John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.42 -0.04 (-0.23%) (As of 11/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends John Hancock Preferred Income Fund Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) has a short interest of 46,400 shares. This marks a -23.93% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.1, indicating that it would take 1.1 days of the average trading volume of 52,112 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest46,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest61,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-23.93%Dollar Volume Sold Short$833,344.00Short Interest Ratio1.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume59,505 sharesAverage Trading Volume52,112 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average114% Short Selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock 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 ChartHPI Short Interest Over TimeHPI Days to Cover Over TimeHPI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. Big tech giants are quietly integrating it. Venture capitalists are scrambling to invest.Click here to discover our #1 crypto for the market right now – poised for massive growth John Hancock 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 10/31/202446,400 shares $833,344.00 -23.9%N/A1.1 $17.96 10/15/202461,000 shares $1.12 million +22.2%N/A1.3 $18.29 9/30/202449,900 shares $945,605.00 -23.6%N/A1 $18.95 9/15/202465,300 shares $1.18 million +11.2%N/A1.4 $18.05 8/31/202458,700 shares $1.03 million -17.3%N/A1.3 $17.53 8/15/202471,000 shares $1.22 million +1.7%N/A1.5 $17.25 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HPI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202469,800 shares $1.22 million +47.9%N/A1.5 $17.50 7/15/202447,200 shares $805,704.00 +19.5%N/A1 $17.07 6/30/202439,500 shares $660,045.00 -6.4%N/A0.8 $16.71 6/15/202442,200 shares $708,538.00 +3.2%N/A0.8 $16.79 5/31/202440,900 shares $682,212.00 -35.9%N/A0.8 $16.68 5/15/202463,800 shares $1.06 million +359.0%N/A1.1 $16.56 4/30/202413,900 shares $225,736.00 +36.3%N/A0.2 $16.24 4/15/202410,200 shares $156,876.00 -35.4%N/A0.2 $15.38 3/31/202415,800 shares $262,754.00 +59.6%N/A0.3 $16.63 3/15/20249,900 shares $160,132.50 -47.3%N/A0.2 $16.18 2/29/202418,800 shares $311,704.00 -14.6%N/A0.3 $16.58 2/15/202422,000 shares $355,520.00 +609.7%N/A0.3 $16.16 1/31/20243,100 shares $49,600.00 -78.0%N/A0 $16.00 1/15/202414,100 shares $224,472.00 -39.5%N/A0.2 $15.92 12/31/202323,300 shares $367,674.00 -54.9%N/A0.3 $15.78 12/15/202351,700 shares $800,316.00 +4.7%N/A0.7 $15.48 11/30/202349,400 shares $749,398.00 +28.0%N/A0.7 $15.17 11/15/202338,600 shares $561,630.00 +100.0%N/A0.6 $14.55 10/31/202319,300 shares $253,988.00 -60.5%N/A0.3 $13.16 10/15/202348,900 shares $667,485.00 +237.2%N/A0.9 $13.65 9/30/202314,500 shares $211,265.00 -48.9%N/A0.3 $14.57 9/15/202328,400 shares $422,876.00 -32.5%N/A0.5 $14.89 8/31/202342,100 shares $642,446.00 +46.2%N/A0.8 $15.26 8/15/202328,800 shares $438,048.00 +55.7%N/A0.5 $15.21 7/31/202318,500 shares $292,300.00 -62.3%N/A0.3 $15.80 7/15/202349,100 shares $745,829.00 +342.3%N/A0.9 $15.19 6/30/202311,100 shares $168,276.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $15.16 6/15/202311,100 shares $162,615.00 -66.1%N/A0.2 $14.65 5/31/202332,700 shares $468,264.00 -55.6%N/A0.5 $14.32 5/15/202373,600 shares $1.04 million -1.2%N/A1.2 $14.15 4/30/202374,500 shares $1.17 million +20.2%N/A1.2 $15.77 4/15/202362,000 shares $959,760.00 -57.6%N/A1 $15.48 3/31/2023146,100 shares $2.34 million +1,006.8%N/A2.4 $16.00 3/15/202313,200 shares $196,812.00 -3.7%N/A0.2 $14.91Urgent: This election is rigged (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. 2/28/202313,700 shares $233,722.00 -42.0%N/A0.2 $17.06 2/15/202323,600 shares $408,516.00 -48.4%N/A0.4 $17.31 1/31/202345,700 shares $806,148.00 -36.2%N/A0.7 $17.64 1/15/202371,600 shares $1.22 million +106.9%N/A1.1 $17.09 12/30/202234,600 shares $555,330.00 +239.2%N/A0.5 $16.05 12/15/202210,200 shares $164,118.00 +45.7%N/A0.2 $16.09 11/30/20227,000 shares $114,520.00 -38.6%N/A0.1 $16.36 11/15/202211,400 shares $183,996.00 -16.2%N/A0.2 $16.14 10/31/202213,600 shares $224,264.00 +65.9%N/A0.3 $16.49 10/15/20228,200 shares $123,000.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $15.00 9/30/202215,900 shares $254,718.00 -29.0%N/A0.4 $16.02 9/15/202222,400 shares $391,328.00 +30.2%N/A0.6 $17.47 8/31/202217,200 shares $307,536.00 +85.0%N/A0.4 $17.88 8/15/20229,300 shares $175,770.00 -49.7%N/A0.2 $18.90 7/31/202218,500 shares $345,395.00 +17.8%N/A0.4 $18.67 7/15/202215,700 shares $271,767.00 -20.3%N/A0.3 $17.31 6/30/202219,700 shares $344,947.00 -73.1%N/A0.4 $17.51 6/15/202273,300 shares $1.26 million +103.6%N/A1.3 $17.18 5/31/202236,000 shares $677,880.00 +30.9%N/A0.6 $18.83 5/15/202227,500 shares $480,975.00 -7.7%N/A0.5 $17.49 4/30/202229,800 shares $531,632.00 +114.4%N/A0.5 $17.84 4/15/202213,900 shares $252,702.00 -20.6%N/A0.2 $18.18 3/31/202217,500 shares $338,625.00 -15.5%N/A0.3 $19.35 3/15/202220,700 shares $371,358.00 +88.2%N/A0.3 $17.94 2/28/202211,000 shares $205,260.00 -22.0%N/A0.2 $18.66 2/15/202214,100 shares $263,811.00 -53.0%N/A0.2 $18.71 1/31/202230,000 shares $585,600.00 +400.0%N/A0.5 $19.52 1/15/20226,000 shares $124,020.00 -34.1%N/A0.1 $20.67 12/31/20219,100 shares $188,825.00 -41.3%N/A0.2 $20.75 12/15/202115,500 shares $323,175.00 +715.8%N/A0.4 $20.85 11/30/20211,900 shares $39,235.00 -67.8%N/A0.1 $20.65 11/15/20215,900 shares $126,673.00 -65.7%N/A0.2 $21.47 10/29/202117,200 shares $376,852.00 +28.4%N/A0.5 $21.91 10/15/202113,400 shares $288,636.00 -46.4%N/A0.4 $21.54 9/30/202125,000 shares $537,500.00 +115.5%N/A0.7 $21.50 9/15/202111,600 shares $253,228.00 -48.4%N/A0.3 $21.83 8/31/202122,500 shares $493,875.00 +82.9%N/A0.6 $21.95 8/13/202112,300 shares $267,648.00 +95.2%N/A0.3 $21.76 7/30/20216,300 shares $136,206.00 -32.3%N/A0.1 $21.62 7/15/20219,300 shares $202,647.00 -46.9%N/A0.2 $21.79 6/30/202117,500 shares $378,000.00 +92.3%N/A0.4 $21.60 6/15/20219,100 shares $192,465.00 -43.5%N/A0.2 $21.15 5/28/202116,100 shares $339,710.00 +45.1%N/A0.3 $21.10 5/14/202111,100 shares $225,441.00 +146.7%N/A0.2 $20.31 4/30/20214,500 shares $92,835.00 -49.4%N/A0.1 $20.63 4/15/20218,900 shares $183,696.00 -67.3%N/A0.1 $20.64 3/31/202127,200 shares $555,152.00 +871.4%N/A0.3 $20.41 3/15/20212,800 shares $53,956.00 -91.3%N/A0 $19.27 2/26/202132,100 shares $604,764.00 +62.1%N/A0.3 $18.84 2/12/202119,800 shares $381,546.00 +235.6%N/A0.2 $19.27Urgent: This election is rigged (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. 1/29/20215,900 shares $109,799.00 -13.2%N/A0.1 $18.61 1/15/20216,800 shares $126,480.00 -9.3%N/A0.1 $18.60 12/31/20207,500 shares $146,925.00 +92.3%N/A0.1 $19.59 12/15/20203,900 shares $75,699.00 +143.8%N/A0.1 $19.41 11/30/20201,600 shares $30,720.00 -84.8%N/A0 $19.20 11/15/202010,500 shares $198,240.00 +66.7%N/A0.1 $18.88 10/30/20206,300 shares $113,904.00 -62.5%N/A0.1 $18.08 10/15/202016,800 shares $321,048.00 -64.9%N/A0 $19.11 9/30/202047,800 shares $899,596.00 -75.6%N/A0.8 $18.82 9/15/2020126,300 shares $2.49 million -35.4%N/A1.8 $19.73 8/31/2020195,600 shares $3.94 million -46.3%N/A2.6 $20.13 8/14/2020364,400 shares $7.56 million +4.4%N/A4.7 $20.76 7/31/2020349,000 shares $7.26 million -16.5%N/A4.4 $20.80 7/15/2020417,700 shares $8.19 million -12.7%N/A5 $19.61 6/30/2020478,500 shares $9.36 million +99.0%N/A5.2 $19.56 6/15/2020240,500 shares $4.56 million +7.3%N/A2.2 $18.95 5/29/2020224,200 shares $4.27 million +48.9%N/A1.6 $19.06 5/15/2020150,600 shares $2.50 million +1.1%N/A1 $16.59 4/30/2020149,000 shares $2.73 million +3.8%N/A1.1 $18.31 4/15/2020143,500 shares $2.46 million -21.9%N/A1.1 $17.12 3/31/2020183,700 shares $3.17 million +150.3%N/A1.4 $17.28 3/13/202073,400 shares $1.30 million -21.8%0.3%1 $17.66 2/28/202093,800 shares $1.03 million +13.6%N/A1.3 $11.00 2/14/202082,600 shares $1.73 million +140.8%N/A1.5 $20.90 1/31/202034,300 shares $762,832.00 +94.9%N/A0.6 $22.24 1/15/202017,600 shares $423,632.00 -17.0%N/A0.3 $24.07 12/31/201921,200 shares $495,656.00 +125.5%N/A0.4 $23.38 HPI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 46,400 shares of HPI short. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund? 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. HPI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Preferred Income Fund saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 46,400 shares, a decline of 23.9% from the previous total of 61,000 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: 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 stock? Short selling HPI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund as its price is falling. HPI shares are trading down $0.04 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? A short squeeze for John Hancock Preferred Income 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 HPI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock 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 HPI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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