DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.68 +0.05 (+0.52%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends DWS Municipal Income Trust Short Interest DataDWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) has a short interest of 95,700 shares. This marks a -13.86% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.9, indicating that it would take 0.9 days of the average trading volume of 86,031 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest95,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest111,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.86%Dollar Volume Sold Short$912,978.00Short Interest Ratio0.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares39,170,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.24%Today's Trading Volume75,825 sharesAverage Trading Volume86,031 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average88% Short Selling DWS Municipal Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for DWS Municipal 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 ChartKTF Short Interest Over TimeKTF Days to Cover Over TimeKTF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time DWS Municipal 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 1/31/202595,700 shares $912,978.00 -13.9%N/A0.9 $9.54 1/15/2025111,100 shares $1.05 million +14.4%N/A0.9 $9.42 12/31/202497,100 shares $917,595.00 -11.5%N/A0.6 $9.45 12/15/2024109,700 shares $1.08 million +27.7%N/A0.6 $9.85 11/30/202485,900 shares $864,154.00 -29.5%N/A0.5 $10.06 11/15/2024121,900 shares $1.21 million +53.0%N/A0.6 $9.95 10/31/202479,700 shares $777,872.00 -29.3%N/A0.4 $9.76 10/15/2024112,800 shares $1.14 million +89.3%N/A0.5 $10.08 9/30/202459,600 shares $594,212.00 +705.4%N/A0.3 $9.97 9/15/20247,400 shares $73,926.00 +17.5%N/A0.1 $9.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KTF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for DWS Municipal Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20246,300 shares $61,362.00 -74.9%N/A0 $9.74 8/15/202425,100 shares $244,474.00 +22.4%N/A0.3 $9.74 7/31/202420,500 shares $198,542.50 +159.5%N/A0.2 $9.69 7/15/20247,900 shares $76,557.32 -36.3%N/A0.1 $9.69 6/30/202412,400 shares $117,428.00 -43.9%N/A0.1 $9.47 6/15/202422,100 shares $213,265.00 -18.5%N/A0.2 $9.65 5/31/202427,100 shares $253,114.00 -6.6%N/A0.2 $9.34 5/15/202429,000 shares $276,370.00 -35.1%N/A0.2 $9.53 4/30/202444,700 shares $416,157.00 +162.9%N/A0.4 $9.31 4/15/202417,000 shares $159,120.00 -23.1%N/A0.2 $9.36 3/31/202422,100 shares $199,563.00 +104.6%N/A0.2 $9.03 3/15/202410,800 shares $97,146.00 -4.4%N/A0.1 $9.00 2/29/202411,300 shares $100,965.50 -69.0%N/A0.1 $8.94 2/15/202436,500 shares $330,325.00 -12.3%N/A0.3 $9.05 1/31/202441,600 shares $374,400.00 +112.2%N/A0.4 $9.00 1/15/202419,600 shares $176,792.00 +60.7%N/A0.2 $9.02 12/31/202312,200 shares $108,458.00 -55.3%N/A0.1 $8.89 12/15/202327,300 shares $239,967.00 +72.8%N/A0.2 $8.79 11/30/202315,800 shares $134,142.00 -60.5%N/A0.1 $8.49 11/15/202340,000 shares $329,200.00 +1.3%N/A0.3 $8.23 10/31/202339,500 shares $295,460.00 -48.9%N/A0.3 $7.48 10/15/202377,300 shares $602,167.00 -45.1%N/A0.7 $7.79 9/30/2023140,700 shares $1.08 million +37.7%N/A2 $7.70 9/15/2023102,200 shares $832,419.00 +8.8%N/A1.5 $8.15 8/31/202393,900 shares $785,943.00 -4.1%N/A1.4 $8.37 8/15/202397,900 shares $833,129.00 -1.5%N/A1.7 $8.51 7/31/202399,400 shares $869,750.00 +6.5%N/A1.7 $8.75 7/15/202393,300 shares $804,246.00 -8.6%N/A1.7 $8.62 6/30/2023102,100 shares $880,612.50 -17.7%N/A1.7 $8.63 6/15/2023124,100 shares $1.06 million +55.3%N/A2.2 $8.58Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 5/31/202379,900 shares $679,150.00 +70.4%N/A1.5 $8.50 5/15/202346,900 shares $407,092.00 +35.2%N/A0.9 $8.68 4/30/202334,700 shares $301,543.00 +5.5%N/A0.6 $8.69 4/15/202332,900 shares $289,191.00 +7.5%N/A0.5 $8.79 3/31/202330,600 shares $272,340.00 +4.4%N/A0.5 $8.90 3/15/202329,300 shares $252,273.00 -9.9%N/A0.4 $8.61 2/28/202332,500 shares $279,500.00 +9.8%N/A0.4 $8.60 2/15/202329,600 shares $263,440.00 +35.8%N/A0.3 $8.90 1/31/202321,800 shares $197,726.00 +54.6%N/A0.2 $9.07 1/15/202314,100 shares $125,913.00 -68.5%N/A0.1 $8.93 12/30/202244,800 shares $385,728.00 +159.0%N/A0.4 $8.61 12/15/202217,300 shares $149,991.00 +50.4%N/A0.2 $8.67 11/30/202211,500 shares $102,695.00 +42.0%N/A0.1 $8.93 11/15/20228,100 shares $66,906.00 +37.3%N/A0.1 $8.26 10/31/20225,900 shares $46,905.00 -37.2%N/A0.1 $7.95 10/15/20229,400 shares $79,242.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $8.43 9/30/20224,000 shares $33,280.00 -39.4%N/A0 $8.32 9/15/20226,600 shares $58,344.00 +24.5%N/A0.1 $8.84 8/31/20225,300 shares $48,654.00 -50.9%N/A0.1 $9.18 8/15/202210,800 shares $105,948.00 +61.2%N/A0.1 $9.81 7/31/20226,700 shares $64,119.00 -64.0%N/A0.1 $9.57 7/15/202218,600 shares $174,468.00 +77.1%N/A0.2 $9.38 6/30/202210,500 shares $98,700.00 +23.5%N/A0.1 $9.40 6/15/20228,500 shares $76,415.00 +157.6%N/A0.1 $8.99 5/31/20223,300 shares $32,109.00 -56.0%N/A0 $9.73 5/15/20227,500 shares $68,400.00 -12.8%N/A0.1 $9.12 4/30/20228,600 shares $83,162.00 +45.8%N/A0.1 $9.67 4/15/20225,900 shares $56,935.00 +13.5%N/A0.1 $9.65 3/31/20225,200 shares $54,132.00 -37.4%N/A0.1 $10.41 3/15/20228,300 shares $85,490.00 -15.3%N/A0.1 $10.30 2/28/20229,800 shares $105,644.00 +108.5%N/A0.1 $10.78 2/15/20224,700 shares $49,961.00 -52.0%N/A0.1 $10.63 1/31/20229,800 shares $107,506.00 -49.0%N/A0.1 $10.97 1/15/202219,200 shares $221,952.00 +860.0%N/A0.3 $11.56 12/31/20212,000 shares $23,640.00 -35.5%N/A0 $11.82 12/15/20213,100 shares $37,138.00 -82.9%N/A0 $11.98 11/30/202118,100 shares $219,010.00 -44.7%N/A0.3 $12.10 11/15/202132,700 shares $392,727.00 +436.1%N/A0.6 $12.01 10/29/20216,100 shares $71,065.00 +35.6%N/A0.1 $11.65 10/15/20214,500 shares $53,100.00 -45.8%N/A0.1 $11.80 9/30/20218,300 shares $98,770.00 +5.1%N/A0.2 $11.90 9/15/20217,900 shares $97,012.00 -41.5%N/A0.2 $12.28 8/31/202113,500 shares $165,780.00 -11.2%N/A0.3 $12.28 8/13/202115,200 shares $187,112.00 -62.1%N/A0.4 $12.31 7/30/202140,100 shares $498,042.00 +100.5%N/A0.9 $12.42 7/15/202120,000 shares $249,000.00 +90.5%N/A0.4 $12.45 6/30/202110,500 shares $128,415.00 +6.1%N/A0.2 $12.23 6/15/20219,900 shares $120,681.00 -57.1%N/A0.2 $12.19 5/28/202123,100 shares $278,586.00 +165.5%N/A0.4 $12.06 5/14/20218,700 shares $102,399.00 +81.3%N/A0.2 $11.77Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 4/30/20214,800 shares $57,072.00 -75.3%N/A0.1 $11.89 4/15/202119,400 shares $230,278.00 +1,193.3%N/A0.3 $11.87 3/31/20211,500 shares $17,370.00 -65.1%N/A0 $11.58 3/15/20214,300 shares $49,407.00 -82.5%N/A0.1 $11.49 2/26/202124,500 shares $276,605.00 +362.3%N/A0.3 $11.29 2/12/20215,300 shares $62,646.00 -68.6%N/A0.1 $11.82 1/29/202116,900 shares $198,406.00 +5.0%N/A0.2 $11.74 1/15/202116,100 shares $185,633.00 +155.6%N/A0.3 $11.53 12/31/20206,300 shares $72,387.00 +12.5%N/A0.1 $11.49 12/15/20205,600 shares $64,288.00 -52.5%N/A0.1 $11.48 11/30/202011,800 shares $133,930.00 +10.3%N/A0.2 $11.35 11/15/202010,700 shares $119,733.00 -45.1%N/A0.2 $11.19 10/30/202019,500 shares $211,965.00 -3.0%N/A0.3 $10.87 10/15/202020,100 shares $223,110.00 +318.8%N/A0 $11.10 9/30/20204,800 shares $53,184.00 -44.8%N/A0.1 $11.08 9/15/202014,200 shares $160,602.00 +63.2%N/A0.2 $11.31 8/31/20208,700 shares $97,962.00 +6.1%N/A0.1 $11.26 8/14/20208,200 shares $93,234.00 -52.9%N/A0.1 $11.37 7/31/202017,400 shares $198,360.00 -9.8%N/A0.2 $11.40 7/15/202019,300 shares $213,072.00 -1.0%N/A0.2 $11.04 6/30/202019,500 shares $209,430.00 -18.8%N/A0.2 $10.74 6/15/202024,000 shares $259,680.00 +13.2%N/A0.2 $10.82 5/29/202021,200 shares $225,356.00 -36.3%N/A0.2 $10.63 5/15/202033,300 shares $344,655.00 -11.7%N/A0.2 $10.35 4/30/202037,700 shares $386,425.00 +539.0%N/A0.2 $10.25 4/15/20205,900 shares $61,950.00 -46.4%N/A0 $10.50 3/31/202011,000 shares $112,200.00 +3.8%N/A0.1 $10.20 3/13/202010,600 shares $110,982.00 -69.1%0.0%0.1 $10.47 2/28/202034,300 shares $308,014.00 +130.2%N/A0.3 $8.98 KTF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is DWS Municipal Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 95,700 shares of KTF short. Learn More on DWS Municipal Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for DWS Municipal 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. KTF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on DWS Municipal Income Trust's short interest ratio. Is DWS Municipal Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? DWS Municipal Income Trust saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 95,700 shares, a decrease of 13.9% from the previous total of 111,100 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 DWS Municipal Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to DWS Municipal Income Trust: MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.50%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.81%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.50%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.72%), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.06%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.12%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.29%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (1.21%), Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (0.22%), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (0.16%), 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short DWS Municipal Income Trust stock? Short selling KTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DWS Municipal Income Trust as its price is falling. KTF shares are trading up $0.05 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 DWS Municipal Income Trust? A short squeeze for DWS Municipal 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 KTF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is DWS Municipal 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 KTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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