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Essex Property Trust, Inc. short interest

2.5M shares of Essex Property Trust were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.5M to 2.5M). Short sellers would need 5.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.8%+46% over a year
Days to cover5.65at 446K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.92%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the top of its range over the last year (1.5M to 2.5M), and the share price moved +6% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.5M-0.8%446K5.65
    30 September 20262.5M+16.3%637K3.99
    15 September 20262.2M-8.1%516K4.24
    31 August 20262.4M+20.6%463K5.13
    14 August 20262.0M-11.5%342K5.77
    31 July 20262.2M+9.7%523K4.26
    15 July 20262.0M+13.2%483K4.20
    30 June 20261.8M+7.9%509K3.52
    15 June 20261.7M-14.9%478K3.48
    29 May 20262.0M+7.3%492K3.97
    15 May 20261.8M-0.6%433K4.20
    30 April 20261.8M+4.2%507K3.61
    15 April 20261.8M-5.5%410K4.28
    31 March 20261.9M+1.2%541K3.43
    13 March 20261.8M+2.9%474K3.87
    27 February 20261.8M+10.9%483K3.69
    13 February 20261.6M+10.6%677K2.38
    30 January 20261.5M-8.1%565K2.58
    15 January 20261.6M-26.2%633K2.50
    31 December 20252.1M+3.1%484K4.43
    15 December 20252.1M-8.3%496K4.19
    28 November 20252.3M-2.0%342K6.63
    14 November 20252.3M+6.1%543K4.27
    31 October 20252.2M+26.2%595K3.66
    15 October 20251.7M+2.5%398K4.34
    30 September 20251.7M+35.1%418K4.04
    15 September 20251.2M-6.4%376K3.32
    29 August 20251.3M-2.3%426K3.13
    15 August 20251.4M-33.3%555K2.46
    31 July 20252.0M+32.4%633K3.23
    15 July 20251.5M-15.8%417K3.70
    30 June 20251.8M+18.0%473K3.87
    13 June 20251.6M+2.2%532K2.92
    30 May 20251.5M-2.7%456K3.34
    15 May 20251.6M-15.6%400K3.91
    30 April 20251.9M+40.8%428K4.32
    15 April 20251.3M+12.3%635K2.07
    31 March 20251.2M+14.0%458K2.56
    14 March 20251.0M+3.2%432K2.37
    28 February 2025995K-2.9%509K1.96
    14 February 20251.0M+2.9%496K2.07
    31 January 2025996K-3.7%380K2.62
    15 January 20251.0M+17.1%558K1.85
    31 December 2024884K-4.4%432K2.04
    13 December 2024925K+1.6%302K3.07
    29 November 2024910K-6.9%266K3.42
    15 November 2024978K-5.2%378K2.59
    31 October 20241.0M-0.8%326K3.17
    15 October 20241.0M+19.6%342K3.04
    30 September 2024869K+27.2%551K1.58
    13 September 2024683K+17.4%356K1.92
    30 August 2024582K+1.8%290K2.01
    15 August 2024572K-17.6%396K1.44
    31 July 2024694K-12.6%430K1.61
    15 July 2024794K-21.9%284K2.80
    28 June 20241.0M-9.5%451K2.25
    14 June 20241.1M-10.7%302K3.71
    31 May 20241.3M-10.8%298K4.22
    15 May 20241.4M-13.2%356K3.96
    30 April 20241.6M+6.9%400K4.07
    15 April 20241.5M+3.0%299K5.08
    28 March 20241.5M+10.4%313K4.71
    15 March 20241.3M-13.2%428K3.13
    29 February 20241.5M+4.9%495K3.11
    15 February 20241.5M+5.5%440K3.34
    31 January 20241.4M+9.1%454K3.07
    12 January 20241.3M+28.7%368K3.46
    29 December 2023991K-15.7%375K2.64
    15 December 20231.2M+9.2%559K2.10
    30 November 20231.1M-17.0%308K3.49
    15 November 20231.3M-4.6%420K3.08
    31 October 20231.4M+10.3%539K2.52
    13 October 20231.2M+0.5%366K3.37
    29 September 20231.2M+9.6%339K3.62
    15 September 20231.1M-8.2%476K2.35
    31 August 20231.2M-5.0%282K4.33
    15 August 20231.3M-5.6%330K3.89
    31 July 20231.4M+27.2%598K2.27
    14 July 20231.1M+1.6%367K2.91
    30 June 20231.1M-7.6%474K2.22
    15 June 20231.1M+35.2%449K2.53
    31 May 2023841K-16.7%382K2.20
    15 May 20231.0M-4.9%314K3.22
    28 April 20231.1M-0.5%350K3.04
    14 April 20231.1M-6.7%379K2.82
    31 March 20231.1M-21.9%481K2.38
    15 March 20231.5M+41.6%625K2.35
    28 February 20231.0M-3.2%414K2.50
    15 February 20231.1M+4.5%715K1.49
    31 January 20231.0M+45.2%550K1.86
    13 January 2023704K+26.7%473K1.49
    30 December 2022556K-43.3%479K1.16
    15 December 2022980K+4.2%512K1.92
    30 November 2022941K-17.1%516K1.82
    15 November 20221.1M-10.9%764K1.49
    31 October 20221.3M+14.6%601K2.12
    14 October 20221.1M+8.9%549K2.02
    30 September 20221.0M+5.6%515K1.98
    15 September 2022966K-10.0%308K3.13
    31 August 20221.1M+15.2%344K3.12
    15 August 2022932K+15.6%345K2.70
    29 July 2022806K-12.1%476K1.69
    15 July 2022917K+4.4%387K2.37
    30 June 2022879K+11.5%611K1.44
    15 June 2022788K-2.1%430K1.83
    31 May 2022806K+9.0%580K1.39
    13 May 2022739K+9.3%457K1.62
    29 April 2022676K-5.7%307K2.20
    14 April 2022717K-15.5%199K3.61
    31 March 2022849K+2.4%363K2.34
    15 March 2022829K-9.0%394K2.10
    28 February 2022911K-10.1%274K3.32
    15 February 20221.0M+4.1%370K2.74
    31 January 2022973K+0.5%338K2.88
    14 January 2022968K+29.8%272K3.56
    31 December 2021746K-3.2%323K2.31
    15 December 2021770K-20.4%329K2.34
    30 November 2021968K-11.7%289K3.35
    15 November 20211.1M-6.4%200K5.50
    29 October 20211.2M+18.1%283K4.14
    15 October 2021992K-14.4%214K4.64
    30 September 20211.2M+4.2%293K3.96
    15 September 20211.1M+5.1%288K3.87
    31 August 20211.1M+9.7%265K4.00
    13 August 2021965K+6.2%269K3.58
    30 July 2021908K+5.1%311K2.92
    15 July 2021864K+12.6%323K2.68
    30 June 2021767K-4.3%355K2.16
    15 June 2021802K+2.6%340K2.36
    28 May 2021781K+5.7%264K2.96
    14 May 2021740K-2.7%323K2.29
    30 April 2021760K+16.2%278K2.73
    15 April 2021654K-25.9%350K1.87
    31 March 2021883K+0.5%384K2.30
    15 March 2021879K+5.6%463K1.90
    26 February 2021832K-12.9%396K2.10
    12 February 2021955K-1.7%480K1.99
    29 January 2021971K+12.6%381K2.55
    15 January 2021863K+3.9%369K2.34
    31 December 2020831K-6.6%365K2.27
    15 December 2020889K+3.8%421K2.11
    30 November 2020857K-29.1%417K2.05
    13 November 20201.2M+1.5%712K1.70
    30 October 20201.2M-5.7%440K2.71
    15 October 20201.3M+28.7%410K3.08
    30 September 2020980K-3.4%368K2.66
    15 September 20201.0M-13.9%402K2.52
    31 August 20201.2M+11.5%311K3.79
    14 August 20201.1M+19.2%344K3.07
    31 July 2020886K+3.1%392K2.26
    15 July 2020860K+22.7%312K2.76
    30 June 2020701K-21.6%520K1.35
    15 June 2020895K+2.9%477K1.87
    29 May 2020869K-17.3%329K2.65
    15 May 20201.1M+42.3%438K2.40
    30 April 2020739K-7.9%448K1.65
    15 April 2020803K+3.2%568K1.41
    31 March 2020778K-35.4%679K1.15
    13 March 20201.2M+1.4%635K1.89
    28 February 20201.2M+12.1%507K2.34
    14 February 20201.1M+0.9%371K2.85
    31 January 20201.0M+8.3%465K2.26
    15 January 2020969K+1.7%396K2.45
    31 December 2019952K-16.8%352K2.71
    13 December 20191.1M-11.6%339K3.38
    29 November 20191.3M+1.1%466K2.78
    15 November 20191.3M+2.6%344K3.73
    31 October 20191.2M+8.4%339K3.69
    15 October 20191.2M+1.8%291K3.96
    30 September 20191.1M+35.2%310K3.65
    13 September 2019838K+7.6%296K2.83
    30 August 2019778K-10.4%323K2.41
    15 August 2019869K+0.8%341K2.55
    31 July 2019862K+3.4%311K2.77
    15 July 2019834K-2.7%196K4.26
    28 June 2019857K+1.7%347K2.47
    14 June 2019843K+4.3%208K4.05
    31 May 2019808K+13.2%284K2.85
    15 May 2019714K+6.0%251K2.85
    30 April 2019673K-12.2%336K2.00
    15 April 2019767K-19.1%277K2.77
    29 March 2019948K+11.7%264K3.60
    15 March 2019849K-1.2%281K3.02
    28 February 2019860K-12.5%243K3.53
    15 February 2019982K+6.4%283K3.48
    31 January 2019923K+7.2%402K2.30
    15 January 2019861K+6.9%319K2.70
    31 December 2018805K+0.4%430K1.87
    14 December 2018802K-13.1%294K2.73
    30 November 2018923K+1.2%305K3.02
    15 November 2018912K-35.3%464K1.96
    31 October 20181.4M+3.7%568K2.48
    15 October 20181.4M+24.9%452K3.01
    28 September 20181.1M-3.5%437K2.49
    14 September 20181.1M+2.0%325K3.47
    31 August 20181.1M-0.0%283K3.91
    15 August 20181.1M-6.5%369K2.99
    31 July 20181.2M-9.0%361K3.28
    13 July 20181.3M-6.3%329K3.95
    29 June 20181.4M-16.8%552K2.51
    15 June 20181.7M+10.5%462K3.61
    31 May 20181.5M+2.3%348K4.33
    15 May 20181.5M-17.1%350K4.21
    30 April 20181.8M+7.5%397K4.49
    13 April 20181.7M-10.1%339K4.89
    29 March 20181.8M-4.5%365K5.04
    15 March 20181.9M+13.3%528K3.65
    28 February 20181.7M-16.0%458K3.71
    15 February 20182.0M+9.6%606K3.34
    31 January 20181.8M-2.9%400K4.62
    12 January 20181.9M+19.0%378K5.03
    29 December 20171.6M332K4.81
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.