John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $33.84 +0.02 (+0.04%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.84 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) has a short interest of 21,000 shares. This marks a -40.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 51,983 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest21,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest35,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-40.17%Dollar Volume Sold Short$674,100.00Short Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares19,742,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.11%Today's Trading Volume32,033 sharesAverage Trading Volume51,983 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average62% Short Selling John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBTO Short Interest Over TimeBTO Days to Cover Over TimeBTO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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 4/30/202521,000 shares $674,100.00 -40.2%N/A0.4 $32.10 4/15/202535,100 shares $1.06 million -31.3%0.2%0.7 $30.21 3/31/202551,100 shares $1.74 million +149.3%0.3%1 $34.11 3/15/202520,500 shares $664,712.50 +197.1%0.1%0.4 $32.43 2/28/20256,900 shares $246,054.00 -52.7%0.0%0.1 $35.66 2/15/202514,600 shares $540,769.40 -55.1%0.1%0.3 $37.04 1/31/202532,500 shares $1.22 million -7.4%N/A0.7 $37.58 1/15/202535,100 shares $1.29 million +213.4%N/A0.8 $36.79 12/31/202411,200 shares $399,728.00 -45.4%N/A0.3 $35.69 12/15/202420,500 shares $756,450.00 +5.1%N/A0.5 $36.90 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BTO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202419,500 shares $768,300.00 -20.7%N/A0.5 $39.40 11/15/202424,600 shares $927,789.00 +176.4%N/A0.5 $37.72 10/31/20248,900 shares $303,935.00 +39.1%N/A0.2 $34.15 10/15/20246,400 shares $218,688.00 -31.2%N/A0.1 $34.17 9/30/20249,300 shares $308,109.00 -64.9%N/A0.2 $33.13 9/15/202426,500 shares $850,120.00 +273.2%N/A0.4 $32.08 8/31/20247,100 shares $237,495.00 -44.1%N/A0.1 $33.45 8/15/202412,700 shares $396,494.00 +647.1%N/A0.2 $31.22 7/31/20241,700 shares $55,658.00 -72.6%N/A0 $32.74 7/15/20246,200 shares $186,682.00 -10.1%N/A0.1 $30.11 6/30/20246,900 shares $193,269.00 -59.2%N/A0.1 $28.01 6/15/202416,900 shares $447,343.00 +85.7%N/A0.3 $26.47 5/31/20249,100 shares $255,528.00 +37.9%N/A0.2 $28.08 5/15/20246,600 shares $191,004.00 -10.8%N/A0.1 $28.94 4/30/20247,400 shares $201,650.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $27.25 4/15/20247,400 shares $196,544.00 -28.2%N/A0.1 $26.56 3/31/202410,300 shares $304,674.00 +77.6%N/A0.2 $29.58 3/15/20245,800 shares $159,036.00 -67.1%N/A0.1 $27.42 2/29/202417,600 shares $503,888.00 -6.9%N/A0.3 $28.63 2/15/202418,900 shares $553,014.00 -23.2%N/A0.3 $29.26 1/31/202424,600 shares $746,364.00 -28.3%N/A0.4 $30.34 1/15/202434,300 shares $1.03 million +91.6%N/A0.6 $30.16 12/31/202317,900 shares $538,432.00 -26.3%N/A0.3 $30.08 12/15/202324,300 shares $750,870.00 -6.5%N/A0.4 $30.90 11/30/202326,000 shares $699,140.00 -35.5%N/A0.5 $26.89 11/15/202340,300 shares $1.11 million +21.8%N/A0.8 $27.50 10/31/202333,100 shares $787,780.00 -2.9%N/A0.7 $23.80 10/15/202334,100 shares $847,044.00 -46.4%N/A0.7 $24.84 9/30/202363,600 shares $1.67 million +38.9%N/A1.2 $26.26 9/15/202345,800 shares $1.19 million +54.2%N/A0.9 $26.09Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 8/31/202329,700 shares $800,712.00 +0.3%N/A0.5 $26.96 8/15/202329,600 shares $821,696.00 -11.9%N/A0.5 $27.76 7/31/202333,600 shares $1.04 million -11.1%N/A0.5 $30.90 7/15/202337,800 shares $1.04 million +7.4%N/A0.5 $27.59 6/30/202335,200 shares $944,064.00 -10.7%N/A0.4 $26.82 6/15/202339,400 shares $1.07 million -51.4%N/A0.4 $27.28 5/31/202381,100 shares $2.10 million +108.0%N/A0.8 $25.84 5/15/202339,000 shares $927,420.00 -36.1%N/A0.4 $23.78 4/30/202361,000 shares $1.68 million -19.8%N/A0.7 $27.58 4/15/202376,100 shares $2.21 million -45.3%N/A1.1 $29.01 3/31/2023139,200 shares $4.25 million +283.5%N/A2 $30.54 3/15/202336,300 shares $1.04 million +97.3%N/A0.6 $28.72 2/28/202318,400 shares $644,920.00 +60.0%N/A0.4 $35.05 2/15/202311,500 shares $422,280.00 -25.8%N/A0.3 $36.72 1/31/202315,500 shares $579,545.00 -41.7%N/A0.4 $37.39 1/15/202326,600 shares $959,728.00 +78.5%N/A0.6 $36.08 12/30/202214,900 shares $496,319.00 +86.3%N/A0.3 $33.31 12/15/20228,000 shares $252,640.00 -16.7%N/A0.2 $31.58 11/30/20229,600 shares $350,592.00 -23.8%N/A0.2 $36.52 11/15/202212,600 shares $457,128.00 -16.6%N/A0.3 $36.28 10/31/202215,100 shares $521,252.00 +77.7%N/A0.4 $34.52 10/15/20228,500 shares $262,735.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $30.91 9/30/202213,600 shares $429,216.00 +27.1%N/A0.4 $31.56 9/15/202210,700 shares $379,529.00 -6.1%N/A0.3 $35.47 8/31/202211,400 shares $405,954.00 -43.6%N/A0.3 $35.61 8/15/202220,200 shares $799,920.00 -19.8%N/A0.6 $39.60 7/31/202225,200 shares $974,988.00 +34.8%N/A0.6 $38.69 7/15/202218,700 shares $652,443.00 -2.6%N/A0.5 $34.89 6/30/202219,200 shares $712,896.00 +51.2%N/A0.5 $37.13 6/15/202212,700 shares $434,340.00 -54.3%N/A0.3 $34.20 5/31/202227,800 shares $1.07 million +26.9%N/A0.6 $38.59 5/15/202221,900 shares $765,405.00 +196.0%N/A0.4 $34.95 4/30/20227,400 shares $266,030.00 -50.3%N/A0.2 $35.95 4/15/202214,900 shares $597,192.00 +12.0%N/A0.3 $40.08 3/31/202213,300 shares $534,660.00 -33.5%N/A0.2 $40.20 3/15/202220,000 shares $871,200.00 +25.8%N/A0.4 $43.56 2/28/202215,900 shares $687,039.00 +13.6%N/A0.3 $43.21 2/15/202214,000 shares $632,100.00 -34.3%N/A0.3 $45.15 1/31/202221,300 shares $1.01 million -38.6%N/A0.5 $47.25 1/15/202234,700 shares $1.61 million +128.3%N/A0.8 $46.50 12/31/202115,200 shares $708,168.00 -35.9%N/A0.4 $46.59 12/15/202123,700 shares $1.03 million -10.2%N/A0.7 $43.48 11/30/202126,400 shares $1.10 million +89.9%N/A0.7 $41.82 11/15/202113,900 shares $622,720.00 -55.0%N/A0.3 $44.80 10/29/202130,900 shares $1.36 million -54.1%N/A0.7 $44.06 10/15/202167,300 shares $2.90 million +4.3%N/A1.4 $43.03 9/30/202164,500 shares $2.74 million +36.7%N/A1.3 $42.52 9/15/202147,200 shares $1.86 million -27.5%N/A0.8 $39.48 8/31/202165,100 shares $2.86 million +3.8%N/A1 $43.97 8/13/202162,700 shares $2.69 million +97.2%N/A0.9 $42.97Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 7/30/202131,800 shares $1.22 million -31.0%N/A0.5 $38.42 7/15/202146,100 shares $1.82 million +244.0%N/A0.7 $39.42 6/30/202113,400 shares $503,036.00 +31.4%N/A0.2 $37.54 6/15/202110,200 shares $417,792.00 -77.0%N/A0.2 $40.96 5/28/202144,400 shares $1.85 million +311.1%N/A0.8 $41.69 5/14/202110,800 shares $424,548.00 -11.5%N/A0.2 $39.31 4/30/202112,200 shares $481,046.00 -61.8%N/A0.2 $39.43 4/15/202131,900 shares $1.26 million +15.2%N/A0.5 $39.47 3/31/202127,700 shares $1.07 million +111.5%N/A0.4 $38.56 3/15/202113,100 shares $510,900.00 -41.0%N/A0.2 $39.00 2/26/202122,200 shares $788,100.00 -26.7%N/A0.3 $35.50 2/12/202130,300 shares $1.02 million -16.5%N/A0.4 $33.59 1/29/202136,300 shares $1.14 million -20.9%N/A0.5 $31.50 1/15/202145,900 shares $1.57 million -51.1%N/A0.6 $34.16 12/31/202093,900 shares $2.85 million +47.9%N/A1.2 $30.38 12/15/202063,500 shares $1.84 million +41.7%N/A0.8 $29.00 11/30/202044,800 shares $1.28 million +5.7%N/A0.6 $28.66 11/15/202042,400 shares $1.10 million -20.2%N/A0.6 $25.95 10/30/202053,100 shares $1.18 million -42.0%N/A0.7 $22.32 10/15/202091,500 shares $2.07 million -32.7%N/A0 $22.58 9/30/2020136,000 shares $2.91 million +35.7%N/A1.6 $21.43 9/15/2020132,400 shares $2.96 million +32.1%N/A1.5 $22.35 8/31/2020100,200 shares $2.31 million +19.9%N/A1.1 $23.02 8/14/202083,600 shares $1.99 million +163.7%N/A0.8 $23.77 7/31/202031,700 shares $670,455.00 -68.3%N/A0.3 $21.15 7/15/2020100,100 shares $1.98 million -5.7%N/A0.9 $19.76 6/30/2020106,200 shares $2.37 million -31.6%N/A1 $22.34 6/15/2020155,200 shares $3.73 million -20.7%N/A1.2 $24.01 5/29/2020195,600 shares $4.70 million -10.9%N/A1.3 $24.01 BTO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 21,000 shares of BTO short. Learn More on John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's current short interest. Is John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,000 shares, a decrease of 40.2% from the previous total of 35,100 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. How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund: PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.62%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.17%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.16%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.07%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.59%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.06%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (2.82%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.15%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock? Short selling BTO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund as its price is falling. BTO shares are trading up $0.02 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 Financial Opportunities Fund? A short squeeze for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BTO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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 BTO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Short Squeeze Adams Diversified Equity Fund Short Squeeze Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Short Squeeze Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Short Squeeze Royce Value Trust Short Squeeze The Gabelli Equity Trust Short Squeeze SRH Total Return Fund Short Squeeze Oxford Lane Capital Short Squeeze BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Squeeze Goldman Sachs BDC Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:BTO) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? You ain’t seen nothin’ yetAsk most investors and they’ll probably tell you Nvidia is the undisputed AI stock of the decade. 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