BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 12th, traders have sold 7,800 shares of MUH short.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 7,800 shares, an increase of 160.0% from the previous total of 3,000 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.

0.00% of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II: Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (0.00%), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.00%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (0.00%), The India Fund, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (0.00%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.00%), BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (0.00%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.00%), and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MUH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II as its price is falling. BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II's stock is trading up $0.06 today. To short BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II 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 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II 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 MuniHoldings Fund II 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 MUH, 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 MUH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.