This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust (KSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust Short Interest DataDWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust (KSM) has a short interest of 15,100 shares. This marks a 371.88% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 20,895 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest15,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+371.88%Dollar Volume Sold Short$152.06 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares11,050,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.14%Today's Trading Volume16,275 sharesAverage Trading Volume20,895 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKSM Short Interest Over TimeKSM Days to Cover Over TimeKSM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/202415,100 shares $152.06 thousand +371.9%N/A0.8 $10.07 10/15/20243,200 shares $32.48 thousand -76.6%N/A0.1 $10.15 9/30/202413,700 shares $139.60 thousand +90.3%N/A0.6 $10.19 9/15/20247,200 shares $73.44 thousand -80.1%N/A0.3 $10.20 8/31/202436,100 shares $363.17 thousand -18.9%N/A1.6 $10.06 8/15/202444,500 shares $449.01 thousand -5.3%N/A2.3 $10.09 7/31/202447,000 shares $468.12 thousand +6.1%N/A2.3 $9.96 7/15/202444,300 shares $439.46 thousand -17.4%N/A2.2 $9.92 6/30/202453,600 shares $528.50 thousand +3.9%N/A2.4 $9.86 6/15/202451,600 shares $504.13 thousand +6.8%N/A1.8 $9.77 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KSM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/31/202448,300 shares $457.41 thousand -2.0%N/A1.6 $9.47 5/15/202449,300 shares $477.22 thousand -28.6%N/A1.5 $9.68 4/30/202469,000 shares $656.19 thousand -29.9%N/A1.8 $9.51 4/15/202498,400 shares $934.80 thousand +40.4%N/A2.7 $9.50 3/31/202470,100 shares $626.69 thousand +114.4%N/A2.1 $8.94 3/15/202432,700 shares $292.01 thousand +0.9%N/A1.1 $8.93 2/29/202432,400 shares $285.12 thousand -31.4%N/A1 $8.80 2/15/202447,200 shares $417.72 thousand -10.1%N/A1.4 $8.85 1/31/202452,500 shares $466.73 thousand +81.0%N/A1.6 $8.89 1/15/202429,000 shares $254.91 thousand +10.7%N/A0.8 $8.79 12/31/202326,200 shares $226.63 thousand -41.3%N/A0.7 $8.65 12/15/202344,600 shares $384.90 thousand +42.0%N/A1.2 $8.63 11/30/202331,400 shares $259.99 thousand -16.7%N/A0.9 $8.28 11/15/202337,700 shares $302.35 thousand -24.5%N/A1.3 $8.02 10/31/202349,900 shares $363.77 thousand +73.9%N/A1.7 $7.29 10/15/202328,700 shares $220.13 thousand +4.7%N/A0.9 $7.67 9/30/202327,400 shares $206.32 thousand +33.0%N/A0.8 $7.53 9/15/202320,600 shares $164.80 thousand +82.3%N/A0.6 $8.00 8/31/202311,300 shares $92.10 thousand +264.5%N/A0.4 $8.15 8/15/20233,100 shares $25.51 thousand -39.2%N/A0.1 $8.23 7/31/20235,100 shares $43.40 thousand -56.0%N/A0.1 $8.51 7/15/202311,600 shares $97.67 thousand +383.3%N/A0.4 $8.42 6/30/20232,400 shares $20.36 thousand +140.0%N/A0.1 $8.49 6/15/20231,000 shares $8.33 thousand +100.0%N/A0 $8.33 5/31/2023500 shares $4.09 thousand -83.9%N/A0 $8.17 5/15/20233,100 shares $25.92 thousand -22.5%N/A0.1 $8.36 4/30/20234,000 shares $33.76 thousand -85.9%N/A0.2 $8.44 4/15/202328,400 shares $247.36 thousand +138.7%N/A1.1 $8.71 3/31/202311,900 shares $100.91 thousand -30.8%N/A0.4 $8.48 3/15/202317,200 shares $145.00 thousand +68.6%N/A0.6 $8.43What Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold play (Ad)A Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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Here’s how to prepare.Download the Free Gold Protection Guide to get started now 2/28/202310,200 shares $84.73 thousand +131.8%N/A0.3 $8.31 2/15/20234,400 shares $37.84 thousand -64.5%N/A0.1 $8.60 1/31/202312,400 shares $108.62 thousand +218.0%N/A0.3 $8.76 1/15/20233,900 shares $33.23 thousand -15.2%N/A0.1 $8.52 12/30/20224,600 shares $37.58 thousand +53.3%N/A0.1 $8.17 12/15/20223,000 shares $25.29 thousand +400.0%N/A0.1 $8.43 11/30/2022600 shares $5.00 thousand -45.5%N/A0 $8.34 11/15/20221,100 shares $8.60 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $7.82 10/31/20221,100 shares $8.25 thousand -69.4%N/A0 $7.50 10/15/20223,600 shares $28.48 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $7.91 9/30/20223,100 shares $24.52 thousand +138.5%N/A0.1 $7.91 9/15/20221,300 shares $11.06 thousand +30.0%N/A0.1 $8.51 8/31/20221,000 shares $8.99 thousand -73.7%N/A0.1 $8.99 8/15/20223,800 shares $37.01 thousand -45.7%N/A0.2 $9.74 7/31/20227,000 shares $67.34 thousand +169.2%N/A0.4 $9.62 7/15/20222,600 shares $24.26 thousand -49.0%N/A0.1 $9.33 6/30/20225,100 shares $46.51 thousand +18.6%N/A0.2 $9.12 6/15/20224,300 shares $38.79 thousand -69.3%N/A0.2 $9.02 5/31/202214,000 shares $137.48 thousand +2.2%N/A0.5 $9.82 5/15/202213,700 shares $126.18 thousand +128.3%N/A0.5 $9.21 4/30/20226,000 shares $57 thousand +27.7%N/A0.2 $9.50 4/15/20224,700 shares $45.31 thousand +840.0%N/A0.2 $9.64 3/31/2022500 shares $5.17 thousand -87.2%N/A0 $10.34 3/15/20223,900 shares $40.64 thousand +8.3%N/A0.2 $10.42 2/28/20223,600 shares $39.17 thousand +24.1%N/A0.1 $10.88 2/15/20222,900 shares $31.15 thousand +141.7%N/A0.1 $10.74 1/31/20221,200 shares $13.48 thousand +20.0%N/A0.1 $11.23 1/15/20221,000 shares $11.79 thousand -60.0%N/A0.1 $11.79 12/31/20212,500 shares $30.40 thousand -83.4%N/A0.1 $12.16 12/15/202115,100 shares $188.45 thousand +7.1%N/A0.8 $12.48 11/30/202114,100 shares $175.97 thousand -26.2%N/A0.7 $12.48 11/15/202119,100 shares $237.99 thousand +117.1%N/A0.9 $12.46 10/29/20218,800 shares $106.92 thousand +76.0%N/A0.4 $12.15 10/15/20215,000 shares $61.85 thousand -48.5%N/A0.2 $12.37 9/30/20219,700 shares $119.21 thousand +340.9%N/A0.3 $12.29 9/15/20212,200 shares $27.72 thousand -80.7%N/A0.1 $12.60 8/31/202111,400 shares $146.60 thousand -40.0%N/A0.4 $12.86 8/13/202119,000 shares $242.44 thousand +134.6%N/A0.7 $12.76 7/30/20218,100 shares $102.38 thousand +58.8%N/A0.3 $12.64 7/15/20215,100 shares $64.01 thousand -60.5%N/A0.2 $12.55 6/30/202112,900 shares $162.41 thousand +1,512.5%N/A0.7 $12.59 6/15/2021800 shares $10.08 thousand -84.3%N/A0 $12.60 5/28/20215,100 shares $62.68 thousand -26.1%N/A0.3 $12.29 5/14/20216,900 shares $82.87 thousand +245.0%N/A0.4 $12.01 4/30/20212,000 shares $23.80 thousand -50.0%N/A0.1 $11.90 4/15/20214,000 shares $47.88 thousand -48.1%N/A0.2 $11.97 3/31/20217,700 shares $91.01 thousand -25.2%N/A0.3 $11.82 3/15/202110,300 shares $121.33 thousand -9.7%N/A0.4 $11.78 2/26/202111,400 shares $133.27 thousand -31.7%N/A0.4 $11.69 2/12/202116,700 shares $202.24 thousand -23.4%N/A0.6 $12.11What Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold play (Ad)A Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. It’s a gold move nobody saw coming—and your IRA could be at risk. Here’s how to prepare.Download the Free Gold Protection Guide to get started now 1/29/202121,800 shares $259.20 thousand +289.3%N/A0.7 $11.89 1/15/20215,600 shares $63.62 thousand +33.3%N/A0.2 $11.36 12/31/20204,200 shares $47.59 thousand -36.4%N/A0.2 $11.33 12/15/20206,600 shares $75.97 thousand -58.0%N/A0.2 $11.51 11/30/202015,700 shares $177.72 thousand -47.7%N/A0.7 $11.32 11/15/202030,000 shares $328.20 thousand +757.1%N/A1.2 $10.94 10/30/20203,500 shares $36.89 thousand -5.4%N/A0.1 $10.54 10/15/20203,700 shares $39.74 thousand -60.6%N/A0 $10.74 9/30/20209,400 shares $101.99 thousand +487.5%N/A0.4 $10.85 9/15/202010,800 shares $119.12 thousand +575.0%N/A0.4 $11.03 8/31/20201,600 shares $17.36 thousand -62.8%N/A0.1 $10.85 KSM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 15,100 shares of KSM short. Learn More on DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust? 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. KSM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust's short interest ratio. Is DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,100 shares, an increase of 371.9% from the previous total of 3,200 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 DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust: Barings Corporate Investors (0.04%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.71%), Saratoga Investment Corp (2.00%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.22%), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.15%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.14%), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (0.07%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.21%), Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (0.13%), Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The) (0.04%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper Company ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), lululemon athletica inc. ($1.75 billion), and ON Semiconductor Corporation ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust stock? Short selling KSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust 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. How does a short squeeze work against DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust? A short squeeze for DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust 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 KSM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust'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 KSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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