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IAU short interest NYSE Arca

iShares Gold Trust. FINRA's reported shares short for this symbol, twice a month by settlement date, shown as the regulator publishes them. No percentage is shown: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption.

Shares short
6,230,647
vs previous settlement
+771,914 (+14.1%)
days to cover
1.07
Settlement date
15 Sep 2026

Shares short over time

Aggregate net short position time series for IAU shares short

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the security's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement.

Aggregate net short position time series for IAU days to cover

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for IAU: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
157
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
297,900
30 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
98
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for iShares Gold Trust fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 298K shares.

History

Every FINRA settlement we hold for IAU, newest first. สณ marks a figure FINRA itself flagged as revised.

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShares shortChangeDays to cover
15 Sep 20266,230,647+771,9141.07
31 Aug 20265,458,733+156,1431.00
14 Aug 20265,302,590โˆ’134,5651.00
31 Jul 20265,437,155โˆ’25,7501.13
15 Jul 20265,462,905+198,3041.12
30 Jun 20265,264,601โˆ’333,3331.00
15 Jun 20265,597,934+768,4481.00
29 May 20264,829,486+396,3771.00
15 May 20264,433,109โˆ’4,434,0181.00
30 Apr 20268,867,127+2,931,9601.90
15 Apr 20265,935,167โˆ’4,672,1131.00
31 Mar 202610,607,280+5,103,2531.00
13 Mar 20265,504,027โˆ’537,3091.00
27 Feb 20266,041,336+71,6021.00
13 Feb 20265,969,734โˆ’810,4231.00
30 Jan 20266,780,157+640,7991.00
15 Jan 20266,139,358โˆ’559,4511.00
31 Dec 20256,698,809โˆ’88,5601.00
15 Dec 20256,787,369+635,2061.00
28 Nov 20256,152,163โˆ’475,5211.00
14 Nov 20256,627,684+747,1121.00
31 Oct 20255,880,572โˆ’315,2501.00
15 Oct 20256,195,822โˆ’403,1041.00
30 Sep 20256,598,926+75,3711.00
15 Sep 20256,523,555+984,0391.00
29 Aug 20255,539,516โˆ’1,973,1491.00
15 Aug 20257,512,665+456,0711.29
31 Jul 20257,056,594โˆ’1,120,0231.13
15 Jul 20258,176,617+109,3021.39
30 Jun 20258,067,315โˆ’1,779,1151.04
13 Jun 20259,846,430โˆ’338,0051.18
30 May 202510,184,435+2,898,6061.07
15 May 20257,285,829โˆ’1,868,1831.00
30 Apr 20259,154,012โˆ’3,484,4111.00
15 Apr 202512,638,423+4,075,2791.03
31 Mar 20258,563,144+699,7981.65
14 Mar 20257,863,346โˆ’9,229,5941.00
28 Feb 202517,092,940โˆ’8,891,3412.06
14 Feb 202525,984,281+9,520,1723.65
31 Jan 202516,464,109+10,091,9212.90
15 Jan 20256,372,188+1,629,7251.30
31 Dec 20244,742,463+532,6771.28
13 Dec 20244,209,786+110,0341.00
29 Nov 20244,099,752+345,1241.00
15 Nov 20243,754,628+1,129,7581.00
31 Oct 20242,624,870+108,3841.00
15 Oct 20242,516,486โˆ’129,3341.00
30 Sep 20242,645,820โˆ’644,7401.00
13 Sep 20243,290,560โˆ’156,1341.00
30 Aug 20243,446,694+223,5281.00
15 Aug 20243,223,166+889,0261.00
31 Jul 20242,334,140โˆ’2,841,3751.00
15 Jul 20245,175,515+1,002,9431.31
28 Jun 20244,172,572+728,2681.04
14 Jun 20243,444,304+55,5391.00
31 May 20243,388,765โˆ’187,5351.00
15 May 20243,576,300โˆ’340,4011.00
30 Apr 20243,916,701+554,6141.00
15 Apr 20243,362,087โˆ’46,6661.00
28 Mar 20243,408,753+600,8841.00
15 Mar 20242,807,869+1,204,6921.00
29 Feb 20241,603,177โˆ’458,0801.00
15 Feb 20242,061,257โˆ’587,4221.00
31 Jan 20242,648,679+479,7101.00
12 Jan 20242,168,969+201,0041.00
29 Dec 20231,967,965โˆ’596,2671.00
15 Dec 20232,564,232+471,3531.00
30 Nov 20232,092,879+703,1241.00
15 Nov 20231,389,755สณโˆ’1,874,0731.00
31 Oct 20233,263,828+2,633,5551.00
13 Oct 2023630,273โˆ’1,929,0841.00
29 Sep 20232,559,357โˆ’366,3451.00
15 Sep 20232,925,702โˆ’289,3531.00
31 Aug 20233,215,055+2,042,0621.00
15 Aug 20231,172,993+384,1711.00
31 Jul 2023788,822โˆ’885,6051.00
14 Jul 20231,674,427+32,5311.00
30 Jun 20231,641,896โˆ’1,688,0781.00
15 Jun 20233,329,974+784,2681.00
31 May 20232,545,706โˆ’887,9171.00
15 May 20233,433,623โˆ’3,068,1281.00
28 Apr 20236,501,751โˆ’294,2821.93
14 Apr 20236,796,033+2,920,5011.05
31 Mar 20233,875,532โˆ’93,3181.00
15 Mar 20233,968,850โˆ’1,868,0661.00
28 Feb 20235,836,916โˆ’830,4521.54
15 Feb 20236,667,368+3,035,5731.00
31 Jan 20233,631,795โˆ’9,1011.00
13 Jan 20233,640,896+905,6831.00
30 Dec 20222,735,213โˆ’396,8841.00
15 Dec 20223,132,097+1,110,7521.00
30 Nov 20222,021,345โˆ’765,8891.00
15 Nov 20222,787,234+940,1531.00
31 Oct 20221,847,081โˆ’935,2251.00
14 Oct 20222,782,306โˆ’4,454,7801.00
30 Sep 20227,237,086+5,795,4321.00
15 Sep 20221,441,654โˆ’611,1851.00
31 Aug 20222,052,839โˆ’282,2111.00
15 Aug 20222,335,050+104,3641.00
29 Jul 20222,230,686+252,0741.00
15 Jul 20221,978,612+23,0121.00
30 Jun 20221,955,600โˆ’59,9891.00
15 Jun 20222,015,589โˆ’1,334,0531.00
31 May 20223,349,642+747,2641.00
13 May 20222,602,378โˆ’1,572,4771.00
29 Apr 20224,174,855+1,897,7751.00
14 Apr 20222,277,080+185,1821.00
31 Mar 20222,091,898โˆ’3,675,6551.00
15 Mar 20225,767,553โˆ’472,9991.00
28 Feb 20226,240,552โˆ’492,0611.00
15 Feb 20226,732,613+4,389,6861.00
31 Jan 20222,342,927+43,5021.00
14 Jan 20222,299,425โˆ’702,7871.00
31 Dec 20213,002,212+1,039,9671.00
15 Dec 20211,962,245โˆ’791,7371.00
30 Nov 20212,753,982+599,2181.00
15 Nov 20212,154,764โˆ’1,135,7091.00
29 Oct 20213,290,473+665,9041.00
15 Oct 20212,624,569+288,6501.00
30 Sep 20212,335,919โˆ’225,3241.00
15 Sep 20212,561,243โˆ’2,303,3081.00
31 Aug 20214,864,551+1,398,4651.00
13 Aug 20213,466,086โˆ’329,1671.00
30 Jul 20213,795,253โˆ’290,5251.00
15 Jul 20214,085,778โˆ’579,5191.00
30 Jun 20214,665,297+1,268,9551.00
15 Jun 20213,396,342สณ+1,687,6561.00
28 May 20211,708,686โˆ’1,772,7531.00
14 May 20213,481,439+528,3851.00
30 Apr 20212,953,054โˆ’341,5191.00
15 Apr 20213,294,573โˆ’600,1611.00
31 Mar 20213,894,734+908,3981.00
15 Mar 20212,986,336+501,0921.00
26 Feb 20212,485,244โˆ’2,774,3881.00
12 Feb 20215,259,632โˆ’805,4851.00
29 Jan 20216,065,117โˆ’852,6971.00
15 Jan 20216,917,814+242,0211.00
31 Dec 20206,675,793โˆ’1,265,3871.00
15 Dec 20207,941,180+2,226,7891.00
30 Nov 20205,714,391โˆ’3,233,2801.00
13 Nov 20208,947,671โˆ’216,4591.00
30 Oct 20209,164,130+3,570,4671.00
15 Oct 20205,593,663โˆ’15,7971.00
30 Sep 20205,609,460โˆ’2,330,9131.00
15 Sep 20207,940,373+2,429,0271.00
31 Aug 20205,511,346+736,0221.00
14 Aug 20204,775,324โˆ’3,983,0131.00
31 Jul 20208,758,337โˆ’12,337,4531.00
15 Jul 202021,095,790+13,119,2491.00
30 Jun 20207,976,541+5,116,4671.00
15 Jun 20202,860,074โˆ’17,870,2671.00
29 May 202020,730,341โˆ’1,164,2981.00
15 May 202021,894,639+5,367,5611.08
30 Apr 202016,527,078+1,439,3181.05
15 Apr 202015,087,760+1,066,7241.00
31 Mar 202014,021,036+7,022,5051.00
13 Mar 20206,998,531โˆ’4,780,3651.00
28 Feb 202011,778,896+8,577,7991.00
14 Feb 20203,201,097+534,0691.00
31 Jan 20202,667,028โˆ’3,512,0141.00
15 Jan 20206,179,042โˆ’30,259,3501.00
31 Dec 201936,438,392+2,728,5083.72
13 Dec 201933,709,884+18,538,2782.04
29 Nov 201915,171,606+251,0181.28
15 Nov 201914,920,588โˆ’944,1671.00
31 Oct 201915,864,755+1,522,9531.27
15 Oct 201914,341,802+5,887,4481.00
30 Sep 20198,454,354+5,350,7941.00
13 Sep 20193,103,560โˆ’4,080,1781.00
30 Aug 20197,183,738+3,339,0511.00
15 Aug 20193,844,687โˆ’1,619,6491.00
31 Jul 20195,464,336โˆ’1,759,9961.00
15 Jul 20197,224,332+5,729,0761.00
28 Jun 20191,495,256+326,5601.00
14 Jun 20191,168,696+256,4341.00
31 May 2019912,262โˆ’768,3251.00
15 May 20191,680,587โˆ’5,941,9621.00
30 Apr 20197,622,549+81,7891.00
15 Apr 20197,540,760+410,1701.00
29 Mar 20197,130,590โˆ’3,113,8231.00
15 Mar 201910,244,413+5,089,4671.00
28 Feb 20195,154,946โˆ’473,7531.00
15 Feb 20195,628,699โˆ’1,513,4961.00
31 Jan 20197,142,195โˆ’4,664,8071.00
15 Jan 201911,807,002+5,413,8181.00
31 Dec 20186,393,184+1,899,4961.00
14 Dec 20184,493,688+587,4171.00
30 Nov 20183,906,271โˆ’69,3601.00
15 Nov 20183,975,631โˆ’636,8401.00
31 Oct 20184,612,471โˆ’5,417,5751.00
15 Oct 201810,030,046+4,498,8171.00
28 Sep 20185,531,229โˆ’65,8541.00
14 Sep 20185,597,083โˆ’939,6581.00
31 Aug 20186,536,741+3,343,7601.00
15 Aug 20183,192,981โˆ’272,6431.00
31 Jul 20183,465,624+227,6761.00
13 Jul 20183,237,948+296,6521.00
29 Jun 20182,941,296โˆ’1,372,9701.00
15 Jun 20184,314,266โˆ’3,908,6241.00
31 May 20188,222,890โˆ’926,2671.00
15 May 20189,149,157+654,9561.00
30 Apr 20188,494,201โˆ’107,0311.00
13 Apr 20188,601,232+519,9691.00
29 Mar 20188,081,263+5,735,6811.00
15 Mar 20182,345,582โˆ’2,246,4271.00
28 Feb 20184,592,009โˆ’2,856,8551.00
15 Feb 20187,448,864+2,178,3431.00
31 Jan 20185,270,521โˆ’239,1231.00
12 Jan 20185,509,644+1,659,1831.00
29 Dec 20173,850,461โ€“1.00

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is IAU's short interest?
6,230,647 shares short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report, up 771,914 from the previous settlement.
Why is there no percentage for IAU?
Because no defensible share count exists to divide by: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption. An exchange-traded product's share count changes every day as units are created and redeemed, so no filing gives a stable count to divide by. FINRA's shares-short figure is exact; a percentage of it would not be.
What is IAU's days to cover?
1.07 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume, published in the same file and shown verbatim. We hold no volume data ourselves.
Is this the short float?
No. This page shows FINRA's share count only. Short float divides that count by the public float, and short interest as we publish it elsewhere divides it by shares outstanding from SEC filings. Neither denominator is available for this line, so neither ratio is shown.
How often does this update?
FINRA member firms report short positions as of the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. We ingest each file the day it appears and re-read recent settlements for revisions.

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