Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 30,700 shares of ASG short. Learn More on Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's current short interest.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 30,700 shares, an increase of 10.0% from the previous total of 27,900 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 Liberty All-Star Growth Fund: MFS Intermediate Income Trust (0.05%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (4.97%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.17%), WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (0.75%), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (0.02%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.03%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.01%), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (0.02%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.13%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.02%),

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 ASG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Liberty All-Star Growth Fund as its price is falling. ASG shares are trading up $0.09 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 Liberty All-Star Growth Fund 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 ASG, 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 ASG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.