Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF (FGDL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 19,300 shares of FGDL short. Learn More on Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF's current short interest.

Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,300 shares, an increase of 4.9% from the previous total of 18,400 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF: ProShares UltraShort Gold (11.64%), MicroSectors Gold -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (11.14%), DB Gold Double Short ETN (0.17%), DB Gold Short ETN (2.00%), ProShares Ultra Gold (7.07%), abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (2.10%), GraniteShares Gold Trust (2.66%), VanEck Merk Gold ETF (0.50%), iShares Gold Trust Micro (1.10%), SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (1.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FGDL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF as its price is falling. FGDL shares are trading up $1.08 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 Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold 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 FGDL, 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 FGDL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.