HPS · John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

$14.19 -0.01 (-0.07%) At close · Jul 28

Market Cap

$456.48M

32.17M

Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers twice a month. Each reading settles on the 15th and the last business day of the month and is published seven business days later — the next scheduled dates are listed at the top of the table. Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.

Short Squeeze Score

47/100

Short interest 0.6% of shares — P35 Days to cover 3.8 — P55 Price vs VWAP -2.2% — P46 Short-volume trend -5.0% — P25 Short interest change +27.4% — P85 Worst FTD 0.04% of shares — P64

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-15). 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
2026-08-14 Scheduled FINRA publishes Aug 25	—	—	—	—	—
2026-07-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Aug 11	—	—	—	—	—
2026-07-15	182,155	142,928	+39,227	48,433	3.76
2026-06-30	142,928	128,900	+14,028	50,687	2.82
2026-06-15	128,900	163,488	-34,588	65,599	1.96
2026-05-29	163,488	151,172	+12,316	45,177	3.62
2026-05-15	151,172	130,388	+20,784	41,744	3.62
2026-04-30	130,388	113,512	+16,876	53,266	2.45
2026-04-15	113,512	183,780	-70,268	73,180	1.55
2026-03-31	183,780	118,024	+65,756	68,287	2.69
2026-03-13	118,024	94,284	+23,740	49,670	2.38
2026-02-27	94,284	43,241	+51,043	55,745	1.69
2026-02-13	43,241	43,833	-592	59,324	1.00
2026-01-30	43,833	10,367	+33,466	58,417	1.00
2026-01-15	10,367	23,092	-12,725	73,260	1.00
2025-12-31	23,092	58,336	-35,244	83,383	1.00
2025-12-15	58,336	140,914	-82,578	85,659	1.00
2025-11-28	140,914	184,095	-43,181	70,406	2.00
2025-11-14	184,095	166,574	+17,521	53,061	3.47
2025-10-31	166,574	163,894	+2,680	55,234	3.02
2025-10-15	163,894	131,264	+32,630	60,298	2.72
2025-09-30	131,264	92,648	+38,616	79,519	1.65
2025-09-15	92,648	97,654	-5,006	63,629	1.46
2025-08-29	97,654	102,674	-5,020	71,353	1.37
2025-08-15	102,674	38,379	+64,295	69,668	1.47
2025-07-31	38,379	14,265	+24,114	102,510	1.00

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