PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.39 -0.02 (-0.24%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.39 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/23/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund Short Interest DataPIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) has a short interest of 50,400 shares. This marks a 32.28% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 70,542 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest50,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest38,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+32.28%Dollar Volume Sold Short$438,984.00Short Interest Ratio0.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Today's Trading Volume136,584 sharesAverage Trading Volume70,542 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average194% Short Selling PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPCQ Short Interest Over TimePCQ Days to Cover Over TimePCQ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time PIMCO California Municipal 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 4/30/202550,400 shares $438,984.00 +32.3%N/A0.6 $8.71 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PCQ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $10.08Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 3/15/20236,600 shares $66,000.00 -52.2%N/A0.1 $10.00 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 $17.69Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 2/12/202160,200 shares $1.12 million +58.8%N/A3.1 $18.67 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 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 covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 50,400 shares of PCQ short. Learn More on PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for PIMCO California Municipal 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. PCQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 50,400 shares, an increase of 32.3% from the previous total of 38,100 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: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 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 down $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, 30 2025. 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