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Saratoga Investment (SAR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Saratoga Investment Short Interest Data

Saratoga Investment (SAR) has a short interest of 227,700 shares, representing 1.80% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 15.23% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 93,292 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
227,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
197,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+15.23%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.66 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
15,365,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.80%
Today's Trading Volume
54,466 shares
Average Trading Volume
93,292 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
58%
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SAR Short Interest Over Time

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Saratoga Investment Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/2025227,700 shares $5.66 million +15.2%1.8%2 $24.84
5/15/2025197,600 shares $4.80 million -12.1%1.6%1.8 $24.31
4/30/2025224,900 shares $5.49 million +24.3%N/A1.7 $24.42
4/15/2025181,000 shares $4.16 million +28.1%1.4%1.5 $23.01
3/31/2025141,300 shares $3.57 million +34.2%1.1%1.2 $25.30
3/15/2025105,300 shares $2.51 million -3.9%0.8%0.9 $23.80
2/28/2025109,600 shares $2.85 million -15.0%0.9%1 $26.00
2/15/2025129,000 shares $3.27 million -14.6%1.0%1.1 $25.37
1/31/2025151,000 shares $3.77 million +17.1%N/A1.7 $24.99
1/15/2025129,000 shares $3.21 million +4.2%N/A1.5 $24.89
12/31/2024123,800 shares $2.96 million -10.9%N/A1.4 $23.92
12/15/2024138,900 shares $3.34 million -21.7%N/A1.6 $24.08
11/30/2024177,400 shares $4.56 million +16.5%N/A2 $25.69
11/15/2024152,300 shares $3.85 million +15.2%N/A2.1 $25.26
10/31/2024132,200 shares $3.10 million -17.1%N/A2.1 $23.44
10/15/2024159,500 shares $3.85 million +4.8%N/A2.6 $24.11
9/30/2024152,200 shares $3.53 million +9.5%N/A2.4 $23.17
9/15/2024139,000 shares $3.23 million +8.7%N/A2.4 $23.23
8/31/2024127,900 shares $3.01 million +6.7%N/A2 $23.57
8/15/2024119,900 shares $2.70 million +6.9%N/A1.8 $22.56
7/31/2024112,200 shares $2.62 million +27.9%N/A1.6 $23.38
7/15/202487,700 shares $2.04 million -16.2%N/A1.2 $23.25
6/30/2024104,700 shares $2.38 million -41.1%N/A1.5 $22.70
6/15/2024177,600 shares $4.08 million +28.0%N/A2.7 $23.00
5/31/2024138,800 shares $3.30 million +44.3%N/A2 $23.74
5/15/202496,200 shares $2.26 million +7.5%N/A1.5 $23.46
4/30/202489,500 shares $2.11 million -5.8%N/A1.3 $23.60
4/15/202495,000 shares $2.16 million +6.7%N/A1.3 $22.71
3/31/202489,000 shares $2.06 million +89.4%N/A0.9 $23.20
3/15/202447,000 shares $1.07 million -53.9%N/A0.5 $22.68
2/29/2024102,000 shares $2.41 million +50.7%N/A0.8 $23.61
2/15/202467,700 shares $1.60 million -1.0%N/A0.5 $23.60
1/31/202468,400 shares $1.58 million -5.1%N/A0.5 $23.15
1/15/202472,100 shares $1.70 million +183.9%N/A0.6 $23.60
12/31/202325,400 shares $656.84 thousand +7.6%0.2%0.2 $25.86
12/15/202323,600 shares $610.77 thousand -71.5%0.2%0.2 $25.88
11/30/202382,900 shares $2.17 million +160.7%0.8%0.7 $26.21
11/15/202331,800 shares $815.99 thousand -11.7%0.3%0.3 $25.66
10/31/202336,000 shares $845.28 thousand -4.8%0.3%0.4 $23.48
10/15/202337,800 shares $900.40 thousand +60.9%0.4%0.3 $23.82
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9/30/202323,500 shares $603.95 thousand -24.7%0.2%0.2 $25.70
9/15/202331,200 shares $802.00 thousand +62.5%0.3%0.3 $25.71
8/31/202319,200 shares $494.59 thousand -82.6%0.2%0.2 $25.76
8/15/2023110,600 shares $2.92 million +318.9%1.1%1.1 $26.43
7/31/202326,400 shares $709.37 thousand -59.8%0.3%0.3 $26.87
7/15/202365,700 shares $1.74 million +127.3%0.7%0.8 $26.50
6/30/202328,900 shares $778.57 thousand +2.5%0.3%0.5 $26.94
6/15/202328,200 shares $762.25 thousand -23.2%0.3%0.5 $27.03
5/31/202336,700 shares $1.03 million +16.5%0.4%0.6 $28.10
5/15/202331,500 shares $787.50 thousand +25.5%0.3%0.6 $25.00
4/30/202325,100 shares $613.44 thousand +7.7%0.3%0.5 $24.44
4/15/202323,300 shares $543.12 thousand +61.8%0.3%0.5 $23.31
3/31/202314,400 shares $364.03 thousand -63.9%0.2%0.3 $25.28
3/15/202339,900 shares $971.57 thousand -19.9%0.5%0.8 $24.35
2/28/202349,800 shares $1.37 million +22.1%0.6%1.1 $27.55
2/15/202340,800 shares $1.11 million +43.7%0.5%1 $27.30
1/31/202328,400 shares $765.38 thousand -21.3%0.3%0.7 $26.95
1/15/202336,100 shares $976.51 thousand -10.6%0.4%0.9 $27.05
12/30/202240,400 shares $1.03 million -16.0%0.5%1.1 $25.49
12/15/202248,100 shares $1.24 million +18.2%0.6%1.3 $25.82
11/30/202240,700 shares $1.07 million +12.7%0.5%1.1 $26.37
11/15/202236,100 shares $872.90 thousand +53.0%0.4%1 $24.18
10/31/202223,600 shares $535.72 thousand -29.1%0.3%0.7 $22.70
10/15/202233,300 shares $697.97 thousand +4.1%0.4%1 $20.96
9/30/202232,000 shares $664.64 thousand -44.5%0.4%1 $20.77
9/15/202257,700 shares $1.47 million +37.7%0.7%1.9 $25.52
8/31/202241,900 shares $1.02 million +31.4%0.5%1.3 $24.28
8/15/202231,900 shares $783.46 thousand +3.6%0.4%1.1 $24.56
7/31/202230,800 shares $725.96 thousand -7.2%0.4%0.9 $23.57
7/15/202233,200 shares $772.90 thousand -0.6%0.4%0.9 $23.28
6/30/202233,400 shares $800.60 thousand -19.3%0.8%0.8 $23.97
6/15/202241,400 shares $1.00 million +35.7%0.9%1.1 $24.18
5/31/202230,500 shares $810.39 thousand +3.4%0.3%0.9 $26.57
5/15/202229,500 shares $759.63 thousand +3.5%0.3%0.8 $25.75
4/30/202228,500 shares $729.03 thousand -5.0%0.3%0.9 $25.58
4/15/202230,000 shares $809.70 thousand -2.0%0.3%0.8 $26.99
3/31/202230,600 shares $834.16 thousand -29.0%0.3%0.7 $27.26
3/15/202243,100 shares $1.17 million +12.2%0.5%0.8 $27.17
2/28/202238,400 shares $1.05 million -8.4%0.4%0.7 $27.47
2/15/202241,900 shares $1.13 million +13.2%0.5%0.8 $27.02
1/31/202237,000 shares $1.01 million +5.1%0.4%0.7 $27.37
1/15/202235,200 shares $990.88 thousand +38.0%0.4%0.6 $28.15
12/31/202125,500 shares $749.19 thousand -4.9%0.3%0.5 $29.38
12/15/202126,800 shares $782.02 thousand -28.5%0.3%0.6 $29.18
11/30/202137,500 shares $1.08 million -6.0%0.5%0.9 $28.90
11/15/202139,900 shares $1.14 million -30.1%0.5%0.9 $28.50
10/29/202157,100 shares $1.65 million -30.7%0.7%1.3 $28.85
10/15/202182,400 shares $2.42 million -15.4%1.0%1.9 $29.35
9/30/202197,400 shares $2.80 million +17.5%1.2%2.1 $28.74
9/15/202182,900 shares $2.33 million +5.3%1.0%1.8 $28.14
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8/31/202178,700 shares $2.26 million +38.1%1.0%1.8 $28.70
8/13/202157,000 shares $1.54 million -17.0%0.7%1.4 $27.05
7/30/202168,700 shares $1.86 million -11.6%0.9%1.7 $27.06
7/15/202177,700 shares $2.13 million +25.1%1.0%1.9 $27.46
6/30/202162,100 shares $1.67 million +37.1%0.8%1.5 $26.87
6/15/202145,300 shares $1.18 million +8.9%0.6%1 $26.09
5/28/202141,600 shares $1.06 million +14.0%0.5%0.9 $25.55
5/14/202136,500 shares $897.17 thousand -7.8%0.5%0.8 $24.58
4/30/202139,600 shares $1.01 million -11.8%0.5%0.8 $25.55
4/15/202144,900 shares $1.11 million -34.4%0.6%0.7 $24.66
3/31/202168,400 shares $1.73 million +59.4%0.9%1 $25.29
3/15/202142,900 shares $1.02 million -15.9%0.5%0.7 $23.68
2/26/202151,000 shares $1.17 million +7.8%0.6%0.8 $22.85
2/12/202147,300 shares $1.14 million +49.2%0.6%0.8 $24.20
1/29/202131,700 shares $678.38 thousand +13.6%0.4%0.5 $21.40
1/15/202127,900 shares $626.36 thousand -5.7%0.4%0.5 $22.45
12/31/202029,600 shares $623.67 thousand +10.9%0.4%0.6 $21.07
12/15/202026,700 shares $553.76 thousand -30.1%0.3%0.6 $20.74
11/30/202038,200 shares $855.68 thousand +3.5%0.5%0.8 $22.40
11/15/202036,900 shares $728.78 thousand -13.6%0.5%0.8 $19.75
10/30/202042,700 shares $767.32 thousand +26.0%0.5%0.9 $17.97
10/15/202033,900 shares $676.98 thousand -31.0%0.4%0.7 $19.97
9/30/202049,100 shares $824.39 thousand +36.0%0.6%0.9 $16.79
9/15/202036,100 shares $616.59 thousand -25.6%0.5%0.6 $17.08
8/31/202048,500 shares $831.29 thousand +12.3%0.6%0.7 $17.14
8/14/202043,200 shares $791.86 thousand -13.8%0.6%0.5 $18.33
7/31/202050,100 shares $865.23 thousand -39.5%0.6%0.6 $17.27
7/15/202082,800 shares $1.36 million -34.4%1.0%0.8 $16.37
6/30/2020126,200 shares $1.99 million +38.1%1.6%1.1 $15.80
6/15/202091,400 shares $1.50 million +76.1%1.1%0.7 $16.40

SAR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Saratoga Investment's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Saratoga Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 227,700 shares of SAR short. 1.80% of Saratoga Investment's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Saratoga Investment's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Saratoga Investment?

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. SAR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Saratoga Investment's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Saratoga Investment?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Saratoga Investment: 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 Saratoga Investment?

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. 1.80% of Saratoga Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Saratoga Investment's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Saratoga Investment saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 227,700 shares, an increase of 15.2% from the previous total of 197,600 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 Saratoga Investment's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.80% of Saratoga Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Saratoga Investment: Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.04%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.98%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.69%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.37%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (0.94%), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.10%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.59%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.11%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.19%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.09%),

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 ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Saratoga Investment stock?

Short selling SAR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Saratoga Investment as its price is falling. SAR shares are trading up $0.13 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 Saratoga Investment?

A short squeeze for Saratoga Investment 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 SAR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Saratoga Investment'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 SAR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.



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