Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.74 +0.04 (+0.52%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Sprott Focus Trust Short Interest DataSprott Focus Trust (FUND) has a short interest of 9,400 shares. This marks a 25.33% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 38,382 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+25.33%Dollar Volume Sold Short$68,808.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares29,810,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.03%Today's Trading Volume60,089 sharesAverage Trading Volume38,382 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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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 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 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 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 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. 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 $8.42 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 $7.70A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 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 $8.51 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 $8.15A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 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 1/31/202010,700 shares $76,719.00 +137.8%N/A0.3 $7.17 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 closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 9,400 shares of FUND short. Learn More on Sprott Focus Trust's current short interest. Is Sprott Focus Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Sprott Focus Trust saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,400 shares, an increase of 25.3% from the previous total of 7,500 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? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sprott Focus Trust: BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.01%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.28%), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (0.16%), Dogness (International) Co. (18.14%), BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (0.01%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.03%), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (0.13%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.05%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (0.03%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.05%), 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 Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 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 up $0.04 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 December, 31 2024. 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 Dogness (International) Short Interest Data BlackRock MuniYield Fund Short Interest Data Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Short Interest Data BlackRock MuniAssets Fund 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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