abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $32.42 +0.26 (+0.81%) As of 08/7/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipShort InterestBuy This Stock abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF Short Interest Dataabrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) has a short interest of 1.57 million shares. This marks a -2.48% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 4.76 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,570,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,610,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.48%Dollar Volume Sold Short$49.86 millionShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares165,800,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.95%Today's Trading Volume4,188,466 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,756,858 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSGOL Short Interest Over TimeSGOL Days to Cover Over TimeSGOL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time abrdn Physical Gold Shares 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 7/15/20251,570,000 shares $49.86 million -2.5%N/A0.4 $31.76 6/30/20251,610,000 shares $50.78 million +51.9%1.0%0.3 $31.54 6/15/20251,060,000 shares $34.72 million -41.4%0.6%0.2 $32.75 5/31/20251,810,000 shares $56.87 million +58.8%1.1%0.4 $31.42 5/15/20251,140,000 shares $35.15 million +23.8%N/A0.2 $30.83 4/30/2025920,900 shares $28.96 million -80.2%N/A0.2 $31.45 4/15/20254,650,000 shares $143.36 million +214.2%N/A0.9 $30.83 3/14/20253,580,000 shares $101.96 million +3.8%N/A0.7 $28.48 2/14/20254,320,000 shares $118.97 million +69.4%N/A1 $27.54 1/31/20252,550,000 shares $68.19 million +182.6%N/A0.6 $26.74 1/15/2025902,300 shares $23.22 million +117.9%N/A0.2 $25.73 SGOL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,570,000 shares of SGOL short. Learn More on abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF's current short interest. Is abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,570,000 shares, a drop of 2.5% from the previous total of 1,610,000 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 abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF: GraniteShares Gold Trust (1.27%), ProShares Ultra Gold (4.02%), Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF (0.39%), VanEck Merk Gold ETF (0.50%), ProShares UltraShort Gold (15.41%), MicroSectors Gold -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (1.09%), DB Gold Double Short ETN (0.45%), DB Gold Short ETN (1.41%), iShares Gold Trust Micro (0.57%), SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (1.57%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock? Short selling SGOL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF as its price is falling. SGOL shares are trading up $0.26 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 abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF? A short squeeze for abrdn Physical Gold Shares 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 SGOL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is abrdn Physical Gold Shares 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 SGOL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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