CIF Short Volume

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $28.9M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.71 to the broader market. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. Led by Robin Ann Stelmach, public since 1988-07-22.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-06-01
Short Volume
22.3K
Total Volume
118.1K
Short %
18.88%
30-Day Avg Short %
21.76%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund.

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Frequently asked CIF short volume questions

What is the daily CIF short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) short volume is 22.3K shares against 118.1K total reported volume, or 18.88% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is CIF short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does CIF short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.