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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$1.74 -0.03 (-1.42%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:43 PM Eastern
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$1.74 +0.01 (+0.52%)
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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund Short Interest Data

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) has a short interest of 24,900 shares, representing 0.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -17.55% decrease 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 70,989 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
24,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
30,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-17.55%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$43.05 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
18,010,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.14%
Today's Trading Volume
6,882 shares
Average Trading Volume
70,989 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
10%
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CIF Short Interest Over Time

CIF Days to Cover Over Time

CIF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/202524,900 shares $43.05 thousand -17.6%0.1%0.5 $1.73
5/31/202530,200 shares $51.94 thousand -16.6%0.2%0.4 $1.72
5/15/202536,200 shares $61.90 thousand +50.2%0.2%0.3 $1.71
4/30/202524,100 shares $40.97 thousand +3.9%N/A0.2 $1.70
4/15/202523,200 shares $37.70 thousand -15.0%0.1%0.2 $1.63
3/31/202527,300 shares $46.44 thousand -15.7%0.2%0.2 $1.70
3/15/202532,400 shares $54.92 thousand +113.2%0.2%0.3 $1.70
2/28/202515,200 shares $26.45 thousand -10.6%0.1%0.2 $1.74
2/15/202517,000 shares $29.67 thousand -76.2%0.1%0.2 $1.75
1/31/202571,400 shares $125.24 thousand -12.7%N/A1 $1.75
1/15/202581,800 shares $143.15 thousand -14.4%N/A1.3 $1.75
12/31/202495,500 shares $165.22 thousand -23.6%N/A1.5 $1.73
12/15/2024125,000 shares $220 thousand -21.8%N/A2 $1.76
11/30/2024159,900 shares $283.02 thousand +229.0%N/A2.1 $1.77
11/15/202448,600 shares $82.86 thousand +18.3%N/A0.7 $1.71
10/31/202441,100 shares $71.72 thousand -21.3%N/A0.7 $1.75
10/15/202452,200 shares $92.13 thousand +5.0%N/A1 $1.77
9/30/202449,700 shares $88.46 thousand +276.5%N/A0.9 $1.78
9/15/202413,200 shares $23.39 thousand -48.2%N/A0.3 $1.77
8/31/202425,500 shares $45.52 thousand -36.6%N/A0.6 $1.79
8/15/202440,200 shares $70.55 thousand -16.4%N/A1 $1.76
7/31/202448,100 shares $84.18 thousand +69.4%N/A1.1 $1.75
7/15/202428,400 shares $49.42 thousand +23.5%N/A0.6 $1.74
6/30/202423,000 shares $38.99 thousand -68.3%N/A0.5 $1.70
6/15/202472,600 shares $122.69 thousand +96.8%N/A1.5 $1.69
5/31/202436,900 shares $61.62 thousand +18.7%N/A0.8 $1.67
5/15/202431,100 shares $52.71 thousand +108.7%N/A0.7 $1.70
4/30/202414,900 shares $24.79 thousand +56.8%N/A0.4 $1.66
4/15/20249,500 shares $15.68 thousand -48.7%N/A0.2 $1.65
3/31/202418,500 shares $31.91 thousand -38.7%N/A0.5 $1.73
3/15/202430,200 shares $51.64 thousand +48.8%N/A0.7 $1.71
2/29/202420,300 shares $35.12 thousand -23.7%N/A0.4 $1.73
2/15/202426,600 shares $45.75 thousand +26.1%N/A0.5 $1.72
1/31/202421,100 shares $36.29 thousand -1.4%N/A0.4 $1.72
1/15/202421,400 shares $37.02 thousand +46.6%N/A0.4 $1.73
12/31/202314,600 shares $25.11 thousand +711.1%N/A0.2 $1.72
12/15/20231,800 shares $3.06 thousand -89.6%N/A0 $1.70
11/30/202317,300 shares $28.37 thousand +64.8%N/A0.3 $1.64
11/15/202310,500 shares $16.91 thousand -35.2%N/A0.2 $1.61
10/31/202316,200 shares $24.62 thousand -4.7%N/A0.4 $1.52
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10/15/202317,000 shares $26.35 thousand +129.7%N/A0.4 $1.55
9/30/20237,400 shares $11.62 thousand -67.4%N/A0.2 $1.57
9/15/202322,700 shares $37.00 thousand +224.3%N/A0.5 $1.63
8/31/20237,000 shares $11.62 thousand -56.5%N/A0.2 $1.66
8/15/202316,100 shares $26.24 thousand +347.2%N/A0.3 $1.63
7/31/20233,600 shares $6.12 thousand -79.3%N/A0.1 $1.70
7/15/202317,400 shares $29.06 thousand +1,350.0%N/A0.3 $1.67
6/30/20231,200 shares $1.96 thousand -25.0%N/A0 $1.63
6/15/20231,600 shares $2.64 thousand -57.9%N/A0 $1.65
5/31/20233,800 shares $6.16 thousand -51.3%N/A0.1 $1.62
5/15/20237,800 shares $12.64 thousand -24.3%N/A0.1 $1.62
4/30/202310,300 shares $17.20 thousand -40.8%N/A0.2 $1.67
4/15/202317,400 shares $29.75 thousand -49.9%N/A0.3 $1.71
3/31/202334,700 shares $58.30 thousand -52.4%N/A0.6 $1.68
3/15/202372,900 shares $123.93 thousand -11.0%N/A1.3 $1.70
2/28/202381,900 shares $147.42 thousand -18.8%N/A1.5 $1.80
2/15/2023100,800 shares $182.45 thousand +85.3%N/A1.8 $1.81
1/31/202354,400 shares $100.64 thousand +77.8%N/A1 $1.85
1/15/202330,600 shares $56.00 thousand -49.4%N/A0.7 $1.83
12/30/202260,500 shares $103.15 thousand -59.5%N/A1.5 $1.71
12/15/2022149,200 shares $276.02 thousand +24.6%N/A3.7 $1.85
11/30/2022119,700 shares $219.05 thousand -12.3%N/A3.7 $1.83
11/15/2022136,500 shares $247.07 thousand +2.8%N/A4.1 $1.81
10/31/2022132,800 shares $231.07 thousand -9.5%N/A3.7 $1.74
10/15/2022146,700 shares $247.92 thousand No ChangeN/A3.7 $1.69
9/30/2022100,100 shares $171.17 thousand +35.3%N/A2.3 $1.71
9/15/202274,000 shares $135.79 thousand -18.6%N/A1.4 $1.84
8/31/202290,900 shares $177.26 thousand -22.3%N/A1.8 $1.95
8/15/2022117,000 shares $249.21 thousand +30.9%N/A2.2 $2.13
7/31/202289,400 shares $180.59 thousand -14.5%N/A1.6 $2.02
7/15/2022104,600 shares $201.88 thousand -26.9%N/A1.9 $1.93
6/30/2022143,100 shares $271.89 thousand -1.2%N/A2.6 $1.90
6/15/2022144,900 shares $289.80 thousand -23.6%N/A2.9 $2.00
5/31/2022189,700 shares $407.86 thousand -30.4%N/A3.9 $2.15
5/15/2022272,500 shares $574.98 thousand +36.1%N/A4.4 $2.11
4/30/2022200,200 shares $458.46 thousand -8.2%N/A2.8 $2.29
4/15/2022218,100 shares $514.72 thousand -3.5%N/A2.7 $2.36
3/31/2022226,000 shares $549.18 thousand +38.2%N/A2.5 $2.43
3/15/2022163,500 shares $379.32 thousand +293.0%N/A1.7 $2.32
2/28/202241,600 shares $95.68 thousand -40.0%N/A0.4 $2.30
2/15/202269,300 shares $155.23 thousand +20.7%N/A0.8 $2.24
1/31/202257,400 shares $134.32 thousand +103.6%N/A0.9 $2.34
1/15/202228,200 shares $72.76 thousand -2.8%N/A0.5 $2.58
12/31/202129,000 shares $80.04 thousand -44.3%N/A0.6 $2.76
12/15/202152,100 shares $143.80 thousand -2.4%N/A1.2 $2.76
11/30/202153,400 shares $158.60 thousand +3.9%N/A1.6 $2.97
11/15/202151,400 shares $156.26 thousand -28.4%N/A1.5 $3.04
10/29/202171,800 shares $223.29 thousand +0.3%N/A1.7 $3.11
10/15/202171,600 shares $219.10 thousand -6.5%N/A1.6 $3.06
9/30/202176,600 shares $232.10 thousand -54.5%N/A1.4 $3.03
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9/15/2021168,200 shares $513.01 thousand +17.1%N/A2.4 $3.05
8/31/2021143,700 shares $433.97 thousand -28.2%N/A1.8 $3.02
8/13/2021200,100 shares $643.32 thousand -11.5%N/A2.3 $3.22
7/30/2021226,200 shares $750.98 thousand +69.2%N/A2.7 $3.32
7/15/2021133,700 shares $409.12 thousand -16.7%N/A1.5 $3.06
6/30/2021160,500 shares $537.68 thousand -2.0%N/A1.7 $3.35
6/15/2021163,800 shares $519.25 thousand +15.3%N/A1.9 $3.17
5/28/2021142,100 shares $404.99 thousand +23.5%N/A1.7 $2.85
5/14/2021115,100 shares $324.58 thousand +12.8%N/A1.4 $2.82
4/30/2021102,000 shares $283.56 thousand +7.6%N/A1.2 $2.78
4/15/202194,800 shares $260.70 thousand +28.5%N/A1.1 $2.75
3/31/202173,800 shares $188.93 thousand +6.2%N/A0.9 $2.56
3/15/202169,500 shares $176.53 thousand +35.0%N/A0.9 $2.54
2/26/202151,500 shares $129.78 thousand -3.2%N/A0.7 $2.52
2/12/202153,200 shares $138.32 thousand -7.8%N/A0.7 $2.60
1/29/202157,700 shares $146.56 thousand -10.8%N/A0.8 $2.54
1/15/202164,700 shares $163.04 thousand No ChangeN/A1.1 $2.52

CIF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 24,900 shares of CIF short. 0.14% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.14% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,900 shares, a decrease of 17.5% from the previous total of 30,200 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.

How does MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.14% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to MFS Intermediate High Income Fund: Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. (0.44%), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Inc. (0.06%), John Hancock Investors Trust (0.15%), High Income Securities Fund (0.19%), Portman Ridge Finance Corporation (3.03%), Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (0.12%), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.42%), PhenixFIN Co. (0.34%), Mfs Govt Mkts (0.07%), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (0.39%),

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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short MFS Intermediate High Income Fund stock?

Short selling CIF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MFS Intermediate High Income Fund as its price is falling. CIF shares are trading down $0.03 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 MFS Intermediate High Income Fund?

A short squeeze for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund 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 CIF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is MFS Intermediate High Income Fund'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 CIF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:CIF) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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