John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.05 -0.03 (-0.18%) (As of 01:05 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) has a short interest of 27,600 shares. This marks a -23.12% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 40,644 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest27,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest35,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-23.12%Dollar Volume Sold Short$492,853.20Short Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume26,560 sharesAverage Trading Volume40,644 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average65% Short Selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHPF Short Interest Over TimeHPF Days to Cover Over TimeHPF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/202427,600 shares $492,853.20 -23.1%N/A0.7 $17.86 10/15/202435,900 shares $666,663.00 +131.6%N/A0.9 $18.57 9/30/202415,500 shares $289,075.00 +2.7%N/A0.4 $18.65 9/15/202415,100 shares $262,287.00 +268.3%N/A0.4 $17.37 8/31/20244,100 shares $70,028.00 -39.7%N/A0.1 $17.08 8/15/20246,800 shares $113,526.00 +28.3%N/A0.2 $16.70 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HPF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20245,300 shares $89,782.00 -52.3%N/A0.1 $16.94 7/15/202411,100 shares $187,634.40 No ChangeN/A0.3 $16.90 1/15/202435,100 shares $576,693.00 -14.4%N/A0.8 $16.43 12/31/202341,000 shares $646,980.00 -13.7%N/A0.9 $15.78 12/15/202347,500 shares $745,275.00 -23.9%N/A1 $15.69 11/30/202362,400 shares $964,704.00 +126.9%N/A1.4 $15.46 11/15/202327,500 shares $397,650.00 +212.5%N/A0.6 $14.46 10/31/20238,800 shares $116,688.00 -12.9%N/A0.2 $13.26 10/15/202310,100 shares $135,744.00 -32.7%N/A0.3 $13.44 9/30/202315,000 shares $217,050.00 -6.8%N/A0.4 $14.47 9/15/202316,100 shares $241,178.00 +22.9%N/A0.4 $14.98 8/31/202313,100 shares $200,561.00 -41.8%N/A0.3 $15.31 8/15/202322,500 shares $340,200.00 -7.8%N/A0.5 $15.12 7/31/202324,400 shares $386,740.00 +1,255.6%N/A0.5 $15.85 7/15/20231,800 shares $27,072.00 -78.8%N/A0 $15.04 6/30/20238,500 shares $128,265.00 +44.1%N/A0.2 $15.09 6/15/20235,900 shares $86,140.00 -35.2%N/A0.1 $14.60 5/31/20239,100 shares $130,494.00 -46.8%N/A0.2 $14.34 5/15/202317,100 shares $241,623.00 -47.9%N/A0.4 $14.13 4/30/202332,800 shares $521,520.00 -52.7%N/A0.9 $15.90 4/15/202369,400 shares $1.08 million +207.1%N/A1.8 $15.63 3/31/202322,600 shares $350,752.00 +39.5%N/A0.5 $15.52 3/15/202316,200 shares $245,430.00 +44.6%N/A0.4 $15.15 2/28/202311,200 shares $190,512.00 -12.5%N/A0.3 $17.01 2/15/202312,800 shares $219,776.00 +132.7%N/A0.3 $17.17 1/31/20235,500 shares $95,425.00 -76.5%N/A0.1 $17.35 1/15/202323,400 shares $391,482.00 +203.9%N/A0.5 $16.73 12/30/20227,700 shares $120,736.00 -2.5%N/A0.2 $15.68 12/15/20227,900 shares $126,242.00 +259.1%N/A0.2 $15.98 11/30/20222,200 shares $35,376.00 -80.5%N/A0.1 $16.08 11/15/202211,300 shares $184,303.00 -47.7%N/A0.3 $16.31 10/31/202221,600 shares $357,264.00 +20.7%N/A0.7 $16.54 10/15/202217,900 shares $273,870.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $15.30 9/30/202220,600 shares $338,870.00 -19.8%N/A0.7 $16.45I've got news for you… (Ad)Today, I’m doing something I thought I’d never do… Especially since I’m not normally a “swing for the fences” type of trader. 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Take a look… I can’t guarantee results or against losses, but if you want to discover how I’ll target the triple return before the end of the weekwatch this FREE briefing with me and expert trader Graham Lindman 9/15/202225,700 shares $452,577.00 +102.4%N/A0.8 $17.61 8/31/202212,700 shares $226,822.00 -68.4%N/A0.3 $17.86 8/15/202240,200 shares $769,026.00 -6.1%N/A1 $19.13 7/31/202242,800 shares $804,640.00 +22.3%N/A0.9 $18.80 7/15/202235,000 shares $610,050.00 -55.7%N/A0.7 $17.43 6/30/202279,000 shares $1.42 million +125.7%N/A1.6 $17.98 6/15/202235,000 shares $609,700.00 +64.3%N/A0.7 $17.42 5/31/202221,300 shares $408,747.00 -9.4%N/A0.4 $19.19 5/15/202223,500 shares $414,775.00 +209.2%N/A0.5 $17.65 4/30/20227,600 shares $134,368.00 -50.7%N/A0.1 $17.68 4/15/202215,400 shares $279,664.00 +10.0%N/A0.3 $18.16 3/31/202214,000 shares $266,420.00 +97.2%N/A0.2 $19.03 3/15/20227,100 shares $126,096.00 +6.0%N/A0.1 $17.76 2/28/20226,700 shares $125,089.00 -40.2%N/A0.1 $18.67 2/15/202211,200 shares $208,656.00 +646.7%N/A0.2 $18.63 1/31/20221,500 shares $29,250.00 -85.2%N/A0 $19.50 1/15/202210,100 shares $208,262.00 -16.5%N/A0.2 $20.62 12/31/202112,100 shares $252,648.00 -74.8%N/A0.3 $20.88 12/15/202148,000 shares $997,920.00 -28.9%N/A1.4 $20.79 11/30/202167,500 shares $1.43 million +17.8%N/A2.1 $21.18 11/15/202157,300 shares $1.24 million +2.5%N/A1.9 $21.67 10/29/202155,900 shares $1.22 million -5.6%N/A1.6 $21.90 10/15/202159,200 shares $1.30 million -7.9%N/A1.6 $21.88 9/30/202164,300 shares $1.40 million -5.9%N/A1.7 $21.70 9/15/202168,300 shares $1.51 million -29.4%N/A1.8 $22.04 8/31/202196,800 shares $2.20 million +8.0%N/A2.3 $22.74 8/13/202189,600 shares $2.03 million +45.7%N/A2 $22.68 7/30/202161,500 shares $1.35 million +14.3%N/A1.4 $22.00 7/15/202153,800 shares $1.15 million -33.4%N/A1.2 $21.45 6/30/202180,800 shares $1.75 million +48.8%N/A1.7 $21.60 6/15/202154,300 shares $1.15 million -2.0%N/A0.8 $21.22 5/28/202155,400 shares $1.16 million -37.6%N/A0.8 $20.89 5/14/202188,800 shares $1.82 million -19.7%N/A1.3 $20.45 4/30/2021110,600 shares $2.33 million -35.4%N/A1.5 $21.03 4/15/2021171,300 shares $3.66 million +463.5%N/A2.3 $21.38 3/31/202130,400 shares $621,376.00 +24.6%N/A0.4 $20.44 3/15/202124,400 shares $468,480.00 -32.8%N/A0.3 $19.20 2/26/202136,300 shares $670,824.00 +70.4%N/A0.4 $18.48 2/12/202121,300 shares $404,700.00 +99.1%N/A0.2 $19.00 1/29/202110,700 shares $196,987.00 -78.3%N/A0.1 $18.41 1/15/202149,200 shares $906,264.00 +259.1%N/A0.5 $18.42 12/31/202013,700 shares $257,423.00 +153.7%N/A0.2 $18.79 12/15/20205,400 shares $100,170.00 +1.9%N/A0.1 $18.55 11/30/20205,300 shares $97,732.00 -36.9%N/A0.1 $18.44 11/15/20208,400 shares $152,544.00 -31.2%N/A0.2 $18.16 10/30/202012,200 shares $212,402.00 -10.3%N/A0.3 $17.41 10/15/202013,600 shares $245,480.00 -40.4%N/A0 $18.05 9/30/202022,800 shares $406,296.00 +347.1%N/A0.5 $17.82 9/15/202012,900 shares $235,812.00 +152.9%N/A0.3 $18.28 8/31/20205,100 shares $93,687.00 -33.8%N/A0.1 $18.37I've got news for you… (Ad)Today, I’m doing something I thought I’d never do… Especially since I’m not normally a “swing for the fences” type of trader. 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Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 27,600 shares of HPF short. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II? 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. HPF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's short interest ratio. Is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 27,600 shares, a decrease of 23.1% from the previous total of 35,900 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: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock? Short selling HPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II as its price is falling. HPF shares are trading down $0.03 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 John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II? A short squeeze for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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 HPF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II'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 HPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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