BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.59 -0.03 (-0.32%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.58 -0.01 (-0.09%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 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 13,700 shares. This marks a -18.45% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 49,021 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest13,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-18.45%Dollar Volume Sold Short$129.74 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume50,931 sharesAverage Trading Volume49,021 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average104% 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 7/15/202513,700 shares $129.74 thousand -18.5%N/A0.3 $9.47 6/30/202516,800 shares $161.62 thousand -46.0%N/A0.3 $9.62 6/15/202531,100 shares $296.38 thousand +14.3%N/A0.5 $9.53 5/31/202527,200 shares $260.03 thousand +54.6%0.1%0.5 $9.56 5/15/202517,600 shares $173.71 thousand -57.4%0.1%0.3 $9.87 4/30/202541,300 shares $401.85 thousand +168.2%N/A0.7 $9.73 4/15/202515,400 shares $145.38 thousand -53.9%0.1%0.2 $9.44 3/31/202533,400 shares $334.67 thousand -8.0%0.1%0.5 $10.02 3/15/202536,300 shares $363.36 thousand +77.1%0.2%0.5 $10.01 2/28/202520,500 shares $212.28 thousand +23.5%0.1%0.3 $10.36 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. 2/15/202516,600 shares $169.15 thousand -57.1%0.1%0.2 $10.19 1/31/202538,700 shares $393.97 thousand +460.9%N/A0.5 $10.18 1/15/20256,900 shares $68.66 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $9.95 12/31/20246,900 shares $68.03 thousand -41.5%N/A0.1 $9.86 12/15/202411,800 shares $123.31 thousand -75.1%N/A0.2 $10.45 11/30/202447,300 shares $505.16 thousand +46.4%N/A0.8 $10.68 11/15/202432,300 shares $333.66 thousand -20.6%N/A0.6 $10.33 10/31/202440,700 shares $422.06 thousand +190.7%N/A0.8 $10.37 10/15/202414,000 shares $148.40 thousand -54.6%N/A0.3 $10.60 9/30/202430,800 shares $333.26 thousand -26.8%N/A0.6 $10.82 9/15/202442,100 shares $458.47 thousand +304.8%N/A1 $10.89 8/31/202410,400 shares $109.72 thousand -25.7%N/A0.2 $10.55 8/15/202414,000 shares $147.42 thousand -76.7%N/A0.3 $10.53 7/31/202460,200 shares $633.30 thousand +167.6%N/A1.3 $10.52 7/15/202422,500 shares $234 thousand +359.2%N/A0.5 $10.40 6/30/20244,900 shares $50.42 thousand -49.5%N/A0.1 $10.29 6/15/20249,700 shares $98.46 thousand +15.5%N/A0.2 $10.15 5/31/20248,400 shares $83.41 thousand -25.7%N/A0.2 $9.93 5/15/202411,300 shares $114.36 thousand +135.4%N/A0.2 $10.12 4/30/20244,800 shares $47.09 thousand +37.1%N/A0.1 $9.81 4/15/20243,500 shares $34.55 thousand +150.0%N/A0.1 $9.87 3/31/202455,500 shares $583.31 thousand +90.7%N/A0.8 $10.51 3/15/202429,100 shares $303.80 thousand -15.9%N/A0.5 $10.44 2/29/202434,600 shares $360.88 thousand +23.6%N/A0.6 $10.43 2/15/202428,000 shares $294.28 thousand +122.2%N/A0.4 $10.51 1/31/202412,600 shares $129.53 thousand -43.5%N/A0.2 $10.28 1/15/202422,300 shares $229.47 thousand -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 $694.62 thousand +161.2%N/A1 $10.23 11/30/202326,000 shares $258.70 thousand +192.1%N/A0.4 $9.95When the levee breaks (Ad)The U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was projected. According to Porter Stansberry, this is panic-level borrowing… and a clear sign we’re nearing America’s financial breaking point. In his latest emergency briefing, Porter outlines why the cracks in our system are widening fast—and how Trump’s policies may be accelerating the collapse. More importantly, he reveals three moves you can make now to protect and potentially grow your wealth before the levee breaks.Click here to watch the urgent broadcast and get ahead of what’s coming. 11/15/20238,900 shares $84.73 thousand -56.2%N/A0.2 $9.52 10/31/202320,300 shares $176.81 thousand -6.5%N/A0.4 $8.71 10/15/202321,700 shares $195.52 thousand -65.0%N/A0.4 $9.01 9/30/202362,000 shares $557.38 thousand +78.2%N/A1.2 $8.99 9/15/202334,800 shares $330.95 thousand -15.3%N/A0.7 $9.51 8/31/202341,100 shares $401.14 thousand +110.8%N/A0.8 $9.76 8/15/202319,500 shares $191.30 thousand +204.7%N/A0.4 $9.81 7/31/20236,400 shares $65.22 thousand +156.0%N/A0.1 $10.19 7/15/20232,500 shares $25.28 thousand +257.1%N/A0.1 $10.11 6/30/2023700 shares $7.04 thousand -95.0%N/A0 $10.06 6/15/202314,100 shares $141.14 thousand -15.1%N/A0.3 $10.01 5/31/202316,600 shares $164.84 thousand +49.6%N/A0.4 $9.93 5/15/202311,100 shares $111.89 thousand +326.9%N/A0.3 $10.08 4/30/20232,600 shares $26.68 thousand -29.7%N/A0.1 $10.26 4/15/20233,700 shares $38.33 thousand +208.3%N/A0.1 $10.36 3/31/20231,200 shares $12.44 thousand -90.6%N/A0 $10.37 3/15/202312,800 shares $130.69 thousand +60.0%N/A0.3 $10.21 2/28/20238,000 shares $81.52 thousand -65.5%N/A0.1 $10.19 2/15/202323,200 shares $248.24 thousand -47.6%N/A0.4 $10.70 1/31/202344,300 shares $480.21 thousand +366.3%N/A0.7 $10.84 1/15/20239,500 shares $100.04 thousand -34.0%N/A0.1 $10.53 12/30/202214,400 shares $147.17 thousand +251.2%N/A0.2 $10.22 12/15/20224,100 shares $42.15 thousand -61.7%N/A0.1 $10.28 11/30/202210,700 shares $113.63 thousand +78.3%N/A0.2 $10.62 11/15/20226,000 shares $58.80 thousand -3.2%N/A0.1 $9.80 10/31/20226,200 shares $58.40 thousand -59.7%N/A0.1 $9.42 10/15/202215,400 shares $153.08 thousand No ChangeN/A0.4 $9.94 9/30/202236,400 shares $365.09 thousand -21.6%N/A0.9 $10.03 9/15/202246,400 shares $534.99 thousand -21.5%N/A1.2 $11.53 8/31/202259,100 shares $701.52 thousand -6.3%N/A1.2 $11.87 8/15/202263,100 shares $787.49 thousand +223.6%N/A1.1 $12.48 7/31/202219,500 shares $232.83 thousand -52.7%N/A0.3 $11.94 7/15/202241,200 shares $493.58 thousand -46.8%N/A0.6 $11.98 6/30/202277,400 shares $887.00 thousand +16.9%N/A1 $11.46 6/15/202266,200 shares $766.60 thousand +79.9%N/A0.8 $11.58 5/31/202236,800 shares $427.62 thousand -3.9%N/A0.5 $11.62 5/15/202238,300 shares $427.81 thousand +271.8%N/A0.5 $11.17 4/30/202210,300 shares $114.12 thousand +45.1%N/A0.1 $11.08 4/15/20227,100 shares $80.23 thousand +14.5%N/A0.1 $11.30 3/31/20226,200 shares $75.33 thousand -78.8%N/A0.1 $12.15 3/15/202229,300 shares $358.04 thousand +452.8%N/A0.6 $12.22 2/28/20225,300 shares $67.10 thousand +783.3%N/A0.1 $12.66 2/15/2022600 shares $7.45 thousand -64.7%N/A0 $12.42 1/31/20221,700 shares $22.00 thousand -91.8%N/A0.1 $12.94 1/15/202220,600 shares $285.93 thousand +14.4%N/A0.6 $13.88 12/31/202118,000 shares $261 thousand -44.3%N/A0.6 $14.50 12/15/202132,300 shares $469.32 thousand -42.4%N/A1 $14.53 11/30/202156,100 shares $812.89 thousand +36.8%N/A1.7 $14.49 11/15/202141,000 shares $600.65 thousand +58.3%N/A1.2 $14.65 10/29/202125,900 shares $366.23 thousand -59.1%N/A0.7 $14.14When the levee breaks (Ad)The U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was projected. According to Porter Stansberry, this is panic-level borrowing… and a clear sign we’re nearing America’s financial breaking point. In his latest emergency briefing, Porter outlines why the cracks in our system are widening fast—and how Trump’s policies may be accelerating the collapse. More importantly, he reveals three moves you can make now to protect and potentially grow your wealth before the levee breaks.Click here to watch the urgent broadcast and get ahead of what’s coming. 10/15/202163,300 shares $924.18 thousand +23.2%N/A1.6 $14.60 9/30/202151,400 shares $739.65 thousand +111.5%N/A1.4 $14.39 9/15/202124,300 shares $358.67 thousand +86.9%N/A0.7 $14.76 8/31/202113,000 shares $190.19 thousand -45.2%N/A0.4 $14.63 8/13/202123,700 shares $350.29 thousand -40.6%N/A0.7 $14.78 7/30/202139,900 shares $596.90 thousand +513.9%N/A1.2 $14.96 7/15/20216,500 shares $96.33 thousand -16.7%N/A0.2 $14.82 6/30/20217,800 shares $113.02 thousand -33.3%N/A0.2 $14.49 6/15/202111,700 shares $171.17 thousand -42.9%N/A0.3 $14.63 5/28/202120,500 shares $297.66 thousand +81.4%N/A0.5 $14.52 5/14/202111,300 shares $159.90 thousand +31.4%N/A0.3 $14.15 4/30/20218,600 shares $119.80 thousand -36.8%N/A0.2 $13.93 4/15/202113,600 shares $189.99 thousand +109.2%N/A0.3 $13.97 3/31/20216,500 shares $89.90 thousand -65.4%N/A0.1 $13.83 3/15/202118,800 shares $264.14 thousand -23.0%N/A0.5 $14.05 2/26/202124,400 shares $331.84 thousand -13.8%N/A0.6 $13.60 2/12/202128,300 shares $405.68 thousand +132.0%N/A0.7 $14.34 1/29/202112,200 shares $170.80 thousand -68.4%N/A0.3 $14.00 1/15/202138,600 shares $545.03 thousand +78.7%N/A1.1 $14.12 12/31/202021,600 shares $304.78 thousand -20.6%N/A0.6 $14.11 12/15/202027,200 shares $378.62 thousand +46.2%N/A0.8 $13.92 11/30/202018,600 shares $254.45 thousand -9.3%N/A0.6 $13.68 11/15/202020,500 shares $272.86 thousand -27.6%N/A0.6 $13.31 10/30/202028,300 shares $371.01 thousand +55.5%N/A0.8 $13.11 10/15/202018,200 shares $240.42 thousand +271.4%N/A0 $13.21 9/30/20204,900 shares $64.09 thousand -56.6%N/A0.1 $13.08 9/15/20204,000 shares $52.60 thousand -64.6%N/A0.1 $13.15 8/31/202011,300 shares $148.26 thousand +36.1%N/A0.2 $13.12 8/14/20208,300 shares $110.22 thousand +1.2%N/A0.1 $13.28 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 July 15th, traders have sold 13,700 shares of MQT short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's current short interest. Is BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,700 shares, a decrease of 18.5% from the previous total of 16,800 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? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II: Amcor PLC (4.97%), Tri Continental Corporation (1.55%), General American Investors, Inc. (0.05%), INV VK MUN OPP (0.11%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.09%), Invvlu Mu Incm (0.06%), Inv Vk Tr Inv (0.42%), Inv Vk Mun Tr (0.10%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.21%), Inv Vk Ca Valu (0.73%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 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 $0.03 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 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 July, 15 2025. 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