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.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4Westpac Banking (WBC) short interest history
WBC Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.52pp
- 90-day change
- +1.32pp
- 1-year change
- +2.29pp
- All-time high
- 2.99% (May 2016)
- All-time low
- 0.33% (August 2021)
Is WBC heavily shorted?
Not especially: 2.86% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #120 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.
How has WBC's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Westpac Banking's short interest has risen 0.52 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.32 percentage points. The current level is 2.86% of shares on issue.
What is the highest WBC's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Westpac Banking's short interest peaked at 2.99% in May 2016 and bottomed at 0.33% in August 2021.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2010. See our methodology.