Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (MSDL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 174,200 shares of MSDL short. 0.20% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.20% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's floating shares are currently sold short.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 174,200 shares, a drop of 0.6% from the previous total of 175,200 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.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending currently has issued a total of 87,921,000 shares. Some of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending'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. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending currently has a public float of 86,970,000 shares.

0.20% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending: Blue Owl Capital Co. III (0.22%), Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. (0.24%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.43%), Trinity Capital Inc. (1.93%), Ares Acquisition Co. II (0.16%), CION Investment Co. (1.09%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.18%), Marblegate Acquisition Corp. (0.49%), Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. (0.01%), Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. (2.42%),

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.

Short selling MSDL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Morgan Stanley Direct Lending as its price is falling. MSDL shares are trading up $0.01 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 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending 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 MSDL, 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 MSDL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.