BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund (EGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.76 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 03/21/2025 This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Short Interest DataBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund (EGF) has a short interest of 2,400 shares. This marks a 20.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, indicating that it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 4,073 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+20.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$23,412.00Short Interest Ratio1.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Today's Trading Volume1,831 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,073 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEGF Short Interest Over TimeEGF Days to Cover Over TimeEGF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20252,400 shares $23,412.00 +20.0%N/A1 $9.76 2/15/20252,000 shares $19,272.00 +42.9%N/A0.9 $9.64 1/31/20251,400 shares $13,615.00 +16.7%N/A0.6 $9.73 1/15/20251,200 shares $11,472.00 -53.9%N/A0.5 $9.56 12/31/20242,600 shares $25,246.00 +116.7%N/A1 $9.71 12/15/20241,200 shares $12,269.06 -75.0%N/A0.5 $10.22 11/30/20244,800 shares $50,352.00 -17.2%N/A1.7 $10.49 11/15/20245,800 shares $58,574.20 -35.6%N/A1.7 $10.10 10/31/20249,000 shares $86,220.00 -15.9%N/A1.8 $9.58 10/15/202410,700 shares $105,851.89 +11.5%N/A2 $9.89 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EGF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20249,600 shares $96,000.00 -32.9%N/A1.6 $10.00 9/15/202414,300 shares $143,286.00 -49.7%N/A2.3 $10.02 8/31/202428,400 shares $292,520.00 +184.0%N/A4.7 $10.30 8/15/202410,000 shares $96,500.00 +122.2%N/A1.5 $9.65 7/31/20244,500 shares $43,177.50 -28.6%N/A0.8 $9.60 7/15/20246,300 shares $60,417.00 No ChangeN/A1.4 $9.59 1/15/2024100 shares $968.00 -85.7%N/A0 $9.68 12/31/2023700 shares $6,814.15 +16.7%N/A0.2 $9.73 12/15/2023600 shares $5,820.00 -14.3%N/A0.2 $9.70 11/30/2023700 shares $6,828.78 -22.2%N/A0.2 $9.76 11/15/2023900 shares $8,667.00 -57.1%N/A0.4 $9.63 10/31/20232,100 shares $20,097.00 +50.0%N/A0.8 $9.57 10/15/20231,400 shares $13,426.00 -72.0%N/A0.6 $9.59 9/30/20235,000 shares $49,279.00 -51.9%N/A1.9 $9.86 9/15/202310,400 shares $100,256.00 +31.7%N/A3.3 $9.64 8/31/20237,900 shares $77,815.00 +3,850.0%N/A2.7 $9.85 8/15/2023200 shares $1,932.00 -80.0%N/A0.1 $9.66 7/31/20231,000 shares $9,945.00 -44.4%N/A0.4 $9.95 7/15/20231,800 shares $17,335.98 +157.1%N/A0.6 $9.63 6/30/2023700 shares $6,685.00 -46.2%N/A0.1 $9.55 6/15/20231,300 shares $12,881.31 -43.5%N/A0.2 $9.91 5/31/20232,300 shares $22,517.00 -52.1%N/A0.4 $9.79 5/15/20234,800 shares $48,283.20 No ChangeN/A0.6 $10.06 7/31/2022400 shares $4,264.00 -33.3%N/A0.2 $10.66 7/15/2022600 shares $6,204.00 -40.0%N/A0.2 $10.34 6/30/20221,000 shares $10,500.00 +100.0%N/A0.3 $10.50 6/15/2022500 shares $5,075.00 -58.3%N/A0.1 $10.15 5/31/20221,200 shares $12,683.64 +100.0%N/A0.2 $10.57 5/15/2022600 shares $6,342.00 -71.4%N/A0.1 $10.57 4/30/20222,100 shares $22,407.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $10.67The first casualty of the 2025 trade war (Ad)The headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. Tim Plaehn reveals how the 2025 trade war is quietly eroding dividend income — and which U.S.-focused stocks are still raising payouts.Watch the 2025 Trade War dividend protection briefing now 4/15/20222,100 shares $22,575.00 -43.2%N/A0.2 $10.75 3/31/20223,700 shares $40,996.00 +164.3%N/A0.3 $11.08 3/15/20221,400 shares $15,673.00 -30.0%N/A0.1 $11.20 2/28/20222,000 shares $23,220.00 -31.0%N/A0.2 $11.61 2/15/20222,900 shares $33,263.00 +45.0%N/A0.4 $11.47 1/31/20222,000 shares $23,740.00 +25.0%N/A0.3 $11.87 1/15/20221,600 shares $19,584.00 +33.3%N/A0.3 $12.24 12/31/20211,200 shares $15,084.00 +1,100.0%N/A0.2 $12.57 12/15/2021100 shares $1,258.00 -96.0%N/A0 $12.58 11/30/20212,500 shares $31,625.00 +19.1%N/A0.6 $12.65 11/15/20212,100 shares $26,355.00 +600.0%N/A0.5 $12.55 10/29/2021300 shares $3,762.00 -84.2%N/A0.1 $12.54 10/15/20211,900 shares $23,978.00 +171.4%N/A0.5 $12.62 9/30/2021700 shares $8,827.00 -36.4%N/A0.2 $12.61 9/15/20211,100 shares $14,091.00 +1,000.0%N/A0.3 $12.81 8/31/2021100 shares $1,280.00 -96.3%N/A0 $12.80 8/13/20212,700 shares $34,870.50 +22.7%N/A0.6 $12.92 7/30/20212,200 shares $28,710.00 +100.0%N/A0.4 $13.05 7/15/20211,100 shares $14,234.00 -8.3%N/A0.2 $12.94 6/30/20211,200 shares $15,528.00 +1,100.0%N/A0.2 $12.94 6/15/2021100 shares $1,261.00 -50.0%N/A0 $12.61 5/28/2021200 shares $2,530.00 -96.2%N/A0 $12.65 5/14/20215,200 shares $66,404.00 +2,500.0%N/A0.6 $12.77 4/30/2021200 shares $2,538.00 -90.0%N/A0 $12.69 4/15/20212,000 shares $25,260.00 +1,900.0%N/A0.3 $12.63 3/31/2021100 shares $1,283.85 -96.2%N/A0 $12.84 3/15/20212,600 shares $33,124.00 +85.7%N/A0.4 $12.74 2/26/20211,400 shares $18,074.00 -56.3%N/A0.2 $12.91 2/12/20213,200 shares $42,092.80 -28.9%N/A0.4 $13.15 1/29/20214,500 shares $58,320.00 -22.4%N/A0.5 $12.96 1/15/20215,800 shares $76,560.00 -38.3%N/A0.6 $13.20 12/31/20209,400 shares $126,054.00 -10.5%N/A0.8 $13.41 12/15/202010,500 shares $136,605.00 +98.1%N/A0.9 $13.01 11/30/20205,300 shares $69,377.00 +1,666.7%N/A0.4 $13.09 11/15/2020300 shares $3,877.98 -90.3%N/A0 $12.93 10/30/20203,100 shares $40,083.00 +82.4%N/A0.3 $12.93 10/15/20201,700 shares $22,100.00 -85.7%N/A0 $13.00 9/30/202011,900 shares $159,222.00 +600.0%N/A1.2 $13.38 9/15/20201,900 shares $25,251.00 +11.8%N/A0.2 $13.29 8/31/20201,700 shares $22,491.00 -5.6%N/A0.2 $13.23 8/14/20201,800 shares $23,742.00 +100.0%N/A0.2 $13.19 7/31/2020900 shares $11,979.00 -60.9%N/A0.1 $13.31 7/15/20202,300 shares $30,475.00 +475.0%N/A0.3 $13.25 6/30/2020400 shares $5,204.00 +300.0%N/A0 $13.01 6/15/2020100 shares $1,320.00 No ChangeN/A0 $13.20 5/29/2020100 shares $1,309.00 -98.6%N/A0 $13.09 5/15/20207,300 shares $96,798.00 +1,360.0%N/A0.6 $13.26 4/30/2020500 shares $6,510.00 -90.0%N/A0 $13.02 EGF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 2,400 shares of EGF short. Learn More on BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund? 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. EGF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's short interest ratio. Is BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,400 shares, an increase of 20.0% from the previous total of 2,000 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: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund stock? Short selling EGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund as its price is falling. EGF 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 BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund? A short squeeze for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund 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 EGF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund'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 EGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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