First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $19.61 -0.04 (-0.20%) Closing price 09/23/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.60 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 09/23/2025 04:10 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 TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF) has a short interest of 328,800 shares. This marks a 14.60% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 123,054 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest328,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest286,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+14.60%Dollar Volume Sold Short$6.34 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume134,730 sharesAverage Trading Volume123,054 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average109% Short Selling First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFPF Short Interest Over TimeFPF Days to Cover Over TimeFPF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Intermediate Duration 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 8/31/2025328,800 shares $6.34 million +14.6%N/A2.8 $19.30 8/15/2025286,900 shares $5.43 million -4.8%N/A2.4 $18.92 7/31/2025301,500 shares $5.70 million -9.6%N/A2.5 $18.90 7/15/2025333,600 shares $6.29 million +15.3%N/A2.9 $18.86 6/30/2025289,400 shares $5.44 million +95.0%N/A2.2 $18.81 6/15/2025148,400 shares $2.71 million -15.5%N/A1.1 $18.28 5/31/2025175,600 shares $3.21 million +253.3%N/A1.4 $18.30 5/15/202549,700 shares $898.58 thousand +116.1%N/A0.4 $18.08 4/30/202523,000 shares $405.72 thousand +130.0%N/A0.2 $17.64 4/15/202510,000 shares $170.25 thousand -93.1%N/A0.1 $17.03 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FPF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/2025145,100 shares $2.66 million +111.8%N/A1.1 $18.32 3/15/202568,500 shares $1.25 million -24.1%N/A0.5 $18.25 2/28/202590,300 shares $1.69 million +10.1%N/A0.6 $18.77 2/15/202582,000 shares $1.54 million +23.9%N/A0.6 $18.83 1/31/202566,200 shares $1.25 million -18.2%N/A0.4 $18.83 1/15/202580,900 shares $1.50 million +911.3%N/A0.5 $18.48 12/31/20248,000 shares $144 thousand -80.0%N/A0.1 $18.00 12/15/202440,000 shares $748.40 thousand -49.1%N/A0.3 $18.71 11/30/202478,600 shares $1.48 million +125.9%N/A0.5 $18.84 11/15/202434,800 shares $648.15 thousand +11.9%N/A0.2 $18.63 10/31/202431,100 shares $584.06 thousand -26.7%N/A0.2 $18.78 10/15/202442,400 shares $818.74 thousand -24.0%N/A0.3 $19.31 9/30/202455,800 shares $1.09 million +230.2%N/A0.3 $19.53 9/15/202416,900 shares $320.42 thousand -54.5%N/A0.1 $18.96 8/31/202437,100 shares $697.48 thousand -14.3%N/A0.2 $18.80 8/15/202443,300 shares $796.72 thousand +23.4%N/A0.3 $18.40 7/31/202435,100 shares $642.68 thousand -74.2%N/A0.2 $18.31 7/15/2024136,200 shares $2.49 million -29.8%N/A0.9 $18.31 6/30/2024193,900 shares $3.56 million +26.0%N/A1.5 $18.37 6/15/2024153,900 shares $2.75 million +1,520.0%N/A1.2 $17.84 5/31/20249,500 shares $168.34 thousand -72.8%N/A0.1 $17.72 5/15/202434,900 shares $622.27 thousand +25.5%N/A0.2 $17.83 4/30/202427,800 shares $474.27 thousand -39.2%N/A0.2 $17.06 4/15/202445,700 shares $760.91 thousand -43.5%N/A0.3 $16.65 3/31/202480,900 shares $1.45 million -32.4%N/A0.5 $17.92 3/15/2024119,700 shares $2.13 million +0.3%N/A0.6 $17.80 2/29/2024119,400 shares $2.11 million -6.0%N/A0.6 $17.65 2/15/2024127,000 shares $2.19 million +6.7%N/A0.6 $17.24 1/31/2024119,000 shares $2.07 million +44.1%N/A0.5 $17.40 1/15/202482,600 shares $1.40 million No ChangeN/A0.4 $16.98 12/31/202382,600 shares $1.35 million +40.2%N/A0.4 $16.31 12/15/202358,900 shares $969.49 thousand +3.5%N/A0.3 $16.46 11/30/202356,900 shares $900.73 thousand -17.4%N/A0.3 $15.83 11/15/202368,900 shares $1.03 million +76.7%N/A0.4 $14.98 10/31/202339,000 shares $554.97 thousand +60.5%N/A0.2 $14.23 10/15/202324,300 shares $346.52 thousand -54.5%N/A0.2 $14.26 9/30/202353,400 shares $795.66 thousand +246.8%N/A0.4 $14.90 9/15/202315,400 shares $231.46 thousand +16.7%N/A0.1 $15.03 8/31/202313,200 shares $201.83 thousand -33.0%N/A0.1 $15.29 8/15/202319,700 shares $302.79 thousand -24.5%N/A0.2 $15.37 7/31/202326,100 shares $411.34 thousand +183.7%N/A0.2 $15.76 7/15/20239,200 shares $141.40 thousand -53.3%N/A0.1 $15.37 6/30/202319,700 shares $305.55 thousand -35.0%N/A0.2 $15.51 6/15/202330,300 shares $470.26 thousand -0.7%N/A0.2 $15.52 5/31/202330,500 shares $467.26 thousand -67.2%N/A0.2 $15.32 5/15/202392,900 shares $1.38 million +344.5%N/A0.6 $14.88 4/30/202320,900 shares $327.71 thousand +8.3%N/A0.1 $15.68 4/15/202319,300 shares $298.76 thousand -35.7%N/A0.1 $15.48 3/31/202330,000 shares $473.40 thousand +75.4%N/A0.2 $15.78 3/15/202317,100 shares $276.34 thousand +27.6%N/A0.1 $16.16 2/28/202313,400 shares $238.65 thousand +3.1%N/A0.1 $17.81 2/15/202313,000 shares $242.84 thousand +2.4%N/A0.1 $18.68 1/31/202312,700 shares $243.08 thousand -41.2%N/A0.1 $19.14 1/15/202321,600 shares $395.71 thousand -42.1%N/A0.1 $18.32 12/30/202237,300 shares $629.25 thousand +170.3%N/A0.2 $16.87 12/15/202213,800 shares $243.57 thousand -80.9%N/A0.1 $17.65 11/30/202272,200 shares $1.27 million +211.2%N/A0.4 $17.61 11/15/202223,200 shares $402.98 thousand +105.3%N/A0.1 $17.37 10/31/202211,300 shares $185.21 thousand -67.1%N/A0.1 $16.39 10/15/202234,300 shares $539.88 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $15.74 9/30/20227,800 shares $129.32 thousand -40.0%N/A0.1 $16.58 9/15/202213,000 shares $234 thousand +7.4%N/A0.1 $18.00 8/31/202212,100 shares $232.08 thousand -63.9%N/A0.1 $19.18 8/15/202233,500 shares $688.76 thousand -54.6%N/A0.3 $20.56 7/31/202273,700 shares $1.49 million -49.5%N/A0.5 $20.17 7/15/2022145,900 shares $2.75 million +331.7%N/A1 $18.85 6/30/202233,800 shares $631.38 thousand +11.2%N/A0.2 $18.68 6/15/202230,400 shares $560.27 thousand +7.4%N/A0.2 $18.43 5/31/202228,300 shares $559.21 thousand +31.0%N/A0.2 $19.76 5/15/202221,600 shares $404.14 thousand -69.1%N/A0.2 $18.71 4/30/202269,900 shares $1.41 million -25.3%N/A0.5 $20.11 4/15/202293,600 shares $1.95 million -37.1%N/A0.6 $20.82 3/31/2022148,700 shares $3.27 million +6.8%N/A1 $21.99 3/15/2022139,200 shares $2.85 million +28.1%N/A1 $20.50 2/28/2022108,700 shares $2.31 million +14.3%N/A0.8 $21.28 2/15/202295,100 shares $2.04 million -30.5%N/A0.8 $21.50 1/31/2022136,900 shares $3.20 million +5.5%N/A1.3 $23.41 1/15/2022129,800 shares $3.16 million -21.9%N/A1.4 $24.35 12/31/2021166,100 shares $4.08 million -4.8%N/A2.2 $24.54 12/15/2021174,400 shares $4.27 million -16.6%N/A2.4 $24.48 11/30/2021209,000 shares $5.16 million +36.3%N/A2.8 $24.67 11/15/2021153,400 shares $3.85 million -11.0%N/A2 $25.07 10/29/2021172,400 shares $4.39 million +1.3%N/A2.2 $25.48 10/15/2021170,200 shares $4.28 million -26.2%N/A2.1 $25.14 9/30/2021230,500 shares $5.77 million -28.5%N/A2.4 $25.02 9/15/2021322,300 shares $8.38 million +18.7%N/A3.3 $25.99 8/31/2021271,500 shares $7.11 million +4.6%N/A2.5 $26.20 8/13/2021259,600 shares $6.72 million -5.0%N/A2.4 $25.87 7/30/2021273,200 shares $7.10 million +67.3%N/A2.5 $25.98 7/15/2021163,300 shares $4.09 million -7.5%N/A1.4 $25.03 6/30/2021176,500 shares $4.43 million -2.8%N/A1.6 $25.11 6/15/2021181,600 shares $4.57 million -11.1%N/A1.6 $25.14 5/28/2021204,300 shares $5.13 million +23.2%N/A1.8 $25.09 5/14/2021165,800 shares $3.97 million -8.6%N/A1.5 $23.95 4/30/2021181,400 shares $4.48 million +41.4%N/A1.6 $24.70 4/15/2021128,300 shares $3.11 million -11.0%N/A1.1 $24.26 3/31/2021144,200 shares $3.45 million +16.9%N/A1.1 $23.90 3/15/2021123,400 shares $2.88 million -21.3%N/A0.9 $23.32 2/26/2021156,800 shares $3.61 million +9.5%N/A1.2 $23.00 2/12/2021143,200 shares $3.43 million -8.0%N/A1.1 $23.96 1/29/2021155,600 shares $3.68 million +28.8%N/A1.2 $23.64 1/15/2021120,800 shares $2.76 million -40.3%N/A0.9 $22.88 12/31/2020202,300 shares $4.84 million +27.5%N/A1.6 $23.92 12/15/2020158,700 shares $3.63 million -5.8%N/A1.3 $22.85 11/30/2020168,500 shares $3.83 million -15.6%N/A1.4 $22.73 11/15/2020199,700 shares $4.47 million -22.8%N/A1.7 $22.36 10/30/2020258,700 shares $5.55 million +94.4%N/A2.2 $21.47 10/15/2020133,100 shares $2.89 million +16.5%N/A0 $21.75 9/30/2020114,300 shares $2.46 million -20.2%N/A1 $21.49 FPF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 328,800 shares of FPF short. Learn More on First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FPF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 328,800 shares, an increase of 14.6% from the previous total of 286,900 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: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund stock? Short selling FPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund as its price is falling. FPF shares are trading down $0.04 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 First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income 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 FPF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Intermediate Duration 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 FPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies AOD Short Squeeze AGD Short Squeeze AWP Short Squeeze THQ Short Squeeze THW Short Squeeze AVK Short Squeeze AFB Short Squeeze ARDC Short Squeeze BFZ Short Squeeze BHK 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:FPF) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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