Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.68 -0.02 (-0.41%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.68 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:10 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 122,300 shares, representing 0.13% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -27.85% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 150,507 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest122,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest169,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-27.85%Dollar Volume Sold Short$447.01 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares96,270,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.13%Today's Trading Volume245,580 sharesAverage Trading Volume150,507 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average163% 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 Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 7/31/2025122,300 shares $447.01 thousand -27.9%0.1%0.6 $3.66 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 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. 2/28/202526,600 shares $95.89 thousand +0.8%0.0%0.1 $3.61 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 $3.65Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the September 1st funding windo 7/15/2023170,500 shares $612.10 thousand +118.3%N/A0.9 $3.59 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 $4.66Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the September 1st funding windo 6/15/202143,400 shares $208.32 thousand -2.9%N/A0.2 $4.80 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 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 31st, investors have sold 122,300 shares of PPT short. 0.13% 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. 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. 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. 0.13% 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 decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 122,300 shares, a decrease of 27.8% from the previous total of 169,500 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? 0.13% of Putnam Premier Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Putnam Premier Income Trust: General American Investors, Inc. (0.02%), INV VK MUN OPP (0.23%), Invvlu Mu Incm (0.12%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.21%), Inv Vk Tr Inv (0.29%), INV VK MUN TR (0.19%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.40%), Inv Vk Ca Valu (0.76%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (1.27%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.14%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 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 $0.02 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 July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies General American Investors Short Squeeze INV VK MUN OPP Short Squeeze Invvlu Mu Incm Short Squeeze Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Short Squeeze Inv Vk Tr Inv Short Squeeze INV VK MUN TR Short Squeeze Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Short Squeeze Inv Vk Ca Valu Short Squeeze Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Short Squeeze PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:PPT) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? Think againIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. 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