BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund (EGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.95 +0.24 (+2.47%) (As of 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Short Interest DataBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund (EGF) has a short interest of 1,200 shares. This marks a -75.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 5,747 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-75.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$12,269.06Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Today's Trading Volume202 sharesAverage Trading Volume5,747 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average4% Short Selling BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund? 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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 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 9/30/20249,600 shares $96,000.00 -32.9%N/A1.6 $10.00 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. 9/15/202414,300 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 $10.67 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 $11.47Trump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on Purpose (Ad)Discover the coin set to explode in 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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 4/15/20205,000 shares $63,750.00 -31.5%N/A0.4 $12.75 3/31/20207,300 shares $94,681.00 -59.9%N/A0.8 $12.97 3/13/202018,200 shares $230,776.00 +451.5%0.4%2.2 $12.68 2/28/20203,300 shares $41,151.00 +57.1%N/A0.4 $12.47 2/14/20202,100 shares $27,867.00 -12.5%N/A0.2 $13.27 1/31/20202,400 shares $31,440.00 +71.4%N/A0.3 $13.10 1/15/20201,400 shares $18,382.00 -70.8%N/A0.2 $13.13Trump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on Purpose (Ad)Discover the coin set to explode in 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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 covered or closed out. As of December 15th, investors have sold 1,200 shares of EGF short. Learn More on BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's current short interest. Is BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,200 shares, a decline of 75.0% from the previous total of 4,800 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 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 $0.24 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 appreciates 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 December, 15 2024. 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