Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (GMZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 4,300 shares of GMZ short. Learn More on Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund's current short interest.

Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,300 shares, a drop of 74.6% from the previous total of 16,900 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.24 billion), Aon plc ($3.67 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.89 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.79 billion), MercadoLibre, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($2.01 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.94 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.81 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GMZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund as its price is falling. 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 Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities 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 GMZ, 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 GMZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2020.