Short Interest in Apartment Investment and Management Company Decreases by 30.5%

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Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE:AIV) saw a 30.5% decrease in short interest in the month of February, with short interest totaling 3,366,174 shares as of February 27th, down from 4,840,764 shares on February 12th. Currently, 2.4% of the company's stock is short sold, with a days-to-cover ratio of 0.3 days based on the average daily trading volume of 9,823,720 shares.

Why it matters

The decrease in short interest for Apartment Investment and Management Company could indicate that investors are becoming more bullish on the stock, potentially signaling a positive outlook for the company's performance. Short interest is often seen as a barometer of investor sentiment, and a decline in short interest can suggest that bearish bets on the stock are being unwound.

The details

Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE:AIV) saw a 30.5% drop in short interest in February, with the number of shares short falling from 4,840,764 on February 12th to 3,366,174 as of February 27th. This represents approximately 2.4% of the company's outstanding shares. The days-to-cover ratio, which measures the number of days it would take to cover all the short positions based on the average daily trading volume, is currently 0.3 days.

• As of February 27th, 2026, there was short interest totaling 3,366,174 shares.
• On February 12th, 2026, the short interest totaled 4,840,764 shares.