BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 34,700 shares of MFT short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality 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. MFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund's short interest ratio.

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,700 shares, an increase of 6.8% from the previous total of 32,500 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 in the industry of "investment offices" compare to BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund: Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. (0.01%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III (0.04%), Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 (0.01%), Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp. (0.19%), Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences (0.26%), Pelican Acquisition Corporation (0.07%), CO2 Energy Transition Corp. (0.27%), YHN Acquisition I Limited (0.02%), 1RT Acquisition Corp. (0.11%), A SPAC III Acquisition Corp. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.63 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.41 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.32 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.86 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.82 billion), Bilibili Inc. Sponsored ADR ($2.34 billion), GameStop Corp. ($2.24 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality 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 BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund 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 MFT, 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 MFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.