BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $39.76 -0.25 (-0.61%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.74 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 08/29/2025 07:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) has a short interest of 29,100 shares. This marks a 15.48% increase 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 117,466 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest29,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest25,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+15.48%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.07 millionShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume99,776 sharesAverage Trading Volume117,466 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling BlackRock Science and Technology Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBST Short Interest Over TimeBST Days to Cover Over TimeBST Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Science and Technology 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 6/15/202529,100 shares $1.07 million +15.5%N/A0.3 $36.76 5/31/202525,200 shares $920.93 thousand -60.3%N/A0.2 $36.55 5/15/202563,400 shares $2.29 million +50.6%N/A0.5 $36.17 4/30/202542,100 shares $1.41 million -31.4%N/A0.3 $33.38 4/15/202561,400 shares $1.99 million +1.8%N/A0.4 $32.45 3/31/202560,300 shares $1.99 million +5.2%N/A0.4 $32.97 3/15/202557,300 shares $1.95 million +12.4%N/A0.4 $34.10 2/28/202551,000 shares $1.86 million -5.2%N/A0.4 $36.50 2/15/202553,800 shares $2.09 million -31.3%N/A0.4 $38.90 1/31/202578,300 shares $2.96 million +135.8%N/A0.6 $37.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BST and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/202533,200 shares $1.24 million +331.2%N/A0.3 $37.22 12/31/20247,700 shares $281.51 thousand +185.2%N/A0.1 $36.56 12/15/20242,700 shares $101.28 thousand -91.9%N/A0 $37.51 11/30/202433,300 shares $1.23 million -18.8%N/A0.3 $37.01 11/15/202441,000 shares $1.46 million +37.1%N/A0.3 $35.70 10/31/202429,900 shares $1.07 million -47.0%N/A0.2 $35.66 10/15/202456,400 shares $2.07 million +889.5%N/A0.4 $36.76 9/30/20245,700 shares $202.01 thousand +58.3%N/A0 $35.44 9/15/20243,600 shares $124.67 thousand -45.5%N/A0 $34.63 8/31/20246,600 shares $232.39 thousand +100.0%N/A0.1 $35.21 8/15/20243,300 shares $115.34 thousand -81.9%N/A0 $34.95 7/31/202418,200 shares $647.92 thousand +156.3%N/A0.2 $35.60 7/15/20247,100 shares $270.16 thousand -51.0%N/A0.1 $38.05 6/30/202414,500 shares $546.07 thousand -41.1%N/A0.2 $37.66 6/15/202424,600 shares $925.45 thousand -15.2%N/A0.3 $37.62 5/31/202429,000 shares $1.06 million -43.3%N/A0.3 $36.42 5/15/202451,100 shares $1.87 million +148.1%N/A0.6 $36.60 4/30/202420,600 shares $714.92 thousand +80.7%N/A0.2 $34.71 4/15/202411,400 shares $394.10 thousand -54.2%N/A0.1 $34.57 3/31/202424,900 shares $919.31 thousand -16.4%N/A0.2 $36.92 3/15/202429,800 shares $1.08 million -43.6%N/A0.3 $36.14 2/29/202452,800 shares $1.94 million -27.7%N/A0.5 $36.77 2/15/202473,000 shares $2.74 million +93.1%N/A0.7 $37.59 1/31/202437,800 shares $1.34 million +54.9%N/A0.4 $35.58 1/15/202424,400 shares $838.63 thousand -27.0%N/A0.2 $34.37 12/31/202333,400 shares $1.12 million -28.3%N/A0.3 $33.66 12/15/202346,600 shares $1.58 million +9.1%N/A0.5 $33.95 11/30/202342,700 shares $1.45 million -68.2%N/A0.4 $34.01 11/15/2023134,400 shares $4.49 million -24.2%N/A1.4 $33.43 10/31/2023177,300 shares $5.43 million +4.7%N/A1.9 $30.61Altucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming true (Ad)New Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation.See Altucher’s Trump crypto prediction here 10/15/2023169,400 shares $5.37 million +106.3%N/A1.8 $31.71 9/30/202382,100 shares $2.58 million +6.2%N/A0.9 $31.41 9/15/202377,300 shares $2.46 million -8.3%N/A0.8 $31.82 8/31/202384,300 shares $2.84 million -33.8%N/A0.9 $33.70 8/15/2023127,400 shares $4.23 million +36.4%N/A1.3 $33.21 7/31/202393,400 shares $3.28 million -3.8%N/A0.9 $35.08 7/15/202397,100 shares $3.35 million -21.9%N/A1 $34.46 6/30/2023124,300 shares $4.28 million -13.6%N/A1.3 $34.44 6/15/2023143,800 shares $4.95 million -20.7%N/A1.5 $34.39 5/31/2023181,400 shares $6.00 million -13.9%N/A1.9 $33.06 5/15/2023210,700 shares $6.63 million -5.1%N/A2.3 $31.45 4/30/2023222,100 shares $6.97 million -0.3%N/A2.2 $31.36 4/15/2023222,800 shares $7.09 million -5.8%N/A1.9 $31.80 3/31/2023236,500 shares $7.65 million -19.2%N/A1.9 $32.34 3/15/2023292,600 shares $9.04 million +30.3%N/A2 $30.89 2/28/2023224,500 shares $7.06 million -32.5%N/A1.5 $31.45 2/15/2023332,500 shares $11.03 million -6.3%N/A2.1 $33.17 1/31/2023354,900 shares $11.77 million +55.7%N/A2.2 $33.17 1/15/2023228,000 shares $7.17 million +88.0%N/A1.5 $31.45 12/30/2022121,300 shares $3.44 million +1.3%N/A0.8 $28.37 12/15/2022119,800 shares $3.70 million -15.5%N/A0.8 $30.89 11/30/2022141,800 shares $4.59 million -9.7%N/A0.9 $32.34 11/15/2022157,100 shares $5.10 million +119.7%N/A1.1 $32.45 10/31/202271,500 shares $2.24 million +386.4%N/A0.5 $31.26 10/15/202214,700 shares $416.75 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $28.35 9/30/202227,400 shares $805.01 thousand -83.5%N/A0.2 $29.38 9/15/2022166,100 shares $5.50 million +30.6%N/A1.1 $33.11 8/31/2022127,200 shares $4.46 million -2.8%N/A0.9 $35.07 8/15/2022130,800 shares $5.03 million +321.9%N/A0.9 $38.46 7/31/202231,000 shares $1.15 million -55.6%N/A0.2 $37.15 7/15/202269,800 shares $2.36 million +67.4%N/A0.5 $33.86 6/30/202241,700 shares $1.35 million -15.1%N/A0.3 $32.49 6/15/202249,100 shares $1.64 million -69.4%N/A0.3 $33.46 5/31/2022160,400 shares $6.00 million +23.7%N/A1.1 $37.43 5/15/2022129,700 shares $4.68 million +256.3%N/A0.8 $36.09 4/30/202236,400 shares $1.37 million +283.2%N/A0.2 $37.64 4/15/20229,500 shares $377.91 thousand -62.2%N/A0.1 $39.78 3/31/202225,100 shares $1.09 million -76.7%N/A0.1 $43.27 3/15/2022107,600 shares $4.35 million +330.4%N/A0.6 $40.46 2/28/202225,000 shares $1.09 million -56.8%N/A0.1 $43.45 2/15/202257,800 shares $2.54 million +282.8%N/A0.3 $43.99 1/31/202215,100 shares $691.58 thousand -83.9%N/A0.1 $45.80 1/15/202293,600 shares $4.46 million +428.8%N/A0.5 $47.66 12/31/202117,700 shares $884.47 thousand +15.7%N/A0.1 $49.97 12/15/202115,300 shares $771.73 thousand +159.3%N/A0.1 $50.44 11/30/20215,900 shares $308.22 thousand -52.0%N/A0 $52.24 11/15/202112,300 shares $678.96 thousand -62.0%N/A0.1 $55.20 10/29/202132,400 shares $1.77 million -12.2%N/A0.3 $54.67 10/15/202136,900 shares $1.97 million +190.6%N/A0.3 $53.35 9/30/202112,700 shares $662.43 thousand +28.3%N/A0.1 $52.16Altucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming true (Ad)New Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation.See Altucher’s Trump crypto prediction here 9/15/20219,900 shares $536.28 thousand +147.5%N/A0.1 $54.17 8/31/20214,000 shares $219.48 thousand -51.8%N/A0 $54.87 8/13/20218,300 shares $448.45 thousand -67.6%N/A0.1 $54.03 7/30/202125,600 shares $1.37 million -93.7%N/A0.2 $53.70 7/15/2021403,800 shares $21.25 million +7.3%N/A3.2 $52.63 6/30/2021376,300 shares $22.42 million +139.2%N/A3.6 $59.59 6/15/2021157,300 shares $9.47 million +39.0%N/A1.9 $60.19 5/28/2021113,200 shares $6.54 million +1.2%N/A1.6 $57.74 5/14/2021111,900 shares $6.03 million +0.8%N/A1.3 $53.91 4/30/2021111,000 shares $6.55 million -9.5%N/A1.2 $59.05 4/15/2021122,700 shares $7.20 million +76.3%N/A1.3 $58.65 3/31/202169,600 shares $3.68 million +8.6%N/A0.7 $52.84 3/15/202164,100 shares $3.47 million +0.5%N/A0.6 $54.11 2/26/202163,800 shares $3.48 million -48.6%N/A0.6 $54.47 2/12/2021124,000 shares $7.51 million +463.6%N/A1.3 $60.56 1/29/202122,000 shares $1.20 million +122.2%N/A0.2 $54.77 1/15/20219,900 shares $521.83 thousand -74.5%N/A0.1 $52.71 12/31/202038,800 shares $2.07 million -36.9%N/A0.4 $53.46 12/15/202061,500 shares $3.17 million +36.1%N/A0.7 $51.52 11/30/202045,200 shares $2.22 million -7.4%N/A0.5 $49.10 11/15/202048,800 shares $2.24 million +474.1%N/A0.5 $45.81 10/30/20208,500 shares $368.05 thousand -87.2%N/A0.1 $43.30 10/15/202066,300 shares $3.04 million +59.8%N/A0 $45.88 9/30/202041,500 shares $1.79 million +28.5%N/A0.4 $43.05 9/15/20209,400 shares $386.15 thousand -70.9%N/A0.1 $41.08 8/31/202032,300 shares $1.44 million +40.4%N/A0.3 $44.52 BST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 29,100 shares of BST short. Learn More on BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Science and Technology Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,100 shares, an increase of 15.5% from the previous total of 25,200 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: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), Strategy Inc ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock? Short selling BST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Science and Technology Trust as its price is falling. BST 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 Science and Technology Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Science and Technology 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 BST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Science and Technology 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 BST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies AGD Short Squeeze AWP Short Squeeze THQ Short Squeeze ACP Short Squeeze THW Short Squeeze AVK Short Squeeze AFB Short Squeeze FINS Short Squeeze ARDC Short Squeeze BGH Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:BST) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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