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Prospect Capital (PSEC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2.21 -0.07 (-3.07%)
Closing price 09/1/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Prospect Capital Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Prospect Capital (PSEC) had a short interest of 20.01 million shares sold short, representing 3.81% of the public float. This marks a -21.18% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.7, meaning it would take 4.7 days of the average trading volume of 3.94 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
20,006,241 shares
Previous Short Interest
25,381,624 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-21.18%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$46.01 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
524,830,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.81%
Today's Trading Volume
3,668,601 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,944,475 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
93%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/202620,006,241 shares $46.01 million -21.2%3.8%4.73 $2.30
7/31/202625,381,624 shares $54.06 million -5.2%5.1%5.65 $2.13
7/15/202626,786,360 shares $60.81 million -1.3%5.3%5.62 $2.27
6/30/202627,148,458 shares $62.71 million -3.0%5.4%4.23 $2.31
6/15/202627,983,721 shares $64.64 million -7.9%5.6%5.86 $2.31
5/29/202630,390,753 shares $73.24 million -5.5%6.1%5.36 $2.41
5/15/202632,146,058 shares $70.08 million -4.4%6.4%4.36 $2.18
4/30/202633,614,308 shares $91.09 million -1.6%6.7%5.86 $2.71
4/15/202634,152,539 shares $96.31 million -5.8%6.8%9.68 $2.82
3/31/202636,268,419 shares $94.66 million -4.6%7.2%7.28 $2.61
3/13/202638,022,751 shares $97.34 million +0.6%7.8%10.94 $2.56
2/27/202637,803,222 shares $102.82 million +3.3%10.8%8.29 $2.72
2/13/202636,611,900 shares $111.67 million +0.4%7.3%8.03 $3.05
1/30/202636,456,274 shares $100.98 million +4.4%10.7%8.7 $2.77
1/15/202634,925,789 shares $103.03 million -5.2%10.3%7.93 $2.95
12/31/202536,830,813 shares $95.39 million +0.1%10.9%7.14 $2.59
12/15/202536,809,298 shares $94.60 million -3.4%10.9%11.07 $2.57
11/28/202538,093,705 shares $100.38 million -1.8%11.2%10.45 $2.64
11/14/202538,778,375 shares $107.03 million -3.0%11.6%10.5 $2.76
10/31/202539,961,619 shares $106.30 million +2.7%11.9%11.31 $2.66
10/15/202538,930,000 shares $109.39 million -3.7%11.6%9.8 $2.81
9/30/202540,410,000 shares $111.13 million +12.1%11.0%10.8 $2.75
9/15/202536,060,000 shares $99.17 million +3.3%9.7%10.3 $2.75
8/31/202534,900,000 shares $104.00 million +1.8%9.4%10.4 $2.98
8/15/202534,280,000 shares $97.70 million +17.7%9.4%10.3 $2.85
7/31/202529,120,000 shares $90.27 million +0.8%8.0%8.6 $3.10
7/15/202528,880,000 shares $95.59 million -5.4%8.0%10 $3.31
6/30/202530,540,000 shares $97.12 million +4.5%8.4%9.6 $3.18
6/15/202529,230,000 shares $96.17 million -0.8%8.0%8.6 $3.29
5/31/202529,460,000 shares $95.75 million +24.7%8.1%8.8 $3.25
5/15/202523,620,000 shares $85.98 million +1.6%6.5%7.4 $3.64
4/30/202523,250,000 shares $83.00 million +3.2%6.4%7.9 $3.57
4/15/202522,540,000 shares $80.69 million -0.9%6.3%7.7 $3.58
3/31/202522,740,000 shares $93.23 million +28.0%6.3%8 $4.10
3/15/202517,760,000 shares $76.19 million +11.0%5.0%6 $4.29
2/28/202516,000,000 shares $70.40 million +6.9%5.1%5.3 $4.40
2/15/202514,970,000 shares $65.42 million -4.5%4.8%4.8 $4.37
1/31/202515,670,000 shares $67.38 million -1.9%5.1%4.1 $4.30
1/15/202515,970,000 shares $68.51 million -1.9%5.2%4.4 $4.29
12/31/202416,280,000 shares $70.17 million -4.4%5.3%4.5 $4.31
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12/15/202417,020,000 shares $76.59 million +5.1%5.5%5.1 $4.50
11/30/202416,200,000 shares $77.44 million +1.4%5.2%5.2 $4.78
11/15/202415,970,000 shares $70.59 million -12.6%5.1%5 $4.42
10/31/202418,270,000 shares $94.82 million -3.8%5.8%6.2 $5.19
10/15/202418,990,000 shares $98.37 million +11.1%6.0%6.9 $5.18
9/30/202417,090,000 shares $91.43 million -16.8%5.4%6.2 $5.35
9/15/202420,540,000 shares $114.00 million -4.1%6.5%7.7 $5.55
8/31/202421,420,000 shares $112.03 million -1.3%6.8%8.8 $5.23
8/15/202421,710,000 shares $107.46 million -2.1%7.1%10.2 $4.95
7/31/202422,170,000 shares $120.60 million -0.4%7.2%11.3 $5.44
7/15/202422,260,000 shares $124.66 million -4.3%7.3%13.8 $5.60
6/30/202423,250,000 shares $128.57 million -1.2%7.6%15.1 $5.53
6/15/202423,530,000 shares $131.30 million -2.5%7.7%14.5 $5.58
5/31/202424,120,000 shares $135.55 million -3.8%7.9%14.4 $5.62
5/15/202425,060,000 shares $141.84 million +5.5%8.2%13.9 $5.66
4/30/202423,760,000 shares $123.79 million +8.6%7.8%11.3 $5.21
4/15/202421,880,000 shares $118.59 million -6.3%7.2%10.5 $5.42
3/31/202423,360,000 shares $128.95 million +6.3%7.7%10.8 $5.52
3/15/202421,980,000 shares $122.21 million -0.2%7.0%10 $5.56
2/29/202422,020,000 shares $121.55 million -2.2%7.1%9.8 $5.52
2/15/202422,510,000 shares $128.31 million +19.7%7.3%10.2 $5.70
1/31/202418,800,000 shares $110.17 million +0.4%6.1%9.5 $5.86
1/15/202418,720,000 shares $113.44 million -3.6%6.1%8.9 $6.06
12/31/202319,420,000 shares $116.33 million -2.7%6.3%10 $5.99
12/15/202319,960,000 shares $120.16 million +4.5%6.7%10.4 $6.02
11/30/202319,110,000 shares $106.82 million +12.0%6.4%10.9 $5.59
11/15/202317,060,000 shares $99.12 million +8.4%5.7%9.9 $5.81
10/31/202315,740,000 shares $80.90 million +13.9%5.3%9.8 $5.14
10/15/202313,820,000 shares $81.81 million +2.1%4.7%9.4 $5.92
9/30/202313,530,000 shares $81.86 million +1.4%4.6%9.6 $6.05
9/15/202313,340,000 shares $83.38 million +1.8%4.4%9.6 $6.25
8/31/202313,100,000 shares $79.91 million +21.5%4.3%9.6 $6.10
8/15/202310,780,000 shares $67.16 million +32.4%3.6%8.2 $6.23
7/31/20238,140,000 shares $51.77 million +4.6%2.7%6.2 $6.36
7/15/20237,780,000 shares $49.95 million +2.1%2.6%5.6 $6.42
6/30/20237,620,000 shares $47.24 million +9.6%2.6%5.5 $6.20
6/15/20236,950,000 shares $43.65 million +6.8%2.3%4.9 $6.28
5/31/20236,510,000 shares $40.10 million -9.3%2.2%4.1 $6.16
5/15/20237,180,000 shares $43.87 million +25.3%2.4%4.6 $6.11
4/30/20235,730,000 shares $39.02 million +6.9%2.0%3.8 $6.81
4/15/20235,360,000 shares $36.93 million -12.6%1.8%3.9 $6.89
3/31/20236,130,000 shares $42.66 million -2.2%2.1%4.4 $6.96
3/15/20236,270,000 shares $42.01 million +8.5%2.2%4.3 $6.70
2/28/20235,780,000 shares $42.83 million +2.7%2.0%4.4 $7.41
2/15/20235,630,000 shares $43.07 million +0.2%1.9%4.4 $7.65
1/31/20235,620,000 shares $42.15 million +0.9%2.0%4.3 $7.50
1/15/20235,570,000 shares $41.00 million -6.2%1.9%4.2 $7.36
12/30/20225,940,000 shares $41.52 million -11.2%2.1%4.5 $6.99
12/15/20226,690,000 shares $48.64 million -1.5%2.3%4.8 $7.27
11/30/20226,790,000 shares $52.55 million +5.9%2.4%4.7 $7.74
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11/15/20226,410,000 shares $48.52 million -6.6%2.2%4.1 $7.57
10/31/20226,860,000 shares $49.80 million -6.7%2.4%4.5 $7.26
10/15/20227,350,000 shares $49.02 million +2.1%2.6%4.8 $6.67
9/30/20227,200,000 shares $44.64 million -1.6%2.5%4.7 $6.20
9/15/20227,320,000 shares $54.17 million -5.1%2.6%5.2 $7.40
8/31/20227,710,000 shares $57.67 million +8.9%2.7%5.1 $7.48
8/15/20227,080,000 shares $57.70 million No Change2.5%4.9 $8.15
7/31/20227,080,000 shares $54.52 million -6.7%2.3%4.3 $7.70
7/15/20227,590,000 shares $54.57 million -1.8%2.5%4.2 $7.19
6/30/20227,730,000 shares $54.03 million +8.3%2.6%4.2 $6.99
6/15/20227,140,000 shares $50.48 million +7.7%2.4%3.9 $7.07
5/31/20226,630,000 shares $50.98 million +14.9%2.3%4 $7.69
5/15/20225,770,000 shares $44.26 million +5.5%2.0%3.3 $7.67
4/30/20225,470,000 shares $42.12 million +12.3%1.9%3.3 $7.70
4/15/20224,870,000 shares $40.37 million +5.9%1.7%2.9 $8.29
3/31/20224,600,000 shares $38.09 million +8.8%1.6%2.7 $8.28
3/15/20224,230,000 shares $33.71 million -2.1%1.5%2.3 $7.97
2/28/20224,320,000 shares $34.82 million +11.6%1.5%2.2 $8.06
2/15/20223,870,000 shares $32.16 million +1.0%1.4%2 $8.31
1/31/20223,830,000 shares $32.17 million -15.5%1.4%1.9 $8.40
1/15/20224,530,000 shares $39.68 million +3.4%1.6%2.4 $8.76
12/31/20214,380,000 shares $36.84 million -16.7%1.6%2.5 $8.41
12/15/20215,260,000 shares $44.08 million -2.2%1.9%3 $8.38
11/30/20215,380,000 shares $45.95 million -20.4%1.9%3.2 $8.54
11/15/20216,760,000 shares $59.89 million -15.1%2.4%3.9 $8.86
10/29/20217,960,000 shares $65.19 million +0.5%2.8%4.7 $8.19
10/15/20217,920,000 shares $64.79 million -15.0%2.8%4.9 $8.18
9/30/20219,320,000 shares $71.76 million +3.9%3.3%5.5 $7.70
9/15/20218,970,000 shares $70.86 million -1.0%3.2%4.8 $7.90

PSEC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Prospect Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 14th, traders have sold 20,006,241 shares of PSEC short. 3.81% of Prospect Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Prospect Capital's current short interest.

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. PSEC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.7. Learn More on Prospect Capital's short interest ratio.

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. 3.81% of Prospect Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.

Prospect Capital saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,006,241 shares, a decrease of 21.2% from the previous total of 25,381,624 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.

3.81% of Prospect Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "asset management & custody banks" compare to Prospect Capital: Federated Hermes, Inc. (6.15%), Cohen & Steers Inc (4.14%), WisdomTree, Inc. (10.02%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (4.87%), Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (4.82%), Sprott Inc. (2.01%), AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (0.49%), FS KKR Capital Corp. (4.43%), Acadian Asset Management Inc. (3.23%), Hercules Capital, Inc. (5.85%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PSEC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prospect Capital as its price is falling. PSEC shares are trading down $0.07 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 Prospect 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 PSEC, 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 PSEC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like PSEC:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:PSEC is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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