Free Trial

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II logo
$16.77 +0.03 (+0.21%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern
This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest Data

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) has a short interest of 24,400 shares. This marks a 229.73% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 49,466 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
24,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+229.73%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$401,868.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 15, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
33,245 shares
Average Trading Volume
49,466 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
67%
Short Selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II?
cover of A Guide to High-Short-Interest Stocks and How to Trade Them ebook

Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter.

Skip Charts & View Short Interest History

HPF Short Interest Over Time

HPF Days to Cover Over Time

HPF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/15/202524,400 shares $401,868.00 +229.7%N/A0.6 $16.47
12/31/20247,400 shares $122,470.00 -32.1%N/A0.2 $16.55
12/15/202410,900 shares $182,793.00 +10.1%N/A0.3 $16.77
11/30/20249,900 shares $171,765.00 -37.7%N/A0.3 $17.35
11/15/202415,900 shares $274,275.00 -42.4%N/A0.4 $17.25
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
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
I was wrong. Dead wrong. (Ad)

I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.

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 $16.45
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
I was wrong. Dead wrong. (Ad)

I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.

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 $18.37
8/14/20207,700 shares $143,220.00 -6.1%N/A0.2 $18.60
7/31/20208,200 shares $151,372.00 -52.6%N/A0.2 $18.46
7/15/202017,300 shares $306,037.00 -16.4%N/A0.4 $17.69
6/30/202020,700 shares $365,562.00 +66.9%N/A0.4 $17.66
6/15/202012,400 shares $220,472.00 -40.1%N/A0.2 $17.78
5/29/202020,700 shares $367,425.00 +12.5%N/A0.2 $17.75
5/15/202018,400 shares $294,216.00 -46.8%N/A0.2 $15.99
4/30/202034,600 shares $608,268.00 -32.4%N/A0.3 $17.58
4/15/202051,200 shares $838,656.00 -21.7%N/A0.5 $16.38
3/31/202065,400 shares $1.08 million +259.3%N/A0.7 $16.59
3/13/202018,200 shares $304,486.00 +95.7%0.1%0.4 $16.73
2/28/20209,300 shares $100,440.00 -9.7%N/A0.2 $10.80
2/14/202010,300 shares $206,309.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $20.03
1/31/202010,300 shares $218,669.00 -2.8%N/A0.3 $21.23

HPF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 24,400 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 increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,400 shares, an increase of 229.7% from the previous total of 7,400 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.

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. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 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 up $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 January, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:HPF) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners