BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $14.94 -0.10 (-0.63%) As of 01:12 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT) has a short interest of 192,300 shares. This marks a 32.44% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 530,583 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest192,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest145,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+32.44%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.86 millionShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares107,462,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.18%Today's Trading Volume322,500 sharesAverage Trading Volume530,583 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average61% Short Selling BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBCAT Short Interest Over TimeBCAT Days to Cover Over TimeBCAT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/2025192,300 shares $2.86 million +32.4%N/A0.3 $14.89 7/31/2025145,200 shares $2.16 million -46.1%0.1%0.3 $14.89 7/15/2025269,500 shares $4.04 million +22.7%N/A0.5 $14.98 6/30/2025219,700 shares $3.33 million -7.6%0.2%0.4 $15.17 6/15/2025237,800 shares $3.50 million -1.0%0.2%0.4 $14.74 5/31/2025240,100 shares $3.57 million -43.0%0.2%0.4 $14.88 5/15/2025421,400 shares $6.28 million +154.0%0.4%0.8 $14.91 4/30/2025165,900 shares $2.40 million -6.9%N/A0.3 $14.46 4/15/2025178,100 shares $2.48 million +119.9%0.2%0.3 $13.90 3/31/202581,000 shares $1.17 million -71.1%0.1%0.2 $14.39 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BCAT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/2025280,600 shares $4.14 million +10.6%0.3%0.6 $14.75 2/28/2025253,700 shares $3.89 million +87.4%0.2%0.5 $15.33 2/15/2025135,400 shares $2.11 million +62.6%0.1%0.3 $15.57 1/31/202583,300 shares $1.29 million -53.3%N/A0.2 $15.45 1/15/2025178,200 shares $2.78 million +270.5%N/A0.4 $15.58 12/31/202448,100 shares $728.72 thousand -62.6%N/A0.1 $15.15 12/15/2024128,600 shares $2.10 million +13.4%N/A0.3 $16.32 11/30/2024113,400 shares $1.85 million -54.9%N/A0.3 $16.31 11/15/2024251,200 shares $4.03 million +175.1%N/A0.7 $16.06 10/31/202491,300 shares $1.45 million -16.3%N/A0.3 $15.91 10/15/2024109,100 shares $1.77 million +73.5%N/A0.3 $16.25 9/30/202462,900 shares $1.03 million -70.6%N/A0.2 $16.45 9/15/2024213,800 shares $3.57 million +100.6%N/A0.5 $16.72 8/31/2024106,600 shares $1.77 million -20.1%N/A0.3 $16.59 8/15/2024133,400 shares $2.13 million -39.4%N/A0.3 $15.95 7/31/2024220,100 shares $3.61 million +184.7%N/A0.5 $16.39 7/15/202477,300 shares $1.30 million No ChangeN/A0.2 $16.79 2/15/202473,300 shares $1.14 million -48.0%N/A0.2 $15.56 1/31/2024140,900 shares $2.16 million +1,519.5%N/A0.4 $15.31 1/15/20248,700 shares $130.41 thousand -40.0%N/A0 $14.99 12/31/202314,500 shares $216.78 thousand -46.3%N/A0 $14.95 12/15/202327,000 shares $400.41 thousand +62.7%N/A0.1 $14.83 11/30/202316,600 shares $245.76 thousand -83.9%N/A0.1 $14.81 11/15/2023103,200 shares $1.52 million +32.5%N/A0.3 $14.70 10/31/202377,900 shares $1.09 million -24.1%N/A0.3 $13.97 10/15/2023102,600 shares $1.46 million +167.2%N/A0.4 $14.25 9/30/202338,400 shares $556.42 thousand +12.9%N/A0.1 $14.49 9/15/202334,000 shares $492.32 thousand +94.3%N/A0.1 $14.48 8/31/202317,500 shares $260.93 thousand -49.1%N/A0.1 $14.91 8/15/202334,400 shares $517.72 thousand +24.2%N/A0.1 $15.05Trump’s national nightmare is here (Ad)Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.Watch the National Emergency broadcast here 7/31/202327,700 shares $425.89 thousand -56.4%N/A0.1 $15.38 7/15/202363,500 shares $965.20 thousand +169.1%N/A0.2 $15.20 6/30/202323,600 shares $360.02 thousand -43.5%N/A0.1 $15.26 6/15/202341,800 shares $634.73 thousand -15.6%N/A0.2 $15.19 5/31/202349,500 shares $731.12 thousand +86.8%N/A0.2 $14.77 5/15/202326,500 shares $393.79 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $14.86 8/13/202141,900 shares $907.14 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $21.65 BCAT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 192,300 shares of BCAT short. Learn More on BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 192,300 shares, an increase of 32.4% from the previous total of 145,200 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. How does BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust: FS KKR Capital Corp. (2.07%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.04%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.57%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.02%), Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.22%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.07%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.03%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.08%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.38%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.70%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust stock? Short selling BCAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust as its price is falling. BCAT shares are trading down $0.10 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. How does a short squeeze work against BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BCAT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BCAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. 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