General American Investors (GAM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $56.60 -0.57 (-1.00%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.66 +0.05 (+0.10%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock General American Investors Short Interest DataGeneral American Investors (GAM) has a short interest of 11,600 shares. This marks a 3.57% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 23,292 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest11,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+3.57%Dollar Volume Sold Short$657.78 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares23,470,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.05%Today's Trading Volume23,742 sharesAverage Trading Volume23,292 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average102% Short Selling General American Investors? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for General American Investors and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGAM Short Interest Over TimeGAM Days to Cover Over TimeGAM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time General American Investors Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202511,600 shares $657.78 thousand +3.6%N/A0.6 $56.71 6/30/202511,200 shares $627.65 thousand -7.4%0.1%0.6 $56.04 6/15/202512,100 shares $660.06 thousand -23.9%0.1%0.6 $54.55 5/31/202515,900 shares $860.03 thousand -12.6%0.1%0.8 $54.09 5/15/202518,200 shares $961.87 thousand +95.7%0.1%0.7 $52.85 4/30/20259,300 shares $470.95 thousand -44.6%N/A0.4 $50.64 4/15/202516,800 shares $838.66 thousand +42.4%N/A0.6 $49.92 3/31/202511,800 shares $594.48 thousand +31.1%N/A0.4 $50.38 3/15/20259,000 shares $447.76 thousand +109.3%N/A0.3 $49.75 2/28/20254,300 shares $218.98 thousand +104.8%N/A0.2 $50.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GAM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for General American Investors and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20252,100 shares $110.67 thousand -73.1%N/A0.1 $52.70 1/31/20257,800 shares $410.32 thousand -49.0%N/A0.3 $52.61 1/15/202515,300 shares $791.78 thousand -27.8%N/A0.5 $51.75 12/31/202421,200 shares $1.08 million -39.4%N/A0.7 $51.01 12/15/202435,000 shares $1.82 million +224.1%N/A1 $52.10 11/30/202410,800 shares $555.23 thousand -39.0%N/A0.3 $51.41 11/15/202417,700 shares $957.22 thousand +33.1%N/A0.5 $54.08 10/31/202413,300 shares $701.58 thousand +22.0%N/A0.4 $52.75 10/15/202410,900 shares $584.02 thousand -37.4%N/A0.3 $53.58 9/30/202417,400 shares $932.81 thousand +18.4%N/A0.5 $53.61 9/15/202414,700 shares $775.72 thousand +61.5%N/A0.4 $52.77 8/31/20249,100 shares $479.02 thousand -47.4%N/A0.3 $52.64 8/15/202417,300 shares $889.39 thousand -35.7%N/A0.6 $51.41 7/31/202426,900 shares $1.39 million +212.8%N/A0.9 $51.56 7/15/20248,600 shares $444.45 thousand +138.9%N/A0.3 $51.68 6/30/20243,600 shares $178.99 thousand +28.6%N/A0.1 $49.72 6/15/20242,800 shares $137.28 thousand -17.7%N/A0.1 $49.03 5/31/20243,400 shares $163.61 thousand -41.4%N/A0.2 $48.12 5/15/20245,800 shares $278.63 thousand +87.1%N/A0.3 $48.04 4/30/20243,100 shares $140.90 thousand +72.2%N/A0.2 $45.45 4/15/20241,800 shares $81.04 thousand -25.0%N/A0.1 $45.02 3/31/20242,400 shares $111.62 thousand +41.2%N/A0.1 $46.51 3/15/20241,700 shares $76.33 thousand -34.6%N/A0.1 $44.90 2/29/20242,600 shares $116.51 thousand -42.2%N/A0.1 $44.81 2/15/20244,500 shares $202.64 thousand +181.3%N/A0.2 $45.03 1/31/20241,600 shares $69.57 thousand -23.8%N/A0.1 $43.48 1/15/20242,100 shares $89.27 thousand -81.3%N/A0.1 $42.51 12/31/202311,200 shares $481.04 thousand +75.0%N/A0.4 $42.95 12/15/20236,400 shares $270.08 thousand -64.6%N/A0.2 $42.20 11/30/202318,100 shares $758.03 thousand +170.2%N/A0.6 $41.88Jeff Bezos Launches "ChatGPT Killer"? 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But one tiny startup—not Amazon—may offer the bigger upside.Get the name of the small company at the center of the $40 trillion AI boom. 11/15/20236,700 shares $276.51 thousand -55.3%N/A0.2 $41.27 10/31/202315,000 shares $605.40 thousand +154.2%N/A0.5 $40.36 10/15/20235,900 shares $244.32 thousand -48.7%N/A0.2 $41.41 9/30/202311,500 shares $473.11 thousand +85.5%N/A0.5 $41.14 9/15/20236,200 shares $258.97 thousand +1,966.7%N/A0.3 $41.77 8/31/2023300 shares $12.54 thousand -25.0%N/A0 $41.80 8/15/2023400 shares $16.46 thousand -42.9%N/A0 $41.15 7/31/2023700 shares $29.85 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $42.64 7/15/2023700 shares $29.41 thousand -69.6%N/A0 $42.02 6/30/20232,300 shares $95.96 thousand +64.3%N/A0.1 $41.72 6/15/20231,400 shares $57.97 thousand +133.3%N/A0.1 $41.41 5/31/2023600 shares $23.60 thousand -82.9%N/A0 $39.33 5/15/20233,500 shares $138.78 thousand -12.5%N/A0.2 $39.65 4/30/20234,000 shares $158.12 thousand -33.3%N/A0.2 $39.53 4/15/20236,000 shares $234.84 thousand +200.0%N/A0.3 $39.14 3/31/20232,000 shares $77.82 thousand -39.4%N/A0.1 $38.91 3/15/20233,300 shares $120.95 thousand +22.2%N/A0.1 $36.65 2/28/20232,700 shares $103.49 thousand -85.6%N/A0.1 $38.33 2/15/202318,700 shares $738.46 thousand +1,458.3%N/A0.8 $39.49 1/31/20231,200 shares $46.36 thousand -61.3%N/A0 $38.63 1/15/20233,100 shares $117.09 thousand -53.7%N/A0.1 $37.77 12/30/20226,700 shares $242.21 thousand +235.0%N/A0.3 $36.15 12/15/20222,000 shares $72.92 thousand -66.7%N/A0.1 $36.46 11/30/20226,000 shares $230.28 thousand +46.3%N/A0.2 $38.38 11/15/20224,100 shares $150.68 thousand +355.6%N/A0.1 $36.75 10/31/2022900 shares $32.77 thousand -88.8%N/A0 $36.41 10/15/20228,000 shares $270.80 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $33.85 9/30/20223,900 shares $132.02 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $33.85 9/15/20223,900 shares $142.31 thousand -37.1%N/A0.2 $36.49 8/31/20226,200 shares $229.83 thousand +72.2%N/A0.3 $37.07 8/15/20223,600 shares $143.93 thousand -52.6%N/A0.2 $39.98 7/31/20227,600 shares $290.55 thousand -42.4%N/A0.3 $38.23 7/15/202213,200 shares $471.37 thousand +91.3%N/A0.4 $35.71 6/30/20226,900 shares $243.98 thousand -77.4%N/A0.2 $35.36 6/15/202230,500 shares $1.08 million +1,694.1%N/A0.9 $35.31 5/31/20221,700 shares $64.80 thousand -19.1%N/A0 $38.12 5/15/20222,100 shares $77.97 thousand -63.8%N/A0.1 $37.13 4/30/20225,800 shares $225.21 thousand +100.0%N/A0.2 $38.83 4/15/20222,900 shares $119.48 thousand -69.5%N/A0.1 $41.20 3/31/20229,500 shares $403.47 thousand +61.0%N/A0.3 $42.47 3/15/20225,900 shares $235.12 thousand -39.2%N/A0.2 $39.85 2/28/20229,700 shares $395.66 thousand +98.0%N/A0.4 $40.79 2/15/20224,900 shares $202.17 thousand -18.3%N/A0.2 $41.26 1/31/20226,000 shares $249.06 thousand +46.3%N/A0.2 $41.51 1/15/20224,100 shares $177.41 thousand +57.7%N/A0.2 $43.27 12/31/20212,600 shares $114.92 thousand -60.0%N/A0.1 $44.20 12/15/20216,500 shares $280.22 thousand -35.0%N/A0.3 $43.11 11/30/202110,000 shares $422.70 thousand +212.5%N/A0.5 $42.27 11/15/20213,200 shares $140.19 thousand +45.5%N/A0.2 $43.81 10/29/20212,200 shares $99.79 thousand +144.4%N/A0.1 $45.36Jeff Bezos Launches "ChatGPT Killer"? 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But one tiny startup—not Amazon—may offer the bigger upside.Get the name of the small company at the center of the $40 trillion AI boom. 10/15/2021900 shares $39.98 thousand -93.3%N/A0 $44.42 9/30/202113,500 shares $581.31 thousand +75.3%N/A0.7 $43.06 9/15/20217,700 shares $344.98 thousand +234.8%N/A0.4 $44.80 8/31/20212,300 shares $103.52 thousand -65.7%N/A0.1 $45.01 8/13/20216,700 shares $296.48 thousand +272.2%N/A0.3 $44.25 7/30/20211,800 shares $78.14 thousand -14.3%N/A0.1 $43.41 7/15/20212,100 shares $90.70 thousand -8.7%N/A0.1 $43.19 6/30/20212,300 shares $99.87 thousand -75.3%N/A0.1 $43.42 6/15/20219,300 shares $408.83 thousand +365.0%N/A0.5 $43.96 5/28/20212,000 shares $85.74 thousand -44.4%N/A0.1 $42.87 5/14/20213,600 shares $149.40 thousand -30.8%N/A0.2 $41.50 4/30/20215,200 shares $220.43 thousand +48.6%N/A0.2 $42.39 4/15/20213,500 shares $145.46 thousand +66.7%N/A0.1 $41.56 3/31/20212,100 shares $83.29 thousand -81.7%N/A0.1 $39.66 3/15/202111,500 shares $452.41 thousand +167.4%N/A0.4 $39.34 2/26/20214,300 shares $162.88 thousand +43.3%N/A0.2 $37.88 2/12/20213,000 shares $115.53 thousand -83.6%N/A0.1 $38.51 1/29/202118,300 shares $690.28 thousand +603.9%N/A0.6 $37.72 1/15/20212,600 shares $98.44 thousand -29.7%N/A0.1 $37.86 12/31/20203,700 shares $137.46 thousand +184.6%N/A0.1 $37.15 12/15/20201,300 shares $47.01 thousand -71.1%N/A0 $36.16 11/30/20204,500 shares $161.87 thousand -8.2%N/A0.1 $35.97 11/15/20204,900 shares $167.97 thousand -77.0%N/A0.2 $34.28 10/30/202021,300 shares $711.42 thousand +526.5%N/A0.7 $33.40 10/15/20203,400 shares $119.71 thousand -15.0%N/A0 $35.21 9/30/20204,000 shares $135.80 thousand -64.6%N/A0.1 $33.95 9/15/20208,800 shares $305.18 thousand -22.1%N/A0.3 $34.68 8/31/202011,300 shares $400.70 thousand +370.8%N/A0.4 $35.46 8/14/20202,400 shares $82.22 thousand -80.8%N/A0.1 $34.26 GAM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is General American Investors' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of General American Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 11,600 shares of GAM short. Learn More on General American Investors' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for General American Investors? 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. GAM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on General American Investors's short interest ratio. Is General American Investors' short interest increasing or decreasing? General American Investors saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,600 shares, an increase of 3.6% from the previous total of 11,200 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 General American Investors' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to General American Investors: Tri Continental Corporation (1.55%), Inv Vk Mun Opp (0.11%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.09%), INVVLU MU INCM (0.06%), PlayAGS, Inc. (2.68%), Inv Vk Tr Inv (0.42%), Inv Vk Mun Tr (0.10%), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (0.21%), Inv Vk Ca Valu (0.73%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.11%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short General American Investors stock? Short selling GAM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from General American Investors as its price is falling. GAM shares are trading down $0.57 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 General American Investors? A short squeeze for General American Investors 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 GAM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is General American Investors' 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 GAM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies TY Short Interest Data VMO Short Interest Data MMU Short Interest Data IIM Short Interest Data AGS Short Interest Data VGM Short Interest Data VKQ Short Interest Data IQI Short Interest Data VCV Short Interest Data NQP Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:GAM) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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