Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.66 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 11:35 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 169,500 shares. This marks a -30.05% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 192,724 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest169,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest242,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-30.05%Dollar Volume Sold Short$619.52 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares96,270,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.18%Today's Trading Volume36,651 sharesAverage Trading Volume192,724 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average19% 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 7/15/2025169,500 shares $619.52 thousand -30.1%N/A0.8 $3.66 6/30/2025242,300 shares $891.66 thousand +1.4%0.3%1.3 $3.68 6/15/2025239,000 shares $878.33 thousand +2.1%0.2%1.2 $3.68 5/31/2025234,100 shares $869.68 thousand -6.7%0.2%1.2 $3.72 5/15/2025251,000 shares $918.66 thousand +180.8%0.3%1.2 $3.66 4/30/202589,400 shares $322.73 thousand -33.1%N/A0.4 $3.61 4/15/2025133,700 shares $473.97 thousand +282.0%0.1%0.7 $3.55 3/31/202535,000 shares $126.18 thousand -34.7%0.0%0.2 $3.61 3/15/202553,600 shares $193.23 thousand +101.5%0.1%0.3 $3.61 2/28/202526,600 shares $95.89 thousand +0.8%0.0%0.1 $3.61 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. 2/15/202526,400 shares $95.17 thousand -79.0%0.0%0.1 $3.61 1/31/2025125,700 shares $455.03 thousand +111.6%N/A0.7 $3.62 1/15/202559,400 shares $212.06 thousand +35.9%N/A0.3 $3.57 12/31/202443,700 shares $155.57 thousand -51.2%N/A0.2 $3.56 12/15/202489,500 shares $324.89 thousand +152.1%N/A0.5 $3.63 11/30/202435,500 shares $126.38 thousand +123.3%N/A0.2 $3.56 11/15/202415,900 shares $55.65 thousand -55.5%N/A0.1 $3.50 10/31/202435,700 shares $128.16 thousand +19.4%N/A0.3 $3.59 10/15/202429,900 shares $109.73 thousand +225.0%N/A0.2 $3.67 9/30/20249,200 shares $34.32 thousand -68.8%N/A0.1 $3.73 9/15/202429,500 shares $110.04 thousand +45.3%N/A0.3 $3.73 8/31/202420,300 shares $74.91 thousand +138.8%N/A0.2 $3.69 8/15/20248,500 shares $31.03 thousand -38.4%N/A0.1 $3.65 7/31/202413,800 shares $50.09 thousand -83.1%N/A0.1 $3.63 7/15/202481,800 shares $296.93 thousand No ChangeN/A0.6 $3.63 2/15/2024124,600 shares $453.54 thousand +23.5%N/A0.8 $3.64 1/31/2024100,900 shares $368.29 thousand +3.3%N/A0.6 $3.65 1/15/202497,700 shares $358.56 thousand -44.0%N/A0.6 $3.67 12/31/2023174,300 shares $622.25 thousand +124.6%N/A1.1 $3.57 12/15/202377,600 shares $280.91 thousand +274.9%N/A0.5 $3.62 11/30/202320,700 shares $71.21 thousand -71.3%N/A0.1 $3.44 11/15/202372,100 shares $248.02 thousand -49.4%N/A0.4 $3.44 10/31/2023142,500 shares $471.68 thousand +83.6%N/A0.9 $3.31 10/15/202377,600 shares $260.74 thousand +22.8%N/A0.5 $3.36 9/30/202363,200 shares $211.72 thousand -58.1%N/A0.4 $3.35 9/15/2023150,700 shares $524.44 thousand -13.1%N/A0.8 $3.48 8/31/2023173,400 shares $608.63 thousand -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 $476.69 thousand -23.4%N/A0.7 $3.65 7/15/2023170,500 shares $612.10 thousand +118.3%N/A0.9 $3.59$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 6/30/202378,100 shares $275.69 thousand -48.4%N/A0.4 $3.53 6/15/2023151,300 shares $544.68 thousand -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 $345.32 thousand -19.9%N/A0.5 $3.56 4/30/2023121,100 shares $429.91 thousand +179.7%N/A0.6 $3.55 4/15/202343,300 shares $153.28 thousand -85.9%N/A0.2 $3.54 3/31/2023306,400 shares $1.09 million +27.2%N/A1.5 $3.56 3/15/2023240,900 shares $855.20 thousand -6.3%N/A1.2 $3.55 2/28/2023257,000 shares $948.33 thousand -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 $736.11 thousand +3.7%N/A0.9 $3.82 1/15/2023185,900 shares $713.86 thousand +18.6%N/A0.8 $3.84 12/30/2022156,700 shares $568.82 thousand +1,143.7%N/A0.7 $3.63 12/15/202212,600 shares $46.62 thousand -45.5%N/A0.1 $3.70 11/30/202223,100 shares $85.70 thousand -58.9%N/A0.1 $3.71 11/15/202256,200 shares $207.94 thousand -53.4%N/A0.4 $3.70 10/31/2022120,500 shares $439.83 thousand +219.6%N/A0.8 $3.65 10/15/202237,700 shares $132.70 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $3.52 9/30/202268,600 shares $245.59 thousand +173.3%N/A0.5 $3.58 9/15/202225,100 shares $92.87 thousand +58.9%N/A0.2 $3.70 8/31/202215,800 shares $59.57 thousand -81.6%N/A0.1 $3.77 8/15/202285,900 shares $341.02 thousand -3.1%N/A0.5 $3.97 7/31/202288,600 shares $344.65 thousand -62.9%N/A0.4 $3.89 7/15/2022238,500 shares $927.77 thousand +34.2%N/A1.2 $3.89 6/30/2022177,700 shares $675.26 thousand +77.7%N/A0.8 $3.80 6/15/2022100,000 shares $374 thousand +16.6%N/A0.4 $3.74 5/31/202285,800 shares $329.47 thousand -35.2%N/A0.3 $3.84 5/15/2022132,300 shares $504.06 thousand +120.1%N/A0.5 $3.81 4/30/202260,100 shares $230.78 thousand +46.6%N/A0.2 $3.84 4/15/202241,000 shares $161.95 thousand -78.7%N/A0.1 $3.95 3/31/2022192,300 shares $767.28 thousand +379.6%N/A0.7 $3.99 3/15/202240,100 shares $155.19 thousand -61.6%N/A0.1 $3.87 2/28/2022104,300 shares $415.11 thousand +315.5%N/A0.3 $3.98 2/15/202225,100 shares $99.40 thousand +340.4%N/A0.1 $3.96 1/31/20225,700 shares $23.66 thousand -76.5%N/A0 $4.15 1/15/202224,300 shares $103.28 thousand -67.8%N/A0.1 $4.25 12/31/202175,400 shares $321.96 thousand +56.1%N/A0.3 $4.27 12/15/202148,300 shares $206.24 thousand -76.9%N/A0.2 $4.27 11/30/2021209,200 shares $910.02 thousand +279.0%N/A0.9 $4.35 11/15/202155,200 shares $245.09 thousand +557.1%N/A0.3 $4.44 10/29/20218,400 shares $36.71 thousand -83.4%N/A0 $4.37 10/15/202150,700 shares $228.15 thousand -69.6%N/A0.3 $4.50 9/30/2021166,600 shares $761.36 thousand +73.7%N/A1 $4.57 9/15/202195,900 shares $438.26 thousand +46.2%N/A0.5 $4.57 8/31/202165,600 shares $298.48 thousand -3.0%N/A0.3 $4.55 8/13/202167,600 shares $311.64 thousand -46.1%N/A0.3 $4.61 7/30/2021125,500 shares $583.58 thousand +62.1%N/A0.6 $4.65 7/15/202177,400 shares $359.91 thousand +115.0%N/A0.4 $4.65 6/30/202136,000 shares $167.76 thousand -17.1%N/A0.2 $4.66 6/15/202143,400 shares $208.32 thousand -2.9%N/A0.2 $4.80$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 5/28/202144,700 shares $210.09 thousand -46.1%N/A0.2 $4.70 5/14/202182,900 shares $387.14 thousand +0.5%N/A0.3 $4.67 4/30/202182,500 shares $386.10 thousand +195.7%N/A0.3 $4.68 4/15/202127,900 shares $132.25 thousand -79.9%N/A0.1 $4.74 3/31/2021139,100 shares $673.24 thousand +17.0%N/A0.5 $4.84 3/15/2021118,900 shares $568.34 thousand +43.3%N/A0.4 $4.78 2/26/202183,000 shares $390.93 thousand +218.0%N/A0.2 $4.71 2/12/202126,100 shares $125.28 thousand -39.0%N/A0.1 $4.80 1/29/202142,800 shares $199.45 thousand +61.5%N/A0.1 $4.66 1/15/202126,500 shares $122.43 thousand -80.8%N/A0.1 $4.62 12/31/2020138,100 shares $636.64 thousand +11.8%N/A0.4 $4.61 12/15/2020123,500 shares $561.93 thousand -1.7%N/A0.4 $4.55 11/30/2020125,600 shares $576.50 thousand +199.1%N/A0.5 $4.59 11/15/202042,000 shares $193.20 thousand +976.9%N/A0.2 $4.60 10/30/20203,900 shares $17.39 thousand -89.3%N/A0 $4.46 10/15/202036,300 shares $166.62 thousand +21.8%N/A0 $4.59 9/30/202029,800 shares $132.61 thousand -39.7%N/A0.1 $4.45 9/15/202019,500 shares $88.92 thousand -60.5%N/A0.1 $4.56 8/31/202049,400 shares $226.25 thousand +60.9%N/A0.2 $4.58 8/14/202030,700 shares $144.60 thousand -35.8%N/A0.1 $4.71 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 July 15th, investors have sold 169,500 shares of PPT 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. Which institutional investors are shorting Putnam Premier Income Trust? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Putnam Premier Income Trust: David J Yvars Group. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Putnam Premier Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Putnam Premier Income Trust saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 169,500 shares, a decline of 30.0% from the previous total of 242,300 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? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to Putnam Premier Income Trust: General American Investors, Inc. (0.05%), Inv Vk Mun Opp (0.11%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.09%), Invvlu Mu Incm (0.06%), PlayAGS, Inc. (2.68%), Inv Vk Tr Inv (0.42%), Inv Vk Mun Tr (0.10%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.21%), Inv Vk Ca Valu (0.73%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (1.29%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 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 increases 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 July, 15 2025. 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