Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Digital Realty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 16,180,000 shares of DLR short. Learn More on Digital Realty 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. DLR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Digital Realty Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Digital Realty Trust: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Group One Trading L.P., K2 Principal Fund L.P., Twin Tree Management LP, Arbiter Partners Capital Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Barclays PLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, and Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Digital Realty Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,180,000 shares, an increase of 3.9% from the previous total of 15,570,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Digital Realty Trust: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (1.59%), Boston Properties, Inc. (5.50%), SBA Communications Co. (1.17%), AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (1.45%), Equity Residential (1.61%), VICI Properties Inc. (2.27%), Extra Space Storage Inc. (9.28%), Simon Property Group, Inc. (1.91%), Ventas, Inc. (1.87%), Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (2.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DLR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Digital Realty Trust as its price is falling. DLR shares are trading up $6.67 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 Digital Realty 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 DLR, 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 DLR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.