BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 27,000 shares of MUC short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's current short interest.

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 27,000 shares, a drop of 27.2% from the previous total of 37,100 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 "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund: MidCap Financial Investment Co. (3.26%), General American Investors Company, Inc. (0.01%), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (0.02%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.19%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.07%), SLR Investment Corp. (0.38%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.10%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.00%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.04%), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MUC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund as its price is falling. MUC shares are trading down $0.12 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 BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality 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 MUC, 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 MUC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.