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$17.65 -0.07 (-0.37%)
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Market Cap
$3.28B
Shares
187.16M

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

HTGC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 10,731,157 HTGC shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 264,523 shares. Days to cover was 6.09 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

HTGC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 10,973,025 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 9,708,767 to 12,254,147 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 56% chance it falls
10,973,025 +2.3% vs reported
Likely range 9,708,767 to 12,254,147 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
75/100
Short interest 5.7% of shares — P77 Days to cover 6.1 — P77 Price vs VWAP +8.7% — P80 Short-volume trend +9.7% — P81 Short interest change -2.4% — P43 Worst FTD 0.07% of shares — P80

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.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-09-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 24
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    2026-08-31 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 10
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    2026-08-14 10,731,157 10,995,680 -264,523 6.09
    2026-07-31 10,995,680 11,552,442 -556,762 7.35
    2026-07-15 11,552,442 11,525,589 +26,853 8.11
    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

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    Key facts CIK 1280784 CUSIP 427096508 13F (30d) 197 filings 192 filers Visit website Investor relations

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