Ready Capital (RC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Ready Capital Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, Ready Capital (RC) had a short interest of 22.78 million shares sold short, representing 14.14% of the public float. This marks a -1.09% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 16.8, meaning it would take 16.8 days of the average trading volume of 2.32 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 22,782,993 shares
Previous Short Interest: 23,034,890 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -1.09%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $38.85 million
Short Interest Ratio: 16.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: April 15, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 165,220,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 14.14%
Today's Trading Volume: 851,151 shares
Average Trading Volume: 2,315,844 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 37%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
4/15/2026	22,782,993 shares	$38.85 million	-1.1%	14.1%	16.79	$1.71
3/31/2026	23,034,890 shares	$37.66 million	+0.5%	14.3%	9.89	$1.64
3/13/2026	22,914,461 shares	$39.99 million	-9.5%	14.2%	7.6	$1.75
2/27/2026	25,331,686 shares	$46.74 million	-0.3%	15.7%	8.76	$1.85
2/13/2026	25,415,939 shares	$43.08 million	+1.5%	15.9%	10.4	$1.70
1/30/2026	25,039,997 shares	$52.96 million	+3.9%	15.6%	9.48	$2.12
1/15/2026	24,105,020 shares	$53.15 million	-9.9%	15.0%	7.69	$2.21
12/31/2025	26,757,648 shares	$58.33 million	-6.5%	16.7%	3.31	$2.18
12/15/2025	28,631,081 shares	$66.85 million	+2.3%	17.9%	7.57	$2.34
11/28/2025	27,976,521 shares	$71.06 million	+5.7%	17.4%	9.97	$2.54
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11/14/2025	26,459,797 shares	$70.25 million	+0.7%	16.5%	8.11	$2.66
10/31/2025	26,269,593 shares	$76.84 million	+3.4%	16.2%	11.16	$2.93
10/15/2025	25,410,000 shares	$85.76 million	-4.1%	15.6%	11.3	$3.38
9/30/2025	26,490,000 shares	$102.78 million	+0.9%	N/A	12.2	$3.88
9/15/2025	26,250,000 shares	$111.30 million	-8.0%	N/A	12.5	$4.24
8/31/2025	28,520,000 shares	$122.01 million	-0.3%	17.5%	14.3	$4.28
8/15/2025	28,610,000 shares	$109.29 million	+1.9%	N/A	14.7	$3.82
7/31/2025	28,080,000 shares	$118.08 million	-2.3%	17.3%	13.1	$4.21
7/15/2025	28,730,000 shares	$121.64 million	-10.7%	N/A	13.1	$4.23
6/30/2025	32,170,000 shares	$141.23 million	-1.9%	19.1%	13.5	$4.39
6/15/2025	32,790,000 shares	$144.11 million	-2.1%	19.4%	13.2	$4.40
5/31/2025	33,490,000 shares	$149.70 million	+8.3%	20.1%	12.8	$4.47
5/15/2025	30,920,000 shares	$136.67 million	+15.4%	18.5%	9.9	$4.42
4/30/2025	26,800,000 shares	$119.53 million	+8.3%	N/A	9	$4.46
4/15/2025	24,740,000 shares	$110.22 million	-8.6%	14.8%	8.6	$4.46
3/31/2025	27,080,000 shares	$137.70 million	+3.2%	16.2%	9.6	$5.09
3/15/2025	26,240,000 shares	$131.59 million	-0.8%	15.7%	9.9	$5.02
2/28/2025	26,450,000 shares	$183.70 million	+4.8%	15.9%	10.3	$6.95
2/15/2025	25,230,000 shares	$169.42 million	+8.4%	15.1%	12.9	$6.72
1/31/2025	23,270,000 shares	$154.63 million	+4.6%	N/A	12.2	$6.65
1/15/2025	22,240,000 shares	$148.34 million	+1.0%	N/A	12.3	$6.67
12/31/2024	22,010,000 shares	$150.11 million	+6.2%	N/A	12.5	$6.82
12/15/2024	20,730,000 shares	$154.44 million	-0.5%	N/A	12.2	$7.45
11/30/2024	20,830,000 shares	$153.52 million	+4.4%	N/A	12.1	$7.37
11/15/2024	19,950,000 shares	$140.05 million	+3.5%	N/A	11.5	$7.02
10/31/2024	19,270,000 shares	$132.00 million	-8.0%	N/A	10.6	$6.85
10/15/2024	20,950,000 shares	$150.94 million	+5.2%	N/A	11.8	$7.21
9/30/2024	19,910,000 shares	$151.91 million	+12.6%	N/A	10.6	$7.63
9/15/2024	17,690,000 shares	$136.39 million	+2.3%	N/A	9.9	$7.71
8/31/2024	17,290,000 shares	$143.33 million	+31.0%	N/A	10.8	$8.29

8/15/2024	13,200,000 shares	$110.95 million	+10.6%	N/A	8.5	$8.41
7/31/2024	11,940,000 shares	$110.86 million	-2.7%	N/A	8	$9.29
7/15/2024	12,270,000 shares	$110.06 million	-4.1%	N/A	8.5	$8.97
6/30/2024	12,800,000 shares	$104.70 million	+3.6%	N/A	9.3	$8.18
6/15/2024	12,360,000 shares	$102.09 million	+1.4%	N/A	8.9	$8.26
5/31/2024	12,190,000 shares	$101.18 million	+8.9%	N/A	8.8	$8.30
5/15/2024	11,190,000 shares	$97.24 million	+7.6%	N/A	7.6	$8.69
4/30/2024	10,400,000 shares	$88.61 million	+0.7%	N/A	7.1	$8.52
4/15/2024	10,330,000 shares	$86.72 million	-4.9%	N/A	7.1	$8.40
3/31/2024	10,860,000 shares	$99.15 million	+15.3%	N/A	7.8	$9.13
3/15/2024	9,420,000 shares	$83.56 million	+0.3%	N/A	6.4	$8.87
2/29/2024	9,390,000 shares	$82.96 million	-7.2%	N/A	6.1	$8.84
2/15/2024	10,120,000 shares	$93.96 million	+22.8%	N/A	7.3	$9.29
1/31/2024	8,240,000 shares	$77.21 million	+24.1%	N/A	6.3	$9.37
1/15/2024	6,640,000 shares	$67.13 million	-10.8%	N/A	5.4	$10.11
12/31/2023	7,440,000 shares	$76.26 million	+4.5%	N/A	6.3	$10.25
12/15/2023	7,120,000 shares	$77.54 million	+16.9%	N/A	6.4	$10.89
11/30/2023	6,090,000 shares	$62.24 million	+8.4%	N/A	5.7	$10.22
11/15/2023	5,620,000 shares	$58.50 million	-19.1%	N/A	5.4	$10.41
10/31/2023	6,950,000 shares	$65.54 million	-2.8%	N/A	6.7	$9.43
10/15/2023	7,150,000 shares	$72.43 million	-4.4%	N/A	6.6	$10.13
9/30/2023	7,480,000 shares	$75.62 million	+23.4%	N/A	6.9	$10.11
9/15/2023	6,060,000 shares	$66.45 million	-13.2%	N/A	5.7	$10.97
8/31/2023	6,980,000 shares	$76.22 million	+12.6%	N/A	6	$10.92
8/15/2023	6,200,000 shares	$66.12 million	-13.5%	N/A	3.6	$10.67
7/31/2023	7,170,000 shares	$82.92 million	-5.2%	N/A	4.1	$11.57
7/15/2023	7,560,000 shares	$86.86 million	-9.7%	N/A	4.3	$11.49
6/30/2023	8,370,000 shares	$94.41 million	-7.2%	N/A	4.7	$11.28
6/15/2023	9,020,000 shares	$102.29 million	+1.6%	N/A	4.9	$11.34
5/31/2023	8,880,000 shares	$89.78 million	+2.1%	N/A	4.6	$10.11
5/15/2023	8,700,000 shares	$90.83 million	+12.0%	N/A	5.5	$10.44
4/30/2023	7,770,000 shares	$83.37 million	+2.8%	N/A	5.4	$10.73
4/15/2023	7,560,000 shares	$76.43 million	-7.4%	N/A	5.7	$10.11
3/31/2023	8,160,000 shares	$82.99 million	+15.3%	N/A	6.2	$10.17
3/15/2023	7,080,000 shares	$69.60 million	+71.4%	N/A	5.8	$9.83
2/28/2023	4,130,000 shares	$46.50 million	+1.5%	N/A	4.4	$11.26
2/15/2023	4,070,000 shares	$54.05 million	-4.5%	N/A	5.4	$13.28
1/31/2023	4,260,000 shares	$56.36 million	+15.1%	N/A	5.3	$13.23
1/15/2023	3,700,000 shares	$45.40 million	-21.3%	N/A	4.4	$12.27
12/30/2022	4,700,000 shares	$52.36 million	+13.0%	N/A	5	$11.14
12/15/2022	4,160,000 shares	$51.25 million	-9.0%	N/A	3.6	$12.32
11/30/2022	4,570,000 shares	$61.24 million	-7.9%	N/A	3.6	$13.40
11/15/2022	4,960,000 shares	$66.36 million	-7.5%	N/A	3.8	$13.38
10/31/2022	5,360,000 shares	$64.96 million	-10.4%	N/A	4.1	$12.12
10/15/2022	5,980,000 shares	$62.43 million	+3.6%	N/A	4.6	$10.44
9/30/2022	5,770,000 shares	$58.51 million	+129.0%	N/A	4.5	$10.14
9/15/2022	2,520,000 shares	$32.21 million	+4.1%	N/A	2.3	$12.78
8/31/2022	2,420,000 shares	$31.70 million	-18.5%	N/A	2.2	$13.10
8/15/2022	2,970,000 shares	$41.61 million	+2.1%	N/A	2.6	$14.01
7/31/2022	2,910,000 shares	$40.48 million	+31.7%	N/A	2.4	$13.91

7/15/2022	2,210,000 shares	$27.40 million	-39.5%	7.1%	1.8	$12.40
6/30/2022	3,650,000 shares	$43.51 million	+55.3%	11.7%	3	$11.92
6/15/2022	2,350,000 shares	$27.42 million	-25.2%	7.5%	1.9	$11.67
5/31/2022	3,140,000 shares	$46.10 million	+1.0%	N/A	3	$14.68
5/15/2022	3,110,000 shares	$44.85 million	No Change	N/A	3	$14.42
4/30/2022	3,110,000 shares	$45.31 million	-3.4%	N/A	3.2	$14.57
4/15/2022	3,220,000 shares	$49.33 million	-4.7%	N/A	3.2	$15.32
3/31/2022	3,380,000 shares	$50.90 million	+25.2%	N/A	3	$15.06
3/15/2022	2,700,000 shares	$41.01 million	+0.4%	N/A	2.5	$15.19
2/28/2022	2,690,000 shares	$39.95 million	-8.2%	N/A	2.6	$14.85
2/15/2022	2,930,000 shares	$42.66 million	-3.9%	N/A	2.9	$14.56
1/31/2022	3,050,000 shares	$43.43 million	+22.5%	N/A	3.5	$14.24
1/15/2022	2,490,000 shares	$38.60 million	-6.0%	N/A	3.3	$15.50
12/31/2021	2,650,000 shares	$41.42 million	+27.4%	N/A	5.2	$15.63
12/15/2021	2,080,000 shares	$32.53 million	+9.5%	N/A	4.3	$15.64
11/30/2021	1,900,000 shares	$29.18 million	-5.0%	N/A	4.7	$15.36
11/15/2021	2,000,000 shares	$31.72 million	+3.1%	N/A	5.4	$15.86
10/29/2021	1,940,000 shares	$30.01 million	+2.7%	2.8%	5.1	$15.47
10/15/2021	1,890,000 shares	$28.48 million	-10.4%	2.7%	5	$15.07
9/30/2021	2,110,000 shares	$30.45 million	+7.1%	3.0%	5.2	$14.43
9/15/2021	1,970,000 shares	$29.79 million	-10.1%	2.8%	4.7	$15.12
8/31/2021	2,190,000 shares	$33.53 million	+12.9%	3.1%	5.3	$15.31
8/13/2021	1,940,000 shares	$29.18 million	+19.0%	2.8%	4.7	$15.04
7/30/2021	1,630,000 shares	$24.65 million	+0.6%	2.3%	3.7	$15.12
7/15/2021	1,620,000 shares	$24.35 million	-8.5%	2.3%	3.7	$15.03
6/30/2021	1,770,000 shares	$28.09 million	+9.3%	2.5%	4	$15.87
6/15/2021	1,620,000 shares	$26.07 million	-9.0%	2.3%	3.5	$16.09
5/28/2021	1,780,000 shares	$27.09 million	+2.9%	2.5%	2.8	$15.22
5/14/2021	1,730,000 shares	$23.77 million	+24.5%	N/A	2.7	$13.74

RC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ready Capital's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Ready Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 22,782,993 shares of RC short. 14.14% of Ready Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ready Capital's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Ready 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. RC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 16.8. Learn More on Ready Capital's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Ready Capital?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ready Capital: 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.
What is a good short interest percentage for Ready 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. 14.14% of Ready Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Ready Capital's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Ready Capital saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,782,993 shares, a drop of 1.1% from the previous total of 23,034,890 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 Ready Capital's short interest compare to its competitors?: 14.14% of Ready Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Ready Capital: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (3.39%), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (4.11%), BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (4.02%), Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (5.02%), Ellington Financial Inc. (4.03%), Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (7.07%), Ladder Capital Corp (1.82%), Annaly Capital Management Inc (2.43%), Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (3.62%), Chimera Investment Corporation (2.26%),
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 ($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.
What does it mean to sell short Ready Capital stock?: Short selling RC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ready Capital as its price is falling. RC shares are trading up $0.14 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 Ready Capital?: A short squeeze for Ready 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 RC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Ready 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 RC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.
What do RC's short interest metrics mean?: Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like RC:
Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
Short Float: The percentage of a companyâ€™s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.
These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

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This page (NYSE:RC) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Ready Capital (RC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume