AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 39,000 shares of AWF short. Learn More on AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's current short interest.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 39,000 shares, a drop of 74.5% from the previous total of 152,800 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 AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund: American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.34%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.26%), Banco Bradesco S.A. (0.16%), Banco Macro S.A. (1.19%), Burford Capital Limited (0.81%), Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (3.20%), Intercorp Financial Services Inc. (0.25%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.54%), Monroe Capital Co. (0.34%), and Northeast Bank (0.87%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AWF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund as its price is falling. AWF shares are trading up $0.07 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 AllianceBernstein Global High Income 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 AWF, 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 AWF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.