Vestin Realty Mortgage I (VRTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vestin Realty Mortgage I shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 700 shares of VRTA short. Learn More on Vestin Realty Mortgage I's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vestin Realty Mortgage I: Generation Income Properties, Inc. (0.47%), Creative Media & Community Trust Co. (2.98%), Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (9.99%), CV Holdings, Inc. (0.01%), American Tower Co. (1.16%), Prologis, Inc. (1.27%), Welltower Inc. (1.32%), Equinix, Inc. (1.59%), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (2.90%), Public Storage (1.97%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.48 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.23 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.86 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.34 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), HP Inc. ($1.83 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.63 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.45 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.42 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VRTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vestin Realty Mortgage I as its price is falling. 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 Vestin Realty Mortgage I 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 VRTA, 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 VRTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2022.