BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.41 -0.01 (-0.05%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.41 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Short Interest DataBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT) has a short interest of 33,400 shares, representing 0.15% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.99% 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 59,471 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest33,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest36,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-7.99%Dollar Volume Sold Short$334,668.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares22,517,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.15%Today's Trading Volume52,680 sharesAverage Trading Volume59,471 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average89% Short Selling BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMQT Short Interest Over TimeMQT Days to Cover Over TimeMQT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/202533,400 shares $334,668.00 -8.0%0.1%0.5 $10.02 3/15/202536,300 shares $363,363.00 +77.1%0.2%0.5 $10.01 2/28/202520,500 shares $212,277.50 +23.5%0.1%0.3 $10.36 2/15/202516,600 shares $169,154.00 -57.1%0.1%0.2 $10.19 1/31/202538,700 shares $393,966.00 +460.9%N/A0.5 $10.18 1/15/20256,900 shares $68,655.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $9.95 12/31/20246,900 shares $68,034.00 -41.5%N/A0.1 $9.86 12/15/202411,800 shares $123,310.00 -75.1%N/A0.2 $10.45 11/30/202447,300 shares $505,164.00 +46.4%N/A0.8 $10.68 11/15/202432,300 shares $333,659.00 -20.6%N/A0.6 $10.33 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MQT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/202440,700 shares $422,059.00 +190.7%N/A0.8 $10.37 10/15/202414,000 shares $148,400.00 -54.6%N/A0.3 $10.60 9/30/202430,800 shares $333,256.00 -26.8%N/A0.6 $10.82 9/15/202442,100 shares $458,469.00 +304.8%N/A1 $10.89 8/31/202410,400 shares $109,720.00 -25.7%N/A0.2 $10.55 8/15/202414,000 shares $147,420.00 -76.7%N/A0.3 $10.53 7/31/202460,200 shares $633,304.00 +167.6%N/A1.3 $10.52 7/15/202422,500 shares $234,000.00 +359.2%N/A0.5 $10.40 6/30/20244,900 shares $50,421.00 -49.5%N/A0.1 $10.29 6/15/20249,700 shares $98,455.00 +15.5%N/A0.2 $10.15 5/31/20248,400 shares $83,412.00 -25.7%N/A0.2 $9.93 5/15/202411,300 shares $114,356.00 +135.4%N/A0.2 $10.12 4/30/20244,800 shares $47,088.00 +37.1%N/A0.1 $9.81 4/15/20243,500 shares $34,545.00 +150.0%N/A0.1 $9.87 3/31/202455,500 shares $583,305.00 +90.7%N/A0.8 $10.51 3/15/202429,100 shares $303,804.00 -15.9%N/A0.5 $10.44 2/29/202434,600 shares $360,878.00 +23.6%N/A0.6 $10.43 2/15/202428,000 shares $294,280.00 +122.2%N/A0.4 $10.51 1/31/202412,600 shares $129,528.00 -43.5%N/A0.2 $10.28 1/15/202422,300 shares $229,467.00 -82.2%N/A0.3 $10.29 12/31/2023125,100 shares $1.29 million +84.2%N/A1.7 $10.35 12/15/202367,900 shares $694,617.00 +161.2%N/A1 $10.23 11/30/202326,000 shares $258,700.00 +192.1%N/A0.4 $9.95 11/15/20238,900 shares $84,728.00 -56.2%N/A0.2 $9.52 10/31/202320,300 shares $176,813.00 -6.5%N/A0.4 $8.71 10/15/202321,700 shares $195,517.00 -65.0%N/A0.4 $9.01 9/30/202362,000 shares $557,380.00 +78.2%N/A1.2 $8.99 9/15/202334,800 shares $330,948.00 -15.3%N/A0.7 $9.51 8/31/202341,100 shares $401,136.00 +110.8%N/A0.8 $9.76 8/15/202319,500 shares $191,295.00 +204.7%N/A0.4 $9.81Something strange going on at Mar-a-Lago (Ad)A former government advisor says a $9 trillion AI breakthrough is nearing launch. 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This AI play might too. 7/31/20236,400 shares $65,216.00 +156.0%N/A0.1 $10.19 7/15/20232,500 shares $25,275.00 +257.1%N/A0.1 $10.11 6/30/2023700 shares $7,042.00 -95.0%N/A0 $10.06 6/15/202314,100 shares $141,141.00 -15.1%N/A0.3 $10.01 5/31/202316,600 shares $164,838.00 +49.6%N/A0.4 $9.93 5/15/202311,100 shares $111,888.00 +326.9%N/A0.3 $10.08 4/30/20232,600 shares $26,676.00 -29.7%N/A0.1 $10.26 4/15/20233,700 shares $38,332.00 +208.3%N/A0.1 $10.36 3/31/20231,200 shares $12,444.00 -90.6%N/A0 $10.37 3/15/202312,800 shares $130,688.00 +60.0%N/A0.3 $10.21 2/28/20238,000 shares $81,520.00 -65.5%N/A0.1 $10.19 2/15/202323,200 shares $248,240.00 -47.6%N/A0.4 $10.70 1/31/202344,300 shares $480,212.00 +366.3%N/A0.7 $10.84 1/15/20239,500 shares $100,035.00 -34.0%N/A0.1 $10.53 12/30/202214,400 shares $147,168.00 +251.2%N/A0.2 $10.22 12/15/20224,100 shares $42,148.00 -61.7%N/A0.1 $10.28 11/30/202210,700 shares $113,634.00 +78.3%N/A0.2 $10.62 11/15/20226,000 shares $58,800.00 -3.2%N/A0.1 $9.80 10/31/20226,200 shares $58,404.00 -59.7%N/A0.1 $9.42 10/15/202215,400 shares $153,076.00 No ChangeN/A0.4 $9.94 9/30/202236,400 shares $365,092.00 -21.6%N/A0.9 $10.03 9/15/202246,400 shares $534,992.00 -21.5%N/A1.2 $11.53 8/31/202259,100 shares $701,517.00 -6.3%N/A1.2 $11.87 8/15/202263,100 shares $787,488.00 +223.6%N/A1.1 $12.48 7/31/202219,500 shares $232,830.00 -52.7%N/A0.3 $11.94 7/15/202241,200 shares $493,576.00 -46.8%N/A0.6 $11.98 6/30/202277,400 shares $887,004.00 +16.9%N/A1 $11.46 6/15/202266,200 shares $766,596.00 +79.9%N/A0.8 $11.58 5/31/202236,800 shares $427,616.00 -3.9%N/A0.5 $11.62 5/15/202238,300 shares $427,811.00 +271.8%N/A0.5 $11.17 4/30/202210,300 shares $114,124.00 +45.1%N/A0.1 $11.08 4/15/20227,100 shares $80,230.00 +14.5%N/A0.1 $11.30 3/31/20226,200 shares $75,330.00 -78.8%N/A0.1 $12.15 3/15/202229,300 shares $358,043.07 +452.8%N/A0.6 $12.22 2/28/20225,300 shares $67,098.00 +783.3%N/A0.1 $12.66 2/15/2022600 shares $7,452.00 -64.7%N/A0 $12.42 1/31/20221,700 shares $21,998.00 -91.8%N/A0.1 $12.94 1/15/202220,600 shares $285,928.00 +14.4%N/A0.6 $13.88 12/31/202118,000 shares $261,000.00 -44.3%N/A0.6 $14.50 12/15/202132,300 shares $469,319.00 -42.4%N/A1 $14.53 11/30/202156,100 shares $812,889.00 +36.8%N/A1.7 $14.49 11/15/202141,000 shares $600,650.00 +58.3%N/A1.2 $14.65 10/29/202125,900 shares $366,226.00 -59.1%N/A0.7 $14.14 10/15/202163,300 shares $924,180.00 +23.2%N/A1.6 $14.60 9/30/202151,400 shares $739,646.00 +111.5%N/A1.4 $14.39 9/15/202124,300 shares $358,668.00 +86.9%N/A0.7 $14.76 8/31/202113,000 shares $190,190.00 -45.2%N/A0.4 $14.63 8/13/202123,700 shares $350,286.00 -40.6%N/A0.7 $14.78 7/30/202139,900 shares $596,904.00 +513.9%N/A1.2 $14.96 7/15/20216,500 shares $96,330.00 -16.7%N/A0.2 $14.82Something strange going on at Mar-a-Lago (Ad)A former government advisor says a $9 trillion AI breakthrough is nearing launch. 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This AI play might too. 6/30/20217,800 shares $113,022.00 -33.3%N/A0.2 $14.49 6/15/202111,700 shares $171,171.00 -42.9%N/A0.3 $14.63 5/28/202120,500 shares $297,660.00 +81.4%N/A0.5 $14.52 5/14/202111,300 shares $159,895.00 +31.4%N/A0.3 $14.15 4/30/20218,600 shares $119,798.00 -36.8%N/A0.2 $13.93 4/15/202113,600 shares $189,992.00 +109.2%N/A0.3 $13.97 3/31/20216,500 shares $89,895.00 -65.4%N/A0.1 $13.83 3/15/202118,800 shares $264,140.00 -23.0%N/A0.5 $14.05 2/26/202124,400 shares $331,840.00 -13.8%N/A0.6 $13.60 2/12/202128,300 shares $405,680.50 +132.0%N/A0.7 $14.34 1/29/202112,200 shares $170,800.00 -68.4%N/A0.3 $14.00 1/15/202138,600 shares $545,032.00 +78.7%N/A1.1 $14.12 12/31/202021,600 shares $304,776.00 -20.6%N/A0.6 $14.11 12/15/202027,200 shares $378,624.00 +46.2%N/A0.8 $13.92 11/30/202018,600 shares $254,448.00 -9.3%N/A0.6 $13.68 11/15/202020,500 shares $272,855.00 -27.6%N/A0.6 $13.31 10/30/202028,300 shares $371,013.00 +55.5%N/A0.8 $13.11 10/15/202018,200 shares $240,422.00 +271.4%N/A0 $13.21 9/30/20204,900 shares $64,092.00 -56.6%N/A0.1 $13.08 9/15/20204,000 shares $52,600.00 -64.6%N/A0.1 $13.15 8/31/202011,300 shares $148,256.00 +36.1%N/A0.2 $13.12 8/14/20208,300 shares $110,224.00 +1.2%N/A0.1 $13.28 7/31/20208,200 shares $109,552.00 +20.6%N/A0.1 $13.36 7/15/20206,800 shares $88,128.00 +300.0%N/A0.1 $12.96 6/30/20201,700 shares $21,624.00 -79.5%N/A0 $12.72 6/15/20208,300 shares $105,576.00 +186.2%N/A0.1 $12.72 5/29/20202,900 shares $35,931.00 -86.5%N/A0 $12.39 5/15/202021,500 shares $257,140.00 +338.8%N/A0.3 $11.96 4/30/20204,900 shares $58,604.00 +104.2%N/A0.1 $11.96 MQT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 33,400 shares of MQT short. 0.15% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II? 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. 0.15% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's floating shares are currently sold short. Is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 33,400 shares, a drop of 8.0% from the previous total of 36,300 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 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.15% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II: BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.17%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.19%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (0.13%), BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (0.12%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.05%), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (0.08%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.04%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (0.03%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.17%), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (0.31%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II stock? Short selling MQT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II as its price is falling. MQT shares are trading down $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 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II? A short squeeze for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II 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 MQT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II'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 MQT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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