Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.15 -0.07 (-0.76%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Short Interest DataFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) has a short interest of 15,900 shares. This marks a 30.33% 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 26,627 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest15,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+30.33%Dollar Volume Sold Short$145,485.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume18,403 sharesAverage Trading Volume26,627 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average69% Short Selling Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity 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 ChartPFO Short Interest Over TimePFO Days to Cover Over TimePFO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity 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 1/31/202515,900 shares $145,485.00 +30.3%N/A0.5 $9.15 1/15/202512,200 shares $110,654.00 -57.0%N/A0.3 $9.07 12/31/202428,400 shares $255,884.00 +30.3%N/A0.8 $9.01 12/15/202421,800 shares $200,124.00 -33.3%N/A0.6 $9.18 11/30/202432,700 shares $300,513.00 +26.3%N/A0.9 $9.19 11/15/202425,900 shares $234,395.00 -15.4%N/A0.7 $9.05 10/31/202430,600 shares $280,602.00 -13.1%N/A0.8 $9.17 10/15/202435,200 shares $330,176.00 +175.0%N/A0.8 $9.38 9/30/202412,800 shares $120,448.00 -56.5%N/A0.3 $9.41 9/15/202429,400 shares $272,244.00 +25.6%N/A0.7 $9.26 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PFO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202423,400 shares $212,004.00 +408.7%N/A0.6 $9.06 8/15/20244,600 shares $40,158.00 -56.6%N/A0.1 $8.73 7/31/202410,600 shares $90,736.00 +29.3%N/A0.3 $8.56 7/15/20248,200 shares $70,028.00 -39.7%N/A0.3 $8.54 6/30/202413,600 shares $115,192.00 -44.9%N/A0.5 $8.47 6/15/202424,700 shares $207,727.00 +64.7%N/A0.8 $8.41 5/31/202415,000 shares $125,250.00 +87.5%N/A0.5 $8.35 5/15/20248,000 shares $66,960.00 -40.3%N/A0.3 $8.37 4/30/202413,400 shares $108,138.00 +148.2%N/A0.4 $8.07 4/15/20245,400 shares $42,822.00 +1.9%N/A0.2 $7.93 3/31/202464,800 shares $546,912.00 +1,863.6%N/A1.9 $8.44 3/15/20243,300 shares $27,291.00 +3,200.0%N/A0.1 $8.27 2/29/2024100 shares $826.00 -85.7%N/A0 $8.26 2/15/2024700 shares $5,782.00 -92.1%N/A0 $8.26 1/31/20248,800 shares $73,568.00 -61.2%N/A0.2 $8.36 1/15/202422,700 shares $188,410.00 +116.2%N/A0.7 $8.30 12/31/202310,500 shares $83,580.00 +123.4%N/A0.3 $7.96 12/15/20234,700 shares $37,741.00 +370.0%N/A0.1 $8.03 11/30/20231,000 shares $7,720.00 -81.8%N/A0 $7.72 11/15/20235,500 shares $41,470.00 -59.0%N/A0.2 $7.54 10/31/202313,400 shares $94,738.00 +13.6%N/A0.5 $7.07 10/15/202311,800 shares $83,426.00 +47.5%N/A0.5 $7.07 9/30/20238,000 shares $59,520.00 +50.9%N/A0.3 $7.44 9/15/20235,300 shares $39,644.00 -48.0%N/A0.2 $7.48 8/31/202310,200 shares $78,846.00 +27.5%N/A0.4 $7.73 8/15/20238,000 shares $62,080.00 -7.0%N/A0.3 $7.76 7/31/20238,600 shares $68,714.00 +10.3%N/A0.3 $7.99 7/15/20237,800 shares $61,230.00 -43.1%N/A0.3 $7.85 6/30/202313,700 shares $109,326.00 +29.3%N/A0.6 $7.98 6/15/202310,600 shares $84,058.00 +562.5%N/A0.4 $7.93Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 5/31/20231,600 shares $12,208.00 -72.4%N/A0.1 $7.63 5/15/20235,800 shares $42,920.00 -18.3%N/A0.2 $7.40 4/30/20237,100 shares $57,226.00 -6.6%N/A0.3 $8.06 4/15/20237,600 shares $62,700.00 +216.7%N/A0.3 $8.25 3/31/20232,400 shares $19,800.00 -60.7%N/A0.1 $8.25 3/15/20236,100 shares $49,105.00 +19.6%N/A0.2 $8.05 2/28/20235,100 shares $46,614.00 +121.7%N/A0.2 $9.14 2/15/20232,300 shares $22,069.42 -68.9%N/A0.1 $9.60 1/31/20237,400 shares $70,892.00 +57.5%N/A0.3 $9.58 1/15/20234,700 shares $43,616.00 +161.1%N/A0.2 $9.28 12/30/20221,800 shares $15,480.00 -84.4%N/A0.1 $8.60 12/15/202211,500 shares $105,110.00 +8.5%N/A0.5 $9.14 11/30/202210,600 shares $98,898.00 -62.3%N/A0.5 $9.33 11/15/202228,100 shares $257,396.00 -1.1%N/A1.2 $9.16 10/31/202228,400 shares $242,252.00 +12.7%N/A1.3 $8.53 10/15/202225,200 shares $210,924.00 No ChangeN/A1.2 $8.37 9/30/202220,500 shares $175,685.00 +5,025.0%N/A1 $8.57 9/15/2022400 shares $3,677.92 -92.3%N/A0 $9.19 8/31/20225,200 shares $49,972.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $9.61 8/15/20225,200 shares $53,664.00 +333.3%N/A0.2 $10.32 7/31/20221,200 shares $12,180.00 -70.0%N/A0 $10.15 7/15/20224,000 shares $39,080.00 +263.6%N/A0.2 $9.77 6/30/20221,100 shares $10,472.00 -70.3%N/A0 $9.52 6/15/20223,700 shares $35,631.00 -7.5%N/A0.1 $9.63 5/31/20224,000 shares $39,720.00 -74.7%N/A0.2 $9.93 5/15/202215,800 shares $155,630.00 +154.8%N/A0.6 $9.85 4/30/20226,200 shares $64,232.00 -25.3%N/A0.2 $10.36 4/15/20228,300 shares $89,474.00 -31.4%N/A0.3 $10.78 3/31/202212,100 shares $139,150.00 +168.9%N/A0.4 $11.50 3/15/20224,500 shares $49,095.00 +400.0%N/A0.2 $10.91 2/28/2022900 shares $9,792.00 -83.6%N/A0 $10.88 2/15/20225,500 shares $60,940.00 -28.6%N/A0.2 $11.08 1/31/20227,700 shares $90,090.00 +492.3%N/A0.3 $11.70 1/15/20221,300 shares $16,094.00 -23.5%N/A0.1 $12.38 12/31/20211,700 shares $21,675.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $12.75 9/30/2021100 shares $1,282.00 -96.6%N/A0 $12.82 9/15/20212,900 shares $37,584.00 +61.1%N/A0.2 $12.96 8/31/20211,800 shares $23,328.00 -43.8%N/A0.1 $12.96 8/13/20213,200 shares $42,432.00 +966.7%N/A0.2 $13.26 7/30/2021300 shares $3,897.00 -94.3%N/A0 $12.99 7/15/20215,300 shares $70,755.00 +55.9%N/A0.5 $13.35 6/30/20213,400 shares $45,390.00 +41.7%N/A0.2 $13.35 6/15/20212,400 shares $32,112.00 -22.6%N/A0.2 $13.38 5/28/20213,100 shares $40,796.00 +675.0%N/A0.2 $13.16 5/14/2021400 shares $5,188.00 -96.3%N/A0 $12.97 4/30/202110,900 shares $146,278.00 +53.5%N/A0.6 $13.42 4/15/20217,100 shares $94,430.00 +42.0%N/A0.3 $13.30 3/31/20215,000 shares $65,250.00 -74.1%N/A0.2 $13.05 3/15/202119,300 shares $252,251.00 +171.8%N/A0.7 $13.07 2/26/20217,100 shares $87,898.00 -81.5%N/A0.3 $12.38Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 2/12/202138,400 shares $528,000.00 +146.2%N/A1.5 $13.75 1/29/202115,600 shares $199,524.00 +290.0%N/A0.6 $12.79 1/15/20214,000 shares $49,880.00 -54.6%N/A0.2 $12.47 12/31/20208,800 shares $113,608.00 -49.7%N/A0.4 $12.91 12/15/202017,500 shares $232,575.00 +264.6%N/A1 $13.29 11/30/20204,800 shares $60,192.00 -4.0%N/A0.3 $12.54 11/15/20205,000 shares $61,300.00 +400.0%N/A0.3 $12.26 10/30/20201,000 shares $11,670.00 -85.1%N/A0.1 $11.67 10/15/20206,700 shares $79,730.00 +42.6%N/A0 $11.90 PFO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 15,900 shares of PFO short. Learn More on Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's current short interest. Is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,900 shares, an increase of 30.3% from the previous total of 12,200 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund stock? Short selling PFO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund as its price is falling. PFO shares are trading down $0.08 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund? A short squeeze for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity 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 PFO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity 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 PFO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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