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Rand Capital (RAND) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$16.37 +0.25 (+1.55%)
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Rand Capital Short Interest Data

Rand Capital (RAND) has a short interest of 2,200 shares, representing 0.31% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 100.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 8,247 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+100.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$34.10 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,970,000 shares
Float Size
711,200 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.31%
Today's Trading Volume
9,673 shares
Average Trading Volume
8,247 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
117%
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RAND Short Interest Over Time

RAND Days to Cover Over Time

RAND Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Rand Capital Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/20252,200 shares $34.10 thousand +100.0%0.3%0.3 $15.50
5/31/20251,100 shares $18.08 thousand -56.0%0.2%0.1 $16.44
5/15/20252,500 shares $39.43 thousand +25.0%0.4%0.2 $15.77
4/30/20252,000 shares $38.20 thousand +5.3%0.3%0.1 $19.10
4/15/20251,900 shares $36.35 thousand -76.5%0.3%0.1 $19.13
3/31/20258,100 shares $154.43 thousand +15.7%1.1%0.5 $19.07
3/15/20257,000 shares $157.50 thousand -56.8%1.0%0.4 $22.50
2/28/202516,200 shares $363.69 thousand +68.8%2.6%0.9 $22.45
2/15/20259,600 shares $249.89 thousand +43.3%1.6%0.7 $26.03
1/31/20256,700 shares $147.47 thousand -47.7%1.1%0.6 $22.01
1/15/202512,800 shares $272.13 thousand +64.1%2.1%1.4 $21.26
12/31/20247,800 shares $150.15 thousand -22.0%1.3%1.2 $19.25
12/15/202410,000 shares $228 thousand +92.3%1.6%2 $22.80
11/30/20245,200 shares $86.53 thousand +67.7%0.8%1.6 $16.64
11/15/20243,100 shares $49.60 thousand -13.9%0.5%1.3 $16.00
10/31/20243,600 shares $57.60 thousand +44.0%0.6%1.6 $16.00
10/15/20242,500 shares $41.63 thousand -24.2%0.4%1.2 $16.65
9/30/20243,300 shares $55.44 thousand +200.0%0.5%1.4 $16.80
9/15/20241,100 shares $17.80 thousand -45.0%0.2%0.4 $16.18
8/31/20242,000 shares $37.41 thousand +100.0%0.3%0.9 $18.71
8/15/20241,000 shares $18.19 thousand -28.6%0.2%0.3 $18.19
7/31/20241,400 shares $24.14 thousand -6.7%0.2%0.5 $17.24
7/15/20241,500 shares $25.65 thousand -60.5%0.2%0.5 $17.10
6/30/20243,800 shares $57.84 thousand +35.7%0.6%1.4 $15.22
6/15/20242,800 shares $43.54 thousand -67.8%0.5%1.2 $15.55
5/31/20248,700 shares $147.81 thousand +383.3%1.4%3.6 $16.99
5/15/20241,800 shares $26.19 thousand -10.0%0.3%1.4 $14.55
4/30/20242,000 shares $28.20 thousand -16.7%0.3%1.8 $14.10
4/15/20242,400 shares $33.07 thousand +9.1%0.4%2.2 $13.78
3/31/20242,200 shares $30.73 thousand +15.8%0.4%1.7 $13.97
3/15/20241,900 shares $26.22 thousand -17.4%0.3%1.3 $13.80
2/29/20242,300 shares $31.74 thousand -14.8%0.4%1 $13.80
2/15/20242,700 shares $36.21 thousand +8.0%0.4%1.2 $13.41
1/31/20242,500 shares $33.43 thousand No Change0.4%1.2 $13.37
7/31/2023100 shares $1.35 thousand No Change0.0%0.2 $13.45
7/15/2023100 shares $1.32 thousand -66.7%0.0%0.3 $13.19
6/30/2023300 shares $3.90 thousand No Change0.1%0.6 $13.01
6/15/2023300 shares $3.90 thousand -40.0%0.1%0.5 $13.01
5/31/2023500 shares $6.55 thousand +400.0%0.1%0.7 $13.10
5/15/2023100 shares $1.34 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $13.42
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2/28/2022500 shares $7.25 thousand -37.5%0.1%0.3 $14.50
2/15/2022800 shares $12.46 thousand +700.0%0.1%0.4 $15.57
1/31/2022100 shares $1.48 thousand -66.7%0.0%0.1 $14.75
1/15/2022300 shares $5.04 thousand +200.0%0.1%0.2 $16.80
12/31/2021100 shares $1.70 thousand -92.9%0.0%0.1 $16.99
12/15/20211,400 shares $24.12 thousand +7.7%0.2%1.2 $17.23
11/30/20211,300 shares $21.78 thousand +30.0%0.2%1.2 $16.75
11/15/20211,000 shares $16.01 thousand No Change0.2%1.1 $16.01
10/29/20211,000 shares $15.21 thousand +11.1%0.2%1.1 $15.21
10/15/2021900 shares $14.18 thousand No Change0.1%1 $15.75
9/30/2021900 shares $14.52 thousand -30.8%0.1%0.3 $16.13
9/15/20211,300 shares $22.52 thousand -7.1%0.2%0.2 $17.32
8/31/20211,400 shares $25.56 thousand -6.7%0.2%0.2 $18.26
8/13/20211,500 shares $25.20 thousand +7.1%0.2%0.2 $16.80
7/30/20211,400 shares $23.88 thousand +7.7%0.2%0.2 $17.06
7/15/20211,300 shares $23.80 thousand +116.7%0.2%0.2 $18.31
6/30/2021600 shares $10.20 thousand +50.0%0.1%0.1 $17.00
6/15/2021400 shares $7.23 thousand -84.0%0.1%0.2 $18.08
5/28/20212,500 shares $46.38 thousand +25.0%0.4%0.9 $18.55
5/14/20212,000 shares $36.82 thousand -39.4%0.3%0.6 $18.41
4/30/20213,300 shares $61.64 thousand -23.3%0.5%0.8 $18.68
4/15/20214,300 shares $80.45 thousand +95.5%0.7%0.8 $18.71
3/31/20212,200 shares $41.25 thousand +2,100.0%0.3%0.4 $18.75
3/15/2021100 shares $1.53 thousand No Change0.0%0 $15.33
2/26/2021100 shares $1.59 thousand No Change0.0%0 $15.91
2/12/2021100 shares $1.58 thousand -93.8%0.0%0 $15.75
1/29/20211,600 shares $28.60 thousand -69.8%0.2%0.2 $17.88
1/15/20215,300 shares $86.92 thousand No Change0.6%0.9 $16.40
9/15/2020100 shares $1.14 thousand -50.0%0.0%0 $11.40
8/31/2020200 shares $2.26 thousand -33.3%0.0%0 $11.30
8/14/2020300 shares $3.36 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $11.19
7/31/2020300 shares $3.16 thousand -62.5%0.0%0 $10.53
7/15/2020800 shares $8.44 thousand +14.3%0.1%0.1 $10.55

RAND Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rand Capital's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Rand Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 2,200 shares of RAND short. 0.31% of Rand Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rand Capital's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for Rand Capital?

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. 0.31% of Rand Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Rand Capital's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Rand Capital saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,200 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the previous total of 1,100 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.

What is Rand Capital's float size?

Rand Capital currently has issued a total of 2,970,000 shares. Some of Rand Capital'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. Rand Capital currently has a public float of 711,200 shares.

How does Rand Capital's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.31% of Rand Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Rand Capital: Inv Vk Pa Valu (0.18%), Insight Select Income Fund (0.55%), SURO Capital Corp. (1.33%), Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (0.48%), Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (0.69%), Oxford Square Capital Corp. (2.44%), ArrowMark Financial Corp. (0.43%), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (0.04%), Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.25%), Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (0.31%),

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 Rand Capital stock?

Short selling RAND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rand Capital as its price is falling. RAND shares are trading up $0.25 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 Rand Capital?

A short squeeze for Rand 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 RAND, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Rand 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 RAND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:RAND) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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