ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
$297.48
+3.93 (+1.34%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$19.12B
Shares
64,262,866
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
61/100
Short interest 2.8% of shares — P57
Days to cover 3.5 — P66
Price vs VWAP +8.3% — P82
Short-volume trend +1.2% — P56
Short interest change +7.9% — P64
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P39
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 1,792,568 | 1,661,975 | +130,593 | 3.52 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,661,975 | 1,952,906 | -290,931 | 3.48 |
| 2026-05-29 | 1,952,906 | 1,819,537 | +133,369 | 3.97 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1,819,537 | 1,829,820 | -10,283 | 4.20 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1,829,820 | 1,755,974 | +73,846 | 3.61 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,755,974 | 1,857,474 | -101,500 | 4.28 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,857,474 | 1,835,490 | +21,984 | 3.43 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,835,490 | 1,783,087 | +52,403 | 3.87 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,783,087 | 1,608,543 | +174,544 | 3.69 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,608,543 | 1,454,971 | +153,572 | 2.38 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,454,971 | 1,583,567 | -128,596 | 2.58 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,583,567 | 2,145,956 | -562,389 | 2.50 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,145,956 | 2,080,884 | +65,072 | 4.43 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2,080,884 | 2,268,767 | -187,883 | 4.19 |
| 2025-11-28 | 2,268,767 | 2,315,099 | -46,332 | 6.63 |
| 2025-11-14 | 2,315,099 | 2,181,185 | +133,914 | 4.27 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,181,185 | 1,728,091 | +453,094 | 3.66 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,728,091 | 1,685,238 | +42,853 | 4.34 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,685,238 | 1,247,614 | +437,624 | 4.04 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,247,614 | 1,332,452 | -84,838 | 3.32 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,332,452 | 1,363,209 | -30,757 | 3.13 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,363,209 | 2,043,254 | -680,045 | 2.46 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2,043,254 | 1,543,660 | +499,594 | 3.23 |
| 2025-07-15 | 1,543,660 | 1,833,401 | -289,741 | 3.70 |
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CIK
920522
CUSIP
297178105
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