BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 3,500 shares of MQT short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's current short interest.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,500 shares, an increase of 150.0% from the previous total of 1,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II: BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (0.02%), TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.16%), Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (0.02%), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. (0.73%), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (0.15%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.01%), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.05%), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (0.06%), Oxford Square Capital Corp. (0.24%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.49%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MQT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II as its price is falling. MQT shares are trading up $0.03 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MQT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MQT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.