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Willis Towers Watson plc short interest

2.3M shares of Willis Towers Watson were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 30 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 4.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-23.8%-11% over a year
Days to cover4.76at 473K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.44%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 fewest since 30 Apr 2026, and the share price moved -3% 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.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.3M-23.8%473K4.76
    30 September 20263.0M+20.5%647K4.57
    15 September 20262.5M+1.0%398K6.17
    31 August 20262.4M-15.7%454K5.36
    14 August 20262.9M-18.5%563K5.12
    31 July 20263.5M-4.4%602K5.87
    15 July 20263.7M-14.0%569K6.50
    30 June 20264.3M+40.9%742K5.80
    15 June 20263.1M+2.2%676K4.52
    29 May 20263.0M+7.7%662K4.52
    15 May 20262.8M+30.5%1.1M2.59
    30 April 20262.1M+2.8%727K2.93
    15 April 20262.1M-25.2%599K3.46
    31 March 20262.8M+55.0%509K5.43
    13 March 20261.8M-2.3%605K2.95
    27 February 20261.8M+12.4%872K2.10
    13 February 20261.6M-26.0%1.6M1.00
    30 January 20262.2M-12.6%512K4.29
    15 January 20262.5M-35.7%464K5.42
    31 December 20253.9M+49.6%583K6.71
    15 December 20252.6M+13.4%733K3.57
    28 November 20252.3M-5.1%621K3.71
    14 November 20252.4M+2.8%753K3.23
    31 October 20252.4M-6.6%658K3.59
    15 October 20252.5M-16.8%464K5.45
    30 September 20253.0M+15.9%563K5.39
    15 September 20252.6M-4.7%496K5.29
    29 August 20252.8M-10.5%423K6.50
    15 August 20253.1M+20.2%747K4.11
    31 July 20252.6M+29.2%738K3.46
    15 July 20252.0M+5.3%707K2.80
    30 June 20251.9M+38.5%798K2.35
    13 June 20251.4M-0.5%527K2.57
    30 May 20251.4M+3.0%511K2.67
    15 May 20251.3M+6.9%557K2.37
    30 April 20251.2M+3.1%838K1.48
    15 April 20251.2M-8.4%921K1.30
    31 March 20251.3M+9.8%606K2.16
    14 March 20251.2M+12.3%565K2.11
    28 February 20251.1M-6.8%600K1.77
    14 February 20251.1M+2.0%696K1.64
    31 January 20251.1M-2.0%422K2.65
    15 January 20251.1M-19.2%515K2.21
    31 December 20241.4M+38.2%637K2.22
    13 December 20241.0M-4.1%862K1.18
    29 November 20241.1M+6.6%726K1.47
    15 November 2024998K+2.1%762K1.31
    31 October 2024978K+9.9%539K1.81
    15 October 2024890K-3.2%566K1.57
    30 September 2024919K+21.7%591K1.55
    13 September 2024755K+0.5%456K1.65
    30 August 2024752K-9.3%398K1.89
    15 August 2024829K-6.7%386K2.15
    31 July 2024888K+4.3%455K1.95
    15 July 2024851K-23.1%327K2.60
    28 June 20241.1M+25.1%652K1.70
    14 June 2024885K+3.2%324K2.73
    31 May 2024857K+9.9%446K1.92
    15 May 2024780K-3.5%397K1.97
    30 April 2024808K+21.2%537K1.51
    15 April 2024667K+0.1%411K1.62
    28 March 2024666K-8.5%470K1.42
    15 March 2024728K+18.7%520K1.40
    29 February 2024614K-20.2%460K1.33
    15 February 2024769K+9.3%541K1.42
    31 January 2024704K-10.1%367K1.92
    12 January 2024782K-5.4%388K2.02
    29 December 2023827K-8.2%389K2.12
    15 December 2023901K+18.3%553K1.63
    30 November 2023762K-21.8%598K1.28
    15 November 2023974K+16.4%651K1.50
    31 October 2023837K+17.9%642K1.30
    13 October 2023709K-35.1%651K1.09
    29 September 20231.1M+55.4%699K1.56
    15 September 2023703K-5.3%476K1.48
    31 August 2023742K-6.6%729K1.02
    15 August 2023795K+32.0%724K1.10
    31 July 2023602K-21.4%817K1.00
    14 July 2023766K-22.8%547K1.40
    30 June 2023992K+26.0%755K1.31
    15 June 2023788K-13.2%434K1.81
    31 May 2023907K+15.5%437K2.08
    15 May 2023786K-6.8%410K1.92
    28 April 2023844K-10.0%627K1.35
    14 April 2023937K-20.9%472K1.99
    31 March 20231.2M+40.0%553K2.15
    15 March 2023847K-9.1%712K1.19
    28 February 2023932K-20.0%389K2.40
    15 February 20231.2M-12.0%602K1.94
    31 January 20231.3M-21.1%450K2.94
    13 January 20231.7M-38.6%474K3.54
    30 December 20222.7M+30.7%443K6.16
    15 December 20222.1M-13.6%560K3.73
    30 November 20222.4M+21.0%637K3.79
    15 November 20222.0M+10.4%582K3.43
    31 October 20221.8M+8.4%660K2.74
    14 October 20221.7M-16.6%573K2.91
    30 September 20222.0M+33.8%714K2.80
    15 September 20221.5M-12.5%496K3.02
    31 August 20221.7M+1.7%502K3.41
    15 August 20221.7M-20.2%542K3.10
    29 July 20222.1M+4.0%580K3.64
    15 July 20222.0M-3.8%568K3.57
    30 June 20222.1M-23.6%1.1M1.90
    15 June 20222.8M+28.9%598K4.61
    31 May 20222.1M-3.5%672K3.19
    13 May 20222.2M-7.0%800K2.77
    29 April 20222.4M+21.5%1.0M2.31
    14 April 20222.0M-3.2%615K3.19
    31 March 20222.0M+8.0%791K2.56
    15 March 20221.9M-9.6%1.1M1.68
    28 February 20222.1M-7.3%1.2M1.77
    15 February 20222.2M+18.0%1.3M1.78
    31 January 20221.9M+9.3%1.2M1.55
    14 January 20221.7M-82.1%1.1M1.60
    15 April 20199.7M+19.9%5.5M1.76
    29 March 20198.1M-12.1%2.6M3.13
    15 March 20199.2M-9.2%5.2M1.78
    28 February 201910.1M-0.4%10.7M1.00
    15 February 201910.2M-1.7%2.1M4.86
    31 January 201910.4M-0.5%2.4M4.39
    15 January 201910.4M+143.1%4.2M2.46
    31 December 20184.3M-15.3%2.2M1.91
    14 December 20185.1M+7.8%2.1M2.44
    30 November 20184.7M+0.4%1.2M3.76
    15 November 20184.7M-15.7%3.5M1.33
    31 October 20185.5M-18.0%1.4M4.04
    15 October 20186.8M+16.8%2.1M3.26
    28 September 20185.8M+6.1%2.1M2.71
    14 September 20185.5M-0.8%1.9M2.82
    31 August 20185.5M+7.8%1.5M3.71
    15 August 20185.1M+17.3%2.7M1.87
    31 July 20184.3M-24.6%1.1M3.79
    13 July 20185.8M-5.0%1.2M4.96
    29 June 20186.1M+2.9%1.5M4.00
    15 June 20185.9M+6.8%1.6M3.66
    31 May 20185.5M-0.4%1.4M4.09
    15 May 20185.5M-4.2%3.1M1.77
    30 April 20185.8M+4.7%992K5.84
    13 April 20185.5M-8.0%1.0M5.27
    29 March 20186.0M-6.7%1.4M4.17
    15 March 20186.4M-6.0%2.4M2.67
    28 February 20186.9M-6.2%2.0M3.40
    15 February 20187.3M-6.0%1.9M3.85
    31 January 20187.8M-9.4%1.7M4.60
    12 January 20188.6M+5.0%2.7M3.17
    29 December 20178.2M1.5M5.63
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.