Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Voya Prime Rate Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 14th, investors have sold 18,800 shares of PPR short. Learn More on Voya Prime Rate Trust's current short interest.

Voya Prime Rate Trust saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 14th, there was short interest totaling 18,800 shares, a drop of 77.1% from the previous total of 82,100 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.98 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.56 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.37 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.70 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.27 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.19 billion), and VMware, Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PPR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Voya Prime Rate Trust as its price is falling. 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.

A short squeeze for Voya Prime Rate Trust 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 PPR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PPR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 14 2021.