abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (VFL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of abrdn National Municipal Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 19,300 shares of VFL short. Learn More on abrdn National Municipal Income Fund's current short interest.

abrdn National Municipal Income Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,300 shares, an increase of 52.0% from the previous total of 12,700 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 industry of "misc." compare to abrdn National Municipal Income Fund: PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (1.46%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.04%), Putnam Mun Oppo (0.12%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.12%), Putnam Managed (0.15%), TOYO Co., Ltd. (2.38%), Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (0.04%), Dogness (International) Corporation (27.27%), Putnam Mast Int (0.12%), Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (0.35%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VFL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from abrdn National Municipal Income Fund as its price is falling. VFL shares are trading up $0.01 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.

A short squeeze for abrdn National Municipal Income 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 VFL, 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 VFL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.