Gildan Activewear (GIL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $50.92 -0.13 (-0.24%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.94 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 04:49 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Gildan Activewear Short Interest DataGildan Activewear (GIL) has a short interest of 2.08 million shares, representing 1.39% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.97% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, indicating that it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 655,465 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,080,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.97%Dollar Volume Sold Short$102.56 millionShort Interest Ratio2.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares149,912,000 sharesFloat Size149,280,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.39%Today's Trading Volume286,666 sharesAverage Trading Volume655,465 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average44% Short Selling Gildan Activewear? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Gildan Activewear and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGIL Short Interest Over TimeGIL Days to Cover Over TimeGIL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Gildan Activewear Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20252,080,000 shares $102.56 million +3.0%1.4%2.9 $49.31 6/15/20252,020,000 shares $93.51 million -11.8%1.4%2.7 $46.29 5/31/20252,290,000 shares $106.62 million +2.2%1.5%2.8 $46.56 5/15/20252,240,000 shares $110.43 million +11.4%1.5%2.9 $49.30 4/30/20252,010,000 shares $92.80 million +6.9%1.4%2.7 $46.17 4/15/20251,880,000 shares $77.47 million +10.6%1.3%2.8 $41.21 3/31/20251,700,000 shares $75.18 million -1.2%1.1%2.6 $44.23 3/15/20251,720,000 shares $80.04 million -3.4%1.2%3.1 $46.53 2/28/20251,780,000 shares $96.20 million +12.7%1.2%3.1 $54.05 2/15/20251,580,000 shares $80.51 million +1.9%1.1%2.8 $50.95 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GIL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Gildan Activewear and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20251,550,000 shares $80.06 million -0.6%1.0%2.6 $51.65 1/15/20251,560,000 shares $77.27 million +2.6%1.0%2.6 $49.53 12/31/20241,520,000 shares $71.52 million -11.1%1.0%2.6 $47.05 12/15/20241,710,000 shares $83.48 million -9.0%1.1%3 $48.82 11/30/20241,880,000 shares $93.29 million -6.0%1.3%3.2 $49.62 11/15/20242,000,000 shares $96.58 million -12.7%1.3%3.3 $48.29 10/31/20242,290,000 shares $111.96 million +2.2%1.5%3.8 $48.89 10/15/20242,240,000 shares $106.47 million +2.8%1.4%3.7 $47.53 9/30/20242,180,000 shares $102.70 million -30.6%1.4%3.6 $47.11 9/15/20243,140,000 shares $141.30 million -10.3%2.0%5.2 $45.00 8/31/20243,500,000 shares $159.71 million -3.3%2.2%5.8 $45.63 8/15/20243,620,000 shares $151.86 million +10.0%2.3%5.5 $41.95 7/31/20243,290,000 shares $133.85 million +7.5%2.1%4.7 $40.69 7/15/20243,060,000 shares $120.14 million +9.3%1.9%4.5 $39.26 6/30/20242,800,000 shares $106.18 million +6.5%1.7%3.8 $37.92 6/15/20242,630,000 shares $98.78 million -9.6%1.6%3.4 $37.56 5/31/20242,910,000 shares $111.37 million +80.8%1.8%3.1 $38.27 5/15/20241,610,000 shares $56.58 million +12.6%1.0%1.8 $35.14 4/30/20241,430,000 shares $49.60 million -7.1%0.9%1.8 $34.69 4/15/20241,540,000 shares $54.41 million +18.5%0.9%1.9 $35.33 3/31/20241,300,000 shares $48.27 million -12.2%0.8%1.5 $37.13 3/15/20241,480,000 shares $50.62 million +4.2%0.9%1.7 $34.20 2/29/20241,420,000 shares $49.44 million -20.2%0.9%1.4 $34.82 2/15/20241,780,000 shares $61.86 million -1.7%1.1%1.9 $34.75 1/31/20241,810,000 shares $59.75 million -13.4%1.1%1.9 $33.01 1/15/20242,090,000 shares $65.73 million -19.9%1.3%2.2 $31.45 12/31/20232,610,000 shares $86.29 million -1.9%1.6%2.9 $33.06 12/15/20232,660,000 shares $91.74 million -32.8%1.6%3.2 $34.49 11/30/20233,960,000 shares $143.43 million -25.6%2.4%6.4 $36.22 11/15/20235,320,000 shares $188.75 million -12.6%3.2%10.7 $35.48Special gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850% (Ad)In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. But nothing comes close to the rally right now. Over the past few weeks alone, the yellow metal surged as high as $3,500 — the highest level on record. So far this bull run playing out exactly as me and my analysts have predicted.Here’s exactly how we see this gold bull market play out. 10/31/20236,090,000 shares $173.02 million +5.9%3.5%13.5 $28.41 10/15/20235,750,000 shares $168.25 million -0.2%3.3%13.1 $29.26 9/30/20235,760,000 shares $161.34 million +29.7%3.3%12.2 $28.01 9/15/20234,440,000 shares $126.05 million +16.8%2.6%9.4 $28.39 8/31/20233,800,000 shares $113.32 million +7.0%2.2%7.7 $29.82 8/15/20233,550,000 shares $107.42 million -17.1%2.1%6.3 $30.26 7/31/20234,280,000 shares $133.11 million +5.4%2.5%7.1 $31.10 7/15/20234,060,000 shares $126.59 million -0.7%2.3%6.8 $31.18 6/30/20234,090,000 shares $131.80 million -3.8%2.4%7.4 $32.23 6/15/20234,250,000 shares $128.99 million +12.4%2.5%7.7 $30.35 5/31/20233,780,000 shares $103.08 million -16.6%2.2%6.7 $27.27 5/15/20234,530,000 shares $138.48 million +3.0%2.6%7.5 $30.57 4/30/20234,400,000 shares $143.35 million -3.5%2.5%7.6 $32.58 4/15/20234,560,000 shares $145.92 million -1.5%2.6%8 $32.00 3/31/20234,630,000 shares $153.67 million +12.7%2.7%8.1 $33.19 3/15/20234,110,000 shares $126.79 million +7.6%2.4%6.9 $30.85 2/28/20233,820,000 shares $121.29 million +10.1%2.2%6.5 $31.75 2/15/20233,470,000 shares $103.20 million +11.9%2.0%6.4 $29.74 1/31/20233,100,000 shares $97.12 million -8.3%1.8%6 $31.33 1/15/20233,380,000 shares $104.95 million -0.6%1.9%6.4 $31.05 12/30/20223,400,000 shares $93.16 million -16.7%1.9%6.2 $27.40 12/15/20224,080,000 shares $112.61 million +16.6%2.3%7.3 $27.60 11/30/20223,500,000 shares $101.12 million -22.9%2.0%6.4 $28.89 11/15/20224,540,000 shares $130.53 million +7.1%2.5%8.2 $28.75 10/31/20224,240,000 shares $133.77 million -2.5%2.4%7.7 $31.55 10/15/20224,350,000 shares $130.11 million -6.7%2.4%7.7 $29.91 9/30/20224,660,000 shares $131.74 million -9.5%2.6%7.5 $28.27 9/15/20225,150,000 shares $164.34 million +24.1%2.9%7.6 $31.91 8/31/20224,150,000 shares $122.76 million +11.6%2.3%6 $29.58 8/15/20223,720,000 shares $119.41 million -4.4%2.0%5.1 $32.10 7/31/20223,890,000 shares $114.05 million -1.3%2.1%4.7 $29.32 7/15/20223,940,000 shares $106.03 million +10.1%2.2%4.8 $26.91 6/30/20223,580,000 shares $103.03 million +36.6%2.0%4.6 $28.78 6/15/20222,620,000 shares $74.98 million -6.8%1.4%3.8 $28.62 5/31/20222,810,000 shares $88.46 million +24.9%1.5%4.1 $31.48 5/15/20222,250,000 shares $69.73 million +27.8%1.2%3 $30.99 4/30/20221,760,000 shares $59.63 million +30.4%1.0%2.7 $33.88 4/15/20221,350,000 shares $48.14 million -3.6%0.7%2.1 $35.66 3/31/20221,400,000 shares $52.47 million -1.4%0.8%2.1 $37.48 3/15/20221,420,000 shares $51.32 million +11.8%N/A2.3 $36.14 2/28/20221,270,000 shares $49.92 million -1.6%0.7%2.1 $39.31 2/15/20221,290,000 shares $50.92 million +2.4%0.7%2.3 $39.47 1/31/20221,260,000 shares $50.19 million -6.0%0.7%2.5 $39.83 1/15/20221,340,000 shares $54.56 million -5.0%0.7%2.5 $40.72 12/31/20211,410,000 shares $59.77 million -0.7%0.7%2.8 $42.39 12/15/20211,420,000 shares $58.22 million -9.6%0.8%2.7 $41.00 11/30/20211,570,000 shares $63.68 million -3.7%0.8%2.9 $40.56 11/15/20211,630,000 shares $69.54 million -26.2%0.9%3 $42.66 10/29/20212,210,000 shares $81.15 million -11.6%1.1%3.8 $36.72 10/15/20212,500,000 shares $91.48 million +65.6%1.3%4.8 $36.59Special gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850% (Ad)In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. But nothing comes close to the rally right now. Over the past few weeks alone, the yellow metal surged as high as $3,500 — the highest level on record. So far this bull run playing out exactly as me and my analysts have predicted.Here’s exactly how we see this gold bull market play out. 9/30/20211,510,000 shares $55.13 million -3.8%0.8%3.2 $36.51 9/15/20211,570,000 shares $59.83 million +23.6%0.8%3.5 $38.11 8/31/20211,270,000 shares $48.83 million -2.3%0.7%3.1 $38.45 8/13/20211,300,000 shares $49.88 million No ChangeN/A0 $38.37 7/15/20211,280,000 shares $43.28 million -6.6%0.7%3.3 $33.81 6/30/20211,370,000 shares $50.58 million +4.6%0.7%3.6 $36.92 6/15/20211,310,000 shares $46.62 million -2.2%0.7%3.6 $35.59 5/28/20211,340,000 shares $48.45 million -10.7%0.7%3.5 $36.16 5/14/20211,500,000 shares $52.28 million -2.0%0.8%3.3 $34.85 4/30/20211,530,000 shares $53.53 million -14.0%0.8%3.2 $34.99 4/15/20211,780,000 shares $58.49 million +0.6%0.9%3.7 $32.86 3/31/20211,770,000 shares $54.06 million -7.3%0.9%3.6 $30.54 3/15/20211,910,000 shares $59.73 million -40.7%1.0%4 $31.27 2/26/20213,220,000 shares $100.79 million -1.2%1.7%6.4 $31.30 2/12/20213,260,000 shares $91.05 million +10.9%1.7%7.4 $27.93 1/29/20212,940,000 shares $76.82 million -17.7%1.5%5.8 $26.13 1/15/20213,570,000 shares $99.57 million -11.2%1.8%6.7 $27.89 12/31/20204,020,000 shares $112.44 million -14.1%2.1%7 $27.97 12/15/20204,680,000 shares $126.50 million -13.8%2.4%7.1 $27.03 11/30/20205,430,000 shares $144.71 million +4.6%2.8%7.7 $26.65 11/15/20205,190,000 shares $123.99 million -10.8%2.7%7.3 $23.89 10/30/20205,820,000 shares $124.43 million -4.1%3.0%8.2 $21.38 10/15/20206,070,000 shares $135.00 million -0.5%3.1%9.1 $22.24 9/30/20206,100,000 shares $119.99 million -10.6%3.1%9.2 $19.67 9/15/20206,820,000 shares $137.08 million +0.3%3.5%10.5 $20.10 8/31/20206,800,000 shares $131.51 million +3.2%3.5%9.9 $19.34 8/14/20206,590,000 shares $129.23 million -3.0%3.4%8.3 $19.61 7/31/20206,790,000 shares $120.59 million +11.3%3.5%7.8 $17.76 7/15/20206,100,000 shares $94.31 million +10.7%3.1%6.2 $15.46 GIL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Gildan Activewear's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Gildan Activewear shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 2,080,000 shares of GIL short. 1.39% of Gildan Activewear's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Gildan Activewear's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Gildan Activewear? 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. GIL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Gildan Activewear's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Gildan Activewear? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Gildan Activewear: PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Gildan Activewear? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.39% of Gildan Activewear's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Gildan Activewear's short interest increasing or decreasing? Gildan Activewear saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,080,000 shares, an increase of 3.0% from the previous total of 2,020,000 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. What is Gildan Activewear's float size? Gildan Activewear currently has issued a total of 149,912,000 shares. Some of Gildan Activewear's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Gildan Activewear currently has a public float of 149,280,000 shares. How does Gildan Activewear's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.39% of Gildan Activewear's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Gildan Activewear: ITT Inc. (1.98%), Oxford Industries, Inc. (15.19%), lululemon athletica inc. (4.88%), Amer Sports, Inc. (8.56%), Birkenstock Holding PLC (19.76%), Levi Strauss & Co. (1.70%), Kontoor Brands, Inc. (6.38%), Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. (2.45%), Under Armour, Inc. (7.84%), Under Armour, Inc. (9.04%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Gildan Activewear stock? Short selling GIL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gildan Activewear as its price is falling. GIL shares are trading down $0.29 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 Gildan Activewear? A short squeeze for Gildan Activewear 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 GIL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Gildan Activewear's 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 GIL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies ITT Short Interest Oxford Industries Short Interest lululemon athletica Short Interest Amer Sports Short Interest Birkenstock Short Interest Levi Strauss & Co. Short Interest Kontoor Brands Short Interest Ermenegildo Zegna Short Interest Under Armour Short Interest Under Armour Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:GIL) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? Don't make him laugh. 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