The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$730.50 -16.70 (-2.24%)

Closing price 08/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$731.47 +0.97 (+0.13%)

As of 08/15/2025 08:00 PM Eastern

The Goldman Sachs Group Short Interest Data

The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) has a short interest of 5.98 million shares, representing 1.99% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.29% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.89 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 5,980,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 6,120,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -2.29%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $4.33 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: July 31, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 302,720,000 shares
Float Size: 301,070,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 1.99%
Today's Trading Volume: 1,645,323 shares
Average Trading Volume: 1,885,910 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 87%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
7/31/2025	5,980,000 shares	$4.33 billion	-2.3%	2.0%	2.8	$723.55
7/15/2025	6,120,000 shares	$4.30 billion	+9.3%	2.0%	2.8	$702.28
6/30/2025	5,600,000 shares	$3.97 billion	-1.4%	1.8%	2.2	$708.51
6/15/2025	5,680,000 shares	$3.48 billion	+5.2%	1.9%	2.2	$613.07
5/31/2025	5,400,000 shares	$3.24 billion	-7.1%	1.8%	2	$599.86
5/15/2025	5,810,000 shares	$3.58 billion	+14.8%	1.9%	1.9	$615.69
4/30/2025	5,060,000 shares	$2.77 billion	+18.5%	1.7%	1.7	$547.86
4/15/2025	4,270,000 shares	$2.17 billion	+6.2%	1.4%	1.4	$507.94
3/31/2025	4,020,000 shares	$2.20 billion	+1.8%	1.3%	1.3	$546.75
3/15/2025	3,950,000 shares	$2.14 billion	-18.4%	1.3%	1.5	$542.31
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2/28/2025	4,840,000 shares	$3.01 billion	+1.7%	1.6%	1.9	$622.11
2/15/2025	4,760,000 shares	$3.15 billion	+11.0%	1.5%	2.1	$661.56
1/31/2025	4,290,000 shares	$2.75 billion	-0.9%	1.4%	1.8	$640.15
1/15/2025	4,330,000 shares	$2.62 billion	-4.8%	1.4%	1.9	$605.89
12/31/2024	4,550,000 shares	$2.61 billion	+4.6%	1.5%	2.2	$572.62
12/15/2024	4,350,000 shares	$2.55 billion	-13.9%	1.4%	2.1	$585.48
11/30/2024	5,050,000 shares	$3.07 billion	+5.4%	1.6%	2.5	$608.57
11/15/2024	4,790,000 shares	$2.84 billion	+5.7%	1.5%	2.3	$593.51
10/31/2024	4,530,000 shares	$2.34 billion	-5.2%	1.5%	2.3	$517.63
10/15/2024	4,780,000 shares	$2.50 billion	+7.9%	1.5%	2.4	$522.60
9/30/2024	4,430,000 shares	$2.19 billion	-11.4%	1.4%	2.2	$495.11
9/15/2024	5,000,000 shares	$2.39 billion	-14.8%	1.6%	2.3	$478.99
8/31/2024	5,870,000 shares	$3.00 billion	+10.3%	1.9%	2.7	$510.25
8/15/2024	5,320,000 shares	$2.65 billion	-5.2%	1.7%	2.4	$498.97
7/31/2024	5,610,000 shares	$2.86 billion	+1.5%	1.8%	2.4	$509.22
7/15/2024	5,530,000 shares	$2.72 billion	+16.7%	1.7%	2.5	$492.23
6/30/2024	4,740,000 shares	$2.14 billion	-11.1%	1.5%	2.1	$452.32
6/15/2024	5,330,000 shares	$2.38 billion	-5.0%	1.7%	2.4	$446.46
5/31/2024	5,610,000 shares	$2.56 billion	-9.2%	1.8%	2.4	$456.71
5/15/2024	6,180,000 shares	$2.88 billion	+5.5%	1.9%	2.7	$465.99
4/30/2024	5,860,000 shares	$2.50 billion	+16.7%	1.8%	2.5	$426.71
4/15/2024	5,020,000 shares	$2.01 billion	-1.4%	1.6%	2.1	$400.75
3/31/2024	5,090,000 shares	$2.13 billion	+9.0%	1.6%	2.2	$417.69
3/15/2024	4,670,000 shares	$1.81 billion	-4.3%	1.4%	2.1	$387.12
2/29/2024	4,880,000 shares	$1.90 billion	+22.9%	1.5%	2.2	$388.79
2/15/2024	3,970,000 shares	$1.53 billion	-1.2%	1.2%	1.8	$385.50
1/31/2024	4,020,000 shares	$1.54 billion	-7.8%	1.2%	1.9	$383.95
1/15/2024	4,360,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-1.4%	1.3%	2	$377.75
12/31/2023	4,420,000 shares	$1.71 billion	-8.3%	1.4%	2.1	$385.77
12/15/2023	4,820,000 shares	$1.83 billion	+13.2%	1.5%	2.3	$380.29
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11/30/2023	4,260,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+4.2%	1.3%	2.1	$341.54
11/15/2023	4,090,000 shares	$1.38 billion	+13.3%	1.3%	2.1	$337.82
10/31/2023	3,610,000 shares	$1.10 billion	+5.6%	1.1%	1.9	$303.38
10/15/2023	3,420,000 shares	$1.06 billion	+6.9%	1.0%	1.8	$309.30
9/30/2023	3,200,000 shares	$1.04 billion	-15.1%	1.0%	1.6	$323.57
9/15/2023	3,770,000 shares	$1.29 billion	+16.0%	1.2%	1.8	$342.68
8/31/2023	3,250,000 shares	$1.07 billion	+3.8%	1.0%	1.5	$327.71
8/15/2023	3,130,000 shares	$1.04 billion	-4.3%	1.0%	1.3	$332.10
7/31/2023	3,270,000 shares	$1.16 billion	+10.9%	1.0%	1.4	$355.87
7/15/2023	2,950,000 shares	$962.26 million	-0.3%	0.9%	1.3	$326.19
6/30/2023	2,960,000 shares	$954.72 million	-18.5%	0.9%	1.3	$322.54
6/15/2023	3,630,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-0.6%	1.1%	1.7	$339.88
5/31/2023	3,650,000 shares	$1.18 billion	+11.6%	1.1%	1.5	$323.76
5/15/2023	3,270,000 shares	$1.05 billion	-9.2%	1.0%	1.3	$322.07
4/30/2023	3,600,000 shares	$1.24 billion	+0.8%	1.1%	1.4	$343.44
4/15/2023	3,570,000 shares	$1.20 billion	+1.1%	1.1%	1.3	$336.92
3/31/2023	3,530,000 shares	$1.15 billion	-30.2%	1.1%	1.2	$327.11
3/15/2023	5,060,000 shares	$1.58 billion	+15.8%	1.5%	1.7	$312.19
2/28/2023	4,370,000 shares	$1.54 billion	+8.4%	1.3%	1.7	$351.65
2/15/2023	4,030,000 shares	$1.51 billion	+2.3%	1.2%	1.6	$374.34
1/31/2023	3,940,000 shares	$1.44 billion	-1.8%	1.2%	1.5	$365.81
1/15/2023	4,010,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-10.9%	1.2%	1.5	$374.00
12/30/2022	4,500,000 shares	$1.55 billion	-6.6%	1.3%	1.9	$343.38
12/15/2022	4,820,000 shares	$1.69 billion	-23.5%	1.4%	2	$349.83
11/30/2022	6,300,000 shares	$2.43 billion	-11.3%	1.9%	2.7	$386.15
11/15/2022	7,100,000 shares	$2.72 billion	+24.3%	2.1%	3.1	$382.88
10/31/2022	5,710,000 shares	$1.97 billion	+15.1%	1.7%	2.7	$344.51
10/15/2022	4,960,000 shares	$1.49 billion	-2.9%	1.5%	2.4	$299.99
9/30/2022	5,110,000 shares	$1.50 billion	+1.0%	1.5%	2.4	$293.05
9/15/2022	5,060,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+1.0%	1.5%	2.3	$331.62
8/31/2022	5,010,000 shares	$1.67 billion	-9.9%	N/A	2.1	$332.67
8/15/2022	5,560,000 shares	$1.98 billion	+5.9%	1.6%	2.3	$355.85
7/31/2022	5,250,000 shares	$1.75 billion	+4.6%	1.5%	2.1	$333.39
7/15/2022	5,020,000 shares	$1.48 billion	+6.6%	1.5%	1.9	$293.87
6/30/2022	4,710,000 shares	$1.40 billion	+4.4%	1.4%	1.8	$297.02
6/15/2022	4,510,000 shares	$1.31 billion	+9.7%	1.3%	1.7	$290.07
5/31/2022	4,110,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-9.3%	1.2%	1.6	$326.85
5/15/2022	4,530,000 shares	$1.39 billion	-7.4%	1.3%	1.6	$306.99
4/30/2022	4,890,000 shares	$1.49 billion	+7.0%	1.4%	1.7	$305.49
4/15/2022	4,570,000 shares	$1.47 billion	-15.4%	1.3%	1.5	$321.64
3/31/2022	5,400,000 shares	$1.78 billion	+10.2%	1.6%	1.6	$330.10
3/15/2022	4,900,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-0.4%	1.5%	1.5	$329.16
2/28/2022	4,920,000 shares	$1.68 billion	No Change	1.5%	1.5	$341.29
2/15/2022	4,920,000 shares	$1.79 billion	+0.6%	1.5%	1.6	$363.94
1/31/2022	4,890,000 shares	$1.73 billion	+15.9%	1.5%	1.6	$354.68
1/15/2022	4,220,000 shares	$1.61 billion	+2.7%	1.3%	1.5	$380.94
12/31/2021	4,110,000 shares	$1.57 billion	+2.2%	1.3%	1.6	$382.55
12/15/2021	4,020,000 shares	$1.57 billion	-2.4%	1.2%	1.6	$389.91
11/30/2021	4,120,000 shares	$1.57 billion	+4.0%	1.3%	1.7	$380.99
11/15/2021	3,960,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-5.7%	1.2%	1.7	$404.81
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10/29/2021	4,200,000 shares	$1.74 billion	-3.5%	1.3%	1.8	$413.35
10/15/2021	4,350,000 shares	$1.77 billion	-2.0%	1.3%	1.9	$406.07
9/30/2021	4,440,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+15.6%	1.4%	1.9	$378.03
9/15/2021	3,840,000 shares	$1.54 billion	-13.7%	1.2%	1.6	$401.95
8/31/2021	4,450,000 shares	$1.84 billion	-2.8%	1.4%	1.9	$413.51
8/13/2021	4,580,000 shares	$1.88 billion	+13.1%	1.4%	1.8	$410.78
7/30/2021	4,050,000 shares	$1.52 billion	-1.0%	1.2%	1.5	$374.88
7/15/2021	4,090,000 shares	$1.53 billion	-1.0%	1.2%	1.5	$373.35
6/30/2021	4,130,000 shares	$1.57 billion	-20.4%	1.3%	1.4	$379.53
6/15/2021	5,190,000 shares	$1.93 billion	-2.1%	1.6%	1.8	$371.30
5/28/2021	5,300,000 shares	$1.97 billion	+6.6%	1.6%	1.9	$372.02
5/14/2021	4,970,000 shares	$1.78 billion	+13.2%	1.5%	1.7	$358.81
4/30/2021	4,390,000 shares	$1.55 billion	-13.6%	1.3%	1.5	$352.97
4/15/2021	5,080,000 shares	$1.70 billion	+6.1%	1.5%	1.6	$335.35
3/31/2021	4,790,000 shares	$1.59 billion	+3.5%	1.5%	1.5	$332.01
3/15/2021	4,630,000 shares	$1.61 billion	+1.8%	1.4%	1.4	$348.81
2/26/2021	4,550,000 shares	$1.49 billion	+7.3%	1.4%	1.4	$327.76
2/12/2021	4,240,000 shares	$1.28 billion	-0.7%	1.3%	1.4	$302.32
1/29/2021	4,270,000 shares	$1.17 billion	-19.6%	1.3%	1.4	$275.02
1/15/2021	5,310,000 shares	$1.63 billion	+21.2%	1.6%	1.7	$307.87
12/31/2020	4,380,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+9.8%	1.3%	1.4	$259.45
12/15/2020	3,990,000 shares	$948.78 million	+2.3%	1.2%	1.3	$237.79
11/30/2020	3,900,000 shares	$918.06 million	+17.5%	1.2%	1.2	$235.40
11/15/2020	3,320,000 shares	$727.35 million	-14.0%	1.0%	1	$219.08
10/30/2020	3,860,000 shares	$733.17 million	-9.4%	1.2%	1.1	$189.94
10/15/2020	4,260,000 shares	$899.84 million	-15.0%	1.3%	1.3	$211.23
9/30/2020	5,010,000 shares	$1.01 billion	+24.9%	1.5%	1.5	$200.97
9/15/2020	4,010,000 shares	$793.98 million	-16.8%	1.2%	1.1	$198.00
8/31/2020	4,820,000 shares	$987.47 million	+23.0%	1.5%	1.4	$204.87

GS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Goldman Sachs Group's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of The Goldman Sachs Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 5,980,000 shares of GS short. 1.99% of The Goldman Sachs Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Goldman Sachs Group's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for The Goldman Sachs Group?: 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. GS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on The Goldman Sachs Group's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting The Goldman Sachs Group?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of The Goldman Sachs Group: Man Group plc, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, QVT Financial LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Raymond James Financial Inc., Rokos Capital Management LLP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Bosun Asset Management LLC, Capula Management Ltd, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Groupe la Francaise, Lido Advisors LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., DLD Asset Management LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Brave Asset Management Inc., Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for The Goldman Sachs Group?: 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. 1.99% of The Goldman Sachs Group's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is The Goldman Sachs Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?: The Goldman Sachs Group saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,980,000 shares, a drop of 2.3% from the previous total of 6,120,000 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 The Goldman Sachs Group's float size?: The Goldman Sachs Group currently has issued a total of 302,720,000 shares. Some of The Goldman Sachs Group'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. The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a public float of 301,070,000 shares.

How does The Goldman Sachs Group's short interest compare to its competitors?: 1.99% of The Goldman Sachs Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to The Goldman Sachs Group: Apple Inc. (0.71%), Microsoft Corporation (0.72%), Tesla, Inc. (2.81%), Bank of America Corporation (1.25%), Citigroup Inc. (1.99%), Compass, Inc. (6.66%), Johnson & Johnson (0.71%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.83%), Morgan Stanley (1.20%), Wells Fargo & Company (1.24%),
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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short The Goldman Sachs Group stock?: Short selling GS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Goldman Sachs Group as its price is falling. GS shares are trading down $16.70 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 The Goldman Sachs Group?: A short squeeze for The Goldman Sachs Group 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 GS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is The Goldman Sachs Group'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 GS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.

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The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume