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Fidus Investment Corp. short interest

1.7M shares of Fidus Investment were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (114K to 1.7M). Short sellers would need 6.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.3%+436% over a year
Days to cover6.79at 248K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.44%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the top of its range over the last year (114K to 1.7M), and the share price moved -4% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20261.7M+2.3%248K6.79
    30 September 20261.6M-2.9%316K5.22
    15 September 20261.7M+20.6%361K4.70
    31 August 20261.4M+12.0%314K4.48
    14 August 20261.3M-17.1%427K2.94
    31 July 20261.5M-4.1%241K6.29
    15 July 20261.6M+45.1%608K2.60
    30 June 20261.1M+5.5%379K2.88
    15 June 20261.0M+20.6%279K3.70
    29 May 2026856K+22.0%193K4.45
    15 May 2026702K-9.0%325K2.16
    30 April 2026771K+8.0%208K3.71
    15 April 2026715K+4.7%219K3.26
    31 March 2026683K+36.0%409K1.67
    13 March 2026502K+58.2%291K1.73
    27 February 2026317K+4.4%297K1.07
    13 February 2026304K+165.2%259K1.17
    30 January 2026114K-8.9%174K1.00
    15 January 2026126K-22.4%225K1.00
    31 December 2025162K+24.7%461K1.00
    15 December 2025130K-56.8%334K1.00
    28 November 2025301K+39.8%198K1.52
    14 November 2025215K-35.5%255K1.00
    31 October 2025334K+6.0%166K2.01
    15 October 2025315K-29.3%265K1.19
    30 September 2025445K+8.9%297K1.50
    15 September 2025409K+0.9%212K1.93
    29 August 2025405K-2.0%157K2.59
    15 August 2025413K+50.8%189K2.19
    31 July 2025274K+54.5%120K2.27
    15 July 2025177K+27.1%144K1.23
    30 June 2025139K-45.0%240K1.00
    13 June 2025253K+79.2%183K1.39
    30 May 2025141K+23.4%173K1.00
    15 May 2025115K+0.6%155K1.00
    30 April 2025114K-15.7%147K1.00
    15 April 2025135K+13.2%338K1.00
    31 March 2025119K-47.1%337K1.00
    14 March 2025225K-38.3%294K1.00
    28 February 2025365K+34.7%161K2.26
    14 February 2025271K+25.8%132K2.05
    31 January 2025216K+53.0%185K1.17
    15 January 2025141K-11.1%168K1.00
    31 December 2024159K-22.3%221K1.00
    13 December 2024204K+16.8%209K1.00
    29 November 2024175K-17.9%168K1.04
    15 November 2024213K+33.8%285K1.00
    31 October 2024159K-16.3%208K1.00
    15 October 2024190K-16.4%159K1.19
    30 September 2024227K+61.5%291K1.00
    13 September 2024141K-43.7%265K1.00
    30 August 2024250K+30.8%184K1.36
    15 August 2024191K+30.3%188K1.02
    31 July 2024147K+0.9%112K1.31
    15 July 2024145K-38.6%165K1.00
    28 June 2024237K-16.3%218K1.09
    14 June 2024283K+23.3%182K1.55
    31 May 2024229K+26.7%275K1.00
    15 May 2024181K+21.3%391K1.00
    30 April 2024149K-6.4%134K1.12
    15 April 2024159K-35.9%169K1.00
    28 March 2024248K-20.8%389K1.00
    15 March 2024314K+2.9%625K1.00
    29 February 2024305K+59.3%191K1.59
    15 February 2024191K+29.7%226K1.00
    31 January 2024148K-43.8%201K1.00
    12 January 2024263K-37.4%240K1.09
    29 December 2023419K+12.2%367K1.14
    15 December 2023374K+11.8%362K1.03
    30 November 2023334K+15.6%252K1.33
    15 November 2023289K+54.5%177K1.63
    31 October 2023187K+2.6%119K1.57
    13 October 2023182K+1.0%134K1.36
    29 September 2023181K-3.6%225K1.00
    15 September 2023187K+22.0%261K1.00
    31 August 2023154K+43.8%212K1.00
    15 August 2023107K-43.2%468K1.00
    31 July 2023188K+24.3%68K2.79
    14 July 2023151K-22.7%46K3.26
    30 June 2023196K+41.7%121K1.62
    15 June 2023138K+9.0%85K1.63
    31 May 2023127K-8.4%55K2.32
    15 May 2023139K-3.4%63K2.21
    28 April 2023143K-15.9%68K2.12
    14 April 2023171K-17.0%57K2.99
    31 March 2023205K-0.4%128K1.60
    15 March 2023206K+32.8%158K1.30
    28 February 2023155K-1.0%92K1.69
    15 February 2023157K+21.0%65K2.40
    31 January 2023130K-7.7%67K1.93
    13 January 2023140K-9.1%59K2.39
    30 December 2022155K-4.8%70K2.19
    15 December 2022162K+8.8%89K1.82
    30 November 2022149K-9.1%96K1.55
    15 November 2022164K+10.2%97K1.69
    31 October 2022149K-2.5%53K2.81
    14 October 2022153K+11.5%67K2.27
    30 September 2022137K-2.2%108K1.27
    15 September 2022140K-2.0%93K1.51
    31 August 2022143K+6.0%55K2.58
    15 August 2022135K-7.5%69K1.97
    29 July 2022146K-10.2%55K2.64
    15 July 2022162K-4.4%68K2.39
    30 June 2022170K-6.2%138K1.23
    15 June 2022181K-0.6%148K1.23
    31 May 2022182K+15.4%84K2.16
    13 May 2022158K-23.2%118K1.34
    29 April 2022205K+46.0%120K1.71
    14 April 2022141K-18.8%57K2.48
    31 March 2022173K+21.0%126K1.37
    15 March 2022143K-15.9%186K1.00
    28 February 2022170K+6.2%112K1.52
    15 February 2022160K+1.5%59K2.70
    31 January 2022158K+5.3%85K1.87
    14 January 2022150K-18.2%60K2.48
    31 December 2021183K+20.8%67K2.73
    15 December 2021152K-11.1%73K2.07
    30 November 2021171K-2.4%75K2.27
    15 November 2021175K+1.1%73K2.41
    29 October 2021173K+10.0%54K3.18
    15 October 2021157K+0.8%65K2.40
    30 September 2021156K+1.3%102K1.53
    15 September 2021154K-5.6%127K1.21
    31 August 2021163K-5.6%82K1.99
    13 August 2021173K+11.8%66K2.62
    30 July 2021154K-7.3%73K2.10
    15 July 2021167K+26.7%66K2.52
    30 June 2021131K+7.3%126K1.04
    15 June 2021122K+8.7%135K1.00
    28 May 2021113K-22.1%91K1.23
    14 May 2021145K-9.1%136K1.06
    30 April 2021159K-34.4%89K1.78
    15 April 2021242K+70.6%148K1.64
    31 March 2021142K+10.0%138K1.03
    15 March 2021129K-36.6%199K1.00
    26 February 2021204K+2.2%128K1.60
    12 February 2021199K-8.7%115K1.73
    29 January 2021219K-16.6%139K1.57
    15 January 2021262K+26.2%98K2.67
    31 December 2020208K-3.6%107K1.95
    15 December 2020215K+11.5%185K1.16
    30 November 2020193K+42.6%163K1.19
    13 November 2020136K+6.5%128K1.06
    30 October 2020127K+11.9%94K1.35
    15 October 2020114K+3.5%113K1.01
    30 September 2020110K-29.3%146K1.00
    15 September 2020155K+69.5%133K1.17
    31 August 202092K+25.9%98K1.00
    14 August 202073K+10.4%166K1.00
    31 July 202066K-73.6%104K1.00
    15 July 2020250K-12.1%112K2.23
    30 June 2020285K-16.1%148K1.92
    15 June 2020339K-13.9%223K1.52
    29 May 2020394K+4.4%130K3.04
    15 May 2020377K+55.9%173K2.18
    30 April 2020242K+18.9%193K1.26
    15 April 2020204K+2.3%229K1.00
    31 March 2020199K-47.6%460K1.00
    13 March 2020380K+40.9%256K1.49
    28 February 2020270K+9.6%199K1.36
    14 February 2020246K+11.8%83K2.96
    31 January 2020220K-2.1%80K2.76
    15 January 2020225K-15.4%82K2.74
    31 December 2019266K-12.8%93K2.85
    13 December 2019305K+0.6%135K2.26
    29 November 2019303K+26.4%89K3.39
    15 November 2019240K+46.7%73K3.26
    31 October 2019163K-38.6%92K1.77
    15 October 2019266K-10.5%102K2.60
    30 September 2019297K+6.4%89K3.33
    13 September 2019279K+29.4%94K2.98
    30 August 2019216K+48.7%93K2.33
    15 August 2019145K+3.1%170K1.00
    31 July 2019141K+54.8%68K2.06
    15 July 201991K-16.3%70K1.31
    28 June 2019109K+2.5%83K1.31
    14 June 2019106K+5.9%105K1.01
    31 May 2019100K+1.5%85K1.18
    15 May 201999K-9.9%86K1.14
    30 April 2019110K-21.5%100K1.09
    15 April 2019140K-20.7%61K2.29
    29 March 2019176K-21.5%89K1.99
    15 March 2019224K-41.0%197K1.14
    28 February 2019380K+22.7%166K2.30
    15 February 2019310K+10.7%97K3.20
    31 January 2019280K+32.0%73K3.82
    15 January 2019212K+7.7%86K2.46
    31 December 2018197K+34.9%215K1.00
    14 December 2018146K-30.8%123K1.18
    30 November 2018211K-0.4%66K3.22
    15 November 2018212K+30.2%67K3.18
    31 October 2018163K-4.7%77K2.12
    15 October 2018171K-18.5%77K2.23
    28 September 2018210K+0.6%65K3.22
    14 September 2018208K-2.3%110K1.90
    31 August 2018213K+63.4%77K2.78
    15 August 2018130K+59.0%69K1.89
    31 July 201882K-3.5%56K1.48
    13 July 201885K-23.4%61K1.39
    29 June 2018111K+19.1%109K1.02
    15 June 201893K-12.6%139K1.00
    31 May 2018107K+81.7%116K1.00
    15 May 201859K+33.5%89K1.00
    30 April 201844K+41.4%82K1.00
    13 April 201831K-59.3%75K1.00
    29 March 201876K+74.3%138K1.00
    15 March 201844K-30.4%159K1.00
    28 February 201863K+11.4%119K1.00
    15 February 201857K+85.0%138K1.00
    31 January 201831K-1.6%107K1.00
    12 January 201831K-24.3%123K1.00
    29 December 201741K199K1.00
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.