LRHC tops REIT bear's list under $2B market cap; SACH least shorted in April

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The State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLRE]) closed at 44.39, down -0.02% on the day. The ETF has shown a 10.01% price return YTD, outperforming the S&P 500 (SP500 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SP500]), which has a YTD price return of 5.31%.

XLRE carries a risk grade of D+ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLRE/risk] with a short interest of 3.48% as a percentage of shares outstanding.

Short interest in micro-cap ($300M) and small-cap ($300M-$2B) real estate and mortgage REITs shows notable divergence, with some stocks seeing high SI while others have relatively low levels.

Here’s a breakdown of the most and least shorted stocks in the real estate and mortgage REIT sectors:

TOP 5 MOST SHORTED REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE REITS AS OF APRIL:

* La Rosa Holdings (LRHC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LRHC]); Short Interest: 48.18%
* Arbor Realty Trust (ABR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ABR]); Short Interest: 23.79%
* New Concept Energy (GBR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GBR]); Short Interest: 19.44%
* JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/JBGS]); Short Interest: 16.64%
* Presidio Property Trust (SQFT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SQFT]); Short Interest: 15.05%

TOP 5 LEAST SHORTED REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE REITS AS OF APRIL:

* Sachem Capital (SACH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SACH]); Short Interest: 0.53%
* Granite Point Mortgage Trust (GPMT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GPMT]); Short Interest: 0.53%
* Strawberry Fields (STRW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STRW]); Short Interest: 0.55%
* Ohmyhome (OMH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OMH]); Short Interest: 0.57%
* Five Point (FPH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FPH]); Short Interest: 0.59%

This week, mortgage rates have risen following three consecutive weeks of decline. According to the latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.30% as of April 30, up from 6.23% last week but still lower than the year-ago level of 6.76%, reported an SA analyst [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4583057-mortgage-rates-rise-after-three-weeks-of-decline].

This slight rise could impact investor sentiment and market positioning in both sectors. As for the analyst sentiment, XLRE has a sell rating from SA analysts with an average rating of 2.00, while the quantitative rating [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLRE/ratings/quant-ratings] suggests a hold with a 2.69.

Here are some other notable XLRE REIT ETFs that investors may want to track: iShares Select US REIT ETF (ICF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ICF]), iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IYR]), iShares Core US REIT ETF (USRT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/USRT]), Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF (VNQ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VNQ]), iShares Global REIT ETF (REET [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/REET]), iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/REM]), Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF (VNQI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VNQI]), and iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/REZ]).

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