BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.38 -0.06 (-0.57%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.38 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/21/2025 05:22 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Short Interest DataBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) has a short interest of 48,500 shares. This marks a -46.23% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 211,350 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest48,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest90,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-46.23%Dollar Volume Sold Short$498,580.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares54,471,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.09%Today's Trading Volume179,219 sharesAverage Trading Volume211,350 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDSU Short Interest Over TimeDSU Days to Cover Over TimeDSU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202548,500 shares $498,580.00 -46.2%N/A0.2 $10.28 4/15/202590,200 shares $901,549.00 -24.3%N/A0.3 $10.00 3/31/2025119,200 shares $1.25 million +16.9%N/A0.4 $10.47 3/15/2025102,000 shares $1.07 million +45.7%N/A0.4 $10.51 2/28/202570,000 shares $749,000.00 -14.0%N/A0.3 $10.70 2/15/202581,400 shares $877,085.00 +16.1%N/A0.3 $10.78 1/31/202570,100 shares $752,173.00 -70.5%N/A0.3 $10.73 1/15/2025237,300 shares $2.55 million -6.0%N/A1.1 $10.76 12/31/2024252,400 shares $2.72 million +55.6%N/A1.3 $10.76 12/15/2024162,200 shares $1.77 million +32.5%N/A0.8 $10.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DSU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024122,400 shares $1.33 million -29.4%N/A0.6 $10.86 11/15/2024173,400 shares $1.88 million -18.3%N/A0.9 $10.86 10/31/2024212,300 shares $2.30 million -18.2%N/A1.1 $10.82 10/15/2024259,500 shares $2.85 million -11.3%N/A1.3 $11.00 9/30/2024292,400 shares $3.23 million -1.0%N/A1.5 $11.03 9/15/2024295,400 shares $3.27 million +105.7%N/A1.6 $11.07 8/31/2024143,600 shares $1.56 million -43.2%N/A0.8 $10.85 8/15/2024252,900 shares $2.72 million -29.1%N/A1.7 $10.75 7/31/2024356,900 shares $3.93 million +83.9%N/A2.4 $11.00 7/15/2024194,100 shares $2.13 million +20.5%N/A1.4 $10.96 6/30/2024161,100 shares $1.75 million -24.9%N/A1.1 $10.84 6/15/2024214,600 shares $2.33 million +8.6%N/A1.5 $10.88 5/31/2024197,700 shares $2.17 million +34.9%N/A1.3 $10.96 5/15/2024146,600 shares $1.62 million +25.5%N/A1 $11.02 4/30/2024116,800 shares $1.25 million -40.9%N/A0.7 $10.68 4/15/2024197,600 shares $2.03 million -30.5%N/A1.3 $10.26 3/31/2024284,400 shares $3.15 million -27.5%N/A1.9 $11.06 3/15/2024392,400 shares $4.36 million +23.4%N/A2.7 $11.10 2/29/2024318,000 shares $3.51 million -23.0%N/A2.1 $11.04 2/15/2024412,700 shares $4.61 million +36.0%N/A2.7 $11.17 1/31/2024303,500 shares $3.35 million +29.2%N/A2 $11.03 1/15/2024235,000 shares $2.51 million -44.7%N/A1.5 $10.67 12/31/2023424,700 shares $4.58 million +45.2%N/A2.8 $10.79 12/15/2023292,500 shares $3.13 million +9.5%N/A2 $10.71 11/30/2023267,200 shares $2.78 million +8.7%N/A1.9 $10.40 11/15/2023245,900 shares $2.47 million -21.5%N/A1.8 $10.07 10/31/2023313,400 shares $3.10 million -41.8%N/A2.3 $9.89 10/15/2023538,600 shares $5.46 million +16.6%N/A4 $10.13 9/30/2023462,100 shares $4.75 million +7.4%N/A3.3 $10.27 9/15/2023430,300 shares $4.38 million +21.9%N/A3.2 $10.17Collect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividend (Ad)Tesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... But I just discovered a secret backdoor to collect a secret 69% dividend from Tesla… Which could put up to $7,013 in your pocket every month…Click here to discover the new #1 way to invest in Tesla 8/31/2023353,100 shares $3.61 million +48.3%N/A2.6 $10.21 8/15/2023238,100 shares $2.38 million +53.9%N/A1.6 $10.00 7/31/2023154,700 shares $1.56 million -15.6%N/A1.1 $10.10 7/15/2023183,200 shares $1.82 million +231.9%N/A1.3 $9.95 6/30/202355,200 shares $540,408.00 +120.8%N/A0.4 $9.79 6/15/202325,000 shares $239,500.00 +121.2%N/A0.2 $9.58 5/31/202311,300 shares $105,768.00 -92.9%N/A0.1 $9.36 5/15/2023158,200 shares $1.51 million +587.8%N/A1.1 $9.53 4/30/202323,000 shares $221,950.00 -69.1%N/A0.2 $9.65 4/15/202374,500 shares $712,220.00 +98.1%N/A0.5 $9.56 3/31/202337,600 shares $357,576.00 +85.2%N/A0.3 $9.51 3/15/202320,300 shares $194,880.00 -67.4%N/A0.1 $9.60 2/28/202362,300 shares $614,901.00 +21.9%N/A0.5 $9.87 2/15/202351,100 shares $505,890.00 +51.6%N/A0.4 $9.90 1/31/202333,700 shares $330,597.00 +59.7%N/A0.2 $9.81 1/15/202321,100 shares $201,716.00 -46.2%N/A0.1 $9.56 12/30/202239,200 shares $360,640.00 -44.0%N/A0.2 $9.20 12/15/202270,000 shares $665,000.00 -19.9%N/A0.5 $9.50 11/30/202287,400 shares $853,898.00 +144.1%N/A0.6 $9.77 11/15/202235,800 shares $337,952.00 +103.4%N/A0.3 $9.44 10/31/202217,600 shares $160,160.00 -76.7%N/A0.1 $9.10 10/15/202275,400 shares $663,520.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $8.80 9/30/202248,700 shares $434,404.00 +206.3%N/A0.4 $8.92 9/15/202215,900 shares $146,916.00 -44.8%N/A0.2 $9.24 8/31/202228,800 shares $277,632.00 +17.6%N/A0.2 $9.64 8/15/202224,500 shares $246,470.00 -10.6%N/A0.2 $10.06 7/31/202227,400 shares $265,506.00 -21.5%N/A0.2 $9.69 7/15/202234,900 shares $319,335.00 +49.2%N/A0.2 $9.15 6/30/202223,400 shares $213,876.00 -32.6%N/A0.1 $9.14 6/15/202234,700 shares $318,546.00 -17.0%N/A0.2 $9.18 5/31/202241,800 shares $401,698.00 +39.8%N/A0.2 $9.61 5/15/202229,900 shares $280,163.00 -21.3%N/A0.2 $9.37 4/30/202238,000 shares $384,940.00 +8.9%N/A0.2 $10.13 4/15/202234,900 shares $351,443.00 +174.8%N/A0.2 $10.07 3/31/202212,700 shares $132,334.00 -71.8%N/A0.1 $10.42 3/15/202245,100 shares $455,059.00 +117.9%N/A0.2 $10.09 2/28/202220,700 shares $219,420.00 +7.3%N/A0.1 $10.60 2/15/202219,300 shares $207,861.00 -68.2%N/A0.1 $10.77 1/31/202260,600 shares $675,690.00 -81.3%N/A0.4 $11.15 1/15/2022323,400 shares $3.72 million -55.6%N/A2.1 $11.51 12/31/2021728,100 shares $8.52 million +98.0%N/A5.8 $11.70 12/15/2021367,700 shares $4.28 million +27.2%N/A3.4 $11.63 11/30/2021289,100 shares $3.35 million -8.4%N/A2.6 $11.60 11/15/2021315,500 shares $3.70 million +100.3%N/A3 $11.72 10/29/2021157,500 shares $1.85 million +32.9%N/A1.5 $11.74 10/15/2021118,500 shares $1.36 million -10.8%N/A1.1 $11.50 9/30/2021132,800 shares $1.53 million +22.2%N/A0.9 $11.54 9/15/2021108,700 shares $1.26 million -19.7%N/A0.8 $11.55 8/31/2021135,300 shares $1.56 million +48.5%N/A1 $11.54 8/13/202191,100 shares $1.04 million +19.9%N/A0.7 $11.37July 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement Investors (Ad)There's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. And it's one the Big Banks are already using to their advantage… It allows them to treat this new asset like actual cash.Yes, Send Me My FREE Retirement Guide 7/30/202176,000 shares $843,600.00 -74.8%N/A0.6 $11.10 7/15/2021301,800 shares $3.36 million +99.6%N/A2.3 $11.14 6/30/2021151,200 shares $1.73 million +4.1%N/A1.4 $11.45 6/15/2021145,200 shares $1.65 million +94.6%N/A1.2 $11.39 5/28/202174,600 shares $837,758.00 +51.0%N/A0.6 $11.23 5/14/202149,400 shares $536,484.00 -29.2%N/A0.4 $10.86 4/30/202169,800 shares $767,102.00 -26.9%N/A0.5 $10.99 4/15/202195,500 shares $1.06 million -13.5%N/A0.6 $11.11 3/31/2021110,400 shares $1.21 million +28.8%N/A0.6 $10.99 3/15/202185,700 shares $919,561.00 -6.0%N/A0.5 $10.73 2/26/202191,200 shares $968,544.00 -33.6%N/A0.5 $10.62 2/12/2021137,300 shares $1.49 million -18.2%N/A0.8 $10.84 1/29/2021167,900 shares $1.77 million -1.1%N/A1 $10.55 1/15/2021169,700 shares $1.79 million +84.9%N/A0.9 $10.56 12/31/202091,800 shares $942,786.00 -18.0%N/A0.6 $10.27 12/15/2020112,000 shares $1.14 million +81.5%N/A0.7 $10.18 11/30/202061,700 shares $634,893.00 -7.8%N/A0.4 $10.29 11/15/202066,900 shares $666,993.00 +72.9%N/A0.5 $9.97 10/30/202038,700 shares $369,972.00 -1.8%N/A0.3 $9.56 10/15/202039,400 shares $394,000.00 -48.2%N/A0 $10.00 9/30/202076,000 shares $755,440.00 +39.5%N/A0.5 $9.94 9/15/202032,100 shares $322,605.00 -41.1%N/A0.2 $10.05 8/31/202054,500 shares $545,000.00 -45.0%N/A0.4 $10.00 8/14/202099,100 shares $995,955.00 +18.5%N/A0.6 $10.05 7/31/202083,600 shares $819,280.00 +124.1%N/A0.5 $9.80 7/15/202037,300 shares $349,874.00 +148.7%N/A0.2 $9.38 6/30/202015,000 shares $140,100.00 -73.7%N/A0.1 $9.34 6/15/202057,100 shares $549,302.00 +51.9%N/A0.2 $9.62 5/29/202037,600 shares $361,712.00 +168.6%N/A0.1 $9.62 DSU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 48,500 shares of DSU short. Learn More on BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's current short interest. Is BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 48,500 shares, a decrease of 46.2% from the previous total of 90,200 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 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund: Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.17%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.16%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.07%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.59%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.06%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (2.82%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.15%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.00%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.81%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.87%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock? Short selling DSU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund as its price is falling. DSU shares are trading down $0.06 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 Debt Strategies Fund? A short squeeze for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 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 DSU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Debt Strategies 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 DSU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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