John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $25.44 +0.19 (+0.75%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.44 0.00 (0.00%) As of 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) had a short interest of 22,406 shares sold short. This marks a 13.93% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, meaning it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 63,414 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest22,406 sharesPrevious Short Interest19,666 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month13.93%Dollar Volume Sold Short$580.65 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Today's Trading Volume62,895 sharesAverage Trading Volume63,414 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average99% 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 TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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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 Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202622,406 shares $580.65 thousand +13.9%N/A0.39 $25.92 4/15/202619,666 shares $494.30 thousand +28.6%N/A0.35 $25.14 3/31/202615,291 shares $378.07 thousand -42.0%N/A0.27 $24.73 3/13/202626,358 shares $660.27 thousand -2.8%N/A0.5 $25.05 2/27/202627,122 shares $702.19 thousand +22.4%N/A0.38 $25.89 2/13/202622,162 shares $565.46 thousand -7.6%N/A0.26 $25.52 1/30/202623,986 shares $592.33 thousand +51.6%N/A0.36 $24.70 1/15/202615,821 shares $381.05 thousand -59.6%N/A0.19 $24.09 12/31/202539,183 shares $927.85 thousand -11.7%N/A0.47 $23.68 12/15/202544,388 shares $1.05 million +7.1%N/A0.63 $23.63 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. 11/28/202541,456 shares $1.03 million -51.6%N/A0.53 $24.92 11/14/202585,628 shares $2.10 million -0.9%N/A1.6 $24.54 10/31/202586,441 shares $2.15 million +143.5%N/A1.23 $24.86 10/15/202535,500 shares $888.92 thousand +0.3%N/A0.5 $25.04 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 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 $22.52June 12: The Biggest Buying Spree in History? 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Brown is urging investors to get positioned before the IPO date arrives, when shares could double or more on the first day of trading.Click here to learn how to get ahead of the SpaceX IPO 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 $25.78June 12: The Biggest Buying Spree in History? 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Brown is urging investors to get positioned before the IPO date arrives, when shares could double or more on the first day of trading.Click here to learn how to get ahead of the SpaceX IPO 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 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 closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 22,406 shares of HTD short. Learn More on John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend 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. HTD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.4. Learn More on John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,406 shares, an increase of 13.9% from the previous total of 19,666 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: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 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 $0.19 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 April, 30 2026. What do HTD's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like HTD:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. 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