BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (BIGZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.73 +0.35 (+4.18%) As of 05/20/2026 Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust Short Interest OverviewAs of January 31, 2025, BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (BIGZ) had a short interest of 175,400 shares sold short. This marks a -28.47% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, meaning it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 702,427 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest175,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest245,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-28.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.43 millionShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume829,244 sharesAverage Trading Volume702,427 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBIGZ Short Interest Over TimeBIGZ Days to Cover Over TimeBIGZ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/2025175,400 shares $1.43 million -28.5%N/A0.2 $8.15 1/15/2025245,200 shares $1.90 million +120.9%N/A0.3 $7.74 12/31/2024111,000 shares $825.84 thousand -29.1%N/A0.2 $7.44 12/15/2024156,500 shares $1.23 million +7.8%N/A0.2 $7.88 11/30/2024145,200 shares $1.16 million -62.0%N/A0.2 $7.99 11/15/2024381,700 shares $2.88 million +78.8%N/A0.6 $7.54 10/31/2024213,500 shares $1.61 million +7.7%N/A0.4 $7.54 10/15/2024198,200 shares $1.51 million +26.7%N/A0.3 $7.64 9/30/2024156,400 shares $1.19 million -67.4%N/A0.2 $7.61 9/15/2024479,800 shares $3.54 million +20.9%N/A0.6 $7.38 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BIGZ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/2024396,900 shares $2.98 million -20.6%N/A0.5 $7.51 8/15/2024499,600 shares $3.65 million -15.2%N/A0.7 $7.30 7/31/2024589,000 shares $4.34 million +395.4%N/A0.7 $7.37 7/15/2024118,900 shares $890.56 thousand +119.4%N/A0.2 $7.49 6/30/202454,200 shares $391.87 thousand -26.1%N/A0.1 $7.23 6/15/202473,300 shares $529.96 thousand -33.9%N/A0.1 $7.23 5/31/2024110,900 shares $826.76 thousand +64.3%N/A0.2 $7.46 5/15/202467,500 shares $497.48 thousand +324.5%N/A0.1 $7.37 4/30/202415,900 shares $112.73 thousand -80.8%N/A0 $7.09 4/15/202483,000 shares $602.58 thousand -44.4%N/A0.1 $7.26 3/31/2024149,200 shares $1.21 million +18.5%N/A0.2 $8.14 3/15/2024125,900 shares $979.50 thousand -57.3%N/A0.1 $7.78 2/29/2024294,700 shares $2.36 million -5.2%N/A0.3 $8.02 2/15/2024311,000 shares $2.52 million -10.5%N/A0.3 $8.10 1/31/2024347,500 shares $2.63 million +446.4%N/A0.3 $7.58 1/15/202463,600 shares $461.74 thousand +13.0%N/A0.1 $7.26 12/31/202356,300 shares $412.68 thousand -75.1%N/A0 $7.33 12/15/2023226,300 shares $1.69 million +75.7%N/A0.2 $7.45 11/30/2023128,800 shares $931.22 thousand -57.7%N/A0.1 $7.23 11/15/2023304,300 shares $2.17 million +102.9%N/A0.3 $7.12 10/31/2023150,000 shares $948 thousand -21.6%N/A0.2 $6.32 10/15/2023191,300 shares $1.31 million +9.9%N/A0.2 $6.83 9/30/2023174,000 shares $1.21 million +218.1%N/A0.2 $6.96 9/15/202354,700 shares $383.45 thousand -12.2%N/A0.1 $7.01 8/31/202362,300 shares $480.33 thousand -21.4%N/A0.1 $7.71 8/15/202379,300 shares $614.58 thousand +218.5%N/A0.1 $7.75 7/31/202324,900 shares $204.43 thousand -43.5%N/A0 $8.21 7/15/202344,100 shares $349.71 thousand -30.2%N/A0.1 $7.93 6/30/202363,200 shares $496.75 thousand -56.3%N/A0.1 $7.86 6/15/2023144,700 shares $1.16 million +71.5%N/A0.2 $8.00Ticker Revealed: Pre-IPO Access to "Next Elon Musk" Company (Ad)We’ve found The Next Elon Musk… and what we believe to be the next Tesla. 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Peter Thiel just bet $1 Billion on it.👉 Unlock the ticker now and get it completely free. 5/31/202384,400 shares $633 thousand -54.1%N/A0.1 $7.50 5/15/2023184,000 shares $1.35 million -25.5%N/A0.2 $7.33 4/30/2023246,800 shares $1.84 million -72.8%N/A0.3 $7.44 4/15/2023907,600 shares $6.92 million +126.6%N/A1 $7.63 3/31/2023400,500 shares $3.22 million +62.8%N/A0.4 $8.03 3/15/2023246,000 shares $1.76 million +13.5%N/A0.2 $7.17 2/28/2023216,800 shares $1.63 million +6.4%N/A0.2 $7.53 2/15/2023203,700 shares $1.55 million -1.5%N/A0.1 $7.62 1/31/2023206,800 shares $1.58 million -40.7%N/A0.1 $7.64 1/15/2023348,900 shares $2.62 million +388.7%N/A0.2 $7.52 12/30/202271,400 shares $486.23 thousand +95.1%N/A0 $6.81 12/15/202236,600 shares $255.10 thousand +87.7%N/A0 $6.97 11/30/202219,500 shares $146.45 thousand -83.8%N/A0 $7.51 11/15/2022120,000 shares $903.60 thousand +214.1%N/A0.1 $7.53 10/31/202238,200 shares $279.62 thousand -24.1%N/A0 $7.32 10/15/202250,300 shares $349.08 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $6.94 9/30/202286,100 shares $625.95 thousand +3.1%N/A0.1 $7.27 9/15/202283,500 shares $663.83 thousand +210.4%N/A0.1 $7.95 8/31/202226,900 shares $223.54 thousand -62.2%N/A0 $8.31 8/15/202271,200 shares $657.89 thousand +62.6%N/A0.1 $9.24 7/31/202243,800 shares $378.43 thousand -44.5%N/A0 $8.64 7/15/202278,900 shares $629.62 thousand +29.6%N/A0.1 $7.98 6/30/202260,900 shares $483.55 thousand -18.3%N/A0 $7.94 6/15/202274,500 shares $585.57 thousand +137.3%N/A0.1 $7.86 5/31/202231,400 shares $279.77 thousand -58.4%N/A0 $8.91 5/15/202275,400 shares $631.85 thousand -2.1%N/A0.1 $8.38 4/30/202277,000 shares $693.77 thousand +107.6%N/A0.1 $9.01 4/15/202237,100 shares $379.16 thousand -43.4%N/A0 $10.22 3/31/202265,500 shares $746.05 thousand -69.0%N/A0.1 $11.39 3/15/2022211,100 shares $2.22 million -58.2%N/A0.1 $10.50 2/28/2022505,500 shares $6.27 million -22.8%N/A0.2 $12.40 2/15/2022655,000 shares $8.63 million -37.0%N/A0.3 $13.18 1/31/20221,040,000 shares $14.18 million +321.7%N/A0.4 $13.63 1/15/2022246,600 shares $3.33 million +2,271.2%N/A0.1 $13.49 12/31/202110,400 shares $151.22 thousand -90.2%N/A0 $14.54 12/15/2021105,700 shares $1.50 million -11.2%N/A0.1 $14.19 11/30/2021119,000 shares $1.89 million +21.2%N/A0.1 $15.92 11/15/202198,200 shares $1.74 million +134.4%N/A0.1 $17.72 10/29/202141,900 shares $770.96 thousand -8.3%N/A0.1 $18.40 10/15/202145,700 shares $813.46 thousand +254.3%N/A0.1 $17.80 9/30/202112,900 shares $233.49 thousand +22.9%N/A0 $18.10 9/15/202110,500 shares $200.66 thousand -20.5%N/A0 $19.11 8/31/202113,200 shares $260.44 thousand -62.5%N/A0 $19.73 8/13/202135,200 shares $693.09 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $19.69 BIGZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 175,400 shares of BIGZ short. Learn More on BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust? 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. BIGZ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.2. Learn More on BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust's short interest ratio. Is BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 175,400 shares, a decrease of 28.5% from the previous total of 245,200 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. 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 ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust stock? Short selling BIGZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust as its price is falling. BIGZ shares are trading up $0.35 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 Innovation and Growth Term Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term 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 BIGZ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Innovation and Growth 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 BIGZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. What do BIGZ's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BIGZ: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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