NCZ · Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II

$15.50 -0.15 (-0.96%) At close · Aug 28

Market Cap

$297.80M

19.03M

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

NCZ Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 58,291 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -33.4% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21

58,291 -33.4% vs reported

The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

52/100

Short interest 0.5% of shares — P32 Days to cover 1.4 — P31 Price vs VWAP -0.2% — P49 Short-volume trend +2.7% — P61 Short interest change +208.6% — P96 Worst FTD 1.53% of shares — P97

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks 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.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	87,511	28,362	+59,149	62,671	1.40
2026-07-31	28,362	79,132	-50,770	87,055	1.00
2026-07-15	79,132	31,118	+48,014	65,903	1.20
2026-06-30	31,118	22,685	+8,433	51,012	1.00
2026-06-15	22,685	22,325	+360	65,778	1.00
2026-05-29	22,325	10,489	+11,836	71,921	1.00
2026-05-15	10,489	17,137	-6,648	106,962	1.00
2026-04-30	17,137	21,905	-4,768	53,149	1.00
2026-04-15	21,905	31,369	-9,464	86,621	1.00
2026-03-31	31,369	72,201	-40,832	77,401	1.00
2026-03-13	72,201	26,541	+45,660	66,612	1.08
2026-02-27	26,541	22,775	+3,766	39,637	1.00
2026-02-13	22,775	22,618	+157	67,617	1.00
2026-01-30	22,618	27,716	-5,098	113,400	1.00
2026-01-15	27,716	26,290	+1,426	89,925	1.00
2025-12-31	26,290	32,474	-6,184	42,881	1.00
2025-12-15	32,474	16,715	+15,759	42,070	1.00
2025-11-28	16,715	30,520	-13,805	47,283	1.00
2025-11-14	30,520	37,005	-6,485	50,362	1.00
2025-10-31	37,005	62,057	-25,052	70,139	1.00
2025-10-15	62,057	88,433	-26,376	88,220	1.00
2025-09-30	88,433	134,255	-45,822	80,135	1.10
2025-09-15	134,255	139,967	-5,712	48,008	2.80

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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Key facts CIK 1227857 CUSIP 92838U801 13F (30d) 58 filings 44 filers