BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $26.80 -0.25 (-0.91%) As of 03:25 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) has a short interest of 232,100 shares. This marks a 11.69% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, indicating that it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 56,423 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest232,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest207,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+11.69%Dollar Volume Sold Short$6.34 millionShort Interest Ratio4.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume118,727 sharesAverage Trading Volume56,423 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average210% Short Selling BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities 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. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBUI Short Interest Over TimeBUI Days to Cover Over TimeBUI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities 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 8/31/2025232,100 shares $6.34 million No ChangeN/A4.1 $27.32 6/15/2025108,100 shares $2.68 million +68.9%N/A1.9 $24.79 5/31/202564,000 shares $1.54 million -25.8%N/A1.2 $24.10 5/15/202586,300 shares $2.10 million -7.7%N/A1.6 $24.28 4/30/202593,500 shares $2.18 million +1.2%N/A1.7 $23.33 4/15/202592,400 shares $2.06 million +35.5%N/A1.7 $22.25 3/31/202568,200 shares $1.54 million -18.4%N/A1.2 $22.65 3/15/202583,600 shares $1.90 million +41.5%N/A1.5 $22.74 2/28/202559,100 shares $1.34 million +37.1%N/A1.1 $22.65 2/15/202543,100 shares $998.89 thousand +12.5%N/A0.8 $23.18 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BUI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202538,300 shares $896.03 thousand -47.1%N/A0.7 $23.40 1/15/202572,400 shares $1.68 million +2.7%N/A1.4 $23.14 12/31/202470,500 shares $1.65 million +26.8%N/A1.4 $23.43 12/15/202455,600 shares $1.32 million +504.4%N/A1.2 $23.70 11/30/20249,200 shares $219.42 thousand -37.8%N/A0.2 $23.85 11/15/202414,800 shares $343.21 thousand +14.7%N/A0.3 $23.19 10/31/202412,900 shares $300.70 thousand +207.1%N/A0.3 $23.31 10/15/20244,200 shares $100.46 thousand -72.9%N/A0.1 $23.92 9/30/202415,500 shares $384.87 thousand +6.9%N/A0.3 $24.83 9/15/202414,500 shares $343.22 thousand +27.2%N/A0.3 $23.67 8/31/202411,400 shares $266.42 thousand +322.2%N/A0.3 $23.37 8/15/20242,700 shares $61.02 thousand -89.5%N/A0.1 $22.60 7/31/202425,600 shares $587.01 thousand +96.9%N/A0.5 $22.93 7/15/202413,000 shares $294.32 thousand -43.7%N/A0.3 $22.64 6/30/202423,100 shares $511.67 thousand +16.1%N/A0.5 $22.15 6/15/202419,900 shares $436.41 thousand +30.1%N/A0.3 $21.93 5/31/202415,300 shares $343.94 thousand -57.3%N/A0.3 $22.48 5/15/202435,800 shares $807.65 thousand +198.3%N/A0.6 $22.56 4/30/202412,000 shares $257.40 thousand +5.3%N/A0.2 $21.45 4/15/202411,400 shares $231.08 thousand -16.2%N/A0.2 $20.27 3/31/202413,600 shares $293.35 thousand +76.6%N/A0.2 $21.57 3/15/20247,700 shares $162.24 thousand -20.6%N/A0.1 $21.07 2/29/20249,700 shares $202.54 thousand -61.0%N/A0.2 $20.88 2/15/202424,900 shares $521.41 thousand -39.1%N/A0.4 $20.94 1/31/202440,900 shares $861.76 thousand -37.8%N/A0.6 $21.07 1/15/202465,700 shares $1.43 million -2.1%N/A1 $21.84 12/31/202367,100 shares $1.46 million +86.4%N/A1 $21.82 12/15/202336,000 shares $764.28 thousand +111.8%N/A0.5 $21.23 11/30/202317,000 shares $344.42 thousand +40.5%N/A0.3 $20.26 11/15/202312,100 shares $236.19 thousand -71.7%N/A0.2 $19.52 10/31/202342,800 shares $827.32 thousand +10.6%N/A0.8 $19.33 10/15/202338,700 shares $794.12 thousand +4.3%N/A0.7 $20.52 9/30/202337,100 shares $735.69 thousand +8.5%N/A0.7 $19.83 9/15/202334,200 shares $710.33 thousand +13.3%N/A0.7 $20.77 8/31/202330,200 shares $641.15 thousand -3.5%N/A0.6 $21.23 8/15/202331,300 shares $692.36 thousand -31.5%N/A0.7 $22.12 7/31/202345,700 shares $1.06 million +60.9%N/A1 $23.21 7/15/202328,400 shares $656.89 thousand -22.4%N/A0.6 $23.13 6/30/202336,600 shares $806.66 thousand -6.6%N/A0.8 $22.04 6/15/202339,200 shares $903.17 thousand +15.3%N/A0.8 $23.04 5/31/202334,000 shares $741.88 thousand -22.9%N/A0.7 $21.82 5/15/202344,100 shares $1.00 million +12.8%N/A0.9 $22.75 4/30/202339,100 shares $909.86 thousand -48.7%N/A0.8 $23.27 4/15/202376,200 shares $1.78 million +81.0%N/A1.6 $23.41 3/31/202342,100 shares $1.01 million +367.8%N/A0.9 $23.98 3/15/20239,000 shares $193.95 thousand +15.4%N/A0.2 $21.55 2/28/20237,800 shares $174.25 thousand -50.6%N/A0.2 $22.34 2/15/202315,800 shares $357.40 thousand +35.0%N/A0.3 $22.62 1/31/202311,700 shares $260.21 thousand +408.7%N/A0.2 $22.24 1/15/20232,300 shares $50.92 thousand -54.0%N/A0 $22.14 12/30/20225,000 shares $103.85 thousand -35.9%N/A0.1 $20.77 12/15/20227,800 shares $168.09 thousand +85.7%N/A0.1 $21.55 11/30/20224,200 shares $93.16 thousand -8.7%N/A0.1 $22.18 11/15/20224,600 shares $96.60 thousand +12.2%N/A0.1 $21.00 10/31/20224,100 shares $82.98 thousand -35.9%N/A0.1 $20.24 10/15/20226,400 shares $121.73 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $19.02 9/30/20225,400 shares $108.32 thousand -84.6%N/A0.1 $20.06 9/15/202235,100 shares $824.85 thousand +17.0%N/A0.7 $23.50 8/31/202230,000 shares $705 thousand -2.0%N/A0.5 $23.50 8/15/202230,600 shares $728.28 thousand +401.6%N/A0.5 $23.80 7/31/20226,100 shares $140.00 thousand -49.2%N/A0.1 $22.95 7/15/202212,000 shares $250.92 thousand -38.5%N/A0.2 $20.91 6/30/202219,500 shares $426.66 thousand +114.3%N/A0.3 $21.88 6/15/20229,100 shares $193.83 thousand +167.7%N/A0.2 $21.30 5/31/20223,400 shares $76.60 thousand +161.5%N/A0.1 $22.53 5/15/20221,300 shares $27.59 thousand -86.2%N/A0 $21.22 4/30/20229,400 shares $222.03 thousand -29.3%N/A0.2 $23.62 4/15/202213,300 shares $319.47 thousand -22.7%N/A0.2 $24.02 3/31/202217,200 shares $437.05 thousand -32.0%N/A0.3 $25.41 3/15/202225,300 shares $607.20 thousand +61.2%N/A0.4 $24.00 2/28/202215,700 shares $375.70 thousand -52.9%N/A0.2 $23.93 2/15/202233,300 shares $800.20 thousand -2.9%N/A0.5 $24.03 1/31/202234,300 shares $856.13 thousand -29.1%N/A0.5 $24.96 1/15/202248,400 shares $1.28 million +34.8%N/A0.8 $26.39 12/31/202135,900 shares $955.66 thousand -16.7%N/A0.6 $26.62 12/15/202143,100 shares $1.11 million +31.0%N/A0.7 $25.78 11/30/202132,900 shares $832.04 thousand -35.5%N/A0.5 $25.29 11/15/202151,000 shares $1.42 million +30.4%N/A0.8 $27.77 10/29/202139,100 shares $1.02 million -4.6%N/A0.6 $26.13 10/15/202141,000 shares $1.03 million +7.6%N/A0.7 $25.24 9/30/202138,100 shares $957.45 thousand No ChangeN/A0.6 $25.13 9/15/202138,100 shares $1.03 million -27.4%N/A0.7 $27.01 8/31/202152,500 shares $1.40 million +11.5%N/A1 $26.70 8/13/202147,100 shares $1.23 million +35.3%N/A0.9 $26.16 7/30/202134,800 shares $888.44 thousand -18.5%N/A0.7 $25.53 7/15/202142,700 shares $1.10 million +7.3%N/A0.8 $25.71 6/30/202139,800 shares $1.02 million -14.8%N/A0.7 $25.75 6/15/202146,700 shares $1.26 million +8.1%N/A0.8 $27.05 5/28/202143,200 shares $1.17 million -25.1%N/A0.7 $26.99 5/14/202157,700 shares $1.51 million +9.9%N/A0.8 $26.17 4/30/202152,500 shares $1.38 million +11.5%N/A0.7 $26.24 4/15/202147,100 shares $1.21 million +14.3%N/A0.7 $25.61 3/31/202141,200 shares $1.02 million +3.8%N/A0.6 $24.83 3/15/202139,700 shares $972.25 thousand -35.0%N/A0.6 $24.49 2/26/202161,100 shares $1.56 million +17.3%N/A1 $25.51 2/12/202152,100 shares $1.35 million -26.4%N/A0.9 $25.95 1/29/202170,800 shares $1.85 million +43.3%N/A1.2 $26.11 1/15/202149,400 shares $1.28 million -19.4%N/A0.8 $25.96 12/31/202061,300 shares $1.53 million -26.9%N/A0.9 $24.99 12/15/202083,800 shares $2.04 million +36.9%N/A1.3 $24.39 11/30/202061,200 shares $1.49 million +24.4%N/A0.9 $24.29 11/15/202049,200 shares $1.18 million +30.2%N/A0.8 $23.91 10/30/202037,800 shares $824.04 thousand +2.2%N/A0.6 $21.80 10/15/202037,000 shares $871.35 thousand +137.2%N/A0 $23.55 9/30/202015,600 shares $339.61 thousand -22.0%N/A0.4 $21.77 9/15/202018,400 shares $404.25 thousand -8.0%N/A0.4 $21.97 BUI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 232,100 shares of BUI short. Learn More on BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BUI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's short interest ratio. Is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 232,100 shares, an increase of 11.7% from the previous total of 207,800 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. How does BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust: BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (0.09%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.03%), 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 ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock? Short selling BUI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust as its price is falling. BUI 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 Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities 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 BUI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities 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 BUI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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