Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.76 -0.09 (-0.66%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Short Interest DataVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) has a short interest of 103,500 shares. This marks a -2.73% 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 201,012 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest103,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest106,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.73%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.35 millionShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume135,322 sharesAverage Trading Volume201,012 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average67% Short Selling Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNFJ Short Interest Over TimeNFJ Days to Cover Over TimeNFJ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/2025103,500 shares $1.35 million -2.7%N/A0.5 $13.04 1/15/2025106,400 shares $1.36 million -70.1%N/A0.5 $12.77 12/31/2024356,200 shares $4.50 million +368.7%N/A1.8 $12.63 12/15/202476,000 shares $965,200.00 +139.8%N/A0.4 $12.70 11/30/202431,700 shares $419,391.00 -35.4%N/A0.2 $13.23 11/15/202449,100 shares $631,671.50 +18.0%N/A0.3 $12.87 10/31/202441,600 shares $524,160.00 -14.9%N/A0.2 $12.60 10/15/202448,900 shares $638,634.00 -41.9%N/A0.3 $13.06 9/30/202484,200 shares $1.09 million +4.5%N/A0.4 $12.98 9/15/202480,600 shares $1.03 million +108.3%N/A0.4 $12.74 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NFJ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202438,700 shares $500,004.00 -10.4%N/A0.2 $12.92 8/15/202443,200 shares $544,104.00 -20.7%N/A0.2 $12.60 7/31/202454,500 shares $692,695.00 +11.0%N/A0.3 $12.71 7/15/202449,100 shares $614,241.00 -58.2%N/A0.2 $12.51 6/30/2024117,400 shares $1.44 million +57.6%N/A0.6 $12.28 6/15/202474,500 shares $904,430.00 +79.5%N/A0.4 $12.14 5/31/202441,500 shares $508,375.00 -28.0%N/A0.2 $12.25 5/15/202457,600 shares $723,456.00 +136.1%N/A0.3 $12.56 4/30/202424,400 shares $292,556.00 -37.3%N/A0.1 $11.99 4/15/202438,900 shares $463,299.00 +8.1%N/A0.2 $11.91 3/31/2024500 shares $6,390.00 -99.0%N/A5 $12.78 3/15/202447,500 shares $577,362.50 -6.9%N/A0.2 $12.16 2/29/202451,000 shares $627,810.00 -52.8%N/A0.2 $12.31 2/15/2024108,000 shares $1.34 million -53.5%N/A0.5 $12.40 1/31/2024232,200 shares $2.83 million +63.8%N/A1 $12.21 1/15/2024141,800 shares $1.78 million -8.5%N/A0.6 $12.52 12/31/2023154,900 shares $1.95 million +678.4%N/A0.7 $12.60 12/15/202319,900 shares $242,581.00 -1.0%N/A0.1 $12.19 11/30/202320,100 shares $235,371.00 -69.9%N/A0.1 $11.71 11/15/202366,800 shares $762,856.00 -45.9%N/A0.3 $11.42 10/31/2023123,500 shares $1.32 million +441.7%N/A0.6 $10.67 10/15/202322,800 shares $253,080.00 -65.2%N/A0.1 $11.10 9/30/202365,600 shares $743,248.00 +307.5%N/A0.4 $11.33 9/15/202316,100 shares $190,302.00 -85.4%N/A0.1 $11.82 8/31/2023110,200 shares $1.37 million +5.2%N/A0.6 $12.47 8/15/2023104,800 shares $1.31 million +622.8%N/A0.6 $12.47 7/31/202314,500 shares $186,107.50 -23.3%N/A0.1 $12.84 7/15/202318,900 shares $235,494.00 -88.1%N/A0.1 $12.46 6/30/2023159,100 shares $1.94 million +585.8%N/A0.9 $12.22 6/15/202323,200 shares $281,416.00 +36.5%N/A0.1 $12.13The Real Hillbilly Elegy (Ad)The mountains of Appalachia are incredible to behold. Spanning thousands of miles across Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and beyond… It's one of our country’s most scenic areas. But hidden beneath the beauty is an ugly reality: our most beautiful land is also the poorest. It’s a tragedy because for over 200 years, generation after generation has worked “coal country” with nothing but a pick and shovel, hauling billions of dollars from the ground.A bold new plan, hidden in Executive Order 14154… 5/31/202317,000 shares $197,370.00 -72.1%N/A0.1 $11.61 5/15/202360,900 shares $707,049.00 -72.7%N/A0.3 $11.61 4/30/2023223,400 shares $2.66 million +587.4%N/A1.1 $11.90 4/15/202332,500 shares $382,200.00 -28.7%N/A0.2 $11.76 3/31/202345,600 shares $536,256.00 +9.1%N/A0.2 $11.76 3/15/202341,800 shares $469,414.00 +150.3%N/A0.2 $11.23 2/28/202316,700 shares $198,897.00 -24.1%N/A0.1 $11.91 2/15/202322,000 shares $276,320.00 -32.5%N/A0.1 $12.56 1/31/202332,600 shares $401,306.00 +42.4%N/A0.1 $12.31 1/15/202322,900 shares $273,426.00 -71.7%N/A0.1 $11.94 12/30/202280,800 shares $911,424.00 +103.5%N/A0.3 $11.28 12/15/202239,700 shares $454,168.00 +8.5%N/A0.1 $11.44 11/30/202236,600 shares $441,396.00 +315.9%N/A0.1 $12.06 11/15/20228,800 shares $104,016.00 -45.3%N/A0 $11.82 10/31/202216,100 shares $180,481.00 -86.5%N/A0.1 $11.21 10/15/2022118,900 shares $1.26 million No ChangeN/A0.5 $10.59 9/30/202226,200 shares $279,816.00 -35.9%N/A0.1 $10.68 9/15/202240,900 shares $480,166.00 +53.2%N/A0.2 $11.74 8/31/202226,700 shares $327,075.00 +360.3%N/A0.1 $12.25 8/15/20225,800 shares $78,010.00 -63.3%N/A0 $13.45 7/31/202215,800 shares $202,556.00 +7.5%N/A0.1 $12.82 7/15/202214,700 shares $177,723.00 -70.6%N/A0.1 $12.09 6/30/202250,000 shares $577,000.00 +189.0%N/A0.2 $11.54 6/15/202217,300 shares $204,140.00 +21.8%N/A0.1 $11.80 5/31/202214,200 shares $181,334.00 -47.4%N/A0.1 $12.77 5/15/202227,000 shares $327,240.00 -8.8%N/A0.1 $12.12 4/30/202229,600 shares $383,320.00 -63.6%N/A0.1 $12.95 4/15/202281,200 shares $1.13 million -20.7%N/A0.3 $13.90 3/31/2022102,400 shares $1.47 million +271.0%N/A0.4 $14.39 3/15/202227,600 shares $371,772.00 -16.9%N/A0.1 $13.47 2/28/202233,200 shares $467,788.00 -23.2%N/A0.1 $14.09 2/15/202243,200 shares $628,560.00 -9.8%N/A0.2 $14.55 1/31/202247,900 shares $705,567.00 -9.3%N/A0.2 $14.73 1/15/202252,800 shares $822,624.00 -22.0%N/A0.2 $15.58 12/31/202167,700 shares $1.09 million +31.5%N/A0.3 $16.06 12/15/202151,500 shares $815,245.00 -1.3%N/A0.3 $15.83 11/30/202152,200 shares $816,930.00 +47.5%N/A0.3 $15.65 11/15/202135,400 shares $568,170.00 -30.5%N/A0.2 $16.05 10/29/202150,900 shares $801,166.00 +14.1%N/A0.3 $15.74 10/15/202144,600 shares $683,272.00 -76.5%N/A0.3 $15.32 9/30/2021189,500 shares $2.81 million +432.3%N/A0.9 $14.83 9/15/202135,600 shares $548,240.00 -46.9%N/A0.2 $15.40 8/31/202167,000 shares $1.05 million -54.9%N/A0.3 $15.64 8/13/2021148,500 shares $2.31 million +408.6%N/A0.6 $15.58 7/30/202129,200 shares $444,132.00 -85.9%N/A0.1 $15.21 7/15/2021206,300 shares $3.11 million -17.7%N/A0.8 $15.06 6/30/2021250,700 shares $3.78 million +157.9%N/A1.1 $15.07 6/15/202197,200 shares $1.43 million -43.4%N/A0.4 $14.72 5/28/2021171,700 shares $2.49 million +18.4%N/A0.8 $14.52 5/14/2021145,000 shares $2.03 million -19.3%N/A0.6 $14.02The Real Hillbilly Elegy (Ad)The mountains of Appalachia are incredible to behold. Spanning thousands of miles across Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and beyond… It's one of our country’s most scenic areas. But hidden beneath the beauty is an ugly reality: our most beautiful land is also the poorest. It’s a tragedy because for over 200 years, generation after generation has worked “coal country” with nothing but a pick and shovel, hauling billions of dollars from the ground.A bold new plan, hidden in Executive Order 14154… 4/30/2021179,700 shares $2.64 million -14.2%N/A0.8 $14.70 4/15/2021209,400 shares $3.03 million +153.8%N/A0.9 $14.46 3/31/202182,500 shares $1.13 million -47.5%N/A0.4 $13.67 3/15/2021157,100 shares $2.13 million -3.9%N/A0.6 $13.57 2/26/2021163,500 shares $2.21 million +89.0%N/A0.6 $13.52 2/12/202186,500 shares $1.19 million -56.6%N/A0.4 $13.81 1/29/2021199,400 shares $2.69 million -5.6%N/A0.8 $13.51 1/15/2021211,300 shares $2.88 million +157.4%N/A0.9 $13.61 12/31/202082,100 shares $1.10 million +17.1%N/A0.3 $13.37 12/15/202070,100 shares $922,516.00 -59.4%N/A0.3 $13.16 11/30/2020172,700 shares $2.25 million +23.4%N/A0.7 $13.03 11/15/2020140,000 shares $1.75 million -16.9%N/A0.6 $12.53 10/30/2020168,500 shares $1.97 million +34.6%N/A0.8 $11.72 10/15/2020125,200 shares $1.53 million +62.2%N/A0 $12.26 9/30/202077,200 shares $910,960.00 +155.6%N/A0.3 $11.80 9/15/202047,500 shares $567,625.00 +57.3%N/A0.2 $11.95 8/31/202030,200 shares $378,708.00 -84.3%N/A0.1 $12.54 8/14/2020192,500 shares $2.37 million -45.0%N/A0.8 $12.32 7/31/2020349,700 shares $4.20 million -1.2%N/A1.5 $12.02 7/15/2020353,900 shares $4.12 million +120.5%N/A1.5 $11.64 6/30/2020160,500 shares $1.77 million +33.0%N/A0.7 $11.02 6/15/2020120,700 shares $1.33 million +70.0%N/A0.4 $11.06 5/29/202071,000 shares $784,550.00 +102.3%N/A0.2 $11.05 5/15/202035,100 shares $363,285.00 +65.6%N/A0.1 $10.35 4/30/202021,200 shares $224,296.00 -83.7%N/A0.1 $10.58 4/15/2020129,700 shares $1.35 million -22.3%N/A0.3 $10.38 3/31/2020166,900 shares $1.73 million +1,012.7%N/A0.5 $10.34 3/13/202015,000 shares $156,600.00 -52.2%0.0%0.1 $10.44 2/28/202031,400 shares $245,862.00 -46.9%N/A0.1 $7.83 NFJ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 103,500 shares of NFJ short. Learn More on Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's current short interest. Is Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 103,500 shares, a drop of 2.7% from the previous total of 106,400 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. 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock? Short selling NFJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund as its price is falling. NFJ shares are trading down $0.09 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 Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund? A short squeeze for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund 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 NFJ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund'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 NFJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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