The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust - GDV Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 16,700 shares of GDV short. Learn More on The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust's current short interest.

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 16,700 shares, an increase of 198.2% from the previous total of 5,600 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GDV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust as its price is falling. GDV shares are trading down $0.25 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 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust 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 GDV, 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 GDV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.