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

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$10.93 -0.13 (-1.18%)
Closing price 05/23/2025 03:55 PM Eastern
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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Short Interest Data

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) has a short interest of 14,700 shares. This marks a -33.78% decrease 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 31,107 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
14,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
22,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-33.78%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$160,230.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
24,961 shares
Average Trading Volume
31,107 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
80%
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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
4/30/202514,700 shares $160,230.00 -33.8%N/A0.6 $10.90
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
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
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8/31/20231,000 shares $9,750.00 -86.5%N/A0 $9.75
8/15/20237,400 shares $73,889.00 +37.0%N/A0.2 $9.99
7/31/20235,400 shares $54,594.00 +5.9%N/A0.2 $10.11
7/15/20235,100 shares $50,490.00 -37.8%N/A0.2 $9.90
6/30/20238,200 shares $80,852.00 +148.5%N/A0.3 $9.86
6/15/20233,300 shares $32,802.00 +450.0%N/A0.1 $9.94
5/31/2023600 shares $5,886.00 -81.8%N/A0 $9.81
5/15/20233,300 shares $32,538.00 -17.5%N/A0.1 $9.86
4/30/20234,000 shares $40,800.00 -7.0%N/A0.1 $10.20
4/15/20234,300 shares $44,806.00 -79.1%N/A0.1 $10.42
3/31/202320,600 shares $218,566.00 +1,371.4%N/A0.6 $10.61
3/15/20231,400 shares $14,280.00 -95.6%N/A0 $10.20
2/28/202331,700 shares $373,743.00 -2.8%N/A1 $11.79
2/15/202332,600 shares $416,954.00 -8.2%N/A1 $12.79
1/31/202335,500 shares $441,975.00 +97.2%N/A1 $12.45
1/15/202318,000 shares $215,280.00 -48.7%N/A0.5 $11.96
12/30/202235,100 shares $389,961.00 +10.0%N/A1.1 $11.11
12/15/202231,900 shares $370,997.00 +85.5%N/A1 $11.63
11/30/202217,200 shares $194,876.00 -17.3%N/A0.5 $11.33
11/15/202220,800 shares $229,840.00 +34.2%N/A0.7 $11.05
10/31/202215,500 shares $162,750.00 +4.7%N/A0.5 $10.50
10/15/202214,800 shares $154,216.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $10.42
9/30/2022400 shares $4,244.00 -93.4%N/A0 $10.61
9/15/20226,100 shares $72,163.00 +35.6%N/A0.2 $11.83
8/31/20224,500 shares $56,700.00 -54.6%N/A0.2 $12.60
8/15/20229,900 shares $128,997.00 -32.2%N/A0.3 $13.03
7/31/202214,600 shares $186,004.00 +39.1%N/A0.5 $12.74
7/15/202210,500 shares $127,680.00 -41.7%N/A0.3 $12.16
6/30/202218,000 shares $225,900.00 +176.9%N/A0.5 $12.55
6/15/20226,500 shares $78,325.00 +66.7%N/A0.2 $12.05
5/31/20223,900 shares $49,218.00 -64.6%N/A0.1 $12.62
5/15/202211,000 shares $135,300.00 +254.8%N/A0.3 $12.30
4/30/20223,100 shares $39,277.00 -6.1%N/A0.1 $12.67
4/15/20223,300 shares $43,461.00 -25.0%N/A0.1 $13.17
3/31/20224,400 shares $60,984.00 -80.8%N/A0.1 $13.86
3/15/202222,900 shares $312,814.00 -21.8%N/A0.6 $13.66
2/28/202229,300 shares $414,302.00 -38.5%N/A0.8 $14.14
2/15/202247,600 shares $718,760.00 -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 $960,750.00 -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 $618,916.00 +734.9%N/A1.1 $17.24
10/29/20214,300 shares $70,864.00 -20.4%N/A0.1 $16.48
10/15/20215,400 shares $85,914.00 +5,300.0%N/A0.2 $15.91
9/30/2021100 shares $1,576.00 -98.1%N/A0 $15.76
9/15/20215,300 shares $85,171.00 -73.6%N/A0.2 $16.07
8/31/202120,100 shares $322,605.00 -1.5%N/A0.8 $16.05
8/13/202120,400 shares $338,232.00 -3.3%N/A0.9 $16.58
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7/30/202121,100 shares $353,636.00 -11.0%N/A0.9 $16.76
7/15/202123,700 shares $399,819.00 -28.2%N/A1 $16.87
6/30/202133,000 shares $551,100.00 -9.8%N/A1.5 $16.70
6/15/202136,600 shares $630,984.00 +3.1%N/A1.7 $17.24
5/28/202135,500 shares $601,725.00 -0.3%N/A1.6 $16.95
5/14/202135,600 shares $628,340.00 -9.4%N/A1.6 $17.65
4/30/202139,300 shares $721,155.00 -9.5%N/A1.6 $18.35
4/15/202143,400 shares $796,824.00 +9.3%N/A1.6 $18.36
3/31/202139,700 shares $696,338.00 -5.3%N/A1.4 $17.54
3/15/202141,900 shares $743,725.00 -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 $744,760.00 -12.4%N/A1.8 $17.32
10/30/202049,100 shares $837,155.00 +32.0%N/A2 $17.05
10/15/202037,200 shares $643,188.00 +34.8%N/A0 $17.29
9/30/202027,600 shares $455,538.00 +487.2%N/A1.2 $16.51
9/15/202010,300 shares $167,066.00 +119.2%N/A0.5 $16.22
8/31/20204,700 shares $77,315.00 -36.5%N/A0.2 $16.45
8/14/20207,400 shares $116,476.00 -48.6%N/A0.3 $15.74
7/31/202014,400 shares $224,352.00 +166.7%N/A0.6 $15.58
7/15/20205,400 shares $76,356.00 -21.7%N/A0.2 $14.14
6/30/20206,900 shares $101,223.00 -33.0%N/A0.2 $14.67
6/15/202010,300 shares $148,320.00 -3.7%N/A0.3 $14.40
5/29/202010,700 shares $162,212.00 -80.6%N/A0.2 $15.16

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 closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 14,700 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 drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,700 shares, a drop of 33.8% from the previous total of 22,200 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.

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 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 down $0.13 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, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:PFD) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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