BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.24 -0.04 (-0.33%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.29 +0.05 (+0.38%) As of 05/23/2025 05:12 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) has a short interest of 64,300 shares. This marks a 22.01% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 121,986 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest64,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest52,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+22.01%Dollar Volume Sold Short$790,890.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume64,187 sharesAverage Trading Volume121,986 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average53% Short Selling BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Floating Rate 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 ChartBGT Short Interest Over TimeBGT Days to Cover Over TimeBGT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Floating Rate 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 4/30/202564,300 shares $790,890.00 +22.0%N/A0.5 $12.30 4/15/202552,700 shares $623,230.20 -30.9%N/A0.4 $11.83 3/31/202576,300 shares $946,577.80 +43.7%N/A0.5 $12.41 3/15/202553,100 shares $666,405.00 -20.8%N/A0.4 $12.55 2/28/202567,000 shares $845,205.00 +11.1%N/A0.4 $12.62 2/15/202560,300 shares $770,634.00 +38.6%N/A0.4 $12.78 1/31/202543,500 shares $553,320.00 -60.5%N/A0.3 $12.72 1/15/2025110,100 shares $1.39 million +38.1%N/A0.7 $12.60 12/31/202479,700 shares $1.02 million -31.0%N/A0.7 $12.86 12/15/2024115,500 shares $1.54 million -8.5%N/A1 $13.31 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BGT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024126,200 shares $1.65 million +17.3%N/A1.2 $13.07 11/15/2024107,600 shares $1.40 million +5.4%N/A1 $13.04 10/31/2024102,100 shares $1.33 million +25.6%N/A1.1 $13.01 10/15/202481,300 shares $1.05 million -9.0%N/A0.8 $12.94 9/30/202489,300 shares $1.16 million -11.1%N/A0.8 $12.94 9/15/2024100,400 shares $1.29 million +3.9%N/A0.9 $12.86 8/31/202496,600 shares $1.23 million -23.3%N/A0.9 $12.69 8/15/2024126,000 shares $1.63 million -42.2%N/A1.2 $12.91 7/31/2024217,800 shares $2.87 million +591.4%N/A2 $13.18 7/15/202431,500 shares $415,485.00 -39.0%N/A0.3 $13.19 6/30/202451,600 shares $658,416.00 -25.3%N/A0.6 $12.76 6/15/202469,100 shares $884,480.00 +44.6%N/A0.7 $12.80 5/31/202447,800 shares $621,400.00 -61.5%N/A0.5 $13.00 5/15/2024124,200 shares $1.71 million +93.8%N/A1.3 $13.74 4/30/202464,100 shares $820,480.00 -56.7%N/A0.7 $12.80 4/15/2024147,900 shares $1.88 million -27.5%N/A1.6 $12.69 3/31/2024203,900 shares $2.65 million -1.5%N/A2 $12.98 3/15/2024206,900 shares $2.76 million +15.7%N/A1.9 $13.35 2/29/2024178,900 shares $2.30 million +32.4%N/A1.6 $12.86 2/15/2024135,100 shares $1.72 million +195.6%N/A1.3 $12.75 1/31/202445,700 shares $562,795.50 +153.9%N/A0.4 $12.32 1/15/202418,000 shares $216,720.00 -74.5%N/A0.2 $12.04 12/31/202370,700 shares $875,266.00 -24.3%N/A0.7 $12.38 12/15/202393,400 shares $1.13 million -38.6%N/A1 $12.11 11/30/2023152,000 shares $1.82 million -15.6%N/A1.6 $11.98 11/15/2023180,000 shares $2.13 million +56.7%N/A2 $11.83 10/31/2023114,900 shares $1.34 million -8.2%N/A1.2 $11.62 10/15/2023125,100 shares $1.50 million +3.9%N/A1.3 $11.96 9/30/2023120,400 shares $1.45 million +31.7%N/A1.3 $12.06 9/15/202391,400 shares $1.09 million +14.3%N/A1 $11.97This Is The Moment You Betray Trump (Or Prove Them Wrong) (Ad)They said you wouldn’t last—that Bidenflation, Wall Street selloffs, and DEI funds would break your loyalty to Trump’s economic plan. 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Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 64,300 shares of BGT short. Learn More on BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 64,300 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the previous total of 52,700 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: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock? Short selling BGT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust as its price is falling. BGT shares are trading down $0.04 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 Floating Rate Income Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust 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 BGT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Floating Rate 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 BGT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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