Vista Gold (VGZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.19 -0.01 (-0.23%) As of 01:41 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Vista Gold Short Interest DataVista Gold (VGZ) has a short interest of 246,700 shares. This marks a -28.62% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 892,091 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest246,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest345,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-28.62%Dollar Volume Sold Short$535.34 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares125,181,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.20%Today's Trading Volume1,303,935 sharesAverage Trading Volume892,091 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average146% Short Selling Vista Gold? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vista Gold and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVGZ Short Interest Over TimeVGZ Days to Cover Over TimeVGZ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Vista Gold Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/2025246,700 shares $535.34 thousand -28.6%N/A0.2 $2.17 8/31/2025345,600 shares $425.09 thousand -16.7%0.3%0.5 $1.23 8/15/2025415,000 shares $518.75 thousand +138.1%N/A0.6 $1.25 7/31/2025174,300 shares $161.23 thousand -32.8%0.1%0.2 $0.93 7/15/2025259,300 shares $256.71 thousand -24.6%N/A0.3 $0.99 6/30/2025343,700 shares $335.42 thousand +12.3%0.3%0.5 $0.98 6/15/2025306,100 shares $306.10 thousand +384.3%0.3%0.4 $1.00 5/31/202563,200 shares $74.58 thousand -66.2%0.1%0.1 $1.18 5/15/2025187,200 shares $179.71 thousand -43.7%N/A0.3 $0.96 4/30/2025332,700 shares $328.24 thousand +2,980.6%N/A0.5 $0.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VGZ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vista Gold and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/202510,800 shares $8.62 thousand +3,500.0%N/A0 $0.80 3/14/202517,400 shares $12.71 thousand +262.5%N/A0 $0.73 2/14/202528,200 shares $18.78 thousand -44.8%N/A0.1 $0.67 1/31/202551,100 shares $32.70 thousand -27.7%N/A0.1 $0.64 5/15/202390,400 shares $0.00 -49.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 4/30/2023179,700 shares $116.12 thousand +83.0%N/A1.1 $0.65 4/15/202398,200 shares $62.66 thousand +29.2%N/A0.7 $0.64 3/31/202376,000 shares $0.00 -9.4%N/A0.5 $0.00 3/15/202383,900 shares $0.00 +10.4%N/A0.5 $0.00 2/28/202376,000 shares $0.00 -30.0%N/A0.5 $0.00 2/15/2023108,600 shares $0.00 -32.8%N/A0.7 $0.00 1/31/2023161,600 shares $0.00 -7.1%N/A0.9 $0.00 1/15/2023174,000 shares $0.00 +79.8%N/A1 $0.00 12/30/202296,800 shares $0.00 -35.6%N/A0.6 $0.00 12/15/2022150,300 shares $0.00 +59.2%N/A1.1 $0.00 11/30/202294,400 shares $0.00 -8.8%N/A0.7 $0.00 11/15/2022103,500 shares $0.00 -12.1%N/A0.8 $0.00 10/31/2022117,800 shares $0.00 -10.8%N/A1 $0.00 10/15/2022132,100 shares $0.00 -19.8%N/A1 $0.00 9/30/2022164,800 shares $0.00 +9.7%N/A1.3 $0.00 9/15/2022150,200 shares $0.00 -8.4%N/A1.1 $0.00 8/31/2022164,000 shares $0.00 -4.5%N/A1.2 $0.00 8/15/2022171,700 shares $0.00 +176.9%N/A1.3 $0.00 7/31/202262,000 shares $0.00 -32.5%N/A0.4 $0.00 7/15/202291,800 shares $0.00 -32.0%N/A0.5 $0.00 6/30/2022135,000 shares $0.00 +43.9%N/A0.7 $0.00 6/15/202293,800 shares $0.00 -44.6%N/A0.5 $0.00 5/31/2022169,300 shares $0.00 +7.2%N/A0.6 $0.00 5/15/2022158,000 shares $0.00 -14.1%N/A0.5 $0.00 4/30/2022184,000 shares $0.00 -23.5%N/A0.5 $0.00 4/15/2022240,500 shares $0.00 +2.9%N/A0.7 $0.00 3/31/2022233,700 shares $0.00 +23.9%N/A0.7 $0.00 3/15/2022188,700 shares $0.00 +23.6%N/A0.6 $0.00 2/28/2022152,700 shares $0.00 +10.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 2/15/2022138,000 shares $0.00 -20.0%N/A0.5 $0.00 1/31/2022172,400 shares $0.00 -12.3%N/A0.6 $0.00 1/15/2022196,500 shares $0.00 +22.4%N/A0.7 $0.00 12/31/2021160,600 shares $0.00 +3.6%N/A0.6 $0.00 12/15/2021155,100 shares $0.00 +6.9%N/A0.5 $0.00 11/30/2021145,100 shares $105.40 thousand +18.3%N/A0.5 $0.73 11/15/2021122,700 shares $0.00 -19.0%N/A0.4 $0.00 10/29/2021151,400 shares $113.53 thousand +15.5%N/A0.5 $0.75 10/15/2021131,100 shares $0.00 +10.5%N/A0.4 $0.00 9/30/2021118,600 shares $0.00 -30.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 9/15/2021170,800 shares $0.00 +23.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 8/31/2021138,200 shares $0.00 -0.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/13/2021138,700 shares $0.00 -46.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/30/2021257,500 shares $0.00 +16.2%N/A0.4 $0.00 7/15/2021221,600 shares $0.00 +7.2%N/A0.3 $0.00 6/30/2021206,800 shares $0.00 +42.2%N/A0.3 $0.00 6/15/2021145,400 shares $0.00 -2.6%0.1%0.4 $0.00 5/28/2021149,300 shares $0.00 +26.2%0.2%0.4 $0.00 5/14/2021118,300 shares $0.00 -4.9%0.1%0.3 $0.00 4/30/2021124,400 shares $0.00 -45.6%0.1%0.3 $0.00 4/15/2021228,700 shares $247.00 thousand +62.3%0.2%0.4 $1.08 3/31/2021140,900 shares $154.99 thousand -10.9%0.1%0.2 $1.10 3/15/2021158,200 shares $170.86 thousand +2.9%0.2%0.2 $1.08 2/26/2021153,700 shares $156.77 thousand -35.9%0.2%0.2 $1.02 2/12/2021239,600 shares $227.62 thousand -40.7%0.2%0.4 $0.95 1/29/2021403,700 shares $407.74 thousand +142.3%0.4%0.7 $1.01 1/15/2021166,600 shares $178.26 thousand +20.6%0.2%0.4 $1.07 12/31/2020138,200 shares $152.02 thousand -21.9%0.1%0.4 $1.10 12/15/2020177,000 shares $173.88 thousand -3.4%0.2%0.6 $0.98 11/30/2020183,200 shares $175.43 thousand +7.0%0.2%0.6 $0.96 10/30/2020198,700 shares $198.68 thousand -32.0%0.2%0.6 $1.00 10/15/2020292,300 shares $306.92 thousand +67.1%0.3%0.6 $1.05 VGZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Vista Gold's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Vista Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 246,700 shares of VGZ short. Learn More on Vista Gold's current short interest. Which institutional investors are shorting Vista Gold? 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. Is Vista Gold's short interest increasing or decreasing? Vista Gold saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 246,700 shares, a drop of 28.6% from the previous total of 345,600 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. How does Vista Gold's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to Vista Gold: Osisko Development Corp. (4.29%), i-80 Gold Corp. (4.66%), New Found Gold Corp. (6.41%), Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (2.45%), Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (4.01%), Vox Royalty Corp. (1.88%), U.S. GoldMining Inc. (4.52%), Namib Minerals (5.45%), Gold Resource Co. (1.33%), Austin Gold Corp. (1.81%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vista Gold stock? Short selling VGZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vista Gold as its price is falling. VGZ shares are trading up $0.14 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 Vista Gold? 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. How often is Vista Gold'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 VGZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Osisko Development Short Interest Data i-80 Gold Short Interest Data New Found Gold Short Interest Data Platinum Group Metals Short Interest Data Hycroft Mining Short Interest Data Vox Royalty Short Interest Data U.S. GoldMining Short Interest Data Namib Minerals Short Interest Data Gold Resource Short Interest Data Austin Gold Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:VGZ) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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