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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$15.82 -0.06 (-0.35%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$15.77 -0.04 (-0.28%)
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest Data

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) has a short interest of 8,600 shares. This marks a -14.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 38,456 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
10,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$135.97 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
31,337 shares
Average Trading Volume
38,456 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
81%
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HPF Short Interest Over Time

HPF Days to Cover Over Time

HPF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/20258,600 shares $135.97 thousand -14.0%N/A0.2 $15.81
6/15/202510,000 shares $156.60 thousand -28.1%N/A0.3 $15.66
5/31/202513,900 shares $218.65 thousand -56.0%N/A0.4 $15.73
5/15/202531,600 shares $508.44 thousand +7.1%N/A1 $16.09
4/30/202529,500 shares $468.76 thousand -8.4%N/A0.9 $15.89
4/15/202532,200 shares $493.14 thousand -21.7%N/A0.9 $15.32
3/31/202541,100 shares $683.49 thousand +33.9%N/A1 $16.63
3/15/202530,700 shares $504.25 thousand +74.4%N/A0.7 $16.43
2/28/202517,600 shares $301.31 thousand -60.0%N/A0.4 $17.12
2/15/202544,000 shares $765.60 thousand +199.3%N/A1 $17.40
1/31/202514,700 shares $247.40 thousand -39.8%N/A0.3 $16.83
1/15/202524,400 shares $401.87 thousand +229.7%N/A0.6 $16.47
12/31/20247,400 shares $122.47 thousand -32.1%N/A0.2 $16.55
12/15/202410,900 shares $182.79 thousand +10.1%N/A0.3 $16.77
11/30/20249,900 shares $171.77 thousand -37.7%N/A0.3 $17.35
11/15/202415,900 shares $274.28 thousand -42.4%N/A0.4 $17.25
10/31/202427,600 shares $492.85 thousand -23.1%N/A0.7 $17.86
10/15/202435,900 shares $666.66 thousand +131.6%N/A0.9 $18.57
9/30/202415,500 shares $289.08 thousand +2.7%N/A0.4 $18.65
9/15/202415,100 shares $262.29 thousand +268.3%N/A0.4 $17.37
8/31/20244,100 shares $70.03 thousand -39.7%N/A0.1 $17.08
8/15/20246,800 shares $113.53 thousand +28.3%N/A0.2 $16.70
7/31/20245,300 shares $89.78 thousand -52.3%N/A0.1 $16.94
7/15/202411,100 shares $187.63 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $16.90
1/15/202435,100 shares $576.69 thousand -14.4%N/A0.8 $16.43
12/31/202341,000 shares $646.98 thousand -13.7%N/A0.9 $15.78
12/15/202347,500 shares $745.28 thousand -23.9%N/A1 $15.69
11/30/202362,400 shares $964.70 thousand +126.9%N/A1.4 $15.46
11/15/202327,500 shares $397.65 thousand +212.5%N/A0.6 $14.46
10/31/20238,800 shares $116.69 thousand -12.9%N/A0.2 $13.26
10/15/202310,100 shares $135.74 thousand -32.7%N/A0.3 $13.44
9/30/202315,000 shares $217.05 thousand -6.8%N/A0.4 $14.47
9/15/202316,100 shares $241.18 thousand +22.9%N/A0.4 $14.98
8/31/202313,100 shares $200.56 thousand -41.8%N/A0.3 $15.31
8/15/202322,500 shares $340.20 thousand -7.8%N/A0.5 $15.12
7/31/202324,400 shares $386.74 thousand +1,255.6%N/A0.5 $15.85
7/15/20231,800 shares $27.07 thousand -78.8%N/A0 $15.04
6/30/20238,500 shares $128.27 thousand +44.1%N/A0.2 $15.09
6/15/20235,900 shares $86.14 thousand -35.2%N/A0.1 $14.60
5/31/20239,100 shares $130.49 thousand -46.8%N/A0.2 $14.34
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5/15/202317,100 shares $241.62 thousand -47.9%N/A0.4 $14.13
4/30/202332,800 shares $521.52 thousand -52.7%N/A0.9 $15.90
4/15/202369,400 shares $1.08 million +207.1%N/A1.8 $15.63
3/31/202322,600 shares $350.75 thousand +39.5%N/A0.5 $15.52
3/15/202316,200 shares $245.43 thousand +44.6%N/A0.4 $15.15
2/28/202311,200 shares $190.51 thousand -12.5%N/A0.3 $17.01
2/15/202312,800 shares $219.78 thousand +132.7%N/A0.3 $17.17
1/31/20235,500 shares $95.43 thousand -76.5%N/A0.1 $17.35
1/15/202323,400 shares $391.48 thousand +203.9%N/A0.5 $16.73
12/30/20227,700 shares $120.74 thousand -2.5%N/A0.2 $15.68
12/15/20227,900 shares $126.24 thousand +259.1%N/A0.2 $15.98
11/30/20222,200 shares $35.38 thousand -80.5%N/A0.1 $16.08
11/15/202211,300 shares $184.30 thousand -47.7%N/A0.3 $16.31
10/31/202221,600 shares $357.26 thousand +20.7%N/A0.7 $16.54
10/15/202217,900 shares $273.87 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $15.30
9/30/202220,600 shares $338.87 thousand -19.8%N/A0.7 $16.45
9/15/202225,700 shares $452.58 thousand +102.4%N/A0.8 $17.61
8/31/202212,700 shares $226.82 thousand -68.4%N/A0.3 $17.86
8/15/202240,200 shares $769.03 thousand -6.1%N/A1 $19.13
7/31/202242,800 shares $804.64 thousand +22.3%N/A0.9 $18.80
7/15/202235,000 shares $610.05 thousand -55.7%N/A0.7 $17.43
6/30/202279,000 shares $1.42 million +125.7%N/A1.6 $17.98
6/15/202235,000 shares $609.70 thousand +64.3%N/A0.7 $17.42
5/31/202221,300 shares $408.75 thousand -9.4%N/A0.4 $19.19
5/15/202223,500 shares $414.78 thousand +209.2%N/A0.5 $17.65
4/30/20227,600 shares $134.37 thousand -50.7%N/A0.1 $17.68
4/15/202215,400 shares $279.66 thousand +10.0%N/A0.3 $18.16
3/31/202214,000 shares $266.42 thousand +97.2%N/A0.2 $19.03
3/15/20227,100 shares $126.10 thousand +6.0%N/A0.1 $17.76
2/28/20226,700 shares $125.09 thousand -40.2%N/A0.1 $18.67
2/15/202211,200 shares $208.66 thousand +646.7%N/A0.2 $18.63
1/31/20221,500 shares $29.25 thousand -85.2%N/A0 $19.50
1/15/202210,100 shares $208.26 thousand -16.5%N/A0.2 $20.62
12/31/202112,100 shares $252.65 thousand -74.8%N/A0.3 $20.88
12/15/202148,000 shares $997.92 thousand -28.9%N/A1.4 $20.79
11/30/202167,500 shares $1.43 million +17.8%N/A2.1 $21.18
11/15/202157,300 shares $1.24 million +2.5%N/A1.9 $21.67
10/29/202155,900 shares $1.22 million -5.6%N/A1.6 $21.90
10/15/202159,200 shares $1.30 million -7.9%N/A1.6 $21.88
9/30/202164,300 shares $1.40 million -5.9%N/A1.7 $21.70
9/15/202168,300 shares $1.51 million -29.4%N/A1.8 $22.04
8/31/202196,800 shares $2.20 million +8.0%N/A2.3 $22.74
8/13/202189,600 shares $2.03 million +45.7%N/A2 $22.68
7/30/202161,500 shares $1.35 million +14.3%N/A1.4 $22.00
7/15/202153,800 shares $1.15 million -33.4%N/A1.2 $21.45
6/30/202180,800 shares $1.75 million +48.8%N/A1.7 $21.60
6/15/202154,300 shares $1.15 million -2.0%N/A0.8 $21.22
5/28/202155,400 shares $1.16 million -37.6%N/A0.8 $20.89
5/14/202188,800 shares $1.82 million -19.7%N/A1.3 $20.45
4/30/2021110,600 shares $2.33 million -35.4%N/A1.5 $21.03
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4/15/2021171,300 shares $3.66 million +463.5%N/A2.3 $21.38
3/31/202130,400 shares $621.38 thousand +24.6%N/A0.4 $20.44
3/15/202124,400 shares $468.48 thousand -32.8%N/A0.3 $19.20
2/26/202136,300 shares $670.82 thousand +70.4%N/A0.4 $18.48
2/12/202121,300 shares $404.70 thousand +99.1%N/A0.2 $19.00
1/29/202110,700 shares $196.99 thousand -78.3%N/A0.1 $18.41
1/15/202149,200 shares $906.26 thousand +259.1%N/A0.5 $18.42
12/31/202013,700 shares $257.42 thousand +153.7%N/A0.2 $18.79
12/15/20205,400 shares $100.17 thousand +1.9%N/A0.1 $18.55
11/30/20205,300 shares $97.73 thousand -36.9%N/A0.1 $18.44
11/15/20208,400 shares $152.54 thousand -31.2%N/A0.2 $18.16
10/30/202012,200 shares $212.40 thousand -10.3%N/A0.3 $17.41
10/15/202013,600 shares $245.48 thousand -40.4%N/A0 $18.05
9/30/202022,800 shares $406.30 thousand +347.1%N/A0.5 $17.82
9/15/202012,900 shares $235.81 thousand +152.9%N/A0.3 $18.28
8/31/20205,100 shares $93.69 thousand -33.8%N/A0.1 $18.37
8/14/20207,700 shares $143.22 thousand -6.1%N/A0.2 $18.60
7/31/20208,200 shares $151.37 thousand -52.6%N/A0.2 $18.46

HPF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 8,600 shares of HPF short. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's current short interest.

Is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,600 shares, a drop of 14.0% from the previous total of 10,000 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 Preferred Income Fund II'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 Preferred Income Fund II: Blackrock Income Trust (0.28%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.32%),

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 ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock?

Short selling HPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II as its price is falling. HPF shares are trading down $0.06 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 II?

A short squeeze for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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 HPF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II'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 HPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:HPF) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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