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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$36.59 +0.06 (+0.16%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$36.62 +0.03 (+0.08%)
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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Short Interest Data

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) has a short interest of 4,900 shares. This marks a -61.42% 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 41,370 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-61.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$189,654.50
Short Interest Ratio
0.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 31, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
21,114 shares
Average Trading Volume
41,370 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
51%
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BME Short Interest Over Time

BME Days to Cover Over Time

BME Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/31/20254,900 shares $189,654.50 -61.4%N/A0.1 $38.71
3/15/202512,700 shares $487,362.50 -15.9%N/A0.2 $38.38
2/28/202515,100 shares $607,322.00 +1.3%N/A0.3 $40.22
2/15/202514,900 shares $598,592.60 -11.3%N/A0.3 $40.17
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
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
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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 $40.43
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
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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 $46.64
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

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 March 31st, traders have sold 4,900 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 decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,900 shares, a decrease of 61.4% from the previous total of 12,700 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 ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 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 up $0.06 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 March, 31 2025.




This page (NYSE:BME) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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