KREF · KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
$7.59
+0.33 (+4.55%)
At close · Jul 21
Market Cap
$488.04M
Shares
58.58M
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
76/100
Short interest 10.1% of shares — P89
Days to cover 5.1 — P81
Price vs VWAP +13.0% — P91
Short-volume trend -6.5% — P28
Short interest change +7.4% — P63
Worst FTD 1.22% of shares — P93
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 | 5,943,253 | 5,531,746 | +411,507 | 5.14 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,531,746 | 4,219,620 | +1,312,126 | 5.20 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,219,620 | 4,297,231 | -77,611 | 3.87 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,297,231 | 4,052,712 | +244,519 | 3.64 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4,052,712 | 4,133,924 | -81,212 | 2.17 |
| 2026-04-15 | 4,133,924 | 4,140,780 | -6,856 | 4.27 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4,140,780 | 5,264,715 | -1,123,935 | 1.69 |
| 2026-03-13 | 5,264,715 | 5,541,630 | -276,915 | 3.55 |
| 2026-02-27 | 5,541,630 | 5,387,862 | +153,768 | 4.23 |
| 2026-02-13 | 5,387,862 | 4,818,649 | +569,213 | 4.16 |
| 2026-01-30 | 4,818,649 | 4,780,333 | +38,316 | 6.96 |
| 2026-01-15 | 4,780,333 | 4,406,719 | +373,614 | 4.77 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,406,719 | 4,208,775 | +197,944 | 4.33 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,208,775 | 4,158,800 | +49,975 | 4.79 |
| 2025-11-28 | 4,158,800 | 3,670,934 | +487,866 | 5.13 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3,670,934 | 3,773,612 | -102,678 | 3.79 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,773,612 | 3,959,942 | -186,330 | 4.68 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,959,942 | 3,628,553 | +331,389 | 4.52 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,628,553 | 4,085,118 | -456,565 | 3.51 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,085,118 | 4,066,473 | +18,645 | 7.20 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,066,473 | 3,945,788 | +120,685 | 8.65 |
| 2025-08-15 | 3,945,788 | 3,524,781 | +421,007 | 7.85 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3,524,781 | 2,993,765 | +531,016 | 4.13 |
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