VBCG Short Volume
Vanguard Target Maturity 2033 Corporate Bond ETF (VBCG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $2.9M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.10 to the broader market. The Vanguard Target Maturity 2033 Corporate Bond ETF (VBCG) is an exchange-traded fund designed to mirror the investment results of a specific market-weighted index. public since 2026-03-26.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 160
- Total Volume
- 457
- Short %
- 35.01%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.59%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard Target Maturity 2033 Corporate Bond ETF.
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Frequently asked VBCG short volume questions
- What is the daily VBCG short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, Vanguard Target Maturity 2033 Corporate Bond ETF (VBCG) short volume is 160 shares against 457 total reported volume, or 35.01% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VBCG short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does VBCG short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.