Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $15.68 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Oaktree Specialty Lending Short Interest DataOaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) has a short interest of 689,200 shares, representing 0.87% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -26.54% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.9, indicating that it would take 0.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.03 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest689,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest938,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-26.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$10.53 millionShort Interest Ratio0.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares82,250,000 sharesFloat Size79,570,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.87%Today's Trading Volume592,513 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,027,673 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average58% Short Selling Oaktree Specialty Lending? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Oaktree Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOCSL Short Interest Over TimeOCSL Days to Cover Over TimeOCSL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Oaktree Specialty Lending Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/2024689,200 shares $10.53 million -26.5%0.9%0.9 $15.28 12/15/2024938,200 shares $15.05 million +5.7%1.2%1.2 $16.04 11/30/2024887,500 shares $14.50 million -9.1%1.1%1.4 $16.34 11/15/2024976,700 shares $15.66 million +7.8%1.2%1.5 $16.03 10/31/2024905,900 shares $14.69 million -8.8%1.1%1.5 $16.22 10/15/2024993,000 shares $16.26 million +15.8%1.3%1.4 $16.37 9/30/2024857,300 shares $13.98 million +13.2%1.1%1.1 $16.31 9/15/2024757,400 shares $12.53 million -10.6%1.0%1 $16.54 8/31/2024846,900 shares $14.51 million +28.3%1.1%1.1 $17.13 8/15/2024659,900 shares $11.10 million +2.5%0.8%0.9 $16.82 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OCSL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Oaktree Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024643,800 shares $11.61 million -65.8%0.8%0.9 $18.03 7/15/20241,880,000 shares $34.80 million -10.5%2.4%3.1 $18.51 6/30/20242,100,000 shares $39.50 million +5.0%2.7%3.9 $18.81 6/15/20242,000,000 shares $37.86 million -13.8%2.5%3.8 $18.93 5/31/20242,320,000 shares $45.29 million -3.7%3.0%4.3 $19.52 5/15/20242,410,000 shares $46.37 million -12.4%3.1%4.4 $19.24 4/30/20242,750,000 shares $52.69 million -5.5%3.5%4.7 $19.16 4/15/20242,910,000 shares $55.96 million +18.3%3.8%4.4 $19.23 3/31/20242,460,000 shares $48.36 million +2.5%3.2%3.6 $19.66 3/15/20242,400,000 shares $46.08 million -2.0%3.2%3.4 $19.20 2/29/20242,450,000 shares $48.88 million -12.8%3.2%3.4 $19.95 2/15/20242,810,000 shares $56.45 million -22.6%3.7%3.7 $20.09 1/31/20243,630,000 shares $76.88 million +3.7%4.8%4.9 $21.18 1/15/20243,500,000 shares $74.41 million -3.6%4.6%5.5 $21.26 12/31/20233,630,000 shares $74.12 million -2.7%4.9%5.8 $20.42 12/15/20233,730,000 shares $75.16 million +14.4%5.0%5.8 $20.15 11/30/20233,260,000 shares $65.20 million +27.3%4.4%5.1 $20.00 11/15/20232,560,000 shares $51.02 million +36.2%3.4%4.4 $19.93 10/31/20231,880,000 shares $35.72 million -9.6%2.5%3.6 $19.00 10/15/20232,080,000 shares $40.56 million +13.0%2.8%3.9 $19.50 9/30/20231,840,000 shares $37.02 million -12.4%2.5%3.4 $20.12 9/15/20232,100,000 shares $42.34 million +1.0%2.8%4.2 $20.16 8/31/20232,080,000 shares $41.72 million +40.5%2.8%4.4 $20.06 8/15/20231,480,000 shares $29.17 million +8.8%2.0%3.3 $19.71 7/31/20231,360,000 shares $27.76 million -6.2%1.8%3.2 $20.41 7/15/20231,450,000 shares $28.70 million -0.7%2.0%3.6 $19.79 6/30/20231,460,000 shares $28.37 million -11.5%2.0%3.8 $19.43 6/15/20231,650,000 shares $31.85 million +32.0%2.3%4.3 $19.30 5/31/20231,250,000 shares $23.39 million -15.5%1.7%2.7 $18.71 5/15/20231,480,000 shares $27.31 million +38.3%2.0%3.1 $18.45Stop guessing when stocks will move (use this) (Ad)Ever wonder why most traders make trading so complicated? 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But precise windows of time that repeat year after year... for an entire decade.Just let me know the shipping address I should send your FREE copy 4/30/20231,070,000 shares $20.20 million +15.1%1.5%2 $18.88 4/15/2023929,800 shares $17.50 million +17.3%1.3%1.5 $18.82 3/31/2023792,500 shares $14.88 million -3.6%1.1%1.3 $18.77 3/15/2023821,800 shares $14.97 million +41.7%1.1%1.4 $18.22 2/28/2023579,900 shares $11.78 million +3.1%0.8%1.1 $20.32 2/15/2023562,300 shares $11.31 million -1.1%0.8%1.1 $20.11 1/31/2023568,600 shares $11.38 million -37.8%0.8%1.2 $20.01 1/15/2023914,700 shares $6.49 million -62.5%N/A2.5 $7.10 12/30/20222,440,000 shares $16.76 million -1.2%1.4%2.7 $6.87 12/15/20222,470,000 shares $16.75 million +41.1%1.5%2.8 $6.78 11/30/20221,750,000 shares $12.57 million -2.8%1.0%2.2 $7.18 11/15/20221,800,000 shares $12.53 million -11.3%1.1%2.4 $6.96 10/31/20222,030,000 shares $13.40 million +1.0%1.2%2.8 $6.60 10/15/20222,010,000 shares $12.54 million +6.4%1.2%2.7 $6.24 9/30/20221,890,000 shares $11.34 million -2.1%1.1%2.5 $6.00 9/15/20221,930,000 shares $12.89 million +3.2%1.1%2.7 $6.68 8/31/20221,870,000 shares $12.94 million -7.4%1.1%2 $6.92 8/15/20222,020,000 shares $14.54 million +13.5%1.2%2.1 $7.20 7/31/20221,780,000 shares $12.53 million -11.9%1.1%1.6 $7.04 7/15/20222,020,000 shares $13.45 million -6.1%1.2%1.7 $6.66 6/30/20222,150,000 shares $14.08 million No Change1.3%1.8 $6.55 6/15/20222,150,000 shares $13.87 million +3.9%1.3%1.8 $6.45 5/31/20222,070,000 shares $14.37 million No Change1.3%2 $6.94 5/15/20222,070,000 shares $14.59 million +11.3%1.3%2 $7.05 4/30/20221,860,000 shares $13.32 million +8.1%1.1%1.7 $7.16 4/15/20221,720,000 shares $12.76 million -2.3%1.1%1.6 $7.42 3/31/20221,760,000 shares $12.97 million -3.8%1.1%1.6 $7.37 3/15/20221,830,000 shares $13.14 million -4.2%1.1%1.6 $7.18 2/28/20221,910,000 shares $14.23 million -2.1%1.2%1.6 $7.45 2/15/20221,950,000 shares $14.63 million -2.0%1.2%1.6 $7.50 1/31/20221,990,000 shares $14.98 million -5.2%1.2%1.7 $7.53 1/15/20222,100,000 shares $16.07 million -1.4%1.3%2.2 $7.65 12/31/20212,130,000 shares $15.89 million +16.4%1.3%2.5 $7.46 12/15/20211,830,000 shares $13.41 million +12.3%1.1%2.2 $7.33 11/30/20211,630,000 shares $12.00 million +18.1%1.0%2.2 $7.36 11/15/20211,380,000 shares $10.25 million +11.3%0.9%1.9 $7.43 10/29/20211,240,000 shares $9.14 million +2.5%0.8%1.7 $7.37 10/15/20211,210,000 shares $8.92 million +1.7%0.8%1.6 $7.37 9/30/20211,190,000 shares $8.40 million -3.3%0.7%1.6 $7.06 9/15/20211,230,000 shares $8.83 million -0.8%0.8%1.6 $7.18 8/31/20211,240,000 shares $9.09 million -6.8%0.8%1.5 $7.33 8/13/20211,330,000 shares $9.64 million +1.5%0.9%1.8 $7.25 7/30/20211,310,000 shares $8.89 million -5.1%0.8%1.8 $6.79 7/15/20211,380,000 shares $9.26 million +36.6%0.9%1.7 $6.71 6/30/20211,010,000 shares $6.76 million +53.1%0.6%1.1 $6.69 6/15/2021659,600 shares $4.40 million -12.2%0.4%0.7 $6.67 5/28/2021750,900 shares $5.06 million -16.2%0.5%0.8 $6.74 5/14/2021895,700 shares $5.84 million +8.6%N/A1 $6.52 4/30/2021824,700 shares $5.59 million -14.3%N/A0.9 $6.78 4/15/2021962,100 shares $6.33 million +24.3%N/A1.1 $6.58Stop guessing when stocks will move (use this) (Ad)Ever wonder why most traders make trading so complicated? 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But precise windows of time that repeat year after year... for an entire decade.Just let me know the shipping address I should send your FREE copy 3/31/2021773,800 shares $4.80 million -40.0%N/A1 $6.20 3/15/20211,290,000 shares $8.09 million -5.2%1.1%2.1 $6.27 2/26/20211,360,000 shares $8.31 million -14.5%1.1%2.3 $6.11 2/12/20211,590,000 shares $9.76 million +3.9%1.3%2.5 $6.14 1/29/20211,530,000 shares $8.57 million +14.2%1.3%2.6 $5.60 1/15/20211,340,000 shares $7.79 million +8.9%1.1%2.5 $5.81 12/31/20201,230,000 shares $6.84 million -3.2%1.0%2.5 $5.56 12/15/20201,270,000 shares $6.96 million -10.6%1.0%2.8 $5.48 11/30/20201,420,000 shares $7.91 million -32.4%1.2%3.1 $5.57 11/15/20202,100,000 shares $10.82 million -4.1%1.7%4.9 $5.15 10/30/20202,190,000 shares $10.18 million +3.8%1.8%5.6 $4.65 10/15/20202,110,000 shares $10.38 million -2.8%1.7%5 $4.92 9/30/20202,170,000 shares $10.50 million +3.3%1.8%5 $4.84 9/15/20202,100,000 shares $10.37 million +5.5%1.7%4.6 $4.94 8/31/20201,990,000 shares $9.95 million -1.0%1.6%4.1 $5.00 8/14/20202,010,000 shares $10.11 million +4.7%1.7%4 $5.03 7/31/20201,920,000 shares $8.70 million -2.5%1.6%3.8 $4.53 7/15/20201,970,000 shares $8.65 million +7.1%1.6%3.6 $4.39 6/30/20201,840,000 shares $8.15 million +6.4%1.5%2.7 $4.43 6/15/20201,730,000 shares $7.72 million -9.0%1.4%1.8 $4.46 5/29/20201,900,000 shares $8.61 million -17.8%1.6%1.5 $4.53 5/15/20202,310,000 shares $9.38 million +23.5%1.9%1.7 $4.06 4/30/20201,870,000 shares $7.50 million +19.9%1.6%1.4 $4.01 4/15/20201,560,000 shares $5.85 million -31.3%1.3%1.2 $3.75 3/31/20202,270,000 shares $8.69 million -9.3%1.9%1.8 $3.83 3/13/20202,503,700 shares $9.51 million +18.7%2.1%2.4 $3.80 2/28/20202,110,000 shares $4.98 million +5.0%1.8%3 $2.36 2/14/20202,010,000 shares $9.09 million +8.1%1.7%3.5 $4.52 1/31/20201,860,000 shares $9.65 million +37.8%1.5%3.3 $5.19 OCSL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Oaktree Specialty Lending's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 689,200 shares of OCSL short. 0.87% of Oaktree Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oaktree Specialty Lending's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Oaktree Specialty Lending? 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. OCSL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Oaktree Specialty Lending's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Oaktree Specialty Lending? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.87% of Oaktree Specialty Lending's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Oaktree Specialty Lending's short interest increasing or decreasing? Oaktree Specialty Lending saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 689,200 shares, a drop of 26.5% from the previous total of 938,200 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. What is Oaktree Specialty Lending's float size? Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has issued a total of 82,250,000 shares. Some of Oaktree Specialty Lending's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has a public float of 79,570,000 shares. How does Oaktree Specialty Lending's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.87% of Oaktree Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending: Cohen & Steers, Inc. (5.96%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (1.29%), Prospect Capital Co. (5.25%), Capital Southwest Co. (2.54%), 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%), 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 Oaktree Specialty Lending stock? Short selling OCSL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oaktree Specialty Lending as its price is falling. 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 Oaktree Specialty Lending? A short squeeze for Oaktree Specialty Lending occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of OCSL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Oaktree Specialty Lending'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 OCSL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies CNS Short Interest Data GBDC Short Interest Data PSEC Short Interest Data CSWC Short Interest Data SLRC Short Interest Data TCPC Short Interest Data FDUS Short Interest Data GLAD Short Interest Data GAIN Short Interest Data DHIL Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:OCSL) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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