PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.26 -0.06 (-0.75%) Closing price 06/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.26 0.00 (-0.07%) As of 06/13/2025 08:00 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II Short Interest DataPIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) has a short interest of 83,400 shares. This marks a -53.41% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 308,140 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest83,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest179,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-53.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$607.99 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume240,818 sharesAverage Trading Volume308,140 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average78% Short Selling PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPFN Short Interest Over TimePFN Days to Cover Over TimePFN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/202583,400 shares $607.99 thousand -53.4%N/A0.2 $7.29 5/15/2025179,000 shares $1.30 million +83.0%N/A0.5 $7.24 4/30/202597,800 shares $711.01 thousand -45.4%N/A0.3 $7.27 4/15/2025179,100 shares $1.26 million -41.2%N/A0.5 $7.05 3/31/2025304,800 shares $2.30 million +73.7%N/A0.9 $7.55 3/15/2025175,500 shares $1.31 million -33.5%N/A0.6 $7.45 2/28/2025263,800 shares $2.00 million +81.8%N/A0.9 $7.58 2/15/2025145,100 shares $1.09 million +109.1%N/A0.5 $7.53 1/31/202569,400 shares $520.50 thousand -28.2%N/A0.2 $7.50 1/15/202596,700 shares $718.48 thousand -27.9%N/A0.3 $7.43 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PFN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/2024134,200 shares $999.79 thousand +132.6%N/A0.4 $7.45 12/15/202457,700 shares $431.02 thousand -13.4%N/A0.2 $7.47 11/30/202466,600 shares $500.83 thousand -64.9%N/A0.2 $7.52 11/15/2024189,700 shares $1.41 million +223.2%N/A0.6 $7.41 10/31/202458,700 shares $441.42 thousand -70.1%N/A0.2 $7.52 10/15/2024196,400 shares $1.48 million +87.9%N/A0.7 $7.55 9/30/2024104,500 shares $796.29 thousand +356.3%N/A0.3 $7.62 9/15/202422,900 shares $169.00 thousand -63.1%N/A0.1 $7.38 8/31/202462,000 shares $456.32 thousand -27.3%N/A0.2 $7.36 8/15/202485,300 shares $619.28 thousand +68.9%N/A0.3 $7.26 7/31/202450,500 shares $365.12 thousand -42.0%N/A0.2 $7.23 7/15/202487,000 shares $619.01 thousand -6.8%N/A0.3 $7.12 6/30/202493,300 shares $668.96 thousand -60.7%N/A0.4 $7.17 6/15/2024237,100 shares $1.73 million +1.2%N/A1 $7.28 5/31/2024234,200 shares $1.72 million -12.4%N/A1 $7.33 5/15/2024267,400 shares $1.96 million +257.0%N/A1 $7.34 4/30/202474,900 shares $546.77 thousand +42.1%N/A0.3 $7.30 4/15/202452,700 shares $369.16 thousand -22.3%N/A0.2 $7.01 3/31/202478,400 shares $584.86 thousand +200.4%N/A0.4 $7.46 3/15/202426,100 shares $189.49 thousand -88.0%N/A0.1 $7.26 2/29/2024217,600 shares $1.61 million -41.2%N/A0.7 $7.39 2/15/2024370,000 shares $2.78 million +2.6%N/A1.2 $7.52 1/31/2024360,800 shares $2.69 million +132.6%N/A1.1 $7.46 1/15/2024155,100 shares $1.17 million +1,023.9%N/A0.5 $7.53 12/31/202313,800 shares $99.77 thousand -55.3%N/A0 $7.23 12/15/202330,900 shares $221.86 thousand +50.7%N/A0.1 $7.18 11/30/202320,500 shares $141.14 thousand -60.0%N/A0.1 $6.89 11/15/202351,300 shares $340.12 thousand +134.3%N/A0.2 $6.63 10/31/202321,900 shares $136.00 thousand -73.7%N/A0.1 $6.21 10/15/202383,300 shares $529.79 thousand +31.6%N/A0.3 $6.36Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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Short interest is the volume of PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 83,400 shares of PFN short. Learn More on PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II's current short interest. Is PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 83,400 shares, a drop of 53.4% from the previous total of 179,000 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: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II stock? Short selling PFN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II as its price is falling. PFN shares are trading down $0.06 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 Income Strategy Fund II? A short squeeze for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II 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 PFN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II'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 PFN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. 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