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PFO · Flaherty & Crumrine PREFERRED & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC

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$8.98 -0.05 (-0.55%) At close · Aug 24
Market Cap
$119.13M
Shares
13.08M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$8.98 Open$9.02 Day$8.97–9.04 52W close$8.88–9.88 Avg vol 30d28K Short int11K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol56% DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.68
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −4%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −2%
below
RSI (14) 36
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 10%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −1%
trailing
6-month return −5%
trailing
YTD return −5%
this year
Relative strength −17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $9 › 200d $9 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-2% holders QoQ · +8 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.09% of float · ▲ +21.1% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
50 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 40
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 8%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −10%
past year
ATR 0.9%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
2 · 4 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−4% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−2% Neutral
RSI (14)
36 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
10% Bearish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $9 › 200d $9 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-2% holders QoQ · +8 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.09% of float · ▲ +21.1% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
50 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $9 Now $9 · 10% Range high $10
vs 200-day avg -4% vs 50-day avg -2%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine PREFERRED & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
this stock
$119.13M -5.0% 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.82B +9.6% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.62B -6.8% +9.2% 32.2 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$98.06B -15.8% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$93.07B -8.5% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
50
% held
30.9%
Net QoQ
-362.5K sh
Top holder
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
3
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
11.2K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+1.9K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
56%
As of
Aug 24, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1.3K
Value
$11.5K
As of
Jul 24, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
67.8%
Week of
Jul 20, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Mar 9, 2026
This year
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
PFO -1.2% -0.8% -5.1% -1.8% -5.0%
SPY -1.2% +3.3% +12.2% +2.2% +12.0%
vs SPY 0.0% -4.1% -17.3% -4.0% -16.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.057 / share · ex Aug 24, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.0567 / share · ex Sep 23, 2026
Raised 1.8%
Paid (TTM)
$0.684 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
7.62%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 882071 CUSIP 33848E106 13F (30d) 43 filings 43 filers Visit website