MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.06 0.00 (-0.03%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.06 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFS Government Markets Income Trust Short Interest DataMFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) has a short interest of 10,800 shares, representing 0.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -67.95% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 75,818 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest10,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest33,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-67.95%Dollar Volume Sold Short$32,940.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares32,590,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.03%Today's Trading Volume71,071 sharesAverage Trading Volume75,818 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average94% Short Selling MFS Government Markets Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MFS Government Markets 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 ChartMGF Short Interest Over TimeMGF Days to Cover Over TimeMGF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time MFS Government Markets 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 5/15/202510,800 shares $32,940.00 -68.0%0.0%0.2 $3.05 4/30/202533,700 shares $106,155.00 +45.3%N/A0.7 $3.15 4/15/202523,200 shares $71,340.00 -42.3%0.1%0.6 $3.08 3/31/202540,200 shares $127,233.00 -19.8%0.1%1 $3.17 3/15/202550,100 shares $157,564.50 +109.6%0.2%1.1 $3.15 2/28/202523,900 shares $74,568.00 -22.7%0.1%0.5 $3.12 2/15/202530,900 shares $95,790.00 +134.1%0.1%0.5 $3.10 1/31/202513,200 shares $40,656.00 -68.5%N/A0.2 $3.08 1/15/202541,900 shares $126,957.00 -38.7%N/A0.6 $3.03 12/31/202468,300 shares $209,681.00 +113.4%N/A1 $3.07 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MGF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MFS Government Markets Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/202432,000 shares $100,480.00 -12.3%N/A0.4 $3.14 11/30/202436,500 shares $114,610.00 -43.2%N/A0.5 $3.14 11/15/202464,200 shares $197,094.00 -43.6%N/A0.9 $3.07 10/31/2024113,900 shares $362,771.50 +1.1%N/A1.8 $3.19 10/15/2024112,700 shares $366,275.00 +2.9%N/A1.6 $3.25 9/30/2024109,500 shares $362,445.00 +327.7%N/A1.2 $3.31 9/15/202425,600 shares $83,584.00 -12.0%N/A0.3 $3.27 8/31/202429,100 shares $93,993.00 -37.6%N/A0.3 $3.23 8/15/202446,600 shares $148,188.00 -4.7%N/A0.4 $3.18 7/31/202448,900 shares $155,013.00 +9.2%N/A0.4 $3.17 7/15/202444,800 shares $139,776.00 +43.6%N/A0.4 $3.12 6/30/202431,200 shares $95,784.00 -20.4%N/A0.4 $3.07 6/15/202439,200 shares $120,304.80 +79.0%N/A0.4 $3.07 5/31/202421,900 shares $67,233.00 -58.2%N/A0.2 $3.07 5/15/202452,400 shares $162,702.00 -51.6%N/A0.4 $3.11 4/30/2024108,300 shares $335,730.00 -49.6%N/A0.8 $3.10 4/15/2024215,000 shares $670,800.00 -23.7%N/A1.7 $3.12 3/31/202416,800 shares $53,760.00 +3.7%N/A1.7 $3.20 3/15/202416,200 shares $49,734.00 +95.2%N/A0.1 $3.07 2/29/20248,300 shares $25,522.50 +48.2%N/A0.1 $3.08 2/15/20245,600 shares $17,696.00 -9.7%N/A0.1 $3.16 1/31/20246,200 shares $19,840.00 -44.1%N/A0.1 $3.20 1/15/202411,100 shares $35,853.00 +44.2%N/A0.2 $3.23 12/31/20237,700 shares $24,486.00 -53.1%N/A0.1 $3.18 12/15/202316,400 shares $52,644.00 +156.3%N/A0.3 $3.21 11/30/20236,400 shares $19,712.00 +3.2%N/A0.1 $3.08 11/15/20236,200 shares $18,848.00 -65.2%N/A0.1 $3.04 10/31/202317,800 shares $52,510.00 +61.8%N/A0.3 $2.95 10/15/202311,000 shares $33,550.00 +10.0%N/A0.2 $3.05 9/30/202310,000 shares $30,600.00 +185.7%N/A0.2 $3.06F1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine Motor (Ad)The future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. In collaboration with McLaren Engineering, a NASDAQ-listed marine tech company unveiled a groundbreaking new electric powertrain set to transform the industry.How one NASDAQ-listed disruptor is bringing the world's most powerful electric marine powertrain to 9/15/20233,500 shares $10,885.00 -65.0%N/A0.1 $3.11 8/31/202310,000 shares $32,200.00 +566.7%N/A0.2 $3.22 8/15/20231,500 shares $4,755.00 -25.0%N/A0 $3.17 7/31/20232,000 shares $6,440.00 -79.6%N/A0 $3.22 7/15/20239,800 shares $31,654.00 +30.7%N/A0.2 $3.23 6/30/20237,500 shares $24,075.00 -23.5%N/A0.1 $3.21 6/15/20239,800 shares $32,046.00 +226.7%N/A0.2 $3.27 5/31/20233,000 shares $9,840.00 -69.7%N/A0 $3.28 5/15/20239,900 shares $32,571.00 +12.5%N/A0.1 $3.29 4/30/20238,800 shares $29,392.00 -71.5%N/A0.1 $3.34 4/15/202330,900 shares $102,897.00 -85.1%N/A0.4 $3.33 3/31/2023207,200 shares $683,760.00 +1,281.3%N/A2.7 $3.30 3/15/202315,000 shares $49,350.00 +7.1%N/A0.2 $3.29 2/28/202314,000 shares $45,780.00 -10.8%N/A0.2 $3.27 2/15/202315,700 shares $52,281.00 -17.4%N/A0.2 $3.33 1/31/202319,000 shares $65,550.00 +95.9%N/A0.3 $3.45 1/15/20239,700 shares $32,883.00 -22.4%N/A0.1 $3.39 12/30/202212,500 shares $41,375.00 +14.7%N/A0.2 $3.31 12/15/202210,900 shares $36,297.00 -39.4%N/A0.1 $3.33 11/30/202218,000 shares $61,020.00 -5.3%N/A0.3 $3.39 11/15/202219,000 shares $63,080.00 -45.4%N/A0.3 $3.32 10/31/202234,800 shares $114,144.00 +11.9%N/A0.5 $3.28 10/15/202231,100 shares $99,209.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $3.19 9/30/2022127,000 shares $412,750.00 +216.7%N/A2.2 $3.25 9/15/202240,100 shares $136,741.00 +70.6%N/A0.8 $3.41 8/31/202223,500 shares $82,250.00 +226.4%N/A0.4 $3.50 8/15/20227,200 shares $26,352.00 -57.7%N/A0.1 $3.66 7/31/202217,000 shares $61,200.00 +47.8%N/A0.2 $3.60 7/15/202211,500 shares $40,480.00 +342.3%N/A0.1 $3.52 6/30/20222,600 shares $9,152.00 -91.4%N/A0 $3.52 6/15/202230,200 shares $103,586.00 +155.9%N/A0.3 $3.43 5/31/202211,800 shares $44,840.00 -13.2%N/A0.1 $3.80 5/15/202213,600 shares $49,232.00 +147.3%N/A0.1 $3.62 4/30/20225,500 shares $19,690.00 -81.9%N/A0 $3.58 4/15/202230,300 shares $111,201.00 +191.4%N/A0.2 $3.67 3/31/202210,400 shares $39,312.00 +38.7%N/A0.1 $3.78 3/15/20227,500 shares $28,275.00 -80.7%N/A0 $3.77 2/28/202238,900 shares $151,710.00 -36.4%N/A0.2 $3.90 2/15/202261,200 shares $236,844.00 -48.5%N/A0.4 $3.87 1/31/2022118,800 shares $488,268.00 +115.6%N/A0.9 $4.11 1/15/202255,100 shares $228,665.00 -13.0%N/A0.4 $4.15 12/31/202163,300 shares $269,025.00 +2.9%N/A0.5 $4.25 12/15/202161,500 shares $259,530.00 +8.5%N/A0.7 $4.22 11/30/202156,700 shares $242,109.00 -5.5%N/A0.6 $4.27 11/15/202160,000 shares $256,200.00 -15.7%N/A0.7 $4.27 10/29/202171,200 shares $301,888.00 +2.0%N/A0.8 $4.24 10/15/202169,800 shares $296,650.00 +19.1%N/A0.8 $4.25 9/30/202158,600 shares $253,152.00 -26.6%N/A0.8 $4.32 9/15/202179,800 shares $350,920.50 -7.5%N/A1 $4.40 8/31/202186,300 shares $381,446.00 +14.2%N/A1 $4.42F1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine Motor (Ad)The future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. In collaboration with McLaren Engineering, a NASDAQ-listed marine tech company unveiled a groundbreaking new electric powertrain set to transform the industry.How one NASDAQ-listed disruptor is bringing the world's most powerful electric marine powertrain to 8/13/202175,600 shares $335,664.00 +2.9%N/A0.8 $4.44 7/30/202173,500 shares $324,870.00 -13.2%N/A0.7 $4.42 7/15/202184,700 shares $372,680.00 +37.1%N/A0.8 $4.40 6/30/202161,800 shares $275,010.00 -2.8%N/A0.5 $4.45 6/15/202163,600 shares $276,024.00 +11.8%N/A0.5 $4.34 5/28/202156,900 shares $250,360.00 +0.7%N/A0.4 $4.40 5/14/202156,500 shares $244,080.00 -5.5%N/A0.4 $4.32 4/30/202159,800 shares $261,326.00 -14.3%N/A0.4 $4.37 4/15/202169,800 shares $304,328.00 -0.6%N/A0.5 $4.36 3/31/202170,200 shares $306,774.00 -11.7%N/A0.5 $4.37 3/15/202179,500 shares $351,390.00 +10.1%N/A0.6 $4.42 2/26/202172,200 shares $319,485.00 +23.4%N/A0.5 $4.43 2/12/202158,500 shares $265,590.00 -4.9%N/A0.4 $4.54 1/29/202161,500 shares $277,980.00 +0.7%N/A0.4 $4.52 1/15/202161,100 shares $274,950.00 +15.1%N/A0.5 $4.50 12/31/202053,100 shares $242,136.00 -29.0%N/A0.4 $4.56 12/15/202074,800 shares $345,576.00 -12.5%N/A0.6 $4.62 11/30/202085,500 shares $395,865.00 -15.1%N/A0.7 $4.63 11/15/2020100,700 shares $468,255.00 -9.2%N/A0.9 $4.65 10/30/2020110,900 shares $512,358.00 +136.0%N/A1 $4.62 10/15/202047,000 shares $218,080.00 +51.6%N/A0 $4.64 9/30/202031,000 shares $143,530.00 +64.0%N/A0.3 $4.63 9/15/202050,800 shares $236,728.00 +168.8%N/A0.4 $4.66 MGF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MFS Government Markets Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MFS Government Markets Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 10,800 shares of MGF short. 0.03% of MFS Government Markets Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MFS Government Markets Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for MFS Government Markets 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. 0.03% of MFS Government Markets Income Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MFS Government Markets Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? MFS Government Markets Income Trust saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,800 shares, a decline of 68.0% from the previous total of 33,700 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 MFS Government Markets Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.03% of MFS Government Markets Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to MFS Government Markets Income Trust: Barings Corporate Investors (0.07%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (1.57%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.22%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.11%), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.21%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.72%), Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. (0.20%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.32%), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (0.14%), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (0.25%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock? Short selling MGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MFS Government Markets Income Trust as its price is falling. MGF shares are trading down $0.00 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 MFS Government Markets Income Trust? A short squeeze for MFS Government Markets 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 MGF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MFS Government Markets 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 MGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Barings Corporate Investors Short Squeeze Saratoga Investment Short Squeeze BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Short Squeeze BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Short Squeeze Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Short Squeeze DWS Municipal Income Trust Short Squeeze Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Short Squeeze BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Short Squeeze Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Short Squeeze Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MGF) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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