DFP · Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund Inc

$20.55 +0.02 (+0.10%) At close · Aug 28

Market Cap

$422.06M

20.54M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

DFP Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 56,869 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -2.3% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21

56,869 -2.3% vs reported

The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

37/100

Short interest 0.3% of shares — P28 Days to cover 1.3 — P30 Price vs VWAP -0.2% — P49 Short-volume trend -4.4% — P34 Short interest change -0.4% — P50 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P52

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	58,235	58,446	-211	43,715	1.33
2026-07-31	58,446	52,631	+5,815	47,562	1.23
2026-07-15	52,631	18,736	+33,895	44,600	1.18
2026-06-30	18,736	6,605	+12,131	48,303	1.00
2026-06-15	6,605	10,488	-3,883	82,999	1.00
2026-05-29	10,488	18,437	-7,949	65,433	1.00
2026-05-15	18,437	27,756	-9,319	40,327	1.00
2026-04-30	27,756	40,947	-13,191	42,333	1.00
2026-04-15	40,947	48,183	-7,236	63,940	1.00
2026-03-31	48,183	96,282	-48,099	71,009	1.00
2026-03-13	96,282	78,528	+17,754	43,578	2.21
2026-02-27	78,528	66,052	+12,476	34,365	2.29
2026-02-13	66,052	36,842	+29,210	52,651	1.25
2026-01-30	36,842	4,680	+32,162	62,817	1.00
2026-01-15	4,680	3,898	+782	49,298	1.00
2025-12-31	3,898	14,874	-10,976	63,553	1.00
2025-12-15	14,874	46,849	-31,975	87,824	1.00
2025-11-28	46,849	38,704	+8,145	47,037	1.00
2025-11-14	38,704	41,280	-2,576	35,837	1.08
2025-10-31	41,280	48,833	-7,553	43,304	1.00
2025-10-15	48,833	50,580	-1,747	45,209	1.08
2025-09-30	50,580	52,152	-1,572	50,557	1.00
2025-09-15	52,152	42,980	+9,172	118,108	1.00

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