HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund IICompany with tickers: HPF
CIK
1189740
CUSIP
41013X106
Shares Outstanding
21,650,829
13F Activity (30d)
6 filings
5 filers
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
56/100
Short interest 0.6% of shares — P34
Days to cover 3.0 — P54
Short-volume trend +8.4% — P80
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 49,547 | 31,422 | +18,125 | 1.16 |
| 2026-04-15 | 40,320 | 49,547 | -9,227 | 1.18 |
| 2026-04-30 | 33,023 | 40,320 | -7,297 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 82,586 | 33,023 | +49,563 | 2.31 |
| 2026-05-29 | 129,686 | 82,586 | +47,100 | 3.03 |
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