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DRDGOLD (DRD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$9.30 +0.04 (+0.42%)
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DRDGOLD Short Interest Data

DRDGOLD (DRD) has a short interest of 1.67 million shares. This marks a -7.73% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.9, indicating that it would take 6.9 days of the average trading volume of 214,749 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,670,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,810,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.73%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$14.41 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
86,460,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.93%
Today's Trading Volume
149,034 shares
Average Trading Volume
214,749 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
69%
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DRD Short Interest Over Time

DRD Days to Cover Over Time

DRD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

DRDGOLD Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/20241,670,000 shares $14.41 million -7.7%N/A6.9 $8.63
12/15/20241,810,000 shares $16.72 million +11.0%N/A7.2 $9.24
11/30/20241,630,000 shares $15.88 million -1.8%N/A5.3 $9.74
11/15/20241,660,000 shares $15.33 million -11.2%N/A5.2 $9.24
10/31/20241,870,000 shares $22.61 million +10.7%N/A5.7 $12.09
10/15/20241,690,000 shares $17.56 million +1.2%N/A5.2 $10.39
9/30/20241,670,000 shares $16.10 million +18.4%N/A5.2 $9.64
9/15/20241,410,000 shares $11.87 million +1.4%N/A4.5 $8.42
8/31/20241,390,000 shares $11.50 million +18.8%N/A5.1 $8.27
8/15/20241,170,000 shares $10.93 million +11.4%N/A4.2 $9.34
7/31/20241,050,000 shares $10.64 million -12.5%N/A3.8 $10.13
7/15/20241,200,000 shares $11.54 million -0.8%N/A4.3 $9.62
6/30/20241,210,000 shares $10.42 million -12.3%N/A4.1 $8.61
6/15/20241,380,000 shares $11.19 million +20.0%N/A4.3 $8.11
5/31/20241,150,000 shares $9.74 million -5.0%N/A3.6 $8.47
5/15/20241,210,000 shares $10.59 million -4.7%N/A3.5 $8.75
4/30/20241,270,000 shares $9.91 million -4.5%N/A3.7 $7.80
4/15/20241,330,000 shares $11.15 million +3.9%N/A3.8 $8.38
3/31/20241,280,000 shares $10.50 million +10.3%N/A3.8 $8.20
3/15/20241,160,000 shares $9.41 million +11.5%N/A3.6 $8.11
2/29/20241,040,000 shares $7.03 million +3.0%N/A2.8 $6.76
2/15/20241,010,000 shares $6.98 million +2.7%N/A2.8 $6.92
1/31/2024983,100 shares $7.59 million +25.2%N/A2.7 $7.72
1/15/2024785,500 shares $6.09 million -1.0%N/A2.2 $7.75
12/31/2023793,200 shares $6.31 million -39.0%N/A2.2 $7.95
12/15/20231,300,000 shares $9.85 million +4.8%N/A3.8 $7.58
11/30/20231,240,000 shares $11.56 million +4.2%N/A4.8 $9.32
11/15/20231,190,000 shares $10.15 million -7.8%N/A5 $8.53
10/31/20231,290,000 shares $11.00 million +30.9%N/A5.7 $8.53
10/15/2023985,800 shares $9.06 million +9.0%N/A4.4 $9.19
9/30/2023904,100 shares $7.50 million -2.8%N/A4.2 $8.30
9/15/2023929,900 shares $8.60 million -2.1%N/A4.3 $9.25
8/31/2023950,100 shares $9.71 million -2.8%N/A3.2 $10.22
8/15/2023977,000 shares $9.18 million -18.6%N/A3 $9.40
7/31/20231,200,000 shares $13.45 million -3.2%N/A3 $11.21
7/15/20231,240,000 shares $14.01 million +6.9%N/A2.7 $11.30
6/30/20231,160,000 shares $12.34 million +1.8%N/A2.4 $10.64
6/15/20231,140,000 shares $13.66 million +3.6%N/A2.3 $11.98
5/31/20231,100,000 shares $12.73 million +7.8%N/A2.1 $11.57
5/15/20231,020,000 shares $12.56 million +41.5%N/A2.1 $12.31
4/30/2023721,100 shares $7.72 million +13.1%N/A1.7 $10.70
4/15/2023637,800 shares $6.95 million +9.6%N/A1.8 $10.89
3/31/2023582,100 shares $5.58 million -15.3%N/A1.7 $9.58
3/15/2023687,200 shares $5.08 million +77.5%N/A2.2 $7.39
2/28/2023387,100 shares $2.83 million -18.1%N/A1.8 $7.32
2/15/2023472,900 shares $3.53 million -18.3%N/A2.2 $7.46
1/31/2023578,900 shares $4.67 million -9.0%N/A2.7 $8.06
1/15/2023635,900 shares $5.69 million +9.0%N/A3.1 $8.95
12/30/2022583,300 shares $4.32 million -30.7%N/A3.1 $7.40
12/15/2022841,200 shares $5.69 million -22.8%N/A4.5 $6.77
11/30/20221,090,000 shares $7.09 million -14.2%N/A5.7 $6.50
11/15/20221,270,000 shares $7.80 million -4.5%N/A6.5 $6.14
10/31/20221,330,000 shares $6.76 million +8.1%N/A7 $5.08
10/15/20221,230,000 shares $6.10 million +11.8%N/A6.7 $4.96
9/30/20221,100,000 shares $6.01 million +4.8%N/A6 $5.46
9/15/20221,050,000 shares $5.69 million +18.9%N/A5.7 $5.42
8/31/2022883,100 shares $4.70 million -13.4%N/A4.8 $5.32
8/15/20221,020,000 shares $6.53 million -2.9%N/A6.1 $6.40
7/31/20221,050,000 shares $6.52 million +30.0%N/A5.7 $6.21
7/15/2022807,700 shares $4.48 million -2.1%N/A4.2 $5.55
6/30/2022825,400 shares $4.85 million +17.5%N/A4.1 $5.87
6/15/2022702,300 shares $4.48 million +3.2%N/A3.4 $6.38
5/31/2022680,400 shares $4.62 million +11.7%N/A3 $6.79
5/15/2022609,400 shares $3.92 million -8.9%N/A2.4 $6.43
4/30/2022668,900 shares $5.35 million +14.0%N/A2.6 $8.00
4/15/2022586,600 shares $5.72 million -10.3%N/A2.3 $9.75
3/31/2022653,900 shares $6.13 million +85.6%N/A2.7 $9.37
3/15/2022352,400 shares $3.44 million +32.4%N/A1.5 $9.76
2/28/2022266,100 shares $2.43 million -0.8%N/A1.3 $9.14
2/15/2022268,200 shares $2.19 million +30.2%N/A1.4 $8.18
1/31/2022206,000 shares $1.64 million -25.5%N/A1.1 $7.98
1/15/2022276,600 shares $2.27 million -9.5%N/A1.6 $8.20
12/31/2021305,700 shares $2.59 million -45.4%N/A1.7 $8.48
12/15/2021560,000 shares $4.56 million +21.3%N/A2.9 $8.15
11/30/2021461,600 shares $4.25 million +1.7%N/A2.5 $9.21
11/15/2021454,000 shares $4.57 million -5.5%N/A2.3 $10.07
10/29/2021480,300 shares $4.33 million -31.7%N/A2.4 $9.02
10/15/2021703,100 shares $6.48 million -22.7%N/A3.5 $9.21
9/30/2021909,100 shares $7.35 million -26.7%N/A4.6 $8.09
9/15/20211,240,000 shares $11.46 million +0.8%N/A6.3 $9.24
8/31/20211,230,000 shares $12.09 million +15.0%N/A5.7 $9.83
8/13/20211,070,000 shares $10.23 million +2.9%N/A4.7 $9.56
7/30/20211,040,000 shares $11.01 million -16.8%N/A4.2 $10.59
7/15/20211,250,000 shares $13.28 million +11.6%N/A4.9 $10.62
6/30/20211,120,000 shares $12.17 million +13.9%N/A4.2 $10.87
6/15/2021983,700 shares $11.65 million +20.3%N/A3.7 $11.84
5/28/2021817,700 shares $10.42 million +3.1%N/A3.2 $12.74
5/14/2021793,000 shares $8.34 million +1.8%N/A3 $10.52
4/30/2021779,300 shares $7.98 million +11.5%N/A2.9 $10.24
4/15/2021698,900 shares $6.71 million +1.0%N/A2.6 $9.60
3/31/2021691,700 shares $6.27 million -3.3%N/A2.5 $9.06
3/15/2021715,500 shares $6.85 million +23.1%N/A2.1 $9.58
2/26/2021581,300 shares $5.38 million -13.3%N/A1.5 $9.25
2/12/2021670,600 shares $7.03 million -3.4%N/A1.7 $10.48
1/29/2021694,100 shares $7.25 million -13.5%N/A1.7 $10.44
1/15/2021802,700 shares $8.68 million -3.5%N/A1.9 $10.81
12/31/2020831,700 shares $9.89 million +98.5%N/A2 $11.89
12/15/2020419,000 shares $4.38 million -3.9%N/A1 $10.46
11/30/2020436,100 shares $4.61 million -32.7%N/A1.2 $10.57
11/15/2020647,800 shares $7.21 million -6.7%N/A1.6 $11.13
10/30/2020694,600 shares $7.72 million -5.4%N/A1.8 $11.12
10/15/2020734,100 shares $9.41 million -0.2%N/A1.7 $12.82
9/30/2020735,900 shares $8.72 million -32.5%N/A1.5 $11.85
9/15/20201,090,000 shares $14.74 million -32.3%N/A1.9 $13.52
8/31/20201,610,000 shares $24.39 million +22.9%N/A2.2 $15.15
8/14/20201,310,000 shares $18.30 million -0.8%N/A1.8 $13.97
7/31/20201,320,000 shares $19.96 million -10.2%N/A1.8 $15.12
7/15/20201,470,000 shares $20.57 million -31.0%N/A2 $13.99
6/30/20202,130,000 shares $33.63 million +155.3%N/A2.7 $15.79
6/15/2020834,200 shares $9.31 million +47.2%N/A1.2 $11.16
5/29/2020566,900 shares $5.27 million +38.6%N/A1.1 $9.30
5/15/2020408,900 shares $4.04 million +6.7%N/A0.8 $9.88
4/30/2020383,300 shares $3.47 million +6.8%N/A0.8 $9.04
4/15/2020358,900 shares $3.15 million +40.9%N/A0.9 $8.78
3/31/2020254,800 shares $2.39 million +10.3%N/A1 $9.38
3/13/2020231,000 shares $1.70 million +5.1%0.4%1.3 $7.38
2/28/2020219,900 shares $1.21 million -37.3%N/A1.2 $5.48
2/14/2020350,800 shares $2.23 million +11.7%N/A2.4 $6.36
1/31/2020314,200 shares $2.18 million +5.3%N/A2.8 $6.94

DRD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is DRDGOLD's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of DRDGOLD shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 1,670,000 shares of DRD short. Learn More on DRDGOLD's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for DRDGOLD?

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. DRD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on DRDGOLD's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting DRDGOLD?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of DRDGOLD: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, and BNP Paribas Financial Markets. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is DRDGOLD's short interest increasing or decreasing?

DRDGOLD saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,670,000 shares, a decrease of 7.7% from the previous total of 1,810,000 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 DRDGOLD's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to DRDGOLD: Sibanye Stillwater Limited (2.45%), First Majestic Silver Corp. (13.05%), Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (1.20%), Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (4.19%), Centerra Gold Inc. (1.21%), Seabridge Gold Inc. (2.94%), Gatos Silver, Inc. (2.52%), Skeena Resources Limited (4.94%), Endeavour Silver Corp. (4.35%), Perpetua Resources Corp. (2.84%),

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 DRDGOLD stock?

Short selling DRD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DRDGOLD as its price is falling. DRD 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 DRDGOLD?

A short squeeze for DRDGOLD 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 DRD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is DRDGOLD'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 DRD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:DRD) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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