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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Short Interest Data

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO) has a short interest of 14,800 shares, representing 0.11% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 97.33% 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 33,646 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
14,800 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+97.33%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$136.90 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
13,077,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.11%
Today's Trading Volume
60,304 shares
Average Trading Volume
33,646 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
179%
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PFO Short Interest Over Time

PFO Days to Cover Over Time

PFO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/202514,800 shares $136.90 thousand +97.3%0.1%0.5 $9.25
6/15/20257,500 shares $68.03 thousand -52.5%0.1%0.2 $9.07
5/31/202515,800 shares $141.88 thousand +295.0%0.1%0.5 $8.98
5/15/20254,000 shares $35.88 thousand +33.3%0.0%0.1 $8.97
4/30/20253,000 shares $26.37 thousand -79.3%N/A0.1 $8.79
4/15/202514,500 shares $125.79 thousand -63.8%0.1%0.6 $8.68
3/31/202540,000 shares $367.40 thousand +45.5%N/A1.6 $9.19
3/15/202527,500 shares $251.90 thousand +95.0%N/A1 $9.16
2/28/202514,100 shares $130.14 thousand +64.0%N/A0.5 $9.23
2/15/20258,600 shares $79.29 thousand -45.9%N/A0.3 $9.22
1/31/202515,900 shares $145.49 thousand +30.3%N/A0.5 $9.15
1/15/202512,200 shares $110.65 thousand -57.0%N/A0.3 $9.07
12/31/202428,400 shares $255.88 thousand +30.3%N/A0.8 $9.01
12/15/202421,800 shares $200.12 thousand -33.3%N/A0.6 $9.18
11/30/202432,700 shares $300.51 thousand +26.3%N/A0.9 $9.19
11/15/202425,900 shares $234.40 thousand -15.4%N/A0.7 $9.05
10/31/202430,600 shares $280.60 thousand -13.1%N/A0.8 $9.17
10/15/202435,200 shares $330.18 thousand +175.0%N/A0.8 $9.38
9/30/202412,800 shares $120.45 thousand -56.5%N/A0.3 $9.41
9/15/202429,400 shares $272.24 thousand +25.6%N/A0.7 $9.26
8/31/202423,400 shares $212.00 thousand +408.7%N/A0.6 $9.06
8/15/20244,600 shares $40.16 thousand -56.6%N/A0.1 $8.73
7/31/202410,600 shares $90.74 thousand +29.3%N/A0.3 $8.56
7/15/20248,200 shares $70.03 thousand -39.7%N/A0.3 $8.54
6/30/202413,600 shares $115.19 thousand -44.9%N/A0.5 $8.47
6/15/202424,700 shares $207.73 thousand +64.7%N/A0.8 $8.41
5/31/202415,000 shares $125.25 thousand +87.5%N/A0.5 $8.35
5/15/20248,000 shares $66.96 thousand -40.3%N/A0.3 $8.37
4/30/202413,400 shares $108.14 thousand +148.2%N/A0.4 $8.07
4/15/20245,400 shares $42.82 thousand +1.9%N/A0.2 $7.93
3/31/202464,800 shares $546.91 thousand +1,863.6%N/A1.9 $8.44
3/15/20243,300 shares $27.29 thousand +3,200.0%N/A0.1 $8.27
2/29/2024100 shares $826.00 -85.7%N/A0 $8.26
2/15/2024700 shares $5.78 thousand -92.1%N/A0 $8.26
1/31/20248,800 shares $73.57 thousand -61.2%N/A0.2 $8.36
1/15/202422,700 shares $188.41 thousand +116.2%N/A0.7 $8.30
12/31/202310,500 shares $83.58 thousand +123.4%N/A0.3 $7.96
12/15/20234,700 shares $37.74 thousand +370.0%N/A0.1 $8.03
11/30/20231,000 shares $7.72 thousand -81.8%N/A0 $7.72
11/15/20235,500 shares $41.47 thousand -59.0%N/A0.2 $7.54
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10/31/202313,400 shares $94.74 thousand +13.6%N/A0.5 $7.07
10/15/202311,800 shares $83.43 thousand +47.5%N/A0.5 $7.07
9/30/20238,000 shares $59.52 thousand +50.9%N/A0.3 $7.44
9/15/20235,300 shares $39.64 thousand -48.0%N/A0.2 $7.48
8/31/202310,200 shares $78.85 thousand +27.5%N/A0.4 $7.73
8/15/20238,000 shares $62.08 thousand -7.0%N/A0.3 $7.76
7/31/20238,600 shares $68.71 thousand +10.3%N/A0.3 $7.99
7/15/20237,800 shares $61.23 thousand -43.1%N/A0.3 $7.85
6/30/202313,700 shares $109.33 thousand +29.3%N/A0.6 $7.98
6/15/202310,600 shares $84.06 thousand +562.5%N/A0.4 $7.93
5/31/20231,600 shares $12.21 thousand -72.4%N/A0.1 $7.63
5/15/20235,800 shares $42.92 thousand -18.3%N/A0.2 $7.40
4/30/20237,100 shares $57.23 thousand -6.6%N/A0.3 $8.06
4/15/20237,600 shares $62.70 thousand +216.7%N/A0.3 $8.25
3/31/20232,400 shares $19.80 thousand -60.7%N/A0.1 $8.25
3/15/20236,100 shares $49.11 thousand +19.6%N/A0.2 $8.05
2/28/20235,100 shares $46.61 thousand +121.7%N/A0.2 $9.14
2/15/20232,300 shares $22.07 thousand -68.9%N/A0.1 $9.60
1/31/20237,400 shares $70.89 thousand +57.5%N/A0.3 $9.58
1/15/20234,700 shares $43.62 thousand +161.1%N/A0.2 $9.28
12/30/20221,800 shares $15.48 thousand -84.4%N/A0.1 $8.60
12/15/202211,500 shares $105.11 thousand +8.5%N/A0.5 $9.14
11/30/202210,600 shares $98.90 thousand -62.3%N/A0.5 $9.33
11/15/202228,100 shares $257.40 thousand -1.1%N/A1.2 $9.16
10/31/202228,400 shares $242.25 thousand +12.7%N/A1.3 $8.53
10/15/202225,200 shares $210.92 thousand No ChangeN/A1.2 $8.37
9/30/202220,500 shares $175.69 thousand +5,025.0%N/A1 $8.57
9/15/2022400 shares $3.68 thousand -92.3%N/A0 $9.19
8/31/20225,200 shares $49.97 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $9.61
8/15/20225,200 shares $53.66 thousand +333.3%N/A0.2 $10.32
7/31/20221,200 shares $12.18 thousand -70.0%N/A0 $10.15
7/15/20224,000 shares $39.08 thousand +263.6%N/A0.2 $9.77
6/30/20221,100 shares $10.47 thousand -70.3%N/A0 $9.52
6/15/20223,700 shares $35.63 thousand -7.5%N/A0.1 $9.63
5/31/20224,000 shares $39.72 thousand -74.7%N/A0.2 $9.93
5/15/202215,800 shares $155.63 thousand +154.8%N/A0.6 $9.85
4/30/20226,200 shares $64.23 thousand -25.3%N/A0.2 $10.36
4/15/20228,300 shares $89.47 thousand -31.4%N/A0.3 $10.78
3/31/202212,100 shares $139.15 thousand +168.9%N/A0.4 $11.50
3/15/20224,500 shares $49.10 thousand +400.0%N/A0.2 $10.91
2/28/2022900 shares $9.79 thousand -83.6%N/A0 $10.88
2/15/20225,500 shares $60.94 thousand -28.6%N/A0.2 $11.08
1/31/20227,700 shares $90.09 thousand +492.3%N/A0.3 $11.70
1/15/20221,300 shares $16.09 thousand -23.5%N/A0.1 $12.38
12/31/20211,700 shares $21.68 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $12.75
9/30/2021100 shares $1.28 thousand -96.6%N/A0 $12.82
9/15/20212,900 shares $37.58 thousand +61.1%N/A0.2 $12.96
8/31/20211,800 shares $23.33 thousand -43.8%N/A0.1 $12.96
8/13/20213,200 shares $42.43 thousand +966.7%N/A0.2 $13.26
7/30/2021300 shares $3.90 thousand -94.3%N/A0 $12.99
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7/15/20215,300 shares $70.76 thousand +55.9%N/A0.5 $13.35
6/30/20213,400 shares $45.39 thousand +41.7%N/A0.2 $13.35
6/15/20212,400 shares $32.11 thousand -22.6%N/A0.2 $13.38
5/28/20213,100 shares $40.80 thousand +675.0%N/A0.2 $13.16
5/14/2021400 shares $5.19 thousand -96.3%N/A0 $12.97
4/30/202110,900 shares $146.28 thousand +53.5%N/A0.6 $13.42
4/15/20217,100 shares $94.43 thousand +42.0%N/A0.3 $13.30
3/31/20215,000 shares $65.25 thousand -74.1%N/A0.2 $13.05
3/15/202119,300 shares $252.25 thousand +171.8%N/A0.7 $13.07
2/26/20217,100 shares $87.90 thousand -81.5%N/A0.3 $12.38
2/12/202138,400 shares $528 thousand +146.2%N/A1.5 $13.75
1/29/202115,600 shares $199.52 thousand +290.0%N/A0.6 $12.79
1/15/20214,000 shares $49.88 thousand -54.6%N/A0.2 $12.47
12/31/20208,800 shares $113.61 thousand -49.7%N/A0.4 $12.91
12/15/202017,500 shares $232.58 thousand +264.6%N/A1 $13.29
11/30/20204,800 shares $60.19 thousand -4.0%N/A0.3 $12.54
11/15/20205,000 shares $61.30 thousand +400.0%N/A0.3 $12.26
10/30/20201,000 shares $11.67 thousand -85.1%N/A0.1 $11.67
10/15/20206,700 shares $79.73 thousand +42.6%N/A0 $11.90

PFO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 14,800 shares of PFO short. 0.11% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income 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. 0.11% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,800 shares, an increase of 97.3% from the previous total of 7,500 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.11% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund: Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (0.31%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.04%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.71%), Saratoga Investment Corp (2.00%), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.15%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.22%), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (0.07%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.14%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.21%), Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (0.13%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), Strategy Inc ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund stock?

Short selling PFO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund as its price is falling. PFO shares are trading down $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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund?

A short squeeze for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and 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 PFO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and 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 PFO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:PFO) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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