Redwood Trust (RWT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $5.29 0.00 (-0.02%) Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.31 +0.02 (+0.40%) As of 05/22/2026 06:25 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Redwood Trust Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, Redwood Trust (RWT) had a short interest of 5.19 million shares sold short, representing 4.29% of the public float. This marks a -12.34% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, meaning it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.14 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,194,474 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,925,764 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-12.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$28.80 millionShort Interest Ratio4.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Outstanding Shares125,220,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.29%Today's Trading Volume856,902 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,140,056 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling Redwood Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Redwood Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRWT Short Interest Over TimeRWT Days to Cover Over TimeRWT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Redwood Trust Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20265,194,474 shares $28.80 million -12.3%4.3%3.95 $5.55 4/15/20265,925,764 shares $35.90 million +4.4%4.9%4.66 $6.06 3/31/20265,674,896 shares $31.86 million -18.7%4.7%2.86 $5.62 3/13/20266,977,416 shares $40.64 million +27.1%5.7%4.39 $5.83 2/27/20265,489,368 shares $33.24 million +1.2%4.5%2.93 $6.06 2/13/20265,424,973 shares $35.72 million +12.7%4.4%2.87 $6.59 1/30/20264,815,386 shares $26.41 million -5.4%3.9%4.12 $5.48 1/15/20265,089,005 shares $29.54 million -7.4%4.1%3.1 $5.81 12/31/20255,494,502 shares $30.33 million -10.4%4.4%2.58 $5.52 12/15/20256,134,118 shares $34.57 million +1.7%5.0%5.07 $5.64 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RWT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Redwood Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/28/20256,034,182 shares $33.43 million -1.1%4.9%5.5 $5.54 11/14/20256,099,360 shares $31.38 million +12.9%4.9%5.13 $5.15 10/31/20255,402,375 shares $28.71 million +10.9%4.3%4.81 $5.32 10/15/20254,870,000 shares $27.73 million -7.2%3.9%4.6 $5.69 9/30/20255,250,000 shares $30.40 million +1.7%N/A5 $5.79 9/15/20255,160,000 shares $31.66 million +2.4%N/A4.6 $6.14 8/31/20255,040,000 shares $30.82 million +7.9%4.0%4.7 $6.12 8/15/20254,670,000 shares $27.74 million -3.7%N/A4.5 $5.94 7/31/20254,850,000 shares $26.51 million +11.2%3.9%4.9 $5.47 7/15/20254,360,000 shares $25.92 million -6.6%N/A4.8 $5.95 6/30/20254,670,000 shares $27.69 million +13.9%3.6%4.3 $5.93 6/15/20254,100,000 shares $23.37 million +1.0%3.2%3.8 $5.70 5/31/20254,060,000 shares $22.17 million -1.9%3.1%3.9 $5.46 5/15/20254,140,000 shares $25.01 million +7.3%3.2%3.9 $6.04 4/30/20253,860,000 shares $24.05 million -7.2%N/A3.5 $6.23 4/15/20254,160,000 shares $22.19 million -5.5%3.2%4 $5.34 3/31/20254,400,000 shares $26.69 million +13.7%3.4%4.5 $6.07 3/15/20253,870,000 shares $24.71 million -10.2%3.0%3.9 $6.39 2/28/20254,310,000 shares $28.83 million +10.8%3.3%4.4 $6.69 2/15/20253,890,000 shares $24.76 million -2.0%3.0%4 $6.37 1/31/20253,970,000 shares $26.00 million -2.2%N/A4 $6.55 1/15/20254,060,000 shares $26.07 million -4.0%N/A4 $6.42 12/31/20244,230,000 shares $27.62 million -0.5%N/A4.3 $6.53 12/15/20244,250,000 shares $30.30 million +3.4%N/A4.5 $7.13 11/30/20244,110,000 shares $29.43 million -1.0%N/A5.1 $7.16 11/15/20244,150,000 shares $29.30 million -12.1%N/A5.1 $7.06 10/31/20244,720,000 shares $34.57 million +1.7%N/A6.1 $7.33 10/15/20244,640,000 shares $34.89 million -11.5%N/A6 $7.52 9/30/20245,240,000 shares $40.51 million +15.9%N/A6.2 $7.73 9/15/20244,520,000 shares $36.39 million -15.4%N/A5.2 $8.05One filing just changed the SpaceX IPO forever (Ad)SpaceX just filed its S-1. 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Dylan Jovine is releasing the ticker free before June 12 changes the price.Get the ticker before the SpaceX IPO reprices everything on June 12 8/31/20245,340,000 shares $40.42 million +8.1%N/A6 $7.57 8/15/20244,940,000 shares $35.27 million -4.6%N/A5.5 $7.14 7/31/20245,180,000 shares $37.68 million -6.2%N/A5.6 $7.28 7/15/20245,520,000 shares $39.41 million +4.9%N/A5.7 $7.14 6/30/20245,260,000 shares $34.14 million +17.2%N/A5.4 $6.49 6/15/20244,490,000 shares $29.19 million +1.6%N/A4.2 $6.50 5/31/20244,420,000 shares $28.02 million -2.2%N/A3.4 $6.34 5/15/20244,520,000 shares $29.90 million -18.1%N/A3.1 $6.62 4/30/20245,520,000 shares $30.53 million -27.3%N/A3.5 $5.53 4/15/20247,590,000 shares $42.43 million +30.2%N/A4.9 $5.59 3/31/20245,830,000 shares $37.14 million +20.0%N/A3.8 $6.37 3/15/20244,860,000 shares $29.35 million +10.2%N/A3.4 $6.04 2/29/20244,410,000 shares $27.03 million -0.5%N/A3.1 $6.13 2/15/20244,430,000 shares $29.90 million -6.7%N/A3.2 $6.75 1/31/20244,750,000 shares $31.85 million -7.4%N/A3.6 $6.71 1/15/20245,130,000 shares $36.27 million -6.7%N/A3.7 $7.07 12/31/20235,500,000 shares $40.76 million -16.5%N/A4 $7.41 12/15/20236,590,000 shares $50.25 million -12.8%N/A4.6 $7.63 11/30/20237,560,000 shares $53.75 million +0.1%N/A5.9 $7.11 11/15/20237,550,000 shares $52.21 million -4.4%N/A5.9 $6.92 10/31/20237,900,000 shares $49.65 million +8.5%7.0%6.2 $6.29 10/15/20237,280,000 shares $51.25 million -3.5%6.5%5.6 $7.04 9/30/20237,540,000 shares $53.76 million -9.7%6.7%5.8 $7.13 9/15/20238,350,000 shares $65.55 million -11.9%7.4%6.6 $7.85 8/31/20239,480,000 shares $75.93 million +2.3%8.4%7.6 $8.01 8/15/20239,270,000 shares $72.12 million +28.2%8.2%7.9 $7.78 7/31/20237,230,000 shares $54.48 million -7.2%6.4%6 $7.54 7/15/20237,790,000 shares $51.49 million -1.4%6.9%6.8 $6.61 6/30/20237,900,000 shares $50.28 million -4.0%7.0%6.9 $6.37 6/15/20238,230,000 shares $53.99 million -3.7%7.3%7.2 $6.56 5/31/20238,550,000 shares $50.66 million +14.8%7.6%7.1 $5.93 5/15/20237,450,000 shares $42.47 million -0.3%6.6%6.3 $5.70 4/30/20237,470,000 shares $46.91 million +1.1%6.6%6.5 $6.28 4/15/20237,390,000 shares $48.70 million +0.4%6.6%6.8 $6.59 3/31/20237,360,000 shares $49.61 million -9.9%6.6%6.7 $6.74 3/15/20238,170,000 shares $57.11 million -1.3%7.3%7.3 $6.99 2/28/20238,280,000 shares $63.01 million -5.6%7.4%7.5 $7.61 2/15/20238,770,000 shares $70.77 million +5.3%7.8%8 $8.07 1/31/20238,330,000 shares $69.64 million -1.7%7.4%7.2 $8.36 1/15/20238,470,000 shares $64.46 million -2.8%7.6%6.7 $7.61 12/30/20228,710,000 shares $58.88 million -4.6%7.8%6.1 $6.76 12/15/20229,130,000 shares $67.93 million +2.7%8.1%5.2 $7.44 11/30/20228,890,000 shares $70.23 million +2.1%7.9%4.9 $7.90 11/15/20228,710,000 shares $67.15 million -2.1%7.8%4.6 $7.71 10/31/20228,900,000 shares $63.46 million -14.0%7.9%4.7 $7.13 10/15/202210,350,000 shares $63.14 million +16.8%9.2%5.7 $6.10 9/30/20228,860,000 shares $50.86 million +2.3%N/A5.1 $5.74 9/15/20228,660,000 shares $61.05 million +9.9%N/A5.7 $7.05 8/31/20227,880,000 shares $61.07 million -6.6%N/A4.8 $7.75 8/15/20228,440,000 shares $71.82 million +5.4%N/A4.8 $8.51A letter from Shannon Stansberry (Ad)Porter Stansberry nearly canceled the entire project. 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Short interest is the volume of Redwood Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 5,194,474 shares of RWT short. 4.29% of Redwood Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Redwood Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Redwood 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. RWT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Redwood Trust's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Redwood 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. 4.29% of Redwood Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Redwood Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Redwood Trust saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,194,474 shares, a decrease of 12.3% from the previous total of 5,925,764 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 Redwood Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.29% of Redwood Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Redwood Trust: ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (8.90%), Chimera Investment Corporation (2.12%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (4.80%), Ellington Financial Inc. (5.60%), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (8.78%), MFA Financial, Inc. (2.52%), Annaly Capital Management Inc (2.27%), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (5.17%), Rithm Capital Corp. (5.42%), Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (4.07%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Redwood Trust stock? Short selling RWT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Redwood Trust as its price is falling. RWT shares are trading down $0.00 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 Redwood Trust? A short squeeze for Redwood Trust 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 RWT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Redwood 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 RWT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026. What do RWT's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like RWT:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. 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