Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Goetz Matthew	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. [ NXRT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/16/2020
(Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	3/16/2020		M		8910	A	(1)	72117.16	D
Common Stock	3/16/2020		F		2397	D	$32.28	69720.16	D
Common Stock								8394.54 (2)	I	By 401(k) plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	3/16/2020		M			8910	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	8910	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.
(2)	Includes shares acquired through the issuer's employee benefit plan.
(3)	On March 16, 2017, the reporting person was granted 26,730 restricted stock units which vested one-third on March 16, 2018, one-third on March 16, 2019 and one-third on March 16, 2020. Settlement will generally occur within 10 days of vesting and may at the discretion of the Compensation Committee be settled in cash.

Remarks: Senior VP-Investments and Asset Management

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Goetz Matthew 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700 DALLAS, TX 75201			See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ Brian Mitts, as attorney-in-fact		3/18/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date