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.
Short position
Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) has 2.86% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 97,939,816 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.52 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.32 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.
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