About Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFCN) data
Data as of September 30, 2026.
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFCN) has 17.21K shares sold short as of the latest FINRA settlement report on September 30, 2026. Short interest has increased by 65.04% compared with the prior settlement. At the current average daily volume, covering all open short positions would take about 0.42 days (days to cover).
Frequently asked questions
What is the current short interest in WTFCN?
As of the latest FINRA settlement dated September 30, 2026, WTFCN had approximately 17,209 shares sold short. Short interest data is reported by FINRA twice per month.
How much does it cost to short WTFCN?
The latest borrow fee (cost to borrow) for WTFCN is 2.64% per year, based on IBKR data. Fees can change throughout the trading day as shares are borrowed and returned.
What is the days to cover ratio for WTFCN?
Days to cover for WTFCN is approximately 0.42 days. This estimates how many trading days it would take short sellers to buy back all outstanding short shares at the current average daily volume.
How many WTFCN shares failed to deliver?
On September 30, 2026, the latest settlement date in the SEC's fails-to-deliver data, 6,390 shares of WTFCN had failed to deliver, worth about $166.14K at the prior day's close. That is the balance still outstanding that day, not new fails. Fails come from long sales and delivery delays as well as short sales.
Is WTFCN a short squeeze candidate?
A squeeze needs shorts that are hard to close. WTFCN trades about 40,625 shares a day and would take roughly 0.42 days to unwind current short positions, at a current borrow fee of 2.64%. Higher days-to-cover and a rising borrow fee together are the setup to watch; neither alone is enough.