Name: Westpac Banking (WBC) Short Position History
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WBC

Banks

Westpac Banking

Short interest: 2.92%; +0.49 pp 30d; as of 8 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 99.8M
Shares on issue: 3.420B

Price & short interest

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About Westpac Banking

Westpac Banking Corporation is one of Australia's leading financial institutions, offering a wide range of banking and financial services including personal, business, and institutional banking. It holds a strong market position in the Australian banking sector, known for its extensive branch network and digital banking capabilities.

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Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) has 2.92% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 99,768,296 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.49 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.22 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 2.99% in May 2016. WBC is classified in the Banks industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads WBC today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 30rank 610 of 1931
CAN SLIMWatchScore 10rank 1159 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 27rank 642 of 1736
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 25rank 196 of 1479
Quality compoundersWatchScore 32rank 376 of 1677

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WBC fundamentals

In the 12 months to 31 Mar 2026, Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) recorded revenue of A$22.9B and net profit after tax of A$7.0B. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$21.8B and net profit after tax of A$7.0B. Year-on-year growth: revenue +5.0% (TTM), EPS +3.5% (TTM). Net margin 30.6%, return on equity 9.8% (TTM). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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