Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cornerstone Total Return Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 9,490,000 shares of CRF short. Learn More on Cornerstone Total Return Fund's current short interest.

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. CRF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Cornerstone Total Return Fund's short interest ratio.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund saw a decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 9,490,000 shares, a decline of 8.1% from the previous total of 10,330,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Cornerstone Total Return Fund: DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.03%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.57%), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (8.02%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.09%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.13%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.07%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.95%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.24%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CRF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cornerstone Total Return Fund as its price is falling. CRF shares are trading up $0.08 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.

A short squeeze for Cornerstone Total Return Fund 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 CRF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CRF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.