VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 6,860,000 shares of GDXJ short. Learn More on VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF'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. GDXJ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF: Belvedere Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Torno Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and Summit Securities Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,860,000 shares, a drop of 4.2% from the previous total of 7,160,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF: Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (18.09%), Vanguard Materials ETF (0.49%), Global X Silver Miners ETF (2.69%), SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (19.53%), Global X Copper Miners ETF (5.55%), Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (1.04%), iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (3.77%), Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (7.06%), MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN (3.73%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares (3.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GDXJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF as its price is falling. GDXJ shares are trading down $0.14 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 VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of GDXJ, 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 GDXJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.