Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 8,100 shares of CEV short. Learn More on Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's current short interest.

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,100 shares, a drop of 11.0% from the previous total of 9,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust: Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (0.44%), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (0.04%), MFS Municipal Income Trust (0.03%), The Mexico Fund, Inc. (0.19%), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (0.28%), The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (0.15%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.11%), TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.16%), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc (0.23%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (0.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CEV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust as its price is falling. CEV 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 Eaton Vance California Municipal Income 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 CEV, 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 CEV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.