DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.83 +0.03 (+0.34%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DWS Municipal Income Trust Short Interest DataDWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) has a short interest of 151,200 shares, representing 0.39% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -19.45% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 135,335 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest151,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest187,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-19.45%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.34 millionShort Interest Ratio1.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares39,170,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.39%Today's Trading Volume99,607 sharesAverage Trading Volume135,335 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average74% Short Selling DWS Municipal Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for DWS Municipal Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKTF Short Interest Over TimeKTF Days to Cover Over TimeKTF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time DWS 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 6/15/2025151,200 shares $1.34 million -19.5%0.4%1.4 $8.85 5/31/2025187,700 shares $1.68 million -33.1%0.5%1.8 $8.95 5/15/2025280,600 shares $2.57 million +24.5%0.7%2.7 $9.17 4/30/2025225,400 shares $2.04 million -8.6%N/A2.1 $9.06 4/15/2025246,500 shares $2.21 million +88.0%0.6%2.2 $8.97 3/31/2025131,100 shares $1.23 million +70.7%0.3%1.2 $9.36 3/15/202576,800 shares $717.31 thousand -8.8%0.2%0.8 $9.34 2/28/202584,200 shares $816.32 thousand -16.7%0.2%0.8 $9.70 2/15/2025101,100 shares $970.56 thousand +5.6%0.3%0.9 $9.60 1/31/202595,700 shares $912.98 thousand -13.9%N/A0.9 $9.54 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KTF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for DWS Municipal Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/2025111,100 shares $1.05 million +14.4%N/A0.9 $9.42 12/31/202497,100 shares $917.60 thousand -11.5%N/A0.6 $9.45 12/15/2024109,700 shares $1.08 million +27.7%N/A0.6 $9.85 11/30/202485,900 shares $864.15 thousand -29.5%N/A0.5 $10.06 11/15/2024121,900 shares $1.21 million +53.0%N/A0.6 $9.95 10/31/202479,700 shares $777.87 thousand -29.3%N/A0.4 $9.76 10/15/2024112,800 shares $1.14 million +89.3%N/A0.5 $10.08 9/30/202459,600 shares $594.21 thousand +705.4%N/A0.3 $9.97 9/15/20247,400 shares $73.93 thousand +17.5%N/A0.1 $9.99 8/31/20246,300 shares $61.36 thousand -74.9%N/A0 $9.74 8/15/202425,100 shares $244.47 thousand +22.4%N/A0.3 $9.74 7/31/202420,500 shares $198.54 thousand +159.5%N/A0.2 $9.69 7/15/20247,900 shares $76.56 thousand -36.3%N/A0.1 $9.69 6/30/202412,400 shares $117.43 thousand -43.9%N/A0.1 $9.47 6/15/202422,100 shares $213.27 thousand -18.5%N/A0.2 $9.65 5/31/202427,100 shares $253.11 thousand -6.6%N/A0.2 $9.34 5/15/202429,000 shares $276.37 thousand -35.1%N/A0.2 $9.53 4/30/202444,700 shares $416.16 thousand +162.9%N/A0.4 $9.31 4/15/202417,000 shares $159.12 thousand -23.1%N/A0.2 $9.36 3/31/202422,100 shares $199.56 thousand +104.6%N/A0.2 $9.03 3/15/202410,800 shares $97.15 thousand -4.4%N/A0.1 $9.00 2/29/202411,300 shares $100.97 thousand -69.0%N/A0.1 $8.94 2/15/202436,500 shares $330.33 thousand -12.3%N/A0.3 $9.05 1/31/202441,600 shares $374.40 thousand +112.2%N/A0.4 $9.00 1/15/202419,600 shares $176.79 thousand +60.7%N/A0.2 $9.02 12/31/202312,200 shares $108.46 thousand -55.3%N/A0.1 $8.89 12/15/202327,300 shares $239.97 thousand +72.8%N/A0.2 $8.79 11/30/202315,800 shares $134.14 thousand -60.5%N/A0.1 $8.49 11/15/202340,000 shares $329.20 thousand +1.3%N/A0.3 $8.23 10/31/202339,500 shares $295.46 thousand -48.9%N/A0.3 $7.48A grave, grave error. 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Here’s the full story for you. 10/15/202377,300 shares $602.17 thousand -45.1%N/A0.7 $7.79 9/30/2023140,700 shares $1.08 million +37.7%N/A2 $7.70 9/15/2023102,200 shares $832.42 thousand +8.8%N/A1.5 $8.15 8/31/202393,900 shares $785.94 thousand -4.1%N/A1.4 $8.37 8/15/202397,900 shares $833.13 thousand -1.5%N/A1.7 $8.51 7/31/202399,400 shares $869.75 thousand +6.5%N/A1.7 $8.75 7/15/202393,300 shares $804.25 thousand -8.6%N/A1.7 $8.62 6/30/2023102,100 shares $880.61 thousand -17.7%N/A1.7 $8.63 6/15/2023124,100 shares $1.06 million +55.3%N/A2.2 $8.58 5/31/202379,900 shares $679.15 thousand +70.4%N/A1.5 $8.50 5/15/202346,900 shares $407.09 thousand +35.2%N/A0.9 $8.68 4/30/202334,700 shares $301.54 thousand +5.5%N/A0.6 $8.69 4/15/202332,900 shares $289.19 thousand +7.5%N/A0.5 $8.79 3/31/202330,600 shares $272.34 thousand +4.4%N/A0.5 $8.90 3/15/202329,300 shares $252.27 thousand -9.9%N/A0.4 $8.61 2/28/202332,500 shares $279.50 thousand +9.8%N/A0.4 $8.60 2/15/202329,600 shares $263.44 thousand +35.8%N/A0.3 $8.90 1/31/202321,800 shares $197.73 thousand +54.6%N/A0.2 $9.07 1/15/202314,100 shares $125.91 thousand -68.5%N/A0.1 $8.93 12/30/202244,800 shares $385.73 thousand +159.0%N/A0.4 $8.61 12/15/202217,300 shares $149.99 thousand +50.4%N/A0.2 $8.67 11/30/202211,500 shares $102.70 thousand +42.0%N/A0.1 $8.93 11/15/20228,100 shares $66.91 thousand +37.3%N/A0.1 $8.26 10/31/20225,900 shares $46.91 thousand -37.2%N/A0.1 $7.95 10/15/20229,400 shares $79.24 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $8.43 9/30/20224,000 shares $33.28 thousand -39.4%N/A0 $8.32 9/15/20226,600 shares $58.34 thousand +24.5%N/A0.1 $8.84 8/31/20225,300 shares $48.65 thousand -50.9%N/A0.1 $9.18 8/15/202210,800 shares $105.95 thousand +61.2%N/A0.1 $9.81 7/31/20226,700 shares $64.12 thousand -64.0%N/A0.1 $9.57 7/15/202218,600 shares $174.47 thousand +77.1%N/A0.2 $9.38 6/30/202210,500 shares $98.70 thousand +23.5%N/A0.1 $9.40 6/15/20228,500 shares $76.42 thousand +157.6%N/A0.1 $8.99 5/31/20223,300 shares $32.11 thousand -56.0%N/A0 $9.73 5/15/20227,500 shares $68.40 thousand -12.8%N/A0.1 $9.12 4/30/20228,600 shares $83.16 thousand +45.8%N/A0.1 $9.67 4/15/20225,900 shares $56.94 thousand +13.5%N/A0.1 $9.65 3/31/20225,200 shares $54.13 thousand -37.4%N/A0.1 $10.41 3/15/20228,300 shares $85.49 thousand -15.3%N/A0.1 $10.30 2/28/20229,800 shares $105.64 thousand +108.5%N/A0.1 $10.78 2/15/20224,700 shares $49.96 thousand -52.0%N/A0.1 $10.63 1/31/20229,800 shares $107.51 thousand -49.0%N/A0.1 $10.97 1/15/202219,200 shares $221.95 thousand +860.0%N/A0.3 $11.56 12/31/20212,000 shares $23.64 thousand -35.5%N/A0 $11.82 12/15/20213,100 shares $37.14 thousand -82.9%N/A0 $11.98 11/30/202118,100 shares $219.01 thousand -44.7%N/A0.3 $12.10 11/15/202132,700 shares $392.73 thousand +436.1%N/A0.6 $12.01 10/29/20216,100 shares $71.07 thousand +35.6%N/A0.1 $11.65 10/15/20214,500 shares $53.10 thousand -45.8%N/A0.1 $11.80 9/30/20218,300 shares $98.77 thousand +5.1%N/A0.2 $11.90A grave, grave error. 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Here’s the full story for you. 9/15/20217,900 shares $97.01 thousand -41.5%N/A0.2 $12.28 8/31/202113,500 shares $165.78 thousand -11.2%N/A0.3 $12.28 8/13/202115,200 shares $187.11 thousand -62.1%N/A0.4 $12.31 7/30/202140,100 shares $498.04 thousand +100.5%N/A0.9 $12.42 7/15/202120,000 shares $249 thousand +90.5%N/A0.4 $12.45 6/30/202110,500 shares $128.42 thousand +6.1%N/A0.2 $12.23 6/15/20219,900 shares $120.68 thousand -57.1%N/A0.2 $12.19 5/28/202123,100 shares $278.59 thousand +165.5%N/A0.4 $12.06 5/14/20218,700 shares $102.40 thousand +81.3%N/A0.2 $11.77 4/30/20214,800 shares $57.07 thousand -75.3%N/A0.1 $11.89 4/15/202119,400 shares $230.28 thousand +1,193.3%N/A0.3 $11.87 3/31/20211,500 shares $17.37 thousand -65.1%N/A0 $11.58 3/15/20214,300 shares $49.41 thousand -82.5%N/A0.1 $11.49 2/26/202124,500 shares $276.61 thousand +362.3%N/A0.3 $11.29 2/12/20215,300 shares $62.65 thousand -68.6%N/A0.1 $11.82 1/29/202116,900 shares $198.41 thousand +5.0%N/A0.2 $11.74 1/15/202116,100 shares $185.63 thousand +155.6%N/A0.3 $11.53 12/31/20206,300 shares $72.39 thousand +12.5%N/A0.1 $11.49 12/15/20205,600 shares $64.29 thousand -52.5%N/A0.1 $11.48 11/30/202011,800 shares $133.93 thousand +10.3%N/A0.2 $11.35 11/15/202010,700 shares $119.73 thousand -45.1%N/A0.2 $11.19 10/30/202019,500 shares $211.97 thousand -3.0%N/A0.3 $10.87 10/15/202020,100 shares $223.11 thousand +318.8%N/A0 $11.10 9/30/20204,800 shares $53.18 thousand -44.8%N/A0.1 $11.08 9/15/202014,200 shares $160.60 thousand +63.2%N/A0.2 $11.31 8/31/20208,700 shares $97.96 thousand +6.1%N/A0.1 $11.26 8/14/20208,200 shares $93.23 thousand -52.9%N/A0.1 $11.37 7/31/202017,400 shares $198.36 thousand -9.8%N/A0.2 $11.40 7/15/202019,300 shares $213.07 thousand -1.0%N/A0.2 $11.04 6/30/202019,500 shares $209.43 thousand -18.8%N/A0.2 $10.74 KTF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is DWS Municipal Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, traders have sold 151,200 shares of KTF short. 0.39% of DWS Municipal Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on DWS Municipal Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for DWS 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. KTF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on DWS Municipal Income Trust's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for DWS Municipal Income Trust? 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. 0.39% of DWS Municipal Income Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is DWS Municipal Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? DWS Municipal Income Trust saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 151,200 shares, a decline of 19.4% from the previous total of 187,700 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. How does DWS Municipal Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.39% of DWS Municipal Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to DWS Municipal Income Trust: Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.90%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.83%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.93%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (1.28%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.49%), Barings Bdc, Inc. (0.61%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.08%), abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.14%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.26%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (0.81%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short DWS Municipal Income Trust stock? Short selling KTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DWS Municipal Income Trust as its price is falling. KTF shares are trading up $0.03 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 DWS Municipal Income Trust? A short squeeze for DWS Municipal Income Trust 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 KTF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is DWS 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 KTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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