WSR Short Volume

Whitestone REIT (WSR) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $976.0M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 69 people, carrying a beta of 0.80 to the broader market. Whitestone is a community-centered shopping center REIT that acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops high-quality open-air neighborhood centers primarily in the largest, fastest-growing and most affluent markets in the Sunbelt. Led by David K. Holeman, public since 2010-08-26.

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
108.1K
Total Volume
172.2K
Short %
62.76%
30-Day Avg Short %
38.44%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Whitestone REIT.

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Frequently asked WSR short volume questions

What is the daily WSR short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Whitestone REIT (WSR) short volume is 108.1K shares against 172.2K total reported volume, or 62.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is WSR 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 WSR 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.