1.0M6.91
    15 April 20267.1M+4.8%1.1M6.70
    31 March 20266.7M-5.8%1.8M3.85
    13 March 20267.2M-2.3%1.2M5.87
    27 February 20267.3M+0.8%940K7.80
    13 February 20267.3M-14.5%1.0M6.99
    30 January 20268.5M-8.6%906K9.39
    15 January 20269.3M+12.7%1.2M7.67
    31 December 20258.3M+4.7%1.2M7.17
    15 December 20257.9M+3.7%1.2M6.35
    28 November 20257.6M+8.5%1.8M4.27
    14 November 20257.0M+2.3%916K7.66
    31 October 20256.9M+3.8%915K7.50
    15 October 20256.6M+8.3%1.1M6.17
    30 September 20256.1M-3.5%1.3M4.87
    15 September 20256.3M+2.1%983K6.44
    29 August 20256.2M-5.9%1.7M3.57
    15 August 20256.6M+1.2%1.4M4.87
    31 July 20256.5M+11.9%1.2M5.39
    15 July 20255.8M-1.1%1.2M5.01
    30 June 20255.9M+2.9%1.8M3.19
    13 June 20255.7M-10.7%1.6M3.50
    30 May 20256.4M-7.2%2.5M2.55
    15 May 20256.9M+4.7%1.5M4.70
    30 April 20256.6M-2.2%1.5M4.39
    15 April 20256.7M-16.2%3.5M1.93
    31 March 20258.0M-13.4%5.3M1.52
    14 March 20259.3M+2.4%2.0M4.70
    28 February 20259.1M+3.0%1.5M6.03
    14 February 20258.8M+7.4%1.0M8.64
    31 January 20258.2M-12.4%1.3M6.23
    15 January 20259.3M-9.7%1.4M6.62
    31 December 202410.4M-13.6%2.4M4.40
    13 December 202412.0M-6.1%1.8M6.53
    29 November 202412.8M-7.5%3.3M3.89
    15 November 202413.8M-2.0%2.1M6.60
    31 October 202414.1M+4.2%1.5M9.16
    15 October 202413.5M-6.7%1.2M10.83
    30 September 202414.5M+3.1%1.5M9.88
    13 September 202414.0M+4.5%1.9M7.44
    30 August 202413.4M+3.8%2.3M5.94
    15 August 202412.9M+1.9%1.8M7.30
    31 July 202412.7M-0.4%1.3M9.93
    15 July 202412.8M+99.2%1.6M8.13
    28 June 20246.4M+12.1%1.2M5.36
    14 June 20245.7M-0.7%1.0M5.51
    31 May 20245.8M-56.5%1.6M3.49
    15 May 202413.2M-3.0%1.6M8.36
    30 April 202413.6M+10.3%1.5M8.88
    15 April 202412.4M+1.5%1.7M7.07
    28 March 202412.2M-1.9%1.9M6.34
    15 March 202412.4M-9.9%3.8M3.25
    29 February 202413.8M-2.9%2.5M5.61
    15 February 202414.2M-4.1%1.6M8.62
    31 January 202414.8M+1.2%1.7M8.93
    12 January 202414.6M+0.0%1.3M11.51
    29 December 202314.6M-1.4%1.1M13.47
    15 December 202314.8M+5.7%2.1M7.03
    30 November 202314.0M-13.6%2.1M6.83
    15 November 202316.2M-1.2%1.8M9.09
    31 October 202316.4M+4.7%1.6M10.18
    13 October 202315.7M-14.3%2.0M7.85
    29 September 202318.3M-3.7%3.3M5.55
    15 September 202319.0M+3.6%2.0M9.50
    31 August 202318.3M+21.4%3.0M6.02
    15 August 202315.1M+2.0%1.7M8.76
    31 July 202314.8M-7.7%1.7M8.71
    14 July 202316.1M+1.6%2.0M7.90
    30 June 202315.8M-6.8%2.1M7.44
    15 June 202317.0M-8.9%2.2M7.57
    31 May 202318.6M+2.1%2.9M6.46
    15 May 202318.2M-0.2%1.5M12.01
    28 April 202318.3M+1.7%1.5M11.97
    14 April 202318.0M+6.2%2.1M8.45
    31 March 202316.9M-6.0%3.0M5.56
    15 March 202318.0M-3.4%2.1M8.55
    28 February 202318.6M-2.4%1.8M10.58
    15 February 202319.1M-3.0%2.1M9.25
    31 January 202319.7M-4.3%1.8M11.00
    13 January 202320.6M-1.6%1.8M11.41
    30 December 202220.9M+2.1%2.2M9.57
    15 December 202220.5M+0.1%2.5M8.31
    30 November 202220.5M-3.5%3.3M6.12
    15 November 202221.2M-1.6%2.0M10.47
    31 October 202221.5M-5.0%2.4M8.80
    14 October 202222.7M-0.9%2.1M10.76
    30 September 202222.9M-0.5%2.7M8.43
    15 September 202223.0M+3.3%2.2M10.67
    31 August 202222.3M-11.2%2.7M8.19
    15 August 202225.1M-2.0%1.9M13.51
    29 July 202225.6M-5.4%2.2M11.69
    15 July 202227.0M+7.5%2.3M11.76
    30 June 202225.1M+0.8%2.7M9.38
    15 June 202224.9M+7.9%2.6M9.44
    31 May 202223.1M+0.3%5.2M4.42
    13 May 202223.0M+13.2%2.9M7.83
    29 April 202220.4M+9.8%2.4M8.63
    14 April 202218.5M+15.8%2.8M6.70
    31 March 202216.0M+3.1%3.9M4.07
    15 March 202215.5M-8.0%2.1M7.33
    28 February 202216.9M+10.3%2.9M5.81
    15 February 202215.3M-0.2%1.8M8.35
    31 January 202215.3M+1.3%2.9M5.33
    14 January 202215.1M+5.6%2.5M5.96
    31 December 202114.3M+26.3%2.2M6.51
    15 December 202111.3M+11.1%2.3M4.99
    30 November 202110.2M-10.4%2.4M4.31
    15 November 202111.4M-5.7%1.7M6.55
    29 October 202112.1M-2.3%1.2M9.91
    15 October 202112.4M+4.9%1.7M7.16
    30 September 202111.8M+2.5%2.0M5.78
    15 September 202111.5M+5.5%1.8M6.50
    31 August 202110.9M-16.5%2.9M3.78
    13 August 202113.0M+5.5%1.4M9.36
    30 July 202112.4M+2.2%1.5M8.17
    15 July 202112.1M-7.6%1.4M8.47
    30 June 202113.1M+6.5%2.1M6.18
    15 June 202112.3M+1.2%2.1M5.76
    28 May 202112.1M-3.4%2.4M4.98
    14 May 202112.6M-3.5%2.0M6.17
    30 April 202113.0M+0.5%2.0M6.55
    15 April 202113.0M+10.4%2.3M5.55
    31 March 202111.7M+0.1%5.2M2.24
    15 March 202111.7M-4.1%1.8M6.37
    26 February 202112.2M-0.9%1.7M7.20
    12 February 202112.3M+8.9%1.9M6.48
    29 January 202111.3M-15.0%3.3M3.46
    15 January 202113.3M-5.1%2.2M6.02
    31 December 202014.1M-0.1%1.5M9.17
    15 December 202014.1M-6.1%2.0M7.20
    30 November 202015.0M+5.4%3.4M4.37
    13 November 202014.2M+5.4%2.4M6.00
    30 October 202013.5M+5.7%1.5M9.27
    15 October 202012.8M-3.6%2.2M5.84
    30 September 202013.2M-5.7%1.8M7.28
    15 September 202014.0M+23.1%2.4M5.88
    31 August 202011.4M-10.1%2.9M3.87
    14 August 202012.7M+12.5%1.7M7.63
    31 July 202011.3M-3.6%1.8M6.32
    15 July 202011.7M+1.8%1.8M6.43
    30 June 202011.5M-4.3%2.4M4.79
    15 June 202012.0M-41.7%3.2M3.81
    29 May 202020.5M+0.3%3.1M6.65
    15 May 202020.5M-8.5%2.9M7.04
    30 April 202022.4M+0.4%3.4M6.59
    15 April 202022.3M+18.2%3.3M6.82
    31 March 202018.9M+21.8%4.3M4.42
    13 March 202015.5M+11.7%2.4M6.48
    28 February 202013.9M+0.8%2.0M6.92
    14 February 202013.8M-11.4%1.3M10.87
    31 January 202015.5M-5.9%1.3M12.08
    15 January 202016.5M-2.0%1.5M11.36
    31 December 201916.8M+1.8%1.5M11.60
    13 December 201916.5M+4.0%1.6M10.08
    29 November 201915.9M-13.1%3.1M5.19
    15 November 201918.3M-3.8%2.2M8.51
    31 October 201919.0M-8.2%1.8M10.76
    15 October 201920.7M-4.3%2.0M10.41
    30 September 201921.7M-4.3%1.7M12.80
    13 September 201922.6M-0.6%2.3M9.85
    30 August 201922.8M-14.4%3.8M5.98
    15 August 201926.6M+1.8%2.4M10.96
    31 July 201926.1M-15.7%2.4M11.08
    15 July 201931.0M-5.8%3.0M10.29
    28 June 201932.9M-11.9%2.8M11.56
    14 June 201937.3M-0.7%4.0M9.38
    31 May 201937.6M-0.4%6.1M6.18
    15 May 201937.7M+6.9%2.9M13.12
    30 April 201935.3M+0.8%2.5M14.39
    15 April 201935.0M+9.0%2.7M12.82
    29 March 201932.1M+9.0%5.3M6.06
    15 March 201929.5M-5.4%2.6M11.44
    28 February 201931.2M-6.2%2.3M13.57
    15 February 201933.2M+16.9%2.1M15.86
    31 January 201928.4M+4.9%2.7M10.53
    15 January 201927.1M-4.6%2.4M11.17
    31 December 201828.4M-5.9%3.2M8.93
    14 December 201830.2M+2.0%3.5M8.74
    30 November 201829.6M-11.4%5.6M5.28
    15 November 201833.4M-6.9%4.6M7.33
    31 October 201835.9M+13.9%3.1M11.62
    15 October 201831.5M-0.0%2.7M11.69
    28 September 201831.5M-2.1%2.9M10.82
    14 September 201832.2M-7.9%3.2M10.22
    31 August 201835.0M-12.6%7.6M4.57
    15 August 201840.0M+0.7%2.9M13.62
    31 July 201839.7M+3.1%2.4M16.50
    13 July 201838.5M+1.5%2.6M15.02
    29 June 201838.0M+0.7%3.8M9.98
    15 June 201837.7M+1.9%4.8M7.78
    31 May 201837.0M-5.7%7.1M5.23
    15 May 201839.2M-4.3%2.6M15.24
    30 April 201841.0M+11.6%3.2M12.82
    13 April 201836.8M+2.7%3.0M12.39
    29 March 201835.8M+1.1%3.9M9.27
    15 March 201835.4M-0.7%4.9M7.21
    28 February 201835.6M+2.5%2.9M12.12
    15 February 201834.8M+4.4%3.9M8.93
    31 January 201833.3M+2.7%2.6M13.02
    12 January 201832.4M-0.9%2.4M13.41
    29 December 201732.7M1.9M16.88
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.