Vista Gold (VGZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vista Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 174,300 shares of VGZ short. 0.15% of Vista Gold's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vista Gold's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vista Gold: Group One Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 0.15% of Vista Gold's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vista Gold saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 174,300 shares, a drop of 32.8% from the previous total of 259,300 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.

0.15% of Vista Gold's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to Vista Gold: i-80 Gold Corp. (4.99%), New Found Gold Corp. (3.94%), Osisko Development Corp. (0.86%), Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (2.51%), Vox Royalty Corp. (2.02%), Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (5.60%), U.S. GoldMining Inc. (6.59%), Gold Resource Co. (2.07%), Austin Gold Corp. (0.55%), China Natural Resources, Inc. (8.71%),

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), Strategy Inc ($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.

Short selling VGZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vista Gold 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 Vista Gold 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 VGZ, 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 VGZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.