FFC
Flaherty & Crumrine PREFERRED & INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC
$16.20
-0.05 (-0.31%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$780.48M
Shares
48,177,896
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
35/100
Short interest 0.2% of shares — P26
Days to cover 1.0 — P15
Price vs VWAP +1.2% — P61
Short-volume trend -3.8% — P37
Short interest change +137.8% — P95
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P7
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 102,391 | 43,066 | +59,325 | 1.00 |
| 2026-06-15 | 43,066 | 54,509 | -11,443 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | 54,509 | 44,721 | +9,788 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 44,721 | 39,651 | +5,070 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 39,651 | 20,569 | +19,082 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | 20,569 | 29,441 | -8,872 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-31 | 29,441 | 25,785 | +3,656 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 25,785 | 21,249 | +4,536 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | 21,249 | 60,053 | -38,804 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-13 | 60,053 | 62,222 | -2,169 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-30 | 62,222 | 32,368 | +29,854 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-15 | 32,368 | 98,475 | -66,107 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-31 | 98,475 | 165,552 | -67,077 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-15 | 165,552 | 99,602 | +65,950 | 1.31 |
| 2025-11-28 | 99,602 | 113,346 | -13,744 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-14 | 113,346 | 99,142 | +14,204 | 1.48 |
| 2025-10-31 | 99,142 | 58,559 | +40,583 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-15 | 58,559 | 51,083 | +7,476 | 1.00 |
| 2025-09-30 | 51,083 | 18,741 | +32,342 | 1.00 |
| 2025-09-15 | 18,741 | 11,891 | +6,850 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-29 | 11,891 | 50,865 | -38,974 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-15 | 50,865 | 80,069 | -29,204 | 1.00 |
| 2025-07-31 | 80,069 | 118,014 | -37,945 | 1.00 |
| 2025-07-15 | 118,014 | 95,233 | +22,781 | 1.48 |
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