MVC Capital (MVC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MVC Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 15,900 shares of MVC short. 0.11% of MVC Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MVC Capital's current short interest.

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. 0.11% of MVC Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.

MVC Capital saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,900 shares, a decline of 1.2% from the previous total of 16,100 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.

MVC Capital currently has issued a total of 17,725,000 shares. Some of MVC 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. MVC Capital currently has a public float of 14,350,000 shares.

0.11% of MVC Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MVC Capital: Gladstone Capital Corporation (1.68%), Gladstone Investment Corporation (8.66%), PennantPark Investment Co. (3.15%), Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (1.29%), Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (1.13%), Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (2.96%), WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (1.15%), Medallion Financial Corp. (5.84%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc (0.15%), Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.79 billion), Aon plc ($4.20 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.66 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.24 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.07 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.65 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.24 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($2.08 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($1.86 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MVC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MVC Capital as its price is falling. 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 MVC 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 MVC, 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 MVC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2020.