Welltower - WELL Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Welltower shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 12,290,000 shares of WELL short. Learn More on Welltower'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. WELL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Welltower's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Welltower: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Welltower saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,290,000 shares, an increase of 1.4% from the previous total of 12,120,000 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 in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Welltower: Extra Space Storage Inc. (3.63%), Public Storage (2.56%), Ventas, Inc. (2.38%), Life Storage, Inc. (1.52%), CubeSmart (5.06%), American Tower Co. (0.69%), Simon Property Group, Inc. (1.67%), VICI Properties Inc. (2.79%), Realty Income Co. (2.51%), and SBA Communications Co. (1.37%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WELL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Welltower as its price is falling. WELL shares are trading up $0.74 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 Welltower 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 WELL, 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 WELL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.