Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.24 +0.03 (+0.35%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.24 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Empire State Realty Trust Short Interest DataEmpire State Realty Trust (ESRT) has a short interest of 5.89 million shares, representing 4.27% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.51% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.62 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,890,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,330,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+10.51%Dollar Volume Sold Short$45.77 millionShort Interest Ratio3.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares169,610,000 sharesFloat Size138,100,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.27%Today's Trading Volume1,318,644 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,624,520 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average81% Short Selling Empire State Realty Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Empire State Realty Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartESRT Short Interest Over TimeESRT Days to Cover Over TimeESRT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Empire State Realty Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/20255,890,000 shares $45.77 million +10.5%4.3%3.4 $7.77 8/31/20255,330,000 shares $40.80 million +6.8%3.9%3 $7.66 8/15/20254,990,000 shares $37.13 million +0.8%3.6%2.7 $7.44 7/31/20254,950,000 shares $35.91 million +16.2%3.6%2.6 $7.26 7/15/20254,260,000 shares $33.91 million -12.9%3.1%2.3 $7.96 6/30/20254,890,000 shares $39.61 million +5.2%3.6%2.8 $8.10 6/15/20254,650,000 shares $39.85 million +44.0%3.4%2.9 $8.57 5/31/20253,230,000 shares $24.81 million -16.3%2.4%2.2 $7.68 5/15/20253,860,000 shares $30.69 million +24.1%2.8%2.6 $7.95 4/30/20253,110,000 shares $22.21 million -8.0%2.3%2.1 $7.14 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ESRT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Empire State Realty Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/20253,380,000 shares $23.74 million -13.6%2.5%2.4 $7.03 3/31/20253,910,000 shares $30.56 million -4.9%2.9%2.8 $7.82 3/15/20254,110,000 shares $32.94 million +7.0%3.0%3.2 $8.02 2/28/20253,840,000 shares $35.56 million -5.9%2.8%3 $9.26 2/15/20254,080,000 shares $37.15 million +11.5%3.0%3.5 $9.11 1/31/20253,660,000 shares $34.99 million -6.6%2.7%3.2 $9.56 1/15/20253,920,000 shares $37.36 million -3.5%2.9%3.5 $9.53 12/31/20244,060,000 shares $41.90 million -14.2%3.0%3.6 $10.32 12/15/20244,730,000 shares $53.12 million -1.7%3.5%4.3 $11.23 11/30/20244,810,000 shares $52.72 million +0.6%3.5%4 $10.96 11/15/20244,780,000 shares $50.67 million +5.5%3.5%3.9 $10.60 10/31/20244,530,000 shares $48.02 million -12.2%3.4%3.8 $10.60 10/15/20245,160,000 shares $58.20 million No Change3.8%3.9 $11.28 9/30/20245,160,000 shares $57.17 million +4.9%3.9%4 $11.08 9/15/20244,920,000 shares $52.15 million -1.6%3.7%3.8 $10.60 8/31/20245,000,000 shares $53.95 million -0.4%3.7%4.3 $10.79 8/15/20245,020,000 shares $51.61 million -5.3%3.7%4.6 $10.28 7/31/20245,300,000 shares $57.08 million -11.5%4.0%4.9 $10.77 7/15/20245,990,000 shares $62.78 million +14.1%4.5%6.2 $10.48 6/30/20245,250,000 shares $49.25 million -3.5%3.9%5.5 $9.38 6/15/20245,440,000 shares $50.70 million -8.6%4.1%5.8 $9.32 5/31/20245,950,000 shares $56.70 million -6.2%4.4%6.3 $9.53 5/15/20246,340,000 shares $61.88 million -4.5%4.7%6.4 $9.76 4/30/20246,640,000 shares $60.52 million -17.6%5.0%6.3 $9.12 4/15/20248,060,000 shares $73.63 million +3.1%6.1%7.7 $9.14 3/31/20247,820,000 shares $79.22 million +8.8%5.9%7 $10.13 3/15/20247,190,000 shares $70.39 million -8.2%5.4%6.5 $9.79 2/29/20247,830,000 shares $78.07 million +11.1%5.9%6.1 $9.97 2/15/20247,050,000 shares $71.10 million +11.7%5.4%5.5 $10.09 1/31/20246,310,000 shares $60.07 million -12.0%4.8%5 $9.52 1/15/20247,170,000 shares $73.49 million -1.5%5.5%5.5 $10.25 12/31/20237,280,000 shares $70.54 million -22.0%5.5%6.1 $9.69 12/15/20239,330,000 shares $89.57 million -16.8%7.1%7.6 $9.60 11/30/202311,220,000 shares $100.48 million -6.0%8.6%9.5 $8.96 11/15/202311,940,000 shares $105.91 million -1.2%9.1%10.5 $8.87 10/31/202312,090,000 shares $97.69 million -2.7%9.3%11 $8.08 10/15/202312,430,000 shares $97.45 million -1.7%9.6%10.6 $7.84 9/30/202312,640,000 shares $101.63 million -3.0%9.7%9.6 $8.04 9/15/202313,030,000 shares $111.93 million +0.9%10.0%9.3 $8.59 8/31/202312,920,000 shares $112.79 million -3.6%9.9%9.4 $8.73 8/15/202313,400,000 shares $111.62 million -9.8%10.3%8.6 $8.33 7/31/202314,850,000 shares $133.06 million -9.1%11.4%9.3 $8.96 7/15/202316,330,000 shares $130.64 million -1.2%12.6%11.1 $8.00 6/30/202316,530,000 shares $123.81 million +0.9%12.8%11.5 $7.49 6/15/202316,380,000 shares $116.46 million +3.2%12.7%11.5 $7.11 5/31/202315,880,000 shares $97.82 million -3.4%12.3%10.1 $6.16 5/15/202316,430,000 shares $93.32 million +9.0%12.7%11.2 $5.68 4/30/202315,080,000 shares $92.14 million +9.5%11.5%10.8 $6.11 4/15/202313,770,000 shares $82.90 million +5.4%10.5%10.1 $6.02 3/31/202313,060,000 shares $84.76 million +0.7%10.0%9.6 $6.49 3/15/202312,970,000 shares $85.73 million +12.2%9.9%9.9 $6.61 2/28/202311,560,000 shares $84.27 million -5.1%8.9%10.8 $7.29 2/15/202312,180,000 shares $96.22 million -7.7%9.3%11.8 $7.90 1/31/202313,200,000 shares $110.09 million +4.4%10.1%12.7 $8.34 1/15/202312,650,000 shares $95.89 million +1.8%9.7%11.1 $7.58 12/30/202212,430,000 shares $83.78 million +10.1%9.5%9.9 $6.74 12/15/202211,290,000 shares $77.79 million +6.9%8.7%8.7 $6.89 11/30/202210,560,000 shares $81.42 million -5.6%8.1%8.7 $7.71 11/15/202211,190,000 shares $83.59 million -8.1%8.6%9.2 $7.47 10/31/202212,180,000 shares $89.77 million -3.7%9.2%9.9 $7.37 10/15/202212,650,000 shares $84.63 million -1.6%9.5%10.4 $6.69 9/30/202212,860,000 shares $84.36 million -4.5%9.7%11.8 $6.56 9/15/202213,460,000 shares $96.51 million +12.5%10.2%12.1 $7.17 8/31/202211,960,000 shares $83.36 million +10.2%9.0%9.7 $6.97 8/15/202210,850,000 shares $87.45 million -12.2%8.1%8 $8.06 7/31/202212,350,000 shares $105.35 million -1.7%9.3%8.5 $8.53 7/15/202212,560,000 shares $93.07 million +4.3%8.8%8.1 $7.41 6/30/202212,040,000 shares $84.64 million -13.4%8.4%7.6 $7.03 6/15/202213,900,000 shares $96.74 million +10.9%9.7%8.7 $6.96 5/31/202212,540,000 shares $100.32 million -0.2%9.2%8.3 $8.00 5/15/202212,560,000 shares $100.73 million +14.1%9.2%8.5 $8.02 4/30/202211,010,000 shares $95.13 million +5.1%8.0%7.6 $8.64 4/15/202210,480,000 shares $93.27 million -0.9%7.5%7.3 $8.90 3/31/202210,570,000 shares $103.80 million +7.5%7.6%6.4 $9.82 3/15/20229,830,000 shares $93.58 million -9.0%7.1%5 $9.52 2/28/202210,800,000 shares $102.17 million -3.3%7.7%5 $9.46 2/15/202211,170,000 shares $104.77 million -7.8%8.0%5.1 $9.38 1/31/202212,120,000 shares $108.11 million +14.7%8.5%5.7 $8.92 1/15/202210,570,000 shares $103.37 million -14.3%7.4%4.9 $9.78 12/31/202112,340,000 shares $109.83 million +25.7%8.7%6 $8.90 12/15/20219,820,000 shares $87.30 million -12.3%6.9%5.8 $8.89 11/30/202111,200,000 shares $101.81 million +6.4%7.9%7 $9.09 11/15/202110,530,000 shares $110.99 million +3.0%7.4%7.3 $10.54 10/29/202110,220,000 shares $98.93 million -6.8%7.2%7.4 $9.68 10/15/202110,960,000 shares $119.68 million -16.9%7.7%7.9 $10.92 9/30/202113,190,000 shares $132.30 million -1.5%9.3%9.3 $10.03 9/15/202113,390,000 shares $132.83 million +2.1%9.4%7.6 $9.92 8/31/202113,120,000 shares $134.74 million +6.6%9.2%7.8 $10.27 8/13/202112,310,000 shares $131.96 million +20.2%8.7%7.2 $10.72 7/30/202110,240,000 shares $117.04 million -3.5%7.2%5.9 $11.43 7/15/202110,610,000 shares $126.58 million -4.0%7.5%5.8 $11.93 6/30/202111,050,000 shares $132.60 million +18.1%7.8%6.1 $12.00 6/15/20219,360,000 shares $118.40 million -2.0%6.6%6.5 $12.65 5/28/20219,550,000 shares $112.98 million -9.2%6.7%6.4 $11.83 5/14/202110,520,000 shares $119.40 million +2.3%7.4%6.2 $11.35 4/30/202110,280,000 shares $117.19 million +4.6%7.3%6 $11.40 4/15/20219,830,000 shares $110.00 million +4.7%7.0%5.7 $11.19 3/31/20219,390,000 shares $105.83 million -8.4%6.7%5.5 $11.27 3/15/202110,250,000 shares $121.26 million -8.7%7.3%5.9 $11.83 2/26/202111,220,000 shares $126.00 million -3.2%8.0%6 $11.23 2/12/202111,590,000 shares $116.94 million +4.6%8.3%5.6 $10.09 1/29/202111,080,000 shares $111.13 million -8.7%7.9%4.3 $10.03 1/15/202112,130,000 shares $112.93 million +6.3%8.6%4.5 $9.31 12/31/202011,410,000 shares $105.88 million +2.3%8.1%4.2 $9.28 12/15/202011,150,000 shares $108.27 million -9.6%7.9%4.1 $9.71 11/30/202012,330,000 shares $119.60 million -18.0%8.8%4.3 $9.70 11/15/202015,040,000 shares $116.11 million -8.9%10.7%5.4 $7.72 10/30/202016,510,000 shares $90.81 million +9.6%11.7%7.1 $5.50 10/15/202015,070,000 shares $95.39 million +4.8%10.6%7.1 $6.33 ESRT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Empire State Realty Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Empire State Realty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 5,890,000 shares of ESRT short. 4.27% of Empire State Realty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Empire State Realty Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Empire State Realty Trust? 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. ESRT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Empire State Realty Trust's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Empire State Realty Trust? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Empire State Realty Trust: Group One Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Empire State Realty Trust? 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. 4.27% of Empire State Realty Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Empire State Realty Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Empire State Realty Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,890,000 shares, an increase of 10.5% from the previous total of 5,330,000 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. What is Empire State Realty Trust's float size? Empire State Realty Trust currently has issued a total of 169,610,000 shares. Some of Empire State Realty Trust's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Empire State Realty Trust currently has a public float of 138,100,000 shares. How does Empire State Realty Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.27% of Empire State Realty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Empire State Realty Trust: American Assets Trust, Inc. (2.05%), Brandywine Realty Trust (7.88%), BXP, Inc. (6.26%), Cousins Properties Incorporated (4.41%), Douglas Emmett, Inc. (13.00%), Highwoods Properties, Inc. (4.42%), Kilroy Realty Corporation (11.58%), Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. (2.83%), SL Green Realty Corporation (9.53%), Vornado Realty Trust (5.08%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Empire State Realty Trust stock? Short selling ESRT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Empire State Realty Trust as its price is falling. ESRT shares are trading up $0.03 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. How does a short squeeze work against Empire State Realty Trust? A short squeeze for Empire State Realty Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ESRT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Empire State Realty Trust's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ESRT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. 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