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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Maryland ( State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) NexPoint Residential Trust , Inc. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) to Commission File Number 001-36663 300 Crescent Court , Suite 700 , Dallas , Texas ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share ( 972 ) 628-4100 ( Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) 47-1881359 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 75201 ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 : Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered NXRT New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 : None No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company ■ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No 凶 The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock of the registrant held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based upon the closing price of such shares on June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 736,520,000.00 . As of February 22 , 2021 , the registrant had 25,067,948 shares of its common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the proxy statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .