BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $35.80 -0.70 (-1.92%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.94 +0.15 (+0.41%) As of 07/15/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) has a short interest of 22,000 shares. This marks a 67.94% 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 43,824 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest22,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest13,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+67.94%Dollar Volume Sold Short$802.12 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume57,108 sharesAverage Trading Volume43,824 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average130% Short Selling BlackRock Health Sciences Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Health Sciences 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 ChartBME Short Interest Over TimeBME Days to Cover Over TimeBME Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Health Sciences 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 6/30/202522,000 shares $802.12 thousand +67.9%N/A0.5 $36.46 6/15/202513,100 shares $474.81 thousand -18.6%N/A0.3 $36.25 5/31/202516,100 shares $577.51 thousand -13.4%N/A0.4 $35.87 5/15/202518,600 shares $658.63 thousand +447.1%N/A0.4 $35.41 4/30/20253,400 shares $127.98 thousand -59.5%N/A0.1 $37.64 4/15/20258,400 shares $303.45 thousand +71.4%N/A0.2 $36.13 3/31/20254,900 shares $189.65 thousand -61.4%N/A0.1 $38.71 3/15/202512,700 shares $487.36 thousand -15.9%N/A0.2 $38.38 2/28/202515,100 shares $607.32 thousand +1.3%N/A0.3 $40.22 2/15/202514,900 shares $598.59 thousand -11.3%N/A0.3 $40.17 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BME and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202516,800 shares $687.12 thousand -42.1%N/A0.3 $40.90 1/15/202529,000 shares $1.13 million +93.3%N/A0.5 $39.08 12/31/202415,000 shares $568.95 thousand +102.7%N/A0.3 $37.93 12/15/20247,400 shares $286.23 thousand +19.4%N/A0.2 $38.68 11/30/20246,200 shares $247.44 thousand -56.0%N/A0.2 $39.91 11/15/202414,100 shares $544.82 thousand +76.3%N/A0.4 $38.64 10/31/20248,000 shares $319.44 thousand +33.3%N/A0.3 $39.93 10/15/20246,000 shares $250.32 thousand +22.5%N/A0.2 $41.72 9/30/20244,900 shares $205.46 thousand +122.7%N/A0.2 $41.93 9/15/20242,200 shares $92.97 thousand -12.0%N/A0.1 $42.26 8/31/20242,500 shares $106.02 thousand -58.3%N/A0.1 $42.41 8/15/20246,000 shares $247.62 thousand -40.0%N/A0.2 $41.27 7/31/202410,000 shares $411.20 thousand -44.4%N/A0.3 $41.12 7/15/202418,000 shares $748.64 thousand +157.1%N/A0.5 $41.59 6/30/20247,000 shares $285.95 thousand +536.4%N/A0.2 $40.85 6/15/20241,100 shares $43.69 thousand -81.7%N/A0 $39.72 5/31/20246,000 shares $239.22 thousand +20.0%N/A0.2 $39.87 5/15/20245,000 shares $201.30 thousand -5.7%N/A0.2 $40.26 4/30/20245,300 shares $207.71 thousand +17.8%N/A0.2 $39.19 4/15/20244,500 shares $173.30 thousand -48.9%N/A0.1 $38.51 3/31/20248,800 shares $364.67 thousand -35.3%N/A0.3 $41.44 3/15/202413,600 shares $559.91 thousand -2.9%N/A0.4 $41.17 2/29/202414,000 shares $589.40 thousand -45.5%N/A0.4 $42.10 2/15/202425,700 shares $1.08 million -14.1%N/A0.6 $42.14 1/31/202429,900 shares $1.24 million -49.2%N/A0.7 $41.56 1/15/202458,900 shares $2.51 million +165.3%N/A1.3 $42.60 12/31/202322,200 shares $898.21 thousand +3.3%N/A0.5 $40.46 12/15/202321,500 shares $838.93 thousand +168.8%N/A0.5 $39.02 11/30/20238,000 shares $307.60 thousand -71.3%N/A0.2 $38.45 11/15/202327,900 shares $1.04 million +267.1%N/A0.8 $37.34The Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result. (Ad)Something big is brewing in Washington. According to my research, an executive order from President Trump could be just weeks away. And it holds the potential to trigger one of the most explosive tech booms in US history. At the center of it all? Robots. Not the kind that clean your house or pour you coffee. But the kind that could reshape entire industries, add $1.2 trillion per year to the US economy, and affect 65 million American lives — just in the next year.This little-known company holds nearly 100 patents and trades for around $7 10/31/20237,600 shares $274.97 thousand +4.1%N/A0.2 $36.18 10/15/20237,300 shares $280.76 thousand -73.7%N/A0.2 $38.46 9/30/202327,700 shares $1.08 million +81.1%N/A0.9 $39.15 9/15/202315,300 shares $597.62 thousand +135.4%N/A0.5 $39.06 8/31/20236,500 shares $259.74 thousand +10.2%N/A0.2 $39.96 8/15/20235,900 shares $236.89 thousand +90.3%N/A0.2 $40.15 7/31/20233,100 shares $124.06 thousand -8.8%N/A0.1 $40.02 7/15/20233,400 shares $136.41 thousand -29.2%N/A0.1 $40.12 6/30/20234,800 shares $194.78 thousand -4.0%N/A0.2 $40.58 6/15/20235,000 shares $202.15 thousand -32.4%N/A0.2 $40.43 5/31/20237,400 shares $294.89 thousand -38.3%N/A0.3 $39.85 5/15/202312,000 shares $495.48 thousand -50.2%N/A0.4 $41.29 4/30/202324,100 shares $1.03 million +193.9%N/A0.9 $42.93 4/15/20238,200 shares $343.42 thousand -59.0%N/A0.3 $41.88 3/31/202320,000 shares $837.20 thousand +61.3%N/A0.7 $41.86 3/15/202312,400 shares $492.65 thousand -41.8%N/A0.4 $39.73 2/28/202321,300 shares $894.39 thousand -16.1%N/A0.7 $41.99 2/15/202325,400 shares $1.10 million -20.9%N/A0.9 $43.41 1/31/202332,100 shares $1.40 million -3.9%N/A1 $43.56 1/15/202333,400 shares $1.44 million -11.6%N/A1 $43.18 12/30/202237,800 shares $1.65 million -9.1%N/A1.1 $43.58 12/15/202241,600 shares $1.79 million -9.6%N/A1.1 $43.00 11/30/202246,000 shares $2.05 million -1.9%N/A1.3 $44.52 11/15/202246,900 shares $2.10 million +45.7%N/A1.3 $44.84 10/31/202232,200 shares $1.37 million -2.1%N/A0.9 $42.44 10/15/202232,900 shares $1.28 million No ChangeN/A1 $39.05 9/30/202220,000 shares $776.40 thousand -39.9%N/A0.6 $38.82 9/15/202233,300 shares $1.41 million -1.8%N/A1.1 $42.48 8/31/202233,900 shares $1.40 million -13.1%N/A1 $41.29 8/15/202239,000 shares $1.75 million -11.0%N/A1.1 $44.96 7/31/202243,800 shares $1.92 million -54.1%N/A1.1 $43.82 7/15/202295,400 shares $4.21 million +36.3%N/A2.3 $44.14 6/30/202270,000 shares $2.97 million +17.7%N/A1.7 $42.40 6/15/202259,500 shares $2.42 million -1.5%N/A1.4 $40.64 5/31/202260,400 shares $2.64 million +9.6%N/A1.5 $43.78 5/15/202255,100 shares $2.33 million +23.8%N/A1.4 $42.36 4/30/202244,500 shares $1.93 million +4.7%N/A1.2 $43.37 4/15/202242,500 shares $1.97 million +286.4%N/A1.1 $46.45 3/31/202211,000 shares $500.72 thousand -36.4%N/A0.3 $45.52 3/15/202217,300 shares $729.20 thousand -34.2%N/A0.5 $42.15 2/28/202226,300 shares $1.14 million +38.4%N/A0.7 $43.19 2/15/202219,000 shares $844.17 thousand -44.6%N/A0.5 $44.43 1/31/202234,300 shares $1.55 million +78.7%N/A1.1 $45.10 1/15/202219,200 shares $881.66 thousand +214.8%N/A0.6 $45.92 12/31/20216,100 shares $295.85 thousand -33.7%N/A0.2 $48.50 12/15/20219,200 shares $437.18 thousand +18.0%N/A0.3 $47.52 11/30/20217,800 shares $361.06 thousand +44.4%N/A0.3 $46.29 11/15/20215,400 shares $259.52 thousand -8.5%N/A0.2 $48.06 10/29/20215,900 shares $283.14 thousand -63.8%N/A0.2 $47.99 10/15/202116,300 shares $766.26 thousand +14.8%N/A0.6 $47.01The Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result. (Ad)Something big is brewing in Washington. According to my research, an executive order from President Trump could be just weeks away. And it holds the potential to trigger one of the most explosive tech booms in US history. At the center of it all? Robots. Not the kind that clean your house or pour you coffee. But the kind that could reshape entire industries, add $1.2 trillion per year to the US economy, and affect 65 million American lives — just in the next year.This little-known company holds nearly 100 patents and trades for around $7 9/30/202114,200 shares $676.63 thousand +189.8%N/A0.5 $47.65 9/15/20214,900 shares $237.70 thousand +14.0%N/A0.2 $48.51 8/31/20214,300 shares $208.59 thousand -45.6%N/A0.2 $48.51 8/13/20217,900 shares $384.41 thousand +79.6%N/A0.3 $48.66 7/30/20214,400 shares $214.54 thousand -56.0%N/A0.2 $48.76 7/15/202110,000 shares $493.70 thousand +96.1%N/A0.4 $49.37 6/30/20215,100 shares $247.35 thousand +37.8%N/A0.2 $48.50 6/15/20213,700 shares $177.53 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $47.98 5/28/20213,700 shares $177.08 thousand -33.9%N/A0.1 $47.86 5/14/20215,600 shares $261.18 thousand -32.5%N/A0.2 $46.64 4/30/20218,300 shares $397.16 thousand -25.2%N/A0.2 $47.85 4/15/202111,100 shares $542.01 thousand +113.5%N/A0.3 $48.83 3/31/20215,200 shares $237.80 thousand -38.1%N/A0.1 $45.73 3/15/20218,400 shares $385.64 thousand +127.0%N/A0.2 $45.91 2/26/20213,700 shares $170.64 thousand -88.9%N/A0.1 $46.12 2/12/202133,400 shares $1.64 million -3.8%N/A1 $49.00 1/29/202134,700 shares $1.66 million -21.5%N/A1 $47.98 1/15/202144,200 shares $2.20 million -7.5%N/A1.2 $49.80 12/31/202047,800 shares $2.30 million +9.9%N/A1.4 $48.03 12/15/202043,500 shares $2.05 million -30.4%N/A1.2 $47.09 11/30/202062,500 shares $2.89 million +117.0%N/A1.7 $46.23 11/15/202028,800 shares $1.34 million +55.7%N/A0.8 $46.49 10/30/202018,500 shares $771.64 thousand +3.4%N/A0.5 $41.71 10/15/202017,900 shares $796.73 thousand +24.3%N/A0 $44.51 9/30/202014,400 shares $617.18 thousand +193.9%N/A0.4 $42.86 9/15/20203,000 shares $126.69 thousand -38.8%N/A0.1 $42.23 8/31/20204,900 shares $212.66 thousand -58.1%N/A0.1 $43.40 8/14/202011,700 shares $496.31 thousand -33.9%N/A0.3 $42.42 7/31/202017,700 shares $756.50 thousand -63.1%N/A0.4 $42.74 BME Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 22,000 shares of BME short. Learn More on BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Health Sciences Trust saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,000 shares, an increase of 67.9% from the previous total of 13,100 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 Health Sciences 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 Health Sciences 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 Health Sciences Trust stock? Short selling BME is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Health Sciences Trust as its price is falling. BME shares are trading down $0.70 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 Health Sciences Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Health Sciences 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 BME, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Health Sciences 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 BME, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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