VCIT Short Volume

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $66.94B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.07 to the broader market. Vanguard Scottsdale Funds - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. public since 2009-11-19.

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
2026-09-30
Short Volume
4.3M
Total Volume
7.2M
Short %
58.71%
30-Day Avg Short %
55.81%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked VCIT short volume questions

What is the daily VCIT short volume?
As of Sep 30, 2026, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) short volume is 4.3M shares against 7.2M total reported volume, or 58.71% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is VCIT 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 VCIT 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.