ProShares Short Real Estate (REK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Short Real Estate shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 3,600 shares of REK short. Learn More on ProShares Short Real Estate's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ProShares Short Real Estate: Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ProShares Short Real Estate saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,600 shares, a drop of 5.3% from the previous total of 3,800 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 ProShares Short Real Estate: WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund (0.01%), iShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF (3.58%), Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF (0.52%), Columbia Research Enhanced Real Estate ETF (0.07%), ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (0.61%), VanEck Office and Commercial REIT ETF (0.17%), The Intelligent Real Estate ETF (0.10%), ProShares UltraShort Real Estate (10.05%), AXS Real Estate Income ETF (0.05%), NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF (0.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling REK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Short Real Estate as its price is falling. REK shares are trading down $0.04 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 ProShares Short Real Estate 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 REK, 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 REK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.