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

$19.93

-0.20 (-0.99%)

(As of 01:53 PM ET)

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Short Interest Data

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) has a short interest of 24,900 shares. This marks a -4.23% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 57,770 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 24,900 shares
Previous Short Interest: 26,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -4.23%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $486,546.00
Short Interest Ratio: 0.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: August 31, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 21,520,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted: 0.12%
Today's Trading Volume: 10,578 shares
Average Trading Volume: 57,770 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 18%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
8/31/2024	24,900 shares	$486,546.00	-4.2%	N/A	0.7	$19.54
8/15/2024	26,000 shares	$489,320.00	+2.4%	N/A	0.7	$18.82
7/31/2024	25,400 shares	$486,156.00	-43.2%	N/A	0.7	$19.14
7/15/2024	44,700 shares	$898,470.00	+128.1%	N/A	0.9	$20.10
6/30/2024	19,600 shares	$343,784.00	-14.0%	N/A	0.4	$17.54
6/15/2024	22,800 shares	$394,440.00	-43.6%	N/A	0.4	$17.30
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5/31/2024	40,400 shares	$742,956.00	+49.1%	N/A	0.6	$18.39
5/15/2024	27,100 shares	$503,518.00	-33.7%	N/A	0.4	$18.58
4/30/2024	40,900 shares	$707,979.00	+6.5%	N/A	0.6	$17.31
4/15/2024	38,400 shares	$649,344.00	-2.5%	N/A	0.6	$16.91
3/31/2024	39,400 shares	$605,184.00	+36.3%	N/A	0.5	$15.36
3/15/2024	28,900 shares	$436,968.00	No Change	N/A	0.3	$15.12
2/29/2024	28,900 shares	$387,260.00	-50.8%	N/A	0.3	$13.40
2/15/2024	58,700 shares	$806,538.00	-9.8%	N/A	0.7	$13.74
1/31/2024	65,100 shares	$949,809.00	+205.6%	N/A	0.7	$14.59
1/15/2024	21,300 shares	$325,038.00	-5.8%	N/A	0.2	$15.26
12/31/2023	22,600 shares	$340,356.00	-20.1%	N/A	0.2	$15.06
12/15/2023	28,300 shares	$431,009.00	-36.4%	N/A	0.4	$15.23
11/30/2023	44,500 shares	$682,185.00	+423.5%	N/A	0.7	$15.33
11/15/2023	8,500 shares	$114,622.50	-74.6%	N/A	0.1	$13.49
10/31/2023	33,500 shares	$453,925.00	+113.4%	N/A	0.7	$13.55
10/15/2023	15,700 shares	$211,479.00	+74.4%	N/A	0.4	$13.47
9/30/2023	9,000 shares	$119,970.00	-48.9%	N/A	0.2	$13.33
9/15/2023	17,600 shares	$253,440.00	+225.9%	N/A	0.5	$14.40
8/31/2023	5,400 shares	$80,352.00	-6.9%	N/A	0.2	$14.88
8/15/2023	5,800 shares	$84,216.00	+20.8%	N/A	0.2	$14.52
7/31/2023	4,800 shares	$74,352.00	-50.0%	N/A	0.2	$15.49
7/15/2023	9,600 shares	$150,240.00	+24.7%	N/A	0.3	$15.65
6/30/2023	7,700 shares	$114,499.00	+20.3%	N/A	0.2	$14.87
6/15/2023	6,400 shares	$96,960.00	-1.5%	N/A	0.2	$15.15
5/31/2023	6,500 shares	$102,245.00	-43.0%	N/A	0.2	$15.73
5/15/2023	11,400 shares	$191,862.00	-68.6%	N/A	0.3	$16.83
4/30/2023	36,300 shares	$605,121.00	+163.0%	N/A	0.9	$16.67
4/15/2023	13,800 shares	$238,188.00	+23.2%	N/A	0.3	$17.26
3/31/2023	11,200 shares	$179,536.00	-74.7%	N/A	0.2	$16.03
3/15/2023	44,200 shares	$659,464.00	+144.2%	N/A	0.8	$14.92
2/28/2023	18,100 shares	$260,821.00	+88.5%	N/A	0.3	$14.41
2/15/2023	9,600 shares	$141,984.00	-66.2%	N/A	0.2	$14.79
1/31/2023	28,400 shares	$464,056.00	+226.4%	N/A	0.4	$16.34
1/15/2023	8,700 shares	$142,419.00	+42.6%	N/A	0.1	$16.37
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12/30/2022	6,100 shares	$87,291.00	-75.5%	N/A	0.1	$14.31
12/15/2022	24,900 shares	$351,090.00	+361.1%	N/A	0.4	$14.10
11/30/2022	5,400 shares	$77,004.00	-8.5%	N/A	0.1	$14.26
11/15/2022	5,900 shares	$81,361.00	+78.8%	N/A	0.1	$13.79
10/31/2022	3,300 shares	$40,194.00	-73.6%	N/A	0.1	$12.18
10/15/2022	12,500 shares	$157,750.00	No Change	N/A	0.2	$12.62
9/30/2022	4,200 shares	$52,626.00	-79.2%	N/A	0.1	$12.53
9/15/2022	20,200 shares	$271,690.00	+87.0%	N/A	0.3	$13.45
8/31/2022	10,800 shares	$151,092.00	+200.0%	N/A	0.2	$13.99
8/15/2022	3,600 shares	$55,908.00	-18.2%	N/A	0.1	$15.53
7/31/2022	4,400 shares	$66,572.00	-57.3%	N/A	0.1	$15.13
7/15/2022	10,300 shares	$136,887.00	+145.2%	N/A	0.2	$13.29
6/30/2022	4,200 shares	$61,614.00	-61.1%	N/A	0.1	$14.67
6/15/2022	10,800 shares	$182,304.00	+28.6%	N/A	0.2	$16.88
5/31/2022	8,400 shares	$153,636.00	-70.6%	N/A	0.1	$18.29
5/15/2022	28,600 shares	$512,512.00	-38.9%	N/A	0.4	$17.92
4/30/2022	46,800 shares	$962,208.00	+136.4%	N/A	0.6	$20.56
4/15/2022	19,800 shares	$453,024.00	+67.8%	N/A	0.3	$22.88
3/31/2022	11,800 shares	$264,438.00	-30.6%	N/A	0.2	$22.41
3/15/2022	17,000 shares	$365,500.00	-22.0%	N/A	0.2	$21.50
2/28/2022	21,800 shares	$479,382.00	+49.3%	N/A	0.3	$21.99
2/15/2022	14,600 shares	$310,980.00	-71.5%	N/A	0.2	$21.30
1/31/2022	51,300 shares	$1.04 million	+129.0%	N/A	0.7	$20.24
1/15/2022	22,400 shares	$481,824.00	-38.1%	N/A	0.3	$21.51
12/31/2021	36,200 shares	$763,458.00	+0.3%	N/A	0.5	$21.09
12/15/2021	36,100 shares	$715,502.00	+231.2%	N/A	0.5	$19.82
11/30/2021	10,900 shares	$225,630.00	+3.8%	N/A	0.2	$20.70
11/15/2021	10,500 shares	$236,775.00	-13.2%	N/A	0.2	$22.55
10/29/2021	12,100 shares	$250,107.00	-32.8%	N/A	0.2	$20.67
10/15/2021	18,000 shares	$378,000.00	-52.6%	N/A	0.3	$21.00
9/30/2021	38,000 shares	$717,820.00	+76.7%	N/A	0.7	$18.89
9/15/2021	21,500 shares	$439,782.50	-36.0%	N/A	0.4	$20.46
8/31/2021	33,600 shares	$705,600.00	+3.4%	N/A	0.6	$21.00
8/13/2021	32,500 shares	$695,175.00	-27.6%	N/A	0.5	$21.39
7/30/2021	44,900 shares	$992,739.00	+6,314.3%	N/A	0.8	$22.11
7/15/2021	700 shares	$14,735.00	-82.5%	N/A	0	$21.05
6/30/2021	4,000 shares	$86,280.00	-41.2%	N/A	0.1	$21.57
6/15/2021	6,800 shares	$161,704.00	-1.5%	N/A	0.1	$23.78
5/28/2021	6,900 shares	$167,739.00	+35.3%	N/A	0.1	$24.31
5/14/2021	5,100 shares	$114,801.00	+64.5%	N/A	0.1	$22.51
4/30/2021	3,100 shares	$67,580.00	+3.3%	N/A	0	$21.80
4/15/2021	3,000 shares	$63,000.00	-91.7%	N/A	0	$21.00
3/31/2021	36,000 shares	$697,320.00	+45.8%	N/A	0.4	$19.37
3/15/2021	24,700 shares	$490,048.00	+751.7%	N/A	0.3	$19.84
2/26/2021	2,900 shares	$56,956.00	-81.3%	N/A	0	$19.64
2/12/2021	15,500 shares	$333,715.00	-80.9%	N/A	0.2	$21.53
1/29/2021	81,300 shares	$1.72 million	+59.7%	N/A	0.8	$21.10
1/15/2021	50,900 shares	$1.09 million	-4.5%	N/A	0.5	$21.51
12/31/2020	53,300 shares	$1.18 million	+8.1%	N/A	0.6	$22.13
12/15/2020	49,300 shares	$1.00 million	-12.9%	N/A	0.6	$20.34
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11/30/2020	56,600 shares	$1.10 million	-13.2%	N/A	0.6	$19.40
11/15/2020	65,200 shares	$1.35 million	+5.5%	N/A	0.8	$20.72
10/30/2020	61,800 shares	$1.22 million	+6.9%	N/A	0.7	$19.67
10/15/2020	57,800 shares	$1.30 million	+3.0%	N/A	0	$22.50
9/30/2020	56,100 shares	$1.19 million	-3.4%	N/A	0.5	$21.28
9/15/2020	71,800 shares	$1.72 million	+23.6%	N/A	0.5	$23.95
8/31/2020	58,100 shares	$1.35 million	-27.9%	N/A	0.4	$23.28
8/14/2020	80,600 shares	$1.85 million	-37.5%	N/A	0.5	$22.93
7/31/2020	128,900 shares	$3.04 million	+53.3%	N/A	0.8	$23.56
7/15/2020	84,100 shares	$1.61 million	+6.7%	N/A	0.6	$19.10
6/30/2020	78,800 shares	$1.33 million	-5.5%	N/A	0.6	$16.93
6/15/2020	83,400 shares	$1.30 million	+124.2%	N/A	0.6	$15.56
5/29/2020	37,200 shares	$565,068.00	-30.6%	N/A	0.2	$15.19
5/15/2020	53,600 shares	$821,152.00	-11.4%	N/A	0.3	$15.32
4/30/2020	60,500 shares	$875,435.00	+70.4%	N/A	0.4	$14.47
4/15/2020	35,500 shares	$456,175.00	-34.3%	N/A	0.3	$12.85
3/31/2020	54,000 shares	$761,400.00	+82.4%	N/A	0.4	$14.10
3/13/2020	29,600 shares	$360,824.00	-39.3%	0.2%	0.2	$12.19
2/28/2020	48,800 shares	$456,280.00	+31.5%	N/A	0.4	$9.35
2/14/2020	37,100 shares	$457,443.00	+11.1%	N/A	0.3	$12.33
1/31/2020	33,400 shares	$470,940.00	-30.4%	N/A	0.3	$14.10
1/15/2020	48,000 shares	$655,680.00	-27.4%	N/A	0.4	$13.66
12/31/2019	66,100 shares	$922,756.00	-36.7%	N/A	0.6	$13.96

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 covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 24,900 shares of ASA short. Learn More on ASA Gold and Precious Metals' current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for ASA Gold and Precious Metals?: 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. ASA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on ASA Gold and Precious Metals's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting ASA Gold and Precious Metals?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ASA Gold and Precious Metals: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Is ASA Gold and Precious Metals' short interest increasing or decreasing?: ASA Gold and Precious Metals saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 24,900 shares, a decrease of 4.2% from the previous total of 26,000 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.

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: SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), New Mountain Finance Co. (2.40%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.99%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.71%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.45%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.63%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.39%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (0.53%), Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (0.85%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.06%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 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 down $0.20 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 appreciates 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 August, 31 2024.