Short Interest in BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CII) Expands By 89.5%

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CII) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,000 shares, a growth of 89.5% from the January 31st total of 19,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 109,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund Trading Up 1.1 %

CII traded up $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $20.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 94,072 shares, compared to its average volume of 99,704. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $20.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.97. BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund has a 12 month low of $17.57 and a 12 month high of $21.14.

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a $0.141 dividend. This represents a $1.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund by 28.5% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 15,314 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $302,000 after purchasing an additional 3,397 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund by 4.0% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 43,171 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $850,000 after acquiring an additional 1,677 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund by 89.3% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 46,342 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $912,000 after acquiring an additional 21,861 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 75,524 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 1,643 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund by 81.5% during the fourth quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 27,955 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $562,000 after acquiring an additional 12,557 shares during the last quarter.

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund Company Profile

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors.