PSEC
Prospect Capital Corp
$2.25
-0.01 (-0.44%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$1.13B
Shares
501,007,653
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
61/100
Short interest 5.4% of shares — P75
Days to cover 4.2 — P74
Price vs VWAP -6.3% — P34
Short-volume trend -0.1% — P51
Short interest change -3.0% — P36
Worst FTD 0.08% of shares — P78
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 | 27,148,458 | 27,983,721 | -835,263 | 4.23 |
| 2026-06-15 | 27,983,721 | 30,390,753 | -2,407,032 | 5.86 |
| 2026-05-29 | 30,390,753 | 32,146,058 | -1,755,305 | 5.36 |
| 2026-05-15 | 32,146,058 | 33,614,308 | -1,468,250 | 4.36 |
| 2026-04-30 | 33,614,308 | 34,152,539 | -538,231 | 5.86 |
| 2026-04-15 | 34,152,539 | 36,268,419 | -2,115,880 | 9.68 |
| 2026-03-31 | 36,268,419 | 38,022,751 | -1,754,332 | 7.28 |
| 2026-03-13 | 38,022,751 | 37,803,222 | +219,529 | 10.94 |
| 2026-02-27 | 37,803,222 | 36,611,900 | +1,191,322 | 8.29 |
| 2026-02-13 | 36,611,900 | 36,456,274 | +155,626 | 8.03 |
| 2026-01-30 | 36,456,274 | 34,925,789 | +1,530,485 | 8.70 |
| 2026-01-15 | 34,925,789 | 36,830,813 | -1,905,024 | 7.93 |
| 2025-12-31 | 36,830,813 | 36,809,298 | +21,515 | 7.14 |
| 2025-12-15 | 36,809,298 | 38,093,705 | -1,284,407 | 11.07 |
| 2025-11-28 | 38,093,705 | 38,778,375 | -684,670 | 10.45 |
| 2025-11-14 | 38,778,375 | 39,961,619 | -1,183,244 | 10.50 |
| 2025-10-31 | 39,961,619 | 38,931,248 | +1,030,371 | 11.31 |
| 2025-10-15 | 38,931,248 | 40,413,823 | -1,482,575 | 12.31 |
| 2025-09-30 | 40,413,823 | 36,064,421 | +4,349,402 | 7.86 |
| 2025-09-15 | 36,064,421 | 34,895,005 | +1,169,416 | 11.50 |
| 2025-08-29 | 34,895,005 | 34,280,117 | +614,888 | 8.72 |
| 2025-08-15 | 34,280,117 | 29,124,624 | +5,155,493 | 7.31 |
| 2025-07-31 | 29,124,624 | 28,884,549 | +240,075 | 10.04 |
| 2025-07-15 | 28,884,549 | 30,541,948 | -1,657,399 | 14.45 |
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