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PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$7.26 -0.06 (-0.75%)
As of 03:08 PM Eastern
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PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II Short Interest Data

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) has a short interest of 179,100 shares. This marks a -41.24% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 302,694 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
179,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
304,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-41.24%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.26 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
310,290 shares
Average Trading Volume
302,694 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
103%
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PFN Short Interest Over Time

PFN Days to Cover Over Time

PFN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
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 $520,500.00 -28.2%N/A0.2 $7.50
1/15/202596,700 shares $718,481.00 -27.9%N/A0.3 $7.43
12/31/2024134,200 shares $999,790.00 +132.6%N/A0.4 $7.45
12/15/202457,700 shares $431,019.00 -13.4%N/A0.2 $7.47
11/30/202466,600 shares $500,832.00 -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 $441,424.00 -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 $796,290.00 +356.3%N/A0.3 $7.62
9/15/202422,900 shares $169,002.00 -63.1%N/A0.1 $7.38
8/31/202462,000 shares $456,320.00 -27.3%N/A0.2 $7.36
8/15/202485,300 shares $619,278.00 +68.9%N/A0.3 $7.26
7/31/202450,500 shares $365,115.00 -42.0%N/A0.2 $7.23
7/15/202487,000 shares $619,005.00 -6.8%N/A0.3 $7.12
6/30/202493,300 shares $668,961.00 -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 $546,770.00 +42.1%N/A0.3 $7.30
4/15/202452,700 shares $369,163.50 -22.3%N/A0.2 $7.01
3/31/202478,400 shares $584,864.00 +200.4%N/A0.4 $7.46
3/15/202426,100 shares $189,486.00 -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 $99,774.00 -55.3%N/A0 $7.23
12/15/202330,900 shares $221,862.00 +50.7%N/A0.1 $7.18
11/30/202320,500 shares $141,142.50 -60.0%N/A0.1 $6.89
11/15/202351,300 shares $340,119.00 +134.3%N/A0.2 $6.63
10/31/202321,900 shares $135,999.00 -73.7%N/A0.1 $6.21
10/15/202383,300 shares $529,788.00 +31.6%N/A0.3 $6.36
9/30/202363,300 shares $417,147.00 +135.3%N/A0.2 $6.59
9/15/202326,900 shares $179,423.00 +232.1%N/A0.1 $6.67
8/31/20238,100 shares $55,566.00 -97.2%N/A0 $6.86
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8/15/2023284,800 shares $2.01 million +316.4%N/A1.2 $7.07
7/31/202368,400 shares $489,744.00 -54.3%N/A0.3 $7.16
7/15/2023149,500 shares $1.06 million +93.9%N/A0.7 $7.10
6/30/202377,100 shares $558,589.50 +68.7%N/A0.4 $7.25
6/15/202345,700 shares $323,784.50 +19.6%N/A0.3 $7.09
5/31/202338,200 shares $266,636.00 +226.5%N/A0.2 $6.98
5/15/202311,700 shares $81,315.00 -45.6%N/A0.1 $6.95
4/30/202321,500 shares $150,930.00 -56.6%N/A0.1 $7.02
4/15/202349,500 shares $350,460.00 +61.2%N/A0.2 $7.08
3/31/202330,700 shares $220,119.00 -52.9%N/A0.1 $7.17
3/15/202365,200 shares $468,136.00 +262.2%N/A0.2 $7.18
2/28/202318,000 shares $135,720.00 -81.8%N/A0.1 $7.54
2/15/202398,700 shares $766,899.00 +37.1%N/A0.4 $7.77
1/31/202372,000 shares $550,800.00 +70.2%N/A0.3 $7.65
1/15/202342,300 shares $315,135.00 -75.3%N/A0.2 $7.45
12/30/2022171,200 shares $1.21 million +81.7%N/A0.7 $7.07
12/15/202294,200 shares $694,254.00 -39.4%N/A0.4 $7.37
11/30/2022155,500 shares $1.18 million +168.1%N/A0.7 $7.59
11/15/202258,000 shares $429,780.00 +44.3%N/A0.3 $7.41
10/31/202240,200 shares $291,450.00 -32.9%N/A0.2 $7.25
10/15/202259,900 shares $405,523.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $6.77
9/30/202264,500 shares $445,695.00 +55.8%N/A0.3 $6.91
9/15/202241,400 shares $309,672.00 +28.2%N/A0.2 $7.48
8/31/202232,300 shares $251,294.00 -33.1%N/A0.1 $7.78
8/15/202248,300 shares $400,407.00 +78.9%N/A0.2 $8.29
7/31/202227,000 shares $217,350.00 -40.4%N/A0.1 $8.05
7/15/202245,300 shares $337,485.00 -84.1%N/A0.2 $7.45
6/30/2022284,300 shares $2.25 million +268.3%N/A1 $7.92
6/15/202277,200 shares $572,824.00 +144.3%N/A0.3 $7.42
5/31/202231,600 shares $255,644.00 -34.6%N/A0.1 $8.09
5/15/202248,300 shares $375,291.00 +12.9%N/A0.2 $7.77
4/30/202242,800 shares $356,096.00 +27.4%N/A0.2 $8.32
4/15/202233,600 shares $283,920.00 +15.5%N/A0.1 $8.45
3/31/202229,100 shares $252,588.00 -1.7%N/A0.1 $8.68
3/15/202229,600 shares $249,528.00 -15.4%N/A0.1 $8.43
2/28/202235,000 shares $312,200.00 -37.7%N/A0.1 $8.92
2/15/202256,200 shares $499,056.00 +28.0%N/A0.2 $8.88
1/31/202243,900 shares $398,612.00 -46.3%N/A0.1 $9.08
1/15/202281,800 shares $761,558.00 +56.7%N/A0.2 $9.31
12/31/202152,200 shares $498,510.00 -58.1%N/A0.2 $9.55
12/15/2021124,700 shares $1.16 million -41.4%N/A0.5 $9.31
11/30/2021212,800 shares $2.04 million +53.2%N/A0.7 $9.60
11/15/2021138,900 shares $1.37 million -1.3%N/A0.4 $9.89
10/29/2021140,700 shares $1.42 million +87.6%N/A0.4 $10.09
10/15/202175,000 shares $753,000.00 -63.5%N/A0.2 $10.04
9/30/2021205,700 shares $2.09 million -56.0%N/A0.6 $10.14
9/15/2021467,300 shares $4.72 million -40.0%N/A1.3 $10.10
8/31/2021778,800 shares $8.86 million -4.4%N/A2.3 $11.38
8/13/2021814,900 shares $9.09 million -16.5%N/A3.2 $11.16
7/30/2021975,400 shares $10.74 million +38.6%N/A3.5 $11.01
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7/15/2021703,700 shares $7.87 million +24.1%N/A2.5 $11.19
6/30/2021567,100 shares $6.23 million -1.3%N/A2.1 $10.98
6/15/2021574,300 shares $6.08 million +22.2%N/A2.2 $10.59
5/28/2021469,800 shares $5.05 million +4.3%N/A1.8 $10.75
5/14/2021450,500 shares $4.60 million +48.4%N/A1.6 $10.20
4/30/2021303,600 shares $3.16 million -8.9%N/A1.2 $10.40
4/15/2021333,400 shares $3.45 million +34.3%N/A1.3 $10.35
3/31/2021248,300 shares $2.55 million +9.1%N/A1 $10.25
3/15/2021227,600 shares $2.34 million +40.7%N/A0.9 $10.26
2/26/2021161,800 shares $1.64 million +184.4%N/A0.6 $10.15
2/12/202156,900 shares $583,794.00 -31.0%N/A0.2 $10.26
1/29/202182,500 shares $822,525.00 -19.9%N/A0.3 $9.97
1/15/2021103,000 shares $1.03 million +12.6%N/A0.4 $9.99
12/31/202091,500 shares $906,765.00 -66.8%N/A0.4 $9.91
12/15/2020275,500 shares $2.68 million +3.9%N/A1.2 $9.72
11/30/2020265,100 shares $2.58 million -0.8%N/A1.2 $9.75
11/15/2020267,300 shares $2.52 million -20.6%N/A1.2 $9.42
10/30/2020336,800 shares $3.04 million +94.1%N/A1.6 $9.04
10/15/2020173,500 shares $1.60 million -20.7%N/A0 $9.23
9/30/2020218,900 shares $1.99 million +228.7%N/A1.1 $9.08
9/15/202063,600 shares $581,940.00 -4.5%N/A0.3 $9.15
8/31/202066,600 shares $604,728.00 -64.5%N/A0.3 $9.08
8/14/2020187,800 shares $1.69 million +185.8%N/A0.9 $9.00
7/31/202065,700 shares $583,416.00 -4.9%N/A0.3 $8.88
7/15/202069,100 shares $608,080.00 -22.9%N/A0.3 $8.80
6/30/202089,600 shares $773,248.00 +19.8%N/A0.3 $8.63
6/15/202074,800 shares $661,980.00 -10.4%N/A0.2 $8.85
5/29/202083,500 shares $710,585.00 -2.3%N/A0.2 $8.51
5/15/202085,500 shares $644,670.00 +45.9%N/A0.2 $7.54

PFN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II's current short interest?

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 April 15th, traders have sold 179,100 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 decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 179,100 shares, a decrease of 41.2% from the previous total of 304,800 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 PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (0.17%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (0.03%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.02%),

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 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 appreciates 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 April, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:PFN) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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