Empiric Student Property (EPCFF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Empiric Student Property shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 445,200 shares of EPCFF short. Learn More on Empiric Student Property's current short interest.

Empiric Student Property saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 445,200 shares, an increase of 16.5% from the previous total of 382,000 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 compare to Empiric Student Property: American Tower Co. (1.16%), Welltower Inc. (1.32%), Prologis, Inc. (1.27%), Equinix, Inc. (1.59%), Realty Income Co. (2.44%), Public Storage (1.97%), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (2.90%), Simon Property Group, Inc. (1.71%), Crown Castle Inc. (1.39%), VICI Properties Inc. (2.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EPCFF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Empiric Student Property 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 Empiric Student Property 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 EPCFF, 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 EPCFF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.