Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.04 -0.08 (-0.62%) Closing price 06/13/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.06 +0.02 (+0.17%) As of 06/13/2025 04:04 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 Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Short Interest DataVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) has a short interest of 25,800 shares. This marks a -21.58% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 211,143 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest25,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest32,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-21.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$310.12 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume120,517 sharesAverage Trading Volume211,143 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average57% Short Selling Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy 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 ChartNFJ Short Interest Over TimeNFJ Days to Cover Over TimeNFJ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy 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 5/31/202525,800 shares $310.12 thousand -21.6%N/A0.1 $12.02 5/15/202532,900 shares $394.47 thousand -3.2%N/A0.1 $11.99 4/30/202534,000 shares $395.08 thousand -15.8%N/A0.2 $11.62 4/15/202540,400 shares $453.89 thousand -56.3%N/A0.2 $11.24 3/31/202592,400 shares $1.12 million -42.7%N/A0.4 $12.15 3/15/2025161,300 shares $1.94 million +41.5%N/A0.7 $12.02 2/28/2025114,000 shares $1.45 million +52.4%N/A0.5 $12.75 2/15/202574,800 shares $962.30 thousand -27.7%N/A0.3 $12.87 1/31/2025103,500 shares $1.35 million -2.7%N/A0.5 $13.04 1/15/2025106,400 shares $1.36 million -70.1%N/A0.5 $12.77 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NFJ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/2024356,200 shares $4.50 million +368.7%N/A1.8 $12.63 12/15/202476,000 shares $965.20 thousand +139.8%N/A0.4 $12.70 11/30/202431,700 shares $419.39 thousand -35.4%N/A0.2 $13.23 11/15/202449,100 shares $631.67 thousand +18.0%N/A0.3 $12.87 10/31/202441,600 shares $524.16 thousand -14.9%N/A0.2 $12.60 10/15/202448,900 shares $638.63 thousand -41.9%N/A0.3 $13.06 9/30/202484,200 shares $1.09 million +4.5%N/A0.4 $12.98 9/15/202480,600 shares $1.03 million +108.3%N/A0.4 $12.74 8/31/202438,700 shares $500.00 thousand -10.4%N/A0.2 $12.92 8/15/202443,200 shares $544.10 thousand -20.7%N/A0.2 $12.60 7/31/202454,500 shares $692.70 thousand +11.0%N/A0.3 $12.71 7/15/202449,100 shares $614.24 thousand -58.2%N/A0.2 $12.51 6/30/2024117,400 shares $1.44 million +57.6%N/A0.6 $12.28 6/15/202474,500 shares $904.43 thousand +79.5%N/A0.4 $12.14 5/31/202441,500 shares $508.38 thousand -28.0%N/A0.2 $12.25 5/15/202457,600 shares $723.46 thousand +136.1%N/A0.3 $12.56 4/30/202424,400 shares $292.56 thousand -37.3%N/A0.1 $11.99 4/15/202438,900 shares $463.30 thousand +8.1%N/A0.2 $11.91 3/31/2024500 shares $6.39 thousand -99.0%N/A5 $12.78 3/15/202447,500 shares $577.36 thousand -6.9%N/A0.2 $12.16 2/29/202451,000 shares $627.81 thousand -52.8%N/A0.2 $12.31 2/15/2024108,000 shares $1.34 million -53.5%N/A0.5 $12.40 1/31/2024232,200 shares $2.83 million +63.8%N/A1 $12.21 1/15/2024141,800 shares $1.78 million -8.5%N/A0.6 $12.52 12/31/2023154,900 shares $1.95 million +678.4%N/A0.7 $12.60 12/15/202319,900 shares $242.58 thousand -1.0%N/A0.1 $12.19 11/30/202320,100 shares $235.37 thousand -69.9%N/A0.1 $11.71 11/15/202366,800 shares $762.86 thousand -45.9%N/A0.3 $11.42 10/31/2023123,500 shares $1.32 million +441.7%N/A0.6 $10.67 10/15/202322,800 shares $253.08 thousand -65.2%N/A0.1 $11.10New Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already Moved (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 9/30/202365,600 shares $743.25 thousand +307.5%N/A0.4 $11.33 9/15/202316,100 shares $190.30 thousand -85.4%N/A0.1 $11.82 8/31/2023110,200 shares $1.37 million +5.2%N/A0.6 $12.47 8/15/2023104,800 shares $1.31 million +622.8%N/A0.6 $12.47 7/31/202314,500 shares $186.11 thousand -23.3%N/A0.1 $12.84 7/15/202318,900 shares $235.49 thousand -88.1%N/A0.1 $12.46 6/30/2023159,100 shares $1.94 million +585.8%N/A0.9 $12.22 6/15/202323,200 shares $281.42 thousand +36.5%N/A0.1 $12.13 5/31/202317,000 shares $197.37 thousand -72.1%N/A0.1 $11.61 5/15/202360,900 shares $707.05 thousand -72.7%N/A0.3 $11.61 4/30/2023223,400 shares $2.66 million +587.4%N/A1.1 $11.90 4/15/202332,500 shares $382.20 thousand -28.7%N/A0.2 $11.76 3/31/202345,600 shares $536.26 thousand +9.1%N/A0.2 $11.76 3/15/202341,800 shares $469.41 thousand +150.3%N/A0.2 $11.23 2/28/202316,700 shares $198.90 thousand -24.1%N/A0.1 $11.91 2/15/202322,000 shares $276.32 thousand -32.5%N/A0.1 $12.56 1/31/202332,600 shares $401.31 thousand +42.4%N/A0.1 $12.31 1/15/202322,900 shares $273.43 thousand -71.7%N/A0.1 $11.94 12/30/202280,800 shares $911.42 thousand +103.5%N/A0.3 $11.28 12/15/202239,700 shares $454.17 thousand +8.5%N/A0.1 $11.44 11/30/202236,600 shares $441.40 thousand +315.9%N/A0.1 $12.06 11/15/20228,800 shares $104.02 thousand -45.3%N/A0 $11.82 10/31/202216,100 shares $180.48 thousand -86.5%N/A0.1 $11.21 10/15/2022118,900 shares $1.26 million No ChangeN/A0.5 $10.59 9/30/202226,200 shares $279.82 thousand -35.9%N/A0.1 $10.68 9/15/202240,900 shares $480.17 thousand +53.2%N/A0.2 $11.74 8/31/202226,700 shares $327.08 thousand +360.3%N/A0.1 $12.25 8/15/20225,800 shares $78.01 thousand -63.3%N/A0 $13.45 7/31/202215,800 shares $202.56 thousand +7.5%N/A0.1 $12.82 7/15/202214,700 shares $177.72 thousand -70.6%N/A0.1 $12.09 6/30/202250,000 shares $577 thousand +189.0%N/A0.2 $11.54 6/15/202217,300 shares $204.14 thousand +21.8%N/A0.1 $11.80 5/31/202214,200 shares $181.33 thousand -47.4%N/A0.1 $12.77 5/15/202227,000 shares $327.24 thousand -8.8%N/A0.1 $12.12 4/30/202229,600 shares $383.32 thousand -63.6%N/A0.1 $12.95 4/15/202281,200 shares $1.13 million -20.7%N/A0.3 $13.90 3/31/2022102,400 shares $1.47 million +271.0%N/A0.4 $14.39 3/15/202227,600 shares $371.77 thousand -16.9%N/A0.1 $13.47 2/28/202233,200 shares $467.79 thousand -23.2%N/A0.1 $14.09 2/15/202243,200 shares $628.56 thousand -9.8%N/A0.2 $14.55 1/31/202247,900 shares $705.57 thousand -9.3%N/A0.2 $14.73 1/15/202252,800 shares $822.62 thousand -22.0%N/A0.2 $15.58 12/31/202167,700 shares $1.09 million +31.5%N/A0.3 $16.06 12/15/202151,500 shares $815.25 thousand -1.3%N/A0.3 $15.83 11/30/202152,200 shares $816.93 thousand +47.5%N/A0.3 $15.65 11/15/202135,400 shares $568.17 thousand -30.5%N/A0.2 $16.05 10/29/202150,900 shares $801.17 thousand +14.1%N/A0.3 $15.74 10/15/202144,600 shares $683.27 thousand -76.5%N/A0.3 $15.32 9/30/2021189,500 shares $2.81 million +432.3%N/A0.9 $14.83 9/15/202135,600 shares $548.24 thousand -46.9%N/A0.2 $15.40New Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already Moved (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 8/31/202167,000 shares $1.05 million -54.9%N/A0.3 $15.64 8/13/2021148,500 shares $2.31 million +408.6%N/A0.6 $15.58 7/30/202129,200 shares $444.13 thousand -85.9%N/A0.1 $15.21 7/15/2021206,300 shares $3.11 million -17.7%N/A0.8 $15.06 6/30/2021250,700 shares $3.78 million +157.9%N/A1.1 $15.07 6/15/202197,200 shares $1.43 million -43.4%N/A0.4 $14.72 5/28/2021171,700 shares $2.49 million +18.4%N/A0.8 $14.52 5/14/2021145,000 shares $2.03 million -19.3%N/A0.6 $14.02 4/30/2021179,700 shares $2.64 million -14.2%N/A0.8 $14.70 4/15/2021209,400 shares $3.03 million +153.8%N/A0.9 $14.46 3/31/202182,500 shares $1.13 million -47.5%N/A0.4 $13.67 3/15/2021157,100 shares $2.13 million -3.9%N/A0.6 $13.57 2/26/2021163,500 shares $2.21 million +89.0%N/A0.6 $13.52 2/12/202186,500 shares $1.19 million -56.6%N/A0.4 $13.81 1/29/2021199,400 shares $2.69 million -5.6%N/A0.8 $13.51 1/15/2021211,300 shares $2.88 million +157.4%N/A0.9 $13.61 12/31/202082,100 shares $1.10 million +17.1%N/A0.3 $13.37 12/15/202070,100 shares $922.52 thousand -59.4%N/A0.3 $13.16 11/30/2020172,700 shares $2.25 million +23.4%N/A0.7 $13.03 11/15/2020140,000 shares $1.75 million -16.9%N/A0.6 $12.53 10/30/2020168,500 shares $1.97 million +34.6%N/A0.8 $11.72 10/15/2020125,200 shares $1.53 million +62.2%N/A0 $12.26 9/30/202077,200 shares $910.96 thousand +155.6%N/A0.3 $11.80 9/15/202047,500 shares $567.63 thousand +57.3%N/A0.2 $11.95 8/31/202030,200 shares $378.71 thousand -84.3%N/A0.1 $12.54 8/14/2020192,500 shares $2.37 million -45.0%N/A0.8 $12.32 7/31/2020349,700 shares $4.20 million -1.2%N/A1.5 $12.02 7/15/2020353,900 shares $4.12 million +120.5%N/A1.5 $11.64 6/30/2020160,500 shares $1.77 million +33.0%N/A0.7 $11.02 6/15/2020120,700 shares $1.33 million +70.0%N/A0.4 $11.06 NFJ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 25,800 shares of NFJ short. Learn More on Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's current short interest. Is Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 25,800 shares, a decline of 21.6% from the previous total of 32,900 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: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock? Short selling NFJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund as its price is falling. NFJ shares are trading down $0.08 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 Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund? A short squeeze for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy 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 NFJ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. 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