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ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$30.32 +0.02 (+0.05%)
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ASA Gold and Precious Metals Short Interest Data

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) has a short interest of 24,400 shares. This marks a 258.82% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 68,793 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
24,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+258.82%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$732,732.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
21,524,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.11%
Today's Trading Volume
66,399 shares
Average Trading Volume
68,793 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
97%
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ASA Short Interest Over Time

ASA Days to Cover Over Time

ASA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202524,400 shares $732,732.00 +258.8%N/A0.4 $30.03
4/15/20256,800 shares $206,720.00 -90.4%0.0%0.1 $30.40
3/31/202570,600 shares $2.12 million +96.1%0.3%1.1 $29.99
3/15/202536,000 shares $965,520.00 +27.2%0.2%0.6 $26.82
2/28/202528,300 shares $690,944.50 -35.7%0.1%0.5 $24.42
2/15/202544,000 shares $1.13 million +92.1%0.2%0.7 $25.57
1/31/202522,900 shares $536,318.00 -44.7%N/A0.4 $23.42
1/15/202541,400 shares $909,972.00 +160.4%N/A0.7 $21.98
12/31/202415,900 shares $321,498.00 +1.3%N/A0.3 $20.22
12/15/202415,700 shares $325,147.00 -27.7%N/A0.3 $20.71
11/30/202421,700 shares $442,463.00 +3.8%N/A0.4 $20.39
11/15/202420,900 shares $406,923.00 +12.4%N/A0.4 $19.47
10/31/202418,600 shares $408,642.00 +708.7%N/A0.4 $21.97
10/15/20242,300 shares $48,898.00 -66.7%N/A0.1 $21.26
9/30/20246,900 shares $143,382.00 -78.6%N/A0.2 $20.78
9/15/202432,200 shares $651,728.00 +29.3%N/A0.8 $20.24
8/31/202424,900 shares $486,546.00 -4.2%N/A0.7 $19.54
8/15/202426,000 shares $489,320.00 +2.4%N/A0.7 $18.82
7/31/202425,400 shares $486,156.00 -43.2%N/A0.7 $19.14
7/15/202444,700 shares $898,470.00 +128.1%N/A0.9 $20.10
6/30/202419,600 shares $343,784.00 -14.0%N/A0.4 $17.54
6/15/202422,800 shares $394,440.00 -43.6%N/A0.4 $17.30
5/31/202440,400 shares $742,956.00 +49.1%N/A0.6 $18.39
5/15/202427,100 shares $503,518.00 -33.7%N/A0.4 $18.58
4/30/202440,900 shares $707,979.00 +6.5%N/A0.6 $17.31
4/15/202438,400 shares $649,344.00 -2.5%N/A0.6 $16.91
3/31/202439,400 shares $605,184.00 +36.3%N/A0.5 $15.36
3/15/202428,900 shares $436,968.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $15.12
2/29/202428,900 shares $387,260.00 -50.8%N/A0.3 $13.40
2/15/202458,700 shares $806,538.00 -9.8%N/A0.7 $13.74
1/31/202465,100 shares $949,809.00 +205.6%N/A0.7 $14.59
1/15/202421,300 shares $325,038.00 -5.8%N/A0.2 $15.26
12/31/202322,600 shares $340,356.00 -20.1%N/A0.2 $15.06
12/15/202328,300 shares $431,009.00 -36.4%N/A0.4 $15.23
11/30/202344,500 shares $682,185.00 +423.5%N/A0.7 $15.33
11/15/20238,500 shares $114,622.50 -74.6%N/A0.1 $13.49
10/31/202333,500 shares $453,925.00 +113.4%N/A0.7 $13.55
10/15/202315,700 shares $211,479.00 +74.4%N/A0.4 $13.47
9/30/20239,000 shares $119,970.00 -48.9%N/A0.2 $13.33
9/15/202317,600 shares $253,440.00 +225.9%N/A0.5 $14.40
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8/31/20235,400 shares $80,352.00 -6.9%N/A0.2 $14.88
8/15/20235,800 shares $84,216.00 +20.8%N/A0.2 $14.52
7/31/20234,800 shares $74,352.00 -50.0%N/A0.2 $15.49
7/15/20239,600 shares $150,240.00 +24.7%N/A0.3 $15.65
6/30/20237,700 shares $114,499.00 +20.3%N/A0.2 $14.87
6/15/20236,400 shares $96,960.00 -1.5%N/A0.2 $15.15
5/31/20236,500 shares $102,245.00 -43.0%N/A0.2 $15.73
5/15/202311,400 shares $191,862.00 -68.6%N/A0.3 $16.83
4/30/202336,300 shares $605,121.00 +163.0%N/A0.9 $16.67
4/15/202313,800 shares $238,188.00 +23.2%N/A0.3 $17.26
3/31/202311,200 shares $179,536.00 -74.7%N/A0.2 $16.03
3/15/202344,200 shares $659,464.00 +144.2%N/A0.8 $14.92
2/28/202318,100 shares $260,821.00 +88.5%N/A0.3 $14.41
2/15/20239,600 shares $141,984.00 -66.2%N/A0.2 $14.79
1/31/202328,400 shares $464,056.00 +226.4%N/A0.4 $16.34
1/15/20238,700 shares $142,419.00 +42.6%N/A0.1 $16.37
12/30/20226,100 shares $87,291.00 -75.5%N/A0.1 $14.31
12/15/202224,900 shares $351,090.00 +361.1%N/A0.4 $14.10
11/30/20225,400 shares $77,004.00 -8.5%N/A0.1 $14.26
11/15/20225,900 shares $81,361.00 +78.8%N/A0.1 $13.79
10/31/20223,300 shares $40,194.00 -73.6%N/A0.1 $12.18
10/15/202212,500 shares $157,750.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $12.62
9/30/20224,200 shares $52,626.00 -79.2%N/A0.1 $12.53
9/15/202220,200 shares $271,690.00 +87.0%N/A0.3 $13.45
8/31/202210,800 shares $151,092.00 +200.0%N/A0.2 $13.99
8/15/20223,600 shares $55,908.00 -18.2%N/A0.1 $15.53
7/31/20224,400 shares $66,572.00 -57.3%N/A0.1 $15.13
7/15/202210,300 shares $136,887.00 +145.2%N/A0.2 $13.29
6/30/20224,200 shares $61,614.00 -61.1%N/A0.1 $14.67
6/15/202210,800 shares $182,304.00 +28.6%N/A0.2 $16.88
5/31/20228,400 shares $153,636.00 -70.6%N/A0.1 $18.29
5/15/202228,600 shares $512,512.00 -38.9%N/A0.4 $17.92
4/30/202246,800 shares $962,208.00 +136.4%N/A0.6 $20.56
4/15/202219,800 shares $453,024.00 +67.8%N/A0.3 $22.88
3/31/202211,800 shares $264,438.00 -30.6%N/A0.2 $22.41
3/15/202217,000 shares $365,500.00 -22.0%N/A0.2 $21.50
2/28/202221,800 shares $479,382.00 +49.3%N/A0.3 $21.99
2/15/202214,600 shares $310,980.00 -71.5%N/A0.2 $21.30
1/31/202251,300 shares $1.04 million +129.0%N/A0.7 $20.24
1/15/202222,400 shares $481,824.00 -38.1%N/A0.3 $21.51
12/31/202136,200 shares $763,458.00 +0.3%N/A0.5 $21.09
12/15/202136,100 shares $715,502.00 +231.2%N/A0.5 $19.82
11/30/202110,900 shares $225,630.00 +3.8%N/A0.2 $20.70
11/15/202110,500 shares $236,775.00 -13.2%N/A0.2 $22.55
10/29/202112,100 shares $250,107.00 -32.8%N/A0.2 $20.67
10/15/202118,000 shares $378,000.00 -52.6%N/A0.3 $21.00
9/30/202138,000 shares $717,820.00 +76.7%N/A0.7 $18.89
9/15/202121,500 shares $439,782.50 -36.0%N/A0.4 $20.46
8/31/202133,600 shares $705,600.00 +3.4%N/A0.6 $21.00
8/13/202132,500 shares $695,175.00 -27.6%N/A0.5 $21.39
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7/30/202144,900 shares $992,739.00 +6,314.3%N/A0.8 $22.11
7/15/2021700 shares $14,735.00 -82.5%N/A0 $21.05
6/30/20214,000 shares $86,280.00 -41.2%N/A0.1 $21.57
6/15/20216,800 shares $161,704.00 -1.5%N/A0.1 $23.78
5/28/20216,900 shares $167,739.00 +35.3%N/A0.1 $24.31
5/14/20215,100 shares $114,801.00 +64.5%N/A0.1 $22.51
4/30/20213,100 shares $67,580.00 +3.3%N/A0 $21.80
4/15/20213,000 shares $63,000.00 -91.7%N/A0 $21.00
3/31/202136,000 shares $697,320.00 +45.8%N/A0.4 $19.37
3/15/202124,700 shares $490,048.00 +751.7%N/A0.3 $19.84
2/26/20212,900 shares $56,956.00 -81.3%N/A0 $19.64
2/12/202115,500 shares $333,715.00 -80.9%N/A0.2 $21.53
1/29/202181,300 shares $1.72 million +59.7%N/A0.8 $21.10
1/15/202150,900 shares $1.09 million -4.5%N/A0.5 $21.51
12/31/202053,300 shares $1.18 million +8.1%N/A0.6 $22.13
12/15/202049,300 shares $1.00 million -12.9%N/A0.6 $20.34
11/30/202056,600 shares $1.10 million -13.2%N/A0.6 $19.40
11/15/202065,200 shares $1.35 million +5.5%N/A0.8 $20.72
10/30/202061,800 shares $1.22 million +6.9%N/A0.7 $19.67
10/15/202057,800 shares $1.30 million +3.0%N/A0 $22.50
9/30/202056,100 shares $1.19 million -3.4%N/A0.5 $21.28
9/15/202071,800 shares $1.72 million +23.6%N/A0.5 $23.95
8/31/202058,100 shares $1.35 million -27.9%N/A0.4 $23.28
8/14/202080,600 shares $1.85 million -37.5%N/A0.5 $22.93
7/31/2020128,900 shares $3.04 million +53.3%N/A0.8 $23.56
7/15/202084,100 shares $1.61 million +6.7%N/A0.6 $19.10
6/30/202078,800 shares $1.33 million -5.5%N/A0.6 $16.93
6/15/202083,400 shares $1.30 million +124.2%N/A0.6 $15.56
5/29/202037,200 shares $565,068.00 -30.6%N/A0.2 $15.19

ASA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is ASA Gold and Precious Metals' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 24,400 shares of ASA short. Learn More on ASA Gold and Precious Metals' current short interest.

Is ASA Gold and Precious Metals' short interest increasing or decreasing?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,400 shares, an increase of 258.8% from the previous total of 6,800 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.

How does ASA Gold and Precious Metals' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to ASA Gold and Precious Metals: Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.62%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.17%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.16%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.07%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.59%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.06%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (2.82%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.15%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.00%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.81%),

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 ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock?

Short selling ASA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ASA Gold and Precious Metals as its price is falling. ASA shares are trading up $0.02 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 ASA Gold and Precious Metals?

A short squeeze for ASA Gold and Precious Metals 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 ASA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is ASA Gold and Precious Metals' 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 ASA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:ASA) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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