ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ALPS Active REIT ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 5,200 shares of REIT short. Learn More on ALPS Active REIT ETF's current short interest.

ALPS Active REIT ETF saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,200 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the previous total of 3,900 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 ALPS Active REIT ETF: iShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF (0.81%), The Intelligent Real Estate ETF (1.47%), iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (0.05%), Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (0.04%), Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (0.40%), Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (0.05%), and Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (0.15%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling REIT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ALPS Active REIT ETF as its price is falling. REIT shares are trading down $0.10 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 ALPS Active REIT ETF 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 REIT, 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 REIT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.