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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.74 +0.02 (+0.23%)
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund Short Interest Data

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) has a short interest of 38,100 shares. This marks a 11.40% increase 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 69,051 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
38,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
34,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+11.40%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$316,611.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
13,837 shares
Average Trading Volume
69,051 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
20%
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PCQ Short Interest Over Time

PCQ Days to Cover Over Time

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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/202538,100 shares $316,611.00 +11.4%N/A0.5 $8.31
3/31/202534,200 shares $302,499.00 +252.6%N/A0.4 $8.85
3/15/20259,700 shares $86,621.00 +24.4%N/A0.1 $8.93
2/28/20257,800 shares $72,579.00 +69.6%N/A0.1 $9.31
2/15/20254,600 shares $41,975.00 -54.0%N/A0.1 $9.13
1/31/202510,000 shares $90,600.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $9.06
1/15/20255,000 shares $44,250.00 -71.6%N/A0.1 $8.85
12/31/202417,600 shares $159,104.00 -1.1%N/A0.2 $9.04
12/15/202417,800 shares $167,854.00 +7.2%N/A0.3 $9.43
11/30/202416,600 shares $161,186.00 -35.2%N/A0.3 $9.71
11/15/202425,600 shares $248,832.00 -57.1%N/A0.5 $9.72
10/31/202459,600 shares $590,040.00 +34.8%N/A1.1 $9.90
10/15/202444,200 shares $437,580.00 +321.0%N/A0.7 $9.90
9/30/202410,500 shares $104,580.00 -31.4%N/A0.2 $9.96
9/15/202415,300 shares $151,929.00 +84.3%N/A0.3 $9.93
8/31/20248,300 shares $79,099.00 +1,085.7%N/A0.2 $9.53
8/15/2024700 shares $6,667.50 -78.1%N/A0 $9.53
7/31/20243,200 shares $30,112.00 -37.3%N/A0.1 $9.41
7/15/20245,100 shares $48,552.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $9.52
1/15/202415,700 shares $145,696.00 +175.4%N/A0.2 $9.28
12/31/20235,700 shares $53,124.00 -64.4%N/A0.1 $9.32
12/15/202316,000 shares $154,240.00 +48.2%N/A0.2 $9.64
11/30/202310,800 shares $99,036.00 -58.6%N/A0.1 $9.17
11/15/202326,100 shares $236,727.00 -28.3%N/A0.4 $9.07
10/31/202336,400 shares $303,212.00 +111.6%N/A0.5 $8.33
10/15/202317,200 shares $143,448.00 +37.6%N/A0.3 $8.34
9/30/202312,500 shares $104,250.00 +60.3%N/A0.3 $8.34
9/15/20237,800 shares $68,874.00 +310.5%N/A0.2 $8.83
8/31/20231,900 shares $17,746.00 -84.7%N/A0 $9.34
8/15/202312,400 shares $121,644.00 -74.6%N/A0.3 $9.81
7/31/202348,900 shares $503,670.00 +918.8%N/A1.2 $10.30
7/15/20234,800 shares $47,760.00 +585.7%N/A0.1 $9.95
6/30/2023700 shares $6,860.00 -90.7%N/A0 $9.80
6/15/20237,500 shares $74,175.00 -22.7%N/A0.1 $9.89
5/31/20239,700 shares $94,769.00 +32.9%N/A0.2 $9.77
5/15/20237,300 shares $71,613.00 +7.4%N/A0.1 $9.81
4/30/20236,800 shares $68,068.00 +21.4%N/A0.1 $10.01
4/15/20235,600 shares $56,448.00 +409.1%N/A0.1 $10.08
3/31/20231,100 shares $11,088.00 -83.3%N/A0 $10.08
3/15/20236,600 shares $66,000.00 -52.2%N/A0.1 $10.00
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2/28/202313,800 shares $141,312.00 +27.8%N/A0.2 $10.24
2/15/202310,800 shares $115,452.00 +120.4%N/A0.1 $10.69
1/31/20234,900 shares $54,243.00 +512.5%N/A0.1 $11.07
1/15/2023800 shares $9,000.00 -99.2%N/A0 $11.25
12/30/202296,600 shares $1.46 million -21.3%N/A1.7 $15.07
12/15/2022122,800 shares $1.97 million -37.6%N/A3.5 $16.06
11/30/2022196,700 shares $3.16 million -3.5%N/A5.7 $16.06
11/15/2022203,900 shares $3.09 million +34.9%N/A6.5 $15.13
10/31/2022151,200 shares $2.15 million +5.4%N/A5.4 $14.24
10/15/2022143,500 shares $2.01 million No ChangeN/A5.1 $14.02
9/30/2022138,500 shares $1.92 million +45.6%N/A4.9 $13.85
9/15/202295,100 shares $1.40 million +62.6%N/A3.5 $14.77
8/31/202258,500 shares $872,235.00 +55.6%N/A2.1 $14.91
8/15/202237,600 shares $571,144.00 -39.5%N/A1.2 $15.19
7/31/202262,100 shares $937,089.00 -11.7%N/A1.6 $15.09
7/15/202270,300 shares $1.08 million +3.2%N/A1.9 $15.42
6/30/202268,100 shares $1.05 million +10.4%N/A1.8 $15.41
6/15/202261,700 shares $910,692.00 +65.4%N/A1.6 $14.76
5/31/202237,300 shares $581,134.00 -46.5%N/A1 $15.58
5/15/202269,700 shares $1.04 million +13.7%N/A2.1 $14.92
4/30/202261,300 shares $924,404.00 +41.2%N/A2 $15.08
4/15/202243,400 shares $667,926.00 +42.8%N/A1.5 $15.39
3/31/202230,400 shares $477,280.00 -22.1%N/A1 $15.70
3/15/202239,000 shares $597,480.00 +26.6%N/A1.3 $15.32
2/28/202230,800 shares $509,124.00 +25.7%N/A1.1 $16.53
2/15/202224,500 shares $375,095.00 +13.4%N/A1 $15.31
1/31/202221,600 shares $361,368.00 -56.0%N/A1.1 $16.73
1/15/202249,100 shares $883,800.00 -9.9%N/A2.6 $18.00
12/31/202154,500 shares $1.01 million -11.2%N/A3.6 $18.58
12/15/202161,400 shares $1.19 million +3.7%N/A4.2 $19.43
11/30/202159,200 shares $1.13 million -17.1%N/A4.3 $19.03
11/15/202171,400 shares $1.41 million -4.8%N/A5.1 $19.81
10/29/202175,000 shares $1.42 million +17.0%N/A5.5 $18.99
10/15/202164,100 shares $1.21 million -2.0%N/A4.9 $18.80
9/30/202165,400 shares $1.24 million +22.7%N/A4.8 $18.90
9/15/202153,300 shares $998,842.00 -2.9%N/A3.9 $18.74
8/31/202154,900 shares $1.03 million +0.9%N/A4 $18.75
8/13/202154,400 shares $1.04 million -3.2%N/A3.8 $19.04
7/30/202156,200 shares $1.07 million +0.9%N/A3.9 $19.04
7/15/202155,700 shares $1.07 million -10.3%N/A3.7 $19.24
6/30/202162,100 shares $1.18 million -4.3%N/A4 $19.05
6/15/202164,900 shares $1.23 million +8.7%N/A3.9 $18.96
5/28/202159,700 shares $1.10 million +25.7%N/A3.6 $18.44
5/14/202147,500 shares $877,800.00 +13.6%N/A2.8 $18.48
4/30/202141,800 shares $752,400.00 -10.1%N/A2.4 $18.00
4/15/202146,500 shares $833,745.00 -15.2%N/A2.5 $17.93
3/31/202154,800 shares $975,988.00 +3.8%N/A3.1 $17.81
3/15/202152,800 shares $949,344.00 -10.8%N/A2.9 $17.98
2/26/202159,200 shares $1.05 million -1.7%N/A3.1 $17.69
2/12/202160,200 shares $1.12 million +58.8%N/A3.1 $18.67
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1/29/202137,900 shares $677,701.27 -20.7%N/A1.8 $17.88
1/15/202147,800 shares $862,020.42 +34.3%N/A2.3 $18.03
12/31/202035,600 shares $635,816.00 -21.1%N/A1.8 $17.86
12/15/202045,100 shares $824,428.00 +43.2%N/A2.4 $18.28
11/30/202031,500 shares $549,360.00 -0.3%N/A1.6 $17.44
11/15/202031,600 shares $548,734.00 -36.3%N/A1.6 $17.37
10/30/202049,600 shares $865,520.00 +29.2%N/A2.5 $17.45
10/15/202038,400 shares $684,864.00 +13.3%N/A0 $17.84
9/30/202033,900 shares $600,030.00 -30.4%N/A1.7 $17.70
9/15/202043,700 shares $791,844.00 -10.3%N/A1.9 $18.12
8/31/202048,700 shares $860,042.00 +136.4%N/A2 $17.66
8/14/202020,600 shares $363,796.00 +428.2%N/A0.8 $17.66
7/31/20203,900 shares $64,545.00 +21.9%N/A0.2 $16.55
7/15/20203,200 shares $52,480.00 -71.7%N/A0.1 $16.40
6/30/202011,300 shares $182,043.00 -50.7%N/A0.4 $16.11
6/15/202022,900 shares $369,606.00 +77.5%N/A0.5 $16.14
5/29/202012,900 shares $206,400.00 +658.8%N/A0.2 $16.00
5/15/20201,700 shares $25,619.00 -84.0%N/A0 $15.07

PCQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 38,100 shares of PCQ short. Learn More on PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund's current short interest.

Is PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,100 shares, an increase of 11.4% from the previous total of 34,200 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.

How does PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (0.17%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (0.03%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.02%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund stock?

Short selling PCQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund as its price is falling. PCQ shares are trading up $0.02 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 PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund?

A short squeeze for PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund 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 PCQ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is PIMCO California Municipal 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 PCQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:PCQ) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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