Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.01 +0.02 (+0.18%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.01 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/2/2025 04:05 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Short Interest DataFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) has a short interest of 22,200 shares. This marks a 29.82% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 31,428 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest22,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest17,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+29.82%Dollar Volume Sold Short$237,229.20Short Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume22,305 sharesAverage Trading Volume31,428 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average71% Short Selling Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred 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 ChartPFD Short Interest Over TimePFD Days to Cover Over TimePFD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred 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 4/15/202522,200 shares $237,229.20 +29.8%N/A0.8 $10.69 3/31/202517,100 shares $191,862.00 -31.6%N/A0.6 $11.22 3/15/202525,000 shares $281,500.00 +140.4%N/A0.9 $11.26 2/28/202510,400 shares $116,896.00 -32.9%N/A0.4 $11.24 2/15/202515,500 shares $177,335.50 +49.0%N/A0.5 $11.44 1/31/202510,400 shares $117,260.00 -32.5%N/A0.4 $11.28 1/15/202515,400 shares $174,020.00 -25.2%N/A0.6 $11.30 12/31/202420,600 shares $231,544.00 -33.3%N/A0.7 $11.24 12/15/202430,900 shares $355,350.00 +166.4%N/A1.1 $11.50 11/30/202411,600 shares $132,124.00 +24.7%N/A0.4 $11.39 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PFD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20249,300 shares $104,997.00 -44.6%N/A0.3 $11.29 10/31/202416,800 shares $192,192.00 -62.5%N/A0.5 $11.44 10/15/202444,800 shares $534,464.00 +112.3%N/A1.2 $11.93 9/30/202421,100 shares $252,145.00 -67.8%N/A0.5 $11.95 9/15/202465,600 shares $766,864.00 -38.2%N/A1.6 $11.69 8/31/2024106,100 shares $1.23 million +283.0%N/A2.9 $11.59 8/15/202427,700 shares $303,038.00 -39.9%N/A0.7 $10.94 7/31/202446,100 shares $499,724.00 +112.4%N/A1.3 $10.84 7/15/202421,700 shares $233,492.00 +197.3%N/A0.6 $10.76 6/30/20247,300 shares $76,212.00 -52.6%N/A0.2 $10.44 6/15/202415,400 shares $159,544.00 +60.4%N/A0.5 $10.36 5/31/20249,600 shares $98,928.00 +14.3%N/A0.3 $10.31 5/15/20248,400 shares $87,108.00 +115.4%N/A0.3 $10.37 4/30/20243,900 shares $39,000.00 -2.5%N/A0.1 $10.00 4/15/20244,000 shares $39,440.00 -81.2%N/A0.1 $9.86 3/31/202440,500 shares $429,705.00 +820.5%N/A0.6 $10.61 3/15/20244,400 shares $45,852.40 +4,300.0%N/A0.1 $10.42 2/29/2024100 shares $1,025.00 -92.9%N/A0 $10.25 2/15/20241,400 shares $14,224.00 -91.4%N/A0 $10.16 1/31/202416,200 shares $170,586.00 +60.4%N/A0.4 $10.53 1/15/202410,100 shares $103,626.00 +621.4%N/A0.2 $10.26 12/31/20231,400 shares $13,832.00 -87.5%N/A0 $9.88 12/15/202311,200 shares $111,664.00 -51.9%N/A0.2 $9.97 11/30/202323,300 shares $228,573.00 -15.9%N/A0.5 $9.81 11/15/202327,700 shares $267,305.00 +201.1%N/A0.6 $9.65 10/31/20239,200 shares $81,144.00 -10.7%N/A0.2 $8.82 10/15/202310,300 shares $89,507.00 -54.2%N/A0.3 $8.69 9/30/202322,500 shares $205,425.00 +192.2%N/A0.7 $9.13 9/15/20237,700 shares $72,688.00 +670.0%N/A0.3 $9.44 8/31/20231,000 shares $9,750.00 -86.5%N/A0 $9.75Elon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take Action (Ad)Elon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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Short interest is the volume of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 22,200 shares of PFD short. Learn More on Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred 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. PFD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,200 shares, an increase of 29.8% from the previous total of 17,100 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: 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund stock? Short selling PFD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund as its price is falling. PFD 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund? A short squeeze for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred 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 PFD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred 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 PFD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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