Bancroft Fund (BCV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bancroft Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 3,800 shares of BCV short. 0.07% of Bancroft Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bancroft Fund's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.07% of Bancroft Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bancroft Fund saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,800 shares, a drop of 28.3% from the previous total of 5,300 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.

0.07% of Bancroft Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to Bancroft Fund: Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.13%), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (0.07%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.24%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (1.33%), Dogness (International) Co. (15.14%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.26%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (0.05%), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (0.14%), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (0.19%), Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (0.06%),

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.

Short selling BCV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bancroft Fund as its price is falling. BCV shares are trading down $0.44 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 Bancroft 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 BCV, 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 BCV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.