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Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc.

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Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc.

LIEN·NASDAQ·Unknown·CIK 0001843162

Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. is an externally managed investment company incorporated in Maryland on January 25, 2021. The company operates as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (RIC) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, starting with its taxable year ended March 31, 2022. Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. is also an "emerging growth company" under the JOBS Act. The company completed its initial public offering (IPO) and began operations on February 8, 2022, with its common stock starting to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 4, 2022. On October 1, 2024, the company acquired a portfolio of loans from Chicago Atlantic Loan Portfolio, LLC (CALP) in exchange for 16,605,372 newly issued shares of its common stock. The acquired Loan Portfolio had a fair value of $219,621,125 as of September 28, 2024.

Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIEN) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for LIEN at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-13, rated 7/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for LIEN spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEFA14A, 425.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Chicago Atlantic BDC Q2 Income Falls 23% on Repayments, Merger on Track
  • Chicago Atlantic BDC Reports Q2 NII of $0.34/Share, NAV $13.26; Declares $0.34 Dividend
  • Chicago Atlantic BDC Q2 2026: Merger with REFI Advances, REFI Raises $62.5M in Private Placement
  • Chicago Atlantic BDC to Merge with REFI in All-Stock Deal, Creating Larger BDC
  • Chicago Atlantic BDC and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Net Income
$33.28M
Diluted EPS
$1.46
Op. Cash Flow
-$20.48M
Cash & Equivalents
$2.93M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Shares Outstanding
22.82M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-19 · accession 0001193125-26-115112

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.34 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 142,738 shares in LIEN as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 43.1% increase from the prior period — about 5.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 59.6% of LIEN volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)142,738 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 43.1%
Days to cover5.34 at avg daily volume of 26,734
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)59.6% of 22,708 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume44.3%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$9.48 -0.02% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-13 $8.92 – $11.44
Market cap
$216.8M
Volume
41.2K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 53.6K
Live data · 2026-10-03 07:35 UTC · Market closed

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Aug 13, 2026, 7:19 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.31
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: +$0.1699 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Aug 13, 2026, 7:02 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.31
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: +$0.1699 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Aug 12, 2026, 6:41 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.31
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: +$0.1699 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Jun 18, 2026, 7:17 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $10.09
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: -$0.6137 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Jun 18, 2026, 7:13 AM EDT
Filing Type: 425
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $10.09
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: -$0.6137 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Jun 18, 2026, 7:03 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $10.09
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: -$0.6137 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Jun 18, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $10.09
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: -$0.6137 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
May 14, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.48
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: -$0.0009 (-0.01%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
May 14, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.07
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: +$0.4099 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
May 11, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.05
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: +$0.4299 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Mar 19, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.82
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: -$0.3401 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
LIEN
Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.82
Real-time Price: $9.48 info
Change: -$0.3401 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $216.796M info
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