Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 23,000 shares of ECF short. Learn More on Ellsworth Growth and Income 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. ECF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's short interest ratio.

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,000 shares, an increase of 215.1% from the previous total of 7,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund: The India Fund, Inc. (0.11%), Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.15%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Co. (0.16%), ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (0.07%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.04%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.29%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.07%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.26%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.25%), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.28%),

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.

Short selling ECF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund as its price is falling. ECF shares are trading up $0.07 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 Ellsworth Growth and Income 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 ECF, 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 ECF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.