Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.56 -0.15 (-3.18%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.59 +0.03 (+0.66%) As of 06:52 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Oxford Lane Capital Short Interest DataOxford Lane Capital (OXLC) has a short interest of 9.75 million shares. This marks a -8.54% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.3, indicating that it would take 1.3 days of the average trading volume of 5.26 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,750,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,660,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$45.34 millionShort Interest Ratio1.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares345,906,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted2.82%Today's Trading Volume8,175,059 sharesAverage Trading Volume5,257,765 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average155% Short Selling Oxford Lane Capital? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Oxford Lane Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOXLC Short Interest Over TimeOXLC Days to Cover Over TimeOXLC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Oxford Lane Capital Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20259,750,000 shares $45.34 million -8.5%N/A1.3 $4.65 4/15/202510,660,000 shares $48.50 million +79.5%3.1%1.4 $4.55 3/31/20255,940,000 shares $28.04 million -23.2%1.7%0.8 $4.72 3/15/20257,730,000 shares $37.03 million +135.0%2.2%1.1 $4.79 2/28/20253,290,000 shares $16.65 million -16.7%1.0%0.5 $5.06 2/15/20253,950,000 shares $19.99 million +62.6%1.1%0.7 $5.06 1/31/20252,430,000 shares $12.39 million -11.0%N/A0.5 $5.10 1/15/20252,730,000 shares $14.09 million -2.9%N/A0.6 $5.16 12/31/20242,810,000 shares $14.25 million -21.7%N/A0.6 $5.07 12/15/20243,590,000 shares $18.81 million +15.1%N/A0.8 $5.24 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OXLC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Oxford Lane Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20243,120,000 shares $16.41 million -16.8%N/A0.8 $5.26 11/15/20243,750,000 shares $19.69 million +76.9%N/A1 $5.25 10/31/20242,120,000 shares $11.15 million -12.4%N/A0.6 $5.26 10/15/20242,420,000 shares $12.75 million +28.0%N/A0.6 $5.27 9/30/20241,890,000 shares $9.90 million -46.5%N/A0.4 $5.24 9/15/20243,530,000 shares $18.81 million +48.3%N/A0.8 $5.33 8/31/20242,380,000 shares $12.76 million -19.1%N/A0.5 $5.36 8/15/20242,940,000 shares $15.52 million -1.7%N/A0.6 $5.28 7/31/20242,990,000 shares $16.56 million +57.4%N/A0.7 $5.54 7/15/20241,900,000 shares $10.72 million +6.7%N/A0.5 $5.64 6/30/20241,780,000 shares $9.65 million -38.4%N/A0.5 $5.42 6/15/20242,890,000 shares $15.90 million +39.6%N/A0.9 $5.50 5/31/20242,070,000 shares $11.30 million +14.4%N/A0.7 $5.46 5/15/20241,810,000 shares $9.83 million +4.0%N/A0.8 $5.43 4/30/20241,740,000 shares $8.68 million +9.4%N/A0.8 $4.99 4/15/20241,590,000 shares $7.90 million -0.6%N/A0.8 $4.97 3/31/20245,800 shares $29,464.00 -99.7%N/A0.4 $5.08 3/15/20241,950,000 shares $9.87 million +58.5%N/A1 $5.06 2/29/20241,230,000 shares $6.26 million -55.1%N/A0.6 $5.09 2/15/20242,740,000 shares $14.03 million +179.8%N/A1.5 $5.12 1/31/2024979,200 shares $5.01 million +15.5%N/A0.6 $5.12 1/15/2024848,000 shares $4.32 million -8.0%N/A0.5 $5.09 12/31/2023921,300 shares $4.55 million -13.9%N/A0.6 $4.94 12/15/20231,070,000 shares $5.17 million -8.6%N/A0.7 $4.83 11/30/20231,170,000 shares $5.71 million -18.8%N/A0.7 $4.88 11/15/20231,440,000 shares $7.13 million +4.4%N/A0.9 $4.95 10/31/20231,380,000 shares $6.54 million -6.8%N/A0.8 $4.74 10/15/20231,480,000 shares $7.46 million +28.7%N/A0.9 $5.04 9/30/20231,150,000 shares $5.74 million +45.4%N/A0.6 $4.99 9/15/2023791,100 shares $3.92 million +9.4%N/A0.4 $4.96AI Bloodbath Coming on June 1st? 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And it could happen starting as soon as June 1st.Click here to see the details and learn how to prepare for the next AI revolution 7/30/2021509,600 shares $3.64 million +198.7%N/A0.4 $7.14 7/15/2021170,600 shares $1.27 million +18.6%N/A0.1 $7.45 6/30/2021143,800 shares $1.07 million -6.3%N/A0.1 $7.41 6/15/2021153,500 shares $1.13 million +55.5%N/A0.2 $7.35 5/28/202198,700 shares $685,965.00 -11.9%N/A0.1 $6.95 5/14/2021112,000 shares $795,200.00 +11.3%N/A0.1 $7.10 4/30/2021100,600 shares $674,020.00 +31.9%N/A0.1 $6.70 4/15/202176,300 shares $505,106.00 -79.4%N/A0.1 $6.62 3/31/2021370,500 shares $2.32 million +53.7%N/A0.4 $6.27 3/15/2021241,000 shares $1.59 million +40.3%N/A0.2 $6.59 2/26/2021171,800 shares $1.08 million -34.9%N/A0.2 $6.26 2/12/2021263,700 shares $1.72 million +38.8%N/A0.2 $6.53 1/29/2021190,000 shares $1.18 million -13.6%N/A0.2 $6.23 1/15/2021220,000 shares $1.30 million +6.4%N/A0.2 $5.92 12/31/2020206,800 shares $1.08 million -45.7%N/A0.2 $5.21 12/15/2020381,100 shares $2.21 million +85.0%N/A0.4 $5.79 11/30/2020206,000 shares $1.04 million -0.9%N/A0.2 $5.03 11/15/2020207,900 shares $960,498.00 -78.8%N/A0.2 $4.62 10/30/2020982,100 shares $4.27 million -25.0%N/A1.2 $4.35 10/15/20201,310,000 shares $6.14 million -32.8%N/A0 $4.69 9/30/20201,950,000 shares $8.58 million +8.3%N/A2.3 $4.40 9/15/20201,810,000 shares $7.93 million +0.6%N/A1.8 $4.38 8/31/20201,800,000 shares $7.72 million -6.3%N/A1.6 $4.29 8/14/20201,920,000 shares $8.41 million +5.5%N/A1.3 $4.38 7/31/20201,820,000 shares $7.77 million -10.3%N/A1.1 $4.27 7/15/20202,030,000 shares $8.91 million +3.1%N/A1.1 $4.39 6/30/20201,970,000 shares $8.10 million -10.9%N/A1.1 $4.11 6/15/20202,210,000 shares $8.71 million +34.8%N/A1.2 $3.94 5/29/20201,640,000 shares $5.58 million -1.2%N/A0.8 $3.40 OXLC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Oxford Lane Capital's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Oxford Lane Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 9,750,000 shares of OXLC short. Learn More on Oxford Lane Capital's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Oxford Lane Capital? 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. OXLC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Oxford Lane Capital's short interest ratio. Is Oxford Lane Capital's short interest increasing or decreasing? Oxford Lane Capital saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,750,000 shares, a decline of 8.5% from the previous total of 10,660,000 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 Oxford Lane Capital's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Oxford Lane Capital: FS KKR Capital Corp. (2.38%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.03%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.62%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.17%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.16%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.59%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.07%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.06%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.15%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Oxford Lane Capital stock? Short selling OXLC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oxford Lane Capital as its price is falling. OXLC shares are trading down $0.15 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 Oxford Lane Capital? A short squeeze for Oxford Lane 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 OXLC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Oxford Lane Capital'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 OXLC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies FS KKR Capital Short Interest Data DNP Select Income Fund Short Interest Data PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Short Interest Data Adams Diversified Equity Fund Short Interest Data Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Short Interest Data Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Short Interest Data The Gabelli Equity Trust Short Interest Data Royce Value Trust Short Interest Data SRH Total Return Fund Short Interest Data BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:OXLC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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