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Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. short interest

9.8M shares of Piedmont Realty Trust were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 7.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short9.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.0%+217% over a year
Days to cover7.55at 1.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue7.88%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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +17% 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 20269.8M+4.0%1.3M7.55
    30 September 20269.4M+88.4%1.7M5.39
    15 September 20265.0M-32.1%2.6M1.95
    31 August 20267.3M+29.2%1.0M7.25
    14 August 20265.7M+61.0%953K5.95
    31 July 20263.5M-6.4%696K5.06
    15 July 20263.8M-6.7%800K4.71
    30 June 20264.0M+2.1%1.7M2.38
    15 June 20263.9M-13.8%1.3M2.98
    29 May 20264.6M+6.9%885K5.18
    15 May 20264.3M-14.2%1.1M3.91
    30 April 20265.0M+31.4%1.4M3.61
    15 April 20263.8M+10.1%1.2M3.23
    31 March 20263.5M+9.0%1.1M3.07
    13 March 20263.2M+9.2%882K3.59
    27 February 20262.9M-11.1%890K3.26
    13 February 20263.3M+0.3%1.0M3.12
    30 January 20263.3M-20.1%775K4.20
    15 January 20264.1M+10.8%655K6.21
    31 December 20253.7M+4.7%786K4.67
    15 December 20253.5M+7.1%664K5.28
    28 November 20253.3M+11.1%717K4.56
    14 November 20252.9M-3.0%718K4.10
    31 October 20253.0M-1.2%869K3.50
    15 October 20253.1M-10.6%797K3.86
    30 September 20253.4M-0.9%1.0M3.38
    15 September 20253.5M+1.2%683K5.09
    29 August 20253.4M+2.7%664K5.17
    15 August 20253.3M+19.2%1.1M3.18
    31 July 20252.8M+10.0%840K3.34
    15 July 20252.5M+2.9%800K3.18
    30 June 20252.5M+0.1%1.0M2.43
    13 June 20252.5M-9.4%1.1M2.24
    30 May 20252.7M+55.4%1.4M1.92
    15 May 20251.8M+15.9%1.1M1.59
    30 April 20251.5M-21.4%1.6M1.00
    15 April 20251.9M+9.3%1.1M1.76
    31 March 20251.8M-6.6%689K2.56
    14 March 20251.9M-1.4%672K2.81
    28 February 20251.9M-29.3%1.2M1.61
    14 February 20252.7M+9.2%813K3.33
    31 January 20252.5M+4.0%605K4.10
    15 January 20252.4M+8.5%585K4.08
    31 December 20242.2M-9.8%968K2.27
    13 December 20242.4M-4.9%602K4.05
    29 November 20242.6M+5.9%1.0M2.45
    15 November 20242.4M-40.2%964K2.51
    31 October 20244.0M+39.5%757K5.34
    15 October 20242.9M+0.4%491K5.90
    30 September 20242.9M-7.9%928K3.11
    13 September 20243.1M-8.3%545K5.76
    30 August 20243.4M+36.5%896K3.82
    15 August 20242.5M-4.0%827K3.03
    31 July 20242.6M-11.3%927K2.82
    15 July 20242.9M-8.0%718K4.10
    28 June 20243.2M+16.5%1.5M2.17
    14 June 20242.7M+2.8%795K3.46
    31 May 20242.7M+3.0%1.2M2.28
    15 May 20242.6M-3.5%557K4.66
    30 April 20242.7M-16.0%710K3.79
    15 April 20243.2M+1.8%900K3.56
    28 March 20243.1M+19.8%788K3.99
    15 March 20242.6M-4.7%766K3.42
    29 February 20242.8M+17.4%917K3.00
    15 February 20242.3M-15.7%1.3M1.87
    31 January 20242.8M+11.0%877K3.17
    12 January 20242.5M-4.8%887K2.83
    29 December 20232.6M+6.2%747K3.53
    15 December 20232.5M-18.9%1.3M1.89
    30 November 20233.1M-21.3%950K3.22
    15 November 20233.9M+3.6%1.1M3.43
    31 October 20233.8M-3.8%1.2M3.10
    13 October 20233.9M-3.8%1.4M2.83
    29 September 20234.1M+3.4%1.3M3.11
    15 September 20233.9M+23.8%1.0M3.75
    31 August 20233.2M+4.1%1.2M2.71
    15 August 20233.0M-7.1%1.3M2.30
    31 July 20233.3M-15.2%1.8M1.86
    14 July 20233.9M+0.9%1.3M2.95
    30 June 20233.8M+17.8%1.9M1.97
    15 June 20233.3M-18.4%1.4M2.34
    31 May 20234.0M+7.2%1.6M2.46
    15 May 20233.7M-14.3%1.4M2.61
    28 April 20234.3M-17.5%1.3M3.33
    14 April 20235.3M+22.5%1.5M3.63
    31 March 20234.3M+28.6%2.3M1.87
    15 March 20233.3M+33.0%1.4M2.32
    28 February 20232.5M+13.7%981K2.56
    15 February 20232.2M-13.0%1.1M2.02
    31 January 20232.5M+0.8%997K2.55
    13 January 20232.5M+11.6%960K2.63
    30 December 20222.3M+9.6%1.1M2.07
    15 December 20222.1M+18.4%1.7M1.23
    30 November 20221.7M-11.4%957K1.82
    15 November 20222.0M-26.0%1.3M1.53
    31 October 20222.7M-12.9%1.3M2.10
    14 October 20223.1M+7.5%1.6M1.95
    30 September 20222.8M+13.2%1.4M2.08
    15 September 20222.5M+18.8%793K3.16
    31 August 20222.1M-16.8%724K2.92
    15 August 20222.5M-10.3%734K3.46
    29 July 20222.8M+13.3%524K5.39
    15 July 20222.5M+11.9%669K3.73
    30 June 20222.2M-16.0%869K2.57
    15 June 20222.7M+21.1%805K3.30
    31 May 20222.2M-2.2%833K2.63
    13 May 20222.2M+26.8%1.1M2.02
    29 April 20221.8M+19.9%856K2.06
    14 April 20221.5M-10.9%686K2.15
    31 March 20221.7M-3.2%711K2.33
    15 March 20221.7M+27.9%747K2.29
    28 February 20221.3M-1.3%924K1.45
    15 February 20221.4M-14.2%1.0M1.34
    31 January 20221.6M+16.6%792K1.99
    14 January 20221.4M+9.3%744K1.82
    31 December 20211.2M-31.6%626K1.98
    15 December 20211.8M+69.3%1.0M1.78
    30 November 20211.1M-1.6%871K1.23
    15 November 20211.1M-11.3%530K2.05
    29 October 20211.2M-10.1%610K2.01
    15 October 20211.4M-25.1%609K2.24
    30 September 20211.8M-9.4%769K2.37
    15 September 20212.0M+8.0%607K3.31
    31 August 20211.9M-3.9%614K3.03
    13 August 20211.9M-4.8%360K5.38
    30 July 20212.0M+14.9%531K3.83
    15 July 20211.8M+8.7%548K3.24
    30 June 20211.6M-32.4%763K2.14
    15 June 20212.4M+11.1%724K3.33
    28 May 20212.2M-1.0%462K4.69
    14 May 20212.2M-7.8%464K4.73
    30 April 20212.4M-9.8%547K4.34
    15 April 20212.6M+11.7%576K4.57
    31 March 20212.4M-18.0%878K2.69
    15 March 20212.9M-1.7%721K3.99
    26 February 20212.9M-9.9%731K4.00
    12 February 20213.2M+0.4%621K5.23
    29 January 20213.2M+4.8%592K5.46
    15 January 20213.1M-4.9%597K5.17
    31 December 20203.2M+31.0%743K4.37
    15 December 20202.5M+5.3%606K4.08
    30 November 20202.4M+18.3%921K2.55
    13 November 20202.0M+52.4%1.2M1.60
    30 October 20201.3M+6.1%625K2.09
    15 October 20201.2M-4.5%691K1.78
    30 September 20201.3M-39.0%1.0M1.27
    15 September 20202.1M+8.0%657K3.21
    31 August 20202.0M-5.6%510K3.83
    14 August 20202.1M-6.1%567K3.65
    31 July 20202.2M+0.8%565K3.90
    15 July 20202.2M-5.0%758K2.89
    30 June 20202.3M-4.1%895K2.57
    15 June 20202.4M-10.1%713K3.37
    29 May 20202.7M+0.1%991K2.69
    15 May 20202.7M+5.8%704K3.79
    30 April 20202.5M-12.1%722K3.49
    15 April 20202.9M-7.9%917K3.13
    31 March 20203.1M-32.5%1.3M2.31
    13 March 20204.6M-34.3%1.4M3.22
    28 February 20207.0M+9.6%965K7.28
    14 February 20206.4M+16.1%917K6.99
    31 January 20205.5M-4.9%1.1M5.16
    15 January 20205.8M+12.8%866K6.70
    31 December 20195.1M-5.9%585K8.80
    13 December 20195.5M+0.4%612K8.94
    29 November 20195.4M+12.6%1.0M5.23
    15 November 20194.8M-5.1%676K7.16
    31 October 20195.1M-2.7%527K9.67
    15 October 20195.2M+2.8%515K10.19
    30 September 20195.1M-6.1%534K9.56
    13 September 20195.4M-18.0%588K9.23
    30 August 20196.6M+19.5%606K10.95
    15 August 20195.5M+1.1%724K7.66
    31 July 20195.5M-0.1%544K10.08
    15 July 20195.5M-0.1%561K9.79
    28 June 20195.5M+5.0%818K6.71
    14 June 20195.2M-9.7%722K7.24
    31 May 20195.8M+14.0%788K7.35
    15 May 20195.1M-13.5%770K6.60
    30 April 20195.9M-3.2%830K7.07
    15 April 20196.1M-18.5%708K8.56
    29 March 20197.4M-3.6%581K12.81
    15 March 20197.7M-11.3%845K9.14
    28 February 20198.7M+20.8%819K10.63
    15 February 20197.2M+5.4%982K7.34
    31 January 20196.8M-10.0%806K8.48
    15 January 20197.6M+18.4%924K8.22
    31 December 20186.4M+40.4%1.6M4.00
    14 December 20184.6M-12.2%895K5.11
    30 November 20185.2M+27.3%1.2M4.46
    15 November 20184.1M+0.1%692K5.91
    31 October 20184.1M-3.8%815K5.01
    15 October 20184.2M-12.7%677K6.27
    28 September 20184.9M-4.9%663K7.34
    14 September 20185.1M-26.9%494K10.37
    31 August 20187.0M+47.2%752K9.31
    15 August 20184.8M-7.0%770K6.17
    31 July 20185.1M-7.0%744K6.88
    13 July 20185.5M+4.3%1.3M4.27
    29 June 20185.3M+32.6%2.5M2.07
    15 June 20184.0M+13.6%904K4.40
    31 May 20183.5M-0.3%1.1M3.12
    15 May 20183.5M-1.0%1.5M2.31
    30 April 20183.5M-19.7%862K4.12
    13 April 20184.4M+20.6%1.2M3.56
    29 March 20183.7M-1.2%1.8M2.05
    15 March 20183.7M+3.2%1.6M2.34
    28 February 20183.6M+9.1%1.5M2.45
    15 February 20183.3M-43.4%1.7M1.92
    31 January 20185.8M+18.2%1.3M4.40
    12 January 20184.9M+59.7%1.3M3.74
    29 December 20173.1M716K4.31
    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.