VanEck Green Metals ETF (GMET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Green Metals ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 5,300 shares of GMET short. Learn More on VanEck Green Metals 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. GMET shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on VanEck Green Metals ETF's short interest ratio.

VanEck Green Metals ETF saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,300 shares, an increase of 1.9% from the previous total of 5,200 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 Green Metals ETF: Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (0.74%), Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF (0.05%), Themes Gold Miners ETF (0.61%), Sprott Copper Miners ETF (2.97%), iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF (8.87%), ProShares Ultra Materials (0.63%), ProShares UltraShort Materials (9.64%), Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (0.03%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (0.25%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (0.24%),

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 GMET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Green Metals ETF as its price is falling. GMET shares are trading up $0.15 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 Green Metals 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 GMET, 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 GMET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.