Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.63 -0.01 (-0.27%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.64 +0.00 (+0.14%) As of 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Putnam Premier Income Trust Short Interest DataPutnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) has a short interest of 133,700 shares, representing 0.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 282.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 165,962 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest133,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest35,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+282.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$473,966.50Short Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares96,269,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.14%Today's Trading Volume195,736 sharesAverage Trading Volume165,962 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average118% Short Selling Putnam Premier Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Putnam Premier Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPPT Short Interest Over TimePPT Days to Cover Over TimePPT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Putnam Premier Income Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/2025133,700 shares $473,966.50 +282.0%0.1%0.7 $3.55 3/31/202535,000 shares $126,175.00 -34.7%0.0%0.2 $3.61 3/15/202553,600 shares $193,228.00 +101.5%0.1%0.3 $3.61 2/28/202526,600 shares $95,893.00 +0.8%0.0%0.1 $3.61 2/15/202526,400 shares $95,172.00 -79.0%0.0%0.1 $3.61 1/31/2025125,700 shares $455,034.00 +111.6%N/A0.7 $3.62 1/15/202559,400 shares $212,058.00 +35.9%N/A0.3 $3.57 12/31/202443,700 shares $155,572.00 -51.2%N/A0.2 $3.56 12/15/202489,500 shares $324,885.00 +152.1%N/A0.5 $3.63 11/30/202435,500 shares $126,380.00 +123.3%N/A0.2 $3.56 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PPT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Putnam Premier Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/202415,900 shares $55,650.00 -55.5%N/A0.1 $3.50 10/31/202435,700 shares $128,163.00 +19.4%N/A0.3 $3.59 10/15/202429,900 shares $109,733.00 +225.0%N/A0.2 $3.67 9/30/20249,200 shares $34,316.00 -68.8%N/A0.1 $3.73 9/15/202429,500 shares $110,035.00 +45.3%N/A0.3 $3.73 8/31/202420,300 shares $74,907.00 +138.8%N/A0.2 $3.69 8/15/20248,500 shares $31,025.00 -38.4%N/A0.1 $3.65 7/31/202413,800 shares $50,094.00 -83.1%N/A0.1 $3.63 7/15/202481,800 shares $296,934.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $3.63 2/15/2024124,600 shares $453,544.00 +23.5%N/A0.8 $3.64 1/31/2024100,900 shares $368,285.00 +3.3%N/A0.6 $3.65 1/15/202497,700 shares $358,559.00 -44.0%N/A0.6 $3.67 12/31/2023174,300 shares $622,251.00 +124.6%N/A1.1 $3.57 12/15/202377,600 shares $280,912.00 +274.9%N/A0.5 $3.62 11/30/202320,700 shares $71,208.00 -71.3%N/A0.1 $3.44 11/15/202372,100 shares $248,024.00 -49.4%N/A0.4 $3.44 10/31/2023142,500 shares $471,675.00 +83.6%N/A0.9 $3.31 10/15/202377,600 shares $260,736.00 +22.8%N/A0.5 $3.36 9/30/202363,200 shares $211,720.00 -58.1%N/A0.4 $3.35 9/15/2023150,700 shares $524,436.00 -13.1%N/A0.8 $3.48 8/31/2023173,400 shares $608,634.00 -40.1%N/A0.9 $3.51 8/15/2023289,700 shares $1.05 million +121.8%N/A1.5 $3.63 7/31/2023130,600 shares $476,690.00 -23.4%N/A0.7 $3.65 7/15/2023170,500 shares $612,095.00 +118.3%N/A0.9 $3.59 6/30/202378,100 shares $275,693.00 -48.4%N/A0.4 $3.53 6/15/2023151,300 shares $544,680.00 -48.2%N/A0.8 $3.60 5/31/2023292,100 shares $1.05 million +201.1%N/A1.5 $3.60 5/15/202397,000 shares $345,320.00 -19.9%N/A0.5 $3.56 4/30/2023121,100 shares $429,905.00 +179.7%N/A0.6 $3.55 4/15/202343,300 shares $153,282.00 -85.9%N/A0.2 $3.54REVEALED FREE: Our top 3 stocks to own in 2025 and beyond (Ad)Every time Weiss Ratings flashed green like this, the average gain on each and every stock has been 303% (including the losers!). Click here for the names of our three top stocks to own this year (no purchase necessary). 3/31/2023306,400 shares $1.09 million +27.2%N/A1.5 $3.56 3/15/2023240,900 shares $855,195.00 -6.3%N/A1.2 $3.55 2/28/2023257,000 shares $948,330.00 -45.7%N/A1.1 $3.69 2/15/2023472,900 shares $1.80 million +145.4%N/A2.1 $3.81 1/31/2023192,700 shares $736,114.00 +3.7%N/A0.9 $3.82 1/15/2023185,900 shares $713,856.00 +18.6%N/A0.8 $3.84 12/30/2022156,700 shares $568,821.00 +1,143.7%N/A0.7 $3.63 12/15/202212,600 shares $46,620.00 -45.5%N/A0.1 $3.70 11/30/202223,100 shares $85,701.00 -58.9%N/A0.1 $3.71 11/15/202256,200 shares $207,940.00 -53.4%N/A0.4 $3.70 10/31/2022120,500 shares $439,825.00 +219.6%N/A0.8 $3.65 10/15/202237,700 shares $132,704.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $3.52 9/30/202268,600 shares $245,588.00 +173.3%N/A0.5 $3.58 9/15/202225,100 shares $92,870.00 +58.9%N/A0.2 $3.70 8/31/202215,800 shares $59,566.00 -81.6%N/A0.1 $3.77 8/15/202285,900 shares $341,023.00 -3.1%N/A0.5 $3.97 7/31/202288,600 shares $344,654.00 -62.9%N/A0.4 $3.89 7/15/2022238,500 shares $927,765.00 +34.2%N/A1.2 $3.89 6/30/2022177,700 shares $675,260.00 +77.7%N/A0.8 $3.80 6/15/2022100,000 shares $374,000.00 +16.6%N/A0.4 $3.74 5/31/202285,800 shares $329,472.00 -35.2%N/A0.3 $3.84 5/15/2022132,300 shares $504,063.00 +120.1%N/A0.5 $3.81 4/30/202260,100 shares $230,784.00 +46.6%N/A0.2 $3.84 4/15/202241,000 shares $161,950.00 -78.7%N/A0.1 $3.95 3/31/2022192,300 shares $767,277.00 +379.6%N/A0.7 $3.99 3/15/202240,100 shares $155,187.00 -61.6%N/A0.1 $3.87 2/28/2022104,300 shares $415,114.00 +315.5%N/A0.3 $3.98 2/15/202225,100 shares $99,396.00 +340.4%N/A0.1 $3.96 1/31/20225,700 shares $23,655.00 -76.5%N/A0 $4.15 1/15/202224,300 shares $103,275.00 -67.8%N/A0.1 $4.25 12/31/202175,400 shares $321,958.00 +56.1%N/A0.3 $4.27 12/15/202148,300 shares $206,241.00 -76.9%N/A0.2 $4.27 11/30/2021209,200 shares $910,020.00 +279.0%N/A0.9 $4.35 11/15/202155,200 shares $245,088.00 +557.1%N/A0.3 $4.44 10/29/20218,400 shares $36,708.00 -83.4%N/A0 $4.37 10/15/202150,700 shares $228,150.00 -69.6%N/A0.3 $4.50 9/30/2021166,600 shares $761,362.00 +73.7%N/A1 $4.57 9/15/202195,900 shares $438,263.00 +46.2%N/A0.5 $4.57 8/31/202165,600 shares $298,480.00 -3.0%N/A0.3 $4.55 8/13/202167,600 shares $311,636.00 -46.1%N/A0.3 $4.61 7/30/2021125,500 shares $583,575.00 +62.1%N/A0.6 $4.65 7/15/202177,400 shares $359,910.00 +115.0%N/A0.4 $4.65 6/30/202136,000 shares $167,760.00 -17.1%N/A0.2 $4.66 6/15/202143,400 shares $208,320.00 -2.9%N/A0.2 $4.80 5/28/202144,700 shares $210,090.00 -46.1%N/A0.2 $4.70 5/14/202182,900 shares $387,143.00 +0.5%N/A0.3 $4.67 4/30/202182,500 shares $386,100.00 +195.7%N/A0.3 $4.68 4/15/202127,900 shares $132,246.00 -79.9%N/A0.1 $4.74 3/31/2021139,100 shares $673,244.00 +17.0%N/A0.5 $4.84 3/15/2021118,900 shares $568,342.00 +43.3%N/A0.4 $4.78REVEALED FREE: Our top 3 stocks to own in 2025 and beyond (Ad)Every time Weiss Ratings flashed green like this, the average gain on each and every stock has been 303% (including the losers!). Click here for the names of our three top stocks to own this year (no purchase necessary). 2/26/202183,000 shares $390,930.00 +218.0%N/A0.2 $4.71 2/12/202126,100 shares $125,280.00 -39.0%N/A0.1 $4.80 1/29/202142,800 shares $199,448.00 +61.5%N/A0.1 $4.66 1/15/202126,500 shares $122,430.00 -80.8%N/A0.1 $4.62 12/31/2020138,100 shares $636,641.00 +11.8%N/A0.4 $4.61 12/15/2020123,500 shares $561,925.00 -1.7%N/A0.4 $4.55 11/30/2020125,600 shares $576,504.00 +199.1%N/A0.5 $4.59 11/15/202042,000 shares $193,200.00 +976.9%N/A0.2 $4.60 10/30/20203,900 shares $17,394.00 -89.3%N/A0 $4.46 10/15/202036,300 shares $166,617.00 +21.8%N/A0 $4.59 9/30/202029,800 shares $132,610.00 -39.7%N/A0.1 $4.45 9/15/202019,500 shares $88,920.00 -60.5%N/A0.1 $4.56 8/31/202049,400 shares $226,252.00 +60.9%N/A0.2 $4.58 8/14/202030,700 shares $144,597.00 -35.8%N/A0.1 $4.71 7/31/202047,800 shares $226,572.00 -25.3%N/A0.2 $4.74 7/15/202064,000 shares $296,960.00 -68.0%N/A0.2 $4.64 6/30/2020199,900 shares $953,523.00 -26.4%N/A0.7 $4.77 6/15/2020271,500 shares $1.34 million +80.0%N/A0.8 $4.93 5/29/2020150,800 shares $720,824.00 -55.3%N/A0.3 $4.78 5/15/2020337,600 shares $1.54 million +140.6%N/A0.7 $4.56 PPT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Putnam Premier Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 133,700 shares of PPT short. 0.14% of Putnam Premier Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Putnam Premier Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Putnam Premier Income Trust? 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. PPT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Putnam Premier Income Trust's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Putnam Premier Income Trust? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.14% of Putnam Premier Income Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Putnam Premier Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Putnam Premier Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 133,700 shares, an increase of 282.0% from the previous total of 35,000 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. How does Putnam Premier Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.14% of Putnam Premier Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to Putnam Premier Income Trust: General American Investors Company, Inc. (0.07%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.05%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.10%), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (0.22%), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (0.13%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (0.06%), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (0.27%), Invesco Municipal Trust (0.12%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.15%), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (0.42%), 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 Putnam Premier Income Trust stock? Short selling PPT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Putnam Premier Income Trust as its price is falling. PPT shares are trading down $0.01 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 Putnam Premier Income Trust? A short squeeze for Putnam Premier Income Trust 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 PPT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Putnam Premier Income Trust'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 PPT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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