Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $24.30 +0.14 (+0.56%) Closing price 07/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.29 -0.02 (-0.07%) As of 07/10/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Sixth Street Specialty Lending Short Interest DataSixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) has a short interest of 3.64 million shares, representing 4.00% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.19% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.4, indicating that it would take 7.4 days of the average trading volume of 397,513 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,640,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$84.88 millionShort Interest Ratio7.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares93,960,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.00%Today's Trading Volume486,232 sharesAverage Trading Volume397,513 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average122% Short Selling Sixth Street Specialty Lending? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Sixth Street Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartTSLX Short Interest Over TimeTSLX Days to Cover Over TimeTSLX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Sixth Street Specialty Lending Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/20253,640,000 shares $84.88 million -3.2%4.0%7.4 $23.32 5/31/20253,760,000 shares $87.57 million +58.0%4.2%7.5 $23.29 5/15/20252,380,000 shares $53.10 million +26.6%2.6%4.7 $22.31 4/30/20251,880,000 shares $38.84 million +32.4%N/A3.6 $20.66 4/15/20251,420,000 shares $28.64 million -13.9%1.6%2.9 $20.17 3/31/20251,650,000 shares $36.95 million -3.5%1.8%3.6 $22.39 3/15/20251,710,000 shares $37.27 million +27.6%1.9%4.4 $21.79 2/28/20251,340,000 shares $31.53 million +17.5%1.5%3.6 $23.53 2/15/20251,140,000 shares $26.19 million +7.6%1.3%3.3 $22.97 1/31/20251,060,000 shares $23.74 million +6.0%N/A3.4 $22.40 Get the Latest News and Ratings for TSLX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Sixth Street Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20251,000,000 shares $21.34 million +6.1%N/A3.1 $21.34 12/31/2024942,700 shares $20.08 million +5.5%N/A3 $21.30 12/15/2024893,900 shares $19.10 million +5.3%N/A2.9 $21.37 11/30/2024848,700 shares $18.23 million -3.9%N/A2.7 $21.48 11/15/2024883,000 shares $17.98 million +21.3%N/A2.9 $20.36 10/31/2024728,000 shares $14.85 million +0.0%N/A2.5 $20.40 10/15/2024727,900 shares $15.01 million -5.6%N/A2.6 $20.62 9/30/2024771,200 shares $15.83 million -4.5%N/A2.6 $20.53 9/15/2024807,300 shares $17.28 million +2.8%N/A2.7 $21.40 8/31/2024785,700 shares $16.69 million -0.5%N/A2.7 $21.24 8/15/2024789,700 shares $16.43 million -10.4%N/A2.5 $20.80 7/31/2024881,600 shares $18.40 million -16.8%N/A2.7 $20.87 7/15/20241,060,000 shares $23.08 million No ChangeN/A3.2 $21.77 6/30/20241,060,000 shares $22.63 million -21.5%N/A3 $21.35 6/15/20241,350,000 shares $28.36 million -10.6%N/A3.6 $21.01 5/31/20241,510,000 shares $33.24 million +6.3%N/A4 $22.01 5/15/20241,420,000 shares $30.42 million +13.6%N/A3.2 $21.43 4/30/20241,250,000 shares $27.14 million +13.6%N/A2.8 $21.71 4/15/20241,100,000 shares $22.78 million -27.2%N/A2.6 $20.71 3/31/20241,510,000 shares $32.36 million -2.0%N/A3.7 $21.43 3/15/20241,540,000 shares $31.92 million -6.1%N/A3.8 $20.73 2/29/20241,640,000 shares $35.80 million +5.8%N/A4.1 $21.83 2/15/20241,550,000 shares $33.68 million +0.7%N/A4.9 $21.73 1/31/20241,540,000 shares $33.36 million +23.2%N/A5.1 $21.66 1/15/20241,250,000 shares $27.16 million -14.4%N/A4.1 $21.73 12/31/20231,460,000 shares $31.54 million -9.3%N/A4.9 $21.60 12/15/20231,610,000 shares $34.08 million +2.6%N/A5.4 $21.17 11/30/20231,570,000 shares $32.89 million +18.1%N/A5.4 $20.95 11/15/20231,330,000 shares $27.90 million +10.8%N/A4.4 $20.98 10/31/20231,200,000 shares $23.29 million -2.4%N/A3.9 $19.41A grave, grave error. 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Here’s the full story for you. 10/15/20231,230,000 shares $24.58 million -6.1%N/A3.8 $19.98 9/30/20231,310,000 shares $26.78 million +3.2%N/A4 $20.44 9/15/20231,270,000 shares $25.81 million +5.0%N/A3.9 $20.32 8/31/20231,210,000 shares $24.41 million +4.3%N/A3.6 $20.17 8/15/20231,160,000 shares $23.53 million +6.4%N/A3.3 $20.29 7/31/20231,090,000 shares $21.68 million +14.3%N/A2.6 $19.89 7/15/2023953,700 shares $18.28 million +2.6%N/A2.3 $19.17 6/30/2023929,500 shares $17.38 million +14.0%N/A2.3 $18.70 6/15/2023815,700 shares $15.12 million +5.3%N/A2 $18.54 5/31/2023774,700 shares $14.10 million -28.3%N/A1.6 $18.20 5/15/20231,080,000 shares $19.32 million -14.3%N/A2 $17.89 4/30/20231,260,000 shares $23.03 million -13.1%N/A2.6 $18.28 4/15/20231,450,000 shares $26.17 million +23.9%N/A3 $18.05 3/31/20231,170,000 shares $21.41 million +5.4%N/A2.4 $18.30 3/15/20231,110,000 shares $19.08 million +39.0%N/A2.3 $17.19 2/28/2023798,600 shares $15.17 million -11.9%N/A1.9 $19.00 2/15/2023906,300 shares $17.10 million -8.2%N/A2.3 $18.87 1/31/2023987,200 shares $18.90 million +2.6%N/A2.7 $19.15 1/15/2023962,500 shares $18.04 million +4.3%N/A2.5 $18.74 12/30/2022922,700 shares $16.42 million -11.3%N/A2.4 $17.80 12/15/20221,040,000 shares $18.38 million +4.5%N/A2.4 $17.67 11/30/2022994,800 shares $18.74 million -0.5%N/A2.2 $18.84 11/15/20221,000,000 shares $18.63 million -8.3%N/A2.2 $18.63 10/31/20221,090,000 shares $19.79 million -9.2%N/A2.2 $18.16 10/15/20221,200,000 shares $20.48 million +16.5%N/A2.4 $17.07 9/30/20221,030,000 shares $16.83 million +7.6%N/A1.9 $16.34 9/15/2022957,100 shares $17.42 million +38.0%N/A1.9 $18.20 8/31/2022693,700 shares $13.06 million +29.2%N/A1.4 $18.83 8/15/2022537,100 shares $10.48 million -61.4%N/A1.1 $19.51 7/31/20221,390,000 shares $26.74 million +6.9%N/A2.9 $19.24 7/15/20221,300,000 shares $24.26 million +1.6%N/A2.8 $18.66 6/30/20221,280,000 shares $23.68 million -7.3%N/A3.6 $18.50 6/15/20221,380,000 shares $25.86 million +118.4%N/A4 $18.74 5/31/2022632,000 shares $13.08 million -17.1%N/A2 $20.69 5/15/2022762,100 shares $16.26 million +29.1%N/A2.5 $21.33 4/30/2022590,300 shares $13.19 million +35.2%N/A2.1 $22.34 4/15/2022436,500 shares $10.21 million -0.4%N/A1.7 $23.40 3/31/2022438,400 shares $10.21 million -4.1%N/A1.7 $23.29 3/15/2022456,900 shares $10.23 million -18.8%N/A1.6 $22.40 2/28/2022562,400 shares $13.18 million +5.3%N/A2 $23.44 2/15/2022534,000 shares $12.52 million +1.4%N/A2 $23.45 1/31/2022526,700 shares $12.57 million -2.4%0.8%2 $23.86 1/15/2022539,600 shares $12.95 million +14.3%0.8%1.9 $23.99 12/31/2021472,100 shares $11.04 million +10.6%0.7%1.8 $23.39 12/15/2021427,000 shares $9.65 million -72.5%0.6%1.7 $22.59 11/30/20211,550,000 shares $36.97 million -3.1%2.2%6.4 $23.85 11/15/20211,600,000 shares $39.17 million -2.4%2.3%6.8 $24.48 10/29/20211,640,000 shares $39.10 million +0.6%2.3%6.7 $23.84 10/15/20211,630,000 shares $37.90 million -25.9%2.3%6.9 $23.25 9/30/20212,200,000 shares $48.86 million -1.4%3.2%8.7 $22.21A grave, grave error. 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Here’s the full story for you. 9/15/20212,230,000 shares $49.35 million -3.5%3.2%7.1 $22.13 8/31/20212,310,000 shares $52.67 million -11.2%3.3%6.9 $22.80 8/13/20212,600,000 shares $61.62 million +9.2%3.7%7.4 $23.70 7/30/20212,380,000 shares $55.43 million -1.7%3.4%6.3 $23.29 7/15/20212,420,000 shares $56.34 million +15.8%3.5%6.3 $23.28 6/30/20212,090,000 shares $46.38 million +21.5%3.0%5.3 $22.19 6/15/20211,720,000 shares $38.13 million +22.0%2.5%4.6 $22.17 5/28/20211,410,000 shares $31.47 million +3.7%2.0%3.6 $22.32 5/14/20211,360,000 shares $29.09 million No ChangeN/A3.1 $21.39 4/30/20211,360,000 shares $30.48 million -3.6%N/A2.7 $22.41 4/15/20211,410,000 shares $31.09 million +55.6%N/A2.9 $22.05 3/31/2021906,100 shares $19.17 million -16.1%N/A1.9 $21.16 3/15/20211,080,000 shares $24.21 million +25.0%N/A2.5 $22.42 2/26/2021864,300 shares $18.71 million -12.1%N/A2.1 $21.65 2/12/2021983,500 shares $21.11 million +24.9%N/A2.7 $21.46 1/29/2021787,700 shares $16.31 million -11.6%1.2%2.7 $20.70 1/15/2021891,200 shares $18.50 million -7.4%1.4%3.1 $20.76 12/31/2020962,100 shares $19.90 million +10.4%1.5%3.3 $20.68 12/15/2020871,400 shares $17.86 million -12.2%1.4%3.1 $20.50 11/30/2020992,100 shares $20.59 million -23.7%1.5%3.3 $20.75 11/15/20201,300,000 shares $25.21 million -10.3%2.0%3.7 $19.39 10/30/20201,450,000 shares $23.85 million +10.7%2.2%3.8 $16.45 10/15/20201,310,000 shares $22.87 million -16.6%2.0%3.2 $17.46 9/30/20201,570,000 shares $27.02 million +15.4%N/A3.8 $17.21 9/15/20201,360,000 shares $23.20 million -15.5%2.1%3.1 $17.06 8/31/20201,610,000 shares $28.34 million +5.9%2.5%3.6 $17.60 8/14/20201,520,000 shares $27.36 million -11.1%2.4%3.8 $18.00 7/31/20201,710,000 shares $29.14 million -1.7%2.7%4.3 $17.04 7/15/20201,740,000 shares $28.26 million -0.6%2.7%4.4 $16.24 TSLX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Sixth Street Specialty Lending's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 3,640,000 shares of TSLX short. 4.00% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sixth Street Specialty Lending's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Sixth Street Specialty Lending? 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. TSLX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Sixth Street Specialty Lending's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Sixth Street Specialty Lending? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sixth Street Specialty Lending: 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending? 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. 4.00% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Sixth Street Specialty Lending's short interest increasing or decreasing? Sixth Street Specialty Lending saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,640,000 shares, a decline of 3.2% from the previous total of 3,760,000 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.00% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Ares Capital Corporation (2.61%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (2.43%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.83%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.93%), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (1.36%), FS KKR Capital Corp. (2.30%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.90%), Hercules Capital, Inc. (3.40%), Main Street Capital Corporation (6.06%), FirstService Corporation (0.67%), 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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Sixth Street Specialty Lending stock? Short selling TSLX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sixth Street Specialty Lending as its price is falling. TSLX 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending? A short squeeze for Sixth Street Specialty Lending 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 TSLX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Sixth Street Specialty Lending'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 TSLX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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