High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.02 +0.02 (+0.35%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.02 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 05:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock High Income Securities Fund Short Interest DataHigh Income Securities Fund (PCF) has a short interest of 130,700 shares, representing 0.71% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.28% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 81,308 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest130,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest132,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.28%Dollar Volume Sold Short$864,580.50Short Interest Ratio1.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares18,716,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.71%Today's Trading Volume61,324 sharesAverage Trading Volume81,308 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling High Income Securities Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for High Income Securities 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 ChartPCF Short Interest Over TimePCF Days to Cover Over TimePCF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads High Income Securities 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 3/31/2025130,700 shares $864,580.50 -1.3%0.7%1.7 $6.62 3/15/2025132,400 shares $885,756.00 -18.1%0.7%1.5 $6.69 2/28/2025161,600 shares $1.10 million +280.2%0.9%1.5 $6.82 2/15/202542,500 shares $290,912.50 -35.5%0.2%0.3 $6.85 1/31/202565,900 shares $441,859.50 +106.6%N/A0.5 $6.71 1/15/202531,900 shares $211,497.00 -45.7%N/A0.2 $6.63 12/31/202458,700 shares $383,311.00 -38.7%N/A0.4 $6.53 12/15/202495,700 shares $637,362.00 +390.8%N/A0.6 $6.66 11/30/202419,500 shares $132,795.00 -77.1%N/A0.1 $6.81 11/15/202485,100 shares $578,680.00 +16.1%N/A0.6 $6.80 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PCF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for High Income Securities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/202473,300 shares $491,110.00 +2.1%N/A0.5 $6.70 10/15/202471,800 shares $488,240.00 +65.4%N/A0.4 $6.80 9/30/202443,400 shares $296,422.00 -22.1%N/A0.2 $6.83 9/15/202455,700 shares $375,696.50 -36.3%N/A0.3 $6.75 8/31/202487,500 shares $583,625.00 -46.0%N/A0.5 $6.67 8/15/2024162,100 shares $1.08 million -84.0%N/A1 $6.68 7/31/20241,010,000 shares $6.65 million +17.9%N/A7 $6.58 7/15/2024856,900 shares $5.69 million +36.3%N/A7 $6.64 6/30/2024628,700 shares $4.39 million +16.0%N/A5.3 $6.99 6/15/2024541,800 shares $3.72 million -9.1%N/A5.1 $6.86 5/31/2024595,800 shares $4.06 million +8.5%N/A6.1 $6.81 5/15/2024549,300 shares $3.67 million +7.0%N/A5.1 $6.68 4/30/2024513,500 shares $3.25 million +2,368.8%N/A4.8 $6.33 4/15/202420,800 shares $132,288.00 -76.3%N/A0.2 $6.36 3/31/2024300 shares $2,031.00 -99.6%N/A0 $6.77 3/15/202482,500 shares $554,400.00 -25.1%N/A1.1 $6.72 2/29/2024110,200 shares $746,054.00 +468.0%N/A1.4 $6.77 2/15/202419,400 shares $128,234.00 +63.0%N/A0.2 $6.61 1/31/202411,900 shares $76,041.00 +11.2%N/A0.2 $6.39 1/15/202410,700 shares $69,122.00 -12.3%N/A0.2 $6.46 12/31/202312,200 shares $78,324.00 -61.9%N/A0.2 $6.42 12/15/202332,000 shares $212,160.00 +91.6%N/A0.5 $6.63 11/30/202316,700 shares $105,878.00 +5.7%N/A0.3 $6.34 11/15/202315,800 shares $100,014.00 +29.5%N/A0.3 $6.33 10/31/202312,200 shares $70,882.00 +35.6%N/A0.2 $5.81 10/15/20239,000 shares $54,270.00 -56.3%N/A0.1 $6.03 9/30/202320,600 shares $127,514.00 -14.5%N/A0.3 $6.19 9/15/202324,100 shares $159,542.00 +28.9%N/A0.4 $6.62 8/31/202318,700 shares $126,412.00 -59.6%N/A0.3 $6.76 8/15/202346,300 shares $309,747.00 +517.3%N/A0.8 $6.69Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 7/31/20237,500 shares $48,825.00 -54.3%N/A0.1 $6.51 7/15/202316,400 shares $107,420.00 +121.6%N/A0.3 $6.55 6/30/20237,400 shares $47,952.00 -8.6%N/A0.1 $6.48 6/15/20238,100 shares $51,516.00 +15.7%N/A0.1 $6.36 5/31/20237,000 shares $42,980.00 +22.8%N/A0.1 $6.14 5/15/20235,700 shares $35,511.00 -49.6%N/A0.1 $6.23 4/30/202311,300 shares $71,529.00 -49.1%N/A0.2 $6.33 4/15/202322,200 shares $146,076.00 +29.8%N/A0.3 $6.58 3/31/202317,100 shares $111,150.00 +34.7%N/A0.3 $6.50 3/15/202312,700 shares $80,264.00 +22.1%N/A0.2 $6.32 2/28/202310,400 shares $70,408.00 +31.7%N/A0.1 $6.77 2/15/20237,900 shares $54,589.00 -66.8%N/A0.1 $6.91 1/31/202323,800 shares $165,886.00 +110.6%N/A0.3 $6.97 1/15/202311,300 shares $77,970.00 +3.7%N/A0.2 $6.90 12/30/202210,900 shares $70,850.00 -24.3%N/A0.1 $6.50 12/15/202214,400 shares $97,200.00 -54.9%N/A0.2 $6.75 11/30/202231,900 shares $220,748.00 +64.4%N/A0.5 $6.92 11/15/202219,400 shares $133,084.00 -5.8%N/A0.3 $6.86 10/31/202220,600 shares $133,900.00 -28.5%N/A0.3 $6.50 10/15/202228,800 shares $182,448.00 No ChangeN/A0.4 $6.34 9/30/202212,200 shares $84,058.00 -23.3%N/A0.2 $6.89 9/15/202215,900 shares $115,434.00 +318.4%N/A0.2 $7.26 8/31/20223,800 shares $27,170.00 -22.5%N/A0.1 $7.15 8/15/20224,900 shares $37,485.00 -55.1%N/A0.1 $7.65 7/31/202210,900 shares $84,148.00 -47.1%N/A0.1 $7.72 7/15/202220,600 shares $160,680.00 +564.5%N/A0.2 $7.80 6/30/20223,100 shares $22,568.00 -49.2%N/A0 $7.28 6/15/20226,100 shares $44,469.00 -59.1%N/A0.1 $7.29 5/31/202214,900 shares $114,730.00 -80.6%N/A0.1 $7.70 5/15/202276,800 shares $614,400.00 +253.9%N/A0.6 $8.00 4/30/202221,700 shares $166,005.00 +34.0%N/A0.2 $7.65 4/15/202216,200 shares $127,656.00 +752.6%N/A0.2 $7.88 3/31/20221,900 shares $15,048.00 -87.5%N/A0 $7.92 3/15/202215,200 shares $115,824.00 +442.9%N/A0.1 $7.62 2/28/20222,800 shares $22,764.00 -94.9%N/A0 $8.13 2/15/202254,900 shares $465,003.00 +165.2%N/A0.5 $8.47 1/31/202220,700 shares $174,915.00 +27.8%N/A0.2 $8.45 1/15/202216,200 shares $141,426.00 +29.6%N/A0.1 $8.73 12/31/202112,500 shares $108,125.00 -6.0%N/A0.1 $8.65 12/15/202113,300 shares $115,178.00 +565.0%N/A0.1 $8.66 11/30/20212,000 shares $17,000.00 -86.4%N/A0 $8.50 11/15/202114,700 shares $128,478.00 -98.5%N/A0.1 $8.74 10/29/2021982,200 shares $8.66 million +45.2%N/A5.6 $8.82 10/15/2021676,700 shares $6.14 million +36.7%N/A6.1 $9.07 9/30/2021495,000 shares $4.34 million +295.4%N/A5.3 $8.76 9/15/2021125,200 shares $1.25 million +32.5%N/A1.5 $9.97 8/31/202194,500 shares $931,770.00 -15.9%N/A1.4 $9.86 8/13/2021112,400 shares $1.12 million -15.5%N/A1.4 $9.92 7/30/2021133,000 shares $1.31 million -1.6%N/A1.5 $9.86 7/15/2021135,100 shares $1.32 million +6.1%N/A1.4 $9.74Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 6/30/2021127,300 shares $1.24 million -2.4%N/A1.2 $9.73 6/15/2021130,400 shares $1.29 million -5.2%N/A1.2 $9.87 5/28/2021137,500 shares $1.35 million -9.3%N/A1.2 $9.80 5/14/2021151,600 shares $1.45 million +15.4%N/A1.4 $9.56 4/30/2021131,400 shares $1.24 million +78.1%N/A1.1 $9.46 4/15/202173,800 shares $673,794.00 -0.3%N/A0.6 $9.13 3/31/202174,000 shares $645,280.00 +297.9%N/A0.7 $8.72 3/15/202118,600 shares $161,262.00 +7.5%N/A0.2 $8.67 2/26/202117,300 shares $143,590.00 -43.1%N/A0.2 $8.30 2/12/202130,400 shares $264,176.00 -87.8%N/A0.3 $8.69 1/29/2021248,400 shares $2.13 million +47.5%N/A3 $8.57 1/15/2021168,400 shares $1.49 million +4.3%N/A2.3 $8.84 12/31/2020161,400 shares $1.38 million +142.3%N/A2.5 $8.55 12/15/202066,600 shares $579,420.00 +137.9%N/A1.1 $8.70 11/30/202028,000 shares $227,640.00 +1,547.1%N/A0.6 $8.13 11/15/20201,700 shares $13,158.00 -79.5%N/A0 $7.74 10/30/20208,300 shares $61,420.00 -58.7%N/A0.2 $7.40 10/15/202020,100 shares $168,840.00 -6.5%N/A0 $8.40 9/30/202021,500 shares $179,095.00 +106.7%N/A0.9 $8.33 9/15/20208,700 shares $73,602.00 -16.4%N/A0.3 $8.46 8/31/202010,400 shares $84,240.00 +52.9%N/A0.4 $8.10 8/14/20206,800 shares $54,944.00 +23.6%N/A0.3 $8.08 7/31/20205,500 shares $43,065.00 -39.6%N/A0.2 $7.83 7/15/20209,100 shares $72,345.00 +49.2%N/A0.3 $7.95 6/30/20206,100 shares $45,750.00 -83.0%N/A0.2 $7.50 6/15/202035,900 shares $275,353.00 +223.4%N/A1 $7.67 5/29/202011,100 shares $82,251.00 -14.0%N/A0.3 $7.41 5/15/202012,900 shares $89,010.00 -69.9%N/A0.3 $6.90 4/30/202042,800 shares $320,572.00 +43.6%N/A1 $7.49 PCF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is High Income Securities Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of High Income Securities Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 130,700 shares of PCF short. 0.71% of High Income Securities Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on High Income Securities Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for High Income Securities 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. PCF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on High Income Securities Fund's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for High Income Securities Fund? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.71% of High Income Securities Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is High Income Securities Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? High Income Securities Fund saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 130,700 shares, a drop of 1.3% from the previous total of 132,400 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. How does High Income Securities Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.71% of High Income Securities Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to High Income Securities Fund: The India Fund, Inc. (0.62%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.42%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.09%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.31%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Co. (0.22%), Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.08%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.14%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.34%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.12%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (1.12%), 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 High Income Securities Fund stock? Short selling PCF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from High Income Securities Fund as its price is falling. PCF shares are trading up $0.02 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 High Income Securities Fund? A short squeeze for High Income Securities Fund 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 PCF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is High Income Securities 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 PCF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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