John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $24.93 +0.09 (+0.36%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.93 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 10/17/2025 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) has a short interest of 35,400 shares. This marks a -30.04% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 70,155 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest35,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest50,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-30.04%Dollar Volume Sold Short$875.44 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume131,538 sharesAverage Trading Volume70,155 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average187% Short Selling John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend 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 ChartHTD Short Interest Over TimeHTD Days to Cover Over TimeHTD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend 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 9/30/202535,400 shares $875.44 thousand -30.0%N/A0.5 $24.73 9/15/202550,600 shares $1.24 million +45.4%N/A0.7 $24.50 8/31/202534,800 shares $853.99 thousand -50.0%N/A0.5 $24.54 8/15/202569,600 shares $1.70 million +31.6%N/A1 $24.37 7/31/202552,900 shares $1.28 million -22.2%N/A0.8 $24.25 7/15/202568,000 shares $1.63 million +219.3%N/A1 $23.93 6/30/202521,300 shares $496.93 thousand -3.2%N/A0.3 $23.33 6/15/202522,000 shares $502.15 thousand +24.3%N/A0.3 $22.83 5/31/202517,700 shares $408.16 thousand +205.2%N/A0.3 $23.06 5/15/20255,800 shares $131.37 thousand -49.1%N/A0.1 $22.65 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HTD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/202511,400 shares $260.38 thousand -33.3%N/A0.2 $22.84 4/15/202517,100 shares $377.72 thousand -11.9%N/A0.3 $22.09 3/31/202519,400 shares $464.82 thousand -43.6%N/A0.3 $23.96 3/15/202534,400 shares $789.48 thousand +26.9%N/A0.5 $22.95 2/28/202527,100 shares $636.17 thousand -49.3%N/A0.4 $23.48 2/15/202553,400 shares $1.24 million +97.1%N/A0.8 $23.29 1/31/202527,100 shares $615.44 thousand -2.5%N/A0.4 $22.71 1/15/202527,800 shares $619.66 thousand +64.5%N/A0.4 $22.29 12/31/202416,900 shares $372.14 thousand -47.7%N/A0.2 $22.02 12/15/202432,300 shares $729.33 thousand +31.8%N/A0.5 $22.58 11/30/202424,500 shares $579.18 thousand +14.5%N/A0.3 $23.64 11/15/202421,400 shares $487.49 thousand -74.6%N/A0.3 $22.78 10/31/202484,400 shares $1.94 million -16.1%N/A1 $23.01 10/15/2024100,600 shares $2.34 million +288.4%N/A1.1 $23.25 9/30/202425,900 shares $601.40 thousand -47.0%N/A0.2 $23.22 9/15/202448,900 shares $1.10 million +918.8%N/A0.5 $22.52 8/31/20244,800 shares $103.92 thousand -68.6%N/A0 $21.65 8/15/202415,300 shares $323.14 thousand +16.8%N/A0.2 $21.12 7/31/202413,100 shares $278.90 thousand +21.3%N/A0.2 $21.29 7/15/202410,800 shares $217.30 thousand -33.7%N/A0.1 $20.12 6/30/202416,300 shares $329.42 thousand -22.4%N/A0.2 $20.21 6/15/202421,000 shares $419.16 thousand -7.1%N/A0.3 $19.96 5/31/202422,600 shares $467.37 thousand +35.3%N/A0.3 $20.68 5/15/202416,700 shares $342.52 thousand -15.7%N/A0.2 $20.51 4/30/202419,800 shares $388.08 thousand -33.6%N/A0.2 $19.60 4/15/202429,800 shares $549.81 thousand +112.9%N/A0.3 $18.45 3/31/202414,000 shares $275.24 thousand -1.4%N/A0.2 $19.66 3/15/202414,200 shares $269.80 thousand -39.8%N/A0.2 $19.00 2/29/202423,600 shares $455.24 thousand -38.1%N/A0.2 $19.29 2/15/202438,100 shares $726.57 thousand +33.2%N/A0.4 $19.07 1/31/202428,600 shares $546.55 thousand -39.5%N/A0.3 $19.11 1/15/202447,300 shares $928.03 thousand +115.0%N/A0.4 $19.62 12/31/202322,000 shares $417.34 thousand +39.2%N/A0.2 $18.97 12/15/202315,800 shares $296.41 thousand -26.5%N/A0.1 $18.76 11/30/202321,500 shares $401.94 thousand +144.3%N/A0.2 $18.70 11/15/20238,800 shares $152.77 thousand -26.1%N/A0.1 $17.36 10/31/202311,900 shares $196.23 thousand -46.6%N/A0.1 $16.49 10/15/202322,300 shares $380.88 thousand -6.7%N/A0.3 $17.08 9/30/202323,900 shares $424.46 thousand -4.4%N/A0.3 $17.76 9/15/202325,000 shares $481.75 thousand +52.4%N/A0.4 $19.27 8/31/202316,400 shares $315.21 thousand -49.5%N/A0.2 $19.22 8/15/202332,500 shares $639.93 thousand +94.6%N/A0.5 $19.69 7/31/202316,700 shares $349.45 thousand -68.6%N/A0.3 $20.93 7/15/202353,100 shares $1.09 million +6.6%N/A0.9 $20.45 6/30/202349,800 shares $1.02 million -27.6%N/A0.8 $20.40 6/15/202368,800 shares $1.39 million -27.6%N/A1.2 $20.26 5/31/202395,000 shares $1.86 million +0.9%N/A1.6 $19.62 5/15/202394,200 shares $1.88 million -11.0%N/A1.6 $19.96 4/30/2023105,800 shares $2.28 million -41.2%N/A1.9 $21.52 4/15/2023179,900 shares $3.89 million -1.6%N/A3.3 $21.60 3/31/2023182,900 shares $3.90 million -19.4%N/A3.2 $21.32 3/15/2023226,900 shares $4.80 million +3.2%N/A3.7 $21.17 2/28/2023219,800 shares $5.08 million -3.5%N/A3.7 $23.09 2/15/2023227,700 shares $5.44 million -4.7%N/A3.8 $23.91 1/31/2023238,900 shares $5.84 million +32.2%N/A3.9 $24.44 1/15/2023180,700 shares $4.35 million -12.2%N/A3 $24.10 12/30/2022205,800 shares $4.70 million +43.6%N/A3.3 $22.86 12/15/2022143,300 shares $3.32 million +21.7%N/A2.3 $23.14 11/30/2022117,800 shares $2.78 million -23.4%N/A1.9 $23.64 11/15/2022153,700 shares $3.50 million +7.9%N/A2.4 $22.75 10/31/2022142,500 shares $3.24 million -6.6%N/A2.2 $22.76 10/15/2022152,500 shares $3.09 million No ChangeN/A2.4 $20.25 9/30/202238,200 shares $800.67 thousand +244.1%N/A0.5 $20.96 9/15/202211,100 shares $262.18 thousand +60.9%N/A0.2 $23.62 8/31/20226,900 shares $165.88 thousand -44.8%N/A0.1 $24.04 8/15/202212,500 shares $322.25 thousand -12.0%N/A0.2 $25.78 7/31/202214,200 shares $343.07 thousand -74.4%N/A0.2 $24.16 7/15/202255,500 shares $1.21 million +172.1%N/A0.8 $21.89 6/30/202220,400 shares $468.18 thousand -25.3%N/A0.3 $22.95 6/15/202227,300 shares $610.16 thousand -61.5%N/A0.5 $22.35 5/31/202270,900 shares $1.82 million +471.8%N/A1.3 $25.69 5/15/202212,400 shares $293.01 thousand -24.9%N/A0.2 $23.63 4/30/202216,500 shares $412.17 thousand +58.7%N/A0.3 $24.98 4/15/202210,400 shares $266.45 thousand -39.5%N/A0.2 $25.62 3/31/202217,200 shares $439.63 thousand +173.0%N/A0.2 $25.56 3/15/20226,300 shares $151.26 thousand -73.5%N/A0.1 $24.01 2/28/202223,800 shares $582.39 thousand -24.0%N/A0.3 $24.47 2/15/202231,300 shares $757.15 thousand -7.9%N/A0.4 $24.19 1/31/202234,000 shares $836.06 thousand -61.6%N/A0.5 $24.59 1/15/202288,500 shares $2.33 million +93.7%N/A1.3 $26.31 12/31/202145,700 shares $1.20 million -13.3%N/A0.8 $26.15 12/15/202152,700 shares $1.30 million No ChangeN/A0.9 $24.65 11/30/202152,700 shares $1.27 million +44.4%N/A0.8 $24.09 11/15/202136,500 shares $899.36 thousand +153.5%N/A0.5 $24.64 10/29/202114,400 shares $353.23 thousand +125.0%N/A0.2 $24.53 10/15/20216,400 shares $153.02 thousand -23.8%N/A0.1 $23.91 9/30/20218,400 shares $192.19 thousand +133.3%N/A0.1 $22.88 9/15/20213,600 shares $86.65 thousand +2.9%N/A0.1 $24.07 8/31/20213,500 shares $85.72 thousand -95.7%N/A0.1 $24.49 8/13/202182,100 shares $2.11 million -8.6%N/A1.2 $25.67 7/30/202189,800 shares $2.26 million -21.6%N/A1.3 $25.18 7/15/2021114,500 shares $2.86 million +7.6%N/A1.6 $24.96 6/30/2021106,400 shares $2.65 million +37.5%N/A1.5 $24.90 6/15/202177,400 shares $1.97 million +741.3%N/A1 $25.41 5/28/20219,200 shares $222.46 thousand -77.1%N/A0.1 $24.18 5/14/202140,100 shares $956.79 thousand -1.2%N/A0.5 $23.86 4/30/202140,600 shares $986.58 thousand -7.7%N/A0.5 $24.30 4/15/202144,000 shares $1.05 million +34.6%N/A0.5 $23.80 3/31/202132,700 shares $754.72 thousand -34.9%N/A0.4 $23.08 3/15/202150,200 shares $1.13 million +248.6%N/A0.5 $22.45 2/26/202114,400 shares $305.28 thousand -64.1%N/A0.1 $21.20 2/12/202140,100 shares $865.76 thousand +52.5%N/A0.4 $21.59 1/29/202126,300 shares $550.72 thousand -4.7%N/A0.2 $20.94 1/15/202127,600 shares $582.36 thousand +0.7%N/A0.3 $21.10 12/31/202027,400 shares $575.40 thousand -14.4%N/A0.3 $21.00 12/15/202032,000 shares $674.88 thousand -5.0%N/A0.3 $21.09 11/30/202033,700 shares $716.46 thousand +426.6%N/A0.4 $21.26 11/15/20206,400 shares $130.37 thousand -48.8%N/A0.1 $20.37 10/30/202012,500 shares $238.88 thousand +6.8%N/A0.1 $19.11 HTD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 35,400 shares of HTD short. Learn More on John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund's current short interest. Is John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 35,400 shares, a drop of 30.0% from the previous total of 50,600 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: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund stock? Short selling HTD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund as its price is falling. HTD 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 Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund? A short squeeze for John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund 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 HTD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend 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 HTD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 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:HTD) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHoly ****... 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