Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Arbor Realty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 57,140,000 shares of ABR short. Learn More on Arbor 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. ABR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 26.0. Learn More on Arbor 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 Arbor Realty Trust: Beach Point Capital Management LP, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Anson Funds Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Centiva Capital LP, HBK Investments L P, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Alpha Wave Global LP, Phraction Management LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Arbor Realty Trust saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 57,140,000 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 56,770,000 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 "trading" compare to Arbor Realty Trust: Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (2.45%), Hamilton Lane Incorporated (4.80%), Freedom Holding Corp. (1.29%), Brixmor Property Group Inc. (2.48%), StepStone Group LP (1.90%), Janus Henderson Group plc (2.55%), Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (3.04%), Rithm Capital Corp. (0.91%), Virtu Financial, Inc. (3.62%), Moelis & Company (4.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ABR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Arbor Realty Trust as its price is falling. ABR shares are trading down $0.03 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 Arbor Realty Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ABR, 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 ABR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.