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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$11.46 +0.02 (+0.17%)
As of 03:55 PM Eastern

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Short Interest Data

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) has a short interest of 8,100 shares. This marks a 20.90% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 29,626 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+20.90%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$90.07 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
23,881 shares
Average Trading Volume
29,626 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
81%
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PFD Short Interest Over Time

PFD Days to Cover Over Time

PFD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/20258,100 shares $90.07 thousand +20.9%N/A0.4 $11.12
5/31/20256,700 shares $73.90 thousand -48.9%N/A0.3 $11.03
5/15/202513,100 shares $145.93 thousand -10.9%N/A0.5 $11.14
4/30/202514,700 shares $160.23 thousand -33.8%N/A0.6 $10.90
4/15/202522,200 shares $237.23 thousand +29.8%N/A0.8 $10.69
3/31/202517,100 shares $191.86 thousand -31.6%N/A0.6 $11.22
3/15/202525,000 shares $281.50 thousand +140.4%N/A0.9 $11.26
2/28/202510,400 shares $116.90 thousand -32.9%N/A0.4 $11.24
2/15/202515,500 shares $177.34 thousand +49.0%N/A0.5 $11.44
1/31/202510,400 shares $117.26 thousand -32.5%N/A0.4 $11.28
1/15/202515,400 shares $174.02 thousand -25.2%N/A0.6 $11.30
12/31/202420,600 shares $231.54 thousand -33.3%N/A0.7 $11.24
12/15/202430,900 shares $355.35 thousand +166.4%N/A1.1 $11.50
11/30/202411,600 shares $132.12 thousand +24.7%N/A0.4 $11.39
11/15/20249,300 shares $105.00 thousand -44.6%N/A0.3 $11.29
10/31/202416,800 shares $192.19 thousand -62.5%N/A0.5 $11.44
10/15/202444,800 shares $534.46 thousand +112.3%N/A1.2 $11.93
9/30/202421,100 shares $252.15 thousand -67.8%N/A0.5 $11.95
9/15/202465,600 shares $766.86 thousand -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 $303.04 thousand -39.9%N/A0.7 $10.94
7/31/202446,100 shares $499.72 thousand +112.4%N/A1.3 $10.84
7/15/202421,700 shares $233.49 thousand +197.3%N/A0.6 $10.76
6/30/20247,300 shares $76.21 thousand -52.6%N/A0.2 $10.44
6/15/202415,400 shares $159.54 thousand +60.4%N/A0.5 $10.36
5/31/20249,600 shares $98.93 thousand +14.3%N/A0.3 $10.31
5/15/20248,400 shares $87.11 thousand +115.4%N/A0.3 $10.37
4/30/20243,900 shares $39 thousand -2.5%N/A0.1 $10.00
4/15/20244,000 shares $39.44 thousand -81.2%N/A0.1 $9.86
3/31/202440,500 shares $429.71 thousand +820.5%N/A0.6 $10.61
3/15/20244,400 shares $45.85 thousand +4,300.0%N/A0.1 $10.42
2/29/2024100 shares $1.03 thousand -92.9%N/A0 $10.25
2/15/20241,400 shares $14.22 thousand -91.4%N/A0 $10.16
1/31/202416,200 shares $170.59 thousand +60.4%N/A0.4 $10.53
1/15/202410,100 shares $103.63 thousand +621.4%N/A0.2 $10.26
12/31/20231,400 shares $13.83 thousand -87.5%N/A0 $9.88
12/15/202311,200 shares $111.66 thousand -51.9%N/A0.2 $9.97
11/30/202323,300 shares $228.57 thousand -15.9%N/A0.5 $9.81
11/15/202327,700 shares $267.31 thousand +201.1%N/A0.6 $9.65
10/31/20239,200 shares $81.14 thousand -10.7%N/A0.2 $8.82
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10/15/202310,300 shares $89.51 thousand -54.2%N/A0.3 $8.69
9/30/202322,500 shares $205.43 thousand +192.2%N/A0.7 $9.13
9/15/20237,700 shares $72.69 thousand +670.0%N/A0.3 $9.44
8/31/20231,000 shares $9.75 thousand -86.5%N/A0 $9.75
8/15/20237,400 shares $73.89 thousand +37.0%N/A0.2 $9.99
7/31/20235,400 shares $54.59 thousand +5.9%N/A0.2 $10.11
7/15/20235,100 shares $50.49 thousand -37.8%N/A0.2 $9.90
6/30/20238,200 shares $80.85 thousand +148.5%N/A0.3 $9.86
6/15/20233,300 shares $32.80 thousand +450.0%N/A0.1 $9.94
5/31/2023600 shares $5.89 thousand -81.8%N/A0 $9.81
5/15/20233,300 shares $32.54 thousand -17.5%N/A0.1 $9.86
4/30/20234,000 shares $40.80 thousand -7.0%N/A0.1 $10.20
4/15/20234,300 shares $44.81 thousand -79.1%N/A0.1 $10.42
3/31/202320,600 shares $218.57 thousand +1,371.4%N/A0.6 $10.61
3/15/20231,400 shares $14.28 thousand -95.6%N/A0 $10.20
2/28/202331,700 shares $373.74 thousand -2.8%N/A1 $11.79
2/15/202332,600 shares $416.95 thousand -8.2%N/A1 $12.79
1/31/202335,500 shares $441.98 thousand +97.2%N/A1 $12.45
1/15/202318,000 shares $215.28 thousand -48.7%N/A0.5 $11.96
12/30/202235,100 shares $389.96 thousand +10.0%N/A1.1 $11.11
12/15/202231,900 shares $371.00 thousand +85.5%N/A1 $11.63
11/30/202217,200 shares $194.88 thousand -17.3%N/A0.5 $11.33
11/15/202220,800 shares $229.84 thousand +34.2%N/A0.7 $11.05
10/31/202215,500 shares $162.75 thousand +4.7%N/A0.5 $10.50
10/15/202214,800 shares $154.22 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $10.42
9/30/2022400 shares $4.24 thousand -93.4%N/A0 $10.61
9/15/20226,100 shares $72.16 thousand +35.6%N/A0.2 $11.83
8/31/20224,500 shares $56.70 thousand -54.6%N/A0.2 $12.60
8/15/20229,900 shares $129.00 thousand -32.2%N/A0.3 $13.03
7/31/202214,600 shares $186.00 thousand +39.1%N/A0.5 $12.74
7/15/202210,500 shares $127.68 thousand -41.7%N/A0.3 $12.16
6/30/202218,000 shares $225.90 thousand +176.9%N/A0.5 $12.55
6/15/20226,500 shares $78.33 thousand +66.7%N/A0.2 $12.05
5/31/20223,900 shares $49.22 thousand -64.6%N/A0.1 $12.62
5/15/202211,000 shares $135.30 thousand +254.8%N/A0.3 $12.30
4/30/20223,100 shares $39.28 thousand -6.1%N/A0.1 $12.67
4/15/20223,300 shares $43.46 thousand -25.0%N/A0.1 $13.17
3/31/20224,400 shares $60.98 thousand -80.8%N/A0.1 $13.86
3/15/202222,900 shares $312.81 thousand -21.8%N/A0.6 $13.66
2/28/202229,300 shares $414.30 thousand -38.5%N/A0.8 $14.14
2/15/202247,600 shares $718.76 thousand -25.7%N/A1.3 $15.10
1/31/202264,100 shares $1.04 million -22.5%N/A1.7 $16.19
1/15/202282,700 shares $1.38 million +50.6%N/A2.1 $16.71
12/31/202154,900 shares $960.75 thousand -7.3%N/A1.4 $17.50
12/15/202159,200 shares $1.02 million -12.6%N/A1.8 $17.15
11/30/202167,700 shares $1.17 million +88.6%N/A2 $17.22
11/15/202135,900 shares $618.92 thousand +734.9%N/A1.1 $17.24
10/29/20214,300 shares $70.86 thousand -20.4%N/A0.1 $16.48
10/15/20215,400 shares $85.91 thousand +5,300.0%N/A0.2 $15.91
9/30/2021100 shares $1.58 thousand -98.1%N/A0 $15.76
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9/15/20215,300 shares $85.17 thousand -73.6%N/A0.2 $16.07
8/31/202120,100 shares $322.61 thousand -1.5%N/A0.8 $16.05
8/13/202120,400 shares $338.23 thousand -3.3%N/A0.9 $16.58
7/30/202121,100 shares $353.64 thousand -11.0%N/A0.9 $16.76
7/15/202123,700 shares $399.82 thousand -28.2%N/A1 $16.87
6/30/202133,000 shares $551.10 thousand -9.8%N/A1.5 $16.70
6/15/202136,600 shares $630.98 thousand +3.1%N/A1.7 $17.24
5/28/202135,500 shares $601.73 thousand -0.3%N/A1.6 $16.95
5/14/202135,600 shares $628.34 thousand -9.4%N/A1.6 $17.65
4/30/202139,300 shares $721.16 thousand -9.5%N/A1.6 $18.35
4/15/202143,400 shares $796.82 thousand +9.3%N/A1.6 $18.36
3/31/202139,700 shares $696.34 thousand -5.3%N/A1.4 $17.54
3/15/202141,900 shares $743.73 thousand -36.7%N/A1.3 $17.75
2/26/202166,200 shares $1.14 million -24.9%N/A1.7 $17.23
2/12/202188,200 shares $1.73 million -9.1%N/A2.4 $19.61
1/29/202197,000 shares $1.86 million +7.3%N/A2.9 $19.17
1/15/202190,400 shares $1.70 million -11.7%N/A2.9 $18.79
12/31/2020102,400 shares $1.92 million -15.5%N/A3.1 $18.75
12/15/2020121,200 shares $2.40 million +62.0%N/A4 $19.79
11/30/202074,800 shares $1.40 million +74.0%N/A2.7 $18.71
11/15/202043,000 shares $744.76 thousand -12.4%N/A1.8 $17.32
10/30/202049,100 shares $837.16 thousand +32.0%N/A2 $17.05
10/15/202037,200 shares $643.19 thousand +34.8%N/A0 $17.29
9/30/202027,600 shares $455.54 thousand +487.2%N/A1.2 $16.51
9/15/202010,300 shares $167.07 thousand +119.2%N/A0.5 $16.22
8/31/20204,700 shares $77.32 thousand -36.5%N/A0.2 $16.45
8/14/20207,400 shares $116.48 thousand -48.6%N/A0.3 $15.74
7/31/202014,400 shares $224.35 thousand +166.7%N/A0.6 $15.58
7/15/20205,400 shares $76.36 thousand -21.7%N/A0.2 $14.14

PFD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund's current short interest?

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 June 15th, investors have sold 8,100 shares of PFD short. Learn More on Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund's current short interest.

Is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,100 shares, an increase of 20.9% from the previous total of 6,700 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund: Blackrock Income Trust (0.28%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.32%),

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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 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 June, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:PFD) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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