MSDL Short Volume
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Conglomerates industry, with a market capitalization near $1.31B, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.62 to the broader market. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund functions as a business development company (BDC) specializing in finance, primarily providing capital to mid-sized enterprises. Led by Michael Occi Jr., public since 2024-01-24.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 107.8K
- Total Volume
- 294.5K
- Short %
- 36.62%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.52%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund.
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Frequently asked MSDL short volume questions
- What is the daily MSDL short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) short volume is 107.8K shares against 294.5K total reported volume, or 36.62% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MSDL short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does MSDL short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.