NYSE:MVT BlackRock MuniVest Fund II - MVT Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $11.14 +0.13 (+1.18%) (As of 02/7/2023 01:25 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.06▼$11.1550-Day Range$10.38▼$11.2952-Week Range$9.51▼$14.17Volume20,870 shsAverage Volume42,031 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield5.26%Price TargetN/A ProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume4,400 sharesPrevious Short Volume19,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-77.66%Dollar Volume Sold Short$48,224.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover0.1Last Record DateJanuary 15, 2023Today's Trading Volume20,870 sharesAverage Trading Volume42,031 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average-50.35% Short Selling BlackRock MuniVest Fund II ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatMVT Short Interest Over TimeMVT Days to Cover Over TimeMVT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/20234,400 shares $48,224.00 -77.7%N/A0.1 $10.96 12/30/202219,700 shares $205,865.00 +1,541.7%N/A0.2 $10.45 12/15/20221,200 shares $12,756.00 -89.2%N/A0 $10.63 11/30/202211,100 shares $122,100.00 -20.1%N/A0.1 $11.00 11/15/202213,900 shares $139,139.00 +110.6%N/A0.2 $10.01 10/31/20226,600 shares $62,964.00 -64.1%N/A0.1 $9.54 10/15/202218,400 shares $184,368.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $10.02 9/30/202236,800 shares $371,312.00 +545.6%N/A0.7 $10.09 9/15/20225,700 shares $60,705.00 -6.6%N/A0.1 $10.65 8/31/20226,100 shares $69,235.00 -7.6%N/A0.1 $11.35 8/15/20226,600 shares $79,530.00 +69.2%N/A0.1 $12.05 7/31/20223,900 shares $46,956.00 +39.3%N/A0.1 $12.04 7/15/20222,800 shares $32,480.00 -57.6%N/A0 $11.60 6/30/20226,600 shares $74,976.00 -66.3%N/A0.1 $11.36 6/15/202219,600 shares $224,812.00 -54.6%N/A0.3 $11.47 5/31/202243,200 shares $537,840.00 +1.2%N/A0.7 $12.45 5/15/202242,700 shares $512,400.00 +547.0%N/A0.7 $12.00 4/30/20226,600 shares $78,474.00 +61.0%N/A0.1 $11.89 4/15/20224,100 shares $50,430.00 -55.4%N/A0.1 $12.30 3/31/20229,200 shares $118,772.00 +61.4%N/A0.2 $12.91 3/15/20225,700 shares $74,499.00 +171.4%N/A0.1 $13.07 2/28/20222,100 shares $29,001.00 -8.7%N/A0.1 $13.81 2/15/20222,300 shares $31,280.00 -42.5%N/A0 $13.60 1/31/20224,000 shares $56,520.00 -79.5%N/A0 $14.13 1/15/202219,500 shares $301,080.00 +0.5%N/A0.5 $15.44 12/31/202119,400 shares $307,490.00 +73.2%N/A0.5 $15.85 12/15/202111,200 shares $169,680.00 +69.7%N/A0.3 $15.15 11/30/20216,600 shares $98,538.00 +57.1%N/A0.2 $14.93 11/15/20214,200 shares $64,176.00 +27.3%N/A0.2 $15.28 10/29/20213,300 shares $48,774.00 +13.8%N/A0.1 $14.78 10/15/20212,900 shares $44,341.00 -42.0%N/A0.2 $15.29 9/30/20215,000 shares $76,050.00 -71.3%N/A0.3 $15.21 9/15/202117,400 shares $282,402.00 -27.5%N/A0.9 $16.23 8/31/202124,000 shares $403,200.00 +60.0%N/A1.3 $16.80 8/13/202115,000 shares $249,150.00 +76.5%N/A0.8 $16.61 7/30/20218,500 shares $134,385.00 +203.6%N/A0.4 $15.81 7/15/20212,800 shares $44,408.00 -80.4%N/A0.1 $15.86 6/30/202114,300 shares $224,653.00 +110.3%N/A0.7 $15.71 6/15/20216,800 shares $106,692.00 -59.8%N/A0.3 $15.69 5/28/202116,900 shares $264,485.00 +40.8%N/A0.7 $15.65 MVT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's current short interest? 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. Is BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock MuniVest Fund II stock? 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. How does a short squeeze work against BlackRock MuniVest Fund II? 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. How often is BlackRock MuniVest Fund II'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 MVT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023. More Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MVT) was last updated on 2/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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