BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BNY Mellon Municipal Income shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 13,600 shares of DMF short. 0.07% of BNY Mellon Municipal Income's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BNY Mellon Municipal Income's current short interest.

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. 0.07% of BNY Mellon Municipal Income's floating shares are currently sold short.

BNY Mellon Municipal Income saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 13,600 shares, a drop of 31.0% from the previous total of 19,700 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.

0.07% of BNY Mellon Municipal Income's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to BNY Mellon Municipal Income: Invvlu Mu Incm (0.06%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.08%), Inv Vk Tr Inv (2.78%), PlayAGS, Inc. (2.68%), Inv Vk Ca Valu (4.23%), Inv Vk Mun Tr (0.17%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.16%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.17%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.25%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (1.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DMF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BNY Mellon Municipal Income as its price is falling. 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 BNY Mellon Municipal Income 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 DMF, 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 DMF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.