John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.42 +0.08 (+0.66%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.42 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock John Hancock Income Securities Trust Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) has a short interest of 2,300 shares. This marks a 64.29% increase 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 9,850 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+64.29%Dollar Volume Sold Short$25.75 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares12,564,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.02%Today's Trading Volume5,113 sharesAverage Trading Volume9,850 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average52% Short Selling John Hancock Income Securities Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Income Securities Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartJHS Short Interest Over TimeJHS Days to Cover Over TimeJHS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time John Hancock Income Securities Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20252,300 shares $25.75 thousand +64.3%N/A0.2 $11.20 6/30/20251,400 shares $15.79 thousand -71.4%0.0%0.1 $11.28 6/15/20254,900 shares $54.24 thousand +600.0%0.0%0.4 $11.07 5/31/2025700 shares $7.86 thousand -87.9%0.0%0.1 $11.23 5/15/20255,800 shares $65.42 thousand -31.8%0.0%0.4 $11.28 4/30/20258,500 shares $96.56 thousand +25.0%N/A0.6 $11.36 4/15/20256,800 shares $74.19 thousand -41.9%N/A0.4 $10.91 3/31/202511,700 shares $132.72 thousand +2.6%N/A0.8 $11.34 3/15/202511,400 shares $127.73 thousand +16.3%N/A0.8 $11.20 2/28/20259,800 shares $111.87 thousand +81.5%N/A0.6 $11.42 Get the Latest News and Ratings for JHS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Income Securities Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20255,400 shares $60.75 thousand +38.5%N/A0.4 $11.25 1/31/20253,900 shares $43.72 thousand +116.7%N/A0.3 $11.21 1/15/20251,800 shares $20.05 thousand -28.0%N/A0.2 $11.14 12/31/20242,500 shares $27.98 thousand +66.7%N/A0.2 $11.19 12/15/20241,500 shares $17.13 thousand -80.3%N/A0.1 $11.42 11/30/20247,600 shares $87.32 thousand -8.4%N/A0.5 $11.49 11/15/20248,300 shares $94.95 thousand -34.7%N/A0.5 $11.44 10/31/202412,700 shares $144.78 thousand +111.7%N/A0.6 $11.40 10/15/20246,000 shares $70.32 thousand -3.2%N/A0.3 $11.72 9/30/20246,200 shares $72.11 thousand -58.7%N/A0.4 $11.63 9/15/202415,000 shares $174.32 thousand -41.6%N/A0.8 $11.62 8/31/202425,700 shares $301.98 thousand +403.9%N/A1.2 $11.75 8/15/20245,100 shares $58.09 thousand -12.1%N/A0.2 $11.39 7/31/20245,800 shares $65.89 thousand +38.1%N/A0.3 $11.36 7/15/20244,200 shares $46.89 thousand -52.8%N/A0.2 $11.17 6/30/20248,900 shares $97.01 thousand +18.7%N/A0.4 $10.90 6/15/20247,500 shares $81.75 thousand -30.6%N/A0.3 $10.90 5/31/202410,800 shares $119.34 thousand -71.4%N/A0.5 $11.05 5/15/202437,700 shares $434.30 thousand +52.0%N/A1.3 $11.52 4/30/202424,800 shares $273.54 thousand +270.2%N/A0.8 $11.03 4/15/20246,700 shares $71.69 thousand -72.3%N/A0.2 $10.70 3/31/202424,200 shares $270.56 thousand -10.4%N/A0.7 $11.18 3/15/202427,000 shares $294.57 thousand +350.0%N/A0.8 $10.91 2/29/20246,000 shares $64.74 thousand -25.0%N/A0.2 $10.79 2/15/20248,000 shares $87.56 thousand +23.1%N/A0.3 $10.95 1/31/20246,500 shares $72.09 thousand -19.8%N/A0.3 $11.09 1/15/20248,100 shares $89.42 thousand +32.8%N/A0.4 $11.04 12/31/20236,100 shares $66.37 thousand +24.5%N/A0.3 $10.88 12/15/20234,900 shares $53.21 thousand -10.9%N/A0.3 $10.86 11/30/20235,500 shares 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thousand -58.6%N/A0.3 $10.80 5/31/202319,300 shares $209.41 thousand +105.3%N/A0.8 $10.85 5/15/20239,400 shares $102.37 thousand +6.8%N/A0.4 $10.89 4/30/20238,800 shares $96.80 thousand -29.6%N/A0.3 $11.00 4/15/202312,500 shares $138.50 thousand +26.3%N/A0.5 $11.08 3/31/20239,900 shares $108.11 thousand -23.3%N/A0.4 $10.92 3/15/202312,900 shares $139.32 thousand +706.3%N/A0.4 $10.80 2/28/20231,600 shares $17.60 thousand -90.1%N/A0.1 $11.00 2/15/202316,100 shares $183.06 thousand +172.9%N/A0.6 $11.37 1/31/20235,900 shares $67.91 thousand -23.4%N/A0.2 $11.51 1/15/20237,700 shares $87.47 thousand -87.8%N/A0.3 $11.36 12/30/202263,300 shares $674.15 thousand +90.7%N/A2.4 $10.65 12/15/202233,200 shares $367.19 thousand +492.9%N/A1.6 $11.06 11/30/20225,600 shares $62.72 thousand +69.7%N/A0.3 $11.20 11/15/20223,300 shares $36.14 thousand -63.3%N/A0.2 $10.95 10/31/20229,000 shares $94.32 thousand -59.5%N/A0.5 $10.48 10/15/202222,200 shares $229.33 thousand No ChangeN/A1.4 $10.33 9/30/202228,200 shares $299.77 thousand -0.4%N/A1.7 $10.63 9/15/202228,300 shares $322.62 thousand +335.4%N/A1.5 $11.40 8/31/20226,500 shares $76.96 thousand -39.3%N/A0.2 $11.84 8/15/202210,700 shares $131.18 thousand +463.2%N/A0.4 $12.26 7/31/20221,900 shares $22.84 thousand -13.6%N/A0.1 $12.02 7/15/20222,200 shares $25.34 thousand +22.2%N/A0.1 $11.52 6/30/20221,800 shares $20.48 thousand +260.0%N/A0.1 $11.38 6/15/2022500 shares $5.63 thousand -86.5%N/A0 $11.26 5/31/20223,700 shares $45.55 thousand -58.9%N/A0.1 $12.31 5/15/20229,000 shares $110.34 thousand -34.3%N/A0.3 $12.26 4/30/202213,700 shares $176.87 thousand -29.4%N/A0.4 $12.91 4/15/202219,400 shares $248.32 thousand +145.6%N/A0.5 $12.80 3/31/20227,900 shares $107.84 thousand +464.3%N/A0.2 $13.65 3/15/20221,400 shares $18.28 thousand -33.3%N/A0 $13.06 2/28/20222,100 shares $28.54 thousand -22.2%N/A0 $13.59 2/15/20222,700 shares $36.83 thousand -22.9%N/A0.1 $13.64 1/31/20223,500 shares $49.49 thousand +191.7%N/A0.1 $14.14 1/15/20221,200 shares $17.65 thousand -60.0%N/A0 $14.71 12/31/20213,000 shares $46.23 thousand -36.2%N/A0.2 $15.41 12/15/20214,700 shares $72.47 thousand +67.9%N/A0.3 $15.42 11/30/20212,800 shares $43.65 thousand +115.4%N/A0.2 $15.59 11/15/20211,300 shares $20.19 thousand -7.1%N/A0.1 $15.53 10/29/20211,400 shares $21.64 thousand -88.6%N/A0.1 $15.46This Social Security Shift Could Boost Benefits by 400% (Ad)If you currently collect Social Security—or plan to in the future—this may be one of the most important updates you'll ever see. 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Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Income Securities Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 2,300 shares of JHS short. Learn More on John Hancock Income Securities Trust's current short interest. Is John Hancock Income Securities Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Income Securities Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,300 shares, an increase of 64.3% from the previous total of 1,400 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 Income Securities Trust'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 Income Securities Trust: Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (5.35%), Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (0.48%), CION Investment Corporation (1.61%), India Fund, Inc. (0.59%), Royce Otc Micro (0.09%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (0.42%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.07%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.44%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.08%), Saratoga Investment Corp (1.82%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock? Short selling JHS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Income Securities Trust as its price is falling. JHS shares are trading up $0.08 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 Income Securities Trust? A short squeeze for John Hancock Income Securities Trust 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 JHS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Income Securities Trust'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 JHS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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