John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $14.29 -0.06 (-0.45%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.28 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 04/25/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Short Interest DataJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) has a short interest of 152,900 shares. This marks a 33.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 53,230 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest152,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest114,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+33.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.14 millionShort Interest Ratio2.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume32,742 sharesAverage Trading Volume53,230 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average62% Short Selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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 4/15/2025152,900 shares $2.14 million +33.2%N/A2.6 $13.99 3/31/2025114,800 shares $1.72 million +65.7%N/A1.7 $15.02 3/15/202569,300 shares $1.03 million +11.6%N/A1.1 $14.89 2/28/202562,100 shares $954,477.00 +1.0%N/A0.9 $15.37 2/15/202561,500 shares $949,498.50 +485.7%N/A0.9 $15.44 1/31/202510,500 shares $157,080.00 -42.0%N/A0.2 $14.96 1/15/202518,100 shares $266,251.00 -38.4%N/A0.3 $14.71 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 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. 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 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 $14.16Here’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAI (Ad)Elon Musk has done it again. 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Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 114,800 shares of HPS short. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III? 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. HPS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's short interest ratio. 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 in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 114,800 shares, an increase of 65.7% from the previous total of 69,300 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: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 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 down $0.06 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 increases 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 March, 31 2025. 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