Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.59 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.60 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 05/22/2025 04:04 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 89,400 shares. This marks a -33.13% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 167,979 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest89,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest133,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-33.13%Dollar Volume Sold Short$322,734.00Short Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares96,269,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.09%Today's Trading Volume167,769 sharesAverage Trading Volume167,979 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average100% 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 4/30/202589,400 shares $322,734.00 -33.1%N/A0.4 $3.61 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 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. 11/30/202435,500 shares $126,380.00 +123.3%N/A0.2 $3.56 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 $3.55Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 4/15/202343,300 shares $153,282.00 -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 $855,195.00 -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 $4.84Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 3/15/2021118,900 shares $568,342.00 +43.3%N/A0.4 $4.78 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 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 30th, investors have sold 89,400 shares of PPT short. Learn More on Putnam Premier Income Trust's current short interest. Is Putnam Premier Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Putnam Premier Income Trust saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 89,400 shares, a decrease of 33.1% from the previous total of 133,700 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 Company, Inc. (0.04%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.09%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.09%), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (0.14%), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (0.25%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (0.19%), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (0.17%), Invesco Municipal Trust (0.06%), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (0.37%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.11%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 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. 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, 30 2025. 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