BlackRock Capital Investment (BKCC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Capital Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 29th, traders have sold 121,500 shares of BKCC short. 0.17% of BlackRock Capital Investment's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BlackRock Capital Investment's current short interest.

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

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. 0.17% of BlackRock Capital Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

BlackRock Capital Investment saw a decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 121,500 shares, a decline of 12.1% from the previous total of 138,300 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.

BlackRock Capital Investment currently has issued a total of 72,570,000 shares. Some of BlackRock Capital 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. BlackRock Capital Investment currently has a public float of 71,590,000 shares.

0.17% of BlackRock Capital Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to BlackRock Capital Investment: The RMR Group Inc. (1.28%), Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. (0.46%), Carter Bankshares, Inc. (1.27%), Primis Financial Corp. (0.55%), NewtekOne, Inc. (7.45%), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (0.06%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.49%), Financial Institutions, Inc. (0.38%), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (0.16%), Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (1.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.39 billion), General Motors ($3.88 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.13 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.63 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.48 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKCC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Capital Investment as its price is falling. BKCC shares are trading up $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.

A short squeeze for BlackRock Capital 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 BKCC, 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 BKCC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 29 2024.