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Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Diversified Healthcare Trust Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) had a short interest of 8.62 million shares sold short, representing 3.96% of the public float. This marks a -7.76% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.8, meaning it would take 4.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.89 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,619,358 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,344,158 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.76%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$71.80 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
242,110,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.96%
Today's Trading Volume
284,280 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,892,659 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
15%
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Diversified Healthcare Trust Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/20268,619,358 shares $71.80 million -7.8%4.0%4.82 $8.33
5/15/20269,344,158 shares $78.12 million -4.8%4.3%5.56 $8.36
4/30/20269,811,945 shares $73.98 million +4.7%4.5%8.07 $7.54
4/15/20269,371,583 shares $69.82 million +7.4%4.3%6.35 $7.45
3/31/20268,730,072 shares $57.97 million +16.1%4.0%3.73 $6.64
3/13/20267,519,124 shares $54.36 million +20.6%3.5%3.01 $7.23
2/27/20266,237,195 shares $42.16 million +13.7%2.9%2.76 $6.76
2/13/20265,488,170 shares $35.95 million -6.5%2.5%2.98 $6.55
1/30/20265,871,087 shares $34.11 million -1.6%2.7%2.73 $5.81
1/15/20265,967,301 shares $32.82 million +6.4%2.7%4.12 $5.50
12/31/20255,610,414 shares $27.21 million 0.0%2.6%5.95 $4.85
12/15/20255,610,920 shares $27.55 million -0.2%2.6%6.35 $4.91
11/28/20255,622,665 shares $27.61 million -0.7%2.6%6.89 $4.91
11/14/20255,659,698 shares $26.20 million +3.0%2.4%4.81 $4.63
10/31/20255,493,309 shares $23.40 million +0.4%2.3%9.59 $4.26
10/15/20255,470,000 shares $22.65 million +1.1%2.5%7.2 $4.14
9/30/20255,410,000 shares $23.86 million +7.3%2.5%6.2 $4.41
9/15/20255,040,000 shares $22.33 million +0.8%2.3%5.3 $4.43
8/31/20255,000,000 shares $19.05 million -4.0%2.3%5.5 $3.81
8/15/20255,210,000 shares $17.56 million +3.8%2.4%6 $3.37
7/31/20255,020,000 shares $16.42 million +1.6%2.3%5.6 $3.27
7/15/20254,940,000 shares $18.67 million +0.6%2.3%5.3 $3.78
6/30/20254,910,000 shares $17.58 million -4.8%2.3%5.4 $3.58
6/15/20255,160,000 shares $17.96 million +2.4%2.4%6.2 $3.48
5/31/20255,040,000 shares $15.93 million -4.0%2.3%6.2 $3.16
5/15/20255,250,000 shares $15.96 million -11.5%2.4%6.1 $3.04
4/30/20255,930,000 shares $13.40 million -31.5%2.7%6 $2.26
4/15/20258,660,000 shares $18.36 million -5.7%4.0%8.9 $2.12
3/31/20259,180,000 shares $22.03 million +4.6%4.2%9.1 $2.40
3/15/20258,780,000 shares $23.18 million +0.7%4.1%8.1 $2.64
2/28/20258,720,000 shares $24.68 million +16.4%4.0%8.1 $2.83
2/15/20257,490,000 shares $20.22 million +10.0%3.5%7 $2.70
1/31/20256,810,000 shares $16.89 million -3.4%3.2%6.3 $2.48
1/15/20257,050,000 shares $14.66 million +0.1%3.3%6.4 $2.08
12/31/20247,040,000 shares $16.19 million -11.6%3.3%6.5 $2.30
12/15/20247,960,000 shares $19.42 million +16.9%3.7%7.2 $2.44
11/30/20246,810,000 shares $17.71 million -4.2%3.2%6.1 $2.60
11/15/20247,110,000 shares $17.92 million +11.1%3.3%6.6 $2.52
10/31/20246,400,000 shares $22.85 million -2.7%3.0%6.3 $3.57
10/15/20246,580,000 shares $23.49 million -1.9%3.1%7.2 $3.57
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9/30/20246,710,000 shares $28.11 million -12.5%3.1%6.9 $4.19
9/15/20247,670,000 shares $27.23 million -4.0%3.6%8.1 $3.55
8/31/20247,990,000 shares $27.81 million -2.2%3.7%8.9 $3.48
8/15/20248,170,000 shares $26.06 million +8.5%3.8%8.4 $3.19
7/31/20247,530,000 shares $25.15 million +15.7%3.5%7.5 $3.34
7/15/20246,510,000 shares $21.81 million -16.1%3.0%6.8 $3.35
6/30/20247,760,000 shares $23.67 million +0.8%3.6%8.8 $3.05
6/15/20247,700,000 shares $21.71 million +0.4%3.6%8.7 $2.82
5/31/20247,670,000 shares $18.64 million -4.2%3.6%7.7 $2.43
5/15/20248,010,000 shares $19.06 million +8.7%3.7%7.4 $2.38
4/30/20247,370,000 shares $17.39 million +3.1%3.4%6.7 $2.36
4/15/20247,150,000 shares $18.16 million -1.7%3.3%6.5 $2.54
3/31/20247,270,000 shares $17.88 million -7.5%3.4%5.7 $2.46
3/15/20247,860,000 shares $19.26 million +27.2%3.7%5.9 $2.45
2/29/20246,180,000 shares $20.27 million +26.4%2.9%4.2 $3.28
2/15/20244,890,000 shares $15.21 million +7.0%2.3%3.4 $3.11
1/31/20244,570,000 shares $13.12 million -7.5%2.1%3.3 $2.87
1/15/20244,940,000 shares $14.92 million +1.4%2.3%3.4 $3.02
12/31/20234,870,000 shares $18.21 million -26.0%2.3%3.6 $3.74
12/15/20236,580,000 shares $19.54 million +18.8%3.1%4.9 $2.97
11/30/20235,540,000 shares $12.96 million -4.5%2.6%4.6 $2.34
11/15/20235,800,000 shares $12.64 million -7.4%2.7%4.3 $2.18
10/31/20236,260,000 shares $12.96 million -9.1%2.9%4.3 $2.07
10/15/20236,890,000 shares $12.95 million +1.6%3.2%4.3 $1.88
9/30/20236,780,000 shares $13.15 million -1.5%3.2%4.1 $1.94
9/15/20236,880,000 shares $15.89 million +29.1%3.2%3.5 $2.31
8/31/20235,330,000 shares $14.47 million +1.1%2.5%2.1 $2.72
8/15/20235,270,000 shares $14.65 million -3.7%2.5%1.6 $2.78
7/31/20235,470,000 shares $11.43 million +7.5%2.5%1.5 $2.09
7/15/20235,090,000 shares $13.08 million -4.7%2.4%1.4 $2.57
6/30/20235,340,000 shares $12.02 million +20.5%2.6%1.2 $2.25
6/15/20234,430,000 shares $12.71 million -4.3%2.1%1.1 $2.87
5/31/20234,630,000 shares $6.30 million +18.1%2.1%1.1 $1.36
5/15/20233,920,000 shares $3.43 million -7.8%1.7%0.9 $0.88
4/30/20234,250,000 shares $3.88 million -49.3%N/A1 $0.91
4/15/20238,380,000 shares $8.97 million -19.1%N/A1.8 $1.07
3/31/202310,360,000 shares $13.99 million +24.1%N/A2.3 $1.35
3/15/20238,350,000 shares $12.78 million +60.6%N/A1.9 $1.53
2/28/20235,200,000 shares $5.10 million +12.1%N/A1 $0.98
2/15/20234,640,000 shares $3.24 million No ChangeN/A1 $0.70
1/31/20234,640,000 shares $3.67 million -14.1%N/A1.1 $0.79
1/15/20235,400,000 shares $4.02 million -9.1%N/A1.4 $0.74
12/30/20225,940,000 shares $3.84 million -27.0%N/A1.6 $0.65
12/15/20228,140,000 shares $5.99 million +25.2%3.4%2.2 $0.74
11/30/20226,500,000 shares $6.44 million -2.3%2.8%2.8 $0.99
11/15/20226,650,000 shares $7.85 million -4.3%2.8%3.6 $1.18
10/31/20226,950,000 shares $9.45 million -0.6%3.0%3.5 $1.36
10/15/20226,990,000 shares $7.06 million -11.4%3.0%3.4 $1.01
9/30/20227,890,000 shares $7.81 million -14.4%3.4%3.9 $0.99
9/15/20229,220,000 shares $11.99 million +2.8%3.9%4.6 $1.30
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8/31/20228,970,000 shares $13.10 million +18.5%N/A4 $1.46
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7/31/20225,440,000 shares $9.41 million -13.4%2.3%2.5 $1.73
7/15/20226,280,000 shares $10.99 million +0.6%2.7%3 $1.75
6/30/20226,240,000 shares $11.36 million -18.6%2.7%2.9 $1.82
6/15/20227,670,000 shares $14.88 million +33.4%3.3%3.7 $1.94
5/31/20225,750,000 shares $13.05 million -0.7%2.4%3.5 $2.27
5/15/20225,790,000 shares $12.74 million +5.1%2.5%3.6 $2.20
4/30/20225,510,000 shares $12.40 million +10.2%2.3%3.5 $2.25
4/15/20225,000,000 shares $14.40 million -4.6%2.1%3.2 $2.88
3/31/20225,240,000 shares $16.77 million -7.4%2.2%3.3 $3.20
3/15/20225,660,000 shares $17.43 million +1.8%2.4%3.4 $3.08
2/28/20225,560,000 shares $16.01 million -9.3%2.4%3.3 $2.88
2/15/20226,130,000 shares $18.45 million +2.2%2.6%3.5 $3.01
1/31/20226,000,000 shares $18.30 million -0.5%2.5%3.6 $3.05
1/15/20226,030,000 shares $19.96 million -6.4%2.6%3.9 $3.31
12/31/20216,440,000 shares $19.90 million +1.3%2.7%4.4 $3.09
12/15/20216,360,000 shares $16.41 million -0.3%2.7%4.9 $2.58
11/30/20216,380,000 shares $17.80 million +4.1%2.7%5.3 $2.79
11/15/20216,130,000 shares $21.15 million +19.0%2.6%5.8 $3.45
10/29/20215,150,000 shares $18.75 million -22.3%2.2%5.2 $3.64
10/15/20216,630,000 shares $24.66 million -7.3%2.8%7 $3.72
9/30/20217,150,000 shares $24.24 million -5.1%3.0%6.6 $3.39
9/15/20217,530,000 shares $25.68 million +3.2%3.2%6.6 $3.41
8/31/20217,300,000 shares $27.38 million -2.8%3.1%5.9 $3.75
8/13/20217,510,000 shares $28.39 million +3.7%3.2%6 $3.78
7/30/20217,240,000 shares $28.24 million -9.4%3.1%5.2 $3.90
7/15/20217,990,000 shares $33.24 million +9.5%3.4%5.6 $4.16
6/30/20217,300,000 shares $30.51 million -4.0%3.1%5.4 $4.18

DHC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Diversified Healthcare Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 29th, investors have sold 8,619,358 shares of DHC short. 3.96% of Diversified Healthcare Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Diversified Healthcare Trust's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DHC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.8. Learn More on Diversified Healthcare Trust's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.96% of Diversified Healthcare Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Diversified Healthcare Trust saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 8,619,358 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the previous total of 9,344,158 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

3.96% of Diversified Healthcare Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Diversified Healthcare Trust: Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (2.82%), Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (4.69%), Rayonier Inc. (3.88%), Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. (11.77%), EPR Properties (9.09%), Geo Group Inc (The) (7.26%), National Health Investors, Inc. (4.51%), CoreCivic, Inc. (2.36%), Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (5.12%), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (13.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Diversified Healthcare Trust as its price is falling. DHC shares are trading up $0.02 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Diversified Healthcare Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DHC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like DHC:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:DHC) was last updated on 6/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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