BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.44 +0.07 (+0.68%) Closing price 08/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.47 +0.03 (+0.29%) As of 07:00 AM 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 MuniYield Quality Fund III Short Interest DataBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) has a short interest of 82,500 shares. This marks a 34.36% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 169,147 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest82,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest61,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+34.36%Dollar Volume Sold Short$859.65 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume159,818 sharesAverage Trading Volume169,147 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average94% Short Selling BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMYI Short Interest Over TimeMYI Days to Cover Over TimeMYI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202582,500 shares $859.65 thousand +34.4%N/A0.5 $10.42 6/30/202561,400 shares $643.47 thousand +62.4%N/A0.3 $10.48 6/15/202537,800 shares $392.74 thousand +145.5%N/A0.2 $10.39 5/31/202515,400 shares $160.78 thousand -52.3%0.0%0.1 $10.44 5/15/202532,300 shares $342.38 thousand -47.7%0.0%0.1 $10.60 4/30/202561,700 shares $652.79 thousand -11.7%N/A0.3 $10.58 4/15/202569,900 shares $730.11 thousand -44.4%0.1%0.3 $10.45 3/31/2025125,700 shares $1.38 million +101.4%0.2%0.6 $10.96 3/15/202562,400 shares $679.29 thousand +67.7%0.1%0.3 $10.89 2/28/202537,200 shares $419.43 thousand -10.4%0.1%0.2 $11.28 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MYI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202541,500 shares $461.69 thousand -36.4%0.1%0.2 $11.13 1/31/202565,200 shares $729.59 thousand -25.9%N/A0.3 $11.19 1/15/202588,000 shares $968.88 thousand -53.9%N/A0.3 $11.01 12/31/2024190,800 shares $2.11 million +771.2%N/A0.7 $11.04 12/15/202421,900 shares $247.91 thousand -17.1%N/A0.1 $11.32 11/30/202426,400 shares $307.03 thousand -57.8%N/A0.1 $11.63 11/15/202462,500 shares $706.88 thousand +85.5%N/A0.3 $11.31 10/31/202433,700 shares $378.96 thousand -64.1%N/A0.2 $11.25 10/15/202493,900 shares $1.10 million -48.6%N/A0.5 $11.75 9/30/2024182,700 shares $2.19 million +140.4%N/A0.9 $12.00 9/15/202476,000 shares $904.40 thousand +27.7%N/A0.4 $11.90 8/31/202459,500 shares $689.01 thousand +82.0%N/A0.3 $11.58 8/15/202432,700 shares $374.74 thousand -60.7%N/A0.2 $11.46 7/31/202483,300 shares $946.29 thousand +12.4%N/A0.4 $11.36 7/15/202474,100 shares $840.29 thousand +1,155.9%N/A0.4 $11.34 6/30/20245,900 shares $65.96 thousand -79.6%N/A0 $11.18 6/15/202428,900 shares $320.21 thousand -1.0%N/A0.1 $11.08 5/31/202429,200 shares $319.16 thousand -65.7%N/A0.1 $10.93 5/15/202485,200 shares $950.41 thousand +27.2%N/A0.4 $11.16 4/30/202467,000 shares $732.31 thousand -46.9%N/A0.3 $10.93 4/15/2024126,200 shares $1.39 million +79.0%N/A0.6 $11.03 3/31/2024138,400 shares $1.59 million +56.0%N/A0.3 $11.46 3/15/202488,700 shares $1.01 million -52.6%N/A0.3 $11.39 2/29/2024187,300 shares $2.14 million +74.4%N/A0.7 $11.43 2/15/2024107,400 shares $1.23 million -39.3%N/A0.4 $11.41 1/31/2024176,900 shares $2.00 million -49.8%N/A0.6 $11.28 1/15/2024352,300 shares $3.98 million -32.3%N/A1.1 $11.29 12/31/2023520,000 shares $6.05 million +58.7%N/A1.7 $11.64 12/15/2023327,600 shares $3.71 million -26.6%N/A1 $11.34 11/30/2023446,300 shares $4.87 million +36.6%N/A1.6 $10.91Your blueprint for crypto wealth (Ad)Mark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Claim your pass to the Crypto Community Summit here (free for a limited time) 11/15/2023326,800 shares $3.35 million +4.9%N/A1.2 $10.26 10/31/2023311,600 shares $2.99 million +393.8%N/A1.3 $9.58 10/15/202363,100 shares $606.39 thousand +113.2%N/A0.3 $9.61 9/30/202329,600 shares $282.68 thousand +16.1%N/A0.2 $9.55 9/15/202325,500 shares $258.19 thousand +40.9%N/A0.2 $10.13 8/31/202318,100 shares $189.51 thousand -10.0%N/A0.1 $10.47 8/15/202320,100 shares $213.16 thousand -73.0%N/A0.1 $10.61 7/31/202374,400 shares $828.07 thousand +250.9%N/A0.4 $11.13 7/15/202321,200 shares $230.23 thousand -26.4%N/A0.1 $10.86 6/30/202328,800 shares $315.07 thousand -47.7%N/A0.2 $10.94 6/15/202355,100 shares $595.08 thousand -16.3%N/A0.3 $10.80 5/31/202365,800 shares $712.61 thousand -26.0%N/A0.4 $10.83 5/15/202388,900 shares $970.79 thousand +24.5%N/A0.5 $10.92 4/30/202371,400 shares $793.97 thousand +43.7%N/A0.5 $11.12 4/15/202349,700 shares $553.66 thousand -72.1%N/A0.3 $11.14 3/31/2023178,100 shares $2.02 million +577.2%N/A1.3 $11.34 3/15/202326,300 shares $287.46 thousand -22.4%N/A0.2 $10.93 2/28/202333,900 shares $369.85 thousand +72.1%N/A0.2 $10.91 2/15/202319,700 shares $222.41 thousand -45.9%N/A0.1 $11.29 1/31/202336,400 shares $419.33 thousand -64.3%N/A0.2 $11.52 1/15/2023101,900 shares $1.15 million -25.5%N/A0.4 $11.26 12/30/2022136,800 shares $1.53 million +313.3%N/A0.5 $11.21 12/15/202233,100 shares $361.78 thousand -59.6%N/A0.1 $10.93 11/30/202281,900 shares $913.19 thousand +9.9%N/A0.3 $11.15 11/15/202274,500 shares $782.25 thousand +94.0%N/A0.3 $10.50 10/31/202238,400 shares $385.54 thousand -23.7%N/A0.2 $10.04 10/15/202250,300 shares $518.59 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $10.31 9/30/202224,800 shares $258.66 thousand -43.6%N/A0.2 $10.43 9/15/202244,000 shares $480.92 thousand -14.6%N/A0.3 $10.93 8/31/202251,500 shares $595.34 thousand -23.9%N/A0.4 $11.56 8/15/202267,700 shares $836.77 thousand +1.5%N/A0.4 $12.36 7/31/202266,700 shares $816.41 thousand -36.8%N/A0.4 $12.24 7/15/2022105,600 shares $1.27 million +15.9%N/A0.5 $12.01 6/30/202291,100 shares $1.06 million -33.9%N/A0.4 $11.66 6/15/2022137,800 shares $1.56 million +304.1%N/A0.6 $11.31 5/31/202234,100 shares $411.25 thousand -47.6%N/A0.2 $12.06 5/15/202265,100 shares $748.65 thousand -57.3%N/A0.3 $11.50 4/30/2022152,300 shares $1.80 million +457.9%N/A0.7 $11.81 4/15/202227,300 shares $320.23 thousand -16.5%N/A0.1 $11.73 3/31/202232,700 shares $410.39 thousand -28.8%N/A0.2 $12.55 3/15/202245,900 shares $578.34 thousand -42.4%N/A0.3 $12.60 2/28/202279,700 shares $1.07 million +260.6%N/A0.5 $13.39 2/15/202222,100 shares $287.52 thousand -23.0%N/A0.2 $13.01 1/31/202228,700 shares $388.02 thousand +355.6%N/A0.2 $13.52 1/15/20226,300 shares $88.77 thousand -84.6%N/A0.1 $14.09 12/31/202140,900 shares $606.14 thousand -34.7%N/A0.4 $14.82 12/15/202162,600 shares $918.97 thousand -0.3%N/A0.6 $14.68 11/30/202162,800 shares $926.93 thousand +94.4%N/A0.6 $14.76 11/15/202132,300 shares $475.13 thousand -0.9%N/A0.3 $14.71 10/29/202132,600 shares $470.42 thousand -25.9%N/A0.3 $14.43$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 10/15/202144,000 shares $638.44 thousand -38.4%N/A0.4 $14.51 9/30/202171,400 shares $1.05 million +140.4%N/A0.6 $14.68 9/15/202129,700 shares $445.50 thousand -34.0%N/A0.3 $15.00 8/31/202145,000 shares $675 thousand +14.2%N/A0.4 $15.00 8/13/202139,400 shares $591.79 thousand -12.4%N/A0.4 $15.02 7/30/202145,000 shares $680.40 thousand +18.7%N/A0.5 $15.12 7/15/202137,900 shares $566.23 thousand -9.1%N/A0.4 $14.94 6/30/202141,700 shares $619.25 thousand -31.1%N/A0.4 $14.85 6/15/202160,500 shares $891.77 thousand +36.3%N/A0.6 $14.74 5/28/202144,400 shares $651.35 thousand +152.3%N/A0.4 $14.67 5/14/202117,600 shares $250.80 thousand -46.0%N/A0.2 $14.25 4/30/202132,600 shares $464.88 thousand +41.7%N/A0.3 $14.26 4/15/202123,000 shares $329.82 thousand -30.9%N/A0.2 $14.34 3/31/202133,300 shares $471.20 thousand +105.6%N/A0.3 $14.15 3/15/202116,200 shares $226.64 thousand -1.2%N/A0.1 $13.99 2/26/202116,400 shares $227.14 thousand -38.6%N/A0.1 $13.85 2/12/202126,700 shares $392.49 thousand -30.7%N/A0.2 $14.70 1/29/202138,500 shares $555.94 thousand +19.9%N/A0.4 $14.44 1/15/202132,100 shares $453.57 thousand -20.7%N/A0.3 $14.13 12/31/202040,500 shares $577.94 thousand -66.2%N/A0.4 $14.27 12/15/2020119,900 shares $1.70 million +17.0%N/A1.4 $14.17 11/30/2020102,500 shares $1.43 million -24.7%N/A1.3 $13.92 11/15/2020136,100 shares $1.87 million +46.2%N/A1.7 $13.77 10/30/202093,100 shares $1.24 million +18.5%N/A1.1 $13.32 10/15/202078,600 shares $1.06 million +45.6%N/A0 $13.50 9/30/202054,000 shares $725.76 thousand +120.4%N/A0.7 $13.44 9/15/202029,300 shares $391.74 thousand +19.6%N/A0.3 $13.37 8/31/202024,500 shares $329.28 thousand +19.5%N/A0.2 $13.44 8/14/202020,500 shares $280.85 thousand +30.6%N/A0.2 $13.70 MYI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 82,500 shares of MYI short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's current short interest. Is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 82,500 shares, an increase of 34.4% from the previous total of 61,400 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 MuniYield Quality Fund III's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III: Amcor PLC (4.97%), Tri Continental Corporation (1.55%), General American Investors, Inc. (0.05%), Inv Vk Mun Opp (0.11%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.09%), Invvlu Mu Incm (0.06%), PlayAGS, Inc. (2.68%), Inv Vk Tr Inv (0.42%), Inv Vk Mun Tr (0.10%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.21%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III stock? Short selling MYI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III as its price is falling. MYI shares are trading up $0.07 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 MuniYield Quality Fund III? A short squeeze for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III 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 MYI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III'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 MYI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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