PSEC — PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
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Dividends
Measured signals that fired on PSEC
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-10 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-03 | Bollinger bandwidth breaks out of its own compression structure | -0.63% over 21 days · t = -2.80 · n = 7,196 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-28 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-23 | Bollinger bandwidth breaks out of its own compression structure | -0.63% over 21 days · t = -2.80 · n = 7,196 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-04 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 1.0M | 2.27 | 2.3M |
| 2026-06-23 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 67.6K | 2.27 | 153.6K |
| 2026-06-22 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 1.0M | 2.25 | 2.2M |
| 2026-05-26 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 430.0K | 2.32 | 999.7K |
| 2026-05-26 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 3.0K | 2.33 | 7.0K |
| 2026-05-22 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 100.0K | 2.33 | 233.4K |
| 2026-05-22 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 100.0K | 2.32 | 231.8K |
| 2026-05-22 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 32.0K | 2.29 | 73.3K |
| 2026-05-21 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 100.0K | 2.28 | 227.7K |
| 2026-05-21 | Barry John F CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Open-market purchase | 100.0K | 2.24 | 224.1K |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 41.4M | 15.8M |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 35.3M | 13.5M |
| UBS Group AG | 14.3M | 5.5M |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 12.4M | 4.8M |
| GENDELL JEFFREY L | 10.5M | 4.0M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 9.5M | 3.6M |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | 9.0M | 3.5M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 6.4M | 2.5M |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 4.5M | 1.7M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 4.4M | 1.7M |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Latest SEC filings
| form | filed | period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| POS EX | 2026-08-21 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-20 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-08-20 | 2026-06-30 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 424B2 | 2026-08-17 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| POS EX | 2026-08-13 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 424B2 | 2026-08-10 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 424B2 | 2026-08-10 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| POS EX | 2026-08-06 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- Prospect Capital outlines AI initiatives targeting tens of millions in annualized cash flow benefit · 2026-08-21
- PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC) filed form POS EX · 2026-08-21 · SEC EDGAR
- PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC) filed form 8-K · 2026-08-21 · SEC EDGAR
- Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC) filed form 8-K · 2026-08-20 · SEC EDGAR
- Prospect Capital's Q4 earnings edge down from prior quarter as total investment income climbs · 2026-08-20
- PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC) filed form 10-K · 2026-08-20 · SEC EDGAR
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