Realty Income (O) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Realty Income shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 34,960,000 shares of O short. 3.83% of Realty Income's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Realty Income'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. O shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Realty Income's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Realty Income: Group One Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Maven Securities LTD, DigitalBridge Group Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Citigroup Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, and Twin Tree Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 3.83% of Realty Income's floating shares are currently sold short.

Realty Income saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 34,960,000 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the previous total of 30,600,000 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.

3.83% of Realty Income's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Realty Income: Agree Realty Corporation (10.25%), American Tower Corporation (1.23%), Dollar General Corporation (3.78%), EPR Properties (6.51%), NNN REIT, Inc. (2.24%), Prologis, Inc. (1.09%), Simon Property Group, Inc. (1.70%), Stag Industrial, Inc. (4.51%), VICI Properties Inc. (2.41%), W.P. Carey Inc. (2.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling O is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Realty Income as its price is falling. O shares are trading down $0.52 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 Realty Income 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 O, 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 O, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.