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ARDC · Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

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$12.40 +0.03 (+0.24%) At close · Aug 31
Market Cap
$297.18M
Shares
23.97M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

ARDC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 22,434 ARDC shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 42,126 shares. Days to cover was 1.00 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

ARDC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 20,201 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -10.0% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
20,201 -10.0% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
23/100
Short interest 0.1% of shares — P20 Days to cover 1.0 — P13 Price vs VWAP -1.1% — P48 Short-volume trend -12.7% — P14 Short interest change -65.3% — P3 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P48

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 22,434 64,560 -42,126 1.00
2026-07-31 64,560 160,926 -96,366 1.00
2026-07-15 160,926 146,599 +14,327 1.84
2026-06-30 146,599 76,045 +70,554 1.49
2026-06-15 76,045 67,016 +9,029 1.00
2026-05-29 67,016 99,262 -32,246 1.00
2026-05-15 99,262 63,940 +35,322 1.00
2026-04-30 63,940 9,438 +54,502 1.00
2026-04-15 9,438 24,021 -14,583 1.00
2026-03-31 24,021 42,187 -18,166 1.00
2026-03-13 42,187 101,362 -59,175 1.00
2026-02-27 101,362 88,678 +12,684 1.00
2026-02-13 88,678 67,140 +21,538 1.00
2026-01-30 67,140 11,475 +55,665 1.00
2026-01-15 11,475 7,642 +3,833 1.00
2025-12-31 7,642 13,537 -5,895 1.00
2025-12-15 13,537 28,254 -14,717 1.00
2025-11-28 28,254 119,859 -91,605 1.00
2025-11-14 119,859 58,419 +61,440 1.27
2025-10-31 58,419 43,292 +15,127 1.00
2025-10-15 43,292 78,911 -35,619 1.00
2025-09-30 78,911 219,938 -141,027 1.00
2025-09-15 219,938 142,542 +77,396 2.11

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