PFG
Principal Financial Group IncCompany with tickers: PFG
Market Cap
$23.28B
Shares Outstanding
216,012,384
CIK
1126328
CUSIP
74251V102
13F Activity (30d)
40 filings
12 filers
Website
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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
70/100
Short interest 4.3% of shares — P68
Days to cover 9.0 — P90
Short-volume trend +1.2% — P53
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-15). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 9,393,760 | 9,853,147 | -459,387 | 8.96 |
| 2026-05-29 | 9,853,147 | 8,936,367 | +916,780 | 9.09 |
| 2026-05-15 | 8,936,367 | 8,492,143 | +444,224 | 7.97 |
| 2026-04-30 | 8,492,143 | 8,826,413 | -334,270 | 5.77 |
| 2026-04-15 | 8,826,413 | 8,233,753 | +592,660 | 6.75 |
| 2026-03-31 | 8,233,753 | 7,252,293 | +981,460 | 4.54 |
| 2026-03-13 | 7,252,293 | 7,461,800 | -209,507 | 4.73 |
| 2026-02-27 | 7,461,800 | 6,772,652 | +689,148 | 3.84 |
| 2026-02-13 | 6,772,652 | 6,468,524 | +304,128 | 3.89 |
| 2026-01-30 | 6,468,524 | 4,574,308 | +1,894,216 | 3.25 |
| 2026-01-15 | 4,574,308 | 4,934,107 | -359,799 | 4.16 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,934,107 | 5,106,958 | -172,851 | 4.18 |
| 2025-12-15 | 5,106,958 | 4,971,530 | +135,428 | 4.17 |
| 2025-11-28 | 4,971,530 | 4,594,963 | +376,567 | 3.81 |
| 2025-11-14 | 4,594,963 | 3,784,287 | +810,676 | 3.19 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,784,287 | 3,668,910 | +115,377 | 3.19 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,668,910 | 3,620,245 | +48,665 | 3.49 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,620,245 | 4,625,269 | -1,005,024 | 2.87 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,625,269 | 4,650,538 | -25,269 | 3.75 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,650,538 | 4,769,649 | -119,111 | 4.69 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4,769,649 | 4,677,659 | +91,990 | 3.73 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4,677,659 | 4,897,929 | -220,270 | 3.20 |
| 2025-07-15 | 4,897,929 | 5,017,397 | -119,468 | 4.94 |
| 2025-06-30 | 5,017,397 | 5,205,224 | -187,827 | 4.21 |
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