Capital Gearing Trust Plc Short % of float
What is the Short % of float of Capital Gearing Trust Plc?
The Short % of float of Capital Gearing Trust Plc is N/A
What is the definition of Short % of float?
Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.
= short interest / float shares
Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.
What does Capital Gearing Trust Plc do?
Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by CG Asset Management Limited. The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United Kingdom. It invests in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. For the fixed income portion of the portfolio the fund primarily invests in government bonds. It also invests a portion of its portfolio in funds. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the FTSE Equity Investment Instruments Index and the Retail Price Index. Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c was formed on May 3, 1963 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.