U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $40.47 -3.58 (-8.13%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.51 +0.04 (+0.09%) As of 10/17/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF Short Interest DataU.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU) has a short interest of 125,300 shares. This marks a 272.92% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 41,362 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest125,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest33,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+272.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$5.04 millionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2025Outstanding Shares4,400,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted2.85%Today's Trading Volume106,432 sharesAverage Trading Volume41,362 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average257% Short Selling U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGOAU Short Interest Over TimeGOAU Days to Cover Over TimeGOAU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/30/2025125,300 shares $5.04 million +272.9%N/A2 $40.22 9/15/202533,600 shares $1.26 million +47.4%N/A0.6 $37.40 8/31/202522,800 shares $761.06 thousand No Change0.5%0.5 $33.38 4/15/202524,500 shares $674.24 thousand +82.8%N/A0.7 $27.52 3/14/20258,500 shares $197.97 thousand -75.5%N/A0.3 $23.29 2/28/202534,700 shares $739.46 thousand +1,552.4%N/A1.4 $21.31 2/14/20252,100 shares $46.20 thousand -59.6%N/A0.1 $22.00 1/31/20255,200 shares $110.60 thousand -40.9%N/A0.2 $21.27 1/15/20258,800 shares $176.35 thousand +1,000.0%N/A0.4 $20.04 GOAU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's current short interest? 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 September 30th, investors have sold 125,300 shares of GOAU short. Learn More on U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF? 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. GOAU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's short interest ratio. Is U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 125,300 shares, an increase of 272.9% from the previous total of 33,600 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 U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF: VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.13%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.13%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (4.03%), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (0.50%), iShares Global Materials ETF (0.84%), iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (0.10%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (1.71%), Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF (3.79%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.16%), VanEck Steel ETF (2.81%), 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 ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF stock? 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 down $3.58 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 U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF? 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 appreciates 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. How often is U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF'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 GOAU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025. 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