PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund (PRFD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $50.85 -0.17 (-0.33%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.78 -0.07 (-0.14%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipShort InterestBuy This Stock PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund Short Interest DataPIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund (PRFD) has a short interest of 5,400 shares. This marks a 440.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 10,791 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+440.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$273.62 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares3,880,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.14%Today's Trading Volume5,061 sharesAverage Trading Volume10,791 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average47% Short Selling PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded 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 ChartPRFD Short Interest Over TimePRFD Days to Cover Over TimePRFD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded 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 7/15/20255,400 shares $273.62 thousand +440.0%N/A0.7 $50.67 6/30/20251,000 shares $50.97 thousand -91.7%0.0%0.1 $50.97 6/15/202512,100 shares $608.87 thousand +45.8%0.3%1.1 $50.32 5/31/20258,300 shares $416.58 thousand +295.2%0.2%0.7 $50.19 5/15/20252,100 shares $105.04 thousand -67.2%N/A0.2 $50.02 4/30/20256,400 shares $318.78 thousand -69.2%N/A0.5 $49.81 4/15/202520,800 shares $1.02 million +105.9%N/A1.5 $49.01 3/14/20254,600 shares $231.93 thousand -6.1%N/A0.5 $50.42 2/14/20255,800 shares $294.35 thousand -88.2%N/A0.5 $50.75 1/31/202549,000 shares $2.48 million +322.4%N/A2.5 $50.53 1/15/202511,600 shares $580.35 thousand +329.6%N/A0.6 $50.03 PRFD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 5,400 shares of PRFD short. Learn More on PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded 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. PRFD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund's short interest ratio. Is PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,400 shares, an increase of 440.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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 PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund: Calvert Ultra-Short Investment Grade ETF (0.28%), Putnam BDC Income ETF (0.59%), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (0.19%), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (0.65%), Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (11.30%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (0.47%), Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (3.38%), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (1.13%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (0.15%), ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN (0.02%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund stock? Short selling PRFD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund as its price is falling. PRFD shares are trading down $0.17 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 PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund? A short squeeze for PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded 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 PRFD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded 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 PRFD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Calvert Ultra-Short Investment Grade ETF Short Interest Data Putnam BDC Income ETF Short Interest Data First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF Short Interest Data First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund Short Interest Data Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares Short Interest Data Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF Short Interest Data Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF Short Interest Data Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF Short Interest Data Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF Short Interest Data ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSEARCA:PRFD) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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