RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.13 +0.12 (+1.71%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.08 -0.05 (-0.77%) As of 05:21 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 RLJ Lodging Trust Short Interest DataRLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has a short interest of 12.45 million shares, representing 8.49% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 26.78% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.79 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest12,450,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest9,820,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+26.78%Dollar Volume Sold Short$85.72 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares151,706,000 sharesFloat Size146,720,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.49%Today's Trading Volume1,666,181 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,790,539 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average93% Short Selling RLJ Lodging Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for RLJ Lodging Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRLJ Short Interest Over TimeRLJ Days to Cover Over TimeRLJ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time RLJ Lodging Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/202512,450,000 shares $85.72 million +26.8%8.5%5.1 $6.89 3/31/20259,820,000 shares $77.63 million -14.6%6.7%4.2 $7.91 3/15/202511,500,000 shares $100.56 million -10.7%7.8%6 $8.74 2/28/202512,880,000 shares $118.69 million +0.2%8.7%7.5 $9.22 2/15/202512,850,000 shares $122.91 million +1.5%8.6%7.9 $9.57 1/31/202512,660,000 shares $123.56 million +4.5%8.5%7.5 $9.76 1/15/202512,120,000 shares $121.81 million +15.3%8.2%7.1 $10.05 12/31/202410,510,000 shares $107.31 million -18.2%7.1%6.2 $10.21 12/15/202412,850,000 shares $133.13 million -6.1%8.7%7.7 $10.36 11/30/202413,690,000 shares $139.77 million -0.7%9.2%8.1 $10.21 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RLJ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for RLJ Lodging Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/202413,780,000 shares $132.49 million -0.5%9.3%8.3 $9.62 10/31/202413,850,000 shares $122.57 million +1.6%9.2%8.8 $8.85 10/15/202413,630,000 shares $125.19 million +27.7%9.1%9 $9.19 9/30/202410,670,000 shares $97.95 million -20.7%7.1%6.8 $9.18 9/15/202413,450,000 shares $122.93 million +1.8%8.9%8.8 $9.14 8/31/202413,210,000 shares $125.50 million -0.9%8.8%8.8 $9.50 8/15/202413,330,000 shares $123.30 million +2.7%8.9%9.4 $9.25 7/31/202412,980,000 shares $122.53 million +10.1%8.6%9.2 $9.44 7/15/202411,790,000 shares $115.31 million +35.4%7.8%8.8 $9.78 6/30/20248,710,000 shares $83.88 million -21.1%5.8%6.9 $9.63 6/15/202411,040,000 shares $105.65 million +3.7%7.3%8.7 $9.57 5/31/202410,650,000 shares $106.23 million +1.5%7.0%8.7 $9.98 5/15/202410,490,000 shares $109.10 million -4.6%6.9%8.7 $10.40 4/30/202410,990,000 shares $120.94 million +2.2%7.3%8.8 $11.01 4/15/202410,750,000 shares $123.30 million +36.6%7.1%8.5 $11.47 3/31/20247,870,000 shares $93.02 million -23.7%5.2%6.1 $11.82 3/15/202410,320,000 shares $121.21 million +0.3%6.8%8 $11.75 2/29/202410,290,000 shares $122.25 million +0.9%6.8%7.4 $11.88 2/15/202410,200,000 shares $120.72 million +0.1%6.8%6.8 $11.84 1/31/202410,190,000 shares $117.95 million +5.4%6.7%7 $11.58 1/15/20249,670,000 shares $111.69 million +32.3%6.4%6.4 $11.55 12/31/20237,310,000 shares $85.67 million -29.8%4.8%5 $11.72 12/15/202310,410,000 shares $120.34 million -1.7%6.9%6.8 $11.56 11/30/202310,590,000 shares $113.21 million -2.1%7.0%6.9 $10.69 11/15/202310,820,000 shares $112.26 million +1.0%7.1%6.6 $10.38 10/31/202310,710,000 shares $100.67 million +15.9%7.1%5.8 $9.40 10/15/20239,240,000 shares $88.52 million +6.1%6.0%5.1 $9.58 9/30/20238,710,000 shares $85.27 million -6.8%5.7%4.7 $9.79 9/15/20239,340,000 shares $94.15 million -26.1%6.1%4.8 $10.08 8/31/202312,640,000 shares $126.27 million -5.9%8.3%6.1 $9.99What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi 8/15/202313,430,000 shares $130.00 million -1.9%8.8%6.9 $9.68 7/31/202313,690,000 shares $141.01 million +21.4%8.9%7.1 $10.30 7/15/202311,280,000 shares $113.59 million +3.7%7.3%5.4 $10.07 6/30/202310,880,000 shares $111.68 million -7.9%7.0%5.1 $10.27 6/15/202311,810,000 shares $120.23 million +11.6%7.6%5.6 $10.18 5/31/202310,580,000 shares $108.71 million +18.5%6.8%5.3 $10.28 5/15/20238,930,000 shares $95.19 million -13.1%5.8%4.6 $10.66 4/30/202310,270,000 shares $103.73 million +3.3%6.6%5.6 $10.10 4/15/20239,940,000 shares $102.48 million +7.6%6.3%6 $10.31 3/31/20239,240,000 shares $97.94 million -18.8%5.8%5.4 $10.60 3/15/202311,380,000 shares $119.95 million -3.3%7.2%7.1 $10.54 2/28/202311,770,000 shares $133.47 million -0.3%7.4%7.7 $11.34 2/15/202311,800,000 shares $143.84 million -8.9%7.5%8 $12.19 1/31/202312,950,000 shares $162.78 million +54.4%8.2%9.3 $12.57 1/15/20238,390,000 shares $94.56 million +10.3%5.3%5.8 $11.27 12/30/20227,610,000 shares $80.59 million -28.1%4.8%4.8 $10.59 12/15/202210,590,000 shares $118.71 million -7.3%6.7%6.3 $11.21 11/30/202211,420,000 shares $138.41 million +4.9%7.2%6.8 $12.12 11/15/202210,890,000 shares $128.07 million -6.9%6.9%6.6 $11.76 10/31/202211,700,000 shares $142.39 million +20.3%7.4%7.2 $12.17 10/15/20229,730,000 shares $104.11 million +25.7%6.1%6 $10.70 9/30/20227,740,000 shares $78.33 million -19.0%4.9%5.6 $10.12 9/15/20229,550,000 shares $116.03 million -3.2%6.0%7.2 $12.15 8/31/20229,870,000 shares $119.03 million -7.2%6.2%6.4 $12.06 8/15/202210,640,000 shares $142.68 million -8.0%6.7%6.6 $13.41 7/31/202211,560,000 shares $144.38 million +3.8%7.1%6.4 $12.49 7/15/202211,140,000 shares $126.22 million +27.8%6.8%6.1 $11.33 6/30/20228,720,000 shares $96.18 million -10.5%5.3%4.5 $11.03 6/15/20229,740,000 shares $118.63 million +0.2%N/A5.1 $12.18 5/31/20229,720,000 shares $130.54 million -1.1%6.0%5.7 $13.43 5/15/20229,830,000 shares $130.54 million +4.6%6.0%5.6 $13.28 4/30/20229,400,000 shares $131.79 million +16.1%5.7%5.7 $14.02 4/15/20228,100,000 shares $114.37 million +19.5%4.9%5 $14.12 3/31/20226,780,000 shares $95.46 million -16.7%4.1%4.3 $14.08 3/15/20228,140,000 shares $109.48 million -2.9%5.0%5.2 $13.45 2/28/20228,380,000 shares $117.24 million +1.6%5.1%5.2 $13.99 2/15/20228,250,000 shares $124.25 million +45.5%5.1%5.3 $15.06 1/31/20225,670,000 shares $78.53 million +39.7%3.5%3.6 $13.85 1/15/20224,060,000 shares $59.80 million +10.3%2.5%2.5 $14.73 12/31/20213,680,000 shares $51.26 million -25.7%2.3%2.3 $13.93 12/15/20214,950,000 shares $62.12 million +17.6%3.0%3.2 $12.55 11/30/20214,210,000 shares $53.00 million -7.5%2.6%3 $12.59 11/15/20214,550,000 shares $65.11 million -3.0%2.8%3.7 $14.31 10/29/20214,690,000 shares $67.63 million +15.2%2.9%4.3 $14.42 10/15/20214,070,000 shares $60.60 million -0.5%2.5%4.4 $14.89 9/30/20214,090,000 shares $60.78 million -21.8%2.5%4.5 $14.86 9/15/20215,230,000 shares $75.21 million -2.8%3.2%5.2 $14.38 8/31/20215,380,000 shares $77.63 million -5.3%3.3%5.5 $14.43 8/13/20215,680,000 shares $82.59 million +1.8%3.5%5.8 $14.54 7/30/20215,580,000 shares $80.07 million +4.9%3.4%5.4 $14.35What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi 7/15/20215,320,000 shares $76.87 million +17.4%3.3%4.8 $14.45 6/30/20214,530,000 shares $68.99 million -28.7%2.8%4.2 $15.23 6/15/20216,350,000 shares $101.66 million -2.6%3.9%6.1 $16.01 5/28/20216,520,000 shares $100.21 million -2.5%4.0%5.9 $15.37 5/14/20216,690,000 shares $99.01 million -15.2%4.1%5.8 $14.80 4/30/20217,890,000 shares $129.16 million -12.4%4.9%6.6 $16.37 4/15/20219,010,000 shares $142.18 million +17.9%5.5%7.8 $15.78 3/31/20217,640,000 shares $120.33 million -19.7%4.7%6.8 $15.75 3/15/20219,510,000 shares $160.34 million -2.8%5.9%8.1 $16.86 2/26/20219,780,000 shares $147.97 million -18.6%6.0%8.2 $15.13 2/12/202112,010,000 shares $169.22 million -6.0%7.4%9.8 $14.09 1/29/202112,780,000 shares $176.88 million +0.6%7.9%9.5 $13.84 1/15/202112,700,000 shares $186.94 million +19.1%7.8%9.5 $14.72 12/31/202010,660,000 shares $151.05 million +3.0%6.6%7.9 $14.17 12/15/202010,350,000 shares $138.28 million +3.0%6.4%8 $13.36 11/30/202010,050,000 shares $126.53 million -2.2%6.2%7.6 $12.59 11/15/202010,280,000 shares $120.38 million +1.0%6.3%8.3 $11.71 10/30/202010,180,000 shares $86.33 million -3.6%6.3%8.1 $8.48 10/15/202010,560,000 shares $87.96 million +22.4%6.5%8.7 $8.33 9/30/20208,630,000 shares $74.74 million -30.9%5.3%6.5 $8.66 9/15/202012,490,000 shares $127.40 million -5.2%7.7%8.1 $10.20 8/31/202013,180,000 shares $124.42 million +2.4%8.1%7.1 $9.44 8/14/202012,870,000 shares $124.45 million -1.4%7.9%5.8 $9.67 7/31/202013,050,000 shares $104.53 million -10.2%8.0%5.3 $8.01 7/15/202014,530,000 shares $120.31 million +14.2%8.9%5.5 $8.28 6/30/202012,720,000 shares $120.08 million -21.9%7.8%4.4 $9.44 6/15/202016,280,000 shares $180.87 million +2.3%10.0%5.2 $11.11 5/29/202015,910,000 shares $164.03 million +2.8%9.8%4.9 $10.31 5/15/202015,480,000 shares $130.96 million +30.2%9.5%4.7 $8.46 RLJ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is RLJ Lodging Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of RLJ Lodging Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 12,450,000 shares of RLJ short. 8.49% of RLJ Lodging Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RLJ Lodging Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for RLJ Lodging 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. RLJ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on RLJ Lodging Trust's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting RLJ Lodging Trust? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of RLJ Lodging Trust: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for RLJ Lodging 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. 8.49% of RLJ Lodging Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is RLJ Lodging Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? RLJ Lodging Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,450,000 shares, an increase of 26.8% from the previous total of 9,820,000 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. What is RLJ Lodging Trust's float size? RLJ Lodging Trust currently has issued a total of 151,706,000 shares. Some of RLJ Lodging 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. RLJ Lodging Trust currently has a public float of 146,720,000 shares. How does RLJ Lodging Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.49% of RLJ Lodging Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to RLJ Lodging Trust: The GEO Group, Inc. (7.83%), Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (8.16%), Rayonier Inc. (2.94%), EPR Properties (4.03%), National Health Investors, Inc. (3.42%), Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (32.93%), PotlatchDeltic Co. (1.66%), CoreCivic, Inc. (2.82%), Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (6.65%), LTC Properties, Inc. (4.69%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short RLJ Lodging Trust stock? Short selling RLJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RLJ Lodging Trust as its price is falling. RLJ shares are trading up $0.15 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 RLJ Lodging Trust? A short squeeze for RLJ Lodging 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 RLJ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is RLJ Lodging 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 RLJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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