NYSE:HPS John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III - HPS Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $14.63 +0.18 (+1.25%) (As of 03/31/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$14.57▼$15.1250-Day Range$13.71▼$15.9752-Week Range$13.60▼$18.11Volume148,452 shsAverage Volume57,446 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield9.02%Price TargetN/A ProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume45,300 sharesPrevious Short Volume7,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+529.17%Dollar Volume Sold Short$625,593.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover0.7Last Record DateMarch 15, 2023Today's Trading Volume148,452 sharesAverage Trading Volume57,446 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average158.42% Short Selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatHPS Short Interest Over TimeHPS Days to Cover Over TimeHPS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/202345,300 shares $625,593.00 +529.2%N/A0.7 $13.81 2/28/20237,200 shares $109,224.00 +148.3%N/A0.1 $15.17 2/15/20232,900 shares $44,254.00 -77.2%N/A0 $15.26 1/31/202312,700 shares $198,628.00 -81.5%N/A0.2 $15.64 1/15/202368,800 shares $1.06 million +421.2%N/A1.1 $15.45 12/30/202213,200 shares $190,476.00 -27.9%N/A0.2 $14.43 12/15/202218,300 shares $268,278.00 -55.7%N/A0.3 $14.66 11/30/202241,300 shares $617,022.00 -46.6%N/A0.8 $14.94 11/15/202277,400 shares $1.16 million +13.2%N/A1.6 $14.94 10/31/202268,400 shares $1.04 million +32.8%N/A1.5 $15.24 10/15/202251,500 shares $718,425.00 No ChangeN/A1.2 $13.95 9/30/20228,000 shares $119,920.00 -10.1%N/A0.2 $14.99 9/15/20228,900 shares $137,505.00 +14.1%N/A0.2 $15.45 8/31/20227,800 shares $123,474.00 -66.1%N/A0.2 $15.83 8/15/202223,000 shares $395,140.00 -35.9%N/A0.5 $17.18 7/31/202235,900 shares $612,454.00 +32.0%N/A0.8 $17.06 7/15/202227,200 shares $424,592.00 -26.1%N/A0.5 $15.61 6/30/202236,800 shares $580,336.00 -8.7%N/A0.7 $15.77 6/15/202240,300 shares $643,188.00 -21.3%N/A0.7 $15.96 5/31/202251,200 shares $885,760.00 -33.6%N/A1 $17.30 5/15/202277,100 shares $1.27 million -31.3%N/A1.4 $16.42 4/30/2022112,300 shares $1.92 million +48.9%N/A1.9 $17.14 4/15/202275,400 shares $1.26 million -1.4%N/A1.2 $16.70 3/31/202276,500 shares $1.37 million +3.8%N/A1.2 $17.96 3/15/202273,700 shares $1.21 million -29.0%N/A1.2 $16.45 2/28/2022103,800 shares $1.82 million +861.1%N/A1.8 $17.51 2/15/202210,800 shares $182,844.00 +9.1%N/A0.2 $16.93 1/31/20229,900 shares $174,141.00 -52.9%N/A0.2 $17.59 1/15/202221,000 shares $385,140.00 -37.1%N/A0.4 $18.34 12/31/202133,400 shares $626,250.00 -32.1%N/A0.8 $18.75 12/15/202149,200 shares $929,880.00 +8.6%N/A1.1 $18.90 11/30/202145,300 shares $852,999.00 -41.3%N/A1 $18.83 11/15/202177,200 shares $1.48 million -0.3%N/A1.7 $19.22 10/29/202177,400 shares $1.52 million -38.0%N/A1.7 $19.66 10/15/2021124,800 shares $2.42 million +817.7%N/A2.6 $19.39 9/30/202113,600 shares $254,728.00 -55.6%N/A0.3 $18.73 9/15/202130,600 shares $585,072.00 -37.2%N/A0.7 $19.12 8/31/202148,700 shares $949,163.00 -6.7%N/A1.1 $19.49 8/13/202152,200 shares $1.01 million -42.7%N/A1.1 $19.27 7/30/202191,100 shares $1.76 million -10.2%N/A1.9 $19.27 HPS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 45,300 shares of HPS short. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III? 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. HPS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's short interest ratio. Is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 45,300 shares, an increase of 529.2% from the previous total of 7,200 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: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock? Short selling HPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as its price is falling. HPS shares are trading up $0.50 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 III? A short squeeze for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III 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 HPS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III'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 HPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023. 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