Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 9,100 shares of SGDJ short. 0.26% of Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF: Quaker Wealth Management 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. 0.26% of Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,100 shares, a drop of 62.6% from the previous total of 24,300 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.

0.26% of Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.04%), VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.07%), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (0.33%), iShares Global Materials ETF (0.02%), U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (0.58%), iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (0.48%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (9.94%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (13.31%), VanEck Steel ETF (2.47%), MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (6.38%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SGDJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF as its price is falling. SGDJ 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.

A short squeeze for Sprott Junior Gold 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 SGDJ, 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 SGDJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.