First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.62 +0.13 (+0.68%) As of 01:31 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrends First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF) has a short interest of 80,900 shares. This marks a 911.25% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 131,900 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest80,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+911.25%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.50 millionShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume35,745 sharesAverage Trading Volume131,900 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average27% Short Selling First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFPF Short Interest Over TimeFPF Days to Cover Over TimeFPF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/202580,900 shares $1.50 million +911.3%N/A0.5 $18.48 12/31/20248,000 shares $144,000.00 -80.0%N/A0.1 $18.00 12/15/202440,000 shares $748,400.00 -49.1%N/A0.3 $18.71 11/30/202478,600 shares $1.48 million +125.9%N/A0.5 $18.84 11/15/202434,800 shares $648,150.00 +11.9%N/A0.2 $18.63 10/31/202431,100 shares $584,058.00 -26.7%N/A0.2 $18.78 10/15/202442,400 shares $818,744.00 -24.0%N/A0.3 $19.31 9/30/202455,800 shares $1.09 million +230.2%N/A0.3 $19.53 9/15/202416,900 shares $320,424.00 -54.5%N/A0.1 $18.96 8/31/202437,100 shares $697,480.00 -14.3%N/A0.2 $18.80 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FPF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/202443,300 shares $796,720.00 +23.4%N/A0.3 $18.40 7/31/202435,100 shares $642,681.00 -74.2%N/A0.2 $18.31 7/15/2024136,200 shares $2.49 million -29.8%N/A0.9 $18.31 6/30/2024193,900 shares $3.56 million +26.0%N/A1.5 $18.37 6/15/2024153,900 shares $2.75 million +1,520.0%N/A1.2 $17.84 5/31/20249,500 shares $168,340.00 -72.8%N/A0.1 $17.72 5/15/202434,900 shares $622,267.00 +25.5%N/A0.2 $17.83 4/30/202427,800 shares $474,268.00 -39.2%N/A0.2 $17.06 4/15/202445,700 shares $760,905.00 -43.5%N/A0.3 $16.65 3/31/202480,900 shares $1.45 million -32.4%N/A0.5 $17.92 3/15/2024119,700 shares $2.13 million +0.3%N/A0.6 $17.80 2/29/2024119,400 shares $2.11 million -6.0%N/A0.6 $17.65 2/15/2024127,000 shares $2.19 million +6.7%N/A0.6 $17.24 1/31/2024119,000 shares $2.07 million +44.1%N/A0.5 $17.40 1/15/202482,600 shares $1.40 million No ChangeN/A0.4 $16.98 12/31/202382,600 shares $1.35 million +40.2%N/A0.4 $16.31 12/15/202358,900 shares $969,494.00 +3.5%N/A0.3 $16.46 11/30/202356,900 shares $900,727.00 -17.4%N/A0.3 $15.83 11/15/202368,900 shares $1.03 million +76.7%N/A0.4 $14.98 10/31/202339,000 shares $554,970.00 +60.5%N/A0.2 $14.23 10/15/202324,300 shares $346,518.00 -54.5%N/A0.2 $14.26 9/30/202353,400 shares $795,660.00 +246.8%N/A0.4 $14.90 9/15/202315,400 shares $231,462.00 +16.7%N/A0.1 $15.03 8/31/202313,200 shares $201,828.00 -33.0%N/A0.1 $15.29 8/15/202319,700 shares $302,789.00 -24.5%N/A0.2 $15.37 7/31/202326,100 shares $411,336.00 +183.7%N/A0.2 $15.76 7/15/20239,200 shares $141,404.00 -53.3%N/A0.1 $15.37 6/30/202319,700 shares $305,547.00 -35.0%N/A0.2 $15.51 6/15/202330,300 shares $470,256.00 -0.7%N/A0.2 $15.52 5/31/202330,500 shares $467,260.00 -67.2%N/A0.2 $15.32Why Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One Investment (Ad)This isn't just another investment. 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Short interest is the volume of First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 8,000 shares of FPF short. Learn More on First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund's current short interest. Is First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,000 shares, a decrease of 80.0% from the previous total of 40,000 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($6.03 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.83 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.11 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.85 billion), International Paper ($2.73 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.02 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Onsemi ($1.59 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and First Solar, Inc. ($1.53 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund stock? Short selling FPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund as its price is falling. FPF shares are trading down $0.05 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 First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FPF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund'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 FPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies AGD Short Squeeze AWP Short Squeeze THQ Short Squeeze THW Short Squeeze AVK Short Squeeze AFB Short Squeeze ARDC Short Squeeze BFZ Short Squeeze BHK Short Squeeze HYT 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:FPF) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. It might be the last retirement stock you'll ever need. 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