Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund (TLI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, investors have sold 14,000 shares of TLI short. Learn More on Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund's current short interest.

Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,000 shares, an increase of 677.8% from the previous total of 1,800 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund: MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (0.17%), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (0.07%), SB Financial Group, Inc. (0.08%), Bogota Financial Corp. (0.21%), J.W. Mays, Inc. (0.08%), Office Properties Income Trust (16.26%), First Capital, Inc. (0.35%), Bitcoin Depot Inc. (10.50%), SR Bancorp, Inc. (0.67%), First National Co. (0.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.15 billion), Aon plc ($3.50 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.18 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.90 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.87 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.01 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.86 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.80 billion), and Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TLI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset Corporate Loan 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 Western Asset Corporate Loan 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 TLI, 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 TLI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.