Hercules Capital (HTGC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.44 -0.31 (-1.65%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.50 +0.06 (+0.32%) As of 07:47 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Hercules Capital Short Interest DataHercules Capital (HTGC) has a short interest of 4.88 million shares. This marks a 2.52% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.9, indicating that it would take 4.9 days of the average trading volume of 920,349 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,880,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.52%Dollar Volume Sold Short$93.35 millionShort Interest Ratio4.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares181,680,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted2.69%Today's Trading Volume961,158 sharesAverage Trading Volume920,349 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average104% Short Selling Hercules Capital? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Hercules Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHTGC Short Interest Over TimeHTGC Days to Cover Over TimeHTGC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Hercules 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 9/15/20254,880,000 shares $93.35 million +2.5%N/A4.9 $19.13 8/31/20254,760,000 shares $92.99 million -9.3%2.7%4.8 $19.54 8/15/20255,250,000 shares $100.12 million +4.6%N/A5 $19.07 7/31/20255,020,000 shares $94.30 million -3.5%2.8%4.3 $18.79 7/15/20255,200,000 shares $99.06 million -3.7%N/A4.6 $19.05 6/30/20255,400,000 shares $98.71 million -7.7%3.1%4.5 $18.28 6/15/20255,850,000 shares $105.10 million +9.4%3.4%4.6 $17.97 5/31/20255,350,000 shares $94.27 million -7.9%3.1%3.9 $17.62 5/15/20255,810,000 shares $102.20 million -10.6%3.4%3.9 $17.59 4/30/20256,500,000 shares $116.16 million +5.0%N/A4.7 $17.87 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HTGC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hercules Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/20256,190,000 shares $108.53 million -2.7%3.6%4.7 $17.53 3/31/20256,360,000 shares $122.14 million +2.4%3.7%4.9 $19.21 3/15/20256,210,000 shares $115.13 million +35.3%3.7%5.3 $18.54 2/28/20254,590,000 shares $95.95 million -16.1%2.7%4.1 $20.91 2/15/20255,470,000 shares $116.31 million +8.5%3.2%5.6 $21.26 1/31/20255,040,000 shares $106.60 million +0.2%N/A5 $21.15 1/15/20255,030,000 shares $101.81 million -3.1%N/A4.8 $20.24 12/31/20245,190,000 shares $104.27 million -5.3%N/A5.1 $20.09 12/15/20245,480,000 shares $106.37 million +10.7%N/A5.9 $19.41 11/30/20244,950,000 shares $93.70 million -12.7%N/A5.7 $18.93 11/15/20245,670,000 shares $107.28 million -21.3%N/A6.6 $18.92 10/31/20247,200,000 shares $142.27 million +11.1%N/A8.7 $19.76 10/15/20246,480,000 shares $128.82 million +5.4%N/A6.8 $19.88 9/30/20246,150,000 shares $120.79 million +3.7%N/A6.3 $19.64 9/15/20245,930,000 shares $114.92 million -0.8%N/A5.6 $19.38 8/31/20245,980,000 shares $114.64 million +1.9%N/A5.7 $19.17 8/15/20245,870,000 shares $109.30 million -2.2%N/A5.5 $18.62 7/31/20246,000,000 shares $129.36 million -3.9%N/A5.7 $21.56 7/15/20246,240,000 shares $133.44 million -4.3%N/A7 $21.39 6/30/20246,520,000 shares $133.33 million +2.2%N/A7.4 $20.45 6/15/20246,380,000 shares $124.86 million +3.2%N/A7.3 $19.57 5/31/20246,180,000 shares $121.93 million +6.6%N/A7 $19.73 5/15/20245,800,000 shares $110.75 million +0.7%N/A5.9 $19.10 4/30/20245,760,000 shares $110.16 million -1.2%N/A6 $19.13 4/15/20245,830,000 shares $104.71 million +4.7%N/A6.4 $17.96 3/31/20245,570,000 shares $102.77 million +8.4%N/A6 $18.45 3/15/20245,140,000 shares $92.88 million -15.2%N/A5.4 $18.07 2/29/20246,060,000 shares $109.44 million -3.8%N/A6.2 $18.06 2/15/20246,300,000 shares $111.73 million +1.0%N/A6.4 $17.74 1/31/20246,240,000 shares $108.01 million +0.2%N/A6.3 $17.31 1/15/20246,230,000 shares $109.52 million -1.3%N/A5.9 $17.58 12/31/20236,310,000 shares $105.19 million -3.7%N/A6.1 $16.67 12/15/20236,550,000 shares $103.82 million -3.0%N/A6.2 $15.85 11/30/20236,750,000 shares $104.22 million -9.5%N/A7 $15.44 11/15/20237,460,000 shares $118.43 million +6.3%N/A8.2 $15.88 10/31/20237,020,000 shares $108.18 million +6.9%N/A7.9 $15.41 10/15/20236,570,000 shares $106.11 million -0.5%N/A6.8 $16.15 9/30/20236,600,000 shares $108.37 million +2.5%N/A6.7 $16.42 9/15/20236,440,000 shares $106.26 million -6.9%N/A6.7 $16.50 8/31/20236,920,000 shares $113.94 million -20.3%N/A6.9 $16.47 8/15/20238,680,000 shares $147.43 million -3.7%N/A8.4 $16.99 7/31/20239,010,000 shares $151.10 million -3.4%N/A8.4 $16.77 7/15/20239,330,000 shares $149.47 million +6.4%N/A7.9 $16.02 6/30/20238,770,000 shares $129.80 million -5.7%N/A6.4 $14.80 6/15/20239,300,000 shares $138.48 million -11.8%N/A6.4 $14.89 5/31/202310,540,000 shares $152.41 million -13.1%N/A5.5 $14.46 5/15/202312,130,000 shares $161.45 million +19.3%N/A6.2 $13.31 4/30/202310,170,000 shares $134.65 million +5.9%N/A5.3 $13.24 4/15/20239,600,000 shares $121.15 million +7.4%N/A5.5 $12.62 3/31/20238,940,000 shares $115.24 million -2.9%N/A5.6 $12.89 3/15/20239,210,000 shares $106.47 million +52.0%N/A6.5 $11.56 2/28/20236,060,000 shares $95.45 million +5.8%N/A6.8 $15.75 2/15/20235,730,000 shares $86.41 million -6.4%N/A6.8 $15.08 1/31/20236,120,000 shares $86.97 million -9.9%N/A7.5 $14.21 1/15/20236,790,000 shares $92.68 million -10.1%N/A7.8 $13.65 12/30/20227,550,000 shares $99.81 million -2.5%N/A8.5 $13.22 12/15/20227,740,000 shares $103.87 million -2.4%N/A7.7 $13.42 11/30/20227,930,000 shares $112.29 million +2.6%N/A7.8 $14.16 11/15/20227,730,000 shares $109.77 million +4.6%N/A7.2 $14.20 10/31/20227,390,000 shares $107.38 million +7.9%N/A6.9 $14.53 10/15/20226,850,000 shares $86.31 million +3.0%N/A6.3 $12.60 9/30/20226,650,000 shares $77.01 million +7.4%N/A6.6 $11.58 9/15/20226,190,000 shares $86.47 million -4.5%N/A6.6 $13.97 8/31/20226,480,000 shares $91.17 million +4.9%N/A5.8 $14.07 8/15/20226,180,000 shares $96.16 million -13.3%N/A5 $15.56 7/31/20227,130,000 shares $113.44 million +6.6%N/A4.9 $15.91 7/15/20226,690,000 shares $92.46 million -2.5%N/A4.6 $13.82 6/30/20226,860,000 shares $92.54 million +5.9%N/A4.6 $13.49 6/15/20226,480,000 shares $84.82 million +31.2%6.9%4.2 $13.09 5/31/20224,940,000 shares $69.56 million +28.3%N/A3.5 $14.08 5/15/20223,850,000 shares $58.52 million +6.4%N/A2.7 $15.20 4/30/20223,620,000 shares $60.82 million -4.0%N/A3 $16.80 4/15/20223,770,000 shares $70.08 million +20.5%N/A3 $18.59 3/31/20223,130,000 shares $56.56 million +11.4%N/A2.3 $18.07 3/15/20222,810,000 shares $47.85 million -41.6%N/A2.1 $17.03 2/28/20224,810,000 shares $86.44 million -0.6%N/A3.6 $17.97 2/15/20224,840,000 shares $86.25 million +13.1%4.2%3.8 $17.82 1/31/20224,280,000 shares $76.53 million -4.7%3.7%3.5 $17.88 1/15/20224,490,000 shares $79.16 million -11.3%3.9%4 $17.63 12/31/20215,060,000 shares $83.95 million +0.8%4.4%5.6 $16.59 12/15/20215,020,000 shares $81.93 million +7.5%4.4%6.7 $16.32 11/30/20214,670,000 shares $76.77 million -4.5%4.1%6.8 $16.44 11/15/20214,890,000 shares $83.52 million -5.4%4.3%7.1 $17.08 10/29/20215,170,000 shares $91.35 million +13.1%4.5%7.6 $17.67 10/15/20214,570,000 shares $79.52 million +10.4%4.0%7.2 $17.40 9/30/20214,140,000 shares $68.77 million +7.0%3.6%6.6 $16.61 9/15/20213,870,000 shares $65.21 million -10.2%3.4%6.2 $16.85 8/31/20214,310,000 shares $72.84 million +4.1%3.8%7.2 $16.90 8/13/20214,140,000 shares $71.13 million +2.2%3.6%6.8 $17.18 7/30/20214,050,000 shares $69.94 million +39.7%3.5%6.2 $17.27 7/15/20212,900,000 shares $49.59 million -5.5%2.5%4.3 $17.10 6/30/20213,070,000 shares $52.37 million +29.0%2.7%4.4 $17.06 6/15/20212,380,000 shares $41.41 million +23.3%2.1%3.6 $17.40 5/28/20211,930,000 shares $32.77 million +9.7%1.7%2.8 $16.98 5/14/20211,760,000 shares $29.27 million +35.4%N/A2.4 $16.63 4/30/20211,300,000 shares $22.80 million +84.0%N/A1.9 $17.54 4/15/2021706,400 shares $11.95 million +3.8%N/A1.1 $16.91 3/31/2021680,300 shares $10.99 million -16.3%N/A1 $16.16 3/15/2021812,700 shares $13.18 million -3.7%N/A1.1 $16.22 2/26/2021844,300 shares $13.38 million +12.6%N/A1.2 $15.85 2/12/2021749,800 shares $11.55 million -6.6%N/A1.2 $15.41 1/29/2021803,000 shares $12.09 million -46.5%N/A1.1 $15.06 1/15/20211,500,000 shares $22.29 million -21.1%N/A2.1 $14.86 12/31/20201,900,000 shares $27.15 million +18.8%N/A2.8 $14.29 12/15/20201,600,000 shares $22.27 million +10.3%N/A2.3 $13.92 11/30/20201,450,000 shares $19.73 million +8.2%N/A2.2 $13.61 11/15/20201,340,000 shares $16.66 million +13.6%N/A2 $12.43 10/30/20201,180,000 shares $13.20 million -13.9%N/A1.8 $11.19 10/15/20201,370,000 shares $16.36 million +15.1%N/A2 $11.94 HTGC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Hercules Capital's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Hercules Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 4,880,000 shares of HTGC short. Learn More on Hercules Capital's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Hercules 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. HTGC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Hercules Capital's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Hercules Capital? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hercules Capital: Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Hercules Capital's short interest increasing or decreasing? Hercules Capital saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,880,000 shares, an increase of 2.5% from the previous total of 4,760,000 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 Hercules Capital's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Hercules Capital: Ares Capital Corporation (2.45%), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (2.21%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (1.01%), FS KKR Capital Corp. (2.35%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.34%), Main Street Capital Corporation (5.58%), Blue Owl Capital Corporation (1.69%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (6.42%), Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (3.18%), FirstService Corporation (0.62%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Hercules Capital stock? Short selling HTGC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hercules Capital as its price is falling. HTGC shares are trading down $0.31 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 Hercules Capital? A short squeeze for Hercules 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 HTGC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Hercules 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 HTGC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. 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