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

Short interest is the volume of The Goldman Sachs Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 3,270,000 shares of GS short. 0.99% of The Goldman Sachs Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Goldman Sachs Group's current short interest.

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 1.0. Learn More on The Goldman Sachs Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of The Goldman Sachs Group: Prelude Capital Management LLC, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., CTC LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Delta Accumulation LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Group One Trading L.P., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, UBS Group AG, Optiver Holding B.V., Garda Capital Partners LP, Capula Management Ltd, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd, Barclays PLC, XR Securities LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.99% of The Goldman Sachs Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

The Goldman Sachs Group saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,270,000 shares, a drop of 9.2% from the previous total of 3,600,000 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.

The Goldman Sachs Group currently has issued a total of 332,450,000 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 330,720,000 shares.

0.99% of The Goldman Sachs Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to The Goldman Sachs Group: The Charles Schwab Co. (1.67%), Morgan Stanley (1.59%), BlackRock, Inc. (1.48%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.36%), Prologis, Inc. (1.31%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (0.56%), American Express (0.90%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.18%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.92%), Citigroup Inc. (1.56%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $7.50 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 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.

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 May, 15 2023.