Blackrock MuniYield California Fund Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Blackrock MuniYield California Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, investors have sold 2,900 shares of MYC short. 0.00% of Blackrock MuniYield California Fund's shares are currently sold short. View details.

Blackrock MuniYield California Fund saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,900 shares, a decrease of 27.5% from the previous total of 4,000 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 MuniYield California 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 MuniYield California Fund: AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.00%), ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (0.00%), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.00%), and BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.66 billion), Aon Plc ($3.83 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.33 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.05 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.85 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($2.02 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MYC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blackrock MuniYield California Fund as its price is falling. Blackrock MuniYield California Fund's stock is trading down $0.02 today. To short Blackrock MuniYield California 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 MuniYield California 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 MuniYield California Fund 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 MYC, 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 MYC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.