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IRT · Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

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Market Cap
$3.84B
Shares
235.74M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

IRT Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 13,276,700 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -2.0% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
13,276,700 -2.0% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
61/100
Short interest 5.7% of shares — P77 Days to cover 3.9 — P59 Price vs VWAP -2.1% — P42 Short-volume trend +0.8% — P54 Short interest change +27.5% — P88 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P31

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). 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
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 13,546,081 10,620,301 +2,925,780 3.86
2026-07-31 10,620,301 9,935,053 +685,248 4.15
2026-07-15 9,935,053 10,372,169 -437,116 4.21
2026-06-30 10,372,169 10,690,968 -318,799 2.83
2026-06-15 10,690,968 9,641,063 +1,049,905 3.36
2026-05-29 9,641,063 10,159,946 -518,883 3.32
2026-05-15 10,159,946 12,000,970 -1,841,024 4.93
2026-04-30 12,000,970 11,096,743 +904,227 4.63
2026-04-15 11,096,743 9,482,097 +1,614,646 5.42
2026-03-31 9,482,097 12,092,966 -2,610,869 3.79
2026-03-13 12,092,966 10,095,983 +1,996,983 4.86
2026-02-27 10,095,983 10,413,078 -317,095 2.52
2026-02-13 10,413,078 12,290,693 -1,877,615 3.06
2026-01-30 12,290,693 12,311,338 -20,645 5.05
2026-01-15 12,311,338 12,640,202 -328,864 4.88
2025-12-31 12,640,202 13,890,049 -1,249,847 4.82
2025-12-15 13,890,049 14,551,529 -661,480 4.93
2025-11-28 14,551,529 14,547,343 +4,186 6.32
2025-11-14 14,547,343 13,570,774 +976,569 4.59
2025-10-31 13,570,774 15,328,460 -1,757,686 4.02
2025-10-15 15,328,460 17,517,802 -2,189,342 4.88
2025-09-30 17,517,802 22,028,391 -4,510,589 6.77
2025-09-15 22,028,391 23,122,763 -1,094,372 8.47

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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