BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.58 +0.05 (+0.77%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 04:10 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock MuniVest Fund Short Interest DataBlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) has a short interest of 132,400 shares, representing 0.22% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 160.63% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.2, indicating that it would take 1.2 days of the average trading volume of 112,602 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest132,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest50,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+160.63%Dollar Volume Sold Short$873.84 thousandShort Interest Ratio1.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares60,310,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.22%Today's Trading Volume113,269 sharesAverage Trading Volume112,602 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average101% Short Selling BlackRock MuniVest Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock MuniVest 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 ChartMVF Short Interest Over TimeMVF Days to Cover Over TimeMVF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock MuniVest 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 7/31/2025132,400 shares $873.84 thousand +160.6%0.2%1.2 $6.60 7/15/202550,800 shares $331.98 thousand +30.6%N/A0.5 $6.54 6/30/202538,900 shares $255.96 thousand -37.8%0.1%0.3 $6.58 6/15/202562,500 shares $413.75 thousand +104.9%0.1%0.6 $6.62 5/31/202530,500 shares $204.05 thousand -42.7%0.1%0.3 $6.69 5/15/202553,200 shares $362.29 thousand -55.6%0.1%0.5 $6.81 4/30/2025119,900 shares $828.51 thousand +28.5%N/A1.1 $6.91 4/15/202593,300 shares $629.78 thousand +76.7%0.2%0.8 $6.75 3/31/202552,800 shares $370.13 thousand -5.0%0.1%0.5 $7.01 3/15/202555,600 shares $389.48 thousand -16.9%0.1%0.5 $7.01 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MVF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202566,900 shares $488.04 thousand +5.2%0.1%0.5 $7.30 2/15/202563,600 shares $461.74 thousand -20.7%0.1%0.5 $7.26 1/31/202580,200 shares $582.25 thousand -44.7%N/A0.7 $7.26 1/15/2025145,100 shares $1.04 million +453.8%N/A1.2 $7.18 12/31/202426,200 shares $184.45 thousand -21.8%N/A0.2 $7.04 12/15/202433,500 shares $242.88 thousand +71.8%N/A0.3 $7.25 11/30/202419,500 shares $146.06 thousand -39.6%N/A0.2 $7.49 11/15/202432,300 shares $235.47 thousand -7.7%N/A0.3 $7.29 10/31/202435,000 shares $256.20 thousand -19.2%N/A0.4 $7.32 10/15/202443,300 shares $324.75 thousand +70.5%N/A0.4 $7.50 9/30/202425,400 shares $191.01 thousand -10.3%N/A0.3 $7.52 9/15/202428,300 shares $215.08 thousand -2.1%N/A0.3 $7.60 8/31/202428,900 shares $214.15 thousand -21.9%N/A0.3 $7.41 8/15/202437,000 shares $273.06 thousand -66.0%N/A0.4 $7.38 7/31/2024108,700 shares $798.95 thousand +15.6%N/A1 $7.35 7/15/202494,000 shares $689.96 thousand +31.7%N/A0.8 $7.34 6/30/202471,400 shares $511.94 thousand +33.5%N/A0.6 $7.17 6/15/202453,500 shares $380.92 thousand -20.7%N/A0.4 $7.12 5/31/202467,500 shares $469.13 thousand +109.0%N/A0.5 $6.95 5/15/202432,300 shares $229.65 thousand -24.9%N/A0.2 $7.11 4/30/202443,000 shares $293.05 thousand +83.8%N/A0.3 $6.82 4/15/202423,400 shares $159.24 thousand +146.3%N/A0.2 $6.81 3/31/20246,300 shares $44.48 thousand -54.0%N/A1.1 $7.06 3/15/202413,700 shares $96.45 thousand -29.4%N/A0.1 $7.04 2/29/202419,400 shares $135.02 thousand -63.1%N/A0.1 $6.96 2/15/202452,500 shares $369.60 thousand +695.5%N/A0.3 $7.04 1/31/20246,600 shares $46.00 thousand -53.5%N/A0 $6.97 1/15/202414,200 shares $99.40 thousand -16.0%N/A0.1 $7.00 12/31/202316,900 shares $120.33 thousand -43.3%N/A0.1 $7.12 12/15/202329,800 shares $209.20 thousand -84.8%N/A0.2 $7.02Market 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 11/30/2023195,900 shares $1.33 million +24.0%N/A1.2 $6.78 11/15/2023158,000 shares $1.03 million +55.1%N/A1 $6.51 10/31/2023101,900 shares $617.51 thousand +33.4%N/A0.6 $6.06 10/15/202376,400 shares $468.33 thousand +13.9%N/A0.6 $6.13 9/30/202367,100 shares $406.63 thousand +114.4%N/A0.6 $6.06 9/15/202331,300 shares $200.63 thousand +82.0%N/A0.3 $6.41 8/31/202317,200 shares $113.18 thousand -5.0%N/A0.1 $6.58 8/15/202318,100 shares $119.82 thousand -13.0%N/A0.2 $6.62 7/31/202320,800 shares $141.96 thousand +16.2%N/A0.2 $6.83 7/15/202317,900 shares $121.18 thousand +82.7%N/A0.2 $6.77 6/30/20239,800 shares $65.95 thousand +50.8%N/A0.1 $6.73 6/15/20236,500 shares $43.39 thousand -50.8%N/A0.1 $6.68 5/31/202313,200 shares $87.52 thousand -56.7%N/A0.1 $6.63 5/15/202330,500 shares $204.96 thousand +19.6%N/A0.3 $6.72 4/30/202325,500 shares $174.42 thousand -20.3%N/A0.2 $6.84 4/15/202332,000 shares $220.48 thousand -50.0%N/A0.2 $6.89 3/31/202364,000 shares $442.88 thousand +33.9%N/A0.5 $6.92 3/15/202347,800 shares $328.39 thousand +10.4%N/A0.3 $6.87 2/28/202343,300 shares $294.44 thousand -33.1%N/A0.2 $6.80 2/15/202364,700 shares $456.78 thousand +91.4%N/A0.3 $7.06 1/31/202333,800 shares $241.67 thousand -59.2%N/A0.1 $7.15 1/15/202382,900 shares $584.45 thousand -23.1%N/A0.3 $7.05 12/30/2022107,800 shares $755.68 thousand +23.2%N/A0.4 $7.01 12/15/202287,500 shares $594.13 thousand +4.7%N/A0.3 $6.79 11/30/202283,600 shares $586.87 thousand +16.4%N/A0.4 $7.02 11/15/202271,800 shares $476.03 thousand +4.5%N/A0.4 $6.63 10/31/202268,700 shares $436.25 thousand +150.7%N/A0.4 $6.35 10/15/202227,400 shares $179.74 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $6.56 9/30/202221,100 shares $140.10 thousand -69.6%N/A0.1 $6.64 9/15/202269,400 shares $479.55 thousand -11.1%N/A0.5 $6.91 8/31/202278,100 shares $571.69 thousand -12.0%N/A0.6 $7.32 8/15/202288,700 shares $695.41 thousand +24.8%N/A0.6 $7.84 7/31/202271,100 shares $555.29 thousand +33.7%N/A0.5 $7.81 7/15/202253,200 shares $400.06 thousand -65.3%N/A0.3 $7.52 6/30/2022153,200 shares $1.14 million +117.6%N/A0.9 $7.45 6/15/202270,400 shares $507.58 thousand +221.5%N/A0.4 $7.21 5/31/202221,900 shares $170.38 thousand -28.0%N/A0.1 $7.78 5/15/202230,400 shares $222.83 thousand -12.6%N/A0.2 $7.33 4/30/202234,800 shares $266.57 thousand +53.3%N/A0.2 $7.66 4/15/202222,700 shares $174.79 thousand -37.1%N/A0.1 $7.70 3/31/202236,100 shares $294.58 thousand -83.0%N/A0.2 $8.16 3/15/2022212,400 shares $1.77 million -40.1%N/A1.3 $8.32 2/28/2022354,700 shares $3.11 million +1,422.3%N/A2.1 $8.78 2/15/202223,300 shares $197.12 thousand -84.5%N/A0.2 $8.46 1/31/2022150,100 shares $1.32 million +70.6%N/A1.3 $8.80 1/15/202288,000 shares $824.56 thousand +315.1%N/A0.8 $9.37 12/31/202121,200 shares $202.88 thousand +135.6%N/A0.2 $9.57 12/15/20219,000 shares $85.50 thousand -74.7%N/A0.1 $9.50 11/30/202135,500 shares $337.25 thousand -28.1%N/A0.4 $9.50 11/15/202149,400 shares $469.79 thousand +131.9%N/A0.5 $9.51Market 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 10/29/202121,300 shares $198.94 thousand -77.1%N/A0.2 $9.34 10/15/202192,900 shares $880.69 thousand +54.6%N/A1 $9.48 9/30/202160,100 shares $569.15 thousand -33.4%N/A0.6 $9.47 9/15/202190,300 shares $893.07 thousand -32.2%N/A1 $9.89 8/31/2021133,100 shares $1.30 million +235.3%N/A1.6 $9.80 8/13/202139,700 shares $384.30 thousand +60.1%N/A0.5 $9.68 7/30/202124,800 shares $241.06 thousand -39.8%N/A0.3 $9.72 7/15/202141,200 shares $399.23 thousand +40.6%N/A0.5 $9.69 6/30/202129,300 shares $281.87 thousand -48.4%N/A0.4 $9.62 6/15/202156,800 shares $547.55 thousand -3.6%N/A0.7 $9.64 5/28/202158,900 shares $559.55 thousand +119.0%N/A0.7 $9.50 5/14/202126,900 shares $251.25 thousand -27.9%N/A0.3 $9.34 4/30/202137,300 shares $348.76 thousand -36.1%N/A0.4 $9.35 4/15/202158,400 shares $550.13 thousand +205.8%N/A0.6 $9.42 3/31/202119,100 shares $177.63 thousand -73.7%N/A0.2 $9.30 3/15/202172,500 shares $664.83 thousand +696.7%N/A0.7 $9.17 2/26/20219,100 shares $80.90 thousand -78.1%N/A0.1 $8.89 2/12/202141,500 shares $393.42 thousand +43.6%N/A0.4 $9.48 1/29/202128,900 shares $269.35 thousand +100.7%N/A0.3 $9.32 1/15/202114,400 shares $130.18 thousand -22.2%N/A0.2 $9.04 12/31/202018,500 shares $169.83 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $9.18 12/15/202018,500 shares $169.46 thousand -18.1%N/A0.2 $9.16 11/30/202022,600 shares $204.53 thousand -77.2%N/A0.2 $9.05 11/15/202099,100 shares $883.97 thousand +17.6%N/A1 $8.92 10/30/202084,300 shares $725.82 thousand +145.8%N/A0.8 $8.61 10/15/202034,300 shares $298.07 thousand +298.8%N/A0 $8.69 9/30/20208,600 shares $74.65 thousand -57.6%N/A0.1 $8.68 9/15/202021,600 shares $186.62 thousand +6.4%N/A0.2 $8.64 MVF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock MuniVest Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 132,400 shares of MVF short. 0.22% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniVest Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BlackRock MuniVest 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. MVF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BlackRock MuniVest Fund's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for BlackRock MuniVest 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. 0.22% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is BlackRock MuniVest Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock MuniVest Fund saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 132,400 shares, an increase of 160.6% from the previous total of 50,800 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. How does BlackRock MuniVest Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.22% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to BlackRock MuniVest Fund: BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.14%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.05%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.16%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.66%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.65%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (0.96%), BARINGS BDC, INC. (0.35%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.32%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.18%), abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.16%), 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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock? Short selling MVF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniVest Fund as its price is falling. MVF shares are trading up $0.05 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 MuniVest Fund? A short squeeze for BlackRock MuniVest 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 MVF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock MuniVest 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 MVF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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