Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.58 -0.09 (-1.41%) Closing price 10/23/2026 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.54 -0.04 (-0.62%) As of 10/23/2026 06:02 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Short Interest OverviewAs of September 30, 2026, Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF) had a short interest of 13,816 shares sold short, representing 0.06% of the public float. This marks a -75.49% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, meaning it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 140,861 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest13,816 sharesPrevious Short Interest56,376 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-75.49%Dollar Volume Sold Short$83.17 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2026Outstanding Shares22,210,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.06%Today's Trading Volume63,241 sharesAverage Trading Volume140,861 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average45% Short Selling Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMHF Short Interest Over TimeMHF Days to Cover Over TimeMHF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/30/202613,816 shares $83.17 thousand -75.5%0.1%0.12 $6.02 9/15/202656,376 shares $361.71 thousand -16.0%0.3%0.9 $6.42 8/31/202667,121 shares $457.09 thousand -12.1%0.3%1.02 $6.81 8/14/202676,361 shares $523.84 thousand +3.9%0.3%1.3 $6.86 7/31/202673,507 shares $500.22 thousand +2.3%0.3%1.12 $6.81 7/15/202671,825 shares $506.37 thousand +4.8%0.3%1.54 $7.05 6/30/202668,528 shares $481.07 thousand +30.2%0.3%0.61 $7.02 6/15/202652,638 shares $363.52 thousand -26.8%0.2%1.17 $6.91 5/29/202671,887 shares $499.26 thousand +22.9%0.3%1.21 $6.95 5/15/202658,485 shares $408.81 thousand +389.4%0.3%1.29 $6.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MHF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/202611,950 shares $81.86 thousand -65.9%0.1%0.24 $6.85 4/15/202635,054 shares $243.13 thousand -33.9%0.2%0.64 $6.94 3/31/202653,033 shares $364.07 thousand +53.9%0.2%0.8 $6.87 3/13/202634,455 shares $236.91 thousand +5.5%0.2%0.9 $6.88 2/27/202632,674 shares $227.38 thousand +14.0%0.2%0.42 $6.96 2/13/202628,672 shares $200.99 thousand +4.1%0.1%0.56 $7.01 1/30/202627,548 shares $189.42 thousand -26.7%0.1%0.4 $6.88 1/15/202637,561 shares $261.61 thousand +76.5%0.2%0.81 $6.97 12/31/202521,284 shares $145.80 thousand -53.1%0.1%0.31 $6.85 12/15/202545,408 shares $314.90 thousand +6.5%0.2%0.72 $6.94 11/28/202542,647 shares $295.54 thousand +18.2%0.2%0.53 $6.93 11/14/202536,077 shares $255.79 thousand -23.2%0.2%0.39 $7.09 10/31/202546,960 shares $330.60 thousand +13.7%0.2%0.68 $7.04 10/15/202541,300 shares $290.96 thousand -36.1%0.2%0.6 $7.05 9/30/202564,600 shares $469.64 thousand -13.6%N/A0.9 $7.27 9/15/202574,800 shares $552.85 thousand +51.7%N/A1 $7.39 8/31/202549,300 shares $341.65 thousand No Change0.2%0.7 $6.93 7/15/202538,100 shares $261.37 thousand -14.0%N/A0.7 $6.86 6/30/202544,300 shares $306.56 thousand -33.1%0.2%0.8 $6.92 6/15/202566,200 shares $463.40 thousand -17.2%0.3%1.3 $7.00 5/31/202579,900 shares $556.90 thousand -18.1%0.4%1.7 $6.97 5/15/202597,500 shares $734.18 thousand +29.0%0.5%2 $7.53 4/30/202575,600 shares $545.08 thousand -28.8%N/A1.3 $7.21 4/15/2025106,100 shares $750.45 thousand -29.0%0.5%1.7 $7.07 3/31/2025149,500 shares $1.11 million +44.9%0.7%2.3 $7.41 3/15/2025103,200 shares $781.64 thousand -14.6%0.5%1.5 $7.57 2/28/2025120,800 shares $919.89 thousand +18.1%N/A1.7 $7.62 2/15/2025102,300 shares $754.97 thousand +54.1%N/A1.4 $7.38 1/31/202566,400 shares $470.11 thousand +19.4%N/A1 $7.08 1/15/202555,600 shares $391.98 thousand -0.7%N/A0.8 $7.05The $100 Stock Behind Elon's Next Move (Ad)A small, publicly traded supplier trading under $100 a share has reportedly worked alongside Elon Musk for more than a decade. 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Short interest is the volume of Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 13,816 shares of MHF short. 0.06% of Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund? 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. MHF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.1. Learn More on Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund? 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. 0.06% of Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,816 shares, a drop of 75.5% from the previous total of 56,376 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 Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.06% of Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "capital markets" compare to Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund: John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (0.14%), MSC Income Fund (0.65%), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (0.77%), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.41%), Invvlu Mu Incm (0.09%), Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The) (0.10%), American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. (0.24%), CoinShares (0.73%), Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (1.57%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.03%), 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 ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund stock? Short selling MHF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund as its price is falling. MHF shares are trading down $0.09 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 Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund? A short squeeze for Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund 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 MHF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund'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 MHF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026. What do MHF's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like MHF:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Short Interest MSC Income Fund Short Interest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Short Interest abrdn Life Sciences Investors Short Interest Invvlu Mu Incm Short Interest Taiwan Fund Short Interest American Exceptionalism Acquisition Short Interest CoinShares Short Interest Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Short Interest Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates Short interest data for NYSE:MHF is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month. 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