John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $14.94 +0.10 (+0.67%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) has a short interest of 29,400 shares. This marks a 26.18% 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 72,599 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest29,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest23,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+26.18%Dollar Volume Sold Short$441,882.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume40,882 sharesAverage Trading Volume72,599 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHPS Short Interest Over TimeHPS Days to Cover Over TimeHPS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202429,400 shares $441,882.00 +26.2%N/A0.5 $15.03 12/15/202423,300 shares $354,859.00 +167.8%N/A0.4 $15.23 11/30/20248,700 shares $137,112.00 -51.9%N/A0.2 $15.76 11/15/202418,100 shares $282,541.00 -28.2%N/A0.4 $15.61 10/31/202425,200 shares $404,712.00 -74.1%N/A0.6 $16.06 10/15/202497,100 shares $1.62 million -23.0%N/A2.2 $16.69 9/30/2024126,100 shares $2.17 million -17.4%N/A2.8 $17.24 9/15/2024152,600 shares $2.53 million -0.8%N/A3.4 $16.59 8/31/2024153,900 shares $2.52 million -10.6%N/A3.4 $16.37 8/15/2024172,200 shares $2.75 million -10.6%N/A3.7 $15.96 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HPS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024192,500 shares $3.12 million -33.9%N/A4 $16.19 7/15/2024291,200 shares $4.72 million +30.0%N/A6.2 $16.21 6/30/2024224,000 shares $3.54 million -4.3%N/A4.3 $15.81 6/15/2024234,000 shares $3.65 million +0.3%N/A4.1 $15.60 5/31/2024233,200 shares $3.63 million -8.0%N/A4 $15.56 5/15/2024253,600 shares $3.92 million -7.2%N/A4.1 $15.44 4/30/2024273,200 shares $4.12 million -3.3%N/A4.4 $15.07 4/15/2024282,600 shares $4.13 million +76.4%N/A4.5 $14.62 3/31/2024160,200 shares $2.47 million -5.7%N/A2.8 $15.43 3/15/2024169,900 shares $2.54 million -19.4%N/A2.8 $14.96 2/29/2024210,800 shares $3.21 million +8.2%N/A3 $15.21 2/15/2024194,900 shares $2.90 million +53.0%N/A2.6 $14.86 1/31/2024127,400 shares $1.90 million +36.7%N/A1.4 $14.91 1/15/202493,200 shares $1.36 million +2.9%N/A0.9 $14.56 12/31/202390,600 shares $1.28 million +157.4%N/A0.9 $14.14 12/15/202335,200 shares $479,072.00 +156.9%N/A0.4 $13.61 11/30/202313,700 shares $182,141.50 +1.5%N/A0.2 $13.30 11/15/202313,500 shares $172,935.00 -87.4%N/A0.2 $12.81 10/31/2023107,200 shares $1.29 million -20.6%N/A1.9 $11.99 10/15/2023135,000 shares $1.68 million -14.2%N/A2.6 $12.41 9/30/2023157,300 shares $2.10 million -4.8%N/A3.2 $13.33 9/15/2023165,200 shares $2.27 million +4.2%N/A3.4 $13.73 8/31/2023158,500 shares $2.24 million +19.5%N/A3.1 $14.16 8/15/2023132,600 shares $1.83 million +7.2%N/A2.6 $13.78 7/31/2023123,700 shares $1.77 million +22.2%N/A2.2 $14.33 7/15/2023101,200 shares $1.39 million +18.9%N/A1.7 $13.75 6/30/202385,100 shares $1.19 million -53.1%N/A1.5 $13.99 6/15/2023181,300 shares $2.47 million -11.9%N/A3.1 $13.64 5/31/2023205,800 shares $2.79 million +24.7%N/A3.4 $13.54 5/15/2023165,000 shares $2.16 million +34.5%N/A2.8 $13.08URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Crypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 4/30/2023122,700 shares $1.77 million +104.5%N/A2.2 $14.45 4/15/202360,000 shares $849,000.00 -21.9%N/A1.1 $14.15 3/31/202376,800 shares $1.12 million +69.5%N/A1.3 $14.63 3/15/202345,300 shares $625,593.00 +529.2%N/A0.7 $13.81 2/28/20237,200 shares $109,224.00 +148.3%N/A0.1 $15.17 2/15/20232,900 shares $44,254.00 -77.2%N/A0 $15.26 1/31/202312,700 shares $198,628.00 -81.5%N/A0.2 $15.64 1/15/202368,800 shares $1.06 million +421.2%N/A1.1 $15.45 12/30/202213,200 shares $190,476.00 -27.9%N/A0.2 $14.43 12/15/202218,300 shares $268,278.00 -55.7%N/A0.3 $14.66 11/30/202241,300 shares $617,022.00 -46.6%N/A0.8 $14.94 11/15/202277,400 shares $1.16 million +13.2%N/A1.6 $14.94 10/31/202268,400 shares $1.04 million +32.8%N/A1.5 $15.24 10/15/202251,500 shares $718,425.00 No ChangeN/A1.2 $13.95 9/30/20228,000 shares $119,920.00 -10.1%N/A0.2 $14.99 9/15/20228,900 shares $137,505.00 +14.1%N/A0.2 $15.45 8/31/20227,800 shares $123,474.00 -66.1%N/A0.2 $15.83 8/15/202223,000 shares $395,140.00 -35.9%N/A0.5 $17.18 7/31/202235,900 shares $612,454.00 +32.0%N/A0.8 $17.06 7/15/202227,200 shares $424,592.00 -26.1%N/A0.5 $15.61 6/30/202236,800 shares $580,336.00 -8.7%N/A0.7 $15.77 6/15/202240,300 shares $643,188.00 -21.3%N/A0.7 $15.96 5/31/202251,200 shares $885,760.00 -33.6%N/A1 $17.30 5/15/202277,100 shares $1.27 million -31.3%N/A1.4 $16.42 4/30/2022112,300 shares $1.92 million +48.9%N/A1.9 $17.14 4/15/202275,400 shares $1.26 million -1.4%N/A1.2 $16.70 3/31/202276,500 shares $1.37 million +3.8%N/A1.2 $17.96 3/15/202273,700 shares $1.21 million -29.0%N/A1.2 $16.45 2/28/2022103,800 shares $1.82 million +861.1%N/A1.8 $17.51 2/15/202210,800 shares $182,844.00 +9.1%N/A0.2 $16.93 1/31/20229,900 shares $174,141.00 -52.9%N/A0.2 $17.59 1/15/202221,000 shares $385,140.00 -37.1%N/A0.4 $18.34 12/31/202133,400 shares $626,250.00 -32.1%N/A0.8 $18.75 12/15/202149,200 shares $929,880.00 +8.6%N/A1.1 $18.90 11/30/202145,300 shares $852,999.00 -41.3%N/A1 $18.83 11/15/202177,200 shares $1.48 million -0.3%N/A1.7 $19.22 10/29/202177,400 shares $1.52 million -38.0%N/A1.7 $19.66 10/15/2021124,800 shares $2.42 million +817.7%N/A2.6 $19.39 9/30/202113,600 shares $254,728.00 -55.6%N/A0.3 $18.73 9/15/202130,600 shares $585,072.00 -37.2%N/A0.7 $19.12 8/31/202148,700 shares $949,163.00 -6.7%N/A1.1 $19.49 8/13/202152,200 shares $1.01 million -42.7%N/A1.1 $19.27 7/30/202191,100 shares $1.76 million -10.2%N/A1.9 $19.27 7/15/2021101,400 shares $1.96 million -26.0%N/A2 $19.31 6/30/2021137,100 shares $2.63 million -2.1%N/A2.5 $19.21 6/15/2021140,100 shares $2.70 million -15.6%N/A2.4 $19.24 5/28/2021165,900 shares $3.15 million +16.4%N/A2.7 $18.96 5/14/2021142,500 shares $2.59 million +38.6%N/A2.2 $18.21 4/30/2021102,800 shares $1.90 million +11.5%N/A1.5 $18.49 4/15/202192,200 shares $1.69 million +4.3%N/A1.3 $18.30URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Crypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 3/31/202188,400 shares $1.59 million +23.3%N/A1.1 $17.99 3/15/202171,700 shares $1.22 million +9.0%N/A0.9 $17.08 2/26/202165,800 shares $1.09 million -17.1%N/A0.8 $16.53 2/12/202179,400 shares $1.36 million +5.9%N/A1 $17.13 1/29/202175,000 shares $1.25 million -11.9%N/A0.9 $16.62 1/15/202185,100 shares $1.41 million +35.3%N/A1 $16.61 12/31/202062,900 shares $1.07 million -1.4%N/A0.8 $17.05 12/15/202063,800 shares $1.07 million -20.9%N/A0.9 $16.84 11/30/202080,700 shares $1.37 million +4.8%N/A1.2 $16.95 11/15/202077,000 shares $1.27 million -48.5%N/A1.1 $16.52 10/30/2020149,600 shares $2.35 million +168.6%N/A2.2 $15.73 10/15/202055,700 shares $898,441.00 -38.3%N/A0 $16.13 9/30/202090,200 shares $1.44 million +3.4%N/A1.5 $15.98 9/15/202061,800 shares $1.01 million -29.1%N/A1 $16.30 8/31/202087,200 shares $1.44 million +27.5%N/A1.3 $16.50 8/14/202068,400 shares $1.14 million +8.1%N/A1 $16.62 7/31/202063,300 shares $1.05 million -27.2%N/A0.8 $16.59 7/15/202087,000 shares $1.38 million -13.6%N/A1 $15.83 6/30/2020100,700 shares $1.58 million +8.6%N/A1 $15.69 6/15/202092,700 shares $1.45 million +80.4%N/A0.7 $15.64 5/29/202051,400 shares $808,522.00 -7.9%N/A0.3 $15.73 5/15/202055,800 shares $787,338.00 +13.2%N/A0.3 $14.11 4/30/202049,300 shares $759,220.00 -55.9%N/A0.3 $15.40 4/15/2020111,700 shares $1.64 million -43.6%N/A0.7 $14.66 3/31/2020197,900 shares $2.88 million +22.7%N/A1.3 $14.56 3/13/2020161,300 shares $2.42 million +158.5%0.5%1.9 $14.99 2/28/202062,400 shares $589,056.00 +95.0%N/A0.7 $9.44 2/14/202032,000 shares $564,160.00 -22.5%N/A0.5 $17.63 1/31/202041,300 shares $780,570.00 -29.9%N/A0.7 $18.90 HPS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 29,400 shares of HPS short. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's current short interest. Is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's short interest increasing or decreasing? John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 29,400 shares, an increase of 26.2% from the previous total of 23,300 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock? Short selling HPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as its price is falling. HPS shares are trading up $0.10 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 III? A short squeeze for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III 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 HPS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III'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 HPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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