The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (GCV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 55,300 shares of GCV short. 0.29% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's current short interest.

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. GCV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's short interest ratio.

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. 0.29% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 55,300 shares, a drop of 17.0% from the previous total of 66,600 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.

0.29% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund: MFS Multimarket Income Trust (0.06%), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (0.41%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (3.24%), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (0.25%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.13%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (0.04%), The Mexico Fund, Inc. (0.05%), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.21%), The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (0.29%), The New America High Income Fund Inc. (0.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GCV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund as its price is falling. GCV shares are trading down $0.05 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 The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund 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 GCV, 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 GCV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.