BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 13,900 shares of MUJ short. 0.00% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's shares are currently sold short. View details.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 13,900 shares, a decline of 21.9% from the previous total of 17,800 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 New Jersey Quality Fund'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 New Jersey Quality Fund: Tri-Continental Co. (0.00%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.00%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.00%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Co. (0.00%), Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. (0.00%), Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (0.00%), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (0.00%), Tekla Healthcare Investors (0.00%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.00%), and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MUJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund as its price is falling. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's stock is trading down $0.06 today. To short BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund 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 New Jersey Quality Fund 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 New Jersey Quality 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 MUJ, 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 MUJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.