Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.54 -0.02 (-0.42%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.54 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Putnam Premier Income Trust Short Interest DataPutnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) has a short interest of 35,000 shares, representing 0.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -34.70% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 165,446 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest35,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest53,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-34.70%Dollar Volume Sold Short$126,175.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares96,269,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.04%Today's Trading Volume152,095 sharesAverage Trading Volume165,446 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average92% Short Selling Putnam Premier Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Putnam Premier Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPPT Short Interest Over TimePPT Days to Cover Over TimePPT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Putnam Premier Income Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/202535,000 shares $126,175.00 -34.7%0.0%0.2 $3.61 3/15/202553,600 shares $193,228.00 +101.5%0.1%0.3 $3.61 2/28/202526,600 shares $95,893.00 +0.8%0.0%0.1 $3.61 2/15/202526,400 shares $95,172.00 -79.0%0.0%0.1 $3.61 1/31/2025125,700 shares $455,034.00 +111.6%N/A0.7 $3.62 1/15/202559,400 shares $212,058.00 +35.9%N/A0.3 $3.57 12/31/202443,700 shares $155,572.00 -51.2%N/A0.2 $3.56 12/15/202489,500 shares $324,885.00 +152.1%N/A0.5 $3.63 11/30/202435,500 shares $126,380.00 +123.3%N/A0.2 $3.56 11/15/202415,900 shares $55,650.00 -55.5%N/A0.1 $3.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PPT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Putnam Premier Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/202435,700 shares $128,163.00 +19.4%N/A0.3 $3.59 10/15/202429,900 shares $109,733.00 +225.0%N/A0.2 $3.67 9/30/20249,200 shares $34,316.00 -68.8%N/A0.1 $3.73 9/15/202429,500 shares $110,035.00 +45.3%N/A0.3 $3.73 8/31/202420,300 shares $74,907.00 +138.8%N/A0.2 $3.69 8/15/20248,500 shares $31,025.00 -38.4%N/A0.1 $3.65 7/31/202413,800 shares $50,094.00 -83.1%N/A0.1 $3.63 7/15/202481,800 shares $296,934.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $3.63 2/15/2024124,600 shares $453,544.00 +23.5%N/A0.8 $3.64 1/31/2024100,900 shares $368,285.00 +3.3%N/A0.6 $3.65 1/15/202497,700 shares $358,559.00 -44.0%N/A0.6 $3.67 12/31/2023174,300 shares $622,251.00 +124.6%N/A1.1 $3.57 12/15/202377,600 shares $280,912.00 +274.9%N/A0.5 $3.62 11/30/202320,700 shares $71,208.00 -71.3%N/A0.1 $3.44 11/15/202372,100 shares $248,024.00 -49.4%N/A0.4 $3.44 10/31/2023142,500 shares $471,675.00 +83.6%N/A0.9 $3.31 10/15/202377,600 shares $260,736.00 +22.8%N/A0.5 $3.36 9/30/202363,200 shares $211,720.00 -58.1%N/A0.4 $3.35 9/15/2023150,700 shares $524,436.00 -13.1%N/A0.8 $3.48 8/31/2023173,400 shares $608,634.00 -40.1%N/A0.9 $3.51 8/15/2023289,700 shares $1.05 million +121.8%N/A1.5 $3.63 7/31/2023130,600 shares $476,690.00 -23.4%N/A0.7 $3.65 7/15/2023170,500 shares $612,095.00 +118.3%N/A0.9 $3.59 6/30/202378,100 shares $275,693.00 -48.4%N/A0.4 $3.53 6/15/2023151,300 shares $544,680.00 -48.2%N/A0.8 $3.60 5/31/2023292,100 shares $1.05 million +201.1%N/A1.5 $3.60 5/15/202397,000 shares $345,320.00 -19.9%N/A0.5 $3.56 4/30/2023121,100 shares $429,905.00 +179.7%N/A0.6 $3.55 4/15/202343,300 shares $153,282.00 -85.9%N/A0.2 $3.54 3/31/2023306,400 shares $1.09 million +27.2%N/A1.5 $3.56Now I look stupid. Real stupid... (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 3/15/2023240,900 shares $855,195.00 -6.3%N/A1.2 $3.55 2/28/2023257,000 shares $948,330.00 -45.7%N/A1.1 $3.69 2/15/2023472,900 shares $1.80 million +145.4%N/A2.1 $3.81 1/31/2023192,700 shares $736,114.00 +3.7%N/A0.9 $3.82 1/15/2023185,900 shares $713,856.00 +18.6%N/A0.8 $3.84 12/30/2022156,700 shares $568,821.00 +1,143.7%N/A0.7 $3.63 12/15/202212,600 shares $46,620.00 -45.5%N/A0.1 $3.70 11/30/202223,100 shares $85,701.00 -58.9%N/A0.1 $3.71 11/15/202256,200 shares $207,940.00 -53.4%N/A0.4 $3.70 10/31/2022120,500 shares $439,825.00 +219.6%N/A0.8 $3.65 10/15/202237,700 shares $132,704.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $3.52 9/30/202268,600 shares $245,588.00 +173.3%N/A0.5 $3.58 9/15/202225,100 shares $92,870.00 +58.9%N/A0.2 $3.70 8/31/202215,800 shares $59,566.00 -81.6%N/A0.1 $3.77 8/15/202285,900 shares $341,023.00 -3.1%N/A0.5 $3.97 7/31/202288,600 shares $344,654.00 -62.9%N/A0.4 $3.89 7/15/2022238,500 shares $927,765.00 +34.2%N/A1.2 $3.89 6/30/2022177,700 shares $675,260.00 +77.7%N/A0.8 $3.80 6/15/2022100,000 shares $374,000.00 +16.6%N/A0.4 $3.74 5/31/202285,800 shares $329,472.00 -35.2%N/A0.3 $3.84 5/15/2022132,300 shares $504,063.00 +120.1%N/A0.5 $3.81 4/30/202260,100 shares $230,784.00 +46.6%N/A0.2 $3.84 4/15/202241,000 shares $161,950.00 -78.7%N/A0.1 $3.95 3/31/2022192,300 shares $767,277.00 +379.6%N/A0.7 $3.99 3/15/202240,100 shares $155,187.00 -61.6%N/A0.1 $3.87 2/28/2022104,300 shares $415,114.00 +315.5%N/A0.3 $3.98 2/15/202225,100 shares $99,396.00 +340.4%N/A0.1 $3.96 1/31/20225,700 shares $23,655.00 -76.5%N/A0 $4.15 1/15/202224,300 shares $103,275.00 -67.8%N/A0.1 $4.25 12/31/202175,400 shares $321,958.00 +56.1%N/A0.3 $4.27 12/15/202148,300 shares $206,241.00 -76.9%N/A0.2 $4.27 11/30/2021209,200 shares $910,020.00 +279.0%N/A0.9 $4.35 11/15/202155,200 shares $245,088.00 +557.1%N/A0.3 $4.44 10/29/20218,400 shares $36,708.00 -83.4%N/A0 $4.37 10/15/202150,700 shares $228,150.00 -69.6%N/A0.3 $4.50 9/30/2021166,600 shares $761,362.00 +73.7%N/A1 $4.57 9/15/202195,900 shares $438,263.00 +46.2%N/A0.5 $4.57 8/31/202165,600 shares $298,480.00 -3.0%N/A0.3 $4.55 8/13/202167,600 shares $311,636.00 -46.1%N/A0.3 $4.61 7/30/2021125,500 shares $583,575.00 +62.1%N/A0.6 $4.65 7/15/202177,400 shares $359,910.00 +115.0%N/A0.4 $4.65 6/30/202136,000 shares $167,760.00 -17.1%N/A0.2 $4.66 6/15/202143,400 shares $208,320.00 -2.9%N/A0.2 $4.80 5/28/202144,700 shares $210,090.00 -46.1%N/A0.2 $4.70 5/14/202182,900 shares $387,143.00 +0.5%N/A0.3 $4.67 4/30/202182,500 shares $386,100.00 +195.7%N/A0.3 $4.68 4/15/202127,900 shares $132,246.00 -79.9%N/A0.1 $4.74 3/31/2021139,100 shares $673,244.00 +17.0%N/A0.5 $4.84 3/15/2021118,900 shares $568,342.00 +43.3%N/A0.4 $4.78 2/26/202183,000 shares $390,930.00 +218.0%N/A0.2 $4.71Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 2/12/202126,100 shares $125,280.00 -39.0%N/A0.1 $4.80 1/29/202142,800 shares $199,448.00 +61.5%N/A0.1 $4.66 1/15/202126,500 shares $122,430.00 -80.8%N/A0.1 $4.62 12/31/2020138,100 shares $636,641.00 +11.8%N/A0.4 $4.61 12/15/2020123,500 shares $561,925.00 -1.7%N/A0.4 $4.55 11/30/2020125,600 shares $576,504.00 +199.1%N/A0.5 $4.59 11/15/202042,000 shares $193,200.00 +976.9%N/A0.2 $4.60 10/30/20203,900 shares $17,394.00 -89.3%N/A0 $4.46 10/15/202036,300 shares $166,617.00 +21.8%N/A0 $4.59 9/30/202029,800 shares $132,610.00 -39.7%N/A0.1 $4.45 9/15/202019,500 shares $88,920.00 -60.5%N/A0.1 $4.56 8/31/202049,400 shares $226,252.00 +60.9%N/A0.2 $4.58 8/14/202030,700 shares $144,597.00 -35.8%N/A0.1 $4.71 7/31/202047,800 shares $226,572.00 -25.3%N/A0.2 $4.74 7/15/202064,000 shares $296,960.00 -68.0%N/A0.2 $4.64 6/30/2020199,900 shares $953,523.00 -26.4%N/A0.7 $4.77 6/15/2020271,500 shares $1.34 million +80.0%N/A0.8 $4.93 5/29/2020150,800 shares $720,824.00 -55.3%N/A0.3 $4.78 5/15/2020337,600 shares $1.54 million +140.6%N/A0.7 $4.56 4/30/2020140,300 shares $650,992.00 +128.9%N/A0.3 $4.64 PPT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Putnam Premier Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 35,000 shares of PPT short. 0.04% of Putnam Premier Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Putnam Premier Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Putnam Premier Income Trust? 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. 0.04% of Putnam Premier Income Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Putnam Premier Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Putnam Premier Income Trust saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,000 shares, a decrease of 34.7% from the previous total of 53,600 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 Putnam Premier Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.04% of Putnam Premier Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to Putnam Premier Income Trust: BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.17%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.19%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (0.13%), BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (0.12%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.05%), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (0.08%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (0.03%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.17%), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (0.31%), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (0.25%), 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 Putnam Premier Income Trust stock? Short selling PPT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Putnam Premier Income Trust as its price is falling. PPT 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 Putnam Premier Income Trust? A short squeeze for Putnam Premier Income Trust 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 PPT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Putnam Premier Income Trust'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 PPT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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