Highwoods Properties (HIW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $31.43 +0.13 (+0.42%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.45 +0.02 (+0.06%) As of 08:28 AM 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 Highwoods Properties Short Interest DataHighwoods Properties (HIW) has a short interest of 4.58 million shares, representing 4.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -24.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, indicating that it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 927,847 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,580,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,040,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-24.17%Dollar Volume Sold Short$142.25 millionShort Interest Ratio5.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares107,810,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.33%Today's Trading Volume693,443 sharesAverage Trading Volume927,847 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling Highwoods Properties? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Highwoods Properties and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHIW Short Interest Over TimeHIW Days to Cover Over TimeHIW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Highwoods Properties Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20254,580,000 shares $142.25 million -24.2%4.3%5 $31.06 6/15/20256,040,000 shares $190.02 million +33.0%5.7%6.5 $31.46 5/31/20254,540,000 shares $134.88 million +25.1%4.3%4.6 $29.71 5/15/20253,630,000 shares $110.68 million -5.0%3.4%3.5 $30.49 4/30/20253,820,000 shares $108.64 million -6.6%N/A3.5 $28.44 4/15/20254,090,000 shares $112.45 million -22.2%3.9%3.9 $27.49 3/31/20255,260,000 shares $156.02 million +31.5%5.0%5 $29.66 3/15/20254,000,000 shares $112.65 million +2.8%3.8%3.7 $28.16 2/28/20253,890,000 shares $113.18 million -12.4%3.7%3.8 $29.10 2/15/20254,440,000 shares $129.80 million +0.5%4.2%4.6 $29.23 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HIW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Highwoods Properties and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20254,420,000 shares $131.41 million -11.2%4.3%4.6 $29.73 1/15/20254,980,000 shares $147.21 million -4.6%N/A5 $29.56 12/31/20245,220,000 shares $159.63 million +19.2%N/A5.3 $30.58 12/15/20244,380,000 shares $136.09 million +2.1%N/A4.5 $31.07 11/30/20244,290,000 shares $139.25 million No ChangeN/A4.8 $32.46 11/15/20244,290,000 shares $135.74 million -7.3%N/A4.9 $31.64 10/31/20244,630,000 shares $155.24 million -19.9%N/A5.8 $33.53 10/15/20245,780,000 shares $203.80 million +31.1%N/A7.5 $35.26 9/30/20244,410,000 shares $147.65 million -12.7%N/A5.9 $33.48 9/15/20245,050,000 shares $165.84 million +0.8%N/A6.3 $32.84 8/31/20245,010,000 shares $161.42 million -14.5%N/A6.2 $32.22 8/15/20245,860,000 shares $187.40 million +26.8%N/A7.1 $31.98 7/31/20244,620,000 shares $143.08 million -15.1%N/A5.5 $30.97 7/15/20245,440,000 shares $155.09 million +22.5%N/A6.3 $28.51 6/30/20244,440,000 shares $116.64 million -29.9%N/A5.3 $26.27 6/15/20246,330,000 shares $162.55 million -2.3%N/A7.3 $25.68 5/31/20246,480,000 shares $168.32 million -1.2%N/A7.6 $25.98 5/15/20246,560,000 shares $179.48 million -2.1%N/A7 $27.36 4/30/20246,700,000 shares $175.47 million -3.5%N/A5.8 $26.19 4/15/20246,940,000 shares $167.46 million +7.4%6.7%5.4 $24.13 3/31/20246,460,000 shares $169.12 million +41.4%6.2%4.8 $26.18 3/15/20244,570,000 shares $111.74 million -5.8%4.4%3.4 $24.45 2/29/20244,850,000 shares $118.58 million -25.6%4.7%3.3 $24.45 2/15/20246,520,000 shares $155.01 million +48.5%N/A4.4 $23.78 1/31/20244,390,000 shares $100.84 million -25.8%N/A3 $22.97 1/15/20245,920,000 shares $137.46 million +8.2%6.9%4.3 $23.22 12/31/20235,470,000 shares $125.59 million -1.6%N/A4 $22.96 12/15/20235,560,000 shares $132.16 million +3.5%N/A4.1 $23.77 11/30/20235,370,000 shares $101.79 million -5.5%N/A3.3 $18.96 11/15/20235,680,000 shares $111.95 million -5.7%N/A3.7 $19.71This Cold War “Accident” Could Unleash New $100 Trillion AI Boom (Ad)Obscure Metal More Valuable than Gold and Bitcoin… COMBINED? 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And you won't believe what he uncovered.Click here to see the details because this could be the biggest tech story of this decade. 9/30/20211,850,000 shares $81.14 million -2.1%1.8%2.8 $43.86 9/15/20211,890,000 shares $84.88 million -15.6%1.8%2.8 $44.91 8/31/20212,240,000 shares $102.35 million +15.5%2.2%3.6 $45.69 8/13/20211,940,000 shares $89.05 million +7.2%1.9%3.1 $45.90 7/30/20211,810,000 shares $86.32 million +66.1%1.8%2.8 $47.69 7/15/20211,090,000 shares $51.55 million -7.6%1.1%1.7 $47.29 6/30/20211,180,000 shares $53.30 million -20.8%1.2%1.9 $45.17 6/15/20211,490,000 shares $71.19 million -12.9%1.5%2.2 $47.78 5/28/20211,710,000 shares $78.11 million -6.6%1.7%2.4 $45.68 5/14/20211,830,000 shares $79.73 million -0.5%1.8%2.4 $43.57 4/30/20211,840,000 shares $82.87 million -23.3%1.8%2.1 $45.04 4/15/20212,400,000 shares $104.11 million +28.3%2.3%2.5 $43.38 3/31/20211,870,000 shares $81.98 million +5.7%1.8%1.9 $43.84 3/15/20211,770,000 shares $77.77 million +5.4%1.7%1.8 $43.94 2/26/20211,680,000 shares $68.70 million +16.7%1.6%1.7 $40.89 2/12/20211,440,000 shares $59.11 million -4.0%1.4%1.5 $41.05 1/29/20211,500,000 shares $56.87 million -6.8%1.5%1.6 $37.91 1/15/20211,610,000 shares $64.67 million -3.0%1.6%1.7 $40.17 12/31/20201,660,000 shares $64.97 million -6.2%1.6%1.6 $39.14 12/15/20201,770,000 shares $69.60 million +48.7%1.7%1.6 $39.32 11/30/20201,190,000 shares $46.26 million -0.8%1.2%1.1 $38.87 11/15/20201,200,000 shares $43.20 million +15.4%1.2%1.1 $36.00 10/30/20201,040,000 shares $31.29 million -4.6%1.0%1 $30.09 10/15/20201,090,000 shares $36.68 million +7.9%1.1%1.1 $33.65 9/30/20201,010,000 shares $33.91 million -26.8%1.0%1.2 $33.57 9/15/20201,380,000 shares $49.51 million -0.7%1.3%1.8 $35.88 8/31/20201,390,000 shares $51.79 million -5.4%1.4%1.8 $37.26 8/14/20201,470,000 shares $55.92 million +49.8%1.4%1.7 $38.04 7/31/2020981,200 shares $37.62 million +12.2%1.0%1 $38.34 7/15/2020874,900 shares $32.01 million -2.3%0.9%0.9 $36.59 HIW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Highwoods Properties' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Highwoods Properties shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 4,580,000 shares of HIW short. 4.33% of Highwoods Properties' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Highwoods Properties' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Highwoods Properties? 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. HIW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Highwoods Properties's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Highwoods Properties? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Highwoods Properties: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Highwoods Properties? 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. 4.33% of Highwoods Properties' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Highwoods Properties' short interest increasing or decreasing? Highwoods Properties saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,580,000 shares, a decline of 24.2% from the previous total of 6,040,000 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. How does Highwoods Properties' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.33% of Highwoods Properties' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Highwoods Properties: Brandywine Realty Trust (7.67%), BXP, Inc. (6.64%), Cousins Properties Incorporated (4.11%), Douglas Emmett, Inc. (15.59%), Kilroy Realty Corporation (10.68%), Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. (2.01%), SL Green Realty Corporation (9.57%), Vornado Realty Trust (0.04%), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (4.39%), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (22.75%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Highwoods Properties stock? Short selling HIW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Highwoods Properties as its price is falling. HIW shares are trading up $0.13 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 Highwoods Properties? A short squeeze for Highwoods Properties 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 HIW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Highwoods Properties' 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 HIW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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