GraniteShares Gold Trust (BAR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of GraniteShares Gold Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 163,500 shares of BAR short. Learn More on GraniteShares Gold Trust's current short interest.

GraniteShares Gold Trust saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 163,500 shares, a decrease of 48.8% from the previous total of 319,400 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to GraniteShares Gold Trust: abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (0.71%), VanEck Merk Gold ETF (0.81%), ProShares Ultra Gold (4.35%), Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF (0.19%), ProShares UltraShort Gold (10.29%), MicroSectors Gold -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (0.00%), DB Gold Double Short ETN (1.18%), DB Gold Short ETN (2.55%), iShares Gold Trust Micro (0.16%), SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (1.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BAR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from GraniteShares Gold Trust as its price is falling. BAR shares are trading down $0.41 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 GraniteShares Gold Trust 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 BAR, 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 BAR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.