PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund (PRFD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,100 shares of PRFD short. Learn More on PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund's current short interest.

PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,100 shares, a decline of 67.2% from the previous total of 6,400 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund: Calvert Ultra-Short Investment Grade ETF (0.53%), Putnam BDC Income ETF (1.15%), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (0.40%), Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (4.56%), Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (1.50%), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (1.45%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (0.26%), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (1.10%), ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN (0.04%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (1.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PRFD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund as its price is falling. PRFD shares are trading down $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 PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 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 PRFD, 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 PRFD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.