Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (NPN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of NPN short. Learn More on Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund's current short interest.

Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decline of 80.0% from the previous total of 500 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: AbbVie Inc. ($6.93 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.47 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.71 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.47 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($2.38 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.03 billion), Aurora Cannabis Inc. ($1.85 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($1.84 billion), and PDD Holdings Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NPN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund as its price is falling. 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value 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 NPN, 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 NPN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2020.