U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 22,800 shares of GOAU short. 0.53% of U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's current short interest.

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. 0.53% of U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 22,800 shares, a decrease of 70.7% from the previous total of 77,700 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.

0.53% of U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.15%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (11.18%), VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.07%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.09%), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (0.10%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (1.07%), Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF (3.65%), iShares Global Materials ETF (0.10%), VanEck Steel ETF (1.22%), iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF (0.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GOAU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF as its price is falling. GOAU shares are trading up $1.06 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 U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF 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 GOAU, 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 GOAU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.