FFC · Flaherty & Crumrine PREFERRED & INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC

$15.92 -0.03 (-0.16%)

Market Cap

$767.96M

48.18M

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

FFC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 168,377 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -2.8% 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

168,377 -2.8% vs reported

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

Short Squeeze Score

35/100

Short interest 0.4% of shares — P30 Days to cover 2.3 — P41 Price vs VWAP -0.8% — P45 Short-volume trend -0.1% — P50 Short interest change -7.6% — P30 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P7

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	173,180	187,502	-14,322	74,950	2.31
2026-07-31	187,502	101,971	+85,531	92,658	2.02
2026-07-15	101,971	102,391	-420	78,866	1.29
2026-06-30	102,391	43,066	+59,325	115,158	1.00
2026-06-15	43,066	54,509	-11,443	162,926	1.00
2026-05-29	54,509	44,721	+9,788	115,788	1.00
2026-05-15	44,721	39,651	+5,070	110,522	1.00
2026-04-30	39,651	20,569	+19,082	111,487	1.00
2026-04-15	20,569	29,441	-8,872	82,545	1.00
2026-03-31	29,441	25,785	+3,656	139,893	1.00
2026-03-13	25,785	21,249	+4,536	167,612	1.00
2026-02-27	21,249	60,053	-38,804	106,509	1.00
2026-02-13	60,053	62,222	-2,169	87,934	1.00
2026-01-30	62,222	32,368	+29,854	99,168	1.00
2026-01-15	32,368	98,475	-66,107	108,466	1.00
2025-12-31	98,475	165,552	-67,077	135,198	1.00
2025-12-15	165,552	99,602	+65,950	126,700	1.31
2025-11-28	99,602	113,346	-13,744	126,668	1.00
2025-11-14	113,346	99,142	+14,204	76,553	1.48
2025-10-31	99,142	58,559	+40,583	107,268	1.00
2025-10-15	58,559	51,083	+7,476	111,025	1.00
2025-09-30	51,083	18,741	+32,342	139,551	1.00
2025-09-15	18,741	11,891	+6,850	126,509	1.00
2025-08-29	11,891	50,865	-38,974	126,069	1.00

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