QTS Realty Trust (QTS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of QTS Realty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 13th, investors have sold 8,640,000 shares of QTS short. Learn More on QTS Realty Trust'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. QTS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on QTS Realty Trust's short interest ratio.

QTS Realty Trust saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,640,000 shares, an increase of 1.6% from the previous total of 8,500,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to QTS Realty Trust: Weyerhaeuser (1.64%), Essex Property Trust, Inc. (2.38%), Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (4.08%), Sun Communities, Inc. (1.69%), Kimco Realty Corp (2.72%), W. P. Carey Inc. (2.54%), UDR, Inc. (1.86%), American Homes 4 Rent (2.83%), Regency Centers Co. (3.50%), Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (1.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.67 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.87 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.80 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.03 billion), Sea Limited ($6.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.60 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($5.18 billion), Aon plc ($3.93 billion), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QTS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from QTS Realty Trust as its price is falling. 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 QTS Realty 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 QTS, 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 QTS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 13 2021.