BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.88 -0.01 (-0.09%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.88 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/2/2025 06:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ) has a short interest of 31,200 shares. This marks a 157.85% 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 91,385 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest31,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+157.85%Dollar Volume Sold Short$326,976.00Short Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume57,112 sharesAverage Trading Volume91,385 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average62% Short Selling BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBFZ Short Interest Over TimeBFZ Days to Cover Over TimeBFZ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock California Municipal Income 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 4/15/202531,200 shares $326,976.00 +157.9%N/A0.3 $10.48 3/31/202512,100 shares $132,918.50 +11.0%N/A0.1 $10.99 3/15/202510,900 shares $120,445.00 +43.4%N/A0.1 $11.05 2/28/20257,600 shares $86,906.00 -7.3%N/A0.1 $11.44 2/15/20258,200 shares $92,455.00 +5.1%N/A0.1 $11.28 1/31/20257,800 shares $87,906.00 -65.0%N/A0.1 $11.27 1/15/202522,300 shares $252,436.00 +271.7%N/A0.2 $11.32 12/31/20246,000 shares $67,200.00 -76.0%N/A0.1 $11.20 12/15/202425,000 shares $292,750.00 +133.6%N/A0.2 $11.71 11/30/202410,700 shares $124,869.00 -47.0%N/A0.1 $11.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BFZ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/202420,200 shares $233,310.00 -56.0%N/A0.2 $11.55 10/31/202445,900 shares $537,489.00 +145.5%N/A0.5 $11.71 10/15/202418,700 shares $223,839.00 +50.8%N/A0.2 $11.97 9/30/202412,400 shares $149,668.00 -22.0%N/A0.1 $12.07 9/15/202415,900 shares $193,344.00 +1.9%N/A0.2 $12.16 8/31/202415,600 shares $184,392.00 -5.5%N/A0.2 $11.82 8/15/202416,500 shares $195,855.00 -54.6%N/A0.2 $11.87 7/31/202436,300 shares $436,689.00 -16.7%N/A0.5 $12.03 7/15/202443,600 shares $527,996.00 +12.7%N/A0.6 $12.11 6/30/202438,700 shares $463,239.00 -37.9%N/A0.6 $11.97 6/15/202462,300 shares $749,469.00 +141.5%N/A1 $12.03 5/31/202425,800 shares $297,990.00 -55.1%N/A0.4 $11.55 5/15/202457,500 shares $674,475.00 -4.3%N/A1.1 $11.73 4/30/202460,100 shares $693,554.00 +43.1%N/A1.2 $11.54 4/15/202442,000 shares $482,160.00 +47.9%N/A0.7 $11.48 3/31/202428,400 shares $335,688.00 -55.0%N/A0.5 $11.82 3/15/202463,100 shares $750,890.00 +29.6%N/A1 $11.90 2/29/202448,700 shares $572,225.00 -26.6%N/A0.7 $11.75 2/15/202466,300 shares $783,003.00 -9.7%N/A0.8 $11.81 1/31/202473,400 shares $866,120.00 -23.9%N/A0.8 $11.80 1/15/202496,400 shares $1.14 million -17.9%N/A1 $11.78 12/31/2023117,400 shares $1.41 million +43.9%N/A1.3 $12.03 12/15/202381,600 shares $957,984.00 +329.5%N/A0.8 $11.74 11/30/202319,000 shares $214,130.00 +1.1%N/A0.2 $11.27 11/15/202318,800 shares $203,228.00 -42.0%N/A0.2 $10.81 10/31/202332,400 shares $322,056.00 +13.3%N/A0.4 $9.94 10/15/202328,600 shares $296,582.00 -29.9%N/A0.4 $10.37 9/30/202340,800 shares $419,832.00 +21.1%N/A0.6 $10.29 9/15/202333,700 shares $366,150.50 -35.3%N/A0.5 $10.87 8/31/202352,100 shares $595,503.00 +448.4%N/A0.8 $11.43Gold Alert: The Truth About Fort Knox Is Coming (Ad)Owning physical gold isn’t the best way to profit. 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If you wait for the news to hit, you’ll already be too late.Click here now before the biggest gold run in decades kicks off. 8/15/20239,500 shares $108,110.00 -71.0%N/A0.1 $11.38 7/31/202332,700 shares $378,993.00 -55.1%N/A0.5 $11.59 7/15/202372,900 shares $850,743.00 -32.1%N/A1.1 $11.67 6/30/2023107,400 shares $1.28 million -29.3%N/A1.5 $11.88 6/15/2023151,800 shares $1.80 million -1.8%N/A1.9 $11.88 5/31/2023154,500 shares $1.78 million -22.4%N/A1.9 $11.55 5/15/2023199,000 shares $2.36 million +25.4%N/A2.2 $11.87 4/30/2023158,700 shares $1.87 million -5.1%N/A1.6 $11.81 4/15/2023167,200 shares $1.96 million +28.7%N/A2 $11.74 3/31/2023129,900 shares $1.52 million +35.6%N/A1.5 $11.70 3/15/202395,800 shares $0.00 +3.8%N/A1 $0.00 BFZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 31,200 shares of BFZ short. Learn More on BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,200 shares, an increase of 157.9% from the previous total of 12,100 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust stock? Short selling BFZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust as its price is falling. BFZ shares are trading down $0.01 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 California Municipal Income Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock California Municipal Income 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 BFZ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock California Municipal Income 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 BFZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies AGD Short Interest AWP Short Interest THQ Short Interest THW Short Interest AVK Short Interest AFB Short Interest ARDC Short Interest BHK Short Interest HYT Short Interest BTZ Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:BFZ) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. Just this week...Altimetry | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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