Vornado Realty Trust - VNO Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vornado Realty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 21,070,000 shares of VNO short. 12.62% of Vornado Realty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vornado 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. VNO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Vornado Realty Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vornado Realty Trust: Simplex Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Capital Fund Management S.A., Citadel Advisors LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, and Group One Trading L.P.. 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. 12.62% of Vornado Realty Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vornado Realty Trust saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,070,000 shares, a decline of 4.9% from the previous total of 22,160,000 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.

Vornado Realty Trust currently has issued a total of 191,820,000 shares. Some of Vornado Realty 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. Vornado Realty Trust currently has a public float of 166,920,000 shares.

12.62% of Vornado Realty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Vornado Realty Trust: Cousins Properties Incorporated (3.25%), LXP Industrial Trust (4.91%), American Assets Trust, Inc. (2.01%), Kite Realty Group Trust (3.23%), Kilroy Realty Co. (3.38%), Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (2.60%), Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (2.83%), The Howard Hughes Co. (4.08%), Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (5.54%), and Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (1.81%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VNO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vornado Realty Trust as its price is falling. VNO shares are trading up $1.80 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 Vornado 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 VNO, 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 VNO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.