John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $15.82 -0.06 (-0.35%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.77 -0.04 (-0.28%) 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest DataJohn 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 Interest8,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-14.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$135.97 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume31,337 sharesAverage Trading Volume38,456 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average81% Short Selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHPF Short Interest Over TimeHPF Days to Cover Over TimeHPF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HPF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $14.34I warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happening (Ad)Nvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before the open. That’s the kind of move Tim Sykes built his XGPT system to trade. It scans AI news in real time, filters the noise, and pinpoints when to strike. He’s now showing exactly how it works — before the next headline hits.Watch how Tim Sykes trades AI headlines for real gains 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 $21.03I warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happening (Ad)Nvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before the open. That’s the kind of move Tim Sykes built his XGPT system to trade. It scans AI news in real time, filters the noise, and pinpoints when to strike. He’s now showing exactly how it works — before the next headline hits.Watch how Tim Sykes trades AI headlines for real gains 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. 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