Blue Owl Capital (OBDC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. OBDC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.8. Learn More on Blue Owl Capital's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Blue Owl Capital: PEAK6 LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Group One Trading LLC, and 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. 4.27% of Blue Owl Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.

Blue Owl Capital saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,191,736 shares, an increase of 4.8% from the previous total of 20,230,307 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.

4.27% of Blue Owl Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Blue Owl Capital: Ares Capital Corporation (5.98%), Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (0.61%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (5.91%), SLR Investment Corp. (1.19%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (1.33%), Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (4.90%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (5.18%), Main Street Capital Corporation (10.16%), Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (8.99%), FS KKR Capital Corp. (4.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OBDC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blue Owl Capital as its price is falling. OBDC shares are trading down $0.04 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 Blue Owl 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 OBDC, 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 OBDC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.