Equity Residential (EQR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $71.56 -0.11 (-0.15%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.58 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 07:01 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Equity Residential Short Interest DataEquity Residential (EQR) has a short interest of 5.81 million shares. This marks a -4.44% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.62 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,810,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,080,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.44%Dollar Volume Sold Short$410.24 millionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares379,700,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.53%Today's Trading Volume1,115,047 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,619,105 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average69% Short Selling Equity Residential? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Equity Residential and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEQR Short Interest Over TimeEQR Days to Cover Over TimeEQR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Equity Residential Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20255,810,000 shares $410.24 million -4.4%N/A3.7 $70.61 1/15/20256,080,000 shares $422.32 million -3.8%N/A4 $69.46 12/31/20246,320,000 shares $453.52 million +2.1%N/A4.3 $71.76 12/15/20246,190,000 shares $453.60 million -1.4%N/A4.1 $73.28 11/30/20246,280,000 shares $481.42 million +13.0%N/A4.1 $76.66 11/15/20245,560,000 shares $409.16 million +18.3%N/A3.5 $73.59 10/31/20244,700,000 shares $330.93 million -20.7%N/A3 $70.41 10/15/20245,930,000 shares $438.58 million +1.2%N/A3.5 $73.96 9/30/20245,860,000 shares $436.34 million +9.7%N/A3.3 $74.46 9/15/20245,340,000 shares $416.95 million -1.5%1.4%3.1 $78.08 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EQR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Equity Residential and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20245,420,000 shares $405.85 million -4.4%1.5%3.2 $74.88 8/15/20245,670,000 shares $403.93 million -0.4%1.5%3.2 $71.24 7/31/20245,690,000 shares $396.14 million +3.8%1.5%3.1 $69.62 7/15/20245,480,000 shares $372.26 million +15.4%1.5%3.1 $67.93 6/30/20244,750,000 shares $329.37 million -11.2%1.3%2.6 $69.34 6/15/20245,350,000 shares $356.90 million -8.1%1.4%2.9 $66.71 5/31/20245,820,000 shares $378.47 million +28.5%1.6%3 $65.03 5/15/20244,530,000 shares $306.09 million -15.6%1.2%2.4 $67.57 4/30/20245,370,000 shares $345.83 million -3.4%1.5%2.8 $64.40 4/15/20245,560,000 shares $337.27 million +1.7%1.5%2.6 $60.66 3/31/20245,470,000 shares $345.21 million +7.7%1.5%2.6 $63.11 3/15/20245,080,000 shares $320.24 million -0.2%1.4%2.4 $63.04 2/29/20245,090,000 shares $306.47 million -13.0%1.4%2.3 $60.21 2/15/20245,850,000 shares $353.05 million +12.3%1.6%2.6 $60.35 1/31/20245,210,000 shares $313.59 million -1.7%1.4%2.2 $60.19 1/15/20245,300,000 shares $329.45 million +10.9%1.4%2.3 $62.16 12/31/20234,780,000 shares $292.34 million -19.8%1.3%2.1 $61.16 12/15/20235,960,000 shares $365.41 million -2.6%1.6%2.7 $61.31 11/30/20236,120,000 shares $347.86 million +3.4%1.6%3 $56.84 11/15/20235,920,000 shares $331.05 million +7.4%1.6%3.2 $55.92 10/31/20235,510,000 shares $304.87 million -8.5%1.5%3.3 $55.33 10/15/20236,020,000 shares $360.54 million +0.7%1.6%3.8 $59.89 9/30/20235,980,000 shares $351.09 million +5.8%1.6%3.8 $58.71 9/15/20235,650,000 shares $356.74 million +2.0%1.5%3.7 $63.14 8/31/20235,540,000 shares $359.16 million -9.0%1.5%3.3 $64.83 8/15/20236,090,000 shares $389.82 million -1.8%1.6%3.5 $64.01 7/31/20236,200,000 shares $408.83 million +10.5%1.7%3.4 $65.94 7/15/20235,610,000 shares $384.34 million -1.6%1.5%3.2 $68.51 6/30/20235,700,000 shares $376.03 million -1.9%1.5%3.3 $65.97 6/15/20235,810,000 shares $385.44 million -5.5%1.6%3.3 $66.34Elon Social Security shock? 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One Boston based think tank believes it could have drastic impacts on your money and life in America.Get the details here. 4/30/20217,070,000 shares $519.93 million -14.5%1.9%3 $73.54 4/15/20218,270,000 shares $590.40 million -9.5%2.3%3.4 $71.39 3/31/20219,140,000 shares $665.67 million +3.8%2.5%3.5 $72.83 3/15/20218,810,000 shares $647.01 million -1.1%2.4%3.3 $73.44 2/26/20218,910,000 shares $594.56 million -8.4%2.4%3.4 $66.73 2/12/20219,730,000 shares $659.30 million -2.6%2.7%3.8 $67.76 1/29/20219,990,000 shares $622.98 million -3.9%2.7%3.4 $62.36 1/15/202110,390,000 shares $627.45 million +12.0%2.9%3.5 $60.39 12/31/20209,280,000 shares $547.15 million -0.1%2.5%3.1 $58.96 12/15/20209,290,000 shares $537.89 million -0.3%2.6%3 $57.90 11/30/20209,320,000 shares $551.74 million -5.1%2.6%2.9 $59.20 11/15/20209,820,000 shares $590.67 million +9.6%2.7%3.2 $60.15 10/30/20208,960,000 shares $414.49 million -13.4%2.5%3 $46.26 10/15/202010,340,000 shares $546.06 million +41.6%2.8%4 $52.81 9/30/20207,300,000 shares $374.71 million +7.2%2.0%2.7 $51.33 9/15/20206,810,000 shares $383.61 million -14.1%1.9%2.6 $56.33 8/31/20207,930,000 shares $447.65 million +16.5%2.2%3 $56.45 8/14/20206,810,000 shares $370.40 million +3.7%1.9%2.3 $54.39 7/31/20206,570,000 shares $352.35 million +8.8%1.8%2.1 $53.63 7/15/20206,040,000 shares $323.93 million +15.5%1.7%2 $53.63 6/30/20205,230,000 shares $307.63 million +18.6%1.4%1.7 $58.82 6/15/20204,410,000 shares $279.33 million -16.6%1.2%1.4 $63.34 5/29/20205,290,000 shares $320.36 million -15.0%1.5%1.7 $60.56 5/15/20206,220,000 shares $357.77 million +29.3%1.7%2.1 $57.52 4/30/20204,810,000 shares $312.94 million -5.5%1.3%1.9 $65.06 4/15/20205,090,000 shares $350.80 million +11.6%1.4%2.1 $68.92 3/31/20204,560,000 shares $291.79 million -1.5%1.3%2 $63.99 3/13/20204,629,400 shares $321.37 million -9.2%1.3%2.9 $69.42 2/28/20205,100,000 shares $262.09 million -0.2%1.4%3.1 $51.39 EQR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Equity Residential's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Equity Residential shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 5,810,000 shares of EQR short. Learn More on Equity Residential's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Equity Residential? 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. EQR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Equity Residential's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Equity Residential? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Equity Residential: Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Equity Residential's short interest increasing or decreasing? Equity Residential saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,810,000 shares, a decrease of 4.4% from the previous total of 6,080,000 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. How does Equity Residential's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Equity Residential: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (2.14%), Essex Property Trust, Inc. (1.56%), Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (2.48%), Sun Communities, Inc. (2.04%), UDR, Inc. (1.48%), Camden Property Trust (1.34%), Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (1.98%), UMH Properties, Inc. (1.99%), Apartment Investment and Management (3.39%), Welltower Inc. (1.37%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Equity Residential stock? Short selling EQR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Equity Residential as its price is falling. EQR shares are trading down $0.51 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. How does a short squeeze work against Equity Residential? A short squeeze for Equity Residential 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 EQR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Equity Residential's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including EQR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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