BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $40.21 -0.25 (-0.62%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) has a short interest of 16,800 shares. This marks a -42.07% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 50,917 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest16,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest29,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-42.07%Dollar Volume Sold Short$687,120.00Short Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume27,483 sharesAverage Trading Volume50,917 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average54% Short Selling BlackRock Health Sciences Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBME Short Interest Over TimeBME Days to Cover Over TimeBME Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Health Sciences 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 1/31/202516,800 shares $687,120.00 -42.1%N/A0.3 $40.90 1/15/202529,000 shares $1.13 million +93.3%N/A0.5 $39.08 12/31/202415,000 shares $568,950.00 +102.7%N/A0.3 $37.93 12/15/20247,400 shares $286,232.00 +19.4%N/A0.2 $38.68 11/30/20246,200 shares $247,442.00 -56.0%N/A0.2 $39.91 11/15/202414,100 shares $544,824.00 +76.3%N/A0.4 $38.64 10/31/20248,000 shares $319,440.00 +33.3%N/A0.3 $39.93 10/15/20246,000 shares $250,320.00 +22.5%N/A0.2 $41.72 9/30/20244,900 shares $205,457.00 +122.7%N/A0.2 $41.93 9/15/20242,200 shares $92,972.00 -12.0%N/A0.1 $42.26 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BME and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20242,500 shares $106,022.50 -58.3%N/A0.1 $42.41 8/15/20246,000 shares $247,620.00 -40.0%N/A0.2 $41.27 7/31/202410,000 shares $411,200.00 -44.4%N/A0.3 $41.12 7/15/202418,000 shares $748,638.00 +157.1%N/A0.5 $41.59 6/30/20247,000 shares $285,950.00 +536.4%N/A0.2 $40.85 6/15/20241,100 shares $43,692.00 -81.7%N/A0 $39.72 5/31/20246,000 shares $239,220.00 +20.0%N/A0.2 $39.87 5/15/20245,000 shares $201,300.00 -5.7%N/A0.2 $40.26 4/30/20245,300 shares $207,707.00 +17.8%N/A0.2 $39.19 4/15/20244,500 shares $173,295.00 -48.9%N/A0.1 $38.51 3/31/20248,800 shares $364,672.00 -35.3%N/A0.3 $41.44 3/15/202413,600 shares $559,912.00 -2.9%N/A0.4 $41.17 2/29/202414,000 shares $589,400.00 -45.5%N/A0.4 $42.10 2/15/202425,700 shares $1.08 million -14.1%N/A0.6 $42.14 1/31/202429,900 shares $1.24 million -49.2%N/A0.7 $41.56 1/15/202458,900 shares $2.51 million +165.3%N/A1.3 $42.60 12/31/202322,200 shares $898,212.00 +3.3%N/A0.5 $40.46 12/15/202321,500 shares $838,930.00 +168.8%N/A0.5 $39.02 11/30/20238,000 shares $307,600.00 -71.3%N/A0.2 $38.45 11/15/202327,900 shares $1.04 million +267.1%N/A0.8 $37.34 10/31/20237,600 shares $274,968.00 +4.1%N/A0.2 $36.18 10/15/20237,300 shares $280,758.00 -73.7%N/A0.2 $38.46 9/30/202327,700 shares $1.08 million +81.1%N/A0.9 $39.15 9/15/202315,300 shares $597,618.00 +135.4%N/A0.5 $39.06 8/31/20236,500 shares $259,740.00 +10.2%N/A0.2 $39.96 8/15/20235,900 shares $236,885.00 +90.3%N/A0.2 $40.15 7/31/20233,100 shares $124,062.00 -8.8%N/A0.1 $40.02 7/15/20233,400 shares $136,408.00 -29.2%N/A0.1 $40.12 6/30/20234,800 shares $194,784.00 -4.0%N/A0.2 $40.58 6/15/20235,000 shares $202,150.00 -32.4%N/A0.2 $40.43Elon Takes Aim at Social Security (Ad)Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... He revealed his DOGE organization has been taking aim at Social Security, finding what he says is widespread fraud across the agency.>>Here are the NINE stocks everyone will wish they own once Elon moves.<< 5/31/20237,400 shares $294,890.00 -38.3%N/A0.3 $39.85 5/15/202312,000 shares $495,480.00 -50.2%N/A0.4 $41.29 4/30/202324,100 shares $1.03 million +193.9%N/A0.9 $42.93 4/15/20238,200 shares $343,416.00 -59.0%N/A0.3 $41.88 3/31/202320,000 shares $837,200.00 +61.3%N/A0.7 $41.86 3/15/202312,400 shares $492,652.00 -41.8%N/A0.4 $39.73 2/28/202321,300 shares $894,387.00 -16.1%N/A0.7 $41.99 2/15/202325,400 shares $1.10 million -20.9%N/A0.9 $43.41 1/31/202332,100 shares $1.40 million -3.9%N/A1 $43.56 1/15/202333,400 shares $1.44 million -11.6%N/A1 $43.18 12/30/202237,800 shares $1.65 million -9.1%N/A1.1 $43.58 12/15/202241,600 shares $1.79 million -9.6%N/A1.1 $43.00 11/30/202246,000 shares $2.05 million -1.9%N/A1.3 $44.52 11/15/202246,900 shares $2.10 million +45.7%N/A1.3 $44.84 10/31/202232,200 shares $1.37 million -2.1%N/A0.9 $42.44 10/15/202232,900 shares $1.28 million No ChangeN/A1 $39.05 9/30/202220,000 shares $776,400.00 -39.9%N/A0.6 $38.82 9/15/202233,300 shares $1.41 million -1.8%N/A1.1 $42.48 8/31/202233,900 shares $1.40 million -13.1%N/A1 $41.29 8/15/202239,000 shares $1.75 million -11.0%N/A1.1 $44.96 7/31/202243,800 shares $1.92 million -54.1%N/A1.1 $43.82 7/15/202295,400 shares $4.21 million +36.3%N/A2.3 $44.14 6/30/202270,000 shares $2.97 million +17.7%N/A1.7 $42.40 6/15/202259,500 shares $2.42 million -1.5%N/A1.4 $40.64 5/31/202260,400 shares $2.64 million +9.6%N/A1.5 $43.78 5/15/202255,100 shares $2.33 million +23.8%N/A1.4 $42.36 4/30/202244,500 shares $1.93 million +4.7%N/A1.2 $43.37 4/15/202242,500 shares $1.97 million +286.4%N/A1.1 $46.45 3/31/202211,000 shares $500,720.00 -36.4%N/A0.3 $45.52 3/15/202217,300 shares $729,195.00 -34.2%N/A0.5 $42.15 2/28/202226,300 shares $1.14 million +38.4%N/A0.7 $43.19 2/15/202219,000 shares $844,170.00 -44.6%N/A0.5 $44.43 1/31/202234,300 shares $1.55 million +78.7%N/A1.1 $45.10 1/15/202219,200 shares $881,664.00 +214.8%N/A0.6 $45.92 12/31/20216,100 shares $295,850.00 -33.7%N/A0.2 $48.50 12/15/20219,200 shares $437,184.00 +18.0%N/A0.3 $47.52 11/30/20217,800 shares $361,062.00 +44.4%N/A0.3 $46.29 11/15/20215,400 shares $259,524.00 -8.5%N/A0.2 $48.06 10/29/20215,900 shares $283,141.00 -63.8%N/A0.2 $47.99 10/15/202116,300 shares $766,263.00 +14.8%N/A0.6 $47.01 9/30/202114,200 shares $676,630.00 +189.8%N/A0.5 $47.65 9/15/20214,900 shares $237,699.00 +14.0%N/A0.2 $48.51 8/31/20214,300 shares $208,593.00 -45.6%N/A0.2 $48.51 8/13/20217,900 shares $384,414.00 +79.6%N/A0.3 $48.66 7/30/20214,400 shares $214,544.00 -56.0%N/A0.2 $48.76 7/15/202110,000 shares $493,700.00 +96.1%N/A0.4 $49.37 6/30/20215,100 shares $247,350.00 +37.8%N/A0.2 $48.50 6/15/20213,700 shares $177,526.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $47.98 5/28/20213,700 shares $177,082.00 -33.9%N/A0.1 $47.86 5/14/20215,600 shares $261,184.00 -32.5%N/A0.2 $46.64Elon Takes Aim at Social Security (Ad)Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... He revealed his DOGE organization has been taking aim at Social Security, finding what he says is widespread fraud across the agency.>>Here are the NINE stocks everyone will wish they own once Elon moves.<< 4/30/20218,300 shares $397,155.00 -25.2%N/A0.2 $47.85 4/15/202111,100 shares $542,013.00 +113.5%N/A0.3 $48.83 3/31/20215,200 shares $237,796.00 -38.1%N/A0.1 $45.73 3/15/20218,400 shares $385,644.00 +127.0%N/A0.2 $45.91 2/26/20213,700 shares $170,644.00 -88.9%N/A0.1 $46.12 2/12/202133,400 shares $1.64 million -3.8%N/A1 $49.00 1/29/202134,700 shares $1.66 million -21.5%N/A1 $47.98 1/15/202144,200 shares $2.20 million -7.5%N/A1.2 $49.80 12/31/202047,800 shares $2.30 million +9.9%N/A1.4 $48.03 12/15/202043,500 shares $2.05 million -30.4%N/A1.2 $47.09 11/30/202062,500 shares $2.89 million +117.0%N/A1.7 $46.23 11/15/202028,800 shares $1.34 million +55.7%N/A0.8 $46.49 10/30/202018,500 shares $771,635.00 +3.4%N/A0.5 $41.71 10/15/202017,900 shares $796,729.00 +24.3%N/A0 $44.51 9/30/202014,400 shares $617,184.00 +193.9%N/A0.4 $42.86 9/15/20203,000 shares $126,690.00 -38.8%N/A0.1 $42.23 8/31/20204,900 shares $212,660.00 -58.1%N/A0.1 $43.40 8/14/202011,700 shares $496,314.00 -33.9%N/A0.3 $42.42 7/31/202017,700 shares $756,498.00 -63.1%N/A0.4 $42.74 7/15/202047,900 shares $2.07 million +62.4%N/A1.1 $43.17 6/30/202029,500 shares $1.19 million -41.6%N/A0.6 $40.37 6/15/202050,500 shares $2.04 million +60.3%N/A0.9 $40.36 5/29/202031,500 shares $1.33 million +21.2%N/A0.5 $42.35 5/15/202026,000 shares $1.05 million -8.5%N/A0.4 $40.57 4/30/202028,400 shares $1.14 million +66.1%N/A0.5 $40.29 4/15/202017,100 shares $697,509.00 -12.8%N/A0.3 $40.79 3/31/202019,600 shares $793,800.00 +880.0%N/A0.3 $40.50 3/13/20202,000 shares $76,160.00 No ChangeN/A0 $38.08 2/28/20202,600 shares $72,020.00 -70.8%N/A0.1 $27.70 BME Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 16,800 shares of BME short. Learn More on BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Health Sciences Trust saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,800 shares, a decline of 42.1% from the previous total of 29,000 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: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock? Short selling BME is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Health Sciences Trust as its price is falling. BME shares are trading down $0.25 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 Health Sciences Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust 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 BME, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Health Sciences 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 BME, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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