Hercules Capital (HTGC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hercules Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 5,200,000 shares of HTGC short. Learn More on Hercules Capital's current short interest.

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. HTGC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Hercules Capital's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hercules Capital: Simplex Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hercules Capital saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,200,000 shares, a decrease of 3.7% from the previous total of 5,400,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Hercules Capital: Ares Capital Corporation (2.05%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.64%), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (1.51%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (1.30%), FS KKR Capital Corp. (1.96%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.85%), Main Street Capital Corporation (5.64%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (5.30%), Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (3.05%), FirstService Corporation (0.73%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HTGC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hercules Capital as its price is falling. HTGC shares are trading down $0.21 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.

A short squeeze for Hercules 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 HTGC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HTGC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.