Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.52 +0.09 (+2.47%) As of 09:43 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 4.96 million shares. This marks a -3.88% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 6.92 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,960,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,160,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.88%Dollar Volume Sold Short$20.63 millionShort Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares453,183,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.09%Today's Trading Volume111,380 sharesAverage Trading Volume6,922,704 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average2% 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 7/15/20254,960,000 shares $20.63 million -3.9%N/A0.8 $4.16 6/30/20255,160,000 shares $21.67 million -9.5%1.1%1 $4.20 6/15/20255,700,000 shares $24.91 million -20.8%1.3%1 $4.37 5/31/20257,200,000 shares $32.62 million -41.8%1.6%1 $4.53 5/15/202512,360,000 shares $61.31 million +26.8%3.6%1.7 $4.96 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 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. 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 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 $29.46 thousand -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 $4.88Altucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming true (Ad)New Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation.See Altucher’s Trump crypto prediction here 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 $4.96 8/31/2023722,900 shares $3.66 million -80.2%N/A0.4 $5.06 8/15/20233,650,000 shares $19.60 million +18.1%N/A2 $5.37 7/31/20233,090,000 shares $16.62 million +327.9%N/A1.8 $5.38 7/15/2023722,200 shares $3.63 million -34.9%N/A0.5 $5.03 6/30/20231,110,000 shares $5.37 million -50.5%N/A0.8 $4.84 6/15/20232,240,000 shares $11.16 million +0.5%N/A2 $4.98 5/31/20232,230,000 shares $11.26 million -30.5%N/A2.2 $5.05 5/15/20233,210,000 shares $16.72 million +9.9%N/A3.3 $5.21 4/30/20232,920,000 shares $15.18 million -11.8%N/A3 $5.20 4/15/20233,310,000 shares $17.08 million +9.2%N/A3.3 $5.16 3/31/20233,030,000 shares $15.85 million +13.9%N/A2.9 $5.23 3/15/20232,660,000 shares $13.67 million +20.9%N/A2.5 $5.14 2/28/20232,200,000 shares $12.39 million -22.5%N/A2 $5.63 2/15/20232,840,000 shares $16.56 million +40.6%N/A2.7 $5.83 1/31/20232,020,000 shares $11.80 million +4.7%N/A1.8 $5.84 1/15/20231,930,000 shares $11.14 million -1.5%N/A1.8 $5.77 12/30/20221,960,000 shares $9.94 million +10.7%N/A1.8 $5.07 12/15/20221,770,000 shares $8.92 million -16.9%N/A1.6 $5.04 11/30/20222,130,000 shares $10.95 million -6.2%N/A1.9 $5.14 11/15/20222,270,000 shares $12.28 million -12.0%N/A2 $5.41 10/31/20222,580,000 shares $13.73 million -4.4%N/A2.3 $5.32 10/15/20222,700,000 shares $13.55 million No ChangeN/A2.3 $5.02 9/30/20222,470,000 shares $12.77 million -14.2%N/A2.1 $5.17 9/15/20222,880,000 shares $16.93 million No ChangeN/A2.5 $5.88 8/31/20222,880,000 shares $17.31 million -10.0%N/A2.5 $6.01 8/15/20223,200,000 shares $20.51 million +11.1%N/A2.8 $6.41 7/31/20222,880,000 shares $19.21 million -0.4%N/A2.5 $6.67 7/15/20222,890,000 shares $18.12 million No ChangeN/A2.4 $6.27 6/30/20222,890,000 shares $16.42 million -30.5%N/A2.3 $5.68 6/15/20224,160,000 shares $25.13 million +28.8%N/A3.1 $6.04 5/31/20223,230,000 shares $21.80 million +26.7%N/A2.3 $6.75 5/15/20222,550,000 shares $16.58 million +22.0%N/A1.6 $6.50 4/30/20222,090,000 shares $14.30 million +13.6%N/A1.3 $6.84 4/15/20221,840,000 shares $12.82 million -3.7%N/A1.1 $6.97 3/31/20221,910,000 shares $13.83 million +17.2%N/A1.2 $7.24 3/15/20221,630,000 shares $11.49 million +73.9%N/A1 $7.05 2/28/2022937,500 shares $6.93 million -54.0%N/A0.6 $7.39 2/15/20222,040,000 shares $15.85 million +60.6%N/A1.3 $7.77 1/31/20221,270,000 shares $10.52 million +38.8%N/A0.9 $8.28 1/15/2022915,100 shares $7.37 million +244.0%N/A0.6 $8.05 12/31/2021266,000 shares $2.05 million +81.8%N/A0.2 $7.71 12/15/2021146,300 shares $1.09 million +14.3%N/A0.1 $7.42 11/30/2021128,000 shares $992 thousand -50.5%N/A0.1 $7.75 11/15/2021258,600 shares $2.08 million +39.6%N/A0.3 $8.05 10/29/2021185,300 shares $1.48 million +32.6%N/A0.2 $8.00Altucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming true (Ad)New Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation.See Altucher’s Trump crypto prediction here 10/15/2021139,800 shares $1.07 million -72.5%N/A0.1 $7.65 9/30/2021507,900 shares $3.66 million -11.5%N/A0.5 $7.21 9/15/2021573,800 shares $4.11 million +60.8%N/A0.5 $7.16 8/31/2021356,800 shares $2.53 million -39.4%N/A0.3 $7.08 8/13/2021589,200 shares $4.29 million +15.6%N/A0.5 $7.28 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 $685.97 thousand -11.9%N/A0.1 $6.95 5/14/2021112,000 shares $795.20 thousand +11.3%N/A0.1 $7.10 4/30/2021100,600 shares $674.02 thousand +31.9%N/A0.1 $6.70 4/15/202176,300 shares $505.11 thousand -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 $960.50 thousand -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 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 covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 4,960,000 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 decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,960,000 shares, a decrease of 3.9% from the previous total of 5,160,000 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. (1.96%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.04%), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.63%), Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.30%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.14%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.02%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.25%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.90%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 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 up $0.12 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 appreciates 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 July, 15 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 Gabelli Equity Trust Short Interest Data Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Short Interest Data Royce Small-Cap Trust Short Interest Data SRH Total Return Fund Short Interest Data BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Interest Data Goldman Sachs BDC 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 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredMy shocking meeting in Washington, D.C.After a shocking discovery in D.C., Jeff Brown is revealing: President Trump’s “Project MAFA” Get a look...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBig Changes Coming in August — Is Your IRA Ready?Banks aren’t waiting for the headlines to catch up. 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