BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $5.88 +0.07 (+1.12%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.94 +0.05 (+0.92%) As of 08/22/2025 04:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Short Interest DataBNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) has a short interest of 86,800 shares, representing 0.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.77% 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 139,272 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest86,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest93,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.77%Dollar Volume Sold Short$509.52 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares62,290,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.14%Today's Trading Volume104,305 sharesAverage Trading Volume139,272 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLEO Short Interest Over TimeLEO Days to Cover Over TimeLEO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202586,800 shares $509.52 thousand -6.8%0.1%0.5 $5.87 7/15/202593,100 shares $543.70 thousand +40.9%N/A0.5 $5.84 6/30/202566,100 shares $390.65 thousand +5.8%0.1%0.3 $5.91 6/15/202562,500 shares $362.81 thousand +37.1%0.1%0.3 $5.81 5/31/202545,600 shares $265.62 thousand -30.9%0.1%0.3 $5.83 5/15/202566,000 shares $389.40 thousand +78.9%0.1%0.4 $5.90 4/30/202536,900 shares $216.23 thousand +215.4%N/A0.2 $5.86 4/15/202511,700 shares $67.57 thousand -79.1%N/A0.1 $5.78 3/31/202555,900 shares $342.11 thousand -26.3%N/A0.3 $6.12 3/15/202575,800 shares $463.52 thousand +12.1%N/A0.4 $6.12 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LEO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202567,600 shares $426.22 thousand +275.6%N/A0.3 $6.31 2/15/202518,000 shares $112.05 thousand -2.2%N/A0.1 $6.23 1/31/202518,400 shares $112.79 thousand -68.3%N/A0.1 $6.13 1/15/202558,000 shares $356.12 thousand +49.1%N/A0.3 $6.14 12/31/202438,900 shares $234.96 thousand +36.5%N/A0.2 $6.04 12/15/202428,500 shares $178.70 thousand +2,490.9%N/A0.2 $6.27 11/30/20241,100 shares $7.08 thousand -94.1%N/A0 $6.44 11/15/202418,600 shares $116.25 thousand -30.6%N/A0.1 $6.25 10/31/202426,800 shares $168.84 thousand -37.8%N/A0.2 $6.30 10/15/202443,100 shares $276.92 thousand +21.4%N/A0.3 $6.43 9/30/202435,500 shares $231.11 thousand +70.7%N/A0.2 $6.51 9/15/202420,800 shares $137.28 thousand -14.1%N/A0.1 $6.60 8/31/202424,200 shares $152.94 thousand -45.1%N/A0.1 $6.32 8/15/202444,100 shares $280.26 thousand -19.4%N/A0.2 $6.36 7/31/202454,700 shares $342.97 thousand +173.5%N/A0.3 $6.27 7/15/202420,000 shares $123.80 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $6.19 1/15/202423,600 shares $141.36 thousand +44.8%N/A0.1 $5.99 12/31/202316,300 shares $95.52 thousand +1.2%N/A0.1 $5.86 12/15/202316,100 shares $94.67 thousand +46.4%N/A0.1 $5.88 11/30/202311,000 shares $62.54 thousand +103.7%N/A0 $5.69 11/15/20235,400 shares $29.54 thousand -82.0%N/A0 $5.47 10/31/202330,000 shares $152.40 thousand +79.6%N/A0.1 $5.08 10/15/202316,700 shares $88.68 thousand -53.9%N/A0.1 $5.31 9/30/202336,200 shares $192.95 thousand +204.2%N/A0.2 $5.33 9/15/202311,900 shares $66.05 thousand +183.3%N/A0.1 $5.55 8/31/20234,200 shares $24.02 thousand -70.6%N/A0 $5.72 8/15/202314,300 shares $83.44 thousand +581.0%N/A0.1 $5.84 7/31/20232,100 shares $12.89 thousand -94.4%N/A0 $6.14 7/15/202337,200 shares $226.18 thousand -20.5%N/A0.3 $6.08 6/30/202346,800 shares $290.86 thousand -15.5%N/A0.4 $6.22He Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 6/15/202355,400 shares $335.17 thousand -14.9%N/A0.4 $6.05 5/31/202365,100 shares $391.58 thousand +19.0%N/A0.5 $6.02 5/15/202354,700 shares $336.41 thousand -47.1%N/A0.4 $6.15 4/30/2023103,400 shares $653.49 thousand +65.4%N/A0.8 $6.32 4/15/202362,500 shares $397.50 thousand +13.4%N/A0.5 $6.36 3/31/202355,100 shares $343.82 thousand -55.3%N/A0.4 $6.24 3/15/2023123,300 shares $764.46 thousand +136.7%N/A0.8 $6.20 2/28/202352,100 shares $322.50 thousand -30.4%N/A0.3 $6.19 2/15/202374,800 shares $480.96 thousand +74.0%N/A0.4 $6.43 1/31/202343,000 shares $279.93 thousand +283.9%N/A0.2 $6.51 1/15/202311,200 shares $70.67 thousand -42.6%N/A0.1 $6.31 12/30/202219,500 shares $119.15 thousand +163.5%N/A0.1 $6.11 12/15/20227,400 shares $45.73 thousand -94.8%N/A0 $6.18 11/30/2022141,700 shares $888.46 thousand -35.4%N/A0.8 $6.27 11/15/2022219,300 shares $1.33 million +0.1%N/A1.4 $6.05 10/31/2022219,200 shares $1.32 million +170.3%N/A1.5 $6.00 10/15/202281,100 shares $489.84 thousand No ChangeN/A0.6 $6.04 9/30/202267,400 shares $409.79 thousand +37.6%N/A0.5 $6.08 9/15/202249,000 shares $308.70 thousand -41.2%N/A0.3 $6.30 8/31/202283,300 shares $554.78 thousand +857.5%N/A0.6 $6.66 8/15/20228,700 shares $60.90 thousand -45.6%N/A0.1 $7.00 7/31/202216,000 shares $111.52 thousand +0.6%N/A0.1 $6.97 7/15/202215,900 shares $107.80 thousand -39.1%N/A0.1 $6.78 6/30/202226,100 shares $171.74 thousand -31.0%N/A0.1 $6.58 6/15/202237,800 shares $245.70 thousand -30.4%N/A0.2 $6.50 5/31/202254,300 shares $382.27 thousand -52.4%N/A0.3 $7.04 5/15/2022114,000 shares $753.54 thousand +25.1%N/A0.6 $6.61 4/30/202291,100 shares $636.79 thousand +54.7%N/A0.5 $6.99 4/15/202258,900 shares $408.18 thousand +82.9%N/A0.3 $6.93 3/31/202232,200 shares $231.52 thousand +166.1%N/A0.2 $7.19 3/15/202212,100 shares $87.24 thousand -54.7%N/A0.1 $7.21 2/28/202226,700 shares $202.92 thousand -32.2%N/A0.2 $7.60 2/15/202239,400 shares $294.32 thousand -55.3%N/A0.2 $7.47 1/31/202288,100 shares $688.06 thousand +538.4%N/A0.5 $7.81 1/15/202213,800 shares $112.75 thousand +305.9%N/A0.1 $8.17 12/31/20213,400 shares $28.80 thousand -60.9%N/A0 $8.47 12/15/20218,700 shares $73.25 thousand -85.8%N/A0.1 $8.42 11/30/202161,300 shares $516.15 thousand +8.5%N/A0.5 $8.42 11/15/202156,500 shares $475.17 thousand +259.9%N/A0.5 $8.41 10/29/202115,700 shares $133.76 thousand -19.5%N/A0.2 $8.52 10/15/202119,500 shares $168.68 thousand +16.1%N/A0.2 $8.65 9/30/202116,800 shares $146.16 thousand -51.9%N/A0.2 $8.70 9/15/202134,900 shares $313.75 thousand -74.6%N/A0.4 $8.99 8/31/2021137,200 shares $1.30 million +116.4%N/A1.6 $9.44 8/13/202163,400 shares $588.35 thousand -18.8%N/A0.7 $9.28 7/30/202178,100 shares $720.86 thousand +64.8%N/A0.9 $9.23 7/15/202147,400 shares $426.13 thousand -18.4%N/A0.5 $8.99 6/30/202158,100 shares $521.16 thousand +15.5%N/A0.7 $8.97 6/15/202150,300 shares $446.66 thousand -47.9%N/A0.6 $8.88 5/28/202196,500 shares $863.68 thousand -11.0%N/A1 $8.95He Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 5/14/2021108,400 shares $956.09 thousand +72.6%N/A1.1 $8.82 4/30/202162,800 shares $546.36 thousand +79.4%N/A0.6 $8.70 4/15/202135,000 shares $302.75 thousand -52.0%N/A0.3 $8.65 3/31/202172,900 shares $617.46 thousand +86.5%N/A0.6 $8.47 3/15/202139,100 shares $328.83 thousand +8.9%N/A0.3 $8.41 2/26/202135,900 shares $297.97 thousand +4.4%N/A0.3 $8.30 2/12/202134,400 shares $299.62 thousand +286.5%N/A0.3 $8.71 1/29/20218,900 shares $76.18 thousand +304.6%N/A0.1 $8.56 1/15/20212,200 shares $18.41 thousand -59.3%N/A0 $8.37 12/31/20205,400 shares $45.47 thousand -89.1%N/A0.1 $8.42 12/15/202049,500 shares $420.26 thousand -33.8%N/A0.6 $8.49 11/30/202074,800 shares $629.07 thousand -37.1%N/A1 $8.41 11/15/2020118,900 shares $994.00 thousand +11.1%N/A1.4 $8.36 10/30/2020107,000 shares $872.05 thousand -16.0%N/A1.1 $8.15 10/15/2020127,300 shares $1.05 million -7.8%N/A0 $8.23 9/30/2020138,000 shares $1.14 million +52.7%N/A1.3 $8.28 9/15/2020132,100 shares $1.09 million +46.1%N/A1.1 $8.24 8/31/202090,400 shares $749.42 thousand -24.3%N/A0.7 $8.29 LEO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 86,800 shares of LEO short. 0.14% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.14% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' floating shares are currently sold short. Is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' short interest increasing or decreasing? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 86,800 shares, a drop of 6.8% from the previous total of 93,100 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 BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.14% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals: Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.16%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.66%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.65%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (0.96%), BARINGS BDC, INC. (0.35%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.32%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.18%), abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.16%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.26%), ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (0.12%), 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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals stock? Short selling LEO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals as its price is falling. LEO shares are trading up $0.07 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 BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals? A short squeeze for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals 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 LEO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' 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 LEO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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