Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund (EFF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 8,200 shares of EFF short. 0.08% of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund'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. 0.08% of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,200 shares, a decline of 52.9% from the previous total of 17,400 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.

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund currently has a public float of 10,920,000 shares.

0.08% of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund: Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc. (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AstraZeneca PLC ($7.95 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($7.86 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Aon plc ($7.04 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.99 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.83 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($6.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.98 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($5.02 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.68 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EFF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund 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 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus 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 EFF, 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 EFF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2021.