Invesco Financial Preferred ETF (PGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco Financial Preferred ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 56,700 shares of PGF short. 0.10% of Invesco Financial Preferred ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Invesco Financial Preferred ETF'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. 0.10% of Invesco Financial Preferred ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Invesco Financial Preferred ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 56,700 shares, a decline of 38.0% from the previous total of 91,400 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.

0.10% of Invesco Financial Preferred ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Invesco Financial Preferred ETF: SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF (0.14%), Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (0.10%), Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (0.09%), Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (0.06%), Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF (0.61%), ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Preferred Stock ETN (0.03%), 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 PGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco Financial Preferred ETF as its price is falling. PGF shares are trading up $0.07 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 Invesco Financial Preferred ETF 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 PGF, 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 PGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.