Prospect Capital (PSEC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.44 -0.01 (-0.22%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.45 +0.01 (+0.23%) As of 02/21/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Prospect Capital Short Interest DataProspect Capital (PSEC) has a short interest of 15.67 million shares, representing 5.06% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.88% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, indicating that it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.53 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest15,670,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest15,970,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.88%Dollar Volume Sold Short$67.38 millionShort Interest Ratio4.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares442,740,000 sharesFloat Size309,510,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.06%Today's Trading Volume2,511,030 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,531,139 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average99% Short Selling Prospect Capital? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Prospect Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPSEC Short Interest Over TimePSEC Days to Cover Over TimePSEC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Prospect Capital Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/202515,670,000 shares $67.38 million -1.9%5.1%4.1 $4.30 1/15/202515,970,000 shares $68.51 million -1.9%5.2%4.4 $4.29 12/31/202416,280,000 shares $70.17 million -4.4%5.3%4.5 $4.31 12/15/202417,020,000 shares $76.59 million +5.1%5.5%5.1 $4.50 11/30/202416,200,000 shares $77.44 million +1.4%5.2%5.2 $4.78 11/15/202415,970,000 shares $70.59 million -12.6%5.1%5 $4.42 10/31/202418,270,000 shares $94.82 million -3.8%5.8%6.2 $5.19 10/15/202418,990,000 shares $98.37 million +11.1%6.0%6.9 $5.18 9/30/202417,090,000 shares $91.43 million -16.8%5.4%6.2 $5.35 9/15/202420,540,000 shares $114.00 million -4.1%6.5%7.7 $5.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PSEC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Prospect Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202421,420,000 shares $112.03 million -1.3%6.8%8.8 $5.23 8/15/202421,710,000 shares $107.46 million -2.1%7.1%10.2 $4.95 7/31/202422,170,000 shares $120.60 million -0.4%7.2%11.3 $5.44 7/15/202422,260,000 shares $124.66 million -4.3%7.3%13.8 $5.60 6/30/202423,250,000 shares $128.57 million -1.2%7.6%15.1 $5.53 6/15/202423,530,000 shares $131.30 million -2.5%7.7%14.5 $5.58 5/31/202424,120,000 shares $135.55 million -3.8%7.9%14.4 $5.62 5/15/202425,060,000 shares $141.84 million +5.5%8.2%13.9 $5.66 4/30/202423,760,000 shares $123.79 million +8.6%7.8%11.3 $5.21 4/15/202421,880,000 shares $118.59 million -6.3%7.2%10.5 $5.42 3/31/202423,360,000 shares $128.95 million +6.3%7.7%10.8 $5.52 3/15/202421,980,000 shares $122.21 million -0.2%7.0%10 $5.56 2/29/202422,020,000 shares $121.55 million -2.2%7.1%9.8 $5.52 2/15/202422,510,000 shares $128.31 million +19.7%7.3%10.2 $5.70 1/31/202418,800,000 shares $110.17 million +0.4%6.1%9.5 $5.86 1/15/202418,720,000 shares $113.44 million -3.6%6.1%8.9 $6.06 12/31/202319,420,000 shares $116.33 million -2.7%6.3%10 $5.99 12/15/202319,960,000 shares $120.16 million +4.5%6.7%10.4 $6.02 11/30/202319,110,000 shares $106.82 million +12.0%6.4%10.9 $5.59 11/15/202317,060,000 shares $99.12 million +8.4%5.7%9.9 $5.81 10/31/202315,740,000 shares $80.90 million +13.9%5.3%9.8 $5.14 10/15/202313,820,000 shares $81.81 million +2.1%4.7%9.4 $5.92 9/30/202313,530,000 shares $81.86 million +1.4%4.6%9.6 $6.05 9/15/202313,340,000 shares $83.38 million +1.8%4.4%9.6 $6.25 8/31/202313,100,000 shares $79.91 million +21.5%4.3%9.6 $6.10 8/15/202310,780,000 shares $67.16 million +32.4%3.6%8.2 $6.23 7/31/20238,140,000 shares $51.77 million +4.6%2.7%6.2 $6.36 7/15/20237,780,000 shares $49.95 million +2.1%2.6%5.6 $6.42 6/30/20237,620,000 shares $47.24 million +9.6%2.6%5.5 $6.20 6/15/20236,950,000 shares $43.65 million +6.8%2.3%4.9 $6.28[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIED (Ad)Robert F. Kennedy Jr was just confirmed as Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services… but it was NOT easy. Democrats smeared RFK Jr as a fraud, liar and even a murderer…. to stop him from revealing Big Pharma’s biggest secrets… Which is exactly why I’ve made the short video that reveals everything. 5/31/20236,510,000 shares $40.10 million -9.3%2.2%4.1 $6.16 5/15/20237,180,000 shares $43.87 million +25.3%2.4%4.6 $6.11 4/30/20235,730,000 shares $39.02 million +6.9%2.0%3.8 $6.81 4/15/20235,360,000 shares $36.93 million -12.6%1.8%3.9 $6.89 3/31/20236,130,000 shares $42.66 million -2.2%2.1%4.4 $6.96 3/15/20236,270,000 shares $42.01 million +8.5%2.2%4.3 $6.70 2/28/20235,780,000 shares $42.83 million +2.7%2.0%4.4 $7.41 2/15/20235,630,000 shares $43.07 million +0.2%1.9%4.4 $7.65 1/31/20235,620,000 shares $42.15 million +0.9%2.0%4.3 $7.50 1/15/20235,570,000 shares $41.00 million -6.2%1.9%4.2 $7.36 12/30/20225,940,000 shares $41.52 million -11.2%2.1%4.5 $6.99 12/15/20226,690,000 shares $48.64 million -1.5%2.3%4.8 $7.27 11/30/20226,790,000 shares $52.55 million +5.9%2.4%4.7 $7.74 11/15/20226,410,000 shares $48.52 million -6.6%2.2%4.1 $7.57 10/31/20226,860,000 shares $49.80 million -6.7%2.4%4.5 $7.26 10/15/20227,350,000 shares $49.02 million +2.1%2.6%4.8 $6.67 9/30/20227,200,000 shares $44.64 million -1.6%2.5%4.7 $6.20 9/15/20227,320,000 shares $54.17 million -5.1%2.6%5.2 $7.40 8/31/20227,710,000 shares $57.67 million +8.9%2.7%5.1 $7.48 8/15/20227,080,000 shares $57.70 million No Change2.5%4.9 $8.15 7/31/20227,080,000 shares $54.52 million -6.7%2.3%4.3 $7.70 7/15/20227,590,000 shares $54.57 million -1.8%2.5%4.2 $7.19 6/30/20227,730,000 shares $54.03 million +8.3%2.6%4.2 $6.99 6/15/20227,140,000 shares $50.48 million +7.7%2.4%3.9 $7.07 5/31/20226,630,000 shares $50.98 million +14.9%2.3%4 $7.69 5/15/20225,770,000 shares $44.26 million +5.5%2.0%3.3 $7.67 4/30/20225,470,000 shares $42.12 million +12.3%1.9%3.3 $7.70 4/15/20224,870,000 shares $40.37 million +5.9%1.7%2.9 $8.29 3/31/20224,600,000 shares $38.09 million +8.8%1.6%2.7 $8.28 3/15/20224,230,000 shares $33.71 million -2.1%1.5%2.3 $7.97 2/28/20224,320,000 shares $34.82 million +11.6%1.5%2.2 $8.06 2/15/20223,870,000 shares $32.16 million +1.0%1.4%2 $8.31 1/31/20223,830,000 shares $32.17 million -15.5%1.4%1.9 $8.40 1/15/20224,530,000 shares $39.68 million +3.4%1.6%2.4 $8.76 12/31/20214,380,000 shares $36.84 million -16.7%1.6%2.5 $8.41 12/15/20215,260,000 shares $44.08 million -2.2%1.9%3 $8.38 11/30/20215,380,000 shares $45.95 million -20.4%1.9%3.2 $8.54 11/15/20216,760,000 shares $59.89 million -15.1%2.4%3.9 $8.86 10/29/20217,960,000 shares $65.19 million +0.5%2.8%4.7 $8.19 10/15/20217,920,000 shares $64.79 million -15.0%2.8%4.9 $8.18 9/30/20219,320,000 shares $71.76 million +3.9%3.3%5.5 $7.70 9/15/20218,970,000 shares $70.86 million -1.0%3.2%4.8 $7.90 8/31/20219,060,000 shares $71.94 million -7.1%3.2%4.7 $7.94 8/13/20219,750,000 shares $80.15 million +3.2%3.5%4.9 $8.22 7/30/20219,450,000 shares $76.55 million -6.0%3.4%4.2 $8.10 7/15/202110,050,000 shares $81.81 million -4.8%3.6%4.2 $8.14 6/30/202110,560,000 shares $88.60 million -0.9%3.8%4.4 $8.39 6/15/202110,650,000 shares $94.57 million -3.5%3.8%4.4 $8.88 5/28/202111,030,000 shares $93.64 million -6.3%4.0%4.5 $8.49 5/14/202111,770,000 shares $92.16 million +1.4%4.2%4.8 $7.83[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIED (Ad)Robert F. Kennedy Jr was just confirmed as Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services… but it was NOT easy. Democrats smeared RFK Jr as a fraud, liar and even a murderer…. to stop him from revealing Big Pharma’s biggest secrets… Which is exactly why I’ve made the short video that reveals everything. 4/30/202111,610,000 shares $94.85 million -1.6%4.2%4.2 $8.17 4/15/202111,800,000 shares $93.93 million -4.2%4.2%4 $7.96 3/31/202112,320,000 shares $96.22 million -5.5%4.4%4.1 $7.81 3/15/202113,040,000 shares $97.67 million -2.2%4.7%4.4 $7.49 2/26/202113,330,000 shares $97.04 million -15.4%4.8%4.6 $7.28 2/12/202115,760,000 shares $111.27 million -16.1%5.7%5.8 $7.06 1/29/202118,780,000 shares $117.94 million +0.1%6.8%8 $6.28 1/15/202118,760,000 shares $107.31 million +3.4%6.8%8.8 $5.72 12/31/202018,150,000 shares $99.28 million +2.1%6.6%10 $5.47 12/15/202017,770,000 shares $97.56 million +1.0%6.4%10.8 $5.49 11/30/202017,590,000 shares $96.92 million +4.8%6.3%11.4 $5.51 11/15/202016,780,000 shares $86.08 million -4.1%6.0%11 $5.13 10/30/202017,490,000 shares $87.62 million -3.8%6.3%12.7 $5.01 10/15/202018,180,000 shares $93.81 million -11.6%6.6%14.3 $5.16 9/30/202020,560,000 shares $103.42 million -3.7%7.5%16.1 $5.03 9/15/202021,350,000 shares $106.54 million -0.9%7.7%14.8 $4.99 8/31/202021,540,000 shares $109.85 million -1.6%7.7%13.8 $5.10 8/14/202021,890,000 shares $111.64 million -5.3%8.0%12.7 $5.10 7/31/202023,120,000 shares $115.83 million -1.9%8.4%11.6 $5.01 7/15/202023,570,000 shares $116.44 million -4.0%8.7%10.8 $4.94 6/30/202024,540,000 shares $125.40 million +5.9%9.0%9.4 $5.11 6/15/202023,170,000 shares $122.34 million -2.0%8.4%7.9 $5.28 5/29/202023,650,000 shares $119.91 million +3.8%8.6%5.9 $5.07 5/15/202022,790,000 shares $100.50 million +2.2%8.3%5.1 $4.41 4/30/202022,310,000 shares $96.83 million +8.2%8.2%5.3 $4.34 4/15/202020,620,000 shares $87.43 million -3.7%7.6%5 $4.24 3/31/202021,410,000 shares $89.92 million +60.6%7.8%5.6 $4.20 3/13/202013,328,100 shares $60.64 million +2.8%4.4%2.8 $4.55 2/28/202012,970,000 shares $52.40 million +21.7%4.3%5.8 $4.04 PSEC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Prospect Capital's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Prospect Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 15,670,000 shares of PSEC short. 5.06% of Prospect Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Prospect Capital's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Prospect Capital? 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. PSEC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Prospect Capital's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Prospect Capital? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Prospect Capital: Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Foursixthree Capital LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Shaolin Capital Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Prospect Capital? 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. 5.06% of Prospect Capital's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Prospect Capital's short interest increasing or decreasing? Prospect Capital saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,670,000 shares, a decline of 1.9% from the previous total of 15,970,000 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. What is Prospect Capital's float size? Prospect Capital currently has issued a total of 442,740,000 shares. Some of Prospect Capital'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. Prospect Capital currently has a public float of 309,510,000 shares. How does Prospect Capital's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.06% of Prospect Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Prospect Capital: Main Street Capital Co. (4.22%), Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2.16%), Cohen & Steers, Inc. (5.93%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (1.43%), Oaktree Specialty Lending Co. (1.01%), Capital Southwest Co. (2.25%), BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (1.19%), Fidus Investment Co. (0.66%), Gladstone Capital Co. (1.92%), Gladstone Investment Co. (7.68%), 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Prospect Capital stock? Short selling PSEC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prospect Capital as its price is falling. PSEC shares are trading down $0.01 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 Prospect Capital? A short squeeze for Prospect Capital 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 PSEC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Prospect Capital'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 PSEC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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