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How shorted is MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC? MPT

#51most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 98%

24.33%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.80
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.79
days to cover
15.13
Aggregate net short position time series for MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
10 Aug 202624.12% 31 Jul 202624.16% 14 Aug 2026+0.04
30 Oct 202525.95% 15 Oct 202525.70% 31 Oct 2025−0.25
31 Jul 202528.94% 15 Jul 202528.47% 15 Aug 2025−0.47
1 May 202527.59% 30 Apr 202528.07% 15 May 2025+0.48
27 Feb 202532.72% 14 Feb 202530.70% 28 Feb 2025−2.02
7 Nov 202437.02% 31 Oct 202437.96% 15 Nov 2024+0.94
8 Aug 202436.43% 31 Jul 202439.28% 15 Aug 2024+2.85
9 May 202437.11% 30 Apr 202434.42% 15 May 2024−2.69

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for MPT: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Latest balance
6,750
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
837,270
18 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
89
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 837K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202624.33%−0.80
31 Aug 202625.13%+0.97
14 Aug 202624.16%+0.04
31 Jul 202624.12%−0.92
30 Jan 202625.04%−0.08
15 Jan 202625.12%+0.03
31 Dec 202525.09%−0.78
15 Dec 202525.87%+0.47
28 Nov 202525.40%−0.07
14 Nov 202525.47%−0.23
31 Oct 202525.70%−0.25
15 Oct 202525.95%−0.40
30 Sep 202526.35%−1.10
15 Sep 202527.45%−0.21
29 Aug 202527.66%−0.81
15 Aug 202528.47%−0.46
31 Jul 202528.93%−0.01
15 Jul 202528.94%−0.23
30 Jun 202529.17%+0.15
13 Jun 202529.02%−0.17
30 May 202529.19%+1.12
15 May 202528.07%+0.48
30 Apr 202527.59%+0.22
15 Apr 202527.37%−1.43
31 Mar 202528.80%−0.65
14 Mar 202529.45%−1.25
28 Feb 202530.70%−2.02
14 Feb 202532.72%−3.21
31 Jan 202535.93%−2.51
15 Jan 202538.44%+0.09
31 Dec 202438.35%−0.96
13 Dec 202439.31%+0.96
29 Nov 202438.35%+0.39
15 Nov 202437.96%+0.94
31 Oct 202437.02%+0.68
15 Oct 202436.34%+0.48
30 Sep 202435.86%−2.96
13 Sep 202438.82%−0.62
30 Aug 202439.44%+0.16
15 Aug 202439.28%+2.85
31 Jul 202436.43%+1.38
15 Jul 202435.05%+2.40
28 Jun 202432.65%−0.14
14 Jun 202432.79%−1.55
31 May 202434.34%−0.08
15 May 202434.42%−2.69
30 Apr 202437.11%+0.50
15 Apr 202436.61%+2.12
28 Mar 202434.49%+1.64
15 Mar 202432.85%+0.11
29 Feb 202432.74%−0.20
15 Feb 202432.94%−1.28
31 Jan 202434.22%+6.69
12 Jan 202427.53%+1.79
29 Dec 202325.74%+0.77
15 Dec 202324.97%+2.37
30 Nov 202322.60%−0.95
15 Nov 202323.55%+1.17
31 Oct 202322.38%+0.65
13 Oct 202321.73%+0.82
29 Sep 202320.91%−1.65
15 Sep 202322.56%+1.07
31 Aug 202321.49%−0.07
15 Aug 202321.56%+0.84
31 Jul 202320.72%−0.08
14 Jul 202320.80%−0.15
30 Jun 202320.95%−0.02
15 Jun 202320.97%+0.90
31 May 202320.07%+1.42
15 May 202318.65%−0.01
28 Apr 202318.66%−0.51
14 Apr 202319.17%+0.06
31 Mar 202319.11%−1.28
15 Mar 202320.39%+1.90
28 Feb 202318.49%+0.09
15 Feb 202318.40%+1.23
31 Jan 202317.17%+0.10
13 Jan 202317.07%−0.33
30 Dec 202217.40%+1.72
15 Dec 202215.68%+2.61
30 Nov 202213.07%−0.20
15 Nov 202213.27%+0.51
31 Oct 202212.76%+0.40
14 Oct 202212.36%+1.32
30 Sep 202211.04%+1.68
15 Sep 20229.36%+1.05
31 Aug 20228.31%+1.31
15 Aug 20227.00%−0.07
29 Jul 20227.07%−0.08
15 Jul 20227.15%−0.29
30 Jun 20227.44%−0.38
15 Jun 20227.82%+1.48
31 May 20226.34%+0.01
13 May 20226.33%+0.33
29 Apr 20226.00%+0.55
14 Apr 20225.45%+0.20
31 Mar 20225.25%+0.15
15 Mar 20225.10%+0.01
28 Feb 20225.09%−0.15
15 Feb 20225.24%+0.47
31 Jan 20224.77%−0.22
14 Jan 20224.99%−0.10
31 Dec 20215.09%+0.08
15 Dec 20215.01%+0.13
30 Nov 20214.88%+0.18
15 Nov 20214.70%+0.06
29 Oct 20214.64%+0.15
15 Oct 20214.49%−0.03
30 Sep 20214.52%−0.11
15 Sep 20214.63%+0.50
31 Aug 20214.13%+0.43
13 Aug 20213.70%−0.04
30 Jul 20213.74%+0.12
15 Jul 20213.62%+0.40
30 Jun 20213.22%+0.32
15 Jun 20212.90%+0.43
28 May 20212.47%+0.44
14 May 20212.03%−0.21
30 Apr 20212.24%+0.06
15 Apr 20212.18%−0.07
31 Mar 20212.25%+0.10
15 Mar 20212.15%−0.57
26 Feb 20212.72%+0.01
12 Feb 20212.71%+0.58
29 Jan 20212.13%+0.11
15 Jan 20212.02%−0.09
31 Dec 20202.11%+0.28
15 Dec 20201.83%−0.02
30 Nov 20201.85%−0.06
13 Nov 20201.91%−0.14
30 Oct 20202.05%+0.16
15 Oct 20201.89%−0.12
30 Sep 20202.01%+0.38
15 Sep 20201.63%−0.36
31 Aug 20201.99%−0.36
14 Aug 20202.35%−0.31
31 Jul 20202.66%−0.26
15 Jul 20202.92%−0.27
30 Jun 20203.19%−0.04
15 Jun 20203.23%+0.38
29 May 20202.85%−0.22
15 May 20203.07%+0.26
30 Apr 20202.81%−0.04
15 Apr 20202.85%−0.01
31 Mar 20202.86%−0.19
13 Mar 20203.05%+0.30
28 Feb 20202.75%−0.17
14 Feb 20202.92%−0.07
31 Jan 20202.99%−0.16
15 Jan 20203.15%−0.05
31 Dec 20193.20%−0.86
13 Dec 20194.06%+0.01
29 Nov 20194.05%+0.98
15 Nov 20193.07%−0.41
31 Oct 20193.48%+0.96
15 Oct 20192.52%−0.14
30 Sep 20192.66%+0.02
13 Sep 20192.64%+0.04
30 Aug 20192.60%+0.14
15 Aug 20192.46%−0.45
31 Jul 20192.91%−1.47
15 Jul 20194.38%−0.16
28 Jun 20194.54%−0.30
14 Jun 20194.84%+0.24
31 May 20194.60%+0.23
15 May 20194.37%+0.09
30 Apr 20194.28%−0.89
15 Apr 20195.17%+0.14
29 Mar 20195.03%+0.24
15 Mar 20194.79%−0.52
28 Feb 20195.31%+0.03
15 Feb 20195.28%+0.50
31 Jan 20194.78%+0.15
15 Jan 20194.63%−0.37
31 Dec 20185.00%−0.50
14 Dec 20185.50%+0.97
30 Nov 20184.53%−0.35
15 Nov 20184.88%+0.03
31 Oct 20184.85%−0.21
15 Oct 20185.06%+0.06
28 Sep 20185.00%−0.39
14 Sep 20185.39%+0.66
31 Aug 20184.73%−0.19
15 Aug 20184.92%−0.14
31 Jul 20185.06%+0.02
13 Jul 20185.04%−0.35
29 Jun 20185.39%−0.50
15 Jun 20185.89%+0.81
31 May 20185.08%−0.40
15 May 20185.48%−0.10
30 Apr 20185.58%−0.68
13 Apr 20186.26%−0.09
29 Mar 20186.35%−1.57
15 Mar 20187.92%+0.81
28 Feb 20187.11%+0.01
15 Feb 20187.10%+0.56
31 Jan 20186.54%−0.37
12 Jan 20186.91%+0.80
29 Dec 20176.11%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC right now?
24.33% of MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC's (MPT) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 51st most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this MPT's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is MPT's days to cover?
15.13 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.