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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$9.04 -0.06 (-0.62%)
Closing price 05/13/2026 03:57 PM Eastern
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$9.04 +0.00 (+0.01%)
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BlackRock Core Bond Trust Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) had a short interest of 96,376 shares sold short. This marks a -13.80% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, meaning it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 272,955 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
96,376 shares
Previous Short Interest
111,801 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-13.80%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$885.21 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Today's Trading Volume
365,125 shares
Average Trading Volume
272,955 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
134%
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BlackRock Core Bond Trust Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202696,376 shares $885.21 thousand -13.8%N/A0.39 $9.19
9/30/2025104,900 shares $1.05 million -10.8%N/A0.3 $9.97
9/15/2025117,600 shares $1.16 million +96.7%N/A0.4 $9.90
8/31/202559,800 shares $579.76 thousand +90.5%N/A0.2 $9.70
8/15/202531,400 shares $300.50 thousand -58.0%N/A0.1 $9.57
7/31/202574,700 shares $716.00 thousand -17.7%N/A0.2 $9.59
7/15/202590,800 shares $863.96 thousand -79.1%N/A0.3 $9.52
6/30/2025434,000 shares $4.22 million -66.4%N/A1.7 $9.72
6/15/20251,290,000 shares $12.65 million +29.9%N/A6.3 $9.81
5/31/2025993,400 shares $10.01 million +455.3%N/A5.7 $10.08
5/15/2025178,900 shares $1.87 million +96.4%N/A1.1 $10.45
4/30/202591,100 shares $959.28 thousand +11.1%N/A0.7 $10.53
4/15/202582,000 shares $831.89 thousand -34.2%N/A0.6 $10.15
3/31/2025124,700 shares $1.35 million +7.7%N/A0.9 $10.84
3/15/2025115,800 shares $1.23 million +53.2%N/A0.8 $10.66
2/28/202575,600 shares $810.81 thousand +26.9%N/A0.5 $10.73
2/15/202559,600 shares $626.69 thousand +46.4%N/A0.4 $10.52
1/31/202540,700 shares $429.79 thousand -7.3%N/A0.3 $10.56
1/15/202543,900 shares $454.10 thousand -36.6%N/A0.3 $10.34
12/31/202469,200 shares $723.83 thousand -87.8%N/A0.5 $10.46
12/15/2024567,000 shares $6.28 million -9.3%N/A4.1 $11.08
11/30/2024625,000 shares $7.05 million -12.3%N/A4.6 $11.28
11/15/2024712,600 shares $7.87 million -2.1%N/A5.1 $11.05
10/31/2024728,000 shares $8.47 million -7.0%N/A5.2 $11.63
10/15/2024782,900 shares $9.20 million +10.3%N/A5.2 $11.75
9/30/2024710,100 shares $8.56 million -8.0%N/A4.5 $12.06
9/15/2024771,900 shares $9.22 million +10.0%N/A4.9 $11.95
8/31/2024701,800 shares $8.18 million +9.9%N/A4.7 $11.65
8/15/2024638,800 shares $7.25 million +4.0%N/A4.4 $11.35
7/31/2024614,300 shares $6.89 million +9.0%N/A4.2 $11.21
7/15/2024563,600 shares $6.13 million +42.7%N/A4.3 $10.87
6/30/2024395,000 shares $4.21 million -16.1%N/A3 $10.65
6/15/2024470,500 shares $5.05 million -2.7%N/A3.4 $10.73
5/31/2024483,700 shares $5.15 million +21.1%N/A3.5 $10.65
5/15/2024399,300 shares $4.22 million -10.5%N/A2.6 $10.57
4/30/2024446,300 shares $4.60 million -13.8%N/A2.6 $10.31
4/15/2024517,700 shares $5.33 million +35.2%N/A2.9 $10.30
3/31/2024382,800 shares $4.13 million +5.4%N/A2 $10.80
3/15/2024363,300 shares $3.86 million +15.8%N/A2 $10.63
2/29/2024313,800 shares $3.28 million -34.8%N/A1.6 $10.46
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2/15/2024481,100 shares $5.00 million -21.5%N/A2.4 $10.39
1/31/2024612,500 shares $6.71 million +10.0%N/A3.1 $10.95
1/15/2024557,000 shares $6.02 million -3.6%N/A2.8 $10.80
12/31/2023577,500 shares $6.30 million +4.0%N/A2.8 $10.91
12/15/2023555,200 shares $6.02 million +23.0%N/A2.7 $10.84
11/30/2023451,300 shares $4.67 million +13.4%N/A2.4 $10.34
11/15/2023397,900 shares $3.99 million -14.2%N/A2.3 $10.03
10/31/2023463,700 shares $4.27 million -12.4%N/A2.9 $9.21
10/15/2023529,300 shares $5.03 million -8.4%N/A3.4 $9.51
9/30/2023578,000 shares $5.75 million +14.4%N/A3.8 $9.94
9/15/2023505,200 shares $5.13 million -5.0%N/A3.6 $10.16
8/31/2023531,500 shares $5.51 million -13.5%N/A3.5 $10.37
8/15/2023614,700 shares $6.35 million -1.1%N/A3.8 $10.34
7/31/2023621,600 shares $6.72 million +15.5%N/A3.6 $10.81
7/15/2023538,000 shares $5.86 million -3.1%N/A3.1 $10.90
6/30/2023555,100 shares $5.91 million +19.7%N/A3.3 $10.64
6/15/2023463,600 shares $5.01 million +34.3%N/A2.7 $10.82
5/31/2023345,200 shares $3.65 million -22.3%N/A2.1 $10.57
5/15/2023444,000 shares $4.68 million +2.4%N/A2.8 $10.54
4/30/2023433,800 shares $4.76 million +148.9%N/A3 $10.97
4/15/2023174,300 shares $1.90 million -10.7%N/A1.1 $10.89
3/31/2023195,200 shares $2.12 million +76.0%N/A1.1 $10.84
3/15/2023110,900 shares $1.18 million -37.1%N/A0.6 $10.62
2/28/2023176,200 shares $1.92 million -23.8%N/A0.9 $10.88
2/15/2023231,200 shares $2.58 million +190.5%N/A1.1 $11.15
1/31/202379,600 shares $909.83 thousand -54.3%N/A0.4 $11.43
1/15/2023174,100 shares $1.94 million +48.2%N/A0.8 $11.17
12/30/2022117,500 shares $1.22 million +66.9%N/A0.6 $10.38
12/15/202270,400 shares $786.37 thousand -37.1%N/A0.4 $11.17
11/30/2022112,000 shares $1.23 million +11.6%N/A0.6 $11.00
11/15/2022100,400 shares $1.06 million +71.6%N/A0.6 $10.52
10/31/202258,500 shares $589.10 thousand +30.0%N/A0.4 $10.07
10/15/202245,000 shares $435.15 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $9.67
9/30/202244,600 shares $446 thousand +18.6%N/A0.3 $10.00
9/15/202237,600 shares $408.71 thousand +27.5%N/A0.2 $10.87
8/31/202229,500 shares $345.74 thousand -71.6%N/A0.2 $11.72
8/15/2022103,800 shares $1.25 million -47.3%N/A0.5 $12.05
7/31/2022196,900 shares $2.42 million +110.4%N/A0.9 $12.28
7/15/202293,600 shares $1.07 million -4.6%N/A0.5 $11.47
6/30/202298,100 shares $1.11 million -12.1%N/A0.5 $11.32
6/15/2022111,600 shares $1.19 million +357.4%N/A0.5 $10.68
5/31/202224,400 shares $288.41 thousand -79.2%N/A0.1 $11.82
5/15/2022117,100 shares $1.36 million +33.7%N/A0.6 $11.59
4/30/202287,600 shares $1.08 million +55.9%N/A0.4 $12.28
4/15/202256,200 shares $700.25 thousand +137.1%N/A0.2 $12.46
3/31/202223,700 shares $308.10 thousand -15.4%N/A0.1 $13.00
3/15/202228,000 shares $357.84 thousand +1.1%N/A0.1 $12.78
2/28/202227,700 shares $373.67 thousand -20.2%N/A0.1 $13.49
2/15/202234,700 shares $461.51 thousand +128.3%N/A0.2 $13.30
1/31/202215,200 shares $216.75 thousand -75.0%N/A0.1 $14.26
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1/15/202260,700 shares $911.71 thousand -39.2%N/A0.5 $15.02
12/31/202199,800 shares $1.65 million +54.0%N/A0.9 $16.51
12/15/202164,800 shares $1.07 million -6.8%N/A0.6 $16.47
11/30/202169,500 shares $1.14 million -24.0%N/A0.6 $16.41
11/15/202191,500 shares $1.51 million +17.9%N/A0.7 $16.46
10/29/202177,600 shares $1.27 million +8.8%N/A0.6 $16.43
10/15/202171,300 shares $1.13 million -51.1%N/A0.5 $15.84
9/30/2021145,700 shares $2.41 million -5.1%N/A1.1 $16.56
9/15/2021153,600 shares $2.64 million +141.5%N/A1.2 $17.22
8/31/202163,600 shares $1.04 million -53.8%N/A0.5 $16.32
8/13/2021137,600 shares $2.28 million +144.4%N/A1.2 $16.58
7/30/202156,300 shares $928.95 thousand -38.3%N/A0.5 $16.50
7/15/202191,200 shares $1.48 million +34.5%N/A0.8 $16.26
6/30/202167,800 shares $1.12 million -9.6%N/A0.6 $16.52
6/15/202175,000 shares $1.21 million -14.4%N/A0.6 $16.19
5/28/202187,600 shares $1.42 million +47.2%N/A0.7 $16.18
5/14/202159,500 shares $934.75 thousand -8.3%N/A0.4 $15.71

BHK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Core Bond Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 96,376 shares of BHK short. Learn More on BlackRock Core Bond Trust's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BHK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.4. Learn More on BlackRock Core Bond Trust's short interest ratio.

BlackRock Core Bond Trust saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 96,376 shares, a decline of 13.8% from the previous total of 111,801 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BHK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Core Bond Trust as its price is falling. BHK shares are trading down $0.06 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 Core Bond 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 BHK, 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 BHK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BHK:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:BHK) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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