Wheaton Precious Metals WPM
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$2.78M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 30.5% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 0.93% to 1.25% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canoe Financial LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +471,905 | 0.2% |
| Fidelity International Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,060,560 | 2.0% |
| Principal Global Investors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +901,521 | 0.2% |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +878,593 | 0.6% |
| Jupiter Fund Management Plc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +749,395 | 0.3% |
| Mackenzie Financial Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +655,092 | 1.0% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +604,250 | 0.2% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +581,285 | 1.2% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +557,821 | 0.6% |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +491,454 | 0.4% |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +430,970 | 0.1% |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +413,859 | 0.2% |
| BMO Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +375,347 | 2.0% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +342,720 | 0.1% |
| RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +316,433 | 0.6% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | Glenn Ives | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,574 | $138.01 | – |
| 16 Mar 2026 | William Koutsouras | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -614 | $138.41 | – | |
| 16 Mar 2026 | George Brack | Lead Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -2,580 | $138.01 | 9,103 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Haytham Hodaly | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +10,000 | $138.64 | 16,000 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Randy V. Smallwood | Non-Executive Chairperson | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -10,154 | $138.01 | 404,810 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Chantal Gosselin | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,574 | $138.01 | 1,919 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Curt Bernardi | Executive VP of Strategy & General Counsel | Other Derivative Acquisition | +10,480 | – | 86,902 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Curt Bernardi | Executive VP of Strategy & General Counsel | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +23,300 | – | 264,600 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Patrick Drouin | President of Wheaton International & Chief Sustainability Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +6,280 | – | 66,720 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Patrick Drouin | President of Wheaton International & Chief Sustainability Officer | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +13,320 | – | 180,200 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Vincent Lau | Senior Vice President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +6,240 | – | 26,540 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Vincent Lau | Senior Vice President | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +13,840 | – | 64,560 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 5,696,656 | 1.3% | 4.3 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 5,739,168 | 1.3% | 2.8 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 6,357,439 | 1.4% | 3.5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 6,160,442 | 1.4% | 2.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 5,242,905 | 1.2% | 2.5 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,204,208 | 0.9% | 2.5 |
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