Short interest in iShares Gold Trust Shares (ARCA:IAU) decreased during the last reporting period, falling from 5.44M to 5.30M. This put -% of the company's publicly available shares short.
Based on the recent average volume of 5.98M shares traded per day, it would take 1 day(s) for holders of this short interest to close out their positions without sending the stock sharply higher.
Short Interest
5.30M
Short Interest %
–
Days to Cover
1
| Settlement Date | Dissemination Date | % of Float Shorted | Float | Short Interest | Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | — | — | 5,302,590 | 5,979,573 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 | — | — | 5,437,155 | 4,803,545 | 1.13 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | — | — | 5,462,905 | 4,878,791 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | — | — | 5,264,601 | 7,228,766 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | — | — | 5,597,934 | 7,842,223 | 1 |
| May 29, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 | — | — | 4,829,486 | 6,177,402 | 1 |
| May 15, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | — | — | 4,433,109 | 4,924,683 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | May 11, 2026 | — | — | 8,867,127 | 4,658,306 | 1.9 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 | — | — | 5,935,167 | 6,542,562 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | — | — | 10,607,280 | 17,157,245 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | — | — | 5,504,027 | 15,880,384 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 | — | — | 6,041,336 | 8,179,090 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 | — | — | 5,969,734 | 18,792,994 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 10, 2026 | — | — | 6,780,157 | 32,851,120 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 | — | — | 6,139,358 | 9,764,016 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | — | — | 6,698,809 | 8,498,743 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | — | — | 6,787,369 | 8,082,365 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 9, 2025 | — | — | 6,152,163 | 9,351,115 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 25, 2025 | — | — | 6,627,684 | 9,083,834 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 | — | — | 5,880,572 | 18,913,901 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | — | — | 6,195,822 | 11,739,027 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 9, 2025 | — | — | 6,598,926 | 10,607,479 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | — | — | 6,523,555 | 7,068,983 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 10, 2025 | — | — | 5,539,516 | 5,837,769 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 26, 2025 | — | — | 7,512,665 | 5,806,274 | 1.29 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Aug 11, 2025 | — | — | 7,056,594 | 6,238,889 | 1.13 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | — | — | 8,176,617 | 5,900,430 | 1.39 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | — | — | 8,067,315 | 7,743,396 | 1.04 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | — | — | 9,846,430 | 8,360,735 | 1.18 |
| May 30, 2025 | Jun 10, 2025 | — | — | 10,184,435 | 9,512,870 | 1.07 |
| May 15, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | — | — | 7,285,829 | 8,239,161 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | May 9, 2025 | — | — | 9,154,012 | 11,198,898 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 | — | — | 12,638,423 | 12,250,832 | 1.03 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | — | — | 8,563,144 | 5,183,195 | 1.65 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | — | — | 7,863,346 | 8,572,248 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | — | — | 17,092,940 | 8,312,999 | 2.06 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | — | — | 25,984,281 | 7,115,297 | 3.65 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 | — | — | 16,464,109 | 5,669,647 | 2.9 |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Jan 27, 2025 | — | — | 6,372,188 | 4,899,999 | 1.3 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | — | — | 4,742,463 | 3,714,956 | 1.28 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | — | — | 4,209,786 | 4,853,420 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 | — | — | 4,099,752 | 4,838,126 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 26, 2024 | — | — | 3,754,628 | 8,391,188 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | — | — | 2,624,870 | 5,377,204 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | — | — | 2,516,486 | 5,327,537 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 9, 2024 | — | — | 2,645,820 | 4,996,373 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | — | — | 3,290,560 | 3,971,231 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 11, 2024 | — | — | 3,446,694 | 3,812,987 | 1 |
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