Fidus Investment (FDUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fidus Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 159,300 shares of FDUS short. 0.53% of Fidus Investment's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fidus Investment's current short interest.

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. 0.53% of Fidus Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

Fidus Investment saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 159,300 shares, a decline of 35.9% from the previous total of 248,400 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.

Fidus Investment currently has issued a total of 31,430,000 shares. Some of Fidus Investment'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. Fidus Investment currently has a public float of 30,300,000 shares.

0.53% of Fidus Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Fidus Investment: Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (1.07%), Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (0.93%), Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (0.30%), AlTi Global, Inc. (2.36%), Abacus Life, Inc. (17.40%), Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (1.20%), Noah Holdings Limited (0.63%), BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (5.70%), Value Line, Inc. (0.95%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (0.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FDUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fidus Investment as its price is falling. FDUS shares are trading down $0.31 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 Fidus Investment 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 FDUS, 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 FDUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.