HTGC
Hercules Capital, Inc.
$15.92
-0.09 (-0.56%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$2.98B
Shares
187,118,590
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
72/100
Short interest 6.2% of shares — P78
Days to cover 8.9 — P94
Price vs VWAP +1.5% — P63
Short-volume trend +0.8% — P54
Short interest change +0.4% — P49
Worst FTD 0.05% of shares — P72
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 11,525,589 | 11,479,001 | +46,588 | 8.87 |
| 2026-06-15 | 11,479,001 | 11,155,153 | +323,848 | 8.22 |
| 2026-05-29 | 11,155,153 | 10,620,825 | +534,328 | 6.08 |
| 2026-05-15 | 10,620,825 | 12,328,914 | -1,708,089 | 5.02 |
| 2026-04-30 | 12,328,914 | 12,350,386 | -21,472 | 7.75 |
| 2026-04-15 | 12,350,386 | 12,169,639 | +180,747 | 6.31 |
| 2026-03-31 | 12,169,639 | 12,964,078 | -794,439 | 5.42 |
| 2026-03-13 | 12,964,078 | 11,895,383 | +1,068,695 | 3.72 |
| 2026-02-27 | 11,895,383 | 8,110,923 | +3,784,460 | 2.39 |
| 2026-02-13 | 8,110,923 | 5,320,833 | +2,790,090 | 2.19 |
| 2026-01-30 | 5,320,833 | 5,223,976 | +96,857 | 5.04 |
| 2026-01-15 | 5,223,976 | 4,964,246 | +259,730 | 5.05 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,964,246 | 4,994,485 | -30,239 | 5.07 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,994,485 | 5,428,686 | -434,201 | 3.89 |
| 2025-11-28 | 5,428,686 | 4,877,531 | +551,155 | 4.30 |
| 2025-11-14 | 4,877,531 | 4,389,164 | +488,367 | 3.65 |
| 2025-10-31 | 4,389,164 | 4,403,489 | -14,325 | 3.93 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,403,489 | 4,619,766 | -216,277 | 2.75 |
| 2025-09-30 | 4,619,766 | 4,876,559 | -256,793 | 4.85 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,876,559 | 4,763,066 | +113,493 | 5.95 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,763,066 | 5,246,032 | -482,966 | 5.65 |
| 2025-08-15 | 5,246,032 | 5,021,227 | +224,805 | 4.14 |
| 2025-07-31 | 5,021,227 | 5,200,478 | -179,251 | 4.94 |
| 2025-07-15 | 5,200,478 | 5,397,407 | -196,929 | 5.17 |
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