MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.05 +0.01 (+0.33%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MFS Government Markets Income Trust Short Interest DataMFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) has a short interest of 68,300 shares. This marks a 113.44% 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 48,870 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest68,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest32,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+113.44%Dollar Volume Sold Short$209,681.00Short Interest Ratio1.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares32,590,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.21%Today's Trading Volume29,983 sharesAverage Trading Volume48,870 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average61% Short Selling MFS Government Markets Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MFS Government Markets 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 ChartMGF Short Interest Over TimeMGF Days to Cover Over TimeMGF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time MFS Government Markets 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 12/31/202468,300 shares $209,681.00 +113.4%N/A1 $3.07 12/15/202432,000 shares $100,480.00 -12.3%N/A0.4 $3.14 11/30/202436,500 shares $114,610.00 -43.2%N/A0.5 $3.14 11/15/202464,200 shares $197,094.00 -43.6%N/A0.9 $3.07 10/31/2024113,900 shares $362,771.50 +1.1%N/A1.8 $3.19 10/15/2024112,700 shares $366,275.00 +2.9%N/A1.6 $3.25 9/30/2024109,500 shares $362,445.00 +327.7%N/A1.2 $3.31 9/15/202425,600 shares $83,584.00 -12.0%N/A0.3 $3.27 8/31/202429,100 shares $93,993.00 -37.6%N/A0.3 $3.23 8/15/202446,600 shares $148,188.00 -4.7%N/A0.4 $3.18 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 Government Markets Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202448,900 shares $155,013.00 +9.2%N/A0.4 $3.17 7/15/202444,800 shares $139,776.00 +43.6%N/A0.4 $3.12 6/30/202431,200 shares $95,784.00 -20.4%N/A0.4 $3.07 6/15/202439,200 shares $120,304.80 +79.0%N/A0.4 $3.07 5/31/202421,900 shares $67,233.00 -58.2%N/A0.2 $3.07 5/15/202452,400 shares $162,702.00 -51.6%N/A0.4 $3.11 4/30/2024108,300 shares $335,730.00 -49.6%N/A0.8 $3.10 4/15/2024215,000 shares $670,800.00 -23.7%N/A1.7 $3.12 3/31/202416,800 shares $53,760.00 +3.7%N/A1.7 $3.20 3/15/202416,200 shares $49,734.00 +95.2%N/A0.1 $3.07 2/29/20248,300 shares $25,522.50 +48.2%N/A0.1 $3.08 2/15/20245,600 shares $17,696.00 -9.7%N/A0.1 $3.16 1/31/20246,200 shares $19,840.00 -44.1%N/A0.1 $3.20 1/15/202411,100 shares $35,853.00 +44.2%N/A0.2 $3.23 12/31/20237,700 shares $24,486.00 -53.1%N/A0.1 $3.18 12/15/202316,400 shares $52,644.00 +156.3%N/A0.3 $3.21 11/30/20236,400 shares $19,712.00 +3.2%N/A0.1 $3.08 11/15/20236,200 shares $18,848.00 -65.2%N/A0.1 $3.04 10/31/202317,800 shares $52,510.00 +61.8%N/A0.3 $2.95 10/15/202311,000 shares $33,550.00 +10.0%N/A0.2 $3.05 9/30/202310,000 shares $30,600.00 +185.7%N/A0.2 $3.06 9/15/20233,500 shares $10,885.00 -65.0%N/A0.1 $3.11 8/31/202310,000 shares $32,200.00 +566.7%N/A0.2 $3.22 8/15/20231,500 shares $4,755.00 -25.0%N/A0 $3.17 7/31/20232,000 shares $6,440.00 -79.6%N/A0 $3.22 7/15/20239,800 shares $31,654.00 +30.7%N/A0.2 $3.23 6/30/20237,500 shares $24,075.00 -23.5%N/A0.1 $3.21 6/15/20239,800 shares $32,046.00 +226.7%N/A0.2 $3.27 5/31/20233,000 shares $9,840.00 -69.7%N/A0 $3.28 5/15/20239,900 shares $32,571.00 +12.5%N/A0.1 $3.29Grab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement (Ad)The #1 Coin Poised to Soar Under Trump Pro-Crypto White House could make this the investment opportunity of a lifetime! Click HERE to access this free report before it's too late 4/30/20238,800 shares $29,392.00 -71.5%N/A0.1 $3.34 4/15/202330,900 shares $102,897.00 -85.1%N/A0.4 $3.33 3/31/2023207,200 shares $683,760.00 +1,281.3%N/A2.7 $3.30 3/15/202315,000 shares $49,350.00 +7.1%N/A0.2 $3.29 2/28/202314,000 shares $45,780.00 -10.8%N/A0.2 $3.27 2/15/202315,700 shares $52,281.00 -17.4%N/A0.2 $3.33 1/31/202319,000 shares $65,550.00 +95.9%N/A0.3 $3.45 1/15/20239,700 shares $32,883.00 -22.4%N/A0.1 $3.39 12/30/202212,500 shares $41,375.00 +14.7%N/A0.2 $3.31 12/15/202210,900 shares $36,297.00 -39.4%N/A0.1 $3.33 11/30/202218,000 shares $61,020.00 -5.3%N/A0.3 $3.39 11/15/202219,000 shares $63,080.00 -45.4%N/A0.3 $3.32 10/31/202234,800 shares $114,144.00 +11.9%N/A0.5 $3.28 10/15/202231,100 shares $99,209.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $3.19 9/30/2022127,000 shares $412,750.00 +216.7%N/A2.2 $3.25 9/15/202240,100 shares $136,741.00 +70.6%N/A0.8 $3.41 8/31/202223,500 shares $82,250.00 +226.4%N/A0.4 $3.50 8/15/20227,200 shares $26,352.00 -57.7%N/A0.1 $3.66 7/31/202217,000 shares $61,200.00 +47.8%N/A0.2 $3.60 7/15/202211,500 shares $40,480.00 +342.3%N/A0.1 $3.52 6/30/20222,600 shares $9,152.00 -91.4%N/A0 $3.52 6/15/202230,200 shares $103,586.00 +155.9%N/A0.3 $3.43 5/31/202211,800 shares $44,840.00 -13.2%N/A0.1 $3.80 5/15/202213,600 shares $49,232.00 +147.3%N/A0.1 $3.62 4/30/20225,500 shares $19,690.00 -81.9%N/A0 $3.58 4/15/202230,300 shares $111,201.00 +191.4%N/A0.2 $3.67 3/31/202210,400 shares $39,312.00 +38.7%N/A0.1 $3.78 3/15/20227,500 shares $28,275.00 -80.7%N/A0 $3.77 2/28/202238,900 shares $151,710.00 -36.4%N/A0.2 $3.90 2/15/202261,200 shares $236,844.00 -48.5%N/A0.4 $3.87 1/31/2022118,800 shares $488,268.00 +115.6%N/A0.9 $4.11 1/15/202255,100 shares $228,665.00 -13.0%N/A0.4 $4.15 12/31/202163,300 shares $269,025.00 +2.9%N/A0.5 $4.25 12/15/202161,500 shares $259,530.00 +8.5%N/A0.7 $4.22 11/30/202156,700 shares $242,109.00 -5.5%N/A0.6 $4.27 11/15/202160,000 shares $256,200.00 -15.7%N/A0.7 $4.27 10/29/202171,200 shares $301,888.00 +2.0%N/A0.8 $4.24 10/15/202169,800 shares $296,650.00 +19.1%N/A0.8 $4.25 9/30/202158,600 shares $253,152.00 -26.6%N/A0.8 $4.32 9/15/202179,800 shares $350,920.50 -7.5%N/A1 $4.40 8/31/202186,300 shares $381,446.00 +14.2%N/A1 $4.42 8/13/202175,600 shares $335,664.00 +2.9%N/A0.8 $4.44 7/30/202173,500 shares $324,870.00 -13.2%N/A0.7 $4.42 7/15/202184,700 shares $372,680.00 +37.1%N/A0.8 $4.40 6/30/202161,800 shares $275,010.00 -2.8%N/A0.5 $4.45 6/15/202163,600 shares $276,024.00 +11.8%N/A0.5 $4.34 5/28/202156,900 shares $250,360.00 +0.7%N/A0.4 $4.40 5/14/202156,500 shares $244,080.00 -5.5%N/A0.4 $4.32 4/30/202159,800 shares $261,326.00 -14.3%N/A0.4 $4.37 4/15/202169,800 shares $304,328.00 -0.6%N/A0.5 $4.36Grab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement (Ad)The #1 Coin Poised to Soar Under Trump Pro-Crypto White House could make this the investment opportunity of a lifetime! Click HERE to access this free report before it's too late 3/31/202170,200 shares $306,774.00 -11.7%N/A0.5 $4.37 3/15/202179,500 shares $351,390.00 +10.1%N/A0.6 $4.42 2/26/202172,200 shares $319,485.00 +23.4%N/A0.5 $4.43 2/12/202158,500 shares $265,590.00 -4.9%N/A0.4 $4.54 1/29/202161,500 shares $277,980.00 +0.7%N/A0.4 $4.52 1/15/202161,100 shares $274,950.00 +15.1%N/A0.5 $4.50 12/31/202053,100 shares $242,136.00 -29.0%N/A0.4 $4.56 12/15/202074,800 shares $345,576.00 -12.5%N/A0.6 $4.62 11/30/202085,500 shares $395,865.00 -15.1%N/A0.7 $4.63 11/15/2020100,700 shares $468,255.00 -9.2%N/A0.9 $4.65 10/30/2020110,900 shares $512,358.00 +136.0%N/A1 $4.62 10/15/202047,000 shares $218,080.00 +51.6%N/A0 $4.64 9/30/202031,000 shares $143,530.00 +64.0%N/A0.3 $4.63 9/15/202050,800 shares $236,728.00 +168.8%N/A0.4 $4.66 MGF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MFS Government Markets Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MFS Government Markets Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 68,300 shares of MGF short. Learn More on MFS Government Markets Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for MFS Government Markets 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. MGF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on MFS Government Markets Income Trust's short interest ratio. Is MFS Government Markets Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? MFS Government Markets Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 68,300 shares, an increase of 113.4% from the previous total of 32,000 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. How does MFS Government Markets 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 MFS Government Markets Income Trust: BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.26%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.25%), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.28%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (0.86%), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (0.07%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.08%), The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (0.04%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.17%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (3.85%), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (0.30%), 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock? Short selling MGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MFS Government Markets Income Trust as its price is falling. MGF 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 MFS Government Markets Income Trust? A short squeeze for MFS Government Markets Income Trust 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 Government Markets 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 MGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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