John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.32 +0.09 (+0.83%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.32 0.00 (-0.05%) As of 05/2/2025 04:05 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 Hedged Equity & Income Fund Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) has a short interest of 23,300 shares. This marks a 30.17% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 28,866 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest23,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest17,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+30.17%Dollar Volume Sold Short$230,437.00Short Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume17,041 sharesAverage Trading Volume28,866 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average59% Short Selling John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income 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 ChartHEQ Short Interest Over TimeHEQ Days to Cover Over TimeHEQ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time John Hancock Hedged Equity & 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 4/15/202523,300 shares $230,437.00 +30.2%N/A0.8 $9.89 3/31/202517,900 shares $186,249.50 +148.6%N/A0.6 $10.41 3/15/20257,200 shares $74,196.00 -2.7%N/A0.2 $10.31 2/28/20257,400 shares $78,410.40 -56.0%N/A0.2 $10.60 2/15/202516,800 shares $178,500.00 -1.2%N/A0.5 $10.63 1/31/202517,000 shares $177,310.00 +136.1%N/A0.5 $10.43 1/15/20257,200 shares $74,808.00 -70.1%N/A0.2 $10.39 12/31/202424,100 shares $246,061.00 +30.3%N/A0.8 $10.21 12/15/202418,500 shares $195,360.00 +40.2%N/A0.8 $10.56 11/30/202413,200 shares $146,652.00 +247.4%N/A0.6 $11.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HEQ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20243,800 shares $40,508.00 -48.0%N/A0.2 $10.66 10/31/20247,300 shares $78,256.00 -39.7%N/A0.3 $10.72 10/15/202412,100 shares $132,616.00 +255.9%N/A0.5 $10.96 9/30/20243,400 shares $37,298.00 -77.0%N/A0.1 $10.97 9/15/202414,800 shares $157,620.00 +2.8%N/A0.5 $10.65 8/31/202414,400 shares $157,680.00 +33.3%N/A0.5 $10.95 8/15/202410,800 shares $114,048.00 -61.2%N/A0.4 $10.56 7/31/202427,800 shares $298,016.00 +94.4%N/A1 $10.72 7/15/202414,300 shares $148,863.00 -27.4%N/A0.5 $10.41 6/30/202419,700 shares $204,683.00 +91.3%N/A0.6 $10.39 6/15/202410,300 shares $104,339.00 -51.6%N/A0.3 $10.13 5/31/202421,300 shares $221,946.00 -35.5%N/A0.6 $10.42 5/15/202433,000 shares $346,170.00 +236.7%N/A0.8 $10.49 4/30/20249,800 shares $98,098.00 +29.0%N/A0.2 $10.01 4/15/20247,600 shares $74,936.00 -66.4%N/A0.2 $9.86 3/31/202422,600 shares $237,074.00 +179.0%N/A0.5 $10.49 3/15/20248,100 shares $81,162.00 +19.1%N/A0.2 $10.02 2/29/20246,800 shares $69,496.00 -83.8%N/A0.1 $10.22 2/15/202441,900 shares $433,246.00 +355.4%N/A0.9 $10.34 1/31/20249,200 shares $92,000.00 -14.8%N/A0.2 $10.00 1/15/202410,800 shares $110,160.00 +272.4%N/A0.2 $10.20 12/31/20232,900 shares $29,145.00 +141.7%N/A0.1 $10.05 12/15/20231,200 shares $11,796.00 -92.7%N/A0 $9.83 11/30/202316,500 shares $165,660.00 +258.7%N/A0.3 $10.04 11/15/20234,600 shares $44,528.00 -56.2%N/A0.1 $9.68 10/31/202310,500 shares $98,490.00 -45.9%N/A0.2 $9.38 10/15/202319,400 shares $184,106.00 +207.9%N/A0.4 $9.49 9/30/20236,300 shares $60,291.00 +96.9%N/A0.1 $9.57 9/15/20233,200 shares $31,360.00 +18.5%N/A0.1 $9.80 8/31/20232,700 shares $28,620.00 -76.7%N/A0.1 $10.60Trump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile' (Ad)Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what could be the biggest wealth opportunity since Bitcoin's early days.Click Here to get our complete analysis on why this lending platform is our #1 "buy the dip" opportu 8/15/202311,600 shares $124,236.00 +213.5%N/A0.3 $10.71 7/31/20233,700 shares $40,145.00 +5.7%N/A0.1 $10.85 7/15/20233,500 shares $36,820.00 -18.6%N/A0.1 $10.52 6/30/20234,300 shares $46,354.00 -68.8%N/A0.1 $10.78 6/15/202313,800 shares $146,694.00 +165.4%N/A0.4 $10.63 5/31/20235,200 shares $52,780.00 +136.4%N/A0.2 $10.15 5/15/20232,200 shares $23,958.00 -24.1%N/A0.1 $10.89 4/30/20232,900 shares $32,886.00 -73.6%N/A0.1 $11.34 4/15/202311,000 shares $124,850.00 -45.3%N/A0.4 $11.35 3/31/202320,100 shares $233,763.00 +272.2%N/A0.7 $11.63 3/15/20235,400 shares $59,724.00 +260.0%N/A0.2 $11.06 2/28/20231,500 shares $17,565.00 -50.0%N/A0 $11.71 2/15/20233,000 shares $36,300.00 -61.0%N/A0.1 $12.10 1/31/20237,700 shares $93,940.00 +220.8%N/A0.3 $12.20 1/15/20232,400 shares $28,824.00 +26.3%N/A0.1 $12.01 12/30/20221,900 shares $21,850.00 -86.8%N/A0.1 $11.50 12/15/202214,400 shares $171,936.00 +125.0%N/A0.5 $11.94 11/30/20226,400 shares $79,424.00 +255.6%N/A0.2 $12.41 11/15/20221,800 shares $20,970.00 -33.3%N/A0.1 $11.65 10/31/20222,700 shares $30,996.00 -88.5%N/A0.1 $11.48 10/15/202223,400 shares $277,992.00 No ChangeN/A0.9 $11.88 9/30/20228,800 shares $103,664.00 -18.5%N/A0.3 $11.78 9/15/202210,800 shares $130,572.00 +145.5%N/A0.4 $12.09 8/31/20224,400 shares $54,384.00 -33.3%N/A0.2 $12.36 8/15/20226,600 shares $83,160.00 -20.5%N/A0.2 $12.60 7/31/20228,300 shares $100,513.00 -45.8%N/A0.3 $12.11 7/15/202215,300 shares $195,993.00 +232.6%N/A0.5 $12.81 6/30/20224,600 shares $54,142.00 +142.1%N/A0.1 $11.77 6/15/20221,900 shares $23,199.00 -86.1%N/A0.1 $12.21 5/31/202213,700 shares $183,169.00 +107.6%N/A0.4 $13.37 5/15/20226,600 shares $82,764.00 +230.0%N/A0.2 $12.54 4/30/20222,000 shares $26,100.00 -65.5%N/A0.1 $13.05 4/15/20225,800 shares $74,588.00 -52.5%N/A0.2 $12.86 3/31/202212,200 shares $158,722.00 +0.8%N/A0.3 $13.01 3/15/202212,100 shares $151,371.00 +98.4%N/A0.3 $12.51 2/28/20226,100 shares $77,958.00 +154.2%N/A0.1 $12.78 2/15/20222,400 shares $31,560.00 -86.3%N/A0.1 $13.15 1/31/202217,500 shares $225,925.00 +177.8%N/A0.4 $12.91 1/15/20226,300 shares $84,609.00 -37.0%N/A0.1 $13.43 12/31/202110,000 shares $130,000.00 +233.3%N/A0.3 $13.00 12/15/20213,000 shares $37,440.00 -88.9%N/A0.1 $12.48 11/30/202127,000 shares $356,130.00 +84.9%N/A0.8 $13.19 11/15/202114,600 shares $191,552.00 +305.6%N/A0.4 $13.12 10/29/20213,600 shares $46,620.00 -72.1%N/A0.1 $12.95 10/15/202112,900 shares $166,152.00 +26.5%N/A0.3 $12.88 9/30/202110,200 shares $128,010.00 -25.0%N/A0.2 $12.55 9/15/202113,600 shares $178,160.00 +83.8%N/A0.3 $13.10 8/31/20217,400 shares $98,198.00 -65.7%N/A0.1 $13.27 8/13/202121,600 shares $292,464.00 -52.8%N/A0.4 $13.54 7/30/202145,800 shares $610,514.00 -43.8%N/A0.8 $13.33Trump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile' (Ad)Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what could be the biggest wealth opportunity since Bitcoin's early days.Click Here to get our complete analysis on why this lending platform is our #1 "buy the dip" opportu 7/15/202181,500 shares $1.12 million +44.8%N/A1.4 $13.74 6/30/202156,300 shares $747,101.00 +1,463.9%N/A1 $13.27 6/15/20213,600 shares $46,476.00 -72.9%N/A0.1 $12.91 5/28/202113,300 shares $171,304.00 +209.3%N/A0.3 $12.88 5/14/20214,300 shares $53,148.00 -74.9%N/A0.1 $12.36 4/30/202117,100 shares $210,843.00 +451.6%N/A0.3 $12.33 4/15/20213,100 shares $37,944.00 -79.5%N/A0.1 $12.24 3/31/202115,100 shares $181,351.00 -56.5%N/A0.2 $12.01 3/15/202134,700 shares $410,154.00 +70.9%N/A0.5 $11.82 2/26/202120,300 shares $238,119.00 +745.8%N/A0.3 $11.73 2/12/20212,400 shares $27,744.00 -84.4%N/A0 $11.56 1/29/202115,400 shares $174,020.00 -48.0%N/A0.2 $11.30 1/15/202129,600 shares $341,288.00 +1,380.0%N/A0.4 $11.53 12/31/20202,000 shares $22,840.00 -91.6%N/A0 $11.42 12/15/202023,900 shares $272,699.00 +38.2%N/A0.3 $11.41 11/30/202017,300 shares $196,009.00 +98.9%N/A0.3 $11.33 11/15/20208,700 shares $94,569.00 +47.5%N/A0.1 $10.87 10/30/20205,900 shares $58,410.00 +156.5%N/A0.1 $9.90 10/15/20202,300 shares $24,242.00 -8.0%N/A0 $10.54 9/30/20202,500 shares $26,400.00 -71.3%N/A0.1 $10.56 9/15/20207,900 shares $85,320.00 -9.2%N/A0.2 $10.80 8/31/20208,700 shares $98,571.00 -4.4%N/A0.2 $11.33 8/14/20209,100 shares $103,012.00 -23.5%N/A0.2 $11.32 7/31/202011,900 shares $132,447.00 -64.2%N/A0.2 $11.13 7/15/202033,200 shares $376,820.00 -16.6%N/A0.5 $11.35 6/30/202039,800 shares $431,034.00 +116.3%N/A0.6 $10.83 6/15/202018,400 shares $207,184.00 -2.7%N/A0.3 $11.26 5/29/202018,900 shares $215,649.00 -31.3%N/A0.2 $11.41 5/15/202027,500 shares $293,425.00 +68.7%N/A0.3 $10.67 HEQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 23,300 shares of HEQ short. Learn More on John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for John Hancock Hedged Equity & 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. HEQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,300 shares, an increase of 30.2% from the previous total of 17,900 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. How does John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income 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 Hedged Equity & Income Fund: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (0.17%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (0.03%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.02%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund stock? Short selling HEQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund as its price is falling. HEQ shares are trading up $0.09 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 Hedged Equity & Income Fund? A short squeeze for John Hancock Hedged Equity & 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 HEQ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Hedged Equity & 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 HEQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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