ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN (PFFL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 300 shares of PFFL short. 0.03% of ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN's current short interest.

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. 0.03% of ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN's floating shares are currently sold short.

ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a drop of 70.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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.

0.03% of ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN: Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF (0.61%), Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (0.06%), Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (0.09%), Invesco Financial Preferred ETF (0.10%), SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF (0.14%), Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (0.10%), Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (0.68%), VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (0.07%), Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF (0.41%), Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (1.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PFFL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN as its price is falling. PFFL shares are trading up $0.10 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.

A short squeeze for ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN 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 PFFL, 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 PFFL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.