Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.88 -0.01 (-0.05%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.88 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/11/2025 04:10 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 Investment Quality Municipal Trust Short Interest DataBlackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN) has a short interest of 34,500 shares. This marks a 35.29% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 58,440 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest34,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest25,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+35.29%Dollar Volume Sold Short$377.43 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume21,448 sharesAverage Trading Volume58,440 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average37% Short Selling Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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 ChartBKN Short Interest Over TimeBKN Days to Cover Over TimeBKN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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 6/30/202534,500 shares $377.43 thousand +35.3%N/A0.6 $10.94 6/15/202525,500 shares $273.74 thousand +24.4%N/A0.4 $10.74 5/31/202520,500 shares $221.61 thousand +41.4%0.1%0.3 $10.81 5/15/202514,500 shares $159.36 thousand -45.7%0.1%0.2 $10.99 4/30/202526,700 shares $291.56 thousand +35.5%N/A0.5 $10.92 4/15/202519,700 shares $211.18 thousand +9.4%0.1%0.3 $10.72 3/31/202518,000 shares $205.47 thousand +69.8%0.1%0.3 $11.42 3/15/202510,600 shares $119.52 thousand -31.2%0.1%0.1 $11.28 2/28/202515,400 shares $181.64 thousand -41.7%0.1%0.2 $11.80 2/15/202526,400 shares $308.62 thousand -3.3%0.1%0.3 $11.69 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BKN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202527,300 shares $313.95 thousand +1,720.0%N/A0.3 $11.50 1/15/20251,500 shares $16.71 thousand +114.3%N/A0 $11.14 12/31/2024700 shares $7.81 thousand -92.9%N/A0 $11.15 12/15/20249,800 shares $116.91 thousand +24.1%N/A0.2 $11.93 11/30/20247,900 shares $97.01 thousand -57.1%N/A0.1 $12.28 11/15/202418,400 shares $222.09 thousand -24.3%N/A0.3 $12.07 10/31/202424,300 shares $298.04 thousand -46.6%N/A0.4 $12.27 10/15/202445,500 shares $586.04 thousand +132.1%N/A0.9 $12.88 9/30/202419,600 shares $253.23 thousand -45.3%N/A0.4 $12.92 9/15/202435,800 shares $467.91 thousand +13.7%N/A0.7 $13.07 8/31/202431,500 shares $389.03 thousand +28.6%N/A0.7 $12.35 8/15/202424,500 shares $304.78 thousand +157.9%N/A0.6 $12.44 7/31/20249,500 shares $115.81 thousand -34.9%N/A0.3 $12.19 7/15/202414,600 shares $175.20 thousand -27.7%N/A0.4 $12.00 6/30/202420,200 shares $241.79 thousand +6.9%N/A0.6 $11.97 6/15/202418,900 shares $224.91 thousand -62.2%N/A0.5 $11.90 5/31/202450,000 shares $584.50 thousand -50.6%N/A1.3 $11.69 5/15/2024101,300 shares $1.23 million -24.6%N/A2.9 $12.19 4/30/2024134,400 shares $1.61 million +4.9%N/A3.7 $12.00 4/15/2024128,100 shares $1.52 million -2.6%N/A2.8 $11.90 3/31/2024131,500 shares $1.63 million +40.0%N/A2.7 $12.41 3/15/202493,900 shares $1.17 million -26.5%N/A1.7 $12.44 2/29/2024127,800 shares $1.54 million +96.3%N/A2 $12.03 2/15/202465,100 shares $792.27 thousand +6.2%N/A0.9 $12.17 1/31/202461,300 shares $717.82 thousand +1.0%N/A0.8 $11.71 1/15/202460,700 shares $719.90 thousand -5.3%N/A0.9 $11.86 12/31/202364,100 shares $760.23 thousand +462.3%N/A0.9 $11.86 12/15/202311,400 shares $134.98 thousand -72.0%N/A0.2 $11.84 11/30/202340,700 shares $456.25 thousand +64.8%N/A0.6 $11.21 11/15/202324,700 shares $268.00 thousand +62.5%N/A0.4 $10.85A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing in (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 10/31/202315,200 shares $147.74 thousand -33.9%N/A0.3 $9.72 10/15/202323,000 shares $233.68 thousand +27.1%N/A0.4 $10.16 9/30/202318,100 shares $183.17 thousand +82.8%N/A0.4 $10.12 9/15/20239,900 shares $105.04 thousand +33.8%N/A0.2 $10.61 8/31/20237,400 shares $81.18 thousand -46.8%N/A0.1 $10.97 8/15/202313,900 shares $155.54 thousand -49.6%N/A0.3 $11.19 7/31/202327,600 shares $324.30 thousand -3.5%N/A0.5 $11.75 7/15/202328,600 shares $332.90 thousand +439.6%N/A0.5 $11.64 6/30/20235,300 shares $61.59 thousand +32.5%N/A0.1 $11.62 6/15/20234,000 shares $45.40 thousand -61.9%N/A0.1 $11.35 5/31/202310,500 shares $118.65 thousand +101.9%N/A0.2 $11.30 5/15/20235,200 shares $59.38 thousand +48.6%N/A0.1 $11.42 4/30/20233,500 shares $41.13 thousand -75.0%N/A0.1 $11.75 4/15/202314,000 shares $166.74 thousand -3.5%N/A0.2 $11.91 3/31/202314,500 shares $175.02 thousand -4.0%N/A0.2 $12.07 3/15/202315,100 shares $177.50 thousand -34.6%N/A0.2 $11.76 2/28/202323,100 shares $274.20 thousand -64.8%N/A0.2 $11.87 2/15/202365,600 shares $832.46 thousand +424.8%N/A0.7 $12.69 1/31/202312,500 shares $154.25 thousand +495.2%N/A0.1 $12.34 1/15/20232,100 shares $25.68 thousand +10.5%N/A0 $12.23 12/30/20221,900 shares $22.15 thousand +26.7%N/A0 $11.66 12/15/20221,500 shares $18.20 thousand -81.3%N/A0 $12.13 11/30/20228,000 shares $102.48 thousand +700.0%N/A0.1 $12.81 11/15/20221,000 shares $11.45 thousand -92.1%N/A0 $11.45 10/31/202212,600 shares $136.84 thousand -74.8%N/A0.2 $10.86 10/15/202250,000 shares $596.25 thousand No ChangeN/A1.2 $11.93 9/30/202250,800 shares $636.02 thousand -48.9%N/A1.3 $12.52 9/15/202299,400 shares $1.40 million -17.2%N/A2.5 $14.12 8/31/2022120,100 shares $1.82 million +59.1%N/A2.6 $15.14 8/15/202275,500 shares $1.22 million +36.3%N/A1.6 $16.18 7/31/202255,400 shares $809.39 thousand +3.2%N/A1 $14.61 7/15/202253,700 shares $764.69 thousand -23.4%N/A0.8 $14.24 6/30/202270,100 shares $953.36 thousand -21.2%N/A1 $13.60 6/15/202289,000 shares $1.24 million -22.3%N/A1.1 $13.91 5/31/2022114,500 shares $1.75 million -32.8%N/A1.6 $15.31 5/15/2022170,300 shares $2.65 million +72.7%N/A2.2 $15.59 4/30/202298,600 shares $1.49 million +81.6%N/A1.3 $15.14 4/15/202254,300 shares $740.65 thousand +11.3%N/A0.8 $13.64 3/31/202248,800 shares $701.74 thousand -10.8%N/A0.7 $14.38 3/15/202254,700 shares $822.69 thousand -16.5%N/A1 $15.04 2/28/202265,500 shares $1.02 million +32.6%N/A1.2 $15.63 2/15/202249,400 shares $752.86 thousand -5.4%N/A0.9 $15.24 1/31/202252,200 shares $831.02 thousand -30.4%N/A1 $15.92 1/15/202275,000 shares $1.32 million +52.8%N/A1.5 $17.66 12/31/202149,100 shares $851.89 thousand -11.4%N/A1.2 $17.35 12/15/202155,400 shares $961.19 thousand +9.3%N/A1.4 $17.35 11/30/202150,700 shares $873.05 thousand -8.5%N/A1.5 $17.22 11/15/202155,400 shares $958.97 thousand +0.9%N/A1.8 $17.31 10/29/202154,900 shares $940.44 thousand -23.3%N/A1.8 $17.13 10/15/202171,600 shares $1.31 million +9.2%N/A2.8 $18.36A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing in (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 9/30/202165,600 shares $1.13 million -8.5%N/A2.6 $17.26 9/15/202171,700 shares $1.31 million -10.8%N/A2.9 $18.31 8/31/202180,400 shares $1.48 million +8.8%N/A3.1 $18.40 8/13/202173,900 shares $1.37 million -0.3%N/A2.1 $18.60 7/30/202174,100 shares $1.37 million +2.2%N/A2 $18.49 7/15/202172,500 shares $1.32 million +5.8%N/A1.7 $18.18 6/30/202168,500 shares $1.26 million +7.5%N/A1.6 $18.45 6/15/202163,700 shares $1.15 million -21.9%N/A1.4 $18.06 5/28/202181,600 shares $1.57 million -22.7%N/A1.7 $19.20 5/14/2021105,500 shares $2.04 million +18.4%N/A2.6 $19.30 4/30/202189,100 shares $1.69 million +38.1%N/A2.1 $19.00 4/15/202164,500 shares $1.21 million -8.1%N/A1.6 $18.77 3/31/202170,200 shares $1.25 million +11.1%N/A1.9 $17.86 3/15/202163,200 shares $1.11 million +16.6%N/A1.9 $17.64 2/26/202154,200 shares $920.86 thousand +2.3%N/A1.6 $16.99 2/12/202153,000 shares $969.37 thousand -8.2%N/A1.6 $18.29 1/29/202157,700 shares $978.59 thousand -13.5%N/A1.9 $16.96 1/15/202166,700 shares $1.13 million -15.4%N/A2.1 $16.96 12/31/202078,800 shares $1.36 million -25.7%N/A2.4 $17.23 12/15/2020106,000 shares $1.83 million +65.6%N/A3.1 $17.22 11/30/202064,000 shares $1.10 million +6.3%N/A1.9 $17.21 11/15/202060,200 shares $1.00 million +5.1%N/A1.8 $16.67 10/30/202057,300 shares $902.48 thousand +12.4%N/A1.7 $15.75 10/15/202051,000 shares $824.67 thousand +486.2%N/A0 $16.17 9/30/20208,700 shares $135.98 thousand +31.8%N/A0.3 $15.63 9/15/202015,700 shares $256.07 thousand +137.9%N/A0.4 $16.31 8/31/20206,600 shares $104.94 thousand -58.2%N/A0.2 $15.90 8/14/202015,800 shares $260.70 thousand -12.2%N/A0.4 $16.50 7/31/202018,000 shares $302.94 thousand +35.3%N/A0.5 $16.83 7/15/202013,300 shares $210.41 thousand -64.8%N/A0.3 $15.82 BKN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 34,500 shares of BKN short. Learn More on Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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. BKN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's short interest ratio. Is Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 34,500 shares, an increase of 35.3% from the previous total of 25,500 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. How does Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust: Blackrock Income Trust (0.28%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.32%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust stock? Short selling BKN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust as its price is falling. BKN 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 Investment Quality Municipal Trust? A short squeeze for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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 BKN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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 BKN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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