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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.60 +0.04 (+0.41%)
Closing price 06/12/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT) had a short interest of 182,075 shares sold short. This marks a -58.03% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, meaning it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.00 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
182,075 shares
Previous Short Interest
433,809 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-58.03%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.57 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Today's Trading Volume
474,635 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,003,784 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
47%
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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/2026182,075 shares $1.57 million -58.0%N/A0.23 $8.64
5/15/2026433,809 shares $3.69 million +35.5%N/A0.6 $8.50
4/30/2026320,100 shares $2.80 million +68.9%N/A0.48 $8.75
4/15/2026189,573 shares $1.63 million -16.7%N/A0.22 $8.58
3/31/2026227,694 shares $1.94 million -47.6%N/A0.22 $8.51
3/13/2026434,534 shares $3.70 million +79.1%N/A0.41 $8.51
2/27/2026242,681 shares $2.14 million -33.8%N/A0.26 $8.82
2/13/2026366,676 shares $3.25 million -94.6%N/A0.28 $8.86
1/30/20266,725,166 shares $59.38 million +68.0%N/A4.62 $8.83
1/15/20264,003,873 shares $35.59 million +32.7%N/A2.7 $8.89
12/31/20253,017,531 shares $26.89 million +1,169.5%N/A1.96 $8.91
12/15/2025237,693 shares $2.23 million +37.7%N/A0.5 $9.40
11/28/2025172,645 shares $1.64 million -33.6%N/A0.31 $9.48
11/14/2025259,925 shares $2.44 million -26.0%N/A0.52 $9.38
10/31/2025351,204 shares $3.33 million +17.6%N/A0.53 $9.50
10/15/2025298,600 shares $2.81 million +89.1%N/A0.4 $9.41
9/30/2025157,900 shares $1.50 million -11.3%N/A0.2 $9.50
9/15/2025178,000 shares $1.71 million +600.8%N/A0.2 $9.59
8/31/202525,400 shares $241.68 thousand -88.6%N/A0 $9.52
8/15/2025223,200 shares $2.17 million +10.8%N/A0.3 $9.70
7/31/2025201,500 shares $1.97 million +100.1%N/A0.3 $9.78
7/15/2025100,700 shares $981.32 thousand -12.8%N/A0.2 $9.75
6/30/2025115,500 shares $1.13 million -64.5%N/A0.2 $9.75
6/15/2025325,600 shares $3.16 million -43.7%N/A0.4 $9.70
5/31/2025577,900 shares $5.58 million +55.9%N/A0.7 $9.65
5/15/2025370,800 shares $3.57 million -30.3%N/A0.5 $9.64
4/30/2025531,900 shares $5.08 million +308.2%N/A0.6 $9.55
4/15/2025130,300 shares $1.20 million -41.9%N/A0.2 $9.20
3/31/2025224,200 shares $2.15 million -64.5%N/A0.3 $9.60
3/15/2025632,100 shares $6.07 million +106.8%N/A1 $9.61
2/28/2025305,700 shares $3.02 million -41.3%N/A0.5 $9.87
2/15/2025520,900 shares $5.16 million +77.9%N/A0.9 $9.91
1/31/2025292,800 shares $2.89 million -37.8%N/A0.5 $9.87
1/15/2025471,000 shares $4.62 million +47.9%N/A0.9 $9.80
12/31/2024318,500 shares $3.12 million +1.6%N/A0.6 $9.81
12/15/2024313,400 shares $3.12 million -8.7%N/A0.6 $9.96
11/30/2024343,100 shares $3.40 million -5.3%N/A0.7 $9.91
11/15/2024362,200 shares $3.54 million -28.6%N/A0.7 $9.77
10/31/2024507,000 shares $5.01 million +94.0%N/A1 $9.88
10/15/2024261,300 shares $2.60 million -3.7%N/A0.6 $9.96
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9/30/2024271,400 shares $2.73 million -29.2%N/A0.6 $10.06
9/15/2024383,200 shares $3.87 million +55.0%N/A0.8 $10.09
8/31/2024247,300 shares $2.46 million -38.9%N/A0.6 $9.94
8/15/2024404,700 shares $3.99 million -2.8%N/A1 $9.85
7/31/2024416,200 shares $4.10 million -47.5%N/A1.1 $9.86
7/15/2024793,400 shares $7.70 million No ChangeN/A2.1 $9.71
2/15/2024843,200 shares $8.10 million +15.4%N/A1.6 $9.61
1/31/2024730,900 shares $7.01 million -33.6%N/A1.4 $9.60
1/15/20241,100,000 shares $10.64 million +49.6%N/A2.1 $9.67
12/31/2023735,200 shares $6.93 million +135.6%N/A1.4 $9.43
12/15/2023312,000 shares $2.88 million +2,177.4%N/A0.6 $9.24
11/30/202313,700 shares $119.33 thousand -94.5%N/A0 $8.71
11/15/2023246,900 shares $2.17 million -41.6%N/A0.5 $8.80
10/31/2023422,600 shares $3.56 million +328.2%N/A0.9 $8.43
10/15/202398,700 shares $835.99 thousand -68.0%N/A0.2 $8.47
9/30/2023308,600 shares $2.66 million -67.1%N/A0.6 $8.63
9/15/2023938,800 shares $8.49 million +20.0%N/A1.9 $9.04
8/31/2023782,300 shares $7.24 million +120.9%N/A1.6 $9.25
8/15/2023354,200 shares $3.19 million +55.7%N/A0.8 $9.00
7/31/2023227,500 shares $2.06 million +35.2%N/A0.5 $9.06
7/15/2023168,300 shares $1.49 million -18.7%N/A0.4 $8.85
6/30/2023206,900 shares $1.84 million +42.5%N/A0.5 $8.92
6/15/2023145,200 shares $1.28 million -9.0%N/A0.3 $8.80
5/31/2023159,500 shares $1.36 million +511.1%N/A0.3 $8.54
5/15/202326,100 shares $220.02 thousand -27.7%N/A0.1 $8.43
4/30/202336,100 shares $316.24 thousand -26.8%N/A0.1 $8.76
4/15/202349,300 shares $433.35 thousand -68.3%N/A0.1 $8.79
3/31/2023155,300 shares $1.35 million +318.6%N/A0.3 $8.72
3/15/202337,100 shares $307.19 thousand +40.5%N/A0.1 $8.28
2/28/202326,400 shares $236.54 thousand -74.0%N/A0 $8.96
2/15/2023101,500 shares $914.52 thousand +14.7%N/A0.1 $9.01
1/31/202388,500 shares $821.28 thousand -40.4%N/A0.1 $9.28
1/15/2023148,400 shares $1.37 million +219.8%N/A0.2 $9.25
12/30/202246,400 shares $405.54 thousand -67.8%N/A0.1 $8.74
12/15/2022144,100 shares $1.30 million +84.0%N/A0.2 $9.04
11/30/202278,300 shares $712.53 thousand +23.7%N/A0.1 $9.10
11/15/202263,300 shares $556.41 thousand -68.4%N/A0.1 $8.79
10/31/2022200,000 shares $1.74 million -93.1%N/A0.4 $8.70
10/15/20222,890,000 shares $23.55 million No ChangeN/A5.5 $8.15
9/30/20222,370,000 shares $20.26 million +10.2%N/A4.9 $8.55
9/15/20222,150,000 shares $19.50 million +274.0%N/A4.3 $9.07
8/31/2022574,800 shares $5.51 million -27.6%N/A1.4 $9.58
8/15/2022793,400 shares $7.99 million -12.7%N/A2 $10.07
7/31/2022908,300 shares $9.13 million -32.2%N/A2.3 $10.05
7/15/20221,340,000 shares $12.88 million +48.1%N/A3.3 $9.61
6/30/2022904,700 shares $8.62 million -17.8%N/A2.3 $9.53
6/15/20221,100,000 shares $10.63 million +130.0%N/A2.7 $9.66
5/31/2022478,200 shares $4.94 million -5.3%N/A1.3 $10.34
5/15/2022504,700 shares $4.89 million +65.6%N/A1.2 $9.68
4/30/2022304,800 shares $3.14 million +36.5%N/A0.7 $10.31
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4/15/2022223,300 shares $2.29 million -14.3%N/A0.5 $10.25
3/31/2022260,600 shares $2.81 million -43.4%N/A0.5 $10.77
3/15/2022460,400 shares $4.63 million +0.9%N/A0.9 $10.06
2/28/2022456,300 shares $4.93 million -12.6%N/A0.9 $10.81
2/15/2022522,300 shares $5.58 million +3.2%N/A1.1 $10.68
1/31/2022506,200 shares $5.65 million -14.6%N/A1.2 $11.17
1/15/2022592,900 shares $7.08 million +1.6%N/A1.5 $11.94
12/31/2021583,800 shares $7.20 million -32.5%N/A1.8 $12.34
12/15/2021864,200 shares $10.16 million +1.8%N/A2.8 $11.76
11/30/2021849,100 shares $10.28 million +6.1%N/A3.1 $12.11
11/15/2021800,300 shares $9.88 million +20.3%N/A3 $12.35
10/29/2021665,100 shares $8.09 million -5.9%N/A2.4 $12.17
10/15/2021707,000 shares $8.58 million +11.4%N/A2.6 $12.14
9/30/2021634,900 shares $7.75 million -23.7%N/A2.1 $12.20
9/15/2021832,200 shares $10.42 million +7.0%N/A2.6 $12.52
8/31/2021777,700 shares $9.80 million -2.2%N/A2.4 $12.60
8/13/2021795,000 shares $9.89 million +30.2%N/A2.5 $12.44
7/30/2021610,700 shares $7.60 million +38.6%N/A1.8 $12.44
7/15/2021440,600 shares $5.43 million +66.1%N/A1.2 $12.33
6/30/2021265,300 shares $3.27 million -12.8%N/A0.8 $12.32
6/15/2021304,200 shares $3.73 million +370.9%N/A0.9 $12.25

HYT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 29th, traders have sold 182,075 shares of HYT short. Learn More on BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HYT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.2. Learn More on BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund's short interest ratio.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 182,075 shares, a decrease of 58.0% from the previous total of 433,809 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HYT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund as its price is falling. HYT shares are trading up $0.04 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 BlackRock Corporate High Yield 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 HYT, 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 HYT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like HYT:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:HYT) was last updated on 6/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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