Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.62 -0.49 (-6.89%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.62 +0.00 (+0.08%) As of 04/4/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Sprott Focus Trust Short Interest DataSprott Focus Trust (FUND) has a short interest of 36,000 shares, representing 0.24% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 68.22% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 37,106 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest36,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest21,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+68.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$258,840.00Short Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares29,805,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.24%Today's Trading Volume148,624 sharesAverage Trading Volume37,106 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average401% Short Selling Sprott Focus Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Sprott Focus Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFUND Short Interest Over TimeFUND Days to Cover Over TimeFUND Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Sprott Focus Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/202536,000 shares $258,840.00 +68.2%0.2%0.8 $7.19 2/28/202521,400 shares $159,430.00 -12.7%0.1%0.5 $7.45 2/15/202524,500 shares $188,160.00 +58.1%0.2%0.6 $7.68 1/31/202515,500 shares $117,645.00 -43.4%N/A0.4 $7.59 1/15/202527,400 shares $209,062.00 +191.5%N/A0.6 $7.63 12/31/20249,400 shares $68,808.00 +25.3%N/A0.2 $7.32 12/15/20247,500 shares $57,975.00 -22.7%N/A0.2 $7.73 11/30/20249,700 shares $78,958.00 -62.0%N/A0.2 $8.14 11/15/202425,500 shares $198,390.00 +118.0%N/A0.6 $7.78 10/31/202411,700 shares $90,558.00 +129.4%N/A0.3 $7.74 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FUND and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Sprott Focus Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/20245,100 shares $39,474.00 +30.8%N/A0.1 $7.74 9/30/20243,900 shares $30,030.00 -20.4%N/A0.1 $7.70 9/15/20244,900 shares $37,338.00 +11.4%N/A0.2 $7.62 8/31/20244,400 shares $34,804.00 -21.4%N/A0.2 $7.91 8/15/20245,600 shares $43,456.00 +75.0%N/A0.2 $7.76 7/31/20243,200 shares $25,920.00 -47.5%N/A0.1 $8.10 7/15/20246,100 shares $48,495.00 -26.5%N/A0.2 $7.95 6/30/20248,300 shares $62,084.00 -42.0%N/A0.3 $7.48 6/15/202414,300 shares $105,105.00 +138.3%N/A0.5 $7.35 5/31/20246,000 shares $47,580.00 -43.9%N/A0.2 $7.93 5/15/202410,700 shares $85,065.00 +2.9%N/A0.4 $7.95 4/30/202410,400 shares $78,936.00 +76.3%N/A0.4 $7.59 4/15/20245,900 shares $45,312.00 +555.6%N/A0.2 $7.68 3/31/2024900 shares $7,235.91 -70.0%N/A0 $8.04 3/15/20243,000 shares $22,905.00 -30.2%N/A0.1 $7.64 2/29/20244,300 shares $33,239.00 -67.7%N/A0.1 $7.73 2/15/202413,300 shares $103,341.00 +216.7%N/A0.3 $7.77 1/31/20244,200 shares $32,424.00 -8.7%N/A0.1 $7.72 1/15/20244,600 shares $34,822.00 -31.3%N/A0.1 $7.57 12/31/20236,700 shares $53,600.00 +109.4%N/A0.2 $8.00 12/15/20233,200 shares $25,120.00 -55.6%N/A0.1 $7.85 11/30/20237,200 shares $54,720.00 -57.9%N/A0.2 $7.60 11/15/202317,100 shares $128,250.00 +14.0%N/A0.5 $7.50 10/31/202315,000 shares $105,600.00 +328.6%N/A0.5 $7.04 10/15/20233,500 shares $25,725.00 -58.3%N/A0.1 $7.35 9/30/20238,400 shares $63,252.00 +44.8%N/A0.4 $7.53 9/15/20235,800 shares $44,312.00 -70.7%N/A0.3 $7.64 8/31/202319,800 shares $159,786.00 -46.5%N/A0.9 $8.07 8/15/202337,000 shares $297,110.00 +6.3%N/A1.7 $8.03 7/31/202334,800 shares $293,016.00 -16.6%N/A1.5 $8.42I thought my charts were broken… but then TSLA exploded (Ad)No more getting faked out by false breakouts that immediately reverse. 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So, with that, I’ve recorded a short presentation that goes over how this is all possible and why now’s the best time to use this.See the presentation here. 7/15/202341,700 shares $339,855.00 +12.7%N/A1.7 $8.15 6/30/202337,000 shares $294,150.00 -42.3%N/A1.4 $7.95 6/15/202364,100 shares $507,672.00 +0.3%N/A2.2 $7.92 5/31/202363,900 shares $472,860.00 -21.2%N/A2.1 $7.40 5/15/202381,100 shares $624,470.00 -25.9%N/A2.5 $7.70 4/30/2023109,500 shares $881,475.00 +12.7%N/A3 $8.05 4/15/202397,200 shares $789,264.00 +3.6%N/A2.3 $8.12 3/31/202393,800 shares $759,311.00 -11.0%N/A2.2 $8.10 3/15/2023105,400 shares $827,390.00 -2.1%N/A2.6 $7.85 2/28/2023107,700 shares $925,681.50 +39.2%N/A2.7 $8.60 2/15/202377,400 shares $674,928.00 +56.4%N/A2 $8.72 1/31/202349,500 shares $430,650.00 +57.6%N/A1.4 $8.70 1/15/202331,400 shares $270,040.00 +12.1%N/A1.1 $8.60 12/30/202228,000 shares $223,160.00 +46.6%N/A1 $7.97 12/15/202219,100 shares $152,418.00 -2.1%N/A0.7 $7.98 11/30/202219,500 shares $163,605.00 +2.6%N/A0.6 $8.39 11/15/202219,000 shares $155,040.00 -34.3%N/A0.6 $8.16 10/31/202228,900 shares $224,553.00 -45.5%N/A0.9 $7.77 10/15/202253,000 shares $373,120.00 No ChangeN/A1.7 $7.04 9/30/202224,800 shares $170,624.00 +29.8%N/A0.7 $6.88 9/15/202219,100 shares $145,385.38 +180.9%N/A0.6 $7.61 8/31/20226,800 shares $52,836.00 +65.9%N/A0.2 $7.77 8/15/20224,100 shares $34,235.00 -81.9%N/A0.1 $8.35 7/31/202222,700 shares $186,140.00 +14.1%N/A0.5 $8.20 7/15/202219,900 shares $151,837.00 +16.4%N/A0.4 $7.63 6/30/202217,100 shares $129,276.00 -24.3%N/A0.3 $7.56 6/15/202222,600 shares $178,314.00 +54.8%N/A0.4 $7.89 5/31/202214,600 shares $126,728.00 -46.1%N/A0.3 $8.68 5/15/202227,100 shares $224,388.00 +45.7%N/A0.5 $8.28 4/30/202218,600 shares $160,704.00 -0.5%N/A0.4 $8.64 4/15/202218,700 shares $170,544.00 +71.6%N/A0.4 $9.12 3/31/202210,900 shares $98,863.00 -77.2%N/A0.3 $9.07 3/15/202247,800 shares $406,778.00 -48.3%N/A1 $8.51 2/28/202292,500 shares $795,500.00 -0.2%N/A2 $8.60 2/15/202292,700 shares $786,096.00 -33.1%N/A2 $8.48 1/31/2022138,500 shares $1.13 million +47.2%N/A2.8 $8.19 1/15/202294,100 shares $823,375.00 -8.8%N/A1.8 $8.75 12/31/2021103,200 shares $887,520.00 -7.0%N/A2.1 $8.60 12/15/2021111,000 shares $917,970.00 +16.2%N/A2.4 $8.27 11/30/202195,500 shares $820,345.00 +28.7%N/A2.1 $8.59 11/15/202174,200 shares $680,414.00 No ChangeN/A1.7 $9.17 10/29/202174,200 shares $649,992.00 +9.3%N/A1.8 $8.76 10/15/202167,900 shares $583,940.00 -11.9%N/A1.8 $8.60 9/30/202177,100 shares $639,159.00 No ChangeN/A2 $8.29 9/15/202177,100 shares $634,533.00 -9.9%N/A2.1 $8.23 8/31/202185,600 shares $723,320.00 -5.4%N/A2.2 $8.45 8/13/202190,500 shares $774,680.00 +37.5%N/A2.4 $8.56 7/30/202165,800 shares $539,560.00 +23.2%N/A1.7 $8.20 7/15/202153,400 shares $449,628.00 +926.9%N/A1.3 $8.42 6/30/20215,200 shares $44,226.00 -85.4%N/A0.1 $8.51I thought my charts were broken… but then TSLA exploded (Ad)No more getting faked out by false breakouts that immediately reverse. Just clean, precise entries when momentum is PROVEN to push prices in one direction. Even though I’ve kept this under wraps for months, it’s beginning to get clear to me that I might just be sitting on something that could change the narrative for a lot of traders. So, with that, I’ve recorded a short presentation that goes over how this is all possible and why now’s the best time to use this.See the presentation here. 6/15/202135,500 shares $312,400.00 +269.8%N/A0.8 $8.80 5/28/20219,600 shares $81,984.00 -67.4%N/A0.2 $8.54 5/14/202129,400 shares $244,020.00 +276.9%N/A0.5 $8.30 4/30/20217,800 shares $63,960.00 -60.2%N/A0.1 $8.20 4/15/202119,600 shares $159,740.00 +7.1%N/A0.3 $8.15 3/31/202118,300 shares $142,557.00 +13.0%N/A0.2 $7.79 3/15/202116,200 shares $129,114.00 -26.7%N/A0.2 $7.97 2/26/202122,100 shares $168,402.00 +18.8%N/A0.3 $7.62 2/12/202118,600 shares $143,778.00 -34.7%N/A0.3 $7.73 1/29/202128,500 shares $210,900.00 +139.5%N/A0.5 $7.40 1/15/202111,900 shares $88,774.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $7.46 FUND Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Sprott Focus Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Sprott Focus Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 36,000 shares of FUND short. 0.24% of Sprott Focus Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sprott Focus Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Sprott Focus Trust? 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. FUND shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Sprott Focus Trust's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Sprott Focus Trust? 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. 0.24% of Sprott Focus Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Sprott Focus Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Sprott Focus Trust saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 36,000 shares, an increase of 68.2% from the previous total of 21,400 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. How does Sprott Focus Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.24% of Sprott Focus Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sprott Focus Trust: BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.08%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.09%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (0.02%), BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (0.09%), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (0.07%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.09%), Dogness (International) Co. (16.28%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.06%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (0.19%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.16%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Sprott Focus Trust stock? Short selling FUND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sprott Focus Trust as its price is falling. FUND shares are trading down $0.49 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 Sprott Focus Trust? A short squeeze for Sprott Focus 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 FUND, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Sprott Focus Trust'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 FUND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Short Interest Data BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Short Interest Data Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Short Interest Data BlackRock MuniYield Fund Short Interest Data BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Short Interest Data Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Short Interest Data Dogness (International) Short Interest Data Putnam Premier Income Trust Short Interest Data Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Short Interest Data Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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