Scan is ugly: all 10 shorts sit at -24.3% to -14.5% 6m expected return with median confidence 71. Earnings yield vs bonds is the common drag in 8 of 10. Sector concentration says Financial Services 3,

Bio-Techne Corporation ($TECH) is top short at -24.3%, conf 71, univ 0%, sec 2%. Differentiator: ↓ short interest and ↓ illiquidity drag. Realty Income Corporation ($O) is -20.7%, conf 70, univ 0%, sec 3%. Same rate drag, ↓ short interest and ↓ illiquidity, REIT rank 3. Healthcare and REIT both hate high bond yields. Trimble Inc. ($TRMB) ranks 3 at -19.4%, conf 72, univ 1%, sec 1%. Differentiator: ↑ illiquidity is an up driver, but ↓ short interest still drags. FirstEnergy Corp. ($FE) is -17.4%, conf 70, univ 1%, sec 3%. ↓ short interest and ↓ 60d volatility both drag. Tech and utilities both screen as rate-sensitive value traps. Coinbase Global, Inc. ($COIN) is -16.8%, conf 71, univ 1%, sec 1%. ↓ short interest drags hard, ↑ 60d volatility is an up driver. Microchip Technology Incorporated ($MCHP) is -16.3%, conf 71, univ 2%, sec 2%. ↓ short interest and ↓ fwd/trail P/E both drag. Financials and semis showing the same macro discount. Pfizer Inc. ($PFE) is -16.0%, conf 70, univ 2%, sec

Bio-Techne Corporation ($TECH) is top short at -24.3%, conf 71, univ 0%, sec 2%. Differentiator: ↓ short interest and ↓ illiquidity drag. Realty Income Corporation ($O) is -20.7%, conf 70, univ 0%, se