GLD Short Interest
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $131.78B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.16 to the broader market. The SPDR Gold Trust aims to mirror the market price movements of physical gold bullion, after deducting its operational expenses. public since 2004-11-18.
Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.
- Settlement Date
- 2026-06-15
- Short Interest
- 15.7M
- Previous Short Interest
- 9.1M
- Change
- 72.11%
- Days to Cover
- 1.85
- Avg Daily Volume
- 8.5M
- Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
- 1.16
Showing 24 bi-monthly FINRA short interest reports for SPDR Gold Shares.
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GLD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $360.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 9.8K | 105.5K | 26.3% | $4.20 | $4.40 |
| CALL | $415.00 | Jul 31, 2026 | 5.6K | 348 | 25.9% | $0.82 | $0.90 |
| CALL | $550.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 45 | 110.8K | 37.9% | $0.35 | $0.44 |
| PUT | $360.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 9.8K | 105.5K | 26.3% | $4.20 | $4.40 |
| PUT | $335.00 | Jul 31, 2026 | 1.5K | 122 | 28.7% | $1.62 | $1.71 |
Top 5 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked GLD short interest questions
- What is the current GLD short interest?
- As of the Jun 15, 2026 settlement, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) short interest is 15.7M shares, a +72.11% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
- What is the GLD days-to-cover ratio?
- Days-to-cover is 1.85, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
- How does GLD short interest affect options pricing?
- High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.