Capital Southwest (CSWC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $22.73 +0.20 (+0.89%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:50 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.74 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 07/3/2025 04:49 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Capital Southwest Short Interest DataCapital Southwest (CSWC) has a short interest of 2.06 million shares, representing 3.95% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.98% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 465,053 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,060,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.98%Dollar Volume Sold Short$42.54 millionShort Interest Ratio3.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares53,710,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.95%Today's Trading Volume368,512 sharesAverage Trading Volume465,053 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling Capital Southwest? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Capital Southwest and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCSWC Short Interest Over TimeCSWC Days to Cover Over TimeCSWC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Capital Southwest Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/20252,060,000 shares $42.54 million +2.0%3.9%3.5 $20.65 5/31/20252,020,000 shares $41.96 million -0.5%4.2%3.5 $20.77 5/15/20252,030,000 shares $42.35 million -3.3%4.2%3.3 $20.86 4/30/20252,100,000 shares $42.80 million -6.3%N/A3.5 $20.38 4/15/20252,240,000 shares $44.24 million -8.2%4.6%3.5 $19.75 3/31/20252,440,000 shares $54.46 million +27.8%5.0%4.1 $22.32 3/15/20251,910,000 shares $41.43 million +12.4%3.9%3.6 $21.69 2/28/20251,700,000 shares $39.59 million +11.8%3.5%2.8 $23.29 2/15/20251,520,000 shares $35.66 million +33.3%3.1%2.8 $23.46 1/31/20251,140,000 shares $25.66 million -14.3%N/A2.1 $22.51 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CSWC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Capital Southwest and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20251,330,000 shares $29.61 million +9.9%N/A2.4 $22.26 12/31/20241,210,000 shares $26.40 million -4.7%N/A2.4 $21.82 12/15/20241,270,000 shares $27.60 million -4.5%N/A2.7 $21.73 11/30/20241,330,000 shares $31.33 million +10.8%N/A3.5 $23.56 11/15/20241,200,000 shares $27.46 million +94.8%N/A3.8 $22.88 10/31/2024616,100 shares $14.90 million -13.2%N/A2.1 $24.18 10/15/2024709,400 shares $17.92 million +15.4%N/A3.3 $25.26 9/30/2024615,000 shares $15.55 million -27.5%N/A2.8 $25.29 9/15/2024848,500 shares $21.14 million +85.9%N/A3.8 $24.91 8/31/2024456,500 shares $11.56 million -36.8%N/A1.9 $25.33 8/15/2024722,100 shares $17.55 million +17.1%N/A2.5 $24.30 7/31/2024616,600 shares $15.83 million -33.1%N/A2 $25.67 7/15/2024921,000 shares $24.81 million +11.2%N/A3.2 $26.94 6/30/2024828,300 shares $21.61 million -25.4%N/A2.9 $26.09 6/15/20241,110,000 shares $28.12 million +34.3%N/A3.9 $25.33 5/31/2024826,700 shares $21.15 million -9.4%N/A2.8 $25.58 5/15/2024912,000 shares $24.07 million +9.6%N/A3 $26.39 4/30/2024832,200 shares $21.49 million +16.7%N/A2.5 $25.82 4/15/2024713,100 shares $17.39 million +10.3%N/A2 $24.39 3/31/2024646,800 shares $16.14 million -40.1%N/A1.7 $24.96 3/15/20241,080,000 shares $25.83 million +47.5%N/A2.5 $23.92 2/29/2024732,300 shares $17.66 million +7.9%N/A1.7 $24.12 2/15/2024678,600 shares $16.18 million -14.5%N/A1.7 $23.84 1/31/2024793,900 shares $19.50 million -11.4%N/A2.1 $24.56 1/15/2024896,000 shares $22.71 million -10.0%N/A2.4 $25.35 12/31/2023995,600 shares $23.60 million -3.3%N/A2.7 $23.70 12/15/20231,030,000 shares $23.87 million -19.5%N/A3 $23.17 11/30/20231,280,000 shares $28.83 million -15.2%N/A3.7 $22.52 11/15/20231,510,000 shares $33.28 million +17.1%N/A4.4 $22.04 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shares $10.06 million +50.6%N/A1.9 $18.26 3/31/2023366,000 shares $6.51 million +8.2%N/A1.4 $17.78 3/15/2023338,300 shares $5.71 million +39.5%N/A1.2 $16.89 2/28/2023242,500 shares $4.56 million -6.8%N/A0.8 $18.79 2/15/2023260,100 shares $4.98 million -7.8%N/A0.8 $19.16 1/31/2023282,200 shares $5.59 million -10.9%N/A0.8 $19.81 1/15/2023316,800 shares $5.81 million +17.3%N/A1 $18.34 12/30/2022270,000 shares $4.62 million +22.2%N/A0.8 $17.10 12/15/2022221,000 shares $3.84 million -11.7%N/A0.7 $17.38 11/30/2022250,200 shares $4.54 million +44.5%N/A0.9 $18.14 11/15/2022173,200 shares $3.21 million -9.0%N/A0.7 $18.51 10/31/2022190,300 shares $3.59 million -29.9%N/A1 $18.85 10/15/2022271,600 shares $4.56 million +23.9%N/A1.4 $16.80 9/30/2022219,300 shares $3.71 million -14.7%N/A1.2 $16.94 9/15/2022257,200 shares $4.70 million +3.2%N/A1.5 $18.28 8/31/2022249,200 shares $4.86 million -5.5%N/A1.4 $19.50 8/15/2022263,800 shares $5.53 million -39.4%N/A1.3 $20.95 7/31/2022435,500 shares $8.70 million -5.9%N/A2.2 $19.98 7/15/2022462,800 shares $8.63 million +45.2%N/A2.3 $18.64 6/30/2022318,800 shares $5.87 million -19.1%N/A1.6 $18.42 6/15/2022393,900 shares $7.37 million +9.0%2.5%2.1 $18.71 5/31/2022361,500 shares $8.08 million -16.9%N/A2.2 $22.35 5/15/2022435,200 shares $9.87 million +30.1%N/A3.1 $22.67 4/30/2022334,400 shares $7.76 million -9.1%N/A2.6 $23.21 4/15/2022367,900 shares $8.58 million -1.7%N/A2.8 $23.31 3/31/2022374,200 shares $8.88 million +58.8%N/A2.9 $23.73 3/15/2022235,600 shares $5.54 million +8.0%N/A1.8 $23.51 2/28/2022218,100 shares $5.34 million -6.7%N/A1.7 $24.50 2/15/2022233,700 shares $5.84 million -4.8%N/A1.8 $25.00 1/31/2022245,500 shares $6.11 million +17.5%N/A2 $24.90 1/15/2022208,900 shares $5.16 million +0.4%N/A1.5 $24.70 12/31/2021208,000 shares $5.26 million -19.9%N/A1.5 $25.28 12/15/2021259,500 shares $6.56 million +2.1%N/A2 $25.29 11/30/2021254,100 shares $6.87 million -0.8%N/A1.9 $27.03 11/15/2021256,100 shares $7.10 million -1.9%N/A1.9 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Short interest is the volume of Capital Southwest shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 2,060,000 shares of CSWC short. 3.95% of Capital Southwest's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Capital Southwest's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Capital Southwest? 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. CSWC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Capital Southwest's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Capital Southwest? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Capital Southwest: DLD Asset Management LP, DLD Asset Management LP, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Capital Southwest? 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. 3.95% of Capital Southwest's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Capital Southwest's short interest increasing or decreasing? Capital Southwest saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,060,000 shares, an increase of 2.0% from the previous total of 2,020,000 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 Capital Southwest's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.95% of Capital Southwest's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Capital Southwest: Cohen & Steers Inc (6.66%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (2.43%), Prospect Capital Corporation (8.02%), Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (1.68%), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (1.36%), Fidus Investment Corporation (0.73%), Blackrock Tcp Capital Corp. (2.09%), Gladstone Capital Corporation (1.66%), Gladstone Investment Corporation (8.82%), PennantPark Investment Co. (3.27%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Capital Southwest stock? Short selling CSWC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capital Southwest as its price is falling. CSWC shares are trading up $0.20 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 Capital Southwest? A short squeeze for Capital Southwest 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 CSWC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Capital Southwest'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 CSWC, twice per month. 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