Royal Gold (RGLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $176.77 -2.93 (-1.63%) As of 02:39 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Royal Gold Short Interest DataRoyal Gold (RGLD) has a short interest of 1.92 million shares, representing 2.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.00% change in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, indicating that it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 416,472 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,920,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,920,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous MonthNo ChangeDollar Volume Sold Short$350.80 millionShort Interest Ratio3.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares65,816,000 sharesFloat Size65,560,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.93%Today's Trading Volume266,951 sharesAverage Trading Volume416,472 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average64% Short Selling Royal Gold? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Royal Gold and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRGLD Short Interest Over TimeRGLD Days to Cover Over TimeRGLD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Royal Gold Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20251,920,000 shares $350.80 million No Change2.9%3.3 $182.71 4/15/20251,920,000 shares $355.20 million +11.0%2.9%3.4 $185.00 3/31/20251,730,000 shares $282.87 million +11.6%2.6%3.4 $163.51 3/15/20251,550,000 shares $239.01 million -4.3%2.4%3.4 $154.20 2/28/20251,620,000 shares $238.14 million +8.7%2.5%3.8 $147.00 2/15/20251,490,000 shares $218.78 million +12.9%2.3%3.5 $146.83 1/31/20251,320,000 shares $184.56 million -14.3%2.0%3.1 $139.82 1/15/20251,540,000 shares $210.66 million +14.1%2.4%3.9 $136.79 12/31/20241,350,000 shares $178.00 million -6.3%2.1%3.5 $131.85 12/15/20241,440,000 shares $211.58 million +0.7%2.2%3.8 $146.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RGLD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Royal Gold and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20241,430,000 shares $209.15 million -39.7%2.2%4 $146.26 11/15/20242,370,000 shares $332.37 million +8.2%3.6%6.9 $140.24 10/31/20242,190,000 shares $319.87 million -4.4%3.3%7.2 $146.06 10/15/20242,290,000 shares $333.86 million +3.2%3.5%7.5 $145.79 9/30/20242,220,000 shares $311.47 million -3.5%3.4%7.3 $140.30 9/15/20242,300,000 shares $329.34 million +1.3%3.5%7.5 $143.19 8/31/20242,270,000 shares $318.19 million -6.2%3.5%7.3 $140.17 8/15/20242,420,000 shares $321.28 million +3.0%3.7%7.4 $132.76 7/31/20242,350,000 shares $324.58 million -0.4%3.6%6.9 $138.12 7/15/20242,360,000 shares $322.85 million -21.1%3.6%6.6 $136.80 6/30/20242,990,000 shares $374.23 million -4.2%4.6%7.5 $125.16 6/15/20243,120,000 shares $379.49 million -2.2%4.8%7.4 $121.63 5/31/20243,190,000 shares $408.93 million -3.6%4.9%7.3 $128.19 5/15/20243,310,000 shares $431.89 million +1.5%5.1%7.3 $130.48 4/30/20243,260,000 shares $391.62 million +9.8%5.0%6.9 $120.13 4/15/20242,970,000 shares $359.40 million +11.2%4.5%6.6 $121.01 3/31/20242,670,000 shares $325.23 million +2.7%4.1%6.4 $121.81 3/15/20242,600,000 shares $290.00 million +7.9%4.0%6.9 $111.54 2/29/20242,410,000 shares $247.34 million +3.9%3.7%6.4 $102.63 2/15/20242,320,000 shares $253.51 million -9.0%3.5%6.4 $109.27 1/31/20242,550,000 shares $291.69 million +2.4%3.9%7.4 $114.39 1/15/20242,490,000 shares $304.95 million -3.1%3.8%6.7 $122.47 12/31/20232,570,000 shares $310.87 million -5.9%3.9%6.7 $120.96 12/15/20232,730,000 shares $325.09 million +13.3%4.2%7.1 $119.08 11/30/20232,410,000 shares $293.54 million +13.2%3.7%6.4 $121.80 11/15/20232,130,000 shares $236.81 million -15.1%3.3%6 $111.18 10/31/20232,510,000 shares $261.87 million +2.0%3.8%6.9 $104.33 10/15/20232,460,000 shares $267.84 million -0.4%3.8%6.6 $108.88 9/30/20232,470,000 shares $262.64 million -2.4%3.8%6.7 $106.33 9/15/20232,530,000 shares $284.80 million -2.7%3.9%6.7 $112.57Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident… (Ad)Bitcoin's supply is being drained at unprecedented rates, but while most investors focus solely on Bitcoin, the REAL opportunity lies with one specific altcoin that's perfectly positioned to capture the lion's share of capital… Just click here to get all the details on this crypto coin now 8/31/20232,600,000 shares $291.43 million +2.4%4.0%6.3 $112.09 8/15/20232,540,000 shares $278.16 million +5.4%3.9%6 $109.51 7/31/20232,410,000 shares $289.54 million -0.4%3.7%5.8 $120.14 7/15/20232,420,000 shares $293.09 million -4.0%3.7%5.7 $121.11 6/30/20232,520,000 shares $289.25 million -7.4%3.9%5.8 $114.78 6/15/20232,720,000 shares $319.19 million -1.8%4.2%6.1 $117.35 5/31/20232,770,000 shares $343.04 million +2.2%4.2%6 $123.84 5/15/20232,710,000 shares $372.16 million +0.7%4.1%5.7 $137.33 4/30/20232,690,000 shares $356.26 million -15.1%4.1%5.4 $132.44 4/15/20233,170,000 shares $448.14 million +7.1%4.8%6.4 $141.37 3/31/20232,960,000 shares $383.94 million +11.3%4.5%6.2 $129.71 3/15/20232,660,000 shares $320.69 million -5.7%4.1%5.6 $120.56 2/28/20232,820,000 shares $334.99 million -0.7%4.3%6.1 $118.79 2/15/20232,840,000 shares $349.94 million +1.1%4.3%6.2 $123.22 1/31/20232,810,000 shares $356.95 million -5.4%4.3%6.2 $127.03 1/15/20232,970,000 shares $382.09 million +20.2%4.5%6.5 $128.65 12/30/20222,470,000 shares $278.42 million -9.5%3.8%5.4 $112.72 12/15/20222,730,000 shares $291.96 million +10.1%4.2%5.8 $106.95 11/30/20222,480,000 shares $278.58 million -2.0%3.8%5.5 $112.33 11/15/20222,530,000 shares $267.29 million +8.6%3.9%5.6 $105.65 10/31/20222,330,000 shares $221.26 million +2.2%3.6%4.8 $94.96 10/15/20222,280,000 shares $204.13 million +8.6%3.5%4.6 $89.53 9/30/20222,100,000 shares $197.02 million -1.4%3.2%4.1 $93.82 9/15/20222,130,000 shares $195.34 million No Change3.3%4.2 $91.71 8/31/20222,130,000 shares $195.75 million -3.6%3.3%4 $91.90 8/15/20222,210,000 shares $222.90 million -3.9%3.4%4 $100.86 7/31/20222,300,000 shares $240.97 million +10.1%3.5%4.2 $104.77 7/15/20222,090,000 shares $216.15 million -4.6%3.2%3.8 $103.42 6/30/20222,190,000 shares $233.85 million +10.6%3.4%4 $106.78 6/15/20221,980,000 shares $212.00 million -9.6%3.0%3.7 $107.07 5/31/20222,190,000 shares $247.65 million -2.2%3.4%4 $113.08 5/15/20222,240,000 shares $264.32 million +0.5%3.4%3.9 $118.00 4/30/20222,230,000 shares $290.97 million -10.4%3.4%3.9 $130.48 4/15/20222,490,000 shares $360.88 million -3.5%3.8%4.1 $144.93 3/31/20222,580,000 shares $364.50 million -0.8%3.9%4.2 $141.28 3/15/20222,600,000 shares $353.99 million +12.6%4.0%4.4 $136.15 2/28/20222,310,000 shares $280.11 million +0.9%3.5%4 $121.26 2/15/20222,290,000 shares $249.63 million +18.0%3.5%4.2 $109.01 1/31/20221,940,000 shares $197.01 million +9.6%3.0%3.7 $101.55 1/15/20221,770,000 shares $176.17 million -9.2%2.7%3.8 $99.53 12/31/20211,950,000 shares $205.16 million -7.6%3.0%4.4 $105.21 12/15/20212,110,000 shares $203.36 million +19.2%3.2%4.6 $96.38 11/30/20211,770,000 shares $177.05 million +9.3%2.7%4.3 $100.03 11/15/20211,620,000 shares $173.89 million -9.5%2.5%4.2 $107.34 10/29/20211,790,000 shares $177.25 million +5.9%2.7%5 $99.02 10/15/20211,690,000 shares $167.24 million -1.2%2.6%5.3 $98.96 9/30/20211,710,000 shares $163.29 million +11.8%2.6%5.5 $95.49 9/15/20211,530,000 shares $168.41 million -1.3%2.3%4.5 $110.07 8/31/20211,550,000 shares $172.56 million -5.5%2.4%4.3 $111.33 8/13/20211,640,000 shares $190.37 million -0.6%2.5%4.4 $116.08Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident… (Ad)Bitcoin's supply is being drained at unprecedented rates, but while most investors focus solely on Bitcoin, the REAL opportunity lies with one specific altcoin that's perfectly positioned to capture the lion's share of capital… Just click here to get all the details on this crypto coin now 7/30/20211,650,000 shares $200.51 million -5.2%2.5%4.2 $121.52 7/15/20211,740,000 shares $205.48 million No Change2.7%4.3 $118.09 6/30/20211,740,000 shares $198.53 million -11.7%2.7%4.3 $114.10 6/15/20211,970,000 shares $238.41 million +11.3%3.0%5.1 $121.02 5/28/20211,770,000 shares $219.07 million +6.0%2.7%4.4 $123.77 5/14/20211,670,000 shares $203.69 million +7.1%2.6%4 $121.97 4/30/20211,560,000 shares $177.82 million -3.1%2.4%3.4 $113.99 4/15/20211,610,000 shares $181.27 million +25.8%2.5%3.4 $112.59 3/31/20211,280,000 shares $135.17 million +0.8%2.0%2.6 $105.60 3/15/20211,270,000 shares $139.10 million -0.8%1.9%2.5 $109.53 2/26/20211,280,000 shares $135.76 million +2.4%2.0%2.7 $106.06 2/12/20211,250,000 shares $138.11 million +6.8%1.9%2.7 $110.49 1/29/20211,170,000 shares $122.03 million +1.7%1.8%2.7 $104.30 1/15/20211,150,000 shares $121.21 million +9.5%1.8%2.8 $105.40 12/31/20201,050,000 shares $113.61 million +18.5%1.6%2.7 $108.20 12/15/2020885,800 shares $94.88 million -16.4%1.4%2.3 $107.11 11/30/20201,060,000 shares $116.57 million +2.9%1.6%2.8 $109.97 11/15/20201,030,000 shares $122.25 million -21.4%1.6%2.7 $118.69 10/30/20201,310,000 shares $155.05 million +1.6%2.0%3.5 $118.36 10/15/20201,290,000 shares $160.94 million +37.6%2.0%3.3 $124.76 9/30/2020937,600 shares $112.67 million -4.9%N/A2.2 $120.17 9/15/2020985,500 shares $128.34 million -12.0%1.5%2.2 $130.23 8/31/20201,120,000 shares $152.68 million -0.9%1.7%2.4 $136.32 8/14/20201,130,000 shares $148.43 million -3.4%1.7%2.3 $131.35 7/31/20201,170,000 shares $163.72 million -9.3%1.8%2.2 $139.93 7/15/20201,290,000 shares $162.41 million +25.2%2.0%2.2 $125.90 6/30/20201,030,000 shares $123.94 million -12.0%1.6%1.6 $120.33 6/15/20201,170,000 shares $141.58 million -23.5%1.8%1.7 $121.01 5/29/20201,530,000 shares $201.44 million +4.8%2.3%1.9 $131.66 RGLD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Royal Gold's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Royal Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,920,000 shares of RGLD short. 2.93% of Royal Gold's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Royal Gold's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Royal Gold? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. RGLD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Royal Gold's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Royal Gold? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Royal Gold: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Royal Gold? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.93% of Royal Gold's floating shares are currently sold short. What is Royal Gold's float size? Royal Gold currently has issued a total of 65,816,000 shares. Some of Royal Gold's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Royal Gold currently has a public float of 65,560,000 shares. How does Royal Gold's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.93% of Royal Gold's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Royal Gold: Newmont Co. (1.67%), Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (0.41%), SSR Mining Inc. (3.66%), Mesabi Trust (3.32%), Scully Royalty Ltd. (0.02%), Vale S.A. (2.23%), Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (1.06%), Barrick Gold Corp (1.13%), Franco-Nevada Co. (1.47%), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (1.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Royal Gold stock? Short selling RGLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Royal Gold as its price is falling. RGLD shares are trading down $3.45 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. How does a short squeeze work against Royal Gold? A short squeeze for Royal Gold occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of RGLD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Royal Gold's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including RGLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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