BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.82 -0.08 (-0.69%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.82 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 28,300 shares. This marks a 29.22% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 98,956 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest28,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest21,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+29.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$309.60 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume63,572 sharesAverage Trading Volume98,956 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average64% 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 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. 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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 9/30/202528,300 shares $309.60 thousand +29.2%N/A0.2 $10.94 9/15/202521,900 shares $240.24 thousand -20.9%N/A0.2 $10.97 8/31/202527,700 shares $288.50 thousand -56.5%N/A0.2 $10.42 8/15/202563,700 shares $668.85 thousand -37.1%N/A0.7 $10.50 7/31/2025101,200 shares $1.06 million -15.1%N/A1.2 $10.44 7/15/2025119,200 shares $1.28 million -26.5%N/A1.6 $10.75 6/30/2025162,100 shares $1.75 million +11.0%N/A2.1 $10.80 6/15/2025146,100 shares $1.57 million +187.0%N/A1.8 $10.77 5/31/202550,900 shares $548.19 thousand +186.0%N/A0.6 $10.77 5/15/202517,800 shares $193.13 thousand -50.6%N/A0.2 $10.85 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. 4/30/202536,000 shares $390.96 thousand +15.4%N/A0.4 $10.86 4/15/202531,200 shares $326.98 thousand +157.9%N/A0.3 $10.48 3/31/202512,100 shares $132.92 thousand +11.0%N/A0.1 $10.99 3/15/202510,900 shares $120.45 thousand +43.4%N/A0.1 $11.05 2/28/20257,600 shares $86.91 thousand -7.3%N/A0.1 $11.44 2/15/20258,200 shares $92.46 thousand +5.1%N/A0.1 $11.28 1/31/20257,800 shares $87.91 thousand -65.0%N/A0.1 $11.27 1/15/202522,300 shares $252.44 thousand +271.7%N/A0.2 $11.32 12/31/20246,000 shares $67.20 thousand -76.0%N/A0.1 $11.20 12/15/202425,000 shares $292.75 thousand +133.6%N/A0.2 $11.71 11/30/202410,700 shares $124.87 thousand -47.0%N/A0.1 $11.67 11/15/202420,200 shares $233.31 thousand -56.0%N/A0.2 $11.55 10/31/202445,900 shares $537.49 thousand +145.5%N/A0.5 $11.71 10/15/202418,700 shares $223.84 thousand +50.8%N/A0.2 $11.97 9/30/202412,400 shares $149.67 thousand -22.0%N/A0.1 $12.07 9/15/202415,900 shares $193.34 thousand +1.9%N/A0.2 $12.16 8/31/202415,600 shares $184.39 thousand -5.5%N/A0.2 $11.82 8/15/202416,500 shares $195.86 thousand -54.6%N/A0.2 $11.87 7/31/202436,300 shares $436.69 thousand -16.7%N/A0.5 $12.03 7/15/202443,600 shares $528.00 thousand +12.7%N/A0.6 $12.11 6/30/202438,700 shares $463.24 thousand -37.9%N/A0.6 $11.97 6/15/202462,300 shares $749.47 thousand +141.5%N/A1 $12.03 5/31/202425,800 shares $297.99 thousand -55.1%N/A0.4 $11.55 5/15/202457,500 shares $674.48 thousand -4.3%N/A1.1 $11.73 4/30/202460,100 shares $693.55 thousand +43.1%N/A1.2 $11.54 4/15/202442,000 shares $482.16 thousand +47.9%N/A0.7 $11.48 3/31/202428,400 shares $335.69 thousand -55.0%N/A0.5 $11.82 3/15/202463,100 shares $750.89 thousand +29.6%N/A1 $11.90 2/29/202448,700 shares $572.23 thousand -26.6%N/A0.7 $11.75 2/15/202466,300 shares $783.00 thousand -9.7%N/A0.8 $11.81 1/31/202473,400 shares $866.12 thousand -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 $957.98 thousand +329.5%N/A0.8 $11.74 11/30/202319,000 shares $214.13 thousand +1.1%N/A0.2 $11.27 11/15/202318,800 shares $203.23 thousand -42.0%N/A0.2 $10.81 10/31/202332,400 shares $322.06 thousand +13.3%N/A0.4 $9.94 10/15/202328,600 shares $296.58 thousand -29.9%N/A0.4 $10.37 9/30/202340,800 shares $419.83 thousand +21.1%N/A0.6 $10.29 9/15/202333,700 shares $366.15 thousand -35.3%N/A0.5 $10.87 8/31/202352,100 shares $595.50 thousand +448.4%N/A0.8 $11.43 8/15/20239,500 shares $108.11 thousand -71.0%N/A0.1 $11.38 7/31/202332,700 shares $378.99 thousand -55.1%N/A0.5 $11.59 7/15/202372,900 shares $850.74 thousand -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 September 30th, investors have sold 28,300 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 September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 28,300 shares, an increase of 29.2% from the previous total of 21,900 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: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 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 $0.08 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 September, 30 2025. 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