John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Breaking News: Elon Musk Invents New Type of A.I. (Shocking) (From InvestorPlace) (Ad) Free HPI Stock Alerts $16.58 -0.01 (-0.06%) (As of 05/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media John Hancock Preferred Income Fund Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume13,900 sharesPrevious Short Volume10,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+36.27%Dollar Volume Sold Short$225,736.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover0.2Last Record DateApril 30, 2024Today's Trading Volume41,455 sharesAverage Trading Volume60,886 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average68% Short Selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatHPI Short Interest Over TimeHPI Days to Cover Over TimeHPI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad InvestorPlaceBreaking News: Elon Musk Invents New Type of A.I. (Shocking)Could Elon's New Device be Bigger than the iPhone? According to 30-year Silicon Valley and Wall Street veteran, Eric Fry… This mind-blowing new technology could be bigger than the iPhone.Click here for the full story… John Hancock Preferred Income Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202413,900 shares $225,736.00 +36.3%N/A0.2 $16.24 4/15/202410,200 shares $156,876.00 -35.4%N/A0.2 $15.38 3/31/202415,800 shares $262,754.00 +59.6%N/A0.3 $16.63 3/15/20249,900 shares $160,132.50 -47.3%N/A0.2 $16.18 2/29/202418,800 shares $311,704.00 -14.6%N/A0.3 $16.58 2/15/202422,000 shares $355,520.00 +609.7%N/A0.3 $16.16 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HPI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20243,100 shares $49,600.00 -78.0%N/A0 $16.00 1/15/202414,100 shares $224,472.00 -39.5%N/A0.2 $15.92 12/31/202323,300 shares $367,674.00 -54.9%N/A0.3 $15.78 12/15/202351,700 shares $800,316.00 +4.7%N/A0.7 $15.48 11/30/202349,400 shares $749,398.00 +28.0%N/A0.7 $15.17 11/15/202338,600 shares $561,630.00 +100.0%N/A0.6 $14.55 10/31/202319,300 shares $253,988.00 -60.5%N/A0.3 $13.16 10/15/202348,900 shares $667,485.00 +237.2%N/A0.9 $13.65 9/30/202314,500 shares $211,265.00 -48.9%N/A0.3 $14.57 9/15/202328,400 shares $422,876.00 -32.5%N/A0.5 $14.89 8/31/202342,100 shares $642,446.00 +46.2%N/A0.8 $15.26 8/15/202328,800 shares $438,048.00 +55.7%N/A0.5 $15.21 7/31/202318,500 shares $292,300.00 -62.3%N/A0.3 $15.80 7/15/202349,100 shares $745,829.00 +342.3%N/A0.9 $15.19 6/30/202311,100 shares $168,276.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $15.16 6/15/202311,100 shares $162,615.00 -66.1%N/A0.2 $14.65 5/31/202332,700 shares $468,264.00 -55.6%N/A0.5 $14.32 5/15/202373,600 shares $1.04 million -1.2%N/A1.2 $14.15 4/30/202374,500 shares $1.17 million +20.2%N/A1.2 $15.77 4/15/202362,000 shares $959,760.00 -57.6%N/A1 $15.48 3/31/2023146,100 shares $2.34 million +1,006.8%N/A2.4 $16.00 3/15/202313,200 shares $196,812.00 -3.7%N/A0.2 $14.91 2/28/202313,700 shares $233,722.00 -42.0%N/A0.2 $17.06 2/15/202323,600 shares $408,516.00 -48.4%N/A0.4 $17.31 1/31/202345,700 shares $806,148.00 -36.2%N/A0.7 $17.64 1/15/202371,600 shares $1.22 million +106.9%N/A1.1 $17.09 12/30/202234,600 shares $555,330.00 +239.2%N/A0.5 $16.05 12/15/202210,200 shares $164,118.00 +45.7%N/A0.2 $16.09 11/30/20227,000 shares $114,520.00 -38.6%N/A0.1 $16.36 11/15/202211,400 shares $183,996.00 -16.2%N/A0.2 $16.14 10/31/202213,600 shares $224,264.00 +65.9%N/A0.3 $16.49 10/15/20228,200 shares $123,000.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $15.00 9/30/202215,900 shares $254,718.00 -29.0%N/A0.4 $16.02 9/15/202222,400 shares $391,328.00 +30.2%N/A0.6 $17.47Breaking News: Elon Musk Invents New Type of A.I. (Shocking) (Ad)Could Elon's New Device be Bigger than the iPhone? According to 30-year Silicon Valley and Wall Street veteran, Eric Fry… This mind-blowing new technology could be bigger than the iPhone.Click here for the full story… HPI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 13,900 shares of HPI short. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's current short interest. Is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Preferred Income Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,900 shares, an increase of 36.3% from the previous total of 10,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Preferred Income Fund stock? Short selling HPI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund as its price is falling. HPI shares are trading down $0.01 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against John Hancock Preferred Income Fund? A short squeeze for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HPI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HPI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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