NYSE:MQY BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.34 +0.03 (+0.27%) (As of 06/5/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.33▼$11.3850-Day Range$11.15▼$11.8952-Week Range$10.48▼$13.42Volume74,856 shsAverage Volume146,595 shsMarket Capitalization$828.73 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield5.20%Price TargetN/A Short InterestProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume12,200 sharesPrevious Short Volume95,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-87.24%Dollar Volume Sold Short$140,056.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover0.1Last Record DateMay 15, 2023Outstanding Shares73,080,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.02%Today's Trading Volume74,856 sharesAverage Trading Volume146,595 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average51% Short Selling BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatMQY Short Interest Over TimeMQY Days to Cover Over TimeMQY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202312,200 shares $140,056.00 -87.2%N/A0.1 $11.48 4/30/202395,600 shares $1.13 million +434.1%N/A0.7 $11.81 4/15/202317,900 shares $211,578.00 +49.2%N/A0.1 $11.82 3/31/202312,000 shares $142,080.00 -70.2%N/A0.1 $11.84 3/15/202340,300 shares $467,883.00 -36.0%N/A0.2 $11.61 2/28/202363,000 shares $736,470.00 -16.9%N/A0.3 $11.69 2/15/202375,800 shares $914,906.00 +48.9%N/A0.3 $12.07 1/31/202350,900 shares $625,052.00 -21.2%N/A0.2 $12.28 1/15/202364,600 shares $779,076.00 -41.8%N/A0.2 $12.06 12/30/2022111,000 shares $1.29 million +168.1%N/A0.4 $11.60 12/15/202241,400 shares $481,482.00 -18.0%N/A0.1 $11.63 11/30/202250,500 shares $602,465.00 -4.2%N/A0.2 $11.93 11/15/202252,700 shares $588,659.00 +454.7%N/A0.2 $11.17 10/31/20229,500 shares $100,890.00 -73.2%N/A0 $10.62 10/15/202235,500 shares $391,742.50 No ChangeN/A0.2 $11.04 9/30/202212,400 shares $137,020.00 -13.3%N/A0.1 $11.05 9/15/202214,300 shares $169,312.00 -6.5%N/A0.1 $11.84 8/31/202215,300 shares $188,649.00 +142.9%N/A0.1 $12.33 8/15/20226,300 shares $83,601.00 -77.0%N/A0 $13.27 7/31/202227,400 shares $359,488.00 -79.1%N/A0.1 $13.12 7/15/2022130,800 shares $1.70 million +103.1%N/A0.5 $12.98 6/30/202264,400 shares $817,236.00 -19.5%N/A0.2 $12.69 6/15/202280,000 shares $968,800.00 +334.8%N/A0.3 $12.11 5/31/202218,400 shares $242,328.00 -77.4%N/A0.1 $13.17 5/15/202281,300 shares $1.03 million -32.7%N/A0.3 $12.72 4/30/2022120,800 shares $1.55 million +1,108.0%N/A0.5 $12.80 4/15/202210,000 shares $127,700.00 +78.6%N/A0 $12.77 3/31/20225,600 shares $77,224.00 -20.0%N/A0 $13.79 3/15/20227,000 shares $95,550.00 -74.1%N/A0 $13.65 2/28/202227,000 shares $393,930.00 -22.6%N/A0.2 $14.59 2/15/202234,900 shares $499,070.00 +114.1%N/A0.2 $14.30 1/31/202216,300 shares $243,522.00 -39.2%N/A0.1 $14.94 1/15/202226,800 shares $411,380.00 +54.0%N/A0.2 $15.35 12/31/202117,400 shares $280,836.00 -48.7%N/A0.2 $16.14 12/15/202133,900 shares $556,977.00 -36.9%N/A0.4 $16.43 11/30/202153,700 shares $862,422.00 -7.4%N/A0.6 $16.06 11/15/202158,000 shares $948,300.00 -9.0%N/A0.6 $16.35 10/29/202163,700 shares $1.03 million -8.0%N/A0.7 $16.12 10/15/202169,200 shares $1.15 million -24.0%N/A0.8 $16.63 9/30/202191,100 shares $1.48 million +46.0%N/A1 $16.20 MQY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 12,200 shares of MQY short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's current short interest. Is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,200 shares, a drop of 87.2% from the previous total of 95,600 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 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund: SLR Investment Corp. (1.23%), Tekla Healthcare Investors (0.03%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (2.17%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.13%), General American Investors Company, Inc. (0.01%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.03%), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.08%), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.03%), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (0.02%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (0.02%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock? Short selling MQY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund as its price is falling. MQY shares are trading up $0.06 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 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund? A short squeeze for BlackRock MuniYield Quality 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 MQY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock MuniYield Quality 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 MQY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023. 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