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Capital Southwest (CSWC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$22.49 -0.03 (-0.13%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Capital Southwest Short Interest Data

Capital Southwest (CSWC) has a short interest of 1.21 million shares. This marks a -4.72% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 523,953 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,210,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,270,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.72%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$26.40 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
47,690,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.54%
Today's Trading Volume
304,833 shares
Average Trading Volume
523,953 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
58%
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CSWC Short Interest Over Time

CSWC Days to Cover Over Time

CSWC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Capital Southwest Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/20241,210,000 shares $26.40 million -4.7%N/A2.4 $21.82
12/15/20241,270,000 shares $27.60 million -4.5%N/A2.7 $21.73
11/30/20241,330,000 shares $31.33 million +10.8%N/A3.5 $23.56
11/15/20241,200,000 shares $27.46 million +94.8%N/A3.8 $22.88
10/31/2024616,100 shares $14.90 million -13.2%N/A2.1 $24.18
10/15/2024709,400 shares $17.92 million +15.4%N/A3.3 $25.26
9/30/2024615,000 shares $15.55 million -27.5%N/A2.8 $25.29
9/15/2024848,500 shares $21.14 million +85.9%N/A3.8 $24.91
8/31/2024456,500 shares $11.56 million -36.8%N/A1.9 $25.33
8/15/2024722,100 shares $17.55 million +17.1%N/A2.5 $24.30
7/31/2024616,600 shares $15.83 million -33.1%N/A2 $25.67
7/15/2024921,000 shares $24.81 million +11.2%N/A3.2 $26.94
6/30/2024828,300 shares $21.61 million -25.4%N/A2.9 $26.09
6/15/20241,110,000 shares $28.12 million +34.3%N/A3.9 $25.33
5/31/2024826,700 shares $21.15 million -9.4%N/A2.8 $25.58
5/15/2024912,000 shares $24.07 million +9.6%N/A3 $26.39
4/30/2024832,200 shares $21.49 million +16.7%N/A2.5 $25.82
4/15/2024713,100 shares $17.39 million +10.3%N/A2 $24.39
3/31/2024646,800 shares $16.14 million -40.1%N/A1.7 $24.96
3/15/20241,080,000 shares $25.83 million +47.5%N/A2.5 $23.92
2/29/2024732,300 shares $17.66 million +7.9%N/A1.7 $24.12
2/15/2024678,600 shares $16.18 million -14.5%N/A1.7 $23.84
1/31/2024793,900 shares $19.50 million -11.4%N/A2.1 $24.56
1/15/2024896,000 shares $22.71 million -10.0%N/A2.4 $25.35
12/31/2023995,600 shares $23.60 million -3.3%N/A2.7 $23.70
12/15/20231,030,000 shares $23.87 million -19.5%N/A3 $23.17
11/30/20231,280,000 shares $28.83 million -15.2%N/A3.7 $22.52
11/15/20231,510,000 shares $33.28 million +17.1%N/A4.4 $22.04
10/31/20231,290,000 shares $27.92 million +11.2%N/A3.8 $21.64
10/15/20231,160,000 shares $25.39 million +3.6%N/A3.9 $21.89
9/30/20231,120,000 shares $25.65 million +10.9%N/A3.4 $22.90
9/15/20231,010,000 shares $22.32 million +55.6%N/A3.2 $22.10
8/31/2023649,100 shares $14.32 million +21.6%N/A2 $22.06
8/15/2023533,900 shares $11.69 million +44.5%N/A1.6 $21.89
7/31/2023369,400 shares $7.68 million -11.8%N/A1.2 $20.79
7/15/2023419,000 shares $8.74 million +10.3%N/A1.1 $20.85
6/30/2023380,000 shares $7.49 million +19.7%N/A1.1 $19.72
6/15/2023317,600 shares $6.14 million +10.9%N/A1 $19.32
5/31/2023286,500 shares $5.24 million -10.1%N/A0.9 $18.30
5/15/2023318,600 shares $5.68 million -14.8%N/A1 $17.82
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4/30/2023374,000 shares $6.78 million -32.1%N/A1.2 $18.13
4/15/2023551,000 shares $10.06 million +50.6%N/A1.9 $18.26
3/31/2023366,000 shares $6.51 million +8.2%N/A1.4 $17.78
3/15/2023338,300 shares $5.71 million +39.5%N/A1.2 $16.89
2/28/2023242,500 shares $4.56 million -6.8%N/A0.8 $18.79
2/15/2023260,100 shares $4.98 million -7.8%N/A0.8 $19.16
1/31/2023282,200 shares $5.59 million -10.9%N/A0.8 $19.81
1/15/2023316,800 shares $5.81 million +17.3%N/A1 $18.34
12/30/2022270,000 shares $4.62 million +22.2%N/A0.8 $17.10
12/15/2022221,000 shares $3.84 million -11.7%N/A0.7 $17.38
11/30/2022250,200 shares $4.54 million +44.5%N/A0.9 $18.14
11/15/2022173,200 shares $3.21 million -9.0%N/A0.7 $18.51
10/31/2022190,300 shares $3.59 million -29.9%N/A1 $18.85
10/15/2022271,600 shares $4.56 million +23.9%N/A1.4 $16.80
9/30/2022219,300 shares $3.71 million -14.7%N/A1.2 $16.94
9/15/2022257,200 shares $4.70 million +3.2%N/A1.5 $18.28
8/31/2022249,200 shares $4.86 million -5.5%N/A1.4 $19.50
8/15/2022263,800 shares $5.53 million -39.4%N/A1.3 $20.95
7/31/2022435,500 shares $8.70 million -5.9%N/A2.2 $19.98
7/15/2022462,800 shares $8.63 million +45.2%N/A2.3 $18.64
6/30/2022318,800 shares $5.87 million -19.1%N/A1.6 $18.42
6/15/2022393,900 shares $7.37 million +9.0%2.5%2.1 $18.71
5/31/2022361,500 shares $8.08 million -16.9%N/A2.2 $22.35
5/15/2022435,200 shares $9.87 million +30.1%N/A3.1 $22.67
4/30/2022334,400 shares $7.76 million -9.1%N/A2.6 $23.21
4/15/2022367,900 shares $8.58 million -1.7%N/A2.8 $23.31
3/31/2022374,200 shares $8.88 million +58.8%N/A2.9 $23.73
3/15/2022235,600 shares $5.54 million +8.0%N/A1.8 $23.51
2/28/2022218,100 shares $5.34 million -6.7%N/A1.7 $24.50
2/15/2022233,700 shares $5.84 million -4.8%N/A1.8 $25.00
1/31/2022245,500 shares $6.11 million +17.5%N/A2 $24.90
1/15/2022208,900 shares $5.16 million +0.4%N/A1.5 $24.70
12/31/2021208,000 shares $5.26 million -19.9%N/A1.5 $25.28
12/15/2021259,500 shares $6.56 million +2.1%N/A2 $25.29
11/30/2021254,100 shares $6.87 million -0.8%N/A1.9 $27.03
11/15/2021256,100 shares $7.10 million -1.9%N/A1.9 $27.72
10/29/2021261,000 shares $7.37 million -12.3%N/A1.9 $28.23
10/15/2021297,700 shares $8.17 million +29.6%1.5%2.4 $27.43
9/30/2021229,800 shares $5.79 million -8.5%1.1%1.8 $25.18
9/15/2021251,200 shares $6.62 million +13.6%1.2%1.7 $26.34
8/31/2021221,100 shares $5.79 million -5.2%1.1%1.4 $26.20
8/13/2021233,300 shares $6.20 million +11.7%1.1%1.4 $26.57
7/30/2021208,900 shares $5.20 million -29.1%1.0%1.2 $24.87
7/15/2021294,700 shares $7.62 million +55.3%1.5%1.8 $25.85
6/30/2021189,800 shares $4.41 million -6.3%1.0%1.1 $23.23
6/15/2021202,600 shares $5.30 million -29.4%1.1%1.4 $26.15
5/28/2021287,100 shares $7.72 million +87.7%1.5%2.1 $26.90
5/14/2021153,000 shares $3.59 million +66.9%0.8%1.1 $23.48
4/30/202191,700 shares $2.28 million -55.7%0.5%0.6 $24.88
4/15/2021207,000 shares $4.85 million +122.1%1.1%1.2 $23.42
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3/31/202193,200 shares $2.07 million +24.3%0.5%0.5 $22.25
3/15/202175,000 shares $1.65 million -42.9%0.4%0.4 $22.01
2/26/2021131,300 shares $2.82 million +31.7%0.7%0.7 $21.48
2/12/202199,700 shares $2.05 million +75.2%0.5%0.6 $20.60
1/29/202156,900 shares $1.04 million -38.4%0.3%0.4 $18.33
1/15/202192,300 shares $1.71 million No Change0.5%0.7 $18.50
9/15/202074,100 shares $1.06 million -1.2%0.4%1 $14.26
8/31/202075,000 shares $1.11 million +108.3%0.4%0.9 $14.76
8/14/202036,000 shares $542,160.00 -49.2%0.2%0.3 $15.06
7/31/202070,800 shares $942,348.00 -1.1%0.4%0.6 $13.31
7/15/202071,600 shares $939,392.00 +2.0%0.4%0.6 $13.12
6/30/202070,200 shares $929,448.00 -38.7%0.4%0.5 $13.24
6/15/2020114,600 shares $1.65 million +22.8%0.7%0.7 $14.41
5/29/202093,300 shares $1.30 million -55.5%0.6%0.4 $13.98
5/15/2020209,500 shares $2.66 million -21.8%1.2%1 $12.71
4/30/2020267,900 shares $3.64 million +26.4%1.6%1.2 $13.57
4/15/2020211,900 shares $2.46 million +38.2%1.2%1 $11.62
3/31/2020153,300 shares $1.75 million +207.2%0.9%0.7 $11.42
3/13/202049,900 shares $635,227.00 -51.2%0.3%0.2 $12.73
2/28/2020102,200 shares $1.86 million -8.4%0.6%0.6 $18.23
2/14/2020111,600 shares $2.29 million +87.6%0.6%0.8 $20.55
1/31/202059,500 shares $1.25 million -24.2%0.3%0.5 $21.01

CSWC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Capital Southwest's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Capital Southwest shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 1,210,000 shares of CSWC short. Learn More on Capital Southwest's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Capital Southwest?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CSWC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Capital Southwest's short interest ratio.

Is Capital Southwest's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Capital Southwest saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,210,000 shares, a decline of 4.7% from the previous total of 1,270,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does Capital Southwest's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Capital Southwest: Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (1.29%), Prospect Capital Co. (5.25%), Oaktree Specialty Lending Co. (0.87%), SLR Investment Corp. (0.36%), BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (1.44%), Fidus Investment Co. (0.47%), Gladstone Capital Co. (2.51%), Gladstone Investment Co. (7.96%), Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (0.87%), Stellus Capital Investment Co. (0.69%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Capital Southwest stock?

Short selling CSWC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capital Southwest as its price is falling. CSWC shares are trading down $0.03 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Capital Southwest?

A short squeeze for Capital Southwest occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CSWC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Capital Southwest's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CSWC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:CSWC) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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