Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.06 +0.03 (+0.82%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.06 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 04:04 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 Mfs Govt Mkts Short Interest DataMfs Govt Mkts (MGF) has a short interest of 29,400 shares, representing 0.09% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 34.25% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 77,869 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest29,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest21,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+34.25%Dollar Volume Sold Short$90.26 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares32,590,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.09%Today's Trading Volume63,298 sharesAverage Trading Volume77,869 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average81% Short Selling Mfs Govt Mkts? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Mfs Govt Mkts and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMGF Short Interest Over TimeMGF Days to Cover Over TimeMGF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Mfs Govt Mkts Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202529,400 shares $90.26 thousand +34.3%0.1%0.4 $3.07 7/15/202521,900 shares $66.90 thousand -72.1%N/A0.3 $3.06 6/30/202578,400 shares $244.61 thousand +229.4%0.2%1.1 $3.12 6/15/202523,800 shares $73.54 thousand -23.5%0.1%0.4 $3.09 5/31/202531,100 shares $95.48 thousand +188.0%0.1%0.5 $3.07 5/15/202510,800 shares $32.94 thousand -68.0%0.0%0.2 $3.05 4/30/202533,700 shares $106.16 thousand +45.3%N/A0.7 $3.15 4/15/202523,200 shares $71.34 thousand -42.3%0.1%0.6 $3.08 3/31/202540,200 shares $127.23 thousand -19.8%0.1%1 $3.17 3/15/202550,100 shares $157.56 thousand +109.6%0.2%1.1 $3.15 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MGF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Mfs Govt Mkts and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202523,900 shares $74.57 thousand -22.7%0.1%0.5 $3.12 2/15/202530,900 shares $95.79 thousand +134.1%0.1%0.5 $3.10 1/31/202513,200 shares $40.66 thousand -68.5%N/A0.2 $3.08 1/15/202541,900 shares $126.96 thousand -38.7%N/A0.6 $3.03 12/31/202468,300 shares $209.68 thousand +113.4%N/A1 $3.07 12/15/202432,000 shares $100.48 thousand -12.3%N/A0.4 $3.14 11/30/202436,500 shares $114.61 thousand -43.2%N/A0.5 $3.14 11/15/202464,200 shares $197.09 thousand -43.6%N/A0.9 $3.07 10/31/2024113,900 shares $362.77 thousand +1.1%N/A1.8 $3.19 10/15/2024112,700 shares $366.28 thousand +2.9%N/A1.6 $3.25 9/30/2024109,500 shares $362.45 thousand +327.7%N/A1.2 $3.31 9/15/202425,600 shares $83.58 thousand -12.0%N/A0.3 $3.27 8/31/202429,100 shares $93.99 thousand -37.6%N/A0.3 $3.23 8/15/202446,600 shares $148.19 thousand -4.7%N/A0.4 $3.18 7/31/202448,900 shares $155.01 thousand +9.2%N/A0.4 $3.17 7/15/202444,800 shares $139.78 thousand +43.6%N/A0.4 $3.12 6/30/202431,200 shares $95.78 thousand -20.4%N/A0.4 $3.07 6/15/202439,200 shares $120.30 thousand +79.0%N/A0.4 $3.07 5/31/202421,900 shares $67.23 thousand -58.2%N/A0.2 $3.07 5/15/202452,400 shares $162.70 thousand -51.6%N/A0.4 $3.11 4/30/2024108,300 shares $335.73 thousand -49.6%N/A0.8 $3.10 4/15/2024215,000 shares $670.80 thousand -23.7%N/A1.7 $3.12 3/31/202416,800 shares $53.76 thousand +3.7%N/A1.7 $3.20 3/15/202416,200 shares $49.73 thousand +95.2%N/A0.1 $3.07 2/29/20248,300 shares $25.52 thousand +48.2%N/A0.1 $3.08 2/15/20245,600 shares $17.70 thousand -9.7%N/A0.1 $3.16 1/31/20246,200 shares $19.84 thousand -44.1%N/A0.1 $3.20 1/15/202411,100 shares $35.85 thousand +44.2%N/A0.2 $3.23 12/31/20237,700 shares $24.49 thousand -53.1%N/A0.1 $3.18 12/15/202316,400 shares $52.64 thousand +156.3%N/A0.3 $3.21Trump’s betrayal exposed (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 11/30/20236,400 shares $19.71 thousand +3.2%N/A0.1 $3.08 11/15/20236,200 shares $18.85 thousand -65.2%N/A0.1 $3.04 10/31/202317,800 shares $52.51 thousand +61.8%N/A0.3 $2.95 10/15/202311,000 shares $33.55 thousand +10.0%N/A0.2 $3.05 9/30/202310,000 shares $30.60 thousand +185.7%N/A0.2 $3.06 9/15/20233,500 shares $10.89 thousand -65.0%N/A0.1 $3.11 8/31/202310,000 shares $32.20 thousand +566.7%N/A0.2 $3.22 8/15/20231,500 shares $4.76 thousand -25.0%N/A0 $3.17 7/31/20232,000 shares $6.44 thousand -79.6%N/A0 $3.22 7/15/20239,800 shares $31.65 thousand +30.7%N/A0.2 $3.23 6/30/20237,500 shares $24.08 thousand -23.5%N/A0.1 $3.21 6/15/20239,800 shares $32.05 thousand +226.7%N/A0.2 $3.27 5/31/20233,000 shares $9.84 thousand -69.7%N/A0 $3.28 5/15/20239,900 shares $32.57 thousand +12.5%N/A0.1 $3.29 4/30/20238,800 shares $29.39 thousand -71.5%N/A0.1 $3.34 4/15/202330,900 shares $102.90 thousand -85.1%N/A0.4 $3.33 3/31/2023207,200 shares $683.76 thousand +1,281.3%N/A2.7 $3.30 3/15/202315,000 shares $49.35 thousand +7.1%N/A0.2 $3.29 2/28/202314,000 shares $45.78 thousand -10.8%N/A0.2 $3.27 2/15/202315,700 shares $52.28 thousand -17.4%N/A0.2 $3.33 1/31/202319,000 shares $65.55 thousand +95.9%N/A0.3 $3.45 1/15/20239,700 shares $32.88 thousand -22.4%N/A0.1 $3.39 12/30/202212,500 shares $41.38 thousand +14.7%N/A0.2 $3.31 12/15/202210,900 shares $36.30 thousand -39.4%N/A0.1 $3.33 11/30/202218,000 shares $61.02 thousand -5.3%N/A0.3 $3.39 11/15/202219,000 shares $63.08 thousand -45.4%N/A0.3 $3.32 10/31/202234,800 shares $114.14 thousand +11.9%N/A0.5 $3.28 10/15/202231,100 shares $99.21 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $3.19 9/30/2022127,000 shares $412.75 thousand +216.7%N/A2.2 $3.25 9/15/202240,100 shares $136.74 thousand +70.6%N/A0.8 $3.41 8/31/202223,500 shares $82.25 thousand +226.4%N/A0.4 $3.50 8/15/20227,200 shares $26.35 thousand -57.7%N/A0.1 $3.66 7/31/202217,000 shares $61.20 thousand +47.8%N/A0.2 $3.60 7/15/202211,500 shares $40.48 thousand +342.3%N/A0.1 $3.52 6/30/20222,600 shares $9.15 thousand -91.4%N/A0 $3.52 6/15/202230,200 shares $103.59 thousand +155.9%N/A0.3 $3.43 5/31/202211,800 shares $44.84 thousand -13.2%N/A0.1 $3.80 5/15/202213,600 shares $49.23 thousand +147.3%N/A0.1 $3.62 4/30/20225,500 shares $19.69 thousand -81.9%N/A0 $3.58 4/15/202230,300 shares $111.20 thousand +191.4%N/A0.2 $3.67 3/31/202210,400 shares $39.31 thousand +38.7%N/A0.1 $3.78 3/15/20227,500 shares $28.28 thousand -80.7%N/A0 $3.77 2/28/202238,900 shares $151.71 thousand -36.4%N/A0.2 $3.90 2/15/202261,200 shares $236.84 thousand -48.5%N/A0.4 $3.87 1/31/2022118,800 shares $488.27 thousand +115.6%N/A0.9 $4.11 1/15/202255,100 shares $228.67 thousand -13.0%N/A0.4 $4.15 12/31/202163,300 shares $269.03 thousand +2.9%N/A0.5 $4.25 12/15/202161,500 shares $259.53 thousand +8.5%N/A0.7 $4.22 11/30/202156,700 shares $242.11 thousand -5.5%N/A0.6 $4.27 11/15/202160,000 shares $256.20 thousand -15.7%N/A0.7 $4.27Trump’s betrayal exposed (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 10/29/202171,200 shares $301.89 thousand +2.0%N/A0.8 $4.24 10/15/202169,800 shares $296.65 thousand +19.1%N/A0.8 $4.25 9/30/202158,600 shares $253.15 thousand -26.6%N/A0.8 $4.32 9/15/202179,800 shares $350.92 thousand -7.5%N/A1 $4.40 8/31/202186,300 shares $381.45 thousand +14.2%N/A1 $4.42 8/13/202175,600 shares $335.66 thousand +2.9%N/A0.8 $4.44 7/30/202173,500 shares $324.87 thousand -13.2%N/A0.7 $4.42 7/15/202184,700 shares $372.68 thousand +37.1%N/A0.8 $4.40 6/30/202161,800 shares $275.01 thousand -2.8%N/A0.5 $4.45 6/15/202163,600 shares $276.02 thousand +11.8%N/A0.5 $4.34 5/28/202156,900 shares $250.36 thousand +0.7%N/A0.4 $4.40 5/14/202156,500 shares $244.08 thousand -5.5%N/A0.4 $4.32 4/30/202159,800 shares $261.33 thousand -14.3%N/A0.4 $4.37 4/15/202169,800 shares $304.33 thousand -0.6%N/A0.5 $4.36 3/31/202170,200 shares $306.77 thousand -11.7%N/A0.5 $4.37 3/15/202179,500 shares $351.39 thousand +10.1%N/A0.6 $4.42 2/26/202172,200 shares $319.49 thousand +23.4%N/A0.5 $4.43 2/12/202158,500 shares $265.59 thousand -4.9%N/A0.4 $4.54 1/29/202161,500 shares $277.98 thousand +0.7%N/A0.4 $4.52 1/15/202161,100 shares $274.95 thousand +15.1%N/A0.5 $4.50 12/31/202053,100 shares $242.14 thousand -29.0%N/A0.4 $4.56 12/15/202074,800 shares $345.58 thousand -12.5%N/A0.6 $4.62 11/30/202085,500 shares $395.87 thousand -15.1%N/A0.7 $4.63 11/15/2020100,700 shares $468.26 thousand -9.2%N/A0.9 $4.65 10/30/2020110,900 shares $512.36 thousand +136.0%N/A1 $4.62 10/15/202047,000 shares $218.08 thousand +51.6%N/A0 $4.64 9/30/202031,000 shares $143.53 thousand +64.0%N/A0.3 $4.63 9/15/202050,800 shares $236.73 thousand +168.8%N/A0.4 $4.66 MGF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Mfs Govt Mkts' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Mfs Govt Mkts shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 29,400 shares of MGF short. 0.09% of Mfs Govt Mkts' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Mfs Govt Mkts' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Mfs Govt Mkts? 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. 0.09% of Mfs Govt Mkts' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Mfs Govt Mkts' short interest increasing or decreasing? Mfs Govt Mkts saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 29,400 shares, an increase of 34.2% from the previous total of 21,900 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 Mfs Govt Mkts' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.09% of Mfs Govt Mkts' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Mfs Govt Mkts: Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (0.07%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.14%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.21%), Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (0.13%), Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The) (0.04%), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (0.08%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.05%), Nuveen California Municipal Va (0.23%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (0.12%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.07%), 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 Mfs Govt Mkts stock? Short selling MGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mfs Govt Mkts as its price is falling. MGF shares are trading up $0.03 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 Mfs Govt Mkts? A short squeeze for Mfs Govt Mkts 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 MGF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Mfs Govt Mkts' 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 MGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Short Squeeze BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Short Squeeze BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Short Squeeze Virtus Total Return Fund Short Squeeze DWS Municipal Income Trust Short Squeeze Taiwan Fund Short Squeeze MFS Intermediate Income Trust Short Squeeze BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Short Squeeze Nuveen California Municipal Va Short Squeeze BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MGF) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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