BlackRock MuniVest Fund II - MVT Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 4,400 shares of MVT short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's current short interest.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,400 shares, a decrease of 77.7% from the previous total of 19,700 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MVT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniVest Fund II as its price is falling. MVT shares are trading down $0.12 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.

A short squeeze for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II 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 MVT, 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 MVT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.