Realty Income (O) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $57.71 -1.05 (-1.78%) Closing price 09/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.78 +0.06 (+0.11%) As of 09/2/2025 07:59 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 Realty Income Short Interest DataRealty Income (O) has a short interest of 30.60 million shares. This marks a -11.48% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.6, indicating that it would take 5.6 days of the average trading volume of 4.93 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest30,600,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest34,570,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.48%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.79 billionShort Interest Ratio5.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares914,310,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted3.35%Today's Trading Volume5,434,811 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,932,969 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average110% Short Selling Realty Income? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Realty Income and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartO Short Interest Over TimeO Days to Cover Over TimeO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Realty Income Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/202530,600,000 shares $1.79 billion -11.5%N/A5.6 $58.40 7/31/202534,570,000 shares $1.94 billion +8.5%3.8%6.4 $56.14 7/15/202531,850,000 shares $1.81 billion +5.5%N/A5.9 $56.68 6/30/202530,180,000 shares $1.74 billion +27.3%3.3%5.3 $57.63 6/15/202523,700,000 shares $1.37 billion -17.7%2.6%4.1 $57.61 5/31/202528,810,000 shares $1.63 billion +22.3%3.3%4.9 $56.61 5/15/202523,560,000 shares $1.30 billion -15.6%2.7%3.9 $55.32 4/30/202527,900,000 shares $1.61 billion +30.6%N/A4.7 $57.79 4/15/202521,360,000 shares $1.22 billion +4.8%2.4%3.7 $57.02 3/31/202520,380,000 shares $1.18 billion +2.9%2.3%3.5 $58.05 Get the Latest News and Ratings for O and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Realty Income and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/202519,800,000 shares $1.12 billion -3.5%2.3%3.5 $56.79 2/28/202520,520,000 shares $1.17 billion +40.6%2.3%3.8 $57.03 2/15/202514,600,000 shares $796.14 million -21.6%1.7%2.9 $54.53 1/31/202518,620,000 shares $1.02 billion +24.4%N/A3.7 $54.64 1/15/202514,970,000 shares $794.46 million +1.9%N/A2.9 $53.07 12/31/202414,690,000 shares $784.59 million -1.1%N/A3 $53.41 12/15/202414,850,000 shares $821.80 million -20.7%N/A3.1 $55.34 11/30/202418,720,000 shares $1.08 billion +21.3%N/A4.1 $57.89 11/15/202415,430,000 shares $872.26 million -16.2%N/A3.3 $56.53 10/31/202418,410,000 shares $1.09 billion +12.8%N/A4 $59.36 10/15/202416,320,000 shares $1.03 billion -15.4%N/A3.5 $63.37 9/30/202419,280,000 shares $1.22 billion +6.1%N/A4 $63.46 9/15/202418,180,000 shares $1.14 billion +13.4%N/A3.8 $62.71 8/31/202416,030,000 shares $995.62 million -1.0%N/A3.3 $62.11 8/15/202416,190,000 shares $966.70 million -10.1%N/A3.2 $59.71 7/31/202418,000,000 shares $1.03 billion +1.5%N/A3.4 $57.43 7/15/202417,730,000 shares $992.53 million -5.4%N/A3.4 $55.98 6/30/202418,740,000 shares $989.85 million +23.5%N/A3.4 $52.82 6/15/202415,170,000 shares $809.62 million -11.3%N/A2.7 $53.37 5/31/202417,100,000 shares $907.67 million +20.7%N/A3 $53.08 5/15/202414,170,000 shares $780.91 million +6.9%N/A2.4 $55.11 4/30/202413,250,000 shares $709.41 million +15.7%N/A2.2 $53.54 4/15/202411,450,000 shares $591.45 million +1.2%N/A1.8 $51.66 3/31/202411,310,000 shares $611.87 million +12.4%N/A1.6 $54.10 3/15/202410,060,000 shares $525.18 million -19.4%N/A1.4 $52.21 2/29/202412,480,000 shares $650.33 million +3.0%N/A1.7 $52.11 2/15/202412,120,000 shares $630.48 million -2.9%N/A1.6 $52.02 1/31/202412,480,000 shares $678.54 million -45.7%N/A1.7 $54.37 1/15/202422,980,000 shares $1.35 billion +8.7%N/A2.9 $58.90 12/31/202321,140,000 shares $1.21 billion -21.8%N/A3.1 $57.42Buffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's Why (Ad)Imagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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But if history repeats, it could bump tens of millions of Americans into a 7-figure net worth practically overnight.Click here for the full story. 12/15/202327,020,000 shares $1.55 billion +39.7%N/A4 $57.30 11/30/202319,340,000 shares $1.04 billion +0.5%N/A3 $53.96 11/15/202319,240,000 shares $1.01 billion +96.3%N/A3 $52.46 10/31/20239,800,000 shares $464.32 million -5.1%N/A1.6 $47.38 10/15/202310,330,000 shares $522.59 million -8.5%N/A1.9 $50.59 9/30/202311,290,000 shares $563.82 million -23.6%N/A2.1 $49.94 9/15/202314,780,000 shares $799.60 million -12.4%N/A2.8 $54.10 8/31/202316,880,000 shares $945.96 million +19.0%N/A3.3 $56.04 8/15/202314,190,000 shares $814.86 million +4.2%N/A3 $57.43 7/31/202313,620,000 shares $830.41 million -17.4%N/A3.1 $60.97 7/15/202316,480,000 shares $1.00 billion +24.8%N/A4 $60.82 6/30/202313,210,000 shares $789.56 million -61.7%N/A3.3 $59.77 6/15/202334,470,000 shares $2.11 billion +17.6%N/A8.8 $61.24 5/31/202329,320,000 shares $1.74 billion +16.4%N/A7.9 $59.44 5/15/202325,190,000 shares $1.56 billion +3.3%N/A6.9 $61.94 4/30/202324,380,000 shares $1.53 billion +4.6%N/A6.8 $62.84 4/15/202323,320,000 shares $1.42 billion +7.0%N/A6.4 $60.77 3/31/202321,790,000 shares $1.38 billion +31.6%N/A6 $63.32 3/15/202316,560,000 shares $1.04 billion +25.6%N/A4.7 $63.06 2/28/202313,190,000 shares $843.50 million +1.9%N/A3.7 $63.95 2/15/202312,950,000 shares $859.88 million -14.7%N/A3.5 $66.40 1/31/202315,180,000 shares $1.03 billion +10.9%N/A4 $67.83 1/15/202313,690,000 shares $906.14 million +2.7%N/A3.5 $66.19 12/30/202213,330,000 shares $845.52 million -29.6%N/A3.3 $63.43 12/15/202218,930,000 shares $1.22 billion -4.9%N/A4.5 $64.64 11/30/202219,900,000 shares $1.26 billion -32.2%N/A4.5 $63.07 11/15/202229,340,000 shares $1.90 billion +3.0%N/A7 $64.74 10/31/202228,500,000 shares $1.77 billion +10.7%N/A6.7 $62.27 10/15/202225,750,000 shares $1.43 billion -3.6%N/A6.3 $55.54 9/30/202226,710,000 shares $1.55 billion +24.6%N/A6.9 $58.20 9/15/202221,430,000 shares $1.36 billion +9.5%N/A5.8 $63.43 8/31/202219,580,000 shares $1.34 billion +14.6%N/A5.3 $68.28 8/15/202217,090,000 shares $1.28 billion -1.7%N/A4.6 $74.75 7/31/202217,380,000 shares $1.29 billion -14.5%N/A4.5 $73.99 7/15/202220,330,000 shares $1.43 billion +30.2%N/A5.1 $70.31 6/30/202215,620,000 shares $1.07 billion -7.9%N/A3.9 $68.26 6/15/202216,960,000 shares $1.10 billion -14.4%N/A4.2 $64.80 5/31/202219,810,000 shares $1.35 billion +73.9%N/A5.2 $68.22 5/15/202211,390,000 shares $767.80 million -4.0%N/A2.8 $67.41 4/30/202211,860,000 shares $822.61 million -6.4%N/A3.1 $69.36 4/15/202212,670,000 shares $919.97 million +6.7%N/A3.3 $72.61 3/31/202211,870,000 shares $822.59 million +10.4%N/A3.1 $69.30 3/15/202210,750,000 shares $700.04 million -7.1%N/A2.8 $65.12 2/28/202211,570,000 shares $764.66 million +16.4%N/A2.8 $66.09 2/15/20229,940,000 shares $666.48 million -20.5%N/A2.5 $67.05 1/31/202212,500,000 shares $867.63 million +4.3%N/A3 $69.41 1/15/202211,990,000 shares $857.29 million +9.6%N/A2.4 $71.50 12/31/202110,940,000 shares $783.19 million -13.2%N/A2.2 $71.59 12/15/202112,610,000 shares $847.64 million +5.4%N/A2.5 $67.22 11/30/202111,960,000 shares $812.32 million -15.1%N/A2.4 $67.92Buffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's Why (Ad)Imagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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But if history repeats, it could bump tens of millions of Americans into a 7-figure net worth practically overnight.Click here for the full story. 11/15/202114,080,000 shares $1.00 billion -52.6%N/A3 $71.14 10/29/202129,680,000 shares $2.12 billion +13.8%N/A6.8 $71.43 10/15/202126,090,000 shares $1.82 billion -8.2%N/A7.3 $69.66 9/30/202128,420,000 shares $1.84 billion +8.9%N/A8.5 $64.86 9/15/202126,090,000 shares $1.79 billion -1.1%N/A7.6 $68.46 8/31/202126,380,000 shares $1.91 billion +12.0%N/A7.9 $72.22 8/13/202123,560,000 shares $1.70 billion -4.7%N/A7.1 $71.95 7/30/202124,710,000 shares $1.74 billion +10.7%N/A7.4 $70.29 7/15/202122,330,000 shares $1.55 billion +0.9%N/A6.4 $69.28 6/30/202122,130,000 shares $1.48 billion +13.7%N/A6.4 $66.74 6/15/202119,470,000 shares $1.36 billion +15.6%5.2%6.1 $69.61 5/28/202116,840,000 shares $1.15 billion +10.8%4.5%5.4 $68.40 5/14/202115,200,000 shares $983.59 million +26.9%N/A4.9 $64.71 4/30/202111,980,000 shares $830.33 million +0.3%N/A3.9 $69.31 4/15/202111,940,000 shares $780.40 million +7.3%N/A4.2 $65.36 3/31/202111,130,000 shares $713.66 million +10.8%N/A3.6 $64.12 3/15/202110,050,000 shares $632.45 million -5.0%N/A3.1 $62.93 2/26/202110,580,000 shares $651.62 million +11.5%N/A3.5 $61.59 2/12/20219,490,000 shares $597.21 million +1.3%N/A3.2 $62.93 1/29/20219,370,000 shares $571.10 million +0.8%N/A3.1 $60.95 1/15/20219,300,000 shares $537.82 million +9.2%N/A3.1 $57.83 12/31/20208,520,000 shares $522.11 million +1.7%N/A3.1 $61.28 12/15/20208,380,000 shares $508.00 million -2.2%N/A3.3 $60.62 11/30/20208,570,000 shares $528.25 million -10.9%N/A3.5 $61.64 11/15/20209,620,000 shares $606.54 million -8.3%N/A4 $63.05 10/30/202010,490,000 shares $613.87 million -3.1%N/A4.7 $58.52 10/15/202010,830,000 shares $660.63 million +8.0%N/A5.1 $61.00 9/30/202010,030,000 shares $609.32 million -7.6%N/A4.8 $60.75 9/15/202010,860,000 shares $714.70 million +3.4%N/A5.2 $65.81 O Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Realty Income's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Realty Income shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 30,600,000 shares of O short. Learn More on Realty Income's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Realty Income? 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. Which institutional investors are shorting Realty Income? 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. Is Realty Income's short interest increasing or decreasing? Realty Income saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,600,000 shares, a decrease of 11.5% from the previous total of 34,570,000 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. How does Realty Income's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Realty Income: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (3.17%), Agree Realty Corporation (10.49%), Dollar General Corporation (3.74%), EPR Properties (6.27%), NNN REIT, Inc. (2.03%), Prologis, Inc. (1.15%), Simon Property Group, Inc. (1.49%), Stag Industrial, Inc. (4.18%), VICI Properties Inc. (2.43%), W.P. Carey Inc. (2.49%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Realty Income stock? 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 $1.05 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 Realty Income? 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. How often is Realty Income'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 O, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. 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