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MQY · Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund, Inc.

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$10.87 -0.01 (-0.09%) At close · Sep 4
Market Cap
$781.55M
Shares
71.83M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

MQY Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 62,925 MQY shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 34,547 shares. Days to cover was 1.00 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

MQY Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 68,080 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +8.2% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 27,895 to 145,647 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 53% chance it rises
68,080 +8.2% vs reported
Likely range 27,895 to 145,647 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
24/100
Short interest 0.1% of shares — P19 Days to cover 1.0 — P13 Price vs VWAP -4.0% — P36 Short-volume trend -0.6% — P48 Short interest change -35.4% — P8 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P18

Peer-relative percentile rank across all listed securities reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). 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
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 62,925 97,472 -34,547 1.00
2026-07-31 97,472 197,063 -99,591 1.00
2026-07-15 197,063 113,799 +83,264 1.00
2026-06-30 113,799 159,393 -45,594 1.00
2026-06-15 159,393 115,226 +44,167 1.00
2026-05-29 115,226 143,431 -28,205 1.00
2026-05-15 143,431 98,234 +45,197 1.00
2026-04-30 98,234 122,856 -24,622 1.00
2026-04-15 122,856 84,017 +38,839 1.00
2026-03-31 84,017 185,706 -101,689 1.00
2026-03-13 185,706 275,666 -89,960 1.00
2026-02-27 275,666 608,588 -332,922 1.00
2026-02-13 608,588 328,853 +279,735 2.35
2026-01-30 328,853 166,272 +162,581 1.33
2026-01-15 166,272 108,102 +58,170 1.00
2025-12-31 108,102 239,062 -130,960 1.00
2025-12-15 239,062 417,443 -178,381 1.00
2025-11-28 417,443 443,659 -26,216 1.91
2025-11-14 443,659 550,340 -106,681 2.34
2025-10-31 550,340 351,158 +199,182 2.22
2025-10-15 351,158 352,704 -1,546 1.54
2025-09-30 352,704 197,778 +154,926 1.85
2025-09-15 197,778 99,548 +98,230 1.00

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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