The Monks Investment Trust Plc Short % of float

What is the Short % of float of The Monks Investment Trust Plc?

The Short % of float of The Monks Investment Trust Plc is N/A

What is the definition of Short % of float?



Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.

= short interest / float shares

Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.

What does The Monks Investment Trust Plc do?

The Monks Investment Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd. It is co-managed by Baillie Gifford & Co. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth stocks of companies with above average earnings growth across diversified market capitalizations. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the FTSE World Index. The Monks Investment Trust PLC was formed in 1929 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.