DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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 November 15th, investors have sold 40,000 shares of KTF short. Learn More on DWS Municipal Income Trust's current short interest.

DWS Municipal Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,000 shares, an increase of 1.3% from the previous total of 39,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to DWS Municipal Income Trust: Source Capital, Inc. (0.19%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.07%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.04%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (0.32%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Co. (0.32%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.04%), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.36%), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (0.14%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.04%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.47%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.02 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 DWS 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 KTF, 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 KTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.