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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Short Interest Overview

As of February 13, 2026, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN) had a short interest of 9,550 shares sold short. This marks a 12.02% increase 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 43,890 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,550 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,525 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
12.02%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$110.05 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 13, 2026
Today's Trading Volume
17,499 shares
Average Trading Volume
43,890 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
40%
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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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
2/13/20269,550 shares $110.05 thousand +12.0%N/A0.17 $11.52
1/30/20268,525 shares $97.61 thousand -21.0%N/A0.19 $11.45
1/15/202610,795 shares $123.17 thousand +462.2%N/A0.42 $11.41
12/31/20251,920 shares $21.43 thousand -86.0%N/A0.02 $11.16
12/15/202513,678 shares $152.99 thousand -35.5%N/A0.19 $11.19
11/28/202521,212 shares $235.88 thousand -25.5%N/A0.27 $11.12
11/14/202528,488 shares $319.35 thousand +118.6%N/A0.45 $11.21
10/31/202513,031 shares $146.40 thousand -26.1%N/A0.25 $11.24
10/15/202517,600 shares $200.90 thousand -44.5%N/A0.4 $11.42
9/30/202531,700 shares $359.32 thousand +75.1%N/A0.6 $11.34
9/15/202518,100 shares $206.07 thousand -8.1%N/A0.4 $11.39
8/31/202519,700 shares $211.38 thousand -41.0%N/A0.4 $10.73
8/15/202533,400 shares $359.55 thousand +106.2%N/A0.8 $10.77
7/31/202516,200 shares $172.21 thousand -58.5%N/A0.4 $10.63
7/15/202539,000 shares $421.20 thousand +13.0%N/A0.8 $10.80
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
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
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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 $10.85
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
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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 $18.36
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

BKN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 13th, investors have sold 9,550 shares of BKN short. Learn More on Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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. BKN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.2. Learn More on Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's short interest ratio.

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 9,550 shares, an increase of 12.0% from the previous total of 8,525 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 ($82.25 billion), Invesco QQQ ($31.19 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.38 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($12.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.44 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.89 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.13 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.79 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($6.07 billion), and Carvana Co. ($5.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 up $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.

A short squeeze for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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 BKN, 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 BKN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 13 2026.

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

  • 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:BKN) was last updated on 5/27/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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