Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) Open Interest History

Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $68.21B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.07 to the broader market. Seeks to provide a moderate and sustainable level of current income. public since 2009-11-23.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$81.97
Call OI
609
Put OI
471
Total OI
1.1K
Put/Call Ratio
10.33

As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) has 1.1K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.77 (balanced positioning). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.

How VCIT open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 5.8% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.

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Frequently asked VCIT open interest history questions

What is the current VCIT options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) has 1.1K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 609 calls and 471 puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
What is the VCIT put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 0.77 is balanced.
What does VCIT open interest tell traders?
Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.