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Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Sixth Street Specialty Lending Short Interest Data

Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) has a short interest of 1.65 million shares, representing 1.82% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.51% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, indicating that it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 359,546 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,650,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,710,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.51%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$36.95 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
93,964,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.82%
Today's Trading Volume
93,094 shares
Average Trading Volume
359,546 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
26%
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TSLX Short Interest Over Time

TSLX Days to Cover Over Time

TSLX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/31/20251,650,000 shares $36.95 million -3.5%1.8%3.6 $22.39
3/15/20251,710,000 shares $37.27 million +27.6%1.9%4.4 $21.79
2/28/20251,340,000 shares $31.53 million +17.5%1.5%3.6 $23.53
2/15/20251,140,000 shares $26.19 million +7.6%1.3%3.3 $22.97
1/31/20251,060,000 shares $23.74 million +6.0%N/A3.4 $22.40
1/15/20251,000,000 shares $21.34 million +6.1%N/A3.1 $21.34
12/31/2024942,700 shares $20.08 million +5.5%N/A3 $21.30
12/15/2024893,900 shares $19.10 million +5.3%N/A2.9 $21.37
11/30/2024848,700 shares $18.23 million -3.9%N/A2.7 $21.48
11/15/2024883,000 shares $17.98 million +21.3%N/A2.9 $20.36
10/31/2024728,000 shares $14.85 million +0.0%N/A2.5 $20.40
10/15/2024727,900 shares $15.01 million -5.6%N/A2.6 $20.62
9/30/2024771,200 shares $15.83 million -4.5%N/A2.6 $20.53
9/15/2024807,300 shares $17.28 million +2.8%N/A2.7 $21.40
8/31/2024785,700 shares $16.69 million -0.5%N/A2.7 $21.24
8/15/2024789,700 shares $16.43 million -10.4%N/A2.5 $20.80
7/31/2024881,600 shares $18.40 million -16.8%N/A2.7 $20.87
7/15/20241,060,000 shares $23.08 million No ChangeN/A3.2 $21.77
6/30/20241,060,000 shares $22.63 million -21.5%N/A3 $21.35
6/15/20241,350,000 shares $28.36 million -10.6%N/A3.6 $21.01
5/31/20241,510,000 shares $33.24 million +6.3%N/A4 $22.01
5/15/20241,420,000 shares $30.42 million +13.6%N/A3.2 $21.43
4/30/20241,250,000 shares $27.14 million +13.6%N/A2.8 $21.71
4/15/20241,100,000 shares $22.78 million -27.2%N/A2.6 $20.71
3/31/20241,510,000 shares $32.36 million -2.0%N/A3.7 $21.43
3/15/20241,540,000 shares $31.92 million -6.1%N/A3.8 $20.73
2/29/20241,640,000 shares $35.80 million +5.8%N/A4.1 $21.83
2/15/20241,550,000 shares $33.68 million +0.7%N/A4.9 $21.73
1/31/20241,540,000 shares $33.36 million +23.2%N/A5.1 $21.66
1/15/20241,250,000 shares $27.16 million -14.4%N/A4.1 $21.73
12/31/20231,460,000 shares $31.54 million -9.3%N/A4.9 $21.60
12/15/20231,610,000 shares $34.08 million +2.6%N/A5.4 $21.17
11/30/20231,570,000 shares $32.89 million +18.1%N/A5.4 $20.95
11/15/20231,330,000 shares $27.90 million +10.8%N/A4.4 $20.98
10/31/20231,200,000 shares $23.29 million -2.4%N/A3.9 $19.41
10/15/20231,230,000 shares $24.58 million -6.1%N/A3.8 $19.98
9/30/20231,310,000 shares $26.78 million +3.2%N/A4 $20.44
9/15/20231,270,000 shares $25.81 million +5.0%N/A3.9 $20.32
8/31/20231,210,000 shares $24.41 million +4.3%N/A3.6 $20.17
8/15/20231,160,000 shares $23.53 million +6.4%N/A3.3 $20.29
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7/31/20231,090,000 shares $21.68 million +14.3%N/A2.6 $19.89
7/15/2023953,700 shares $18.28 million +2.6%N/A2.3 $19.17
6/30/2023929,500 shares $17.38 million +14.0%N/A2.3 $18.70
6/15/2023815,700 shares $15.12 million +5.3%N/A2 $18.54
5/31/2023774,700 shares $14.10 million -28.3%N/A1.6 $18.20
5/15/20231,080,000 shares $19.32 million -14.3%N/A2 $17.89
4/30/20231,260,000 shares $23.03 million -13.1%N/A2.6 $18.28
4/15/20231,450,000 shares $26.17 million +23.9%N/A3 $18.05
3/31/20231,170,000 shares $21.41 million +5.4%N/A2.4 $18.30
3/15/20231,110,000 shares $19.08 million +39.0%N/A2.3 $17.19
2/28/2023798,600 shares $15.17 million -11.9%N/A1.9 $19.00
2/15/2023906,300 shares $17.10 million -8.2%N/A2.3 $18.87
1/31/2023987,200 shares $18.90 million +2.6%N/A2.7 $19.15
1/15/2023962,500 shares $18.04 million +4.3%N/A2.5 $18.74
12/30/2022922,700 shares $16.42 million -11.3%N/A2.4 $17.80
12/15/20221,040,000 shares $18.38 million +4.5%N/A2.4 $17.67
11/30/2022994,800 shares $18.74 million -0.5%N/A2.2 $18.84
11/15/20221,000,000 shares $18.63 million -8.3%N/A2.2 $18.63
10/31/20221,090,000 shares $19.79 million -9.2%N/A2.2 $18.16
10/15/20221,200,000 shares $20.48 million +16.5%N/A2.4 $17.07
9/30/20221,030,000 shares $16.83 million +7.6%N/A1.9 $16.34
9/15/2022957,100 shares $17.42 million +38.0%N/A1.9 $18.20
8/31/2022693,700 shares $13.06 million +29.2%N/A1.4 $18.83
8/15/2022537,100 shares $10.48 million -61.4%N/A1.1 $19.51
7/31/20221,390,000 shares $26.74 million +6.9%N/A2.9 $19.24
7/15/20221,300,000 shares $24.26 million +1.6%N/A2.8 $18.66
6/30/20221,280,000 shares $23.68 million -7.3%N/A3.6 $18.50
6/15/20221,380,000 shares $25.86 million +118.4%N/A4 $18.74
5/31/2022632,000 shares $13.08 million -17.1%N/A2 $20.69
5/15/2022762,100 shares $16.26 million +29.1%N/A2.5 $21.33
4/30/2022590,300 shares $13.19 million +35.2%N/A2.1 $22.34
4/15/2022436,500 shares $10.21 million -0.4%N/A1.7 $23.40
3/31/2022438,400 shares $10.21 million -4.1%N/A1.7 $23.29
3/15/2022456,900 shares $10.23 million -18.8%N/A1.6 $22.40
2/28/2022562,400 shares $13.18 million +5.3%N/A2 $23.44
2/15/2022534,000 shares $12.52 million +1.4%N/A2 $23.45
1/31/2022526,700 shares $12.57 million -2.4%0.8%2 $23.86
1/15/2022539,600 shares $12.95 million +14.3%0.8%1.9 $23.99
12/31/2021472,100 shares $11.04 million +10.6%0.7%1.8 $23.39
12/15/2021427,000 shares $9.65 million -72.5%0.6%1.7 $22.59
11/30/20211,550,000 shares $36.97 million -3.1%2.2%6.4 $23.85
11/15/20211,600,000 shares $39.17 million -2.4%2.3%6.8 $24.48
10/29/20211,640,000 shares $39.10 million +0.6%2.3%6.7 $23.84
10/15/20211,630,000 shares $37.90 million -25.9%2.3%6.9 $23.25
9/30/20212,200,000 shares $48.86 million -1.4%3.2%8.7 $22.21
9/15/20212,230,000 shares $49.35 million -3.5%3.2%7.1 $22.13
8/31/20212,310,000 shares $52.67 million -11.2%3.3%6.9 $22.80
8/13/20212,600,000 shares $61.62 million +9.2%3.7%7.4 $23.70
7/30/20212,380,000 shares $55.43 million -1.7%3.4%6.3 $23.29
7/15/20212,420,000 shares $56.34 million +15.8%3.5%6.3 $23.28
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6/30/20212,090,000 shares $46.38 million +21.5%3.0%5.3 $22.19
6/15/20211,720,000 shares $38.13 million +22.0%2.5%4.6 $22.17
5/28/20211,410,000 shares $31.47 million +3.7%2.0%3.6 $22.32
5/14/20211,360,000 shares $29.09 million No ChangeN/A3.1 $21.39
4/30/20211,360,000 shares $30.48 million -3.6%N/A2.7 $22.41
4/15/20211,410,000 shares $31.09 million +55.6%N/A2.9 $22.05
3/31/2021906,100 shares $19.17 million -16.1%N/A1.9 $21.16
3/15/20211,080,000 shares $24.21 million +25.0%N/A2.5 $22.42
2/26/2021864,300 shares $18.71 million -12.1%N/A2.1 $21.65
2/12/2021983,500 shares $21.11 million +24.9%N/A2.7 $21.46
1/29/2021787,700 shares $16.31 million -11.6%1.2%2.7 $20.70
1/15/2021891,200 shares $18.50 million -7.4%1.4%3.1 $20.76
12/31/2020962,100 shares $19.90 million +10.4%1.5%3.3 $20.68
12/15/2020871,400 shares $17.86 million -12.2%1.4%3.1 $20.50
11/30/2020992,100 shares $20.59 million -23.7%1.5%3.3 $20.75
11/15/20201,300,000 shares $25.21 million -10.3%2.0%3.7 $19.39
10/30/20201,450,000 shares $23.85 million +10.7%2.2%3.8 $16.45
10/15/20201,310,000 shares $22.87 million -16.6%2.0%3.2 $17.46
9/30/20201,570,000 shares $27.02 million +15.4%N/A3.8 $17.21
9/15/20201,360,000 shares $23.20 million -15.5%2.1%3.1 $17.06
8/31/20201,610,000 shares $28.34 million +5.9%2.5%3.6 $17.60
8/14/20201,520,000 shares $27.36 million -11.1%2.4%3.8 $18.00
7/31/20201,710,000 shares $29.14 million -1.7%2.7%4.3 $17.04
7/15/20201,740,000 shares $28.26 million -0.6%2.7%4.4 $16.24
6/30/20201,750,000 shares $28.61 million +1.2%N/A3.7 $16.35
6/15/20201,730,000 shares $30.29 million -16.4%N/A3.1 $17.51
5/29/20202,070,000 shares $38.09 million -11.2%3.2%2.9 $18.40
5/15/20202,330,000 shares $39.63 million -0.9%3.6%3.1 $17.01
4/30/20202,350,000 shares $38.68 million +59.9%3.7%3.2 $16.46

TSLX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sixth Street Specialty Lending's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 1,650,000 shares of TSLX short. 1.82% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sixth Street Specialty Lending's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Sixth Street 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. TSLX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Sixth Street Specialty Lending's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Sixth Street Specialty Lending?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Wolverine Trading LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Sixth Street 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. 1.82% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Sixth Street Specialty Lending's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,650,000 shares, a decrease of 3.5% from the previous total of 1,710,000 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.82% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate" compare to Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Colliers International Group Inc. (0.92%), Hercules Capital, Inc. (3.74%), Urban Edge Properties (3.84%), Newmark Group, Inc. (3.35%), Cushman & Wakefield plc (4.06%), eXp World Holdings, Inc. (21.98%), Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (1.45%), Ellington Financial Inc. (5.92%), Redfin Co. (13.10%), The Real Brokerage Inc. (3.09%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Sixth Street Specialty Lending stock?

Short selling TSLX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sixth Street Specialty Lending as its price is falling. TSLX shares are trading up $0.17 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending?

A short squeeze for Sixth Street Specialty Lending 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 TSLX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Sixth Street 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 TSLX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.




This page (NYSE:TSLX) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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