VCLT Short Volume

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $9.21B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.95 to the broader market. This ETF is designed to provide investors with a substantial and consistent flow of current income. public since 2009-11-23.

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
2026-06-30
Short Volume
592.4K
Total Volume
2.0M
Short %
29.09%
30-Day Avg Short %
56.36%

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

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Frequently asked VCLT short volume questions

What is the daily VCLT short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) short volume is 592.4K shares against 2.0M total reported volume, or 29.09% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is VCLT 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 VCLT 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.