BXSL Short Interest

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $5.52B, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.44 to the broader market. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is business development company and a Delaware statutory trust formed on March 26, 2018, and structured as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment Fund. Led by Brad Marshall, public since 2021-10-28.

Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.

Settlement Date
2026-04-30
Short Interest
14.2M
Previous Short Interest
11.4M
Change
24.90%
Days to Cover
4.96
Avg Daily Volume
2.9M
Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
3.21

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Frequently asked BXSL short interest questions

What is the current BXSL short interest?
As of the Apr 30, 2026 settlement, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) short interest is 14.2M shares, a +24.90% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
What is the BXSL days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 4.96, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
How does BXSL short interest affect options pricing?
High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.