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SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. short interest

4.9M shares of SmartStop Self Storage REIT were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.1M to 6.1M). Short sellers would need 6.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-19.7%+130% over a year
Days to cover6.39at 767K shares a day
Of shares in issue8.85%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 middle of its range over the last year (2.1M to 6.1M), and the share price moved -1% 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 15 Apr 2025 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.9M-19.7%767K6.39
    30 September 20266.1M+16.2%832K7.33
    15 September 20265.2M+15.4%730K7.19
    31 August 20264.5M+10.5%722K6.30
    14 August 20264.1M-4.9%629K6.54
    31 July 20264.3M+5.4%925K4.67
    15 July 20264.1M-16.5%517K7.94
    30 June 20264.9M+27.8%772K6.37
    15 June 20263.8M-14.3%672K5.72
    29 May 20264.5M+24.8%683K6.57
    15 May 20263.6M-19.6%682K5.27
    30 April 20264.5M+4.8%625K7.15
    15 April 20264.3M-13.4%544K7.84
    31 March 20264.9M+46.8%1.5M3.32
    13 March 20263.4M+1.6%967K3.47
    27 February 20263.3M+42.7%1.2M2.86
    13 February 20262.3M-29.8%605K3.83
    30 January 20263.3M-2.2%702K4.70
    15 January 20263.4M-4.3%816K4.13
    31 December 20253.5M+32.4%749K4.70
    15 December 20252.7M-5.0%709K3.75
    28 November 20252.8M+35.3%894K3.13
    14 November 20252.1M-20.4%694K2.98
    31 October 20252.6M+22.3%758K3.43
    15 October 20252.1M-25.5%970K2.19
    30 September 20252.9M+39.2%586K4.87
    15 September 20252.1M-37.0%346K5.93
    29 August 20253.3M+53.1%598K5.44
    15 August 20252.1M-23.6%581K3.66
    31 July 20252.8M+41.3%445K6.26
    15 July 20252.0M-47.8%581K3.39
    30 June 20253.8M+183.7%1.6M2.35
    13 June 20251.3M-3.8%478K2.78
    30 May 20251.4M-1.4%339K4.07
    15 May 20251.4M+19.8%424K3.30
    30 April 20251.2M+30.0%477K2.45
    15 April 2025900K2.0M1.00
    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.