FRT Short Volume
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $9.86B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 304 people, carrying a beta of 0.93 to the broader market. Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, D. Led by Donald C. Wood, public since 1973-05-03.
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
- 155.5K
- Total Volume
- 318.1K
- Short %
- 48.89%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.80%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Federal Realty Investment Trust.
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Frequently asked FRT short volume questions
- What is the daily FRT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) short volume is 155.5K shares against 318.1K total reported volume, or 48.89% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FRT 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 FRT 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.