Bets Against Blue Owl Hit All-Time High on Private Credit Fears

Investors are boosting short positions in Blue Owl Capital Inc., betting the stock has more room to fall despite wiping out nearly one-third of its value this year.

The percentage of Blue Owl’s free float that is held short climbed to an all-time high of 14.65% this week, according to an estimate from S3 Partners LLC. That’s above the record of 14.3% in December.