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How shorted is Capital Southwest Corporation? CSWC

#1,305most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 65%

6.29%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.12
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.62
days to cover
5.89
Aggregate net short position time series for Capital Southwest Corporation

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for Capital Southwest Corporation days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
3 Aug 20267.37% 31 Jul 20267.63% 14 Aug 2026+0.26
16 Jul 20268.42% 15 Jul 20267.37% 31 Jul 2026−1.05
13 May 20268.27% 30 Apr 20267.02% 15 May 2026−1.25
16 Apr 20268.05% 15 Apr 20268.27% 30 Apr 2026+0.22
2 Feb 20265.78% 30 Jan 20265.86% 13 Feb 2026+0.08
15 Jan 20265.27% 31 Dec 20255.78% 30 Jan 2026+0.51
3 Nov 20255.02% 31 Oct 20255.52% 14 Nov 2025+0.50
15 Oct 20255.09% 30 Sep 20255.02% 31 Oct 2025−0.07

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CSWC: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Latest balance
34,996
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
647,068
2 Sep 2026
Days with a balance
126
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Capital Southwest Corporation fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 647K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20266.29%−0.12
31 Aug 20266.41%−1.22
14 Aug 20267.63%+0.26
31 Jul 20267.37%−1.05
15 Jul 20268.42%+0.51
30 Jun 20267.91%+1.43
15 Jun 20266.48%−0.27
29 May 20266.75%−0.27
15 May 20267.02%−1.25
30 Apr 20268.27%+0.22
15 Apr 20268.05%+0.79
31 Mar 20267.26%+0.22
13 Mar 20267.04%+0.43
27 Feb 20266.61%+0.75
13 Feb 20265.86%+0.08
30 Jan 20265.78%+0.46
15 Jan 20265.32%+0.05
31 Dec 20255.27%−0.05
15 Dec 20255.32%−0.09
28 Nov 20255.41%−0.11
14 Nov 20255.52%+0.50
31 Oct 20255.02%−0.46
15 Oct 20255.48%+0.39
30 Sep 20255.09%−0.10
15 Sep 20255.19%+0.11
29 Aug 20255.08%−0.10
15 Aug 20255.18%−0.23
31 Jul 20255.41%+0.04
15 Jul 20255.37%+1.02
30 Jun 20254.35%+0.27
13 Jun 20254.08%+0.09
30 May 20253.99%−0.02
15 May 20254.01%−0.14
30 Apr 20254.15%−0.28
15 Apr 20254.43%−0.40
31 Mar 20254.83%+1.06
14 Mar 20253.77%+0.41
28 Feb 20253.36%+0.36
14 Feb 20253.00%+0.76
31 Jan 20252.24%−0.55
15 Jan 20252.79%+0.26
31 Dec 20242.53%−0.14
13 Dec 20242.67%−0.12
29 Nov 20242.79%+0.27
15 Nov 20242.52%+1.23
31 Oct 20241.29%−0.22
15 Oct 20241.51%+0.20
30 Sep 20241.31%−0.50
13 Sep 20241.81%+0.84
30 Aug 20240.97%−0.57
15 Aug 20241.54%+0.11
31 Jul 20241.43%−0.71
15 Jul 20242.14%+0.21
28 Jun 20241.93%−0.64
14 Jun 20242.57%+0.65
31 May 20241.92%−0.20
15 May 20242.12%+0.18
30 Apr 20241.94%+0.28
15 Apr 20241.66%+0.16
28 Mar 20241.50%−1.01
15 Mar 20242.51%+0.81
29 Feb 20241.70%+0.12
15 Feb 20241.58%−0.27
31 Jan 20241.85%−0.39
12 Jan 20242.24%−0.25
29 Dec 20232.49%−0.09
15 Dec 20232.58%−0.62
30 Nov 20233.20%−0.57
15 Nov 20233.77%+0.55
31 Oct 20233.22%+0.31
13 Oct 20232.91%+0.11
29 Sep 20232.80%+0.28
15 Sep 20232.52%+0.89
31 Aug 20231.63%+0.29
15 Aug 20231.34%+0.27
31 Jul 20231.07%−0.14
14 Jul 20231.21%+0.11
30 Jun 20231.10%+0.18
15 Jun 20230.92%+0.09
31 May 20230.83%−0.09
15 May 20230.92%−0.16
28 Apr 20231.08%−0.51
14 Apr 20231.59%+0.53
31 Mar 20231.06%+0.08
15 Mar 20230.98%+0.28
28 Feb 20230.70%−0.05
15 Feb 20230.75%−0.07
31 Jan 20230.82%−0.25
13 Jan 20231.07%+0.16
30 Dec 20220.91%+0.16
15 Dec 20220.75%−0.10
30 Nov 20220.85%+0.26
15 Nov 20220.59%−0.05
31 Oct 20220.64%−0.35
14 Oct 20220.99%+0.19
30 Sep 20220.80%−0.13
15 Sep 20220.93%+0.02
31 Aug 20220.91%−0.05
15 Aug 20220.96%−0.62
29 Jul 20221.58%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Capital Southwest Corporation right now?
6.29% of Capital Southwest Corporation's (CSWC) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,305th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this CSWC's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is CSWC's days to cover?
5.89 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.