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NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$31.24 -0.38 (-1.20%)
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NexPoint Residential Trust Short Interest Data

NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT) has a short interest of 674,900 shares, representing 3.16% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 49.25% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 153,602 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
674,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
452,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+49.25%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$21.95 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
25,360,000 shares
Float Size
21,360,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.16%
Today's Trading Volume
27,594 shares
Average Trading Volume
153,602 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
18%
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NXRT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

NexPoint Residential Trust Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/2025674,900 shares $21.95 million +49.3%3.2%3.7 $32.53
8/31/2025452,200 shares $15.57 million +16.1%2.1%2.6 $34.44
8/15/2025389,400 shares $12.13 million -5.9%1.8%2.2 $31.16
7/31/2025414,000 shares $12.90 million +20.9%1.9%2.6 $31.17
7/15/2025342,400 shares $11.56 million +7.7%1.6%2.3 $33.75
6/30/2025318,000 shares $10.62 million -13.1%1.5%2 $33.40
6/15/2025365,900 shares $12.40 million -8.9%1.7%2.5 $33.90
5/31/2025401,700 shares $13.65 million +2.4%1.9%2.6 $33.97
5/15/2025392,200 shares $14.28 million +15.1%1.9%2.6 $36.40
4/30/2025340,800 shares $12.72 million -5.6%1.6%2.3 $37.33
4/15/2025360,900 shares $12.91 million +33.0%1.7%2.6 $35.77
3/31/2025271,300 shares $10.74 million -16.4%1.3%2 $39.61
3/15/2025324,500 shares $12.55 million +6.9%1.5%2.4 $38.66
2/28/2025303,700 shares $12.94 million -7.5%1.4%2.6 $42.61
2/15/2025328,300 shares $13.19 million -9.7%1.5%2.9 $40.17
1/31/2025363,400 shares $14.34 million +16.3%1.7%3.3 $39.45
1/15/2025312,500 shares $12.28 million -10.2%1.5%2.6 $39.29
12/31/2024348,100 shares $14.53 million -8.9%1.6%2.9 $41.75
12/15/2024382,100 shares $17.15 million +9.3%1.8%3.1 $44.88
11/30/2024349,500 shares $16.45 million +15.0%1.6%2.8 $47.07
11/15/2024303,900 shares $13.84 million +4.6%1.4%2.4 $45.55
10/31/2024290,600 shares $12.10 million +4.1%1.4%2.4 $41.65
10/15/2024279,100 shares $12.14 million +13.6%1.3%2.3 $43.48
9/30/2024245,600 shares $10.81 million -28.1%1.1%2 $44.03
9/15/2024341,700 shares $15.68 million -11.2%1.6%2.5 $45.90
8/31/2024384,900 shares $18.21 million -38.8%1.8%3 $47.30
8/15/2024629,100 shares $28.22 million -9.3%2.9%4.5 $44.86
7/31/2024693,600 shares $30.30 million +8.3%3.1%4.9 $43.69
7/15/2024640,700 shares $25.81 million +10.5%2.8%4.6 $40.29
6/30/2024579,700 shares $22.90 million +10.9%2.6%4.1 $39.51
6/15/2024522,700 shares $19.38 million +7.8%2.3%3.8 $37.08
5/31/2024484,800 shares $17.78 million -15.9%2.2%3.3 $36.67
5/15/2024576,500 shares $21.00 million +19.9%2.6%3.8 $36.42
4/30/2024480,700 shares $16.45 million +10.7%2.1%2.9 $34.23
4/15/2024434,200 shares $13.63 million +11.1%1.9%2.6 $31.40
3/31/2024390,900 shares $12.58 million -3.7%1.7%2.4 $32.19
3/15/2024406,000 shares $12.16 million +23.9%1.8%2.6 $29.95
2/29/2024327,800 shares $9.58 million -8.2%1.4%2 $29.21
2/15/2024357,200 shares $11.12 million -3.6%1.6%2.2 $31.14
1/31/2024370,400 shares $11.30 million +6.8%1.7%2.4 $30.51
1/15/2024346,800 shares $11.40 million +22.3%1.5%2.3 $32.87
12/31/2023283,600 shares $9.76 million -13.1%1.2%1.9 $34.43
12/15/2023326,400 shares $11.57 million -18.4%1.4%2.1 $35.45
11/30/2023399,800 shares $12.18 million -11.2%1.8%2.9 $30.46
11/15/2023450,200 shares $13.74 million +1.4%2.0%3.6 $30.53
10/31/2023443,900 shares $11.98 million -0.9%2.0%3.5 $26.99
10/15/2023447,800 shares $13.43 million -7.3%2.0%3.6 $30.00
9/30/2023483,200 shares $15.55 million +17.1%2.1%4 $32.18
9/15/2023412,500 shares $14.76 million +0.4%1.8%3.5 $35.79
8/31/2023410,700 shares $15.42 million +14.1%1.8%3.4 $37.55
8/15/2023359,900 shares $13.18 million +0.3%1.6%3 $36.63
7/31/2023358,700 shares $14.90 million -15.7%1.6%3.2 $41.54
7/15/2023425,300 shares $20.32 million +13.8%1.9%3.8 $47.78
6/30/2023373,900 shares $17.00 million -16.1%1.6%3.3 $45.48
6/15/2023445,700 shares $20.46 million +3.3%2.0%3.9 $45.91
5/31/2023431,300 shares $17.70 million -17.0%1.9%3.9 $41.03
5/15/2023519,300 shares $21.55 million -13.6%2.3%4.6 $41.50
4/30/2023600,900 shares $25.80 million -16.8%2.6%4.9 $42.93
4/15/2023721,900 shares $31.03 million -5.4%3.2%5.7 $42.99
3/31/2023763,200 shares $33.33 million -5.5%3.4%5.8 $43.67
3/15/2023807,500 shares $35.71 million -13.0%3.6%6.3 $44.22
2/28/2023928,400 shares $44.96 million +6.8%4.1%7.3 $48.43
2/15/2023869,300 shares $43.78 million +0.4%3.8%6.7 $50.36
1/31/2023865,700 shares $43.72 million +47.1%3.8%6.3 $50.50
1/15/2023588,700 shares $26.12 million -3.9%2.6%4.2 $44.37
12/30/2022612,300 shares $26.65 million +58.4%2.7%4.3 $43.52
12/15/2022386,600 shares $17.42 million -3.7%1.7%2.5 $45.05
11/30/2022401,400 shares $19.30 million -20.5%1.8%2.6 $48.09
11/15/2022505,000 shares $24.15 million -4.5%2.2%3.1 $47.83
10/31/2022529,000 shares $24.12 million -21.6%2.3%3.3 $45.60
10/15/2022674,900 shares $27.02 million +3.8%3.0%4.2 $40.04
9/30/2022650,200 shares $30.05 million +18.5%2.8%4.2 $46.21
9/15/2022548,700 shares $28.74 million +3.4%2.4%3.6 $52.37
8/31/2022530,500 shares $28.02 million -31.1%2.3%3.3 $52.82
8/15/2022770,200 shares $49.32 million -8.5%3.4%5 $64.04
7/31/2022841,800 shares $56.01 million -2.9%3.7%5.5 $66.54
7/15/2022867,200 shares $51.50 million +6.9%3.8%5.6 $59.39
6/30/2022811,600 shares $50.73 million +10.5%3.5%5.3 $62.51
6/15/2022734,800 shares $44.66 million -12.3%3.2%5 $60.78
5/31/2022837,900 shares $61.57 million +15.3%3.7%6.9 $73.48
5/15/2022727,000 shares $54.14 million +5.6%3.2%6 $74.47
4/30/2022688,400 shares $61.38 million +25.5%3.0%6 $89.16
4/15/2022548,700 shares $47.76 million +2.5%2.4%5 $87.05
3/31/2022535,300 shares $48.34 million +0.2%2.3%4.9 $90.31
3/15/2022534,400 shares $46.36 million +28.0%2.3%4.7 $86.75
2/28/2022417,500 shares $35.47 million -23.9%1.8%3.4 $84.97
2/15/2022548,600 shares $44.76 million +47.8%2.4%4.7 $81.59
1/31/2022371,100 shares $29.43 million -0.1%1.6%3.3 $79.30
1/15/2022371,300 shares $30.62 million +6.2%1.6%3.4 $82.46
12/31/2021349,700 shares $29.32 million -22.1%1.5%3.3 $83.83
12/15/2021448,600 shares $34.93 million +23.7%2.0%4.4 $77.87
11/30/2021362,800 shares $27.06 million -7.8%1.6%3.8 $74.58
11/15/2021393,300 shares $31.33 million -8.2%1.7%4 $79.66
10/29/2021428,300 shares $30.33 million +15.4%1.9%4.5 $70.82
10/15/2021371,100 shares $24.45 million -0.4%1.7%4 $65.88
9/30/2021372,500 shares $23.05 million +4.4%1.7%3.8 $61.88
9/15/2021356,700 shares $22.28 million +3.5%1.6%3.7 $62.45
8/31/2021344,500 shares $22.32 million +16.5%1.5%3.7 $64.79
8/13/2021295,600 shares $17.63 million -14.3%1.3%3.2 $59.63
7/30/2021345,100 shares $20.34 million -9.0%1.5%3.5 $58.95
7/15/2021379,100 shares $22.72 million +10.9%1.7%3.7 $59.92
6/30/2021341,800 shares $18.79 million -3.6%1.5%3.4 $54.98
6/15/2021354,600 shares $20.00 million -0.9%1.6%3.4 $56.39
5/28/2021357,800 shares $18.55 million -2.7%1.6%3.1 $51.84
5/14/2021367,800 shares $18.39 million +23.6%1.6%3 $50.01
4/30/2021297,500 shares $14.66 million -21.7%1.3%2.3 $49.28
4/15/2021380,000 shares $18.16 million +35.9%1.7%2.8 $47.78
3/31/2021279,700 shares $12.84 million -39.0%1.2%2.1 $45.89
3/15/2021458,400 shares $20.73 million -4.8%2.0%3.1 $45.22
2/26/2021481,400 shares $20.04 million -8.6%2.1%3.6 $41.63
2/12/2021526,400 shares $22.24 million -16.2%2.3%4.2 $42.25
1/29/2021627,800 shares $25.16 million -2.1%2.8%4.8 $40.08
1/15/2021641,300 shares $26.73 million +2.4%2.9%5.1 $41.68
12/31/2020626,100 shares $25.49 million +22.1%2.8%5.1 $40.72
12/15/2020512,900 shares $22.12 million -5.5%2.3%4.2 $43.13
11/30/2020542,600 shares $23.57 million -2.1%2.4%3.9 $43.44
11/15/2020554,100 shares $24.49 million -16.4%2.5%3.8 $44.19
10/30/2020662,800 shares $29.83 million -11.2%3.0%5.1 $45.00
10/15/2020746,600 shares $33.31 million -1.5%3.4%5.7 $44.61

NXRT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is NexPoint Residential Trust's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of NexPoint Residential Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 674,900 shares of NXRT short. 3.16% of NexPoint Residential Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NexPoint Residential Trust's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for NexPoint Residential 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. NXRT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on NexPoint Residential Trust's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for NexPoint Residential 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. 3.16% of NexPoint Residential Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is NexPoint Residential Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing?

NexPoint Residential Trust saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 674,900 shares, an increase of 49.2% from the previous total of 452,200 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 NexPoint Residential Trust's float size?

NexPoint Residential Trust currently has issued a total of 25,360,000 shares. Some of NexPoint Residential 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. NexPoint Residential Trust currently has a public float of 21,360,000 shares.

How does NexPoint Residential Trust's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.16% of NexPoint Residential Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to NexPoint Residential Trust: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (3.05%), Camden Property Trust (2.71%), Centerspace (1.97%), Elme Communities (2.69%), Equity Residential (1.42%), Essex Property Trust, Inc. (1.95%), Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (9.42%), Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (3.52%), United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (2.73%), UMH Properties, Inc. (2.01%),

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 NexPoint Residential Trust stock?

Short selling NXRT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NexPoint Residential Trust as its price is falling. NXRT shares are trading down $0.12 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 NexPoint Residential Trust?

A short squeeze for NexPoint Residential 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 NXRT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is NexPoint Residential 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 NXRT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:NXRT) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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