DSU · Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
$9.41
-0.04 (-0.42%)
At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$592.18M
Shares
62.93M
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.
Model estimate
Expected Aug 14 short interest
as of Aug 14
984,765
+10.7% vs reported
Short Squeeze Score
45/100
Short interest 1.4% of shares — P45
Days to cover 2.1 — P38
Price vs VWAP -2.1% — P40
Short-volume trend +4.4% — P68
Short interest change -19.6% — P16
Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P64
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026-08-31
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
|
— | — | — | — |
|
2026-08-14
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
|
— | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-31 | 889,219 | 1,106,430 | -217,211 | 2.10 |
| 2026-07-15 | 1,106,430 | 1,162,093 | -55,663 | 3.12 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1,162,093 | 1,197,183 | -35,090 | 3.65 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,197,183 | 1,115,518 | +81,665 | 4.32 |
| 2026-05-29 | 1,115,518 | 1,201,547 | -86,029 | 3.19 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1,201,547 | 1,313,304 | -111,757 | 3.96 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1,313,304 | 1,269,738 | +43,566 | 4.49 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,269,738 | 1,123,531 | +146,207 | 4.86 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,123,531 | 1,091,065 | +32,466 | 4.14 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,091,065 | 1,076,877 | +14,188 | 3.52 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,076,877 | 883,387 | +193,490 | 3.97 |
| 2026-02-13 | 883,387 | 718,214 | +165,173 | 3.49 |
| 2026-01-30 | 718,214 | 495,909 | +222,305 | 1.88 |
| 2026-01-15 | 495,909 | 494,129 | +1,780 | 1.49 |
| 2025-12-31 | 494,129 | 457,206 | +36,923 | 1.91 |
| 2025-12-15 | 457,206 | 505,122 | -47,916 | 2.06 |
| 2025-11-28 | 505,122 | 594,460 | -89,338 | 2.29 |
| 2025-11-14 | 594,460 | 526,196 | +68,264 | 3.39 |
| 2025-10-31 | 526,196 | 549,325 | -23,129 | 2.06 |
| 2025-10-15 | 549,325 | 755,514 | -206,189 | 1.37 |
| 2025-09-30 | 755,514 | 499,528 | +255,986 | 2.23 |
| 2025-09-15 | 499,528 | 502,712 | -3,184 | 2.03 |
| 2025-08-29 | 502,712 | 521,048 | -18,336 | 1.80 |
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Key facts
CIK
1051003
CUSIP
09255R202
13F (30d)
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83 filers
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