Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.51 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 09:38 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust Short Interest DataEaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT) has a short interest of 278,300 shares. This marks a -16.28% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 83,500 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest278,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest332,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-16.28%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.55 millionShort Interest Ratio3.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume71,254 sharesAverage Trading Volume83,500 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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 ChartEFT Short Interest Over TimeEFT Days to Cover Over TimeEFT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 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 3/15/2025278,300 shares $3.55 million -16.3%N/A3.2 $12.75 2/28/2025332,400 shares $4.38 million +1.8%N/A3.9 $13.18 2/15/2025326,400 shares $4.31 million -15.2%N/A3.8 $13.21 1/31/2025385,000 shares $5.21 million +77.8%N/A4.6 $13.52 1/15/2025216,600 shares $2.84 million -37.0%N/A2.7 $13.13 12/31/2024344,000 shares $4.41 million -5.5%N/A4.3 $12.83 12/15/2024364,000 shares $4.92 million +13.9%N/A4.5 $13.52 11/30/2024319,700 shares $4.30 million +34.6%N/A3.6 $13.44 11/15/2024237,500 shares $3.14 million +11.4%N/A2.7 $13.24 10/31/2024213,300 shares $2.80 million -5.9%N/A2.3 $13.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EFT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/2024226,600 shares $2.95 million +13.1%N/A2.4 $13.01 9/30/2024200,400 shares $2.58 million -30.1%N/A2.2 $12.88 9/15/2024286,500 shares $3.74 million -4.2%N/A3.4 $13.04 8/31/2024298,900 shares $3.92 million -8.4%N/A3.9 $13.13 8/15/2024326,400 shares $4.26 million -20.4%N/A4.2 $13.04 7/31/2024410,200 shares $5.52 million +5.0%N/A5 $13.46 7/15/2024390,700 shares $5.29 million No ChangeN/A4.9 $13.54 1/15/2024120,700 shares $1.53 million -14.3%N/A1.1 $12.71 12/31/2023140,900 shares $1.77 million +163.4%N/A1.3 $12.55 12/15/202353,500 shares $689,080.00 +144.3%N/A0.5 $12.88 11/30/202321,900 shares $269,589.00 -3.1%N/A0.2 $12.31 11/15/202322,600 shares $275,494.00 +4.6%N/A0.2 $12.19 10/31/202321,600 shares $254,016.00 +64.9%N/A0.2 $11.76 10/15/202313,100 shares $158,903.00 -83.2%N/A0.2 $12.13 9/30/202378,000 shares $960,180.00 +192.1%N/A1 $12.31 9/15/202326,700 shares $331,881.00 +100.8%N/A0.4 $12.43 8/31/202313,300 shares $159,999.00 -84.3%N/A0.2 $12.03 8/15/202384,900 shares $1.04 million +417.7%N/A1.3 $12.20 7/31/202316,400 shares $196,964.00 -38.8%N/A0.2 $12.01 7/15/202326,800 shares $316,776.00 +436.0%N/A0.4 $11.82 6/30/20235,000 shares $58,400.00 -82.7%N/A0.1 $11.68 6/15/202328,900 shares $335,240.00 +20.9%N/A0.4 $11.60 5/31/202323,900 shares $268,636.00 +223.0%N/A0.3 $11.24 5/15/20237,400 shares $84,138.00 -60.4%N/A0.1 $11.37 4/30/202318,700 shares $217,107.00 -55.4%N/A0.2 $11.61 4/15/202341,900 shares $487,297.00 -46.0%N/A0.5 $11.63 3/31/202377,600 shares $893,176.00 +963.0%N/A0.9 $11.51 3/15/20237,300 shares $83,950.00 -88.1%N/A0.1 $11.50 2/28/202361,400 shares $738,028.00 +192.4%N/A0.7 $12.02 2/15/202321,000 shares $255,150.00 +169.2%N/A0.2 $12.15Revealed: The Chip Stock Redefining AI as We Know It (Ad)In this urgent presentation, Wall Street's so-called "AI Oracle" unveils the name of a small American tech firm poised to disrupt the $1 trillion semiconductor industry. 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The real boom is still ahead.Click here to watch the video before it goes viral. 1/31/20237,800 shares $91,884.00 -58.3%N/A0.1 $11.78 1/15/202318,700 shares $215,424.00 -25.2%N/A0.2 $11.52 12/30/202225,000 shares $277,250.00 +0.4%N/A0.3 $11.09 12/15/202224,900 shares $280,125.00 +361.1%N/A0.3 $11.25 11/30/20225,400 shares $62,856.00 -19.4%N/A0.1 $11.64 11/15/20226,700 shares $76,715.00 -83.4%N/A0.1 $11.45 10/31/202240,300 shares $450,957.00 -48.6%N/A0.6 $11.19 10/15/202278,400 shares $856,128.00 No ChangeN/A1.2 $10.92 9/30/202279,000 shares $897,440.00 -13.8%N/A1.2 $11.36 9/15/202291,600 shares $1.08 million +43.8%N/A1.5 $11.83 8/31/202263,700 shares $768,859.00 -6.5%N/A1 $12.07 8/15/202268,100 shares $882,576.00 +37.6%N/A0.9 $12.96 7/31/202249,500 shares $618,255.00 -22.5%N/A0.5 $12.49 7/15/202263,900 shares $746,991.00 -24.6%N/A0.5 $11.69 6/30/202284,700 shares $997,766.00 -26.4%N/A0.7 $11.78 6/15/2022115,000 shares $1.40 million -11.5%N/A0.9 $12.17 5/31/2022130,000 shares $1.60 million +21.6%N/A1 $12.28 5/15/2022106,900 shares $1.28 million +325.9%N/A0.8 $11.95 4/30/202225,100 shares $317,013.00 -14.3%N/A0.2 $12.63 4/15/202229,300 shares $394,085.00 +388.3%N/A0.2 $13.45 3/31/20226,000 shares $79,320.00 +30.4%N/A0 $13.22 3/15/20224,600 shares $59,386.00 -16.4%N/A0 $12.91 2/28/20225,500 shares $77,000.00 -9.8%N/A0 $14.00 2/15/20226,100 shares $87,718.00 -51.2%N/A0.1 $14.38 1/31/202212,500 shares $179,750.00 -95.1%N/A0.1 $14.38 1/15/2022253,600 shares $3.77 million +44.6%N/A2.3 $14.85 12/31/2021175,400 shares $2.65 million +453.3%N/A2.1 $15.08 12/15/202131,700 shares $467,892.00 -52.3%N/A0.4 $14.76 11/30/202166,400 shares $978,736.00 -11.9%N/A0.8 $14.74 11/15/202175,400 shares $1.13 million -31.7%N/A0.9 $14.99 10/29/2021110,400 shares $1.65 million -26.4%N/A1.2 $14.99 10/15/2021149,900 shares $2.24 million +12.7%N/A1.5 $14.97 9/30/2021133,000 shares $1.94 million -34.0%N/A1.1 $14.57 9/15/2021201,400 shares $3.07 million -6.0%N/A1.6 $15.24 8/31/2021214,200 shares $3.22 million -29.4%N/A1.5 $15.05 8/13/2021303,200 shares $4.51 million +64.3%N/A2.2 $14.87 7/30/2021184,600 shares $2.67 million +446.2%N/A1.3 $14.44 7/15/202133,800 shares $485,368.00 +131.5%N/A0.3 $14.36 6/30/202114,600 shares $210,094.00 -61.0%N/A0.1 $14.39 6/15/202137,400 shares $538,186.00 +55.8%N/A0.3 $14.39 5/28/202124,000 shares $342,720.00 -37.3%N/A0.2 $14.28 5/14/202138,300 shares $544,626.00 -25.8%N/A0.3 $14.22 4/30/202151,600 shares $725,496.00 -19.1%N/A0.5 $14.06 4/15/202163,800 shares $905,322.00 -20.7%N/A0.6 $14.19 3/31/202180,400 shares $1.14 million +17.5%N/A0.7 $14.16 3/15/202168,400 shares $951,444.00 -52.5%N/A0.5 $13.91 2/26/2021144,100 shares $2.00 million +14.1%N/A1 $13.87 2/12/2021126,300 shares $1.76 million -28.6%N/A0.9 $13.91 1/29/2021177,000 shares $2.39 million +9.1%N/A1.3 $13.48 1/15/2021162,300 shares $2.26 million -29.5%N/A1.1 $13.93Revealed: The Chip Stock Redefining AI as We Know It (Ad)In this urgent presentation, Wall Street's so-called "AI Oracle" unveils the name of a small American tech firm poised to disrupt the $1 trillion semiconductor industry. 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The real boom is still ahead.Click here to watch the video before it goes viral. 12/31/2020230,300 shares $3.04 million +216.8%N/A1.6 $13.20 12/15/202072,700 shares $964,729.00 -35.3%N/A0.6 $13.27 11/30/2020112,400 shares $1.48 million -35.5%N/A1 $13.20 11/15/2020174,200 shares $2.28 million -35.2%N/A1.5 $13.11 10/30/2020268,900 shares $3.32 million +56.1%N/A2.3 $12.33 10/15/2020172,300 shares $2.18 million +583.7%N/A0 $12.63 9/30/202025,200 shares $299,376.00 -52.7%N/A0.3 $11.88 9/15/202059,700 shares $735,504.00 +12.0%N/A0.7 $12.32 8/31/202053,300 shares $641,732.00 +62.0%N/A0.5 $12.04 8/14/202032,900 shares $389,536.00 +116.5%N/A0.3 $11.84 7/31/202015,200 shares $176,016.00 -23.2%N/A0.1 $11.58 7/15/202019,800 shares $225,918.00 +3.1%N/A0.2 $11.41 6/30/202019,200 shares $216,960.00 +2.7%N/A0.1 $11.30 6/15/202018,700 shares $214,115.00 -66.2%N/A0.1 $11.45 5/29/202055,300 shares $619,913.00 +0.4%N/A0.2 $11.21 5/15/202055,100 shares $587,917.00 +197.8%N/A0.2 $10.67 4/30/202018,500 shares $199,060.00 -12.3%N/A0.1 $10.76 4/15/202021,100 shares $226,614.00 +119.8%N/A0.1 $10.74 EFT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 278,300 shares of EFT short. Learn More on Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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. EFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust's short interest ratio. Is Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 278,300 shares, a decline of 16.3% from the previous total of 332,400 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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust stock? Short selling EFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as its price is falling. EFT shares are trading up $0.01 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 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust? A short squeeze for Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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 EFT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 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 EFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. 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