PFFD stock
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD) short interest & short volume · 1.0M shares short
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
PFFD short interest fell 1.7% to 1.0M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 55.1% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 46.7% the 20 sessions before, the 58th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 1.0M
- prior 1.1M
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 1.3M
- Change vs prior report
- -1.7%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1.0M | $18.0M | -1.7% | — | 1.0 | $17.42 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.1M | $18.5M | +50.6% | — | 1.0 | $17.60 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 699K | $12.5M | +195.9% | — | 1.0 | $17.91 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 236K | $4.3M | -66.5% | — | 1.0 | $18.32 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 705K | $13.2M | +9.9% | — | 1.1 | $18.66 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 641K | $11.9M | -30.2% | — | 1.0 | $18.52 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 49.6%
- 402K of 811K
- 20-day average
- 55.1%
- prior 46.7%
- Percentile vs own history
- 58th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · PFFD overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 402,173 | 811,000 | 49.6% |
| 2026-11-10 | 513,021 | 1,001,773 | 51.2% |
| 2026-11-09 | 441,580 | 1,004,863 | 43.9% |
| 2026-11-06 | 947,107 | 1,177,756 | 80.4% |
| 2026-11-05 | 589,747 | 1,024,460 | 57.6% |
| 2026-11-04 | 492,228 | 1,003,143 | 49.1% |
| 2026-11-03 | 741,870 | 1,201,175 | 61.8% |
| 2026-11-02 | 448,677 | 1,211,850 | 37.0% |
| 2026-10-30 | 360,386 | 703,878 | 51.2% |
| 2026-10-29 | 3,474,578 | 3,869,979 | 89.8% |
PFFD short interest FAQ
What is PFFD's short interest?
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD) had 1.0M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does PFFD have?
1.0 days: 1.0M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 1.3M for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is PFFD short interest rising or falling?
PFFD short interest fell (-1.7%) from 1.1M to 1.0M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is PFFD a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores PFFD 3 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 2.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of PFFD daily volume is sold short?
55.1% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 58th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was PFFD's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD) was 402,173 shares, 49.6% of 811,000 total volume.
How many PFFD short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did PFFD short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD) moved from 51.2% on Nov 10, 2026 to 49.6% on Nov 11, 2026, down 1.6 percentage points.
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