Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sprott Focus Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 900 shares of FUND short. Learn More on Sprott Focus Trust's current short interest.

Sprott Focus Trust saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 900 shares, a drop of 70.0% from the previous total of 3,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Sprott Focus Trust: BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (0.25%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (1.15%), TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.05%), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (0.34%), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. (0.75%), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (0.04%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.01%), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.13%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.02%), Oxford Square Capital Corp. (0.21%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FUND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sprott Focus Trust as its price is falling. FUND shares are trading down $0.04 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Sprott Focus Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FUND, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FUND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.