MFICL Short Interest

MidCap Financial Investment Corporation 8.00% Notes due 2028 (MFICL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $2.36B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.60 to the broader market. MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (Former name Apollo Investment Corporation) is business development company and a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company. Led by Tanner Powell, public since 2023-12-19.

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
2026-05-15
Short Interest
12
Previous Short Interest
3.1K
Change
-99.62%
Days to Cover
1.00
Avg Daily Volume
9.0K
Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
1.26

Showing 24 bi-monthly FINRA short interest reports for MidCap Financial Investment Corporation 8.00% Notes due 2028.

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Frequently asked MFICL short interest questions

What is the current MFICL short interest?
As of the May 15, 2026 settlement, MidCap Financial Investment Corporation 8.00% Notes due 2028 (MFICL) short interest is 12 shares, a -99.62% 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 MFICL days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 1.00, 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 MFICL 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.