BNL Short Volume

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (BNL) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Diversified industry, with a market capitalization near $3.80B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 73 people, carrying a beta of 0.99 to the broader market. BNL is an internally-managed REIT that acquires, owns, and manages primarily single-tenant commercial real estate properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to a diversified group of tenants. Led by John D. Moragne, public since 2020-09-17.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-05-15
Short Volume
360.6K
Total Volume
514.6K
Short %
70.07%
30-Day Avg Short %
55.22%

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Frequently asked BNL short volume questions

What is the daily BNL short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (BNL) short volume is 360.6K shares against 514.6K total reported volume, or 70.07% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BNL short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does BNL short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.