Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.92 +0.03 (+0.30%) As of 06/12/2025 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Short Interest DataWestern Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) has a short interest of 43,300 shares, representing 0.08% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -40.11% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 145,810 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest43,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest72,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-40.11%Dollar Volume Sold Short$428.02 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares54,619,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.08%Today's Trading Volume47,086 sharesAverage Trading Volume145,810 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average32% Short Selling Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMMU Short Interest Over TimeMMU Days to Cover Over TimeMMU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/202543,300 shares $428.02 thousand -40.1%0.1%0.3 $9.89 5/15/202572,300 shares $725.89 thousand -29.0%0.1%0.5 $10.04 4/30/2025101,800 shares $1.01 million +221.1%N/A0.7 $9.95 4/15/202531,700 shares $307.17 thousand -56.3%0.1%0.2 $9.69 3/31/202572,500 shares $745.30 thousand +663.2%0.1%0.5 $10.28 3/15/20259,500 shares $96.57 thousand -64.2%0.0%0.1 $10.17 2/28/202526,500 shares $278.25 thousand -21.6%0.0%0.2 $10.50 2/15/202533,800 shares $353.55 thousand -68.6%0.1%0.2 $10.46 1/31/2025107,500 shares $1.12 million +8.6%N/A0.6 $10.42 1/15/202599,000 shares $1.02 million +14.1%N/A0.6 $10.27 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MMU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/202486,800 shares $885.36 thousand +235.1%N/A0.5 $10.20 12/15/202425,900 shares $269.62 thousand -51.7%N/A0.2 $10.41 11/30/202453,600 shares $571.91 thousand +13.8%N/A0.4 $10.67 11/15/202447,100 shares $491.25 thousand +53.9%N/A0.3 $10.43 10/31/202430,600 shares $318.09 thousand -23.5%N/A0.2 $10.40 10/15/202440,000 shares $431.60 thousand +27.8%N/A0.3 $10.79 9/30/202431,300 shares $339.29 thousand +15.5%N/A0.2 $10.84 9/15/202427,100 shares $295.93 thousand +1.1%N/A0.2 $10.92 8/31/202426,800 shares $288.37 thousand -46.0%N/A0.2 $10.76 8/15/202449,600 shares $532.46 thousand -11.4%N/A0.4 $10.74 7/31/202456,000 shares $590.80 thousand +50.1%N/A0.4 $10.55 7/15/202437,300 shares $394.26 thousand +3.0%N/A0.3 $10.57 6/30/202436,200 shares $374.67 thousand +25.3%N/A0.3 $10.35 6/15/202428,900 shares $298.25 thousand +15.6%N/A0.2 $10.32 5/31/202425,000 shares $248.25 thousand +18.5%N/A0.2 $9.93 5/15/202421,100 shares $215.64 thousand +1.4%N/A0.1 $10.22 4/30/202420,800 shares $206.13 thousand +3.0%N/A0.1 $9.91 4/15/202420,200 shares $201.60 thousand -79.0%N/A0.1 $9.98 3/31/20246,600 shares $68.97 thousand -94.9%N/A5.1 $10.45 3/15/2024128,800 shares $1.32 million +393.5%N/A0.7 $10.27 2/29/202426,100 shares $265.57 thousand +26.7%N/A0.2 $10.18 2/15/202420,600 shares $212.18 thousand -48.9%N/A0.1 $10.30 1/31/202440,300 shares $407.84 thousand +20.7%N/A0.2 $10.12 1/15/202433,400 shares $338.34 thousand -17.3%N/A0.2 $10.13 12/31/202340,400 shares $410.87 thousand -0.7%N/A0.2 $10.17 12/15/202340,700 shares $413.31 thousand +21.5%N/A0.2 $10.16 11/30/202333,500 shares $325.62 thousand -55.3%N/A0.2 $9.72 11/15/202374,900 shares $713.05 thousand +31.4%N/A0.5 $9.52 10/31/202357,000 shares $499.89 thousand +35.4%N/A0.4 $8.77 10/15/202342,100 shares $378.90 thousand +61.3%N/A0.3 $9.00Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 9/30/202326,100 shares $233.07 thousand +7.4%N/A0.2 $8.93 9/15/202324,300 shares $229.39 thousand +143.0%N/A0.2 $9.44 8/31/202310,000 shares $95.90 thousand +11.1%N/A0.1 $9.59 8/15/20239,000 shares $87.57 thousand -30.2%N/A0.1 $9.73 7/31/202312,900 shares $129.13 thousand +67.5%N/A0.2 $10.01 7/15/20237,700 shares $76.69 thousand +14.9%N/A0.1 $9.96 6/30/20236,700 shares $66.53 thousand -4.3%N/A0.1 $9.93 6/15/20237,000 shares $69.48 thousand +9.4%N/A0.1 $9.93 5/31/20236,400 shares $62.98 thousand +12.3%N/A0.1 $9.84 5/15/20235,700 shares $57.23 thousand -23.0%N/A0.1 $10.04 4/30/20237,400 shares $74.89 thousand +17.5%N/A0.1 $10.12 4/15/20236,300 shares $64.64 thousand -40.6%N/A0.1 $10.26 3/31/202310,600 shares $108.97 thousand +381.8%N/A0.2 $10.28 3/15/20232,200 shares $22.15 thousand -89.7%N/A0 $10.07 2/28/202321,300 shares $216.83 thousand +184.0%N/A0.2 $10.18 2/15/20237,500 shares $78.08 thousand +15.4%N/A0.1 $10.41 1/31/20236,500 shares $68.64 thousand -71.2%N/A0 $10.56 1/15/202322,600 shares $234.59 thousand +22.2%N/A0.2 $10.38 12/30/202218,500 shares $186.30 thousand +35.0%N/A0.1 $10.07 12/15/202213,700 shares $140.43 thousand +1.5%N/A0.1 $10.25 11/30/202213,500 shares $142.29 thousand +237.5%N/A0.1 $10.54 11/15/20224,000 shares $39.24 thousand -92.6%N/A0 $9.81 10/31/202253,800 shares $510.56 thousand +20.6%N/A0.5 $9.49 10/15/202244,600 shares $433.07 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $9.71 9/30/202236,700 shares $355.99 thousand +198.4%N/A0.4 $9.70 9/15/202212,300 shares $125.95 thousand +23.0%N/A0.2 $10.24 8/31/202210,000 shares $104.40 thousand +8.7%N/A0.1 $10.44 8/15/20229,200 shares $102.49 thousand -20.7%N/A0.1 $11.14 7/31/202211,600 shares $127.60 thousand -36.3%N/A0.1 $11.00 7/15/202218,200 shares $197.29 thousand -23.2%N/A0.2 $10.84 6/30/202223,700 shares $250.51 thousand +172.4%N/A0.2 $10.57 6/15/20228,700 shares $91.00 thousand +123.1%N/A0.1 $10.46 5/31/20223,900 shares $43.41 thousand -45.8%N/A0 $11.13 5/15/20227,200 shares $76.39 thousand -56.1%N/A0.1 $10.61 4/30/202216,400 shares $182.04 thousand -70.0%N/A0.2 $11.10 4/15/202254,600 shares $607.70 thousand -3.9%N/A0.5 $11.13 3/31/202256,800 shares $660.02 thousand +96.5%N/A0.6 $11.62 3/15/202228,900 shares $339.00 thousand -46.2%N/A0.3 $11.73 2/28/202253,700 shares $658.90 thousand +167.2%N/A0.6 $12.27 2/15/202220,100 shares $240.40 thousand -49.2%N/A0.2 $11.96 1/31/202239,600 shares $492.23 thousand -4.6%N/A0.5 $12.43 1/15/202241,500 shares $539.92 thousand +198.6%N/A0.5 $13.01 12/31/202113,900 shares $181.81 thousand +90.4%N/A0.2 $13.08 12/15/20217,300 shares $96.51 thousand +25.9%N/A0.1 $13.22 11/30/20215,800 shares $76.15 thousand -85.4%N/A0.1 $13.13 11/15/202139,800 shares $532.92 thousand +290.2%N/A0.6 $13.39 10/29/202110,200 shares $132.80 thousand -33.8%N/A0.2 $13.02 10/15/202115,400 shares $203.90 thousand -75.2%N/A0.3 $13.24 9/30/202162,100 shares $828.41 thousand +57.2%N/A1.2 $13.34 9/15/202139,500 shares $541.15 thousand +17.9%N/A0.8 $13.70Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 8/31/202133,500 shares $453.26 thousand +94.8%N/A0.7 $13.53 8/13/202117,200 shares $232.89 thousand +14.7%N/A0.4 $13.54 7/30/202115,000 shares $202.80 thousand +111.3%N/A0.3 $13.52 7/15/20217,100 shares $96.13 thousand -35.5%N/A0.1 $13.54 6/30/202111,000 shares $149.05 thousand -63.6%N/A0.2 $13.55 6/15/202130,200 shares $409.51 thousand +87.6%N/A0.5 $13.56 5/28/202116,100 shares $216.71 thousand -38.3%N/A0.3 $13.46 5/14/202126,100 shares $345.56 thousand +27.3%N/A0.4 $13.24 4/30/202120,500 shares $269.47 thousand -2.8%N/A0.3 $13.15 4/15/202121,100 shares $279.58 thousand +151.2%N/A0.3 $13.25 3/31/20218,400 shares $108.44 thousand -40.9%N/A0.1 $12.91 3/15/202114,200 shares $182.61 thousand +425.9%N/A0.2 $12.86 2/26/20212,700 shares $33.89 thousand -94.5%N/A0 $12.55 2/12/202149,000 shares $655.62 thousand +183.2%N/A0.6 $13.38 1/29/202117,300 shares $227.67 thousand +54.5%N/A0.2 $13.16 1/15/202111,200 shares $144.14 thousand +2.8%N/A0.1 $12.87 12/31/202010,900 shares $139.19 thousand -74.8%N/A0.1 $12.77 12/15/202043,200 shares $557.71 thousand +77.1%N/A0.6 $12.91 11/30/202024,400 shares $309.15 thousand -59.3%N/A0.4 $12.67 11/15/202060,000 shares $753.60 thousand -28.7%N/A0.9 $12.56 10/30/202084,200 shares $1.02 million +1,459.3%N/A1.2 $12.16 10/15/20205,400 shares $65.77 thousand +25.6%N/A0 $12.18 9/30/20204,300 shares $52.42 thousand +152.9%N/A0.1 $12.19 9/15/202011,300 shares $139.33 thousand +564.7%N/A0.2 $12.33 8/31/20201,700 shares $20.96 thousand -79.5%N/A0 $12.33 8/14/20208,300 shares $105.00 thousand -27.2%N/A0.1 $12.65 7/31/202011,400 shares $143.07 thousand +103.6%N/A0.1 $12.55 7/15/20205,600 shares $68.54 thousand -54.5%N/A0.1 $12.24 6/30/202012,300 shares $147.48 thousand -16.3%N/A0.1 $11.99 6/15/202014,700 shares $177.14 thousand -3.9%N/A0.1 $12.05 MMU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 43,300 shares of MMU short. 0.08% of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Western Asset Managed Municipals 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. 0.08% of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 43,300 shares, a decrease of 40.1% from the previous total of 72,300 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 Managed Municipals Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.08% of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund: Tri-Continental Co. (1.64%), General American Investors Company, Inc. (0.07%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.09%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.02%), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (0.14%), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (0.26%), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (0.43%), Invesco Municipal Trust (0.13%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.11%), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (0.48%), 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 ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund stock? Short selling MMU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund as its price is falling. MMU 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 Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund? A short squeeze for Western Asset Managed Municipals 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 MMU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Western Asset Managed Municipals 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 MMU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies TY Short Interest GAM Short Interest MQY Short Interest MYI Short Interest VMO Short Interest IIM Short Interest VGM Short Interest VKQ Short Interest IQI Short Interest VCV Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MMU) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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