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PSEC Prospect Capital (PSEC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Funds & Trusts · Registered investment company · CIK 0001287032
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C-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
113
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about PSEC

Insiders, 180 days
+$9.4M net bought
1 buyer

Prospect Capital insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP insiders bought a net $9.4M of stock across 111 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Barry John F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BUY
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-04
1,217,105
$2.7M
-31.0%
Context
  • 57 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (57 buys), the last on Jun 23, 2026.
  • -2.9% median (-8.1% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.3% of the 90,479,988 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 113 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Barry John F bought about $2.7M of PSEC on Sep 4, 2026; 113 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Barry John F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BUY
2026-06-25 SECtraded 2026-06-23
1,000,000
$2.3M
-34.9%
Context
  • 55 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (55 buys), the last on Jun 22, 2026.
  • -4.6% median (-8.5% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 89,146,077 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 113 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Barry John F bought about $2.3M of PSEC on Jun 23, 2026; 113 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Barry John F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BUY
2026-06-25 SECtraded 2026-06-23
67,648
$153.6K
-34.9%
Context
  • 55 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (55 buys), the last on Jun 22, 2026.
  • -4.6% median (-8.5% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 89,213,725 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 113 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Barry John F bought about $153.6K of PSEC on Jun 23, 2026; 113 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Barry John F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BUY
2026-06-24 SECtraded 2026-06-22
1,000,000
$2.2M
-32.7%
Context
  • 54 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (54 buys), the last on May 26, 2026.
  • -8.3% median (-8.9% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 88,146,077 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 113 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Barry John F bought about $2.2M of PSEC on Jun 22, 2026; 113 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Barry John F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BUY
2026-05-28 SECtraded 2026-05-26
430,000
$997.6K
-36.6%
Context
  • 52 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (52 buys), the last on May 22, 2026.
  • -10.6% median (-9.3% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 87,119,376 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 113 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Barry John F bought about $997.6K of PSEC on May 26, 2026; 113 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
111 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$9.4M over 180 days
+$2.7M over 90 days · +$9.4M of it by a 10%+ holder
more than 94% of Funds & Trusts
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
113 funds bought in last quarter
more than 89% of Funds & Trusts
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
3.4% of shares outstanding short · 3.2 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 51% of Funds & Trusts
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-36.4%12M
-37%-18%+0%+19%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-08 2026-02-11 · Eliasek M Grier bought $2.8M2026-09-04 · Barry John F bought $2.7M2026-06-23 · Barry John F bought $2.3M2026-06-22 · Barry John F bought $2.2M2026-05-26 · Barry John F bought $997.6K2026-05-22 · Barry John F bought $233.0K2026-05-22 · Barry John F bought $232.0K2026-05-21 · Barry John F bought $228.0K2026-05-21 · Barry John F bought $224.0K2026-06-23 · Barry John F bought $153.6K2026-05-22 · Barry John F bought $73.3K2026-05-26 · Barry John F bought $7.0K
Insider buy
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Who owns PSEC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
20,534,804 sh
$47.4M
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP
14,082,619 sh
$32.5M
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP
9,685,724 sh
$22.4M
UBS Group AG
6,633,748 sh
$15.3M
Legal & General Group Plc
4,032,811 sh
$9.3M

Congress trades in PSEC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

PSEC planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

PSEC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF
$912.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
3.0%
GraniteShares HIPS U.S. High Income ETF
$2.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.3%
ProShares Global Listed Private Equity ETF
$166.3K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.5%
VanEck BDC Income ETF
$17.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.1%
Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund
$204.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $9.4M bought by insiders over 180 days, 113 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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PSEC financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.64x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.28x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+5.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+2.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
37.00x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$2.6B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-19 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-062025-082025-062024-08
Net income$153.7M-$490.5M-$469.9M$234.1M
EPS (diluted)0.06n/a-1.35n/a
Operating cash flow$516.3Mn/a$523.2Mn/a
Cash$43.6Mn/a$50.8Mn/a
Long-term debt$1.9Bn/a$2.1Bn/a
Dividends paid$249.7Mn/a$264.1Mn/a
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

PSEC Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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PSEC ranks highest on institutional and government (89th percentile) and financial health (59th), and lowest on risk and compliance (44th), among Funds & Trusts peers.

ProfitHealthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
58
Inputs
  • Return on equity+5.2% · 58 pct, sector of 37
  • Return on assets+2.3% · 57 pct, sector of 38
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
59
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.64x · 38 pct, universe of 3,589
  • Cash flow to debt0.28x · 79 pct, sector of 30
Insider conviction
54
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$9.4M · 94 pct, sector of 142
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 14 pct, sector of 142
Institutional and government
89
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter113 · 89 pct, sector of 210
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
44
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of shares outstanding (no float on file)+3.4% · 44 pct, sector of 46
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
2 not measured: Growth, US patents
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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PSEC filings, in plain words

Are Prospect Capital insiders buying or selling PSEC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Prospect Capital insiders were net buyers, a net $9.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Prospect Capital insiders were net buyers of PSEC, a net $9.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Most of that figure, $9.4M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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