These misplaced concerns would be immediately dismissed as being irrelevant, since there is no significant short position on CDIV. CDIV longs would be better off taking the time to have their voices heard by Nazir. Ask Nazir the hard questions. Why is this CDIV doing so poorly? How quickly is CDIV hemorrhaging money? How much money has Nazir scooped out of CDIV for himself? How much longer can CDIV remain in business?