BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.05 -0.04 (-0.36%) As of 03/25/2025 03:47 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ) has a short interest of 7,600 shares. This marks a -7.32% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 86,606 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-7.32%Dollar Volume Sold Short$86,906.00Short Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Today's Trading Volume53,893 sharesAverage Trading Volume86,606 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBFZ Short Interest Over TimeBFZ Days to Cover Over TimeBFZ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20257,600 shares $86,906.00 -7.3%N/A0.1 $11.44 2/15/20258,200 shares $92,455.00 +5.1%N/A0.1 $11.28 1/31/20257,800 shares $87,906.00 -65.0%N/A0.1 $11.27 1/15/202522,300 shares $252,436.00 +271.7%N/A0.2 $11.32 12/31/20246,000 shares $67,200.00 -76.0%N/A0.1 $11.20 12/15/202425,000 shares $292,750.00 +133.6%N/A0.2 $11.71 11/30/202410,700 shares $124,869.00 -47.0%N/A0.1 $11.67 11/15/202420,200 shares $233,310.00 -56.0%N/A0.2 $11.55 10/31/202445,900 shares $537,489.00 +145.5%N/A0.5 $11.71 10/15/202418,700 shares $223,839.00 +50.8%N/A0.2 $11.97 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BFZ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202412,400 shares $149,668.00 -22.0%N/A0.1 $12.07 9/15/202415,900 shares $193,344.00 +1.9%N/A0.2 $12.16 8/31/202415,600 shares $184,392.00 -5.5%N/A0.2 $11.82 8/15/202416,500 shares $195,855.00 -54.6%N/A0.2 $11.87 7/31/202436,300 shares $436,689.00 -16.7%N/A0.5 $12.03 7/15/202443,600 shares $527,996.00 +12.7%N/A0.6 $12.11 6/30/202438,700 shares $463,239.00 -37.9%N/A0.6 $11.97 6/15/202462,300 shares $749,469.00 +141.5%N/A1 $12.03 5/31/202425,800 shares $297,990.00 -55.1%N/A0.4 $11.55 5/15/202457,500 shares $674,475.00 -4.3%N/A1.1 $11.73 4/30/202460,100 shares $693,554.00 +43.1%N/A1.2 $11.54 4/15/202442,000 shares $482,160.00 +47.9%N/A0.7 $11.48 3/31/202428,400 shares $335,688.00 -55.0%N/A0.5 $11.82 3/15/202463,100 shares $750,890.00 +29.6%N/A1 $11.90 2/29/202448,700 shares $572,225.00 -26.6%N/A0.7 $11.75 2/15/202466,300 shares $783,003.00 -9.7%N/A0.8 $11.81 1/31/202473,400 shares $866,120.00 -23.9%N/A0.8 $11.80 1/15/202496,400 shares $1.14 million -17.9%N/A1 $11.78 12/31/2023117,400 shares $1.41 million +43.9%N/A1.3 $12.03 12/15/202381,600 shares $957,984.00 +329.5%N/A0.8 $11.74 11/30/202319,000 shares $214,130.00 +1.1%N/A0.2 $11.27 11/15/202318,800 shares $203,228.00 -42.0%N/A0.2 $10.81 10/31/202332,400 shares $322,056.00 +13.3%N/A0.4 $9.94 10/15/202328,600 shares $296,582.00 -29.9%N/A0.4 $10.37 9/30/202340,800 shares $419,832.00 +21.1%N/A0.6 $10.29 9/15/202333,700 shares $366,150.50 -35.3%N/A0.5 $10.87 8/31/202352,100 shares $595,503.00 +448.4%N/A0.8 $11.43 8/15/20239,500 shares $108,110.00 -71.0%N/A0.1 $11.38 7/31/202332,700 shares $378,993.00 -55.1%N/A0.5 $11.59 7/15/202372,900 shares $850,743.00 -32.1%N/A1.1 $11.67Elon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to Mars (Ad)Musk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to help build human colonies on the Red Planet. And here on Earth? Optimus is about to change everything.There's no time to waste. As far as I can tell, the best way to profit from this project is to make 6/30/2023107,400 shares $1.28 million -29.3%N/A1.5 $11.88 6/15/2023151,800 shares $1.80 million -1.8%N/A1.9 $11.88 5/31/2023154,500 shares $1.78 million -22.4%N/A1.9 $11.55 5/15/2023199,000 shares $2.36 million +25.4%N/A2.2 $11.87 4/30/2023158,700 shares $1.87 million -5.1%N/A1.6 $11.81 4/15/2023167,200 shares $1.96 million +28.7%N/A2 $11.74 3/31/2023129,900 shares $1.52 million +35.6%N/A1.5 $11.70 3/15/202395,800 shares $0.00 +3.8%N/A1 $0.00 BFZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 7,600 shares of BFZ short. Learn More on BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 7,600 shares, a drop of 7.3% from the previous total of 8,200 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust stock? Short selling BFZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust as its price is falling. BFZ shares are trading down $0.04 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. How does a short squeeze work against BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust 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 BFZ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BFZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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