SmartStop Self Storage REIT, I | SMA | NYSE | Latest report: February 27, 2026
The latest reported short interest for SmartStop Self Storage REIT, I (SMA) was 3,303,092 shares as of February 27, 2026. In the prior report, the figure was 2,315,379 shares. That put the latest change at 987.7K shares, or +42.7%, with days to cover at 2.86 based on reported average daily volume of 1.2M.
ShortInterestHistory.com currently tracks 21 report entries for SMA, covering the period from April 15, 2025 through February 27, 2026. Reported short interest during that stretch ranged from 899.6K to 3.8M shares.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | 3,303,092 | 2,315,379 | 987.7K | +42.7% | 1.2M | 2.86 |
| February 13, 2026 | 2,315,379 | 3,298,240 | -982.9K | -29.8% | 605.0K | 3.83 |
| January 30, 2026 | 3,298,240 | 3,370,994 | -72.8K | -2.2% | 701.7K | 4.7 |
| January 15, 2026 | 3,370,994 | 3,522,686 | -151.7K | -4.3% | 816.3K | 4.13 |
| December 31, 2025 | 3,522,686 | 2,660,302 | 862.4K | +32.4% | 748.9K | 4.7 |
| December 15, 2025 | 2,660,302 | 2,799,214 | -138.9K | -5.0% | 709.2K | 3.75 |
| November 28, 2025 | 2,799,214 | 2,069,404 | 729.8K | +35.3% | 894.2K | 3.13 |
| November 14, 2025 | 2,069,404 | 2,599,574 | -530.2K | -20.4% | 694.1K | 2.98 |
| October 31, 2025 | 2,599,574 | 2,125,667 | 473.9K | +22.3% | 757.9K | 3.43 |
| October 15, 2025 | 2,125,667 | 2,854,086 | -728.4K | -25.5% | 970.0K | 2.19 |
| September 15, 2025 | 2,050,405 | 3,254,359 | -1.2M | -37.0% | 345.9K | 5.93 |
| August 29, 2025 | 3,254,359 | 2,126,322 | 1.1M | +53.0% | 598.5K | 5.44 |
| August 15, 2025 | 2,126,322 | 2,781,903 | -655.6K | -23.6% | 581.0K | 3.66 |
| July 31, 2025 | 2,781,903 | 1,969,267 | 812.6K | +41.3% | 444.5K | 6.26 |
| July 15, 2025 | 1,969,267 | 3,772,853 | -1.8M | -47.8% | 581.2K | 3.39 |
| June 30, 2025 | 3,772,853 | 1,329,827 | 2.4M | +183.7% | 1.6M | 2.35 |
| June 13, 2025 | 1,329,827 | 1,381,952 | -52.1K | -3.8% | 478.5K | 2.78 |
| May 30, 2025 | 1,381,952 | 1,400,984 | -19.0K | -1.4% | 339.5K | 4.07 |
| May 15, 2025 | 1,400,984 | 1,169,404 | 231.6K | +19.8% | 424.1K | 3.3 |
| April 30, 2025 | 1,169,404 | 899,650 | 269.8K | +30.0% | 476.6K | 2.45 |
| April 15, 2025 | 899,650 | 0 | 899.6K | +100.0% | 2.0M | 1 |